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This is a partial list of new features and systems included in OpenBSD 2.8.
For a comprehensive list, see the changelog leading
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Following this are the instructions which you would have on a piece of
paper if you had purchased a CDROM set instead of doing an alternate
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details on how to install OpenBSD 2.8 on your machine:
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Play with your BIOS options, and see if you can enable booting off a CD; try using CD1. If not, write CD1:2.8/i386/floppy28.fs to a @@ -206,25 +200,25 @@ config(8) after a successful boot for instructions on how to re-write your kernel to disable pcibios(4) permanently.
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To boot off CD2, type "boot cdrom 2.8/sparc/bsd.rd", or "b sd(0,6,0)2.8/sparc/bsd.rd" depending on your ROM version. Alternatively, write CD2:2.8/sparc/floppy28.fs to a floppy and boot it using "boot floppy" or "boot fd()" depending on your ROM version.
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Create BSD partitions according to INSTALL.amiga's preparation section. Mount the CD2 under AmigaOS as device CD0: Next, execute the following CLI command: "CD0:2.8/amiga/utils/loadbsd CD0:2.8/amiga/bsd.rd".
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You can boot over the network by following the instructions in INSTALL.hp300.
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Boot MacOS as normal and partition your disk with the appropriate A/UX configurations. Then, extract the Macside utilities from @@ -234,43 +228,44 @@ partitions. Finally, you will be ready to configure the BSD/Mac68k Booter with the location of your kernel and boot the system.
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Get the release via ftp. Then, you can either setup a diskless boot or create an installation tape, as described in INSTALL.sun3.
src.tar.gz contains a source archive starting at /usr/src. This file contains everything you need except for the kernel sources, which are in a separate archive. To extract:
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-# mkdir -p /usr/src -# cd /usr/src -# tar xvfz /tmp/src.tar.gz -+
+# mkdir -p /usr/src +# cd /usr/src +# tar xvfz /tmp/src.tar.gz +
srcsys.tar.gz contains a source archive starting at /usr/src/sys. This file contains all the kernel sources you need to rebuild kernels. To extract:
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-# mkdir -p /usr/src/sys -# cd /usr/src -# tar xvfz /tmp/srcsys.tar.gz -+
+# mkdir -p /usr/src/sys +# cd /usr/src +# tar xvfz /tmp/srcsys.tar.gz +
Both of these trees are a regular CVS checkout. Using these trees it is possible to get a head-start on using the anoncvs servers as -described at http://www.OpenBSD.org/anoncvs.html. +described here. Using these files results in a much faster initial CVS update than you could expect from a fresh checkout of the full OpenBSD source tree.
A ports tree archive is also provided. To extract:
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-# cd /usr -# tar xvfz /tmp/ports.tar.gz -# cd ports -# ls ++# cd /usr +# tar xvfz /tmp/ports.tar.gz +# cd ports +# ls ... -+
The ports/ subdirectory is a checkout of the OpenBSD ports tree. Go read http://www.OpenBSD.org/faq/faq15.html @@ -309,9 +304,9 @@ available on a read-write medium and update the tree with a command like:
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-# cd [portsdir]/; cvs -d anoncvs@server.openbsd.org:/cvs update -Pd -+
+# cd [portsdir]/; cvs -d anoncvs@server.openbsd.org:/cvs update -Pd +
[Of course, you must replace the local directory and server name here with the location of your ports collection and a nearby anoncvs @@ -323,6 +318,6 @@
Finally, despite ports' youth, help is never far. If you're interested in seeing a port added, would like to help out, or just -would like to know more, the mailing list ports@openbsd.org is a good -place to know. +would like to know more, the mailing list +ports@openbsd.org is a good place to know.