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17: <font color="#0000ff"><i>Open</i></font><font color="#000084">BSD</font></a>
18: <font color="#e00000">2.6</font>
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1.1 deraadt 23: <p>
24: Released December 1, 1999.<br>
25: Copyright 1997-1999, Theo de Raadt.
26: <p>
27: <ul>
1.30 ! tj 28: <!--
1.23 deraadt 29: <li><strong>Order a CDROM from our <a href="https://openbsdstore.com">ordering system</a>.</strong>
1.1 deraadt 30: If you want to try to get a bookstore local to you to carry it,
31: have them order<br>
32: <font color=#e00000>ISBN 0-9683637-4-1</font>.
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1.1 deraadt 34: <li>See the information on <a href=ftp.html>The FTP page</a> for
35: a list of mirror machines
36: <li>Go to the <font color=#e00000>pub/OpenBSD/2.6/</font> directory on
37: one of the mirror sites
1.6 deraadt 38: <li>Have a look at <a href=errata26.html>The 2.6 Errata page</a> for a list
1.1 deraadt 39: of bugs and workarounds.
40: </ul>
1.27 tb 41: <p>
1.26 tb 42: All applicable copyrights and credits are in the src.tar.gz,
43: sys.tar.gz, xenocara.tar.gz, ports.tar.gz files, or in the
44: files fetched via ports.tar.gz.
45: <br clear="all">
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1.17 deraadt 49: <p>
50: <h3><font color=#0000e0>How to install</font></h3>
1.1 deraadt 51: <p>
52: Following this are the instructions which you would have on a piece of
1.17 deraadt 53: paper if you had purchased a CDROM set instead of doing an alternate
54: form of install. The instructions for doing an ftp (or other style
55: of) install are very similar; the CDROM instructions are left intact
56: so that you can see how much easier it would have been if you had
57: purchased a CDROM instead.
1.1 deraadt 58: <p>
59: <hr>
1.8 jsyn 60: Please refer to the following files on the two CDROMs for extensive
1.1 deraadt 61: details on how to install OpenBSD 2.6 on your machine:
62: <p>
63: <dl>
64: <li> CD1:2.6/i386/INSTALL.i386
65: <li> CD1:2.6/sparc/INSTALL.sparc
66: <p>
67: <li> CD2:2.6/alpha/INSTALL.alpha
68: <li> CD2:2.6/amiga/INSTALL.amiga
69: <li> CD2:2.6/mac68k/INSTALL.mac68k
70: <li> CD2:2.6/hp300/INSTALL.hp300
71: <p>
72: <li>A pmax release is available on the ftp sites, but not on the CDs.
73: </dl>
74: <hr>
75: <p>
76: Quick installer information for people familiar with OpenBSD, and the
77: use of the new "disklabel -E" command. If you are at all confused when
78: installing OpenBSD, read the relevant INSTALL.* file as listed above!
79: <p>
80: <h3><font color=#e00000>i386:</font></h3>
81: <p>
82: Play with your BIOS options, and see if you can enable booting off a
83: CD; try using CD1. If not, write CD1:2.6/i386/floppy26.fs to a
84: floppy, then boot that. If you are mixing OpenBSD with another
85: operating system, you will surely need to read the INSTALL.i386
86: document.
87: <p>
88: To make a floppy under MS-DOS, use /2.6/tools/rawrite.exe. Under
1.5 wvdputte 89: Unix, use "dd if=<file> of=/dev/<device> bs=32k" (where device could
1.1 deraadt 90: be "floppy" or "rfd0c" or "rfd0a"). Use properly formatted perfect
91: floppies with NO BAD BLOCKS or you will lose.
92: <p>
93: <h3><font color=#e00000>sparc:</font></h3>
94: <p>
95: To boot off CD1, type "boot cdrom 2.6/sparc/bsd.rd", or
96: "b sd(0,6,0)2.6/sparc/bsd.rd" depending on your ROM version.
97: Alternatively, write CD1:2.6/sparc/floppy26.fs to a floppy and boot it
98: using "boot fd()" or "boot floppy" depending on your ROM version.
99: Finally, a third alternative is to write CD1:2.6/sparc/kc.fs and
100: CD1:2.6/sparc/inst.fs to two separate floppies. Then insert "kc.fs",
101: and boot as described above. As soon as the floppy drive ejects a
102: floppy, insert "inst.fs". Answer a bunch of questions. Reboot from
103: the "kc.fs" floppy. This time, when the floppy is ejected simply
104: re-insert "kc.fs" again and answer a different set of questions.
105: <p>
106: <h3><font color=#e00000>amiga:</font></h3>
107: <p>
108: Create BSD partitions according to INSTALL.amiga's preparation section.
109: Mount the CD2 under AmigaOS as device CD0: Next, execute the following
110: CLI command: "CD0:2.6/amiga/utils/loadbsd CD0:2.6/amiga/bsd.rd".
111: <p>
112: <h3><font color=#e00000>hp300:</font></h3>
113: <p>
114: You can boot over the network by following the instructions in
115: INSTALL.hp300.
116: <p>
117: <h3><font color=#e00000>alpha:</font></h3>
118: <p>
119: Your alpha must use SRM firmware (not ARC). If you have a CDROM, you
120: can try "boot -fi 2.6/alpha/bsd.rd dkaX" (use "show device" to find your
121: CDROM drive identifier). Otherwise, write CD2:2.6/alpha/floppy.fs to a
122: floppy and boot that by typing "boot dva0". If this fails, you can place
123: bsd.rd on some other device and boot it, or use the provided simpleroot.
124: <p>
125: <h3><font color=#e00000>mac68k:</font></h3>
126: <p>
127: Boot MacOS as normal and partition your disk with the appropriate A/UX
128: configurations. Then, extract the Macside utilities from
129: CD1:2.6/mac68k/utils onto your hard disk. Run Mkfs to create your
130: filesystems on the A/UX partitions you just made. Then, use the
131: BSD/Mac68k Installer to copy all the sets in CD1:2.6/mac68k/ onto your
132: partitions. Finally, you will be ready to configure the BSD/Mac68k
133: Booter with the location of your kernel and boot the system.
134: <p>
135: <h3><font color=#e00000>Notes about the source code:</font></h3>
136: <p>
137: src.tar.gz contains a source archive starting at /usr/src. This file
138: contains everything you need except for the kernel sources, which are
139: in a separate archive. To extract:
140: <p>
141: <pre>
142: # mkdir -p /usr/src
143: # cd /usr/src
144: # tar xvfz /tmp/src.tar.gz
145: </pre>
146: <p>
147: srcsys.tar.gz contains a source archive starting at /usr/src/sys.
148: This file contains all the kernel sources you need to rebuild kernels.
149: To extract:
150: <p>
151: <pre>
152: # mkdir -p /usr/src/sys
153: # cd /usr/src
154: # tar xvfz /tmp/srcsys.tar.gz
155: </pre>
156: <p>
157: Both of these trees are a regular CVS checkout. Using these trees it
158: is possible to get a head-start on using the anoncvs servers as
159: described at <a href=anoncvs.html>http://www.OpenBSD.org/anoncvs.html</a>.
160: Using these files
161: results in a much faster initial CVS update than you could expect from
162: a fresh checkout of the full OpenBSD source tree.
163: <p>
164: <hr>
165: <p>
166: <h3><font color=#e00000>PORTS TREE</font></h3>
167: <p>
168: A ports tree archive is also provided. To extract:
169: <p>
170: <pre>
171: # cd /usr
172: # tar xvfz /tmp/ports.tar.gz
173: # cd ports
174: # ls
175: ...
176: </pre>
177: <p>
178: The ports/ subdirectory is a checkout of the OpenBSD ports tree. Go
1.15 jasper 179: read <a href=faq/faq15.html>http://www.OpenBSD.org/faq/faq15.html</a>
1.1 deraadt 180: if you know nothing about ports
181: at this point. This text is not a manual of how to use ports.
182: Rather, it is a set of notes meant to kickstart the user on the
183: OpenBSD ports system.
184: <p>
185: Certainly, the OpenBSD ports system is not complete. This is because
186: the full integration of ports into the OpenBSD environment is still a
187: young project as of this release. We believe the ports that are
188: provided here are stable, but it is most important to realize that
189: ports will continue to grow a great deal in functionality in the
190: future.
191: <p>
192: As we said, ports will be growing a lot in the future. The ports/
193: directory represents a CVS (see the manpage for cvs(1) if you aren't
194: familiar with CVS) checkout of our ports. As with our complete source
195: tree, our ports tree is available via anoncvs. So, in
196: order to keep current with it, you must make the ports/ tree
197: available on a read-write medium and update the tree with a command
198: like:
199: <p>
200: <pre>
1.14 deraadt 201: # cd [portsdir]/; cvs -d anoncvs@server.openbsd.org:/cvs update -Pd
1.1 deraadt 202: </pre>
203: <p>
204: [Of course, you must replace the local directory and server name here
205: with the location of your ports collection and a nearby anoncvs
206: server.]
207: <p>
208: Again, it is important to see the webpage for specific instructions as
209: this is a new service which hasn't yet been ironed out
210: completely.
211: <p>
212: Finally, despite ports' youth, help is never far. If you're
213: interested in seeing a port added, would like to help out, or just
214: would like to know more, the mailing list ports@openbsd.org is a good
215: place to know.
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217: <hr>
218: <a name=new></a>
219: <p>
1.17 deraadt 220: <h3><font color=#e00000>What's New</font></h3>
1.2 louis 221: <p>
1.26 tb 222: This is a partial list of new features and systems included in OpenBSD 2.6.
223: For a comprehensive list, see the <a href=plus26.html>changelog</a> leading
1.2 louis 224: to 2.6.
225: <p>
226:
227: <ul>
1.29 tb 228: <li>The most interesting addition is OpenSSH (https://www.OpenSSH.com/).
1.2 louis 229: This is a free and reusable SSH suite based on an early release by Tatu
230: Ylonen (1.2.12). That release was the last with a free license. OpenSSH
231: was brought up to current standards and uses the OpenSSL library. It is
232: free for all except USA commercial users (RSA patent in USA). OpenSSH was
233: developed by OpenBSD and has been ported to FreeBSD and Linux.
234:
235: <li>A clever trick allows us to distribute the same CD-ROM (USA and the
236: rest of the world) and maintain full strength crypto without violating the
237: RSA patent in the USA.
238:
239: <li>Extensive changes to the documentation, notably the man pages and the
240: Web FAQ. The manual pages now include useful examples to supplement the
241: explanations. By keeping the documentation set concise and in two
242: well-known locations, we hope to avoid the explosion of "How-To" docs that
243: forces users to search endlessly for information.
244:
245: <li>More complete collection of "ports". Ports is the method to use when
246: importing and building freeware applications from the network
247: (applications, mailers, browsers, etc.). The user needs only to cd to the
248: relevant directory and type "make install" to start a process that will
249: fetch the sources, patch them for OpenBSD, compile and install the
250: package. Most ports are also available as pre-built packages.
251:
1.26 tb 252: <li>Includes:
1.2 louis 253: <ul>
254: <li>XFree86 3.3.5
255: <li>gcc 2.95
1.4 louis 256: <li>Apache 1.3.9 + Mod_ssl 2.4.5 + OpenSSL 0.9.4, and DSO support
1.2 louis 257: </ul>
258:
259: <li>Many improvements for security and reliability (look for the red
260: print in the complete list).
261:
262: <li>New hardware devices supported, notably in the PC (i386) architecture.
1.4 louis 263: <ul>
264: <li>PCI IDE and DMA support
265: <li>USB (universal serial bus)
266: <li>ATAPISCSI devices, including CD-R and CD-RWs
267: </ul>
1.2 louis 268: </ul>
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