1. freesco-038.zip Driver
2. readme.txt File Contents

readme.txt Driver File Contents (freesco-038.zip)

Freesco v0.3.8, released 12/8/2007 http://www.freesco.org/

Files in this archive
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make_fd.bat		Batch file to create a fresh Freesco floppy disk.
make-fd.linux		Help file for making a Freesco floppy on a Linux system.
rawrite.exe		Program to write raw disk images to floppy disk. 
safe_fd.bat		Batch file to install the syslinux bootloader in safe
			mode.
fast_fd.bat		Batch file to reverse the changes made by safe_fd.bat
			without wiping the disk.
freesco.038		Raw floppy disk image of Freesco 0.3.8
syslinux.com		Syslinux installer. (used by safe_fd.bat and fast_fd.bat)
nullmodem.txt		Readme for installing a null modem connection.
nullmodem98.inf		Win98 nullmodem inf file.
Security-update.txt	Information file for getting security updates.
LICENSE.txt		The Freesco license agreement.
kernel.dx		Replacement kernel DX CPU's for a 20K free space increase.
commands.htm		List of most Freesco commands and their usage.
History.txt		Complete change log for the entire 03x series.
Drivers.htm		Web page driver help and information.
linux-time-client.tgz	UNIX time client for Freesco time server.
date-w32.zip		Windows time client for Freesco time server.
FreeTimeClient-0.91.zip	New Windows time client with graphical interface.
			Courtesy of Dingetje.
registry4pppoe.zip	The registry modifications for use with PPPoE clients.
ile-2.7-Freesco.tar.gz	ile Freesco source code.
smtpclient-1.0.0.tar.gz	SMTP client source code.
pure-ftpd.1.0.20-freesco.patch.gz	Freesco patch code for pure-ftpd 1.0.20
busybox-0.60.5-Freesco.patch.gz		Freesco patch code for busybox 0.60.5
dnsmasq-1.17-f.patch.gz			Freesco patch code for dnsmasq 1.17
snarf-7.0-Freesco.patch.gz		Freesco patch code for snarf 7.0
thttpd-2.25b-Freesco.patch.gz		Freesco patch code for thttpd 2.25b
dropbear-0.44-Freesco-038.patch.gz	Freesco patch code for dropbear-0.44
System.map		This file can be used on hard drive installs, when
			placed in the same directory as the kernel it will
			provide detailed information in the logs for kernel
			messages.
			IMPORTANT: This file can NOT be used with ANY other
			kernel than the stock default kernel.

To install
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Use make_fd.bat to create a floppy disk, boot from the floppy, type setup,
configure your router and reboot.

SPECIAL NOTE:
If you have a processor that has a math co-processor built in, then you can
copy the kernel.dx to the floppy. You MUST first rename the kernel.dx to
"kernel" so it will replace the existing kernel on the floppy. This will 
provide 20K more free disk space.

There are three system passwords you will be asked to set during setup. The
"root" login allows you to log on at the local console or via telnet. The
initial password for the "root" login is also "root" and the ppp password which
is not used, but still set for security. Also if you have the control time
server enabled (recommended in "s" mode), you can use the "admin" login from
your web browser, the initial password is also "admin".

You can change both passwords later from advanced settings in setup, or change
the root password with the passwd command, and change the admin password from
the http control panel itself.

If you cannot boot past the messages "loading ramdisk....' or "loading kernel..",
you can try running safe_fd.bat - it will rewrite the syslinux bootloader to an
already created Freesco disk, but in safe mode. This may allow Freesco to boot
on some machines with buggy or non-standard BIOS's. It will boot slower however.

To install your router on a hard drive you first need to prepare the drive - it
should be formatted with a bootable dos partition. (FAT16 or FAT32) Freesco can
share the partition with an existing install of DOS or Win3.11/95/98. Everything
is installed under a directory called ROUTER, except router.bat which is in the
root directory. Other directories/files are left untouched.

Once you have this, boot from the Freesco disk, and at the first screen use the
mv2hd command. The router and any configuration you've done will be copied to
the hard drive. Your system will reboot automatically when finished. You will need
to remove the floppy and either edit autoexec.bat to launch router.bat
automatically, or if the drive is otherwise blank you can just rename router.bat
to autoexec.bat. Although if you plan on installing packages it is recommended
to use a separate autoexec.bat file and run scandisk in automatic mode, so that
it will run at each boot before Freesco starts. 

If you alter your configuration on the hard drive later you can save the changes
back to the original floppy disk with the "backup" command. The floppy disk is
now still bootable but configured with the updated settings and is useful as a
rescue/backup disk. NOTE: add-on packages and other extras are not saved.

IMPORTANT!
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If you get a message saying no network cards were found or have other problems
with network cards, you probably need to install an extra network card driver
module, please download modules-038.zip and consult the documentation in it.
The modules zip file also contains time zone files if you want FREESCO to
automatically adjust it's time for daylight savings.


Please refer to the online documentation for any further information.

Help with problems can be found at http://www.freesco.org/support-forum/
You also can be informed about security/updates to Freesco by signing up
to the security/update mailing list. Just send an email to 
freesco-announce-subscribe@freesco.info