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20: <h2><font color=#0000e0>The OpenBSD 2.7 Release:</font></h2>
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1.2 deraadt 23: Released June 15, 2000.<br>
1.3 deraadt 24: Copyright 1997-2000, Theo de Raadt.<br>
1.2 deraadt 25: <font color=#e00000>ISBN 0-9683637-4-1</font>
1.1 deraadt 26: <p>
27:
1.3 deraadt 28: <a href=#new>What's New</a><br>
29: <a href=#install>How to install</a><br>
30: <a href=#ports>How to use the ports tree</a><br>
31: <a href=orders.html>Ordering a CD set</a><br>
32:
1.1 deraadt 33: <p>
34: <h3><font color=#0000e0>
35: To get the files for this release:
36: <ul>
1.2 deraadt 37: <li>Order a CDROM from our ordering system.
1.1 deraadt 38: <li>See the information on <a href=ftp.html>The FTP page</a> for
39: a list of mirror machines
40: <li>Go to the <font color=#e00000>pub/OpenBSD/2.7/</font> directory on
41: one of the mirror sites
42: <li>Briefly read the rest of this document.
43: <li>Have a look at <a href=errata.html>The 2.7 Errata page</a> for a list
1.2 deraadt 44: of bugs and workarounds.
45: <li>See a <a href=plus27.html>detailed log of changes</a> between the
46: 2.6 and 2.7 releases.
1.1 deraadt 47: </ul>
48: </font></h3>
49: <br clear=all>
50: <br>
51: <p>
52:
1.2 deraadt 53: <strong>Note:</strong> All applicable copyrights and credits can be found
54: in the applicable file sources found in the files src.tar.gz, srcsys.tar.gz,
1.3 deraadt 55: X11.tar.gz, or in the files fetched via ports.tar.gz. The distribution
56: files used to build packages from the ports.tar.gz file are not included on
57: the CDROM because of lack of space.
58: <p>
59:
60: <a name=new></a>
61: <hr>
62: <p>
63: <h3><font color=#0000e0>What's New</font></h3>
64: <p>
65: This is a partial list of new features and systems included in OpenBSD 2.7.
66: For a comprehensive list, see the <a href=plus27.html>changelog</a> leading
67: to 2.7.
68: <p>
69:
70: <ul>
1.4 deraadt 71:
72: <li><a href="http://www.OpenSSH.com">OpenSSH</a> now supports both the
73: SSH1 and SSH2 protocols. The SSH2 protocol is slowly gaining
74: acceptance. Up until recently, SSH2 was just available in various
75: commercial offerings. The benefit with SSH2 is that it avoids the RSA
76: cipher and uses DSA instead, which is freely reusable. The downside
77: is that DSA is not nearly as fast on old slow machines. But since
78: OpenSSH still supports SSH1 protocol (if the RSA libraries are
79: installed) our users get the best of both worlds.
80: <p>
81:
82: <li>The clever trick used in 2.6 remains, allowing us to distribute
83: the same CD-ROM worldwide containing full strength crypto without
84: violating the RSA patent in the USA. The next OpenBSD release will
85: ship with RSA support in the operating system by default, since the
86: patent expires on September 21, 2000.
87: <p>
88:
89: <li>Extensive changes to the documentation, notably the man pages and
90: the Web FAQ. The manual pages now include useful examples to
91: supplement the explanations.
92:
1.3 deraadt 93: <p>
94:
95: <li>More complete collection and better tested set of "ports".
96: <p>
97:
98: <li>Over 500 pre-built and tested packages.
99: <p>
100:
101: <li>The system includes the following major components from outside suppliers:
102: <p>
103: <ul>
104: <li>XFree86 3.3.6
105: <li>gcc 2.95.2
106: <li>perl 5.6.0 plus a few fixes.
107: <li>Apache 1.3.12 + Mod_ssl 2.6.2 + OpenSSL 0.9.5a, DSO
1.5 kjell 108: <li>ipf 3.3.14
1.3 deraadt 109: <li>groff 1.15
110: <li>sendmail 8.10.1
111: <li>lynx 2.8.2 with HTTPS support added
112: <li>sudo 1.6.3
113: <li>Recent ncurses release
114: <li>Latest KAME IPv6 as of mid-May 2000.
115: <li>KTH Kerberos 1.0
116: <li>OpenSSH 2.1
117: </ul>
118: <p>
119:
120: <li>Much improved device driver support
121: <p>
122: <ul>
123: <li>Support for crypto hardware to accelerate IPSEC performance, ie.
124: <a href=http://www.powercrypt.com>PowerCrypt</a>.
125: <li>Support for all new
126: <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=ahc&sektion=4">Adaptec</a>,
127: <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=ncr&sektion=4">NCR</a>,
128: <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=isp&sektion=4">Qlogic</a>,
129: and
130: <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=adw&sektion=4">Advansys</a>
131: scsi controllers.
132: <li>Many new ethernet devices supported, including
133: <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=sis&sektion=4">
134: SiS900/7016</a>,
135: <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=sf&sektion=4">
136: Adaptec Starfire</a>,
137: <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=dc&sektion=4">
138: 21143</a>,
139: <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=ste&sektion=4">
140: Sundance ST201 (DEC DFE-550TX)</a>, etc.
141: <li>New USB ethernet devices supported, including
142: <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=aue&sektion=4">ADMtek USB</a>,
143: <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=cue&sektion=4">CATC USB</a>,
144: and
1.4 deraadt 145: <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=kue&sektion=4">
1.3 deraadt 146: Kawasaki USB</a>.
147: <li>A good start at
148: <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=cardbus&sektion=4">
149: cardbus</a> support.
150: <li>Significant improvements to
151: <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=pcmcia&sektion=4">
152: pcmcia</a>.
153: <li>Support for many more wireless networking cards, ie.
154: <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=wi&sektion=4">WaveLAN</a>,
155: <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=an&sektion=4">Aironet</a>,
156: <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=ray&sektion=4">Aviator</a>,
157: etc.
158: <li>Many improvements in
1.4 deraadt 159: <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=usb&sektion=4">USB</a>
1.3 deraadt 160: support.
161: <li>Hypersparc support for the sparc port.
162: <li>Support for most of the gigabit ethernet cards on the market, ie.
163: <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=sk&sektion=4">SysKonnect</a>,
164: <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=wx&sektion=4">Intel</a>, and
165: <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=ti&sektion=4">Alteon</a>.
166: <li>Support for the
167: <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=gdt&sektion=4">
168: ICP Vortex RAID controller</a>.
169: <li>Support for large PC's using multiple PCI busses based on the Intel 451 or
170: RCC ServerWorks chipsets.
171: <li>New audio drivers, including
172: <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=neo&sektion=4">Neomagic</a>,
173: <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=cmpci&sektion=4">
174: C-Media CMI8x38</a>, and
1.4 deraadt 175: <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=uaudio&sektion=4">
176: USB audio</a>.
1.6 ! deraadt 177: <li>Improvements in
! 178: <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=pciide&sektion=4">
! 179: PCI IDE subsystem</a>, including new support for AMD 756.
1.3 deraadt 180: </ul>
181: <p>
182:
183: <li>Many improvements for security and reliability (look for the red
184: print in the <a href=plus27.html>complete changelog</a>).
185: <p>
186:
187: <li>Many other new features, including:
188: <p>
189: <ul>
190: <li>Support for encrypting swap space.
191: <li>Improved
192: <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=compat_linux&sektion=8">
193: Linux emulation</a>
194: <li>Support for large
195: <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=mount_msdos&sektion=8">
196: FAT32 filesystems</a>.
197: <li>Significant improvements to the
198: <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=bridge&sektion=4">
199: network bridging</a> code.
200: <li>Improved
201: <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=pthreads&sektion=3">
202: pthreads</a> support.
203: <li>Support for
204: <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=vlan&sektion=4">
205: vlan</a> networking.
206: </ul>
207: <p>
208:
209: </ul>
210: <p>
211:
212: <a name=install></a>
213: <hr>
214: <p>
215: <h3><font color=#0000e0>How to install</font></h3>
1.1 deraadt 216: <p>
217: Following this are the instructions which you would have on a piece of
1.3 deraadt 218: paper if you had purchased a CDROM set instead of doing an alternate
219: form of install. The instructions for doing an ftp (or other style
220: of) install are very similar; the CDROM instructions are left intact
221: so that you can see how much easier it would have been if you had
222: purchased a CDROM instead.
1.1 deraadt 223: <p>
1.3 deraadt 224:
1.1 deraadt 225: <hr>
226: Please refer to the following files on the two CDROM's for extensive
227: details on how to install OpenBSD 2.7 on your machine:
228: <p>
229: <dl>
230: <li> CD1:2.7/i386/INSTALL.i386
231: <p>
232: <li> CD1:2.7/sparc/INSTALL.sparc
233: <li> CD2:2.7/mvme68k/INSTALL.mvme68k
234: <li> CD2:2.7/amiga/INSTALL.amiga
235: <li> CD2:2.7/mac68k/INSTALL.mac68k
236: <li> CD2:2.7/hp300/INSTALL.hp300
237: <p>
238: <li>A pmax release is available on the ftp sites, but not on the CDs.
239: </dl>
240: <hr>
241: <p>
242: Quick installer information for people familiar with OpenBSD, and the
243: use of the new "disklabel -E" command. If you are at all confused when
244: installing OpenBSD, read the relevant INSTALL.* file as listed above!
245: <p>
246: <h3><font color=#e00000>i386:</font></h3>
247: <p>
248: Play with your BIOS options, and see if you can enable booting off a
249: CD; try using CD1. If not, write CD1:2.7/i386/floppy27.fs to a
250: floppy, then boot that. If you are mixing OpenBSD with another
251: operating system, you will surely need to read the INSTALL.i386
252: document.
253: <p>
254: To make a floppy under MS-DOS, use /2.7/tools/rawrite.exe. Under
255: Unix, use "dd if=<file> of=/dev/<device> bs=32k" (where device could
256: be "floppy" or "rfd0c" or "rfd0a"). Use properly formatted perfect
257: floppies with NO BAD BLOCKS or you will lose.
258: <p>
259: <h3><font color=#e00000>sparc:</font></h3>
260: <p>
261: To boot off CD1, type "boot cdrom 2.7/sparc/bsd.rd", or
262: "b sd(0,6,0)2.7/sparc/bsd.rd" depending on your ROM version.
263: Alternatively, write CD1:2.7/sparc/floppy27.fs to a floppy and boot it
264: using "boot fd()" or "boot floppy" depending on your ROM version.
265: Finally, a third alternative is to write CD1:2.7/sparc/kc.fs and
266: CD1:2.7/sparc/inst.fs to two separate floppies. Then insert "kc.fs",
267: and boot as described above. As soon as the floppy drive ejects a
268: floppy, insert "inst.fs". Answer a bunch of questions. Reboot from
269: the "kc.fs" floppy. This time, when the floppy is ejected simply
270: re-insert "kc.fs" again and answer a different set of questions.
271: <p>
272: <h3><font color=#e00000>amiga:</font></h3>
273: <p>
274: Create BSD partitions according to INSTALL.amiga's preparation section.
275: Mount the CD2 under AmigaOS as device CD0: Next, execute the following
276: CLI command: "CD0:2.7/amiga/utils/loadbsd CD0:2.7/amiga/bsd.rd".
277: <p>
278: <h3><font color=#e00000>hp300:</font></h3>
279: <p>
280: You can boot over the network by following the instructions in
281: INSTALL.hp300.
282: <p>
283: <h3><font color=#e00000>alpha:</font></h3>
284: <p>
285: Your alpha must use SRM firmware (not ARC). If you have a CDROM, you
286: can try "boot -fi 2.7/alpha/bsd.rd dkaX" (use "show device" to find your
287: CDROM drive identifier). Otherwise, write CD2:2.7/alpha/floppy.fs to a
288: floppy and boot that by typing "boot dva0". If this fails, you can place
289: bsd.rd on some other device and boot it, or use the provided simpleroot.
290: <p>
291: <h3><font color=#e00000>mac68k:</font></h3>
292: <p>
293: Boot MacOS as normal and partition your disk with the appropriate A/UX
294: configurations. Then, extract the Macside utilities from
295: CD1:2.7/mac68k/utils onto your hard disk. Run Mkfs to create your
296: filesystems on the A/UX partitions you just made. Then, use the
297: BSD/Mac68k Installer to copy all the sets in CD1:2.7/mac68k/ onto your
298: partitions. Finally, you will be ready to configure the BSD/Mac68k
299: Booter with the location of your kernel and boot the system.
300: <p>
301: <h3><font color=#e00000>Notes about the source code:</font></h3>
302: <p>
303: src.tar.gz contains a source archive starting at /usr/src. This file
304: contains everything you need except for the kernel sources, which are
305: in a separate archive. To extract:
306: <p>
307: <pre>
308: # mkdir -p /usr/src
309: # cd /usr/src
310: # tar xvfz /tmp/src.tar.gz
311: </pre>
312: <p>
313: srcsys.tar.gz contains a source archive starting at /usr/src/sys.
314: This file contains all the kernel sources you need to rebuild kernels.
315: To extract:
316: <p>
317: <pre>
318: # mkdir -p /usr/src/sys
319: # cd /usr/src
320: # tar xvfz /tmp/srcsys.tar.gz
321: </pre>
322: <p>
323: Both of these trees are a regular CVS checkout. Using these trees it
324: is possible to get a head-start on using the anoncvs servers as
325: described at <a href=anoncvs.html>http://www.OpenBSD.org/anoncvs.html</a>.
326: Using these files
327: results in a much faster initial CVS update than you could expect from
328: a fresh checkout of the full OpenBSD source tree.
329: <p>
1.3 deraadt 330:
331: <a name=ports></a>
1.1 deraadt 332: <hr>
333: <p>
1.3 deraadt 334: <h3><font color=#0000e0>Ports Tree</font></h3>
1.1 deraadt 335: <p>
336: A ports tree archive is also provided. To extract:
337: <p>
338: <pre>
339: # cd /usr
340: # tar xvfz /tmp/ports.tar.gz
341: # cd ports
342: # ls
343: ...
344: </pre>
345: <p>
346: The ports/ subdirectory is a checkout of the OpenBSD ports tree. Go
347: read <a href=ports.html>http://www.OpenBSD.org/ports.html</a>
348: if you know nothing about ports
349: at this point. This text is not a manual of how to use ports.
350: Rather, it is a set of notes meant to kickstart the user on the
351: OpenBSD ports system.
352: <p>
353: Certainly, the OpenBSD ports system is not complete. This is because
354: the full integration of ports into the OpenBSD environment is still a
355: young project as of this release. We believe the ports that are
356: provided here are stable, but it is most important to realize that
357: ports will continue to grow a great deal in functionality in the
358: future.
359: <p>
360: As we said, ports will be growing a lot in the future. The ports/
361: directory represents a CVS (see the manpage for cvs(1) if you aren't
362: familiar with CVS) checkout of our ports. As with our complete source
363: tree, our ports tree is available via anoncvs. So, in
364: order to keep current with it, you must make the ports/ tree
365: available on a read-write medium and update the tree with a command
366: like:
367: <p>
368: <pre>
369: # cd [portsdir]/; cvs -d anoncvsserver.openbsd.org:/cvs update -PAd
370: </pre>
371: <p>
372: [Of course, you must replace the local directory and server name here
373: with the location of your ports collection and a nearby anoncvs
374: server.]
375: <p>
376: Again, it is important to see the webpage for specific instructions as
377: this is a new service which hasn't yet been ironed out
378: completely.
379: <p>
380: Finally, despite ports' youth, help is never far. If you're
381: interested in seeing a port added, would like to help out, or just
382: would like to know more, the mailing list ports@openbsd.org is a good
383: place to know.
384: <p>
385:
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