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1.1 deraadt 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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