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1.1 deraadt 20: <h2><font color=#0000e0>The OpenBSD 2.8 Release:</font></h2>
21: <p>
22:
1.5 ! aaron 23: Released December 1, 2000<br>
1.1 deraadt 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
1.5 ! aaron 73: SSH1 and SSH2 protocols) is now at version 2.3.0. An SFTP server is now
! 74: included for secure file transfers.
1.1 deraadt 75:
76: <li>Since the RSA patent has expired, there is no longer a need to install
77: the SSL libraries. They are included in the system.
78:
79: <li>Extensive changes to the documentation, notably the man pages and
80: the Web FAQ. The manual pages now include useful examples to
81: supplement the explanations.
82:
83: <p>
84:
85: <li>More complete collection and better tested set of "ports".
86: <p>
87:
88: <li>Over 500 pre-built and tested packages.
89: <p>
90:
1.5 ! aaron 91: <li>OpenBSD 2.8 will run on Apple iMac, G3, G4, and G4 Cube machines.
! 92: <p>
! 93:
1.1 deraadt 94: <li>The system includes the following major components from outside suppliers:
95: <p>
96: <ul>
97: <li>XFree86 3.3.6-current
1.4 brad 98: <li>gcc 2.95.3
1.1 deraadt 99: <li>perl 5.6.0 plus a few fixes.
1.5 ! aaron 100: <li>Apache 1.3.12 (+ patches), Mod_ssl 2.6.2, OpenSSL 0.9.5a, DSO support
1.1 deraadt 101: <li>ipf 3.3.18
102: <li>groff 1.15
103: <li>sendmail 8.10.1
104: <li>lynx 2.8.2 with HTTPS support added
105: <li>sudo 1.6.3p5
106: <li>ncurses 5.2
107: <li>Latest KAME IPv6
108: <li>KTH Kerberos 1.0.2
1.5 ! aaron 109: <li>OpenSSH 2.3.0
1.1 deraadt 110: </ul>
111: <p>
112:
113: <li>Much improved device driver support
114: <p>
115: <ul>
1.5 ! aaron 116: <li>Improved hardware crypto support, now including Hifn PowerCrypt and
! 117: Broadcom Bluesteelnet (uBsec) hardware accelerator boards.
! 118: <li>Many new Ethernet devices supported, including National Semiconductor
! 119: DP83815-based adapters, 3Com MiniPCI adapters, 3Com 574-based PCMCIA,
! 120: and many new CardBus devices (Xircom, Intel 21143, Intel CardBus II).
! 121: <li>Support for most of the Gigabit Ethernet cards on the market, i.e.,
! 122: SysKonnect, Intel, and Alteon-based.
! 123: <li>Support for most types of USB devices, including Ethernet, printers,
! 124: audio, etc. Sync your Handspring Visor, or transfer MP3's to your Rio.
! 125: <li>Support for 3ware Escalade 3W-5x000 and 3W-6x000 series RAID controllers.
! 126: <li>New audio support, including the Cirrus Logic CS4280, ForteMedia FM801,
! 127: and integrated audio chips found on newer VIA and Intel motherboards.
! 128: <li>Improvements and new support in the PCI IDE subsystem.
1.1 deraadt 129: </ul>
130: <p>
131:
132: <li>Many improvements for security and reliability (look for the red
133: print in the <a href=plus28.html>complete changelog</a>).
134: <p>
135:
136: <li>Many other new features, including:
137: <p>
138: <ul>
1.5 ! aaron 139: <li>Console mouse support on the i386 platform.
! 140: <li>Support for the AES encryption standard.
! 141: <li>Import of tcfs, a file content crypto file system.
! 142: <li>New sftp-server in OpenSSH.
1.1 deraadt 143: </ul>
144: <p>
145:
146: </ul>
147: <p>
148:
149: <a name=install></a>
150: <hr>
151: <p>
152: <h3><font color=#0000e0>How to install</font></h3>
153: <p>
154: Following this are the instructions which you would have on a piece of
155: paper if you had purchased a CDROM set instead of doing an alternate
156: form of install. The instructions for doing an ftp (or other style
157: of) install are very similar; the CDROM instructions are left intact
158: so that you can see how much easier it would have been if you had
159: purchased a CDROM instead.
160: <p>
161:
162: <hr>
163: Please refer to the following files on the two CDROM's for extensive
164: details on how to install OpenBSD 2.8 on your machine:
165: <p>
166: <dl>
167: <li> CD1:2.8/i386/INSTALL.i386
168: <li> CD1:2.8/powerpc/INSTALL.powerpc
1.5 ! aaron 169: <li> CD1:2.8/vax/INSTALL.vax
1.1 deraadt 170: <p>
171: <li> CD2:2.8/sparc/INSTALL.sparc
172: <li> CD2:2.8/mvme68k/INSTALL.mvme68k
173: <li> CD2:2.8/amiga/INSTALL.amiga
174: <li> CD2:2.8/mac68k/INSTALL.mac68k
175: <li> CD2:2.8/hp300/INSTALL.hp300
176: <li> CD2:2.8/sun3/INSTALL.sun3
177: <p>
1.5 ! aaron 178: <li>The pmax release is available on the ftp sites, but not
1.1 deraadt 179: on the CDs.
180: </dl>
181: <hr>
182: <p>
183: Quick installer information for people familiar with OpenBSD, and the
184: use of the new "disklabel -E" command. If you are at all confused when
185: installing OpenBSD, read the relevant INSTALL.* file as listed above!
186: <p>
187: <h3><font color=#e00000>i386:</font></h3>
188: <p>
189: Play with your BIOS options, and see if you can enable booting off a
190: CD; try using CD1. If not, write CD1:2.8/i386/floppy28.fs to a
191: floppy, then boot that. If you are mixing OpenBSD with another
192: operating system, you will surely need to read the INSTALL.i386
193: document.
194: <p>
195: To make a floppy under MS-DOS, use /2.8/tools/rawrite.exe. Under
196: Unix, use "dd if=<file> of=/dev/<device> bs=32k" (where device could
197: be "floppy" or "rfd0c" or "rfd0a"). Use properly formatted perfect
198: floppies with NO BAD BLOCKS or you will lose.
199: <p>
200: <h3><font color=#e00000>sparc:</font></h3>
201: <p>
202: To boot off CD2, type "boot cdrom 2.8/sparc/bsd.rd", or
203: "b sd(0,6,0)2.8/sparc/bsd.rd" depending on your ROM version.
204: Alternatively, write CD2:2.8/sparc/floppy28.fs to a floppy and boot it
205: using "boot floppy" or "boot fd()" depending on your ROM version.
206: <p>
207: <h3><font color=#e00000>amiga:</font></h3>
208: <p>
209: Create BSD partitions according to INSTALL.amiga's preparation section.
210: Mount the CD2 under AmigaOS as device CD0: Next, execute the following
211: CLI command: "CD0:2.8/amiga/utils/loadbsd CD0:2.8/amiga/bsd.rd".
212: <p>
213: <h3><font color=#e00000>hp300:</font></h3>
214: <p>
215: You can boot over the network by following the instructions in
216: INSTALL.hp300.
217: <p>
218: <h3><font color=#e00000>mac68k:</font></h3>
219: <p>
220: Boot MacOS as normal and partition your disk with the appropriate A/UX
221: configurations. Then, extract the Macside utilities from
222: CD2:2.8/mac68k/utils onto your hard disk. Run Mkfs to create your
223: filesystems on the A/UX partitions you just made. Then, use the
224: BSD/Mac68k Installer to copy all the sets in CD2:2.8/mac68k/ onto your
225: partitions. Finally, you will be ready to configure the BSD/Mac68k
226: Booter with the location of your kernel and boot the system.
227: <p>
228: <h3><font color=#e00000>sun3:</font></h3>
229: <p>
230: Get the release via ftp. Then, you can either setup a diskless boot or
231: create an installation tape, as described in INSTALL.sun3.
232: <p>
233: <h3><font color=#e00000>Notes about the source code:</font></h3>
234: <p>
235: src.tar.gz contains a source archive starting at /usr/src. This file
236: contains everything you need except for the kernel sources, which are
237: in a separate archive. To extract:
238: <p>
239: <pre>
240: # mkdir -p /usr/src
241: # cd /usr/src
242: # tar xvfz /tmp/src.tar.gz
243: </pre>
244: <p>
245: srcsys.tar.gz contains a source archive starting at /usr/src/sys.
246: This file contains all the kernel sources you need to rebuild kernels.
247: To extract:
248: <p>
249: <pre>
250: # mkdir -p /usr/src/sys
251: # cd /usr/src
252: # tar xvfz /tmp/srcsys.tar.gz
253: </pre>
254: <p>
255: Both of these trees are a regular CVS checkout. Using these trees it
256: is possible to get a head-start on using the anoncvs servers as
257: described at <a href=anoncvs.html>http://www.OpenBSD.org/anoncvs.html</a>.
258: Using these files
259: results in a much faster initial CVS update than you could expect from
260: a fresh checkout of the full OpenBSD source tree.
261: <p>
262:
263: <a name=ports></a>
264: <hr>
265: <p>
266: <h3><font color=#0000e0>Ports Tree</font></h3>
267: <p>
268: A ports tree archive is also provided. To extract:
269: <p>
270: <pre>
271: # cd /usr
272: # tar xvfz /tmp/ports.tar.gz
273: # cd ports
274: # ls
275: ...
276: </pre>
277: <p>
278: The ports/ subdirectory is a checkout of the OpenBSD ports tree. Go
279: read <a href=ports.html>http://www.OpenBSD.org/ports.html</a>
280: if you know nothing about ports
281: at this point. This text is not a manual of how to use ports.
282: Rather, it is a set of notes meant to kickstart the user on the
283: OpenBSD ports system.
284: <p>
285: Certainly, the OpenBSD ports system is not complete. This is because
286: the full integration of ports into the OpenBSD environment is still a
287: young project as of this release. We believe the ports that are
288: provided here are stable, but it is most important to realize that
289: ports will continue to grow a great deal in functionality in the
290: future.
291: <p>
292: As we said, ports will be growing a lot in the future. The ports/
293: directory represents a CVS (see the manpage for cvs(1) if you aren't
294: familiar with CVS) checkout of our ports. As with our complete source
295: tree, our ports tree is available via anoncvs. So, in
296: order to keep current with it, you must make the ports/ tree
297: available on a read-write medium and update the tree with a command
298: like:
299: <p>
300: <pre>
301: # cd [portsdir]/; cvs -d anoncvsserver.openbsd.org:/cvs update -PAd
302: </pre>
303: <p>
304: [Of course, you must replace the local directory and server name here
305: with the location of your ports collection and a nearby anoncvs
306: server.]
307: <p>
308: Again, it is important to see the webpage for specific instructions as
309: this is a new service which hasn't yet been ironed out
310: completely.
311: <p>
312: Finally, despite ports' youth, help is never far. If you're
313: interested in seeing a port added, would like to help out, or just
314: would like to know more, the mailing list ports@openbsd.org is a good
315: place to know.
316: <p>
317:
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