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1.33 ! bentley 20: <h2 id=OpenBSD>
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1.33 ! bentley 22: <i>Open</i><b>BSD</b></a>
! 23: 2.8
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1.1 deraadt 25:
1.33 ! bentley 26: <table>
! 27: <tr>
! 28: <td>
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1.5 aaron 32: Released December 1, 2000<br>
1.1 deraadt 33: Copyright 1997-2000, Theo de Raadt.<br>
1.33 ! bentley 34: <cite class=isbn>ISBN 0-9683637-6-8</cite>
1.1 deraadt 35: <p>
36: <ul>
1.32 tj 37: <!--
1.22 deraadt 38: <li>Order a CDROM from our <a href="https://openbsdstore.com">ordering system</a>.
1.32 tj 39: -->
1.1 deraadt 40: <li>See the information on <a href=ftp.html>The FTP page</a> for
41: a list of mirror machines
1.33 ! bentley 42: <li>Go to the <code class=reldir>pub/OpenBSD/2.8/</code> directory on
1.1 deraadt 43: one of the mirror sites
1.7 deraadt 44: <li>Have a look at <a href=errata28.html>The 2.8 Errata page</a> for a list
1.1 deraadt 45: of bugs and workarounds.
46: <li>See a <a href=plus28.html>detailed log of changes</a> between the
47: 2.7 and 2.8 releases.
48: </ul>
1.28 tb 49: <p>
1.27 tb 50: All applicable copyrights and credits are in the src.tar.gz,
51: sys.tar.gz, xenocara.tar.gz, ports.tar.gz files, or in the
52: files fetched via ports.tar.gz.
1.33 ! bentley 53: </table>
1.1 deraadt 54:
55: <hr>
1.33 ! bentley 56:
! 57: <section id=new>
! 58: <h3>What's New</h3>
! 59:
1.1 deraadt 60: <p>
1.27 tb 61: This is a partial list of new features and systems included in OpenBSD 2.8.
1.1 deraadt 62: For a comprehensive list, see the <a href=plus28.html>changelog</a> leading
63: to 2.8.
64: <p>
65:
66: <ul>
67:
1.30 tb 68: <li><a href="https://www.OpenSSH.com">OpenSSH</a> (supporting both the
1.5 aaron 69: SSH1 and SSH2 protocols) is now at version 2.3.0. An SFTP server is now
70: included for secure file transfers.
1.1 deraadt 71:
72: <li>Since the RSA patent has expired, there is no longer a need to install
73: the SSL libraries. They are included in the system.
74:
75: <li>Extensive changes to the documentation, notably the man pages and
76: the Web FAQ. The manual pages now include useful examples to
77: supplement the explanations.
78:
79: <p>
80:
81: <li>More complete collection and better tested set of "ports".
82: <p>
83:
84: <li>Over 500 pre-built and tested packages.
85: <p>
86:
1.5 aaron 87: <li>OpenBSD 2.8 will run on Apple iMac, G3, G4, and G4 Cube machines.
88: <p>
89:
1.1 deraadt 90: <li>The system includes the following major components from outside suppliers:
91: <p>
92: <ul>
93: <li>XFree86 3.3.6-current
1.4 brad 94: <li>gcc 2.95.3
1.1 deraadt 95: <li>perl 5.6.0 plus a few fixes.
1.5 aaron 96: <li>Apache 1.3.12 (+ patches), Mod_ssl 2.6.2, OpenSSL 0.9.5a, DSO support
1.1 deraadt 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
1.5 aaron 105: <li>OpenSSH 2.3.0
1.1 deraadt 106: </ul>
107: <p>
108:
109: <li>Much improved device driver support
110: <p>
111: <ul>
1.5 aaron 112: <li>Improved hardware crypto support, now including Hifn PowerCrypt and
113: Broadcom Bluesteelnet (uBsec) hardware accelerator boards.
114: <li>Many new Ethernet devices supported, including National Semiconductor
115: DP83815-based adapters, 3Com MiniPCI adapters, 3Com 574-based PCMCIA,
116: and many new CardBus devices (Xircom, Intel 21143, Intel CardBus II).
117: <li>Support for most of the Gigabit Ethernet cards on the market, i.e.,
118: SysKonnect, Intel, and Alteon-based.
119: <li>Support for most types of USB devices, including Ethernet, printers,
120: audio, etc. Sync your Handspring Visor, or transfer MP3's to your Rio.
121: <li>Support for 3ware Escalade 3W-5x000 and 3W-6x000 series RAID controllers.
122: <li>New audio support, including the Cirrus Logic CS4280, ForteMedia FM801,
123: and integrated audio chips found on newer VIA and Intel motherboards.
124: <li>Improvements and new support in the PCI IDE subsystem.
1.1 deraadt 125: </ul>
126: <p>
127:
128: <li>Many improvements for security and reliability (look for the red
129: print in the <a href=plus28.html>complete changelog</a>).
130: <p>
131:
132: <li>Many other new features, including:
133: <p>
134: <ul>
1.5 aaron 135: <li>Console mouse support on the i386 platform.
136: <li>Support for the AES encryption standard.
137: <li>Import of tcfs, a file content crypto file system.
138: <li>New sftp-server in OpenSSH.
1.1 deraadt 139: </ul>
140:
141: </ul>
1.33 ! bentley 142: </section>
1.1 deraadt 143:
144: <hr>
1.33 ! bentley 145:
! 146: <section id=install>
! 147: <h3>How to install</h3>
! 148:
1.1 deraadt 149: <p>
150: Following this are the instructions which you would have on a piece of
151: paper if you had purchased a CDROM set instead of doing an alternate
152: form of install. The instructions for doing an ftp (or other style
153: of) install are very similar; the CDROM instructions are left intact
154: so that you can see how much easier it would have been if you had
155: purchased a CDROM instead.
156: <p>
157:
158: <hr>
1.8 jsyn 159: Please refer to the following files on the two CDROMs for extensive
1.1 deraadt 160: details on how to install OpenBSD 2.8 on your machine:
161: <p>
1.33 ! bentley 162: <ul>
1.1 deraadt 163: <li> CD1:2.8/i386/INSTALL.i386
164: <li> CD1:2.8/powerpc/INSTALL.powerpc
1.5 aaron 165: <li> CD1:2.8/vax/INSTALL.vax
1.33 ! bentley 166: </ul>
! 167: <ul>
1.1 deraadt 168: <li> CD2:2.8/sparc/INSTALL.sparc
169: <li> CD2:2.8/mvme68k/INSTALL.mvme68k
170: <li> CD2:2.8/amiga/INSTALL.amiga
171: <li> CD2:2.8/mac68k/INSTALL.mac68k
172: <li> CD2:2.8/hp300/INSTALL.hp300
173: <li> CD2:2.8/sun3/INSTALL.sun3
1.33 ! bentley 174: </ul>
! 175: <ul>
1.5 aaron 176: <li>The pmax release is available on the ftp sites, but not
1.1 deraadt 177: on the CDs.
1.33 ! bentley 178: </ul>
! 179:
1.1 deraadt 180: <hr>
1.33 ! bentley 181:
! 182: <section id=quickinstall>
1.1 deraadt 183: <p>
184: Quick installer information for people familiar with OpenBSD, and the
185: use of the new "disklabel -E" command. If you are at all confused when
186: installing OpenBSD, read the relevant INSTALL.* file as listed above!
187: <p>
1.33 ! bentley 188: <h3>i386:</h3>
1.1 deraadt 189: <p>
190: Play with your BIOS options, and see if you can enable booting off a
191: CD; try using CD1. If not, write CD1:2.8/i386/floppy28.fs to a
192: floppy, then boot that. If you are mixing OpenBSD with another
193: operating system, you will surely need to read the INSTALL.i386
194: document.
195: <p>
196: To make a floppy under MS-DOS, use /2.8/tools/rawrite.exe. Under
197: Unix, use "dd if=<file> of=/dev/<device> bs=32k" (where device could
198: be "floppy" or "rfd0c" or "rfd0a"). Use properly formatted perfect
199: floppies with NO BAD BLOCKS or you will lose.
200: <p>
1.6 aaron 201: If you experience any boot hangs on PCI devices, or any panic early in boot
1.33 ! bentley 202: that seems related to <a href="https://man.openbsd.org/i386/pcibios.4">pcibios(4)</a>, you might have to disable the pcibios device as
1.6 aaron 203: a workaround. At the <i>boot></i> prompt, type
204: "boot -c" to enter User Kernel Configuration. At the <i>UKC></i> prompt,
205: enter "disable pcibios" then "quit". See
1.33 ! bentley 206: <a href="https://man.openbsd.org/config.8">config(8)</a> after a successful boot for instructions on how to re-write your kernel
! 207: to disable <a href="https://man.openbsd.org/i386/pcibios.4">pcibios(4)</a> permanently.
1.6 aaron 208: <p>
1.33 ! bentley 209: <h3>sparc:</h3>
1.1 deraadt 210: <p>
211: To boot off CD2, type "boot cdrom 2.8/sparc/bsd.rd", or
212: "b sd(0,6,0)2.8/sparc/bsd.rd" depending on your ROM version.
213: Alternatively, write CD2:2.8/sparc/floppy28.fs to a floppy and boot it
214: using "boot floppy" or "boot fd()" depending on your ROM version.
215: <p>
1.33 ! bentley 216: <h3>amiga:</h3>
1.1 deraadt 217: <p>
218: Create BSD partitions according to INSTALL.amiga's preparation section.
219: Mount the CD2 under AmigaOS as device CD0: Next, execute the following
220: CLI command: "CD0:2.8/amiga/utils/loadbsd CD0:2.8/amiga/bsd.rd".
221: <p>
1.33 ! bentley 222: <h3>hp300:</h3>
1.1 deraadt 223: <p>
224: You can boot over the network by following the instructions in
225: INSTALL.hp300.
226: <p>
1.33 ! bentley 227: <h3>mac68k:</h3>
1.1 deraadt 228: <p>
229: Boot MacOS as normal and partition your disk with the appropriate A/UX
230: configurations. Then, extract the Macside utilities from
231: CD2:2.8/mac68k/utils onto your hard disk. Run Mkfs to create your
232: filesystems on the A/UX partitions you just made. Then, use the
233: BSD/Mac68k Installer to copy all the sets in CD2:2.8/mac68k/ onto your
234: partitions. Finally, you will be ready to configure the BSD/Mac68k
235: Booter with the location of your kernel and boot the system.
236: <p>
1.33 ! bentley 237: <h3>sun3:</h3>
1.1 deraadt 238: <p>
239: Get the release via ftp. Then, you can either setup a diskless boot or
240: create an installation tape, as described in INSTALL.sun3.
1.33 ! bentley 241: </section>
! 242:
! 243: <section id=sourcecode>
! 244: <h3>Notes about the source code:</h3>
1.1 deraadt 245: <p>
246: src.tar.gz contains a source archive starting at /usr/src. This file
247: contains everything you need except for the kernel sources, which are
248: in a separate archive. To extract:
249: <p>
250: <pre>
251: # mkdir -p /usr/src
252: # cd /usr/src
253: # tar xvfz /tmp/src.tar.gz
254: </pre>
255: <p>
256: srcsys.tar.gz contains a source archive starting at /usr/src/sys.
257: This file contains all the kernel sources you need to rebuild kernels.
258: To extract:
259: <p>
260: <pre>
261: # mkdir -p /usr/src/sys
262: # cd /usr/src
263: # tar xvfz /tmp/srcsys.tar.gz
264: </pre>
265: <p>
266: Both of these trees are a regular CVS checkout. Using these trees it
267: is possible to get a head-start on using the anoncvs servers as
268: described at <a href=anoncvs.html>http://www.OpenBSD.org/anoncvs.html</a>.
269: Using these files
270: results in a much faster initial CVS update than you could expect from
271: a fresh checkout of the full OpenBSD source tree.
1.33 ! bentley 272: </section>
! 273: </section>
1.1 deraadt 274:
275: <hr>
1.33 ! bentley 276:
! 277: <section id=ports>
! 278: <h3>Ports Tree</h3>
1.1 deraadt 279: <p>
280: A ports tree archive is also provided. To extract:
281: <p>
282: <pre>
283: # cd /usr
284: # tar xvfz /tmp/ports.tar.gz
285: # cd ports
286: # ls
287: ...
288: </pre>
289: <p>
290: The ports/ subdirectory is a checkout of the OpenBSD ports tree. Go
1.15 jasper 291: read <a href=faq/faq15.html>http://www.OpenBSD.org/faq/faq15.html</a>
1.1 deraadt 292: if you know nothing about ports
293: at this point. This text is not a manual of how to use ports.
294: Rather, it is a set of notes meant to kickstart the user on the
295: OpenBSD ports system.
296: <p>
297: Certainly, the OpenBSD ports system is not complete. This is because
298: the full integration of ports into the OpenBSD environment is still a
299: young project as of this release. We believe the ports that are
300: provided here are stable, but it is most important to realize that
301: ports will continue to grow a great deal in functionality in the
302: future.
303: <p>
304: As we said, ports will be growing a lot in the future. The ports/
305: directory represents a CVS (see the manpage for cvs(1) if you aren't
306: familiar with CVS) checkout of our ports. As with our complete source
307: tree, our ports tree is available via anoncvs. So, in
308: order to keep current with it, you must make the ports/ tree
309: available on a read-write medium and update the tree with a command
310: like:
311: <p>
312: <pre>
1.14 deraadt 313: # cd [portsdir]/; cvs -d anoncvs@server.openbsd.org:/cvs update -Pd
1.1 deraadt 314: </pre>
315: <p>
316: [Of course, you must replace the local directory and server name here
317: with the location of your ports collection and a nearby anoncvs
318: server.]
319: <p>
320: Again, it is important to see the webpage for specific instructions as
321: this is a new service which hasn't yet been ironed out
322: completely.
323: <p>
324: Finally, despite ports' youth, help is never far. If you're
325: interested in seeing a port added, would like to help out, or just
326: would like to know more, the mailing list ports@openbsd.org is a good
327: place to know.
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