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! 4: <title>OpenBSD 2.9 Release</title>
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! 17:
! 18: <p>
! 19: <a href=images/Business.jpg><img align=left src=images/Business.jpg></a>
! 20: <h2><font color=#0000e0>The OpenBSD 2.9 Release:</font></h2>
! 21: <p>
! 22:
! 23: Released June 1, 2001<br>
! 24: Copyright 1997-2001, Theo de Raadt.<br>
! 25: <font color=#e00000>ISBN 0-9683637-7-6</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/2.9/</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 2.9 Errata page</a> for a list
! 44: of bugs and workarounds.
! 45: <li>See a <a href=plus29.html>detailed log of changes</a> between the
! 46: 2.8 and 2.9 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: XF4.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 2.9.
! 66: For a comprehensive list, see the <a href=plus29.html>changelog</a> leading
! 67: to 2.9.
! 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 2.9.0. An SFTP server is now
! 74: included for secure file transfers.
! 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:
! 91: <li>OpenBSD 2.9 will run on many Apple iMac, G3, G4, and G4 Cube machines.
! 92: <p>
! 93:
! 94: <li>The system includes the following major components from outside suppliers:
! 95: <p>
! 96: <ul>
! 97: <li>XFree86 4.0.1 (and i386 contains 3.3.X servers also, thus providing support
! 98: for all chipsets)
! 99: <li>gcc 2.95.3
! 100: <li>perl 5.6.0 plus a few fixes.
! 101: <li>...
! 102: </ul>
! 103: <p>
! 104:
! 105: <li>Many improvements for security and reliability (look for the red
! 106: print in the <a href=plus29.html>complete changelog</a>).
! 107: <p>
! 108:
! 109: <li>Many other new features, including:
! 110: <p>
! 111: <ul>
! 112: <li>...
! 113: </ul>
! 114: <p>
! 115:
! 116: </ul>
! 117: <p>
! 118:
! 119: <a name=install></a>
! 120: <hr>
! 121: <p>
! 122: <h3><font color=#0000e0>How to install</font></h3>
! 123: <p>
! 124: Following this are the instructions which you would have on a piece of
! 125: paper if you had purchased a CDROM set instead of doing an alternate
! 126: form of install. The instructions for doing an ftp (or other style
! 127: of) install are very similar; the CDROM instructions are left intact
! 128: so that you can see how much easier it would have been if you had
! 129: purchased a CDROM instead.
! 130: <p>
! 131:
! 132: <hr>
! 133: Please refer to the following files on the two CDROM's for extensive
! 134: details on how to install OpenBSD 2.9 on your machine:
! 135: <p>
! 136: <dl>
! 137: <li> CD1:2.9/i386/INSTALL.i386
! 138: <li> CD1:2.9/powerpc/INSTALL.powerpc
! 139: <li> CD1:2.9/vax/INSTALL.vax
! 140: <p>
! 141: <li> CD2:2.9/sparc/INSTALL.sparc
! 142: <li> CD2:2.9/mvme68k/INSTALL.mvme68k
! 143: <li> CD2:2.9/amiga/INSTALL.amiga
! 144: <li> CD2:2.9/mac68k/INSTALL.mac68k
! 145: <li> CD2:2.9/hp300/INSTALL.hp300
! 146: <li> CD2:2.9/sun3/INSTALL.sun3
! 147: <p>
! 148: <li>The pmax release is available on the ftp sites, but not
! 149: on the CDs.
! 150: </dl>
! 151: <hr>
! 152: <p>
! 153: Quick installer information for people familiar with OpenBSD, and the
! 154: use of the new "disklabel -E" command. If you are at all confused when
! 155: installing OpenBSD, read the relevant INSTALL.* file as listed above!
! 156: <p>
! 157: <h3><font color=#e00000>i386:</font></h3>
! 158: <p>
! 159: Play with your BIOS options, and see if you can enable booting off a
! 160: CD; try using CD1. If not, write CD1:2.9/i386/floppy29.fs to a
! 161: floppy, then boot that. If you are mixing OpenBSD with another
! 162: operating system, you will surely need to read the INSTALL.i386
! 163: document.
! 164: <p>
! 165: To make a floppy under MS-DOS, use /2.9/tools/rawrite.exe. Under
! 166: Unix, use "dd if=<file> of=/dev/<device> bs=32k" (where device could
! 167: be "floppy" or "rfd0c" or "rfd0a"). Use properly formatted perfect
! 168: floppies with NO BAD BLOCKS or you will lose.
! 169: <p>
! 170: If you experience any boot hangs on PCI devices, or any panic early in boot
! 171: that seems related to <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=pcibios&sektion=4&manpath=OpenBSD+current&arch=i386">pcibios(4)</a>, you might have to disable the pcibios device as
! 172: a workaround. At the <i>boot></i> prompt, type
! 173: "boot -c" to enter User Kernel Configuration. At the <i>UKC></i> prompt,
! 174: enter "disable pcibios" then "quit". See
! 175: <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=config&sektion=8">config(8)</a> after a successful boot for instructions on how to re-write your kernel
! 176: to disable <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=pcibios&sektion=4&manpath=OpenBSD+Current&arch=i386">pcibios(4)</a> permanently.
! 177: <p>
! 178: <h3><font color=#e00000>sparc:</font></h3>
! 179: <p>
! 180: To boot off CD2, type "boot cdrom 2.9/sparc/bsd.rd", or
! 181: "b sd(0,6,0)2.9/sparc/bsd.rd" depending on your ROM version.
! 182: Alternatively, write CD2:2.9/sparc/floppy29.fs to a floppy and boot it
! 183: using "boot floppy" or "boot fd()" depending on your ROM version.
! 184: <p>
! 185: <h3><font color=#e00000>amiga:</font></h3>
! 186: <p>
! 187: Create BSD partitions according to INSTALL.amiga's preparation section.
! 188: Mount the CD2 under AmigaOS as device CD0: Next, execute the following
! 189: CLI command: "CD0:2.9/amiga/utils/loadbsd CD0:2.9/amiga/bsd.rd".
! 190: <p>
! 191: <h3><font color=#e00000>hp300:</font></h3>
! 192: <p>
! 193: You can boot over the network by following the instructions in
! 194: INSTALL.hp300.
! 195: <p>
! 196: <h3><font color=#e00000>mac68k:</font></h3>
! 197: <p>
! 198: Boot MacOS as normal and partition your disk with the appropriate A/UX
! 199: configurations. Then, extract the Macside utilities from
! 200: CD2:2.9/mac68k/utils onto your hard disk. Run Mkfs to create your
! 201: filesystems on the A/UX partitions you just made. Then, use the
! 202: BSD/Mac68k Installer to copy all the sets in CD2:2.9/mac68k/ onto your
! 203: partitions. Finally, you will be ready to configure the BSD/Mac68k
! 204: Booter with the location of your kernel and boot the system.
! 205: <p>
! 206: <h3><font color=#e00000>sun3:</font></h3>
! 207: <p>
! 208: Get the release via ftp. Then, you can either setup a diskless boot or
! 209: create an installation tape, as described in INSTALL.sun3.
! 210: <p>
! 211: <h3><font color=#e00000>Notes about the source code:</font></h3>
! 212: <p>
! 213: src.tar.gz contains a source archive starting at /usr/src. This file
! 214: contains everything you need except for the kernel sources, which are
! 215: in a separate archive. To extract:
! 216: <p>
! 217: <pre>
! 218: # mkdir -p /usr/src
! 219: # cd /usr/src
! 220: # tar xvfz /tmp/src.tar.gz
! 221: </pre>
! 222: <p>
! 223: srcsys.tar.gz contains a source archive starting at /usr/src/sys.
! 224: This file contains all the kernel sources you need to rebuild kernels.
! 225: To extract:
! 226: <p>
! 227: <pre>
! 228: # mkdir -p /usr/src/sys
! 229: # cd /usr/src
! 230: # tar xvfz /tmp/srcsys.tar.gz
! 231: </pre>
! 232: <p>
! 233: Both of these trees are a regular CVS checkout. Using these trees it
! 234: is possible to get a head-start on using the anoncvs servers as
! 235: described at <a href=anoncvs.html>http://www.OpenBSD.org/anoncvs.html</a>.
! 236: Using these files
! 237: results in a much faster initial CVS update than you could expect from
! 238: a fresh checkout of the full OpenBSD source tree.
! 239: <p>
! 240:
! 241: <a name=ports></a>
! 242: <hr>
! 243: <p>
! 244: <h3><font color=#0000e0>Ports Tree</font></h3>
! 245: <p>
! 246: A ports tree archive is also provided. To extract:
! 247: <p>
! 248: <pre>
! 249: # cd /usr
! 250: # tar xvfz /tmp/ports.tar.gz
! 251: # cd ports
! 252: # ls
! 253: ...
! 254: </pre>
! 255: <p>
! 256: The ports/ subdirectory is a checkout of the OpenBSD ports tree. Go
! 257: read <a href=ports.html>http://www.OpenBSD.org/ports.html</a>
! 258: if you know nothing about ports
! 259: at this point. This text is not a manual of how to use ports.
! 260: Rather, it is a set of notes meant to kickstart the user on the
! 261: OpenBSD ports system.
! 262: <p>
! 263: Certainly, the OpenBSD ports system is not complete. This is because
! 264: the full integration of ports into the OpenBSD environment is still a
! 265: young project as of this release. We believe the ports that are
! 266: provided here are stable, but it is most important to realize that
! 267: ports will continue to grow a great deal in functionality in the
! 268: future.
! 269: <p>
! 270: As we said, ports will be growing a lot in the future. The ports/
! 271: directory represents a CVS (see the manpage for cvs(1) if you aren't
! 272: familiar with CVS) checkout of our ports. As with our complete source
! 273: tree, our ports tree is available via anoncvs. So, in
! 274: order to keep current with it, you must make the ports/ tree
! 275: available on a read-write medium and update the tree with a command
! 276: like:
! 277: <p>
! 278: <pre>
! 279: # cd [portsdir]/; cvs -d anoncvsserver.openbsd.org:/cvs update -PAd
! 280: </pre>
! 281: <p>
! 282: [Of course, you must replace the local directory and server name here
! 283: with the location of your ports collection and a nearby anoncvs
! 284: server.]
! 285: <p>
! 286: Again, it is important to see the webpage for specific instructions as
! 287: this is a new service which hasn't yet been ironed out
! 288: completely.
! 289: <p>
! 290: Finally, despite ports' youth, help is never far. If you're
! 291: interested in seeing a port added, would like to help out, or just
! 292: would like to know more, the mailing list ports@openbsd.org is a good
! 293: place to know.
! 294: <p>
! 295:
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