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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>
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1.2 aaron 92: <li>OpenBSD 2.9 will run on the new Apple Titanium PowerBook G4.
1.1 deraadt 93: <p>
94:
95: <li>The system includes the following major components from outside suppliers:
96: <p>
97: <ul>
1.4 aaron 98: <li>XFree86 4.0.3 (and i386 contains 3.3.X servers also, thus providing support for all chipsets)
99: <li>gcc 2.95.3 (+ patches)
1.1 deraadt 100: <li>perl 5.6.0 plus a few fixes.
1.2 aaron 101: <li>Apache 1.3.19 (+ patches), mod_ssl 2.8.1, OpenSSL 0.9.5a, DSO support
102: <li>ipf 3.4.16 (+ patches)
103: <li>groff 1.15
104: <li>sendmail 8.11.3
105: <li>lynx 2.8.2 with HTTPS support added
106: <li>sudo 1.6.3p7
107: <li>ncurses 5.2
108: <li>Latest KAME IPv6
109: <li>KTH Kerberos 1.0.2
1.5 ! deraadt 110: <li>OpenSSH 2.9
1.2 aaron 111:
112: </ul>
113: <p>
114:
115: <li>Much improved device driver support
116: <p>
117: <ul>
118: <li>3Com 3c990 3XP Typhoon/Sidewinder driver (Ethernet only).
119: <li>New RAID drivers supporting Adaptec FSA, American Megatrands MegaRAID, and Compaq SmartARRAY-based PCI controllers.
120: <li>New SCSI drivers supporting Initio 940/950, Symbios Logic 53c1x10, and AMD Am53c974-based PCI adapters.
121: <li>Laptop audio support includes new drivers for ESS Maestro 1/2/2E, Yamaha DS-XG, and Cirrus Logic CS4281 devices.
122: <li>USB hardware is now enabled by default and includes support for keyboards and mice.
1.1 deraadt 123: </ul>
124: <p>
125:
126: <li>Many improvements for security and reliability (look for the red
127: print in the <a href=plus29.html>complete changelog</a>).
128: <p>
129:
130: <li>Many other new features, including:
131: <p>
132: <ul>
1.2 aaron 133: <li>Vastly improved Linux emulation allowing many more applications to run.
1.4 aaron 134: <li>802.1d spanning tree and vlan support for <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=bridge&sektion=4">bridge(4)</a>.
1.2 aaron 135: <li>kqueue kernel event notification mechanism.
1.1 deraadt 136: </ul>
137: <p>
138:
139: </ul>
140: <p>
141:
142: <a name=install></a>
143: <hr>
144: <p>
145: <h3><font color=#0000e0>How to install</font></h3>
146: <p>
147: Following this are the instructions which you would have on a piece of
148: paper if you had purchased a CDROM set instead of doing an alternate
149: form of install. The instructions for doing an ftp (or other style
150: of) install are very similar; the CDROM instructions are left intact
151: so that you can see how much easier it would have been if you had
152: purchased a CDROM instead.
153: <p>
154:
155: <hr>
156: Please refer to the following files on the two CDROM's for extensive
157: details on how to install OpenBSD 2.9 on your machine:
158: <p>
159: <dl>
160: <li> CD1:2.9/i386/INSTALL.i386
161: <li> CD1:2.9/powerpc/INSTALL.powerpc
162: <li> CD1:2.9/vax/INSTALL.vax
163: <p>
164: <li> CD2:2.9/sparc/INSTALL.sparc
165: <li> CD2:2.9/mvme68k/INSTALL.mvme68k
166: <li> CD2:2.9/amiga/INSTALL.amiga
167: <li> CD2:2.9/mac68k/INSTALL.mac68k
168: <li> CD2:2.9/hp300/INSTALL.hp300
169: <li> CD2:2.9/sun3/INSTALL.sun3
170: <p>
171: <li>The pmax release is available on the ftp sites, but not
172: on the CDs.
173: </dl>
174: <hr>
175: <p>
176: Quick installer information for people familiar with OpenBSD, and the
177: use of the new "disklabel -E" command. If you are at all confused when
178: installing OpenBSD, read the relevant INSTALL.* file as listed above!
179: <p>
180: <h3><font color=#e00000>i386:</font></h3>
181: <p>
182: Play with your BIOS options, and see if you can enable booting off a
183: CD; try using CD1. If not, write CD1:2.9/i386/floppy29.fs to a
184: floppy, then boot that. If you are mixing OpenBSD with another
185: operating system, you will surely need to read the INSTALL.i386
186: document.
187: <p>
188: To make a floppy under MS-DOS, use /2.9/tools/rawrite.exe. Under
189: Unix, use "dd if=<file> of=/dev/<device> bs=32k" (where device could
190: be "floppy" or "rfd0c" or "rfd0a"). Use properly formatted perfect
191: floppies with NO BAD BLOCKS or you will lose.
192: <p>
193: If you experience any boot hangs on PCI devices, or any panic early in boot
194: 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
195: a workaround. At the <i>boot></i> prompt, type
196: "boot -c" to enter User Kernel Configuration. At the <i>UKC></i> prompt,
197: enter "disable pcibios" then "quit". See
198: <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
199: 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.
200: <p>
201: <h3><font color=#e00000>sparc:</font></h3>
202: <p>
203: To boot off CD2, type "boot cdrom 2.9/sparc/bsd.rd", or
204: "b sd(0,6,0)2.9/sparc/bsd.rd" depending on your ROM version.
205: Alternatively, write CD2:2.9/sparc/floppy29.fs to a floppy and boot it
206: using "boot floppy" or "boot fd()" depending on your ROM version.
207: <p>
208: <h3><font color=#e00000>amiga:</font></h3>
209: <p>
210: Create BSD partitions according to INSTALL.amiga's preparation section.
211: Mount the CD2 under AmigaOS as device CD0: Next, execute the following
212: CLI command: "CD0:2.9/amiga/utils/loadbsd CD0:2.9/amiga/bsd.rd".
213: <p>
214: <h3><font color=#e00000>hp300:</font></h3>
215: <p>
216: You can boot over the network by following the instructions in
217: INSTALL.hp300.
218: <p>
219: <h3><font color=#e00000>mac68k:</font></h3>
220: <p>
221: Boot MacOS as normal and partition your disk with the appropriate A/UX
222: configurations. Then, extract the Macside utilities from
223: CD2:2.9/mac68k/utils onto your hard disk. Run Mkfs to create your
224: filesystems on the A/UX partitions you just made. Then, use the
225: BSD/Mac68k Installer to copy all the sets in CD2:2.9/mac68k/ onto your
226: partitions. Finally, you will be ready to configure the BSD/Mac68k
227: Booter with the location of your kernel and boot the system.
228: <p>
229: <h3><font color=#e00000>sun3:</font></h3>
230: <p>
231: Get the release via ftp. Then, you can either setup a diskless boot or
232: create an installation tape, as described in INSTALL.sun3.
233: <p>
234: <h3><font color=#e00000>Notes about the source code:</font></h3>
235: <p>
236: src.tar.gz contains a source archive starting at /usr/src. This file
237: contains everything you need except for the kernel sources, which are
238: in a separate archive. To extract:
239: <p>
240: <pre>
241: # mkdir -p /usr/src
242: # cd /usr/src
243: # tar xvfz /tmp/src.tar.gz
244: </pre>
245: <p>
246: srcsys.tar.gz contains a source archive starting at /usr/src/sys.
247: This file contains all the kernel sources you need to rebuild kernels.
248: To extract:
249: <p>
250: <pre>
251: # mkdir -p /usr/src/sys
252: # cd /usr/src
253: # tar xvfz /tmp/srcsys.tar.gz
254: </pre>
255: <p>
256: Both of these trees are a regular CVS checkout. Using these trees it
257: is possible to get a head-start on using the anoncvs servers as
258: described at <a href=anoncvs.html>http://www.OpenBSD.org/anoncvs.html</a>.
259: Using these files
260: results in a much faster initial CVS update than you could expect from
261: a fresh checkout of the full OpenBSD source tree.
262: <p>
263:
264: <a name=ports></a>
265: <hr>
266: <p>
267: <h3><font color=#0000e0>Ports Tree</font></h3>
268: <p>
269: A ports tree archive is also provided. To extract:
270: <p>
271: <pre>
272: # cd /usr
273: # tar xvfz /tmp/ports.tar.gz
274: # cd ports
275: # ls
276: ...
277: </pre>
278: <p>
279: The ports/ subdirectory is a checkout of the OpenBSD ports tree. Go
280: read <a href=ports.html>http://www.OpenBSD.org/ports.html</a>
281: if you know nothing about ports
282: at this point. This text is not a manual of how to use ports.
283: Rather, it is a set of notes meant to kickstart the user on the
284: OpenBSD ports system.
285: <p>
286: Certainly, the OpenBSD ports system is not complete. This is because
287: the full integration of ports into the OpenBSD environment is still a
288: young project as of this release. We believe the ports that are
289: provided here are stable, but it is most important to realize that
290: ports will continue to grow a great deal in functionality in the
291: future.
292: <p>
293: As we said, ports will be growing a lot in the future. The ports/
294: directory represents a CVS (see the manpage for cvs(1) if you aren't
295: familiar with CVS) checkout of our ports. As with our complete source
296: tree, our ports tree is available via anoncvs. So, in
297: order to keep current with it, you must make the ports/ tree
298: available on a read-write medium and update the tree with a command
299: like:
300: <p>
301: <pre>
302: # cd [portsdir]/; cvs -d anoncvsserver.openbsd.org:/cvs update -PAd
303: </pre>
304: <p>
305: [Of course, you must replace the local directory and server name here
306: with the location of your ports collection and a nearby anoncvs
307: server.]
308: <p>
309: Again, it is important to see the webpage for specific instructions as
310: this is a new service which hasn't yet been ironed out
311: completely.
312: <p>
313: Finally, despite ports' youth, help is never far. If you're
314: interested in seeing a port added, would like to help out, or just
315: would like to know more, the mailing list ports@openbsd.org is a good
316: place to know.
317: <p>
318:
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