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26: <h2><font color="#0000e0">The OpenBSD 4.2 Release:</font></h2>
27: <p>
28: To be released Nov 1, 2007<br>
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30: Copyright 1997-2007, Theo de Raadt.<br>
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40: <a href="#new">What's New</a><br>
41: <a href="#install">How to install</a><br>
42: <a href="#upgrade">How to upgrade</a><br>
43: <a href="#ports">How to use the ports tree</a><br>
44: <a href="orders.html">Ordering a CD set</a><br>
45:
46: <p>
47: <h3><font color="#0000e0">
48: To get the files for this release:
49: <ul>
50: <li>Order a CDROM from our <a href="orders.html">ordering system</a>.
51: <li>See the information on <a href="ftp.html">The FTP page</a> for
52: a list of mirror machines.
53: <li>Go to the <font color="#e00000">pub/OpenBSD/4.2/</font> directory on
54: one of the mirror sites.
55: <li>Briefly read the rest of this document.
56: <li>Have a look at <a href="errata.html">The 4.2 Errata page</a> for a list
57: of bugs and workarounds.
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59: <li>See a <a href="plus.html">detailed log of changes</a> between the
60: 4.1 and 4.2 releases.
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62: </ul>
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64: <br clear=all>
65:
66: <strong>Note:</strong> All applicable copyrights and credits can be found
67: in the applicable file sources found in the files src.tar.gz, sys.tar.gz,
68: XF4.tar.gz, or in the files fetched via ports.tar.gz. The distribution
69: files used to build packages from the ports.tar.gz file are not included on
70: the CDROM because of lack of space.
71: <p>
72:
73: <a name="new"></a>
74: <hr>
75: <p>
76: <h3><font color="#0000e0">What's New</font></h3>
77: <p>
78: This is a partial list of new features and systems included in OpenBSD 4.2.
79: For a comprehensive list, see the <a href="plus.html">changelog</a> leading
80: to 4.2.
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174: <li>Over 4500 ports, 4300 pre-built packages (for i386), minor robustness improvements in package tools.
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176: Some highlights:
177: <ul>
1.4 jasper 178: <li>Gnome 2.18.
179: <li>KDE 3.5.7 and koffice 1.6.3.
180: <li>Mozilla Firefox 2.0.0.6 (with translations).
181: <li>PostgreSQL 8.2.4.
1.5 ! jasper 182: <li>GHC 6.6.1 (amd64 and i386 only)
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184: <p>
185:
186: <li>As usual, steady improvements in manual pages and other documentation.
187: <p>
188:
189: <li>The system includes the following major components from outside suppliers:
190: <ul>
191: <li>Xenocara (based on X.Org 7.2.0 + patches, freetype 2.2.1, fontconfig
192: 2.4.2, expat 2.0.0, Mesa 6.5.2, xterm 225 and more)
193: <li>Gcc 2.95.3
194: (+ <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=gcc-local&sektion=1">patches</a>)
195: and 3.3.5
196: (+ <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=gcc-local&sektion=1">patches</a>)
197: <li>Perl 5.8.8 (+ patches)
198: <li>Our improved and secured version of Apache 1.3, with SSL/TLS and DSO support
199: <li>OpenSSL 0.9.7j (+ patches)
200: <li>Groff 1.15
201: <li>Sendmail 8.14.1, with libmilter
202: <li>Bind 9.3.4 (+ patches)
203: <li>Lynx 2.8.5rel.4 with HTTPS and IPv6 support (+ patches)
204: <li>Sudo 1.6.9p4
205: <li>Ncurses 5.2
206: <li>Latest KAME IPv6
207: <li>Heimdal 0.7.2 (+ patches)
208: <li>Arla 0.35.7
209: <li>Binutils 2.15 (+ patches)
210: <li>Gdb 6.3 (+ patches)
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212: </ul>
213: <p>
214:
215: </ul>
216:
217: <a name="install"></a>
218: <hr>
219: <p>
220: <h3><font color="#0000e0">How to install</font></h3>
221: <p>
222: Following this are the instructions which you would have on a piece of
223: paper if you had purchased a CDROM set instead of doing an alternate
224: form of install. The instructions for doing an FTP (or other style
225: of) install are very similar; the CDROM instructions are left intact
226: so that you can see how much easier it would have been if you had
227: purchased a CDROM instead.
228: <p>
229:
230: <hr>
231: Please refer to the following files on the three CDROMs or FTP mirror for
232: extensive details on how to install OpenBSD 4.2 on your machine:
233: <p>
234: <ul>
235: <li>CD1:4.2/i386/INSTALL.i386
236: <p>
237: <li>CD2:4.2/amd64/INSTALL.amd64
238: <li>CD2:4.2/macppc/INSTALL.macppc
239: <p>
240: <li>CD3:4.2/sparc64/INSTALL.sparc64
241: <p>
242: <li>FTP:.../OpenBSD/4.2/alpha/INSTALL.alpha
243: <li>FTP:.../OpenBSD/4.2/armish/INSTALL.armish
244: <li>FTP:.../OpenBSD/4.2/hp300/INSTALL.hp300
245: <li>FTP:.../OpenBSD/4.2/hppa/INSTALL.hppa
246: <li>FTP:.../OpenBSD/4.2/landisk/INSTALL.landisk
247: <li>FTP:.../OpenBSD/4.2/luna88k/INSTALL.luna88k
248: <li>FTP:.../OpenBSD/4.2/mac68k/INSTALL.mac68k
249: <li>FTP:.../OpenBSD/4.2/mvme68k/INSTALL.mvme68k
250: <li>FTP:.../OpenBSD/4.2/mvme88k/INSTALL.mvme88k
251: <li>FTP:.../OpenBSD/4.2/sgi/INSTALL.sgi
252: <li>FTP:.../OpenBSD/4.2/sparc/INSTALL.sparc
253: <li>FTP:.../OpenBSD/4.2/vax/INSTALL.vax
254: <li>FTP:.../OpenBSD/4.2/zaurus/INSTALL.zaurus
255: </ul>
256: <hr>
257:
258: <p>
259: Quick installer information for people familiar with OpenBSD, and the
260: use of the "disklabel -E" command. If you are at all confused when
261: installing OpenBSD, read the relevant INSTALL.* file as listed above!
262: <p>
263:
264: <h3><font color="#e00000">OpenBSD/i386:</font></h3>
265: <ul>
266: Play with your BIOS options to enable booting from a CD. The OpenBSD/i386
267: release is on CD1. If your BIOS does not support booting from CD, you will need
268: to create a boot floppy to install from. To create a boot floppy write
269: <i>CD1:4.2/i386/floppy42.fs</i> to a floppy and boot via the floppy drive.
270:
271: <p>
272: Use <i>CD1:4.2/i386/floppyB42.fs</i> instead for greater SCSI controller
273: support, or <i>CD1:4.2/i386/floppyC42.fs</i> for better laptop support.
274:
275: <p>
276: If you can't boot from a CD or a floppy disk,
277: you can install across the network using PXE as described in
278: the included INSTALL.i386 document.
279:
280: <p>
281: If you are planning on dual booting OpenBSD with another OS, you will need to
282: read INSTALL.i386.
283:
284: <p>
285: To make a boot floppy under MS-DOS, use the "rawrite" utility located
286: at <i>CD1:4.2/tools/rawrite.exe</i>. To make the boot floppy under a Unix OS,
287: use the
288: <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=dd&sektion=1">dd(1)</a>
289: utility. The following is an example usage of
290: <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=dd&sektion=1">dd(1)</a>,
291: where the device could be "floppy", "rfd0c", or
292: "rfd0a".
293:
294: <ul><pre>
295: # <strong>dd if=<file> of=/dev/<device> bs=32k</strong>
296: </pre></ul>
297:
298: <p>
299: Make sure you use properly formatted perfect floppies with NO BAD BLOCKS or
300: your install will most likely fail. For more information on creating a boot
301: floppy and installing OpenBSD/i386 please refer to
302: <a href="faq/faq4.html#MkFlop">FAQ 4.3.1</a>.
303: </ul>
304:
305: <p>
306: <h3><font color="#e00000">OpenBSD/amd64:</font></h3>
307: <ul>
308: The 4.2 release of OpenBSD/amd64 is located on CD2.
309: Boot from the CD to begin the install - you may need to adjust
310: your BIOS options first.
311: If you can't boot from the CD, you can create a boot floppy to install from.
312: To do this, write <i>CD2:4.2/amd64/floppy42.fs</i> to a floppy, then
313: boot from the floppy drive.
314:
315: <p>
316: If you can't boot from a CD or a floppy disk,
317: you can install across the network using PXE as described in the included
318: INSTALL.amd64 document.
319:
320: <p>
321: If you are planning to dual boot OpenBSD with another OS, you will need to
322: read INSTALL.amd64.
323: </ul>
324:
325: <p>
326: <h3><font color="#e00000">OpenBSD/macppc:</font></h3>
327: <ul>
328: Put CD2 in your CDROM drive and poweron your machine while holding down the
329: <i>C</i> key until the display turns on and shows <i>OpenBSD/macppc boot</i>.
330:
331: <p>
332: Alternatively, at the Open Firmware prompt, enter <i>boot cd:,ofwboot
333: /4.2/macppc/bsd.rd</i>
334: </ul>
335:
336: <p>
337: <h3><font color="#e00000">OpenBSD/sparc64:</font></h3>
338: <ul>
339: Put CD3 in your CDROM drive and type <i>boot cdrom</i>.
340:
341: <p>
342: If this doesn't work, or if you don't have a CDROM drive, you can write
343: <i>CD3:4.2/sparc64/floppy42.fs</i> or <i>CD3:4.2/sparc64/floppyB42.fs</i>
344: (depending on your machine) to a floppy and boot it with <i>boot
345: floppy</i>. Refer to INSTALL.sparc64 for details.
346:
347: <p>
348: Make sure you use a properly formatted floppy with NO BAD BLOCKS or your install
349: will most likely fail.
350:
351: <p>
352: You can also write <i>CD3:4.2/sparc64/miniroot42.fs</i> to the swap partition on
353: the disk and boot with <i>boot disk:b</i>.
354:
355: <p>
356: If nothing works, you can boot over the network as described in INSTALL.sparc64.
357: </ul>
358:
359: <p>
360: <h3><font color="#e00000">OpenBSD/alpha:</font></h3>
361: <ul>
362: <p>Write <i>FTP:4.2/alpha/floppy42.fs</i> or
363: <i>FTP:4.2/alpha/floppyB42.fs</i> (depending on your machine) to a diskette and
364: enter <i>boot dva0</i>. Refer to INSTALL.alpha for more details.
365:
366: <p>
367: Make sure you use a properly formatted floppy with NO BAD BLOCKS or your install
368: will most likely fail.
369:
370: </ul>
371:
372: <p>
373: <h3><font color="#e00000">OpenBSD/armish:</font></h3>
374: <ul>
375: <p>
376: After connecting a serial port, Thecus can boot directly from the network
377: either tftp or http. Configure the network using fconfig, reset,
378: then load bsd.rd, see INSTALL.armish for specific details.
379: IOData HDL-G can only boot from an EXT-2 partition. Boot into linux
380: and copy 'boot' and bsd.rd into the first partition on wd0 (hda1)
381: then load and run bsd.rd, preserving the wd0i (hda1) ext2fs partition.
382: More details are available in INSTALL.armish.
383: </ul>
384:
385: <p>
386: <h3><font color="#e00000">OpenBSD/hp300:</font></h3>
387: <ul>
388: <p>
389: Boot over the network by following the instructions in INSTALL.hp300.
390: </ul>
391:
392: <p>
393: <h3><font color="#e00000">OpenBSD/hppa:</font></h3>
394: <ul>
395: <p>
396: Boot over the network by following the instructions in INSTALL.hppa or the
397: <a href="hppa.html#install">hppa platform page</a>.
398: </ul>
399:
400: <p>
401: <h3><font color="#e00000">OpenBSD/landisk:</font></h3>
402: <ul>
403: <p>
404: Write <i>CD3:4.2/landisk/miniroot42.fs</i> to the start of the CF
405: or disk, and boot normally.
406: </ul>
407:
408: <p>
409: <h3><font color="#e00000">OpenBSD/luna88k:</font></h3>
410: <ul>
411: <p>
412: Copy bsd.rd to a Mach or UniOS partition, and boot it from the PROM.
413: Alternatively, you can create a bootable tape and boot from it. Refer to
414: the instructions in INSTALL.luna88k for more details.
415: </ul>
416:
417: <p>
418: <h3><font color="#e00000">OpenBSD/mac68k:</font></h3>
419: <ul>
420: <p>
421: Boot MacOS as normal and extract the Macside "BSD/Mac68k Booter" utility from
422: <i>FTP:4.2/mac68k/utils</i> onto your hard disk. Configure the "BSD/Mac68k
423: Booter" with the location of your bsd.rd kernel and boot into the installer.
424: Refer to the instructions in INSTALL.mac68k for more details.
425: </ul>
426:
427: <p>
428: <h3><font color="#e00000">OpenBSD/mvme68k:</font></h3>
429: <ul>
430: <p>
431: You can create a bootable installation tape or boot over the network.<br>
432: The network boot requires a MVME68K BUG version that supports the <i>NIOT</i>
433: and <i>NBO</i> debugger commands. Follow the instructions in INSTALL.mvme68k
434: for more details.
435: </ul>
436:
437: <p>
438: <h3><font color="#e00000">OpenBSD/mvme88k:</font></h3>
439: <ul>
440: <p>
441: You can create a bootable installation tape or boot over the network.<br>
442: The network boot requires a MVME88K BUG version that supports the <i>NIOT</i>
443: and <i>NBO</i> debugger commands. Follow the instructions in INSTALL.mvme88k
444: for more details.
445: </ul>
446:
447: <p>
448: <h3><font color="#e00000">OpenBSD/sparc:</font></h3>
449: <ul>
450: The 4.2 release of OpenBSD/sparc is located on CD3. To boot off of this CD you
451: can use one of the two commands listed below, depending on the version of your
452: ROM.
453:
454: <ul><pre>
455: ok <strong>boot cdrom 4.2/sparc/bsd.rd</strong>
456: or
457: > <strong>b sd(0,6,0)4.2/sparc/bsd.rd</strong>
458: </pre></ul>
459:
460: <p>
461: If your SPARC system does not have a CD drive, you can alternatively boot from floppy.
462: To do so you need to write <i>CD3:4.2/sparc/floppy42.fs</i> to a floppy.
463: For more information see <a href="faq/faq4.html#MkFlop">FAQ 4.3.1</a>.
464: To boot from the floppy use one of the two commands listed below,
465: depending on the version of your ROM.
466:
467: <ul><pre>
468: ok <strong>boot floppy</strong>
469: or
470: > <strong>b fd()</strong>
471: </pre></ul>
472:
473: <p>
474: Make sure you use a properly formatted floppy with NO BAD BLOCKS or your install
475: will most likely fail.
476:
477: <p>
478: If your SPARC system doesn't have a floppy drive nor a CD drive, you can either
479: setup a bootable tape, or install via network, as told in the
480: INSTALL.sparc file.
481: </ul>
482:
483: <p>
484: <h3><font color="#e00000">OpenBSD/vax:</font></h3>
485: <ul>
486: Boot over the network via mopbooting as described in INSTALL.vax.
487: </ul>
488:
489: <p>
490: <h3><font color="#e00000">OpenBSD/zaurus:</font></h3>
491: <ul>
492: <p>
493: Using the Linux built-in graphical ipkg installer, install the
494: openbsd42_arm.ipk package. Reboot, then run it. Read INSTALL.zaurus
495: for a few important details.
496: </ul>
497:
498: <p>
499: <h3><font color="#e00000">Notes about the source code:</font></h3>
500: <ul>
501: src.tar.gz contains a source archive starting at /usr/src. This file
502: contains everything you need except for the kernel sources, which are
503: in a separate archive. To extract:
504: <p>
505: <ul><pre>
506: # <strong>mkdir -p /usr/src</strong>
507: # <strong>cd /usr/src</strong>
508: # <strong>tar xvfz /tmp/src.tar.gz</strong>
509: </pre></ul>
510: <p>
511: sys.tar.gz contains a source archive starting at /usr/src/sys.
512: This file contains all the kernel sources you need to rebuild kernels.
513: To extract:
514: <p>
515: <ul><pre>
516: # <strong>mkdir -p /usr/src/sys</strong>
517: # <strong>cd /usr/src</strong>
518: # <strong>tar xvfz /tmp/sys.tar.gz</strong>
519: </pre></ul>
520: <p>
521: Both of these trees are a regular CVS checkout. Using these trees it
522: is possible to get a head-start on using the anoncvs servers as
523: described <a href="anoncvs.html">here</a>.
524: Using these files
525: results in a much faster initial CVS update than you could expect from
526: a fresh checkout of the full OpenBSD source tree.
527: <p>
528: </ul>
529:
530: <a name="upgrade"></a>
531: <hr>
532: <p>
533: <h3><font color="#0000e0">How to upgrade</font></h3>
534: <p>
535: If you already have an OpenBSD 4.1 system, and do not want to reinstall,
536: upgrade instructions and advice can be found in the
537: <a href="faq/upgrade42.html">Upgrade Guide</a>.
538:
539: <a name="ports"></a>
540: <hr>
541: <p>
542: <h3><font color="#0000e0">Ports Tree</font></h3>
543: <p>
544: A ports tree archive is also provided. To extract:
545: <p>
546: <ul><pre>
547: # <strong>cd /usr</strong>
548: # <strong>tar xvfz /tmp/ports.tar.gz</strong>
549: # <strong>cd ports</strong>
550: </pre></ul>
551: <p>
552: The <i>ports/</i> subdirectory is a checkout of the OpenBSD ports tree. Go
553: read the <a href="ports.html">ports</a> page
554: if you know nothing about ports
555: at this point. This text is not a manual of how to use ports.
556: Rather, it is a set of notes meant to kickstart the user on the
557: OpenBSD ports system.
558: <p>
559: The <i>ports/</i> directory represents a CVS (see the manpage for
560: <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=cvs&apropos=0&sektion=1&manpath=OpenBSD+Current&arch=i386&format=html">
561: cvs(1)</a> if
562: you aren't familiar with CVS) checkout of our ports. As with our complete
563: source tree, our ports tree is available via anoncvs. So, in
564: order to keep current with it, you must make the <i>ports/</i> tree
565: available on a read-write medium and update the tree with a command
566: like:
567: <p>
568: <ul><pre>
569: # <strong>cd [portsdir]/; cvs -d anoncvs@server.openbsd.org:/cvs update -Pd -rOPENBSD_4_2</strong>
570: </pre></ul>
571: <p>
572: [Of course, you must replace the local directory and server name here
573: with the location of your ports collection and a nearby anoncvs
574: server.]
575: <p>
576: Note that most ports are available as packages through FTP. Updated
577: packages for the 4.2 release will be made available if problems arise.
578: <p>
579: If you're interested in seeing a port added, would like to help out, or just
580: would like to know more, the mailing list ports@openbsd.org is a good
581: place to know.
582: <p>
583:
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