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! 20: <h2><font color=#0000e0>The OpenBSD 2.8 Release:</font></h2>
! 21: <p>
! 22:
! 23: <blink>Released December 1, 2000: PRE-ORDERS ONLY, NOT YET AVAILABLE.</blink><br>
! 24: Copyright 1997-2000, Theo de Raadt.<br>
! 25: <font color=#e00000>ISBN 0-9683637-6-8</font>
! 26: <p>
! 27:
! 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:
! 33: <p>
! 34: <h3><font color=#0000e0>
! 35: To get the files for this release:
! 36: <ul>
! 37: <li>Order a CDROM from our ordering system.
! 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/2.8/</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 2.8 Errata page</a> for a list
! 44: of bugs and workarounds.
! 45: <li>See a <a href=plus28.html>detailed log of changes</a> between the
! 46: 2.7 and 2.8 releases.
! 47: </ul>
! 48: </font></h3>
! 49: <br clear=all>
! 50: <br>
! 51: <p>
! 52:
! 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,
! 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 2.8.
! 66: For a comprehensive list, see the <a href=plus28.html>changelog</a> leading
! 67: to 2.8.
! 68: <p>
! 69:
! 70: <ul>
! 71:
! 72: <li><a href="http://www.OpenSSH.com">OpenSSH</a> (supporting both the
! 73: SSH1 and SSH2 protocols) is now at version 2.3.0.
! 74:
! 75: <li>Since the RSA patent has expired, there is no longer a need to install
! 76: the SSL libraries. They are included in the system.
! 77:
! 78: <li>Extensive changes to the documentation, notably the man pages and
! 79: the Web FAQ. The manual pages now include useful examples to
! 80: supplement the explanations.
! 81:
! 82: <p>
! 83:
! 84: <li>More complete collection and better tested set of "ports".
! 85: <p>
! 86:
! 87: <li>Over 500 pre-built and tested packages.
! 88: <p>
! 89:
! 90: <li>The system includes the following major components from outside suppliers:
! 91: <p>
! 92: <ul>
! 93: <li>XFree86 3.3.6-current
! 94: <li>gcc 2.95.5
! 95: <li>perl 5.6.0 plus a few fixes.
! 96: <li>Apache 1.3.12 + Mod_ssl 2.6.2 + OpenSSL 0.9.5a, DSO
! 97: <li>ipf 3.3.18
! 98: <li>groff 1.15
! 99: <li>sendmail 8.10.1
! 100: <li>lynx 2.8.2 with HTTPS support added
! 101: <li>sudo 1.6.3p5
! 102: <li>ncurses 5.2
! 103: <li>Latest KAME IPv6
! 104: <li>KTH Kerberos 1.0.2
! 105: <li>OpenSSH 2.3
! 106: </ul>
! 107: <p>
! 108:
! 109: <li>Much improved device driver support
! 110: <p>
! 111: <ul>
! 112: <li>Support for crypto hardware to accelerate IPSEC performance, ie.
! 113: <a href=http://www.powercrypt.com>PowerCrypt</a>.
! 114: <li>Support for all new
! 115: <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=ahc&sektion=4">Adaptec</a>,
! 116: <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=ncr&sektion=4">NCR</a>,
! 117: <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=isp&sektion=4">Qlogic</a>,
! 118: and
! 119: <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=adw&sektion=4">Advansys</a>
! 120: scsi controllers.
! 121: <li>Many new ethernet devices supported, including
! 122: <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=sis&sektion=4">
! 123: SiS900/7016</a>,
! 124: <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=sf&sektion=4">
! 125: Adaptec Starfire</a>,
! 126: <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=dc&sektion=4">
! 127: 21143</a>,
! 128: <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=ste&sektion=4">
! 129: Sundance ST201 (DEC DFE-550TX)</a>, etc.
! 130: <li>New USB ethernet devices supported, including
! 131: <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=aue&sektion=4">ADMtek USB</a>,
! 132: <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=cue&sektion=4">CATC USB</a>,
! 133: and
! 134: <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=kue&sektion=4">
! 135: Kawasaki USB</a>.
! 136: <li>A good start at
! 137: <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=cardbus&sektion=4">
! 138: cardbus</a> support.
! 139: <li>Significant improvements to
! 140: <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=pcmcia&sektion=4">
! 141: pcmcia</a>.
! 142: <li>Support for many more wireless networking cards, ie.
! 143: <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=wi&sektion=4">WaveLAN</a>,
! 144: <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=an&sektion=4">Aironet</a>,
! 145: <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=ray&sektion=4">Aviator</a>,
! 146: etc.
! 147: <li>Many improvements in
! 148: <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=usb&sektion=4">USB</a>
! 149: support.
! 150: <li>Hypersparc support for the sparc port.
! 151: <li>Support for most of the gigabit ethernet cards on the market, ie.
! 152: <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=sk&sektion=4">SysKonnect</a>,
! 153: <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=wx&sektion=4">Intel</a>, and
! 154: <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=ti&sektion=4">Alteon</a>.
! 155: <li>Support for the
! 156: <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=gdt&sektion=4">
! 157: ICP Vortex RAID controller</a>.
! 158: <li>Support for large PC's using multiple PCI busses based on the Intel 451 or
! 159: RCC ServerWorks chipsets.
! 160: <li>New audio drivers, including
! 161: <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=neo&sektion=4">Neomagic</a>,
! 162: <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=cmpci&sektion=4">
! 163: C-Media CMI8x38</a>, and
! 164: <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=uaudio&sektion=4">
! 165: USB audio</a>.
! 166: <li>Improvements in
! 167: <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=pciide&sektion=4">
! 168: PCI IDE subsystem</a>, including new support for AMD 756.
! 169: </ul>
! 170: <p>
! 171:
! 172: <li>Many improvements for security and reliability (look for the red
! 173: print in the <a href=plus28.html>complete changelog</a>).
! 174: <p>
! 175:
! 176: <li>Many other new features, including:
! 177: <p>
! 178: <ul>
! 179: <li>Support for encrypting swap space.
! 180: <li>Improved
! 181: <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=compat_linux&sektion=8">
! 182: Linux emulation</a>
! 183: <li>Support for large
! 184: <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=mount_msdos&sektion=8">
! 185: FAT32 filesystems</a>.
! 186: <li>Significant improvements to the
! 187: <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=bridge&sektion=4">
! 188: network bridging</a> code.
! 189: <li>Improved
! 190: <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=pthreads&sektion=3">
! 191: pthreads</a> support.
! 192: <li>Support for
! 193: <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=vlan&sektion=4">
! 194: vlan</a> networking.
! 195: </ul>
! 196: <p>
! 197:
! 198: </ul>
! 199: <p>
! 200:
! 201: <a name=install></a>
! 202: <hr>
! 203: <p>
! 204: <h3><font color=#0000e0>How to install</font></h3>
! 205: <p>
! 206: Following this are the instructions which you would have on a piece of
! 207: paper if you had purchased a CDROM set instead of doing an alternate
! 208: form of install. The instructions for doing an ftp (or other style
! 209: of) install are very similar; the CDROM instructions are left intact
! 210: so that you can see how much easier it would have been if you had
! 211: purchased a CDROM instead.
! 212: <p>
! 213:
! 214: <hr>
! 215: Please refer to the following files on the two CDROM's for extensive
! 216: details on how to install OpenBSD 2.8 on your machine:
! 217: <p>
! 218: <dl>
! 219: <li> CD1:2.8/i386/INSTALL.i386
! 220: <li> CD1:2.8/powerpc/INSTALL.powerpc
! 221: <li> CD1:2.8/vax/INSTALL.powerpc
! 222: <p>
! 223: <li> CD2:2.8/sparc/INSTALL.sparc
! 224: <li> CD2:2.8/mvme68k/INSTALL.mvme68k
! 225: <li> CD2:2.8/amiga/INSTALL.amiga
! 226: <li> CD2:2.8/mac68k/INSTALL.mac68k
! 227: <li> CD2:2.8/hp300/INSTALL.hp300
! 228: <li> CD2:2.8/sun3/INSTALL.sun3
! 229: <p>
! 230: <li>The pmax & sun3 releases are available on the ftp sites, but not
! 231: on the CDs.
! 232: </dl>
! 233: <hr>
! 234: <p>
! 235: Quick installer information for people familiar with OpenBSD, and the
! 236: use of the new "disklabel -E" command. If you are at all confused when
! 237: installing OpenBSD, read the relevant INSTALL.* file as listed above!
! 238: <p>
! 239: <h3><font color=#e00000>i386:</font></h3>
! 240: <p>
! 241: Play with your BIOS options, and see if you can enable booting off a
! 242: CD; try using CD1. If not, write CD1:2.8/i386/floppy28.fs to a
! 243: floppy, then boot that. If you are mixing OpenBSD with another
! 244: operating system, you will surely need to read the INSTALL.i386
! 245: document.
! 246: <p>
! 247: To make a floppy under MS-DOS, use /2.8/tools/rawrite.exe. Under
! 248: Unix, use "dd if=<file> of=/dev/<device> bs=32k" (where device could
! 249: be "floppy" or "rfd0c" or "rfd0a"). Use properly formatted perfect
! 250: floppies with NO BAD BLOCKS or you will lose.
! 251: <p>
! 252: <h3><font color=#e00000>sparc:</font></h3>
! 253: <p>
! 254: To boot off CD2, type "boot cdrom 2.8/sparc/bsd.rd", or
! 255: "b sd(0,6,0)2.8/sparc/bsd.rd" depending on your ROM version.
! 256: Alternatively, write CD2:2.8/sparc/floppy28.fs to a floppy and boot it
! 257: using "boot floppy" or "boot fd()" depending on your ROM version.
! 258: <p>
! 259: <h3><font color=#e00000>amiga:</font></h3>
! 260: <p>
! 261: Create BSD partitions according to INSTALL.amiga's preparation section.
! 262: Mount the CD2 under AmigaOS as device CD0: Next, execute the following
! 263: CLI command: "CD0:2.8/amiga/utils/loadbsd CD0:2.8/amiga/bsd.rd".
! 264: <p>
! 265: <h3><font color=#e00000>hp300:</font></h3>
! 266: <p>
! 267: You can boot over the network by following the instructions in
! 268: INSTALL.hp300.
! 269: <p>
! 270: <h3><font color=#e00000>mac68k:</font></h3>
! 271: <p>
! 272: Boot MacOS as normal and partition your disk with the appropriate A/UX
! 273: configurations. Then, extract the Macside utilities from
! 274: CD2:2.8/mac68k/utils onto your hard disk. Run Mkfs to create your
! 275: filesystems on the A/UX partitions you just made. Then, use the
! 276: BSD/Mac68k Installer to copy all the sets in CD2:2.8/mac68k/ onto your
! 277: partitions. Finally, you will be ready to configure the BSD/Mac68k
! 278: Booter with the location of your kernel and boot the system.
! 279: <p>
! 280: <h3><font color=#e00000>sun3:</font></h3>
! 281: <p>
! 282: Get the release via ftp. Then, you can either setup a diskless boot or
! 283: create an installation tape, as described in INSTALL.sun3.
! 284: <p>
! 285: <h3><font color=#e00000>Notes about the source code:</font></h3>
! 286: <p>
! 287: src.tar.gz contains a source archive starting at /usr/src. This file
! 288: contains everything you need except for the kernel sources, which are
! 289: in a separate archive. To extract:
! 290: <p>
! 291: <pre>
! 292: # mkdir -p /usr/src
! 293: # cd /usr/src
! 294: # tar xvfz /tmp/src.tar.gz
! 295: </pre>
! 296: <p>
! 297: srcsys.tar.gz contains a source archive starting at /usr/src/sys.
! 298: This file contains all the kernel sources you need to rebuild kernels.
! 299: To extract:
! 300: <p>
! 301: <pre>
! 302: # mkdir -p /usr/src/sys
! 303: # cd /usr/src
! 304: # tar xvfz /tmp/srcsys.tar.gz
! 305: </pre>
! 306: <p>
! 307: Both of these trees are a regular CVS checkout. Using these trees it
! 308: is possible to get a head-start on using the anoncvs servers as
! 309: described at <a href=anoncvs.html>http://www.OpenBSD.org/anoncvs.html</a>.
! 310: Using these files
! 311: results in a much faster initial CVS update than you could expect from
! 312: a fresh checkout of the full OpenBSD source tree.
! 313: <p>
! 314:
! 315: <a name=ports></a>
! 316: <hr>
! 317: <p>
! 318: <h3><font color=#0000e0>Ports Tree</font></h3>
! 319: <p>
! 320: A ports tree archive is also provided. To extract:
! 321: <p>
! 322: <pre>
! 323: # cd /usr
! 324: # tar xvfz /tmp/ports.tar.gz
! 325: # cd ports
! 326: # ls
! 327: ...
! 328: </pre>
! 329: <p>
! 330: The ports/ subdirectory is a checkout of the OpenBSD ports tree. Go
! 331: read <a href=ports.html>http://www.OpenBSD.org/ports.html</a>
! 332: if you know nothing about ports
! 333: at this point. This text is not a manual of how to use ports.
! 334: Rather, it is a set of notes meant to kickstart the user on the
! 335: OpenBSD ports system.
! 336: <p>
! 337: Certainly, the OpenBSD ports system is not complete. This is because
! 338: the full integration of ports into the OpenBSD environment is still a
! 339: young project as of this release. We believe the ports that are
! 340: provided here are stable, but it is most important to realize that
! 341: ports will continue to grow a great deal in functionality in the
! 342: future.
! 343: <p>
! 344: As we said, ports will be growing a lot in the future. The ports/
! 345: directory represents a CVS (see the manpage for cvs(1) if you aren't
! 346: familiar with CVS) checkout of our ports. As with our complete source
! 347: tree, our ports tree is available via anoncvs. So, in
! 348: order to keep current with it, you must make the ports/ tree
! 349: available on a read-write medium and update the tree with a command
! 350: like:
! 351: <p>
! 352: <pre>
! 353: # cd [portsdir]/; cvs -d anoncvsserver.openbsd.org:/cvs update -PAd
! 354: </pre>
! 355: <p>
! 356: [Of course, you must replace the local directory and server name here
! 357: with the location of your ports collection and a nearby anoncvs
! 358: server.]
! 359: <p>
! 360: Again, it is important to see the webpage for specific instructions as
! 361: this is a new service which hasn't yet been ironed out
! 362: completely.
! 363: <p>
! 364: Finally, despite ports' youth, help is never far. If you're
! 365: interested in seeing a port added, would like to help out, or just
! 366: would like to know more, the mailing list ports@openbsd.org is a good
! 367: place to know.
! 368: <p>
! 369:
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