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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:
1.4 aaron 72: <li>Filesystem performance has received an incredible boost from new softupdates and dirpref code. Some tests show a 60x improvement in filesystem speed. If there is one reason to upgrade to 2.9, this is it.
73: <p>
74:
1.1 deraadt 75: <li><a href="http://www.OpenSSH.com">OpenSSH</a> (supporting both the
1.5 deraadt 76: SSH1 and SSH2 protocols) is now at version 2.9. Secure file transfers are
1.2 aaron 77: encouraged using the greatly enhanced SFTP subsystem which now comes both with
78: an SFTP server and client.
79: <p>
1.1 deraadt 80:
81: <li>Extensive changes to the documentation, notably the man pages and
82: the Web FAQ. The manual pages now include useful examples to
83: supplement the explanations.
84: <p>
85:
86: <li>More complete collection and better tested set of "ports".
87: <p>
88:
1.4 aaron 89: <li>Over 1000 pre-built and tested packages.
1.1 deraadt 90: <p>
91:
1.2 aaron 92: <li>OpenBSD 2.9 will run on the new Apple Titanium PowerBook G4.
1.1 deraadt 93: <p>
94:
1.6 ericj 95: <li>After a 2 release hiatus, the <a href="alpha.html">OpenBSD/alpha</a> port is back with more hardware support than ever!
96: <p>
97:
1.1 deraadt 98: <li>The system includes the following major components from outside suppliers:
99: <p>
100: <ul>
1.4 aaron 101: <li>XFree86 4.0.3 (and i386 contains 3.3.X servers also, thus providing support for all chipsets)
102: <li>gcc 2.95.3 (+ patches)
1.10 brad 103: <li>perl 5.6.0 (+ patches)
104: <li>Apache 1.3.19, mod_ssl 2.8.2, OpenSSL 0.9.6 (+ patches), DSO support
1.2 aaron 105: <li>ipf 3.4.16 (+ patches)
106: <li>groff 1.15
107: <li>sendmail 8.11.3
108: <li>lynx 2.8.2 with HTTPS support added
109: <li>sudo 1.6.3p7
110: <li>ncurses 5.2
111: <li>Latest KAME IPv6
112: <li>KTH Kerberos 1.0.2
1.5 deraadt 113: <li>OpenSSH 2.9
1.2 aaron 114:
115: </ul>
116: <p>
117:
118: <li>Much improved device driver support
119: <p>
120: <ul>
121: <li>3Com 3c990 3XP Typhoon/Sidewinder driver (Ethernet only).
1.6 ericj 122: <li>New hardware RAID drivers including:
123: <ul>
124: <li>Adaptec FSA
125: <li>American Megatrends MegaRAID
1.12 brad 126: <li>Compaq Smart ARRAY controllers
1.6 ericj 127: </ul>
128: <li>New SCSI drivers supporting:
129: <ul>
130: <li>Initio 940/950
131: <li>Symbios Logic 53c1x10
132: <li>AMD Am53c974-based PCI adapters
133: </ul>
134: <li>Much added support for various laptop audio cards, including:
135: <ul>
136: <li>ESS Maestro 1/2/2E
137: <li>Yamaha DS-1S
138: <li>Cirrus Logic CS4281 audio devices
139: </ul>
1.2 aaron 140: <li>USB hardware is now enabled by default and includes support for keyboards and mice.
1.1 deraadt 141: </ul>
142: <p>
143:
144: <li>Many improvements for security and reliability (look for the red
145: print in the <a href=plus29.html>complete changelog</a>).
146: <p>
147:
148: <li>Many other new features, including:
149: <p>
150: <ul>
1.13 chris 151: <li>Vastly improved Linux <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=compat_linux&sektion=8">emulation</a> allowing many more applications to run.
152: <li>802.1d spanning tree support for <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=bridge&sektion=4">bridge(4)</a>.
153: <li><a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=vlan&sektion=4">vlan(4)</a> bridging support allows for many more bridge possibilities (Now you can even use OpenBSD as an 802.1Q compatible switch)
154: <li><a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=kqueue&sektion=2">kqueue(2)</a> kernel event notification mechanism.
1.6 ericj 155: <li>Addition of the <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=wscons&sektion=4">wscons(4)</a> machine-independent console driver.
156: <li>Major enhancements to softupdates, including speed and stability fixes.
1.13 chris 157: <li>Bug-fixes and enhancements to the <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=atapiscsi&sektion=4">atapiscsi(4)</a> and <a href="http://www.openbsd.org:/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=pciide&sektion=4">pciide(4)</a> drivers,
158: including UltraDMA/100 support for Intel, Promise, and Highpoint controllers.
1.1 deraadt 159: </ul>
160: <p>
161:
162: </ul>
163: <p>
164:
165: <a name=install></a>
166: <hr>
167: <p>
168: <h3><font color=#0000e0>How to install</font></h3>
169: <p>
170: Following this are the instructions which you would have on a piece of
171: paper if you had purchased a CDROM set instead of doing an alternate
172: form of install. The instructions for doing an ftp (or other style
173: of) install are very similar; the CDROM instructions are left intact
174: so that you can see how much easier it would have been if you had
175: purchased a CDROM instead.
176: <p>
177:
178: <hr>
179: Please refer to the following files on the two CDROM's for extensive
180: details on how to install OpenBSD 2.9 on your machine:
181: <p>
1.7 ericj 182: <ul>
1.1 deraadt 183: <li> CD1:2.9/i386/INSTALL.i386
184: <li> CD1:2.9/powerpc/INSTALL.powerpc
185: <li> CD1:2.9/vax/INSTALL.vax
186: <p>
187: <li> CD2:2.9/sparc/INSTALL.sparc
188: <li> CD2:2.9/mvme68k/INSTALL.mvme68k
189: <li> CD2:2.9/amiga/INSTALL.amiga
190: <li> CD2:2.9/mac68k/INSTALL.mac68k
191: <li> CD2:2.9/hp300/INSTALL.hp300
192: <li> CD2:2.9/sun3/INSTALL.sun3
193: <p>
1.7 ericj 194: <li>The alpha release is available on the ftp sites, but not on the CDs.
195: </ul>
1.1 deraadt 196: <hr>
1.7 ericj 197:
1.1 deraadt 198: <p>
199: Quick installer information for people familiar with OpenBSD, and the
200: use of the new "disklabel -E" command. If you are at all confused when
201: installing OpenBSD, read the relevant INSTALL.* file as listed above!
202: <p>
1.7 ericj 203:
204: <h3><font color=#e00000>OpenBSD/i386:</font></h3>
205: <ul>
1.1 deraadt 206: <p>
1.8 ericj 207: Play with your BIOS options to enable booting from a CD. The OpenBSD/i386 release is on CD1. If your BIOS does not support booting from CD, you will need to create a boot floppy to install from. To create a boot floppy write <i>CD1:2.9/i386/floppy29.fs</i> to a floppy and boot via the floppy drive.
1.7 ericj 208:
1.1 deraadt 209: <p>
1.8 ericj 210: If you are planning on dual booting OpenBSD with another OS, you will need to read the included INSTALL.i386 document.
211:
212: <p>
213: To make a boot floopy under MS-DOS, use the "rawrite" utility located at <i>CD:/2.9/tools/rawrite.exe</i>. To make the boot floppy under a Unix OS, use the <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=dd&sektion=1">dd(1)</a> utility. The following is an example usage of <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=dd&sektion=1">dd(1)</a>, where the device could be "floppy", "rfd0c", or "rfd0a".
214:
215: <ul><pre>
216: # <strong>dd if=<file> of=/dev/<device> bs=32k</strong>
217: </pre></ul>
218:
219: <p>
220: Make sure you use properly formatted perfect floppies with NO BAD BLOCKS or your install will most likely fail. For more information on creating a boot floppy and installing OpenBSD/i386 please refer to <a href="faq/faq4.html#4.1">FAQ4.1</a>.
1.7 ericj 221: </ul>
222:
223: <p>
224: <h3><font color=#e00000>OpenBSD/sparc:</font></h3>
225: <ul>
1.1 deraadt 226: <p>
1.8 ericj 227: The 2.9 release of OpenBSD/sparc is located on CD2. To boot off of this CD you can use one of the two commands listed below, depending on the version of your ROM.
228:
229: <ul><pre>
230: > <strong>boot cdrom 2.9/sparc/bsd.rd</strong>
231: or
232: > <strong>b sd(0,6,0)2.9/sparc/bsd.rd</strong>
233: </pre></ul>
234:
235: <p>
236: If your sparc does not have a CD drive, you can alternativly boot from floppy. To do so you need to write "CD2:2.9/sparc/floppy29.fs" to a floppy. For more information see <a href="faq/faq4.html#4.1">FAQ4.1</a>. To boot from the floppy use one of the two commands listed below, depending on the version of your ROM.
237:
238: <ul><pre>
239: > <strong>boot floppy</strong>
240: or
241: > <strong>boot fd()</strong>
242: </pre></ul>
243:
244: <p>
245: Make sure you use a properly formatted floppy with NO BAD BLOCKS or your install will most likely fail.
1.11 miod 246:
247: <p>
248: If your sparc doesn't have a floppy drive nor a CD drive, you can either
249: setup a bootable tape, or install via network, as told in the
250: INSTALL.sparc file.
1.7 ericj 251: </ul>
252:
1.1 deraadt 253: <p>
1.7 ericj 254: <h3><font color=#e00000>OpenBSD/amiga:</font></h3>
255: <ul>
1.1 deraadt 256: <p>
257: Create BSD partitions according to INSTALL.amiga's preparation section.
258: Mount the CD2 under AmigaOS as device CD0: Next, execute the following
259: CLI command: "CD0:2.9/amiga/utils/loadbsd CD0:2.9/amiga/bsd.rd".
1.7 ericj 260: </ul>
261:
1.1 deraadt 262: <p>
1.7 ericj 263: <h3><font color=#e00000>OpenBSD/hp300:</font></h3>
264: <ul>
1.1 deraadt 265: <p>
266: You can boot over the network by following the instructions in
267: INSTALL.hp300.
1.7 ericj 268: </ul>
269:
1.1 deraadt 270: <p>
1.7 ericj 271: <h3><font color=#e00000>OpenBSD/mac68k:</font></h3>
272: <ul>
1.1 deraadt 273: <p>
274: Boot MacOS as normal and partition your disk with the appropriate A/UX
275: configurations. Then, extract the Macside utilities from
276: CD2:2.9/mac68k/utils onto your hard disk. Run Mkfs to create your
277: filesystems on the A/UX partitions you just made. Then, use the
278: BSD/Mac68k Installer to copy all the sets in CD2:2.9/mac68k/ onto your
279: partitions. Finally, you will be ready to configure the BSD/Mac68k
280: Booter with the location of your kernel and boot the system.
1.7 ericj 281: </ul>
282:
1.1 deraadt 283: <p>
1.7 ericj 284: <h3><font color=#e00000>OpenBSD/sun3:</font></h3>
285: <ul>
1.1 deraadt 286: <p>
1.9 miod 287: You can either setup a diskless boot or create an installation tape,
288: as described in INSTALL.sun3.
1.7 ericj 289: </ul>
290:
1.1 deraadt 291: <p>
1.8 ericj 292: <h3><font color=#e00000>OpenBSD/alpha:</font></h3>
293: <ul>
294: <p>
295: Get the release via ftp. Then, you can either setup a diskless boot or boot via floppy as described in INSTALL.alpha.
296: </p>
297: </ul>
298:
299: <p>
1.1 deraadt 300: <h3><font color=#e00000>Notes about the source code:</font></h3>
1.7 ericj 301: <ul>
1.1 deraadt 302: <p>
303: src.tar.gz contains a source archive starting at /usr/src. This file
304: contains everything you need except for the kernel sources, which are
305: in a separate archive. To extract:
306: <p>
1.7 ericj 307: <ul><pre>
308: # <strong>mkdir -p /usr/src</strong>
309: # <strong>cd /usr/src</strong>
310: # <strong>tar xvfz /tmp/src.tar.gz</strong>
311: </pre></ul>
1.1 deraadt 312: <p>
313: srcsys.tar.gz contains a source archive starting at /usr/src/sys.
314: This file contains all the kernel sources you need to rebuild kernels.
315: To extract:
316: <p>
1.7 ericj 317: <ul><pre>
318: # <strong>mkdir -p /usr/src/sys</strong>
319: # <strong>cd /usr/src</strong>
320: # <strong>tar xvfz /tmp/srcsys.tar.gz</strong>
321: </pre></ul>
1.1 deraadt 322: <p>
323: Both of these trees are a regular CVS checkout. Using these trees it
324: is possible to get a head-start on using the anoncvs servers as
325: described at <a href=anoncvs.html>http://www.OpenBSD.org/anoncvs.html</a>.
326: Using these files
327: results in a much faster initial CVS update than you could expect from
328: a fresh checkout of the full OpenBSD source tree.
329: <p>
1.7 ericj 330: </ul>
1.1 deraadt 331: <a name=ports></a>
332: <hr>
333: <p>
334: <h3><font color=#0000e0>Ports Tree</font></h3>
335: <p>
336: A ports tree archive is also provided. To extract:
337: <p>
1.7 ericj 338: <ul><pre>
339: # <strong>cd /usr</strong>
340: # <strong>tar xvfz /tmp/ports.tar.gz</strong>
341: # <strong>cd ports</strong>
342: </pre></ul>
1.1 deraadt 343: <p>
1.7 ericj 344: The <i>ports/</i> subdirectory is a checkout of the OpenBSD ports tree. Go
1.1 deraadt 345: read <a href=ports.html>http://www.OpenBSD.org/ports.html</a>
346: if you know nothing about ports
347: at this point. This text is not a manual of how to use ports.
348: Rather, it is a set of notes meant to kickstart the user on the
349: OpenBSD ports system.
350: <p>
1.14 espie 351: Certainly, the OpenBSD ports system is not complete. It is doubtful it
352: will ever be. However, it is growing very fast and getting more stable.
353: Almost all ports provided with this release should build without problems
354: on most architectures (over 1200 packages build on i386, for instance).
355: <p>
356: The <i>ports/</i> directory represents a CVS (see the manpage for cvs(1) if
357: you aren't familiar with CVS) checkout of our ports. As with our complete
358: source tree, our ports tree is available via anoncvs. So, in
1.7 ericj 359: order to keep current with it, you must make the <i>ports/</i> tree
1.1 deraadt 360: available on a read-write medium and update the tree with a command
361: like:
362: <p>
1.7 ericj 363: <ul><pre>
1.14 espie 364: # <strong>cd [portsdir]/; cvs -d anoncvsserver.openbsd.org:/cvs update -Pd -rOPENBSD_2_9</strong>
1.7 ericj 365: </pre></ul>
1.1 deraadt 366: <p>
367: [Of course, you must replace the local directory and server name here
368: with the location of your ports collection and a nearby anoncvs
369: server.]
370: <p>
1.14 espie 371: Note that most ports are available as packages through ftp. Updated
372: packages for the 2.9 release will be made available if problems arise.
1.1 deraadt 373: <p>
1.14 espie 374: If you're interested in seeing a port added, would like to help out, or just
1.1 deraadt 375: would like to know more, the mailing list ports@openbsd.org is a good
376: place to know.
377: <p>
378:
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