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20: <h2><font color=#0000e0>The OpenBSD 2.6 Release:</font></h2>
21: <p>
22:
23: Released December 1, 1999.<br>
24: Copyright 1997-1999, Theo de Raadt.
25: <p>
26:
1.2 louis 27: <a href=#new>What's New</a>
1.3 deraadt 28: <p>
1.2 louis 29:
1.1 deraadt 30: <a href=orders.html>To order a 2.6 CDROM, click here.</a>
31:
32: <h3><font color=#0000e0>
33: To get the files for this release:
34: <ul>
35: <li><strong>Order a CDROM from our ordering system.</strong>
36: If you want to try to get a bookstore local to you to carry it,
37: have them order<br>
38: <font color=#e00000>ISBN 0-9683637-4-1</font>.
39: <li>See the information on <a href=ftp.html>The FTP page</a> for
40: a list of mirror machines
41: <li>Go to the <font color=#e00000>pub/OpenBSD/2.6/</font> directory on
42: one of the mirror sites
43: <li>Briefly read the rest of this document.
1.6 deraadt 44: <li>Have a look at <a href=errata26.html>The 2.6 Errata page</a> for a list
1.1 deraadt 45: of bugs and workarounds.
46: </ul>
47: </font></h3>
48: <br clear=all>
49: <br>
50: <p>
51:
52: All applicable copyrights and credits can be found in the applicable
53: file sources found in the files src.tar.gz and srcsys.tar.gz.
54: <p>
55: Following this are the instructions which you would have on a piece of
56: paper if you had purchased a CDROM set
57: from <a href=orders.html>http://www.OpenBSD.org/orders.html</a>,
58: instead of doing an alternate form of install. The instructions for
59: doing an ftp (or other style of) install are very similar; the CDROM
60: instructions are left intact so that you can see how much easier it
61: would have been if you had purchased a CDROM instead.
62: <p>
63: <hr>
1.8 jsyn 64: Please refer to the following files on the two CDROMs for extensive
1.1 deraadt 65: details on how to install OpenBSD 2.6 on your machine:
66: <p>
67: <dl>
68: <li> CD1:2.6/i386/INSTALL.i386
69: <li> CD1:2.6/sparc/INSTALL.sparc
70: <p>
71: <li> CD2:2.6/alpha/INSTALL.alpha
72: <li> CD2:2.6/amiga/INSTALL.amiga
73: <li> CD2:2.6/mac68k/INSTALL.mac68k
74: <li> CD2:2.6/hp300/INSTALL.hp300
75: <p>
76: <li>A pmax release is available on the ftp sites, but not on the CDs.
77: </dl>
78: <hr>
79: <p>
80: Quick installer information for people familiar with OpenBSD, and the
81: use of the new "disklabel -E" command. If you are at all confused when
82: installing OpenBSD, read the relevant INSTALL.* file as listed above!
83: <p>
84: <h3><font color=#e00000>i386:</font></h3>
85: <p>
86: Play with your BIOS options, and see if you can enable booting off a
87: CD; try using CD1. If not, write CD1:2.6/i386/floppy26.fs to a
88: floppy, then boot that. If you are mixing OpenBSD with another
89: operating system, you will surely need to read the INSTALL.i386
90: document.
91: <p>
92: To make a floppy under MS-DOS, use /2.6/tools/rawrite.exe. Under
1.5 wvdputte 93: Unix, use "dd if=<file> of=/dev/<device> bs=32k" (where device could
1.1 deraadt 94: be "floppy" or "rfd0c" or "rfd0a"). Use properly formatted perfect
95: floppies with NO BAD BLOCKS or you will lose.
96: <p>
97: <h3><font color=#e00000>sparc:</font></h3>
98: <p>
99: To boot off CD1, type "boot cdrom 2.6/sparc/bsd.rd", or
100: "b sd(0,6,0)2.6/sparc/bsd.rd" depending on your ROM version.
101: Alternatively, write CD1:2.6/sparc/floppy26.fs to a floppy and boot it
102: using "boot fd()" or "boot floppy" depending on your ROM version.
103: Finally, a third alternative is to write CD1:2.6/sparc/kc.fs and
104: CD1:2.6/sparc/inst.fs to two separate floppies. Then insert "kc.fs",
105: and boot as described above. As soon as the floppy drive ejects a
106: floppy, insert "inst.fs". Answer a bunch of questions. Reboot from
107: the "kc.fs" floppy. This time, when the floppy is ejected simply
108: re-insert "kc.fs" again and answer a different set of questions.
109: <p>
110: <h3><font color=#e00000>amiga:</font></h3>
111: <p>
112: Create BSD partitions according to INSTALL.amiga's preparation section.
113: Mount the CD2 under AmigaOS as device CD0: Next, execute the following
114: CLI command: "CD0:2.6/amiga/utils/loadbsd CD0:2.6/amiga/bsd.rd".
115: <p>
116: <h3><font color=#e00000>hp300:</font></h3>
117: <p>
118: You can boot over the network by following the instructions in
119: INSTALL.hp300.
120: <p>
121: <h3><font color=#e00000>alpha:</font></h3>
122: <p>
123: Your alpha must use SRM firmware (not ARC). If you have a CDROM, you
124: can try "boot -fi 2.6/alpha/bsd.rd dkaX" (use "show device" to find your
125: CDROM drive identifier). Otherwise, write CD2:2.6/alpha/floppy.fs to a
126: floppy and boot that by typing "boot dva0". If this fails, you can place
127: bsd.rd on some other device and boot it, or use the provided simpleroot.
128: <p>
129: <h3><font color=#e00000>mac68k:</font></h3>
130: <p>
131: Boot MacOS as normal and partition your disk with the appropriate A/UX
132: configurations. Then, extract the Macside utilities from
133: CD1:2.6/mac68k/utils onto your hard disk. Run Mkfs to create your
134: filesystems on the A/UX partitions you just made. Then, use the
135: BSD/Mac68k Installer to copy all the sets in CD1:2.6/mac68k/ onto your
136: partitions. Finally, you will be ready to configure the BSD/Mac68k
137: Booter with the location of your kernel and boot the system.
138: <p>
139: <h3><font color=#e00000>Notes about the source code:</font></h3>
140: <p>
141: src.tar.gz contains a source archive starting at /usr/src. This file
142: contains everything you need except for the kernel sources, which are
143: in a separate archive. To extract:
144: <p>
145: <pre>
146: # mkdir -p /usr/src
147: # cd /usr/src
148: # tar xvfz /tmp/src.tar.gz
149: </pre>
150: <p>
151: srcsys.tar.gz contains a source archive starting at /usr/src/sys.
152: This file contains all the kernel sources you need to rebuild kernels.
153: To extract:
154: <p>
155: <pre>
156: # mkdir -p /usr/src/sys
157: # cd /usr/src
158: # tar xvfz /tmp/srcsys.tar.gz
159: </pre>
160: <p>
161: Both of these trees are a regular CVS checkout. Using these trees it
162: is possible to get a head-start on using the anoncvs servers as
163: described at <a href=anoncvs.html>http://www.OpenBSD.org/anoncvs.html</a>.
164: Using these files
165: results in a much faster initial CVS update than you could expect from
166: a fresh checkout of the full OpenBSD source tree.
167: <p>
168: <hr>
169: <p>
170: <h3><font color=#e00000>PORTS TREE</font></h3>
171: <p>
172: A ports tree archive is also provided. To extract:
173: <p>
174: <pre>
175: # cd /usr
176: # tar xvfz /tmp/ports.tar.gz
177: # cd ports
178: # ls
179: ...
180: </pre>
181: <p>
182: The ports/ subdirectory is a checkout of the OpenBSD ports tree. Go
183: read <a href=ports.html>http://www.OpenBSD.org/ports.html</a>
184: if you know nothing about ports
185: at this point. This text is not a manual of how to use ports.
186: Rather, it is a set of notes meant to kickstart the user on the
187: OpenBSD ports system.
188: <p>
189: Certainly, the OpenBSD ports system is not complete. This is because
190: the full integration of ports into the OpenBSD environment is still a
191: young project as of this release. We believe the ports that are
192: provided here are stable, but it is most important to realize that
193: ports will continue to grow a great deal in functionality in the
194: future.
195: <p>
196: As we said, ports will be growing a lot in the future. The ports/
197: directory represents a CVS (see the manpage for cvs(1) if you aren't
198: familiar with CVS) checkout of our ports. As with our complete source
199: tree, our ports tree is available via anoncvs. So, in
200: order to keep current with it, you must make the ports/ tree
201: available on a read-write medium and update the tree with a command
202: like:
203: <p>
204: <pre>
1.10 ! chris 205: # cd [portsdir]/; cvs -d anoncvsserver.openbsd.org:/cvs update -Pd
1.1 deraadt 206: </pre>
207: <p>
208: [Of course, you must replace the local directory and server name here
209: with the location of your ports collection and a nearby anoncvs
210: server.]
211: <p>
212: Again, it is important to see the webpage for specific instructions as
213: this is a new service which hasn't yet been ironed out
214: completely.
215: <p>
216: Finally, despite ports' youth, help is never far. If you're
217: interested in seeing a port added, would like to help out, or just
218: would like to know more, the mailing list ports@openbsd.org is a good
219: place to know.
1.2 louis 220:
221: <hr>
222: <a name=new></a>
223: <p>
224: <h3><font color=#e00000>WHAT'S NEW</font></h3>
225: <p>
226: This is a partial list of new features and systems included in OpenBSD 2.6.
227: For a comprehensive list, see the <a href=plus26.html>changelog</a> leading
228: to 2.6.
229: <p>
230:
231: <ul>
232: <li>The most interesting addition is OpenSSH (http://www.OpenSSH.com/).
233: This is a free and reusable SSH suite based on an early release by Tatu
234: Ylonen (1.2.12). That release was the last with a free license. OpenSSH
235: was brought up to current standards and uses the OpenSSL library. It is
236: free for all except USA commercial users (RSA patent in USA). OpenSSH was
237: developed by OpenBSD and has been ported to FreeBSD and Linux.
238:
239: <li>A clever trick allows us to distribute the same CD-ROM (USA and the
240: rest of the world) and maintain full strength crypto without violating the
241: RSA patent in the USA.
242:
243: <li>Extensive changes to the documentation, notably the man pages and the
244: Web FAQ. The manual pages now include useful examples to supplement the
245: explanations. By keeping the documentation set concise and in two
246: well-known locations, we hope to avoid the explosion of "How-To" docs that
247: forces users to search endlessly for information.
248:
249: <li>More complete collection of "ports". Ports is the method to use when
250: importing and building freeware applications from the network
251: (applications, mailers, browsers, etc.). The user needs only to cd to the
252: relevant directory and type "make install" to start a process that will
253: fetch the sources, patch them for OpenBSD, compile and install the
254: package. Most ports are also available as pre-built packages.
255:
256: <li>Includes:
257: <ul>
258: <li>XFree86 3.3.5
259: <li>gcc 2.95
1.4 louis 260: <li>Apache 1.3.9 + Mod_ssl 2.4.5 + OpenSSL 0.9.4, and DSO support
1.2 louis 261: </ul>
262:
263: <li>Many improvements for security and reliability (look for the red
264: print in the complete list).
265:
266: <li>New hardware devices supported, notably in the PC (i386) architecture.
1.4 louis 267: <ul>
268: <li>PCI IDE and DMA support
269: <li>USB (universal serial bus)
270: <li>ATAPISCSI devices, including CD-R and CD-RWs
271: </ul>
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