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17: <h2><font color=#0000e0>OpenBSD 2.7</font></h2>
1.1 deraadt 18: <p>
1.2 deraadt 19: Released June 15, 2000.<br>
1.3 deraadt 20: Copyright 1997-2000, Theo de Raadt.<br>
1.13 deraadt 21: <font color=#e00000>ISBN 0-9683637-5-X</font>
1.1 deraadt 22: <p>
23: <ul>
1.29 deraadt 24: <li>Order a CDROM from our <a href="https://openbsdstore.com">ordering system</a>.
1.1 deraadt 25: <li>See the information on <a href=ftp.html>The FTP page</a> for
26: a list of mirror machines
27: <li>Go to the <font color=#e00000>pub/OpenBSD/2.7/</font> directory on
28: one of the mirror sites
1.14 mickey 29: <li>Have a look at <a href=errata27.html>The 2.7 Errata page</a> for a list
1.2 deraadt 30: of bugs and workarounds.
31: <li>See a <a href=plus27.html>detailed log of changes</a> between the
32: 2.6 and 2.7 releases.
1.1 deraadt 33: </ul>
34: <br clear=all>
1.25 deraadt 35: <p>
1.24 deraadt 36: All applicable copyrights and credits can be found in the applicable
1.28 jsg 37: file sources found in the files src.tar.gz, srcsys.tar.gz,
38: X11.tar.gz, or in the files fetched via ports.tar.gz. The
1.24 deraadt 39: distribution files used to build packages from the ports.tar.gz file
40: are not included on the CDROM because of lack of space.
1.3 deraadt 41: <p>
42:
43: <a name=new></a>
44: <hr>
45: <p>
46: <h3><font color=#0000e0>What's New</font></h3>
47: <p>
48: This is a partial list of new features and systems included in OpenBSD 2.7.
49: For a comprehensive list, see the <a href=plus27.html>changelog</a> leading
50: to 2.7.
51: <p>
52:
53: <ul>
1.4 deraadt 54:
55: <li><a href="http://www.OpenSSH.com">OpenSSH</a> now supports both the
56: SSH1 and SSH2 protocols. The SSH2 protocol is slowly gaining
57: acceptance. Up until recently, SSH2 was just available in various
58: commercial offerings. The benefit with SSH2 is that it avoids the RSA
59: cipher and uses DSA instead, which is freely reusable. The downside
60: is that DSA is not nearly as fast on old slow machines. But since
61: OpenSSH still supports SSH1 protocol (if the RSA libraries are
62: installed) our users get the best of both worlds.
63: <p>
64:
65: <li>The clever trick used in 2.6 remains, allowing us to distribute
66: the same CD-ROM worldwide containing full strength crypto without
67: violating the RSA patent in the USA. The next OpenBSD release will
68: ship with RSA support in the operating system by default, since the
69: patent expires on September 21, 2000.
70: <p>
71:
72: <li>Extensive changes to the documentation, notably the man pages and
73: the Web FAQ. The manual pages now include useful examples to
74: supplement the explanations.
75:
1.3 deraadt 76: <p>
77:
78: <li>More complete collection and better tested set of "ports".
79: <p>
80:
81: <li>Over 500 pre-built and tested packages.
82: <p>
83:
84: <li>The system includes the following major components from outside suppliers:
85: <p>
86: <ul>
87: <li>XFree86 3.3.6
88: <li>gcc 2.95.2
89: <li>perl 5.6.0 plus a few fixes.
90: <li>Apache 1.3.12 + Mod_ssl 2.6.2 + OpenSSL 0.9.5a, DSO
1.5 kjell 91: <li>ipf 3.3.14
1.3 deraadt 92: <li>groff 1.15
93: <li>sendmail 8.10.1
94: <li>lynx 2.8.2 with HTTPS support added
95: <li>sudo 1.6.3
96: <li>Recent ncurses release
97: <li>Latest KAME IPv6 as of mid-May 2000.
98: <li>KTH Kerberos 1.0
99: <li>OpenSSH 2.1
100: </ul>
101: <p>
102:
103: <li>Much improved device driver support
104: <p>
105: <ul>
106: <li>Support for crypto hardware to accelerate IPSEC performance, ie.
107: <a href=http://www.powercrypt.com>PowerCrypt</a>.
108: <li>Support for all new
109: <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=ahc&sektion=4">Adaptec</a>,
110: <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=ncr&sektion=4">NCR</a>,
111: <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=isp&sektion=4">Qlogic</a>,
112: and
113: <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=adw&sektion=4">Advansys</a>
114: scsi controllers.
115: <li>Many new ethernet devices supported, including
116: <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=sis&sektion=4">
117: SiS900/7016</a>,
118: <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=sf&sektion=4">
119: Adaptec Starfire</a>,
120: <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=dc&sektion=4">
121: 21143</a>,
122: <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=ste&sektion=4">
123: Sundance ST201 (DEC DFE-550TX)</a>, etc.
124: <li>New USB ethernet devices supported, including
125: <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=aue&sektion=4">ADMtek USB</a>,
126: <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=cue&sektion=4">CATC USB</a>,
127: and
1.4 deraadt 128: <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=kue&sektion=4">
1.3 deraadt 129: Kawasaki USB</a>.
130: <li>A good start at
131: <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=cardbus&sektion=4">
132: cardbus</a> support.
133: <li>Significant improvements to
134: <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=pcmcia&sektion=4">
135: pcmcia</a>.
136: <li>Support for many more wireless networking cards, ie.
137: <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=wi&sektion=4">WaveLAN</a>,
138: <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=an&sektion=4">Aironet</a>,
139: <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=ray&sektion=4">Aviator</a>,
140: etc.
141: <li>Many improvements in
1.4 deraadt 142: <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=usb&sektion=4">USB</a>
1.3 deraadt 143: support.
144: <li>Hypersparc support for the sparc port.
145: <li>Support for most of the gigabit ethernet cards on the market, ie.
146: <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=sk&sektion=4">SysKonnect</a>,
147: <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=wx&sektion=4">Intel</a>, and
148: <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=ti&sektion=4">Alteon</a>.
149: <li>Support for the
150: <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=gdt&sektion=4">
151: ICP Vortex RAID controller</a>.
152: <li>Support for large PC's using multiple PCI busses based on the Intel 451 or
153: RCC ServerWorks chipsets.
154: <li>New audio drivers, including
155: <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=neo&sektion=4">Neomagic</a>,
156: <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=cmpci&sektion=4">
157: C-Media CMI8x38</a>, and
1.4 deraadt 158: <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=uaudio&sektion=4">
159: USB audio</a>.
1.6 deraadt 160: <li>Improvements in
161: <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=pciide&sektion=4">
162: PCI IDE subsystem</a>, including new support for AMD 756.
1.3 deraadt 163: </ul>
164: <p>
165:
166: <li>Many improvements for security and reliability (look for the red
167: print in the <a href=plus27.html>complete changelog</a>).
168: <p>
169:
170: <li>Many other new features, including:
171: <p>
172: <ul>
173: <li>Support for encrypting swap space.
174: <li>Improved
175: <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=compat_linux&sektion=8">
176: Linux emulation</a>
177: <li>Support for large
178: <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=mount_msdos&sektion=8">
179: FAT32 filesystems</a>.
180: <li>Significant improvements to the
181: <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=bridge&sektion=4">
182: network bridging</a> code.
183: <li>Improved
184: <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=pthreads&sektion=3">
185: pthreads</a> support.
186: <li>Support for
187: <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=vlan&sektion=4">
188: vlan</a> networking.
189: </ul>
190: <p>
191:
192: </ul>
193: <p>
194:
195: <a name=install></a>
196: <hr>
197: <p>
198: <h3><font color=#0000e0>How to install</font></h3>
1.1 deraadt 199: <p>
200: Following this are the instructions which you would have on a piece of
1.3 deraadt 201: paper if you had purchased a CDROM set instead of doing an alternate
202: form of install. The instructions for doing an ftp (or other style
203: of) install are very similar; the CDROM instructions are left intact
204: so that you can see how much easier it would have been if you had
205: purchased a CDROM instead.
1.1 deraadt 206: <p>
1.3 deraadt 207:
1.1 deraadt 208: <hr>
1.15 jsyn 209: Please refer to the following files on the two CDROMs for extensive
1.1 deraadt 210: details on how to install OpenBSD 2.7 on your machine:
211: <p>
212: <dl>
213: <li> CD1:2.7/i386/INSTALL.i386
214: <p>
1.10 mho 215: <li> CD2:2.7/sparc/INSTALL.sparc
1.1 deraadt 216: <li> CD2:2.7/mvme68k/INSTALL.mvme68k
217: <li> CD2:2.7/amiga/INSTALL.amiga
218: <li> CD2:2.7/mac68k/INSTALL.mac68k
219: <li> CD2:2.7/hp300/INSTALL.hp300
220: <p>
1.8 deraadt 221: <li>The pmax & sun3 releases are available on the ftp sites, but not
222: on the CDs.
1.1 deraadt 223: </dl>
224: <hr>
225: <p>
226: Quick installer information for people familiar with OpenBSD, and the
227: use of the new "disklabel -E" command. If you are at all confused when
228: installing OpenBSD, read the relevant INSTALL.* file as listed above!
229: <p>
230: <h3><font color=#e00000>i386:</font></h3>
231: <p>
232: Play with your BIOS options, and see if you can enable booting off a
233: CD; try using CD1. If not, write CD1:2.7/i386/floppy27.fs to a
234: floppy, then boot that. If you are mixing OpenBSD with another
235: operating system, you will surely need to read the INSTALL.i386
236: document.
237: <p>
238: To make a floppy under MS-DOS, use /2.7/tools/rawrite.exe. Under
239: Unix, use "dd if=<file> of=/dev/<device> bs=32k" (where device could
240: be "floppy" or "rfd0c" or "rfd0a"). Use properly formatted perfect
241: floppies with NO BAD BLOCKS or you will lose.
242: <p>
243: <h3><font color=#e00000>sparc:</font></h3>
244: <p>
1.9 deraadt 245: To boot off CD2, type "boot cdrom 2.7/sparc/bsd.rd", or
1.1 deraadt 246: "b sd(0,6,0)2.7/sparc/bsd.rd" depending on your ROM version.
1.9 deraadt 247: Alternatively, write CD2:2.7/sparc/floppy27.fs to a floppy and boot it
1.11 mho 248: using "boot floppy" or "boot fd()" depending on your ROM version.
1.9 deraadt 249: Finally, a third alternative is to write CD2:2.7/sparc/kc.fs and
250: CD2:2.7/sparc/inst.fs to two separate floppies. Then insert "kc.fs",
1.1 deraadt 251: and boot as described above. As soon as the floppy drive ejects a
252: floppy, insert "inst.fs". Answer a bunch of questions. Reboot from
253: the "kc.fs" floppy. This time, when the floppy is ejected simply
254: re-insert "kc.fs" again and answer a different set of questions.
255: <p>
256: <h3><font color=#e00000>amiga:</font></h3>
257: <p>
258: Create BSD partitions according to INSTALL.amiga's preparation section.
259: Mount the CD2 under AmigaOS as device CD0: Next, execute the following
260: CLI command: "CD0:2.7/amiga/utils/loadbsd CD0:2.7/amiga/bsd.rd".
261: <p>
262: <h3><font color=#e00000>hp300:</font></h3>
263: <p>
264: You can boot over the network by following the instructions in
265: INSTALL.hp300.
266: <p>
267: <h3><font color=#e00000>mac68k:</font></h3>
268: <p>
269: Boot MacOS as normal and partition your disk with the appropriate A/UX
270: configurations. Then, extract the Macside utilities from
271: CD1:2.7/mac68k/utils onto your hard disk. Run Mkfs to create your
272: filesystems on the A/UX partitions you just made. Then, use the
273: BSD/Mac68k Installer to copy all the sets in CD1:2.7/mac68k/ onto your
274: partitions. Finally, you will be ready to configure the BSD/Mac68k
275: Booter with the location of your kernel and boot the system.
276: <p>
1.12 miod 277: <h3><font color=#e00000>sun3:</font></h3>
278: <p>
279: Get the release via ftp. Then, you can either setup a diskless boot or
280: create an installation tape, as described in INSTALL.sun3.
281: <p>
1.1 deraadt 282: <h3><font color=#e00000>Notes about the source code:</font></h3>
283: <p>
284: src.tar.gz contains a source archive starting at /usr/src. This file
285: contains everything you need except for the kernel sources, which are
286: in a separate archive. To extract:
287: <p>
288: <pre>
289: # mkdir -p /usr/src
290: # cd /usr/src
291: # tar xvfz /tmp/src.tar.gz
292: </pre>
293: <p>
294: srcsys.tar.gz contains a source archive starting at /usr/src/sys.
295: This file contains all the kernel sources you need to rebuild kernels.
296: To extract:
297: <p>
298: <pre>
299: # mkdir -p /usr/src/sys
300: # cd /usr/src
301: # tar xvfz /tmp/srcsys.tar.gz
302: </pre>
303: <p>
304: Both of these trees are a regular CVS checkout. Using these trees it
305: is possible to get a head-start on using the anoncvs servers as
306: described at <a href=anoncvs.html>http://www.OpenBSD.org/anoncvs.html</a>.
307: Using these files
308: results in a much faster initial CVS update than you could expect from
309: a fresh checkout of the full OpenBSD source tree.
310: <p>
1.3 deraadt 311:
312: <a name=ports></a>
1.1 deraadt 313: <hr>
314: <p>
1.3 deraadt 315: <h3><font color=#0000e0>Ports Tree</font></h3>
1.1 deraadt 316: <p>
317: A ports tree archive is also provided. To extract:
318: <p>
319: <pre>
320: # cd /usr
321: # tar xvfz /tmp/ports.tar.gz
322: # cd ports
323: # ls
324: ...
325: </pre>
326: <p>
327: The ports/ subdirectory is a checkout of the OpenBSD ports tree. Go
1.22 jasper 328: read <a href=faq/faq15.html>http://www.OpenBSD.org/faq/faq15.html</a>
1.1 deraadt 329: if you know nothing about ports
330: at this point. This text is not a manual of how to use ports.
331: Rather, it is a set of notes meant to kickstart the user on the
332: OpenBSD ports system.
333: <p>
334: Certainly, the OpenBSD ports system is not complete. This is because
335: the full integration of ports into the OpenBSD environment is still a
336: young project as of this release. We believe the ports that are
337: provided here are stable, but it is most important to realize that
338: ports will continue to grow a great deal in functionality in the
339: future.
340: <p>
341: As we said, ports will be growing a lot in the future. The ports/
342: directory represents a CVS (see the manpage for cvs(1) if you aren't
343: familiar with CVS) checkout of our ports. As with our complete source
344: tree, our ports tree is available via anoncvs. So, in
345: order to keep current with it, you must make the ports/ tree
346: available on a read-write medium and update the tree with a command
347: like:
348: <p>
349: <pre>
1.21 deraadt 350: # cd [portsdir]/; cvs -d anoncvs@server.openbsd.org:/cvs update -Pd
1.1 deraadt 351: </pre>
352: <p>
353: [Of course, you must replace the local directory and server name here
354: with the location of your ports collection and a nearby anoncvs
355: server.]
356: <p>
357: Again, it is important to see the webpage for specific instructions as
358: this is a new service which hasn't yet been ironed out
359: completely.
360: <p>
361: Finally, despite ports' youth, help is never far. If you're
362: interested in seeing a port added, would like to help out, or just
363: would like to know more, the mailing list ports@openbsd.org is a good
364: place to know.
365: <p>
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