This is a partial list of new features and systems included in OpenBSD 3.6.
For a comprehensive list, see the changelog leading
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Following this are the instructions which you would have on a piece of
paper if you had purchased a CDROM set instead of doing an alternate
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extensive details on how to install OpenBSD 3.6 on your machine:
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-How to install
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-Write FTP:3.6/alpha/floppy36.fs or -FTP:3.6/alpha/floppyB36.fs (depending on your machine) to a diskette and +Write 3.6/alpha/floppy36.fs or +3.6/alpha/floppyB36.fs (depending on your machine) to a diskette and enter boot dva0. Refer to INSTALL.alpha for more details.
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After updating the firmware to at least ABLE 1.95 if necessary, boot -FTP:3.6/cats/bsd.rd from an ABLE-supported device (such as a CD-ROM +3.6/cats/bsd.rd from an ABLE-supported device (such as a CD-ROM or an existing FFS or EXT2FS partition).
Boot MacOS as normal and partition your disk with the appropriate A/UX configurations. Then, extract the Macside utilities from -FTP:3.6/mac68k/utils onto your hard disk. Run Mkfs to create your +3.6/mac68k/utils onto your hard disk. Run Mkfs to create your filesystems on the A/UX partitions you just made. Then, use the -"BSD/Mac68k Installer" to copy all the sets in FTP:3.6/mac68k/ onto your +"BSD/Mac68k Installer" to copy all the sets in 3.6/mac68k/ onto your partitions. Finally, you will be ready to configure the "BSD/Mac68k Booter" with the location of your kernel and boot the system. @@ -497,12 +498,12 @@ The network boot requires a MVME88K BUG version that supports the NIOT and NBO debugger commands. Follow the instructions in INSTALL.mvme88k for more details. -
src.tar.gz contains a source archive starting at /usr/src. This file contains everything you need except for the kernel sources, which are @@ -532,9 +533,7 @@ Using these files results in a much faster initial CVS update than you could expect from a fresh checkout of the full OpenBSD source tree. -
-Note that most ports are available as packages through ftp. Updated +Note that most ports are available as packages on our mirrors. Updated packages for the 3.6 release will be made available if problems arise.
If you're interested in seeing a port added, would like to help out, or just -would like to know more, the mailing list ports@openbsd.org is a good -place to know. +would like to know more, the mailing list +ports@openbsd.org is a good place to know.