User guide

6: Customizing the System Configuration
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to see the “echo” text lines printed on the console at the end of the normal boot
sequence.
Step 5: Remove the CDROM from the Freeway’s CD/DVD drive and reboot the
Freeway server again. The Freeway server will use the updated
bootcfg file during this
boot-up procedure.
6.2.4 Text Files: Windows vs. UNIX
The format of text files differs slightly between Windows (DOS) and UNIX operating
systems. In Windows, each text line ends with two ASCII characters: line feed and car-
riage return. However, UNIX uses only a line feed character to end each text line. As a
consequence, some Windows text files may not work properly on UNIX systems.
This is especially true with the FreeBSD operating system on the Freeway server. When
transferring text files to the Freeway server, care must be taken to make sure that the text
files are in UNIX format. Script files, make files, and configuration files will not be exe-
cuted properly under BSD if they are in Windows format. For example, if the bootcfg
file used in the update procedure in Section 6.2.3 was created in Windows format, the
Freeway server would fail to boot properly after the update.
To prevent this from happening, use the following precautions when updating text files
on the Freeway server:
• When using FTP to transfer files to the Freeway server, be sure the text files are
transferred in ASCII format. Most FTP programs will recognize the Freeway
server as a UNIX system and automatically remove the carriage return characters
from the text files when ASCII format is specified.
• Use a text editor on your Windows PC that allows you to save text files in either
UNIX or DOS formats. This is especially helpful when using the CDROM method
to update text files.