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24: <h2><font color="#0000e0">The OpenBSD 4.3 Release:</font></h2>
25: <p>
26: To be released May 1, 2008<br>
27: Copyright 1997-2008, Theo de Raadt.<br>
28: <font color="#e00000">ISBN XXX-X-XXXXXXX-X-X</font>
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30: <a href="lyrics.html#43">4.3 Song: "XXX"</a>
31: <p>
32:
33: <a href="#new">What's New</a><br>
34: <a href="#install">How to install</a><br>
35: <a href="#upgrade">How to upgrade</a><br>
36: <a href="#ports">How to use the ports tree</a><br>
37: <a href="orders.html">Ordering a CD set</a><br>
38:
39: <p>
40: <h3><font color="#0000e0">
41: To get the files for this release:
42: <ul>
43: <li>Order a CDROM from our <a href="orders.html">ordering system</a>.
44: <li>See the information on <a href="ftp.html">The FTP page</a> for
45: a list of mirror machines.
46: <li>Go to the <font color="#e00000">pub/OpenBSD/4.3/</font> directory on
47: one of the mirror sites.
48: <li>Briefly read the rest of this document.
49: <li>Have a look at <a href="errata43.html">The 4.3 Errata page</a> for a list
50: of bugs and workarounds.
51: <li>See a <a href="plus43.html">detailed log of changes</a> between the
52: 4.2 and 4.3 releases.
53: </ul>
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56:
57: <strong>Note:</strong> All applicable copyrights and credits can be found
58: in the applicable file sources found in the files src.tar.gz, sys.tar.gz,
59: xenocara.tar.gz, or in the files fetched via ports.tar.gz. The distribution
60: files used to build packages from the ports.tar.gz file are not included on
61: the CDROM because of lack of space.
62: <p>
63:
64: <a name="new"></a>
65: <hr>
66: <p>
67: <h3><font color="#0000e0">What's New</font></h3>
68: <p>
69: This is a partial list of new features and systems included in OpenBSD 4.3.
70: For a comprehensive list, see the <a href="plus43.html">changelog</a> leading
71: to 4.3.
72: <p>
73:
74: <ul>
75:
76: <li>New/extended platforms:
77: <ul>
1.3 kettenis 78: <li><a href="sparc64.html">OpenBSD/sparc64</a>.<br>
79: SMP support.
80: <li><a href="hppa.html">OpenBSD/hppa</a>.<br>
81: K-class servers like the K200 and K410 are supported now.
1.1 david 82: </ul>
83: <p>
84:
85: <li>Platforms skipped this release:
86: <ul>
87: <li>...
88: </ul>
89: <p>
90:
91: <li>Improved hardware support, including:
92: <ul>
1.10 brad 93: <li>The <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=bge&sektion=4">bge</a> driver now supports BCM5906/BCM5906M 10/100 and BCM5755 10/100/Gigabit Ethernet devices.
94: <li>The <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=cas&sektion=4">cas</a> driver now supports Cassini+ 10/100/Gigabit Ethernet devices.
95: <li>The <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=em&sektion=4">em</a> driver now supports ICH9 10/100 and 10/100/Gigabit Ethernet devices.
96: <li>The <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=gem&sektion=4">gem</a> driver now supports the onboard 1000base-SX interface on the Sun Fire V880 server.
1.11 brad 97: <li>The <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=ixgb&sektion=4">ixgb</a> driver now supports the Sun 10Gb PCI-X Ethernet devices.
1.10 brad 98: <li>The <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=msk&sektion=4">msk</a> driver now supports Yukon FE+ 10/100 and Yukon Supreme 10/100/Gigabit Ethernet devices.
99: <li>The <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=it&sektion=4">it</a> driver now supports ITE IT8705F/8712F/8716F/8718F/8726F and SiS SiS950 ICs. Watchdog timer functionality added.
1.12 ! brad 100: <li>The <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=viapm&sektion=4">viapm</a> driver now supports the VIA VT8237S south bridges SMBus controller.
1.1 david 101: <li>New <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=amdpcib&sektion=4&arch=amd64">amdpcib</a> driver for the AMD-8111 series LPC bridge and timecounter on amd64.
102: <li>New <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=pctr&sektion=4&arch=amd64">pctr</a> driver for the driver for the CPU performance counters on amd64.
103: <li>New <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=bwi&sektion=4">bwi</a> driver for the Broadcom AirForce IEEE 802.11b/g wireless network device.
104: <li>New <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=envy&sektion=4">envy</a> driver for the VIA Envy24 audio device.
105: <li>New <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=et&sektion=4">et</a> driver for the Agere/LSI ET1310 10/100/Gigabit Ethernet device.
106: <li>New <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=etphy&sektion=4">etphy</a> driver for the Agere/LSI ET1011 TruePHY Gigabit Ethernet PHY.
107: <li>New <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=amdpcib&sektion=4&arch=i386">amdpcib</a> driver for the AMD-8111 series LPC bridge and timecounter on i386.
108: <li>New <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=glxpcib&sektion=4&arch=i386">glxpcib</a> driver for the AMD CS5536 PCI-ISA bridge with timecounter, watchdog timer, and GPIO on i386.
109: <li>New <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=msts&sektion=4">msts</a> driver for the Meinberg Standard Time String timedelta sensor.
110: <li>New <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=gbe&sektion=4&arch=sgi">gbe</a> driver for the SGI Graphics Back End (GBE) Frame Buffer on sgi.
111: <li>New <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=mkbc&sektion=4&arch=sgi">mkbc</a> driver for the Moosehead PS/2 Controller on sgi.
112: <li>New <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=power&sektion=4&arch=sgi">power</a> driver for the power button on sgi.
113: <li>New <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=ecadc&sektion=4&arch=sparc64">ecadc</a> driver for the Environmental Monitoring Subsystem temperature sensor on sparc64.
114: <li>New <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=tda&sektion=4&arch=sparc64">tda</a> driver for the Philips TDA8444 fan controller on sparc64.
115: <li>New <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=spdmem&sektion=4">spdmem</a> driver retrieves information about memory modules.
116: <li>New <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=thmc&sektion=4">thmc</a> driver for the TI THMC50, Analog ADM1022/1028 temperature sensor.
117: <li>New <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=uchcom&sektion=4">uchcom</a> driver for the WinChipHead CH341/340 based USB serial adapter.
118: <li>New <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=umbg&sektion=4">umbg</a> driver for the Meinberg Funkuhren USB5131 timedelta sensor.
119: <li>New <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=upgt&sektion=4">upgt</a> driver for the Conexant/Intersil PrismGT SoftMAC USB IEEE 802.11b/g wireless network device.
120: <li>New <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=wbng&sektion=4">wbng</a> driver for the Winbond W83793G temperature, voltage, and fan sensor.
121: <li>New <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=wbsio&sektion=4">wbsio</a> driver for the Winbond LPC Super I/O ICs.
122: </ul>
123: <p>
124:
125: <li>New tools:
126: <ul>
127: <li><a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=snmpd&sektion=8">snmpd</a>, implementing the Simple Network Management Protocol.
128: <li>The <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=snmpctl&sektion=8">snmpctl</a> program controls the SNMP daemon.
129: <li>The <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=pcidump&sektion=8">pcidump</a> utility displays the device address, vendor, and product name of PCI devices.
130: <li><a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=ldattach&sektion=8">ldattach</a> is used to attach a line discipline to a serial line to allow for in-kernel processing of the received and/or sent data.
131: </ul>
132: <p>
133:
134: <li>New functionality:
135: <ul>
1.6 kettenis 136: <li><a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=eeprom&sektion=8&arch=sparc">eeprom</a> is now able to display the OpenPROM device tree on systems that have it.
1.7 jasper 137: <li>Support for X11 on sgi has been added.
1.1 david 138: </ul>
139: <p>
140:
141: <li>Assorted improvements and code cleanup:
142: <ul>
143: <li>...
144: </ul>
145: <p>
146:
147: <li>Install/Upgrade process changes:
148: <ul>
149: <li>...
150: </ul>
151: <p>
152:
153: <li>OpenBGPD 4.3:
154: <ul>
155: <li>...
156: </ul>
157: <p>
158:
159: <li>OpenNTPD 4.3:
160: <ul>
161: <li>...
162: </ul>
163: <p>
164:
165: <li>OpenOSPFD 4.3:
166: <ul>
167: <li>...
168: </ul>
169: <p>
170:
171: <li>Hoststated 4.3:
172: <ul>
173: <li>...
174: </ul>
175: <p>
176:
177: <li>OpenSSH 4.8:
178: <ul>
179: <li>...
180: </ul>
181: <p>
182:
183: <li>Over 4,900 ports, minor robustness improvements in package tools.
184: <li>Many pre-built packages for each architecture:
185: <table border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=2 width="95%">
186: <tr>
187: <td valign="top" width="33%">
188: <ul>
189: <li>i386: XXXX
190: <li>sparc64: XXXX
191: <li>alpha: XXXX
192: <li>sh: XXX
193: </ul></td><td valign=top width="33%"><ul>
194: <li>amd64: XXXX
195: <li>powerpc: XXXX
196: <li>sparc: XXXX
197: <li>m68k: XXXX
198: </ul></td><td valign=top width="33%"><ul>
199: <li>arm: XXXX
200: <li>hppa: XXXX
201: <li>vax: XXX
202: </ul></td></tr></table>
203: Some highlights:
204: <ul>
1.2 jasper 205: <li>Gnome 2.20.3.
206: <li>GNUstep 1.14.2.
207: <li>Mozilla Firefox 2.0.0.12.
208: <li>Mozilla Thunderbird 2.0.0.12.
209: <li>GHC 6.6.1 (amd64 and i386 only).
210: <li>MySQL 5.0.51a.
211: <li>OpenMotif 2.3.0.
212: <li>OpenOffice.org 2.3.1.
213: <li>PostgreSQL 8.2.6.
214: <li>Xfce 4.4.2.
1.1 david 215: <li>...
216: </ul>
217: <p>
218:
219: <li>As usual, steady improvements in manual pages and other documentation.
220: <p>
221:
222: <li>The system includes the following major components from outside suppliers:
223: <ul>
1.4 matthieu 224: <li>Xenocara (based on X.Org 7.3 + patches, freetype 2.3.5, fontconfig
1.1 david 225: 2.4.2, Mesa 7.0.2, xterm 232 and more)
226: <li>Gcc 2.95.3
227: (+ <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=gcc-local&sektion=1">patches</a>)
228: and 3.3.5
229: (+ <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=gcc-local&sektion=1">patches</a>)
230: <li>Perl 5.8.8 (+ patches)
231: <li>Our improved and secured version of Apache 1.3, with SSL/TLS and DSO support
232: <li>OpenSSL 0.9.7j (+ patches)
233: <li>Groff 1.15
234: <li>Sendmail 8.14.1, with libmilter
235: <li>Bind 9.4.2 (+ patches)
236: <li>Lynx 2.8.5rel.4 with HTTPS and IPv6 support (+ patches)
237: <li>Sudo 1.6.9p12
238: <li>Ncurses 5.2
239: <li>Latest KAME IPv6
240: <li>Heimdal 0.7.2 (+ patches)
241: <li>Arla 0.35.7
242: <li>Binutils 2.15 (+ patches)
243: <li>Gdb 6.3 (+ patches)
244: </ul>
245: <p>
246:
247: </ul>
248:
249: <a name="install"></a>
250: <hr>
251: <p>
252: <h3><font color="#0000e0">How to install</font></h3>
253: <p>
254: Following this are the instructions which you would have on a piece of
255: paper if you had purchased a CDROM set instead of doing an alternate
256: form of install. The instructions for doing an FTP (or other style
257: of) install are very similar; the CDROM instructions are left intact
258: so that you can see how much easier it would have been if you had
259: purchased a CDROM instead.
260: <p>
261:
262: <hr>
263: Please refer to the following files on the three CDROMs or FTP mirror for
264: extensive details on how to install OpenBSD 4.3 on your machine:
265: <p>
266: <ul>
267: <li>CD1:4.3/i386/INSTALL.i386
268: <p>
269: <li>CD2:4.3/amd64/INSTALL.amd64
270: <li>CD2:4.3/macppc/INSTALL.macppc
271: <p>
272: <li>CD3:4.3/sparc64/INSTALL.sparc64
273: <p>
274: <li>FTP:.../OpenBSD/4.3/alpha/INSTALL.alpha
275: <li>FTP:.../OpenBSD/4.3/armish/INSTALL.armish
276: <li>FTP:.../OpenBSD/4.3/hp300/INSTALL.hp300
277: <li>FTP:.../OpenBSD/4.3/hppa/INSTALL.hppa
278: <li>FTP:.../OpenBSD/4.3/landisk/INSTALL.landisk
279: <li>FTP:.../OpenBSD/4.3/mac68k/INSTALL.mac68k
280: <li>FTP:.../OpenBSD/4.3/mvme68k/INSTALL.mvme68k
281: <li>FTP:.../OpenBSD/4.3/mvme88k/INSTALL.mvme88k
282: <li>FTP:.../OpenBSD/4.1/sgi/INSTALL.sgi
283: <li>FTP:.../OpenBSD/4.3/sparc/INSTALL.sparc
284: <li>FTP:.../OpenBSD/4.3/vax/INSTALL.vax
285: <li>FTP:.../OpenBSD/4.3/zaurus/INSTALL.zaurus
286: </ul>
287: <hr>
288:
289: <p>
290: Quick installer information for people familiar with OpenBSD, and the
291: use of the "disklabel -E" command. If you are at all confused when
292: installing OpenBSD, read the relevant INSTALL.* file as listed above!
293: <p>
294:
295: <h3><font color="#e00000">OpenBSD/i386:</font></h3>
296: <ul>
297: Play with your BIOS options to enable booting from a CD. The OpenBSD/i386
298: release is on CD1. If your BIOS does not support booting from CD, you will need
299: to create a boot floppy to install from. To create a boot floppy write
300: <i>CD1:4.3/i386/floppy43.fs</i> to a floppy and boot via the floppy drive.
301:
302: <p>
303: Use <i>CD1:4.3/i386/floppyB43.fs</i> instead for greater SCSI controller
304: support, or <i>CD1:4.3/i386/floppyC43.fs</i> for better laptop support.
305:
306: <p>
307: If you can't boot from a CD or a floppy disk,
308: you can install across the network using PXE as described in
309: the included INSTALL.i386 document.
310:
311: <p>
312: If you are planning on dual booting OpenBSD with another OS, you will need to
313: read INSTALL.i386.
314:
315: <p>
316: To make a boot floppy under MS-DOS, use the "rawrite" utility located
317: at <i>CD1:4.3/tools/rawrite.exe</i>. To make the boot floppy under a Unix OS,
318: use the
319: <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=dd&sektion=1">dd(1)</a>
320: utility. The following is an example usage of
321: <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=dd&sektion=1">dd(1)</a>,
322: where the device could be "floppy", "rfd0c", or
323: "rfd0a".
324:
325: <ul><pre>
326: # <strong>dd if=<file> of=/dev/<device> bs=32k</strong>
327: </pre></ul>
328:
329: <p>
330: Make sure you use properly formatted perfect floppies with NO BAD BLOCKS or
331: your install will most likely fail. For more information on creating a boot
332: floppy and installing OpenBSD/i386 please refer to
333: <a href="faq/faq4.html#MkFlop">FAQ 4.3.1</a>.
334: </ul>
335:
336: <p>
337: <h3><font color="#e00000">OpenBSD/amd64:</font></h3>
338: <ul>
339: The 4.3 release of OpenBSD/amd64 is located on CD2.
340: Boot from the CD to begin the install - you may need to adjust
341: your BIOS options first.
342: If you can't boot from the CD, you can create a boot floppy to install from.
343: To do this, write <i>CD2:4.3/amd64/floppy43.fs</i> to a floppy, then
344: boot from the floppy drive.
345:
346: <p>
347: If you can't boot from a CD or a floppy disk,
348: you can install across the network using PXE as described in the included
349: INSTALL.amd64 document.
350:
351: <p>
352: If you are planning to dual boot OpenBSD with another OS, you will need to
353: read INSTALL.amd64.
354: </ul>
355:
356: <p>
357: <h3><font color="#e00000">OpenBSD/macppc:</font></h3>
358: <ul>
359: Put CD2 in your CDROM drive and poweron your machine while holding down the
360: <i>C</i> key until the display turns on and shows <i>OpenBSD/macppc boot</i>.
361:
362: <p>
363: Alternatively, at the Open Firmware prompt, enter <i>boot cd:,ofwboot
364: /4.3/macppc/bsd.rd</i>
365: </ul>
366:
367: <p>
368: <h3><font color="#e00000">OpenBSD/sparc64:</font></h3>
369: <ul>
370: Put CD3 in your CDROM drive and type <i>boot cdrom</i>.
371:
372: <p>
373: If this doesn't work, or if you don't have a CDROM drive, you can write
374: <i>CD3:4.3/sparc64/floppy43.fs</i> or <i>CD3:4.3/sparc64/floppyB43.fs</i>
375: (depending on your machine) to a floppy and boot it with <i>boot
376: floppy</i>. Refer to INSTALL.sparc64 for details.
377:
378: <p>
379: Make sure you use a properly formatted floppy with NO BAD BLOCKS or your install
380: will most likely fail.
381:
382: <p>
383: You can also write <i>CD3:4.3/sparc64/miniroot43.fs</i> to the swap partition on
384: the disk and boot with <i>boot disk:b</i>.
385:
386: <p>
387: If nothing works, you can boot over the network as described in INSTALL.sparc64.
388: </ul>
389:
390: <p>
391: <h3><font color="#e00000">OpenBSD/alpha:</font></h3>
392: <ul>
393: <p>Write <i>FTP:4.3/alpha/floppy43.fs</i> or
394: <i>FTP:4.3/alpha/floppyB43.fs</i> (depending on your machine) to a diskette and
395: enter <i>boot dva0</i>. Refer to INSTALL.alpha for more details.
396:
397: <p>
398: Make sure you use a properly formatted floppy with NO BAD BLOCKS or your install
399: will most likely fail.
400:
401: </ul>
402:
403: <p>
404: <h3><font color="#e00000">OpenBSD/armish:</font></h3>
405: <ul>
406: <p>
407: After connecting a serial port, Thecus can boot directly from the network
408: either tftp or http. Configure the network using fconfig, reset,
409: then load bsd.rd, see INSTALL.armish for specific details.
410: IOData HDL-G can only boot from an EXT-2 partition. Boot into linux
411: and copy 'boot' and bsd.rd into the first partition on wd0 (hda1)
412: then load and run bsd.rd, preserving the wd0i (hda1) ext2fs partition.
413: More details are available in INSTALL.armish.
414: </ul>
415:
416: <p>
417: <h3><font color="#e00000">OpenBSD/hp300:</font></h3>
418: <ul>
419: <p>
420: Boot over the network by following the instructions in INSTALL.hp300.
421: </ul>
422:
423: <p>
424: <h3><font color="#e00000">OpenBSD/hppa:</font></h3>
425: <ul>
426: <p>
427: Boot over the network by following the instructions in INSTALL.hppa or the
428: <a href="hppa.html#install">hppa platform page</a>.
429: </ul>
430:
431: <p>
432: <h3><font color="#e00000">OpenBSD/landisk:</font></h3>
433: <ul>
434: <p>
435: Write <i>miniroot43.fs</i> to the start of the CF
436: or disk, and boot normally.
437: </ul>
438:
439: <p>
440: <h3><font color="#e00000">OpenBSD/mac68k:</font></h3>
441: <ul>
442: <p>
443: Boot MacOS as normal and extract the Macside "BSD/Mac68k Booter" utility from
444: <i>FTP:4.3/mac68k/utils</i> onto your hard disk. Configure the "BSD/Mac68k
445: Booter" with the location of your bsd.rd kernel and boot into the installer.
446: Refer to the instructions in INSTALL.mac68k for more details.
447: </ul>
448:
449: <p>
450: <h3><font color="#e00000">OpenBSD/mvme68k:</font></h3>
451: <ul>
452: <p>
453: You can create a bootable installation tape or boot over the network.<br>
454: The network boot requires a MVME68K BUG version that supports the <i>NIOT</i>
455: and <i>NBO</i> debugger commands. Follow the instructions in INSTALL.mvme68k
456: for more details.
457: </ul>
458:
459: <p>
460: <h3><font color="#e00000">OpenBSD/mvme88k:</font></h3>
461: <ul>
462: <p>
463: You can create a bootable installation tape or boot over the network.<br>
464: The network boot requires a MVME88K BUG version that supports the <i>NIOT</i>
465: and <i>NBO</i> debugger commands. Follow the instructions in INSTALL.mvme88k
466: for more details.
467: </ul>
468:
469: <p>
470: <h3><font color="#e00000">OpenBSD/sparc:</font></h3>
471: <ul>
472: Boot from one of the provided install ISO images, using one of the two
473: commands listed below, depending on the version of your ROM.
474:
475: <ul><pre>
476: ok <strong>boot cdrom 4.3/sparc/bsd.rd</strong>
477: or
478: > <strong>b sd(0,6,0)4.3/sparc/bsd.rd</strong>
479: </pre></ul>
480:
481: <p>
482: If your SPARC system does not have a CD drive, you can alternatively boot from floppy.
483: To do so you need to write <i>floppy43.fs</i> to a floppy.
484: For more information see <a href="faq/faq4.html#MkFlop">FAQ 4.3.1</a>.
485: To boot from the floppy use one of the two commands listed below,
486: depending on the version of your ROM.
487:
488: <ul><pre>
489: ok <strong>boot floppy</strong>
490: or
491: > <strong>b fd()</strong>
492: </pre></ul>
493:
494: <p>
495: Make sure you use a properly formatted floppy with NO BAD BLOCKS or your install
496: will most likely fail.
497:
498: <p>
499: If your SPARC system doesn't have a floppy drive nor a CD drive, you can either
500: setup a bootable tape, or install via network, as told in the
501: INSTALL.sparc file.
502: </ul>
503:
504: <p>
505: <h3><font color="#e00000">OpenBSD/sgi:</font></h3>
506: <ul>
507: <p>
508: Burn cd43.iso on a CD-R, put it in the CD drive of your machine and
509: select <i>Install System Software</i> from the System Maintenance menu.
510:
511: <p>
512: If your machine doesn't have a CD drive, you can
513: setup a DHCP/tftp network server, and boot using "bootp()/bsd.rd".
514: Refer to the instructions in INSTALL.sgi for more details.
515: </ul>
516:
517: <p>
518: <h3><font color="#e00000">OpenBSD/vax:</font></h3>
519: <ul>
520: Boot over the network via mopbooting as described in INSTALL.vax.
521: </ul>
522:
523: <p>
524: <h3><font color="#e00000">OpenBSD/zaurus:</font></h3>
525: <ul>
526: <p>
527: Using the Linux built-in graphical ipkg installer, install the
528: openbsd43_arm.ipk package. Reboot, then run it. Read INSTALL.zaurus
529: for a few important details.
530: </ul>
531:
532: <p>
533: <h3><font color="#e00000">Notes about the source code:</font></h3>
534: <ul>
535: src.tar.gz contains a source archive starting at /usr/src. This file
536: contains everything you need except for the kernel sources, which are
537: in a separate archive. To extract:
538: <p>
539: <ul><pre>
540: # <strong>mkdir -p /usr/src</strong>
541: # <strong>cd /usr/src</strong>
542: # <strong>tar xvfz /tmp/src.tar.gz</strong>
543: </pre></ul>
544: <p>
545: sys.tar.gz contains a source archive starting at /usr/src/sys.
546: This file contains all the kernel sources you need to rebuild kernels.
547: To extract:
548: <p>
549: <ul><pre>
550: # <strong>mkdir -p /usr/src/sys</strong>
551: # <strong>cd /usr/src</strong>
552: # <strong>tar xvfz /tmp/sys.tar.gz</strong>
553: </pre></ul>
554: <p>
555: Both of these trees are a regular CVS checkout. Using these trees it
556: is possible to get a head-start on using the anoncvs servers as
557: described <a href="anoncvs.html">here</a>.
558: Using these files
559: results in a much faster initial CVS update than you could expect from
560: a fresh checkout of the full OpenBSD source tree.
561: <p>
562: </ul>
563:
564: <a name="upgrade"></a>
565: <hr>
566: <p>
567: <h3><font color="#0000e0">How to upgrade</font></h3>
568: <p>
569: If you already have an OpenBSD 4.2 system, and do not want to reinstall,
570: upgrade instructions and advice can be found in the
571: <a href="faq/upgrade43.html">Upgrade Guide</a>.
572:
573: <a name="ports"></a>
574: <hr>
575: <p>
576: <h3><font color="#0000e0">Ports Tree</font></h3>
577: <p>
578: A ports tree archive is also provided. To extract:
579: <p>
580: <ul><pre>
581: # <strong>cd /usr</strong>
582: # <strong>tar xvfz /tmp/ports.tar.gz</strong>
583: # <strong>cd ports</strong>
584: </pre></ul>
585: <p>
586: The <i>ports/</i> subdirectory is a checkout of the OpenBSD ports tree. Go
587: read the <a href="ports.html">ports</a> page
588: if you know nothing about ports
589: at this point. This text is not a manual of how to use ports.
590: Rather, it is a set of notes meant to kickstart the user on the
591: OpenBSD ports system.
592: <p>
593: The <i>ports/</i> directory represents a CVS (see the manpage for
594: <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=cvs&apropos=0&sektion=1&manpath=OpenBSD+Current&arch=i386&format=html">
595: cvs(1)</a> if
596: you aren't familiar with CVS) checkout of our ports. As with our complete
597: source tree, our ports tree is available via anoncvs. So, in
598: order to keep current with it, you must make the <i>ports/</i> tree
599: available on a read-write medium and update the tree with a command
600: like:
601: <p>
602: <ul><pre>
603: # <strong>cd [portsdir]/; cvs -d anoncvs@server.openbsd.org:/cvs update -Pd -rOPENBSD_4_3</strong>
604: </pre></ul>
605: <p>
606: [Of course, you must replace the local directory and server name here
607: with the location of your ports collection and a nearby anoncvs
608: server.]
609: <p>
610: Note that most ports are available as packages through FTP. Updated
611: packages for the 4.3 release will be made available if problems arise.
612: <p>
613: If you're interested in seeing a port added, would like to help out, or just
614: would like to know more, the mailing list ports@openbsd.org is a good
615: place to know.
616: <p>
617:
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