What's New

This is a partial list of new features and systems included in OpenBSD 5.4. For a comprehensive list, see the changelog leading --- 47,52 ---- *************** *** 409,415 ****

How to install

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 --- 395,400 ---- *************** *** 424,453 **** extensive details on how to install OpenBSD 5.4 on your machine:

CD1:5.4/i386/INSTALL.i386
!
CD2:5.4/amd64/INSTALL.amd64
!
CD3:5.4/sparc64/INSTALL.sparc64
!
FTP:.../OpenBSD/5.4/alpha/INSTALL.alpha !
FTP:.../OpenBSD/5.4/armish/INSTALL.armish !
FTP:.../OpenBSD/5.4/beagle/INSTALL.beagle !
FTP:.../OpenBSD/5.4/hp300/INSTALL.hp300 !
FTP:.../OpenBSD/5.4/hppa/INSTALL.hppa !
FTP:.../OpenBSD/5.4/landisk/INSTALL.landisk !
FTP:.../OpenBSD/5.4/loongson/INSTALL.loongson !
FTP:.../OpenBSD/5.4/luna88k/INSTALL.luna88k !
FTP:.../OpenBSD/5.4/macppc/INSTALL.macppc !
FTP:.../OpenBSD/5.4/mvme68k/INSTALL.mvme68k !
FTP:.../OpenBSD/5.4/mvme88k/INSTALL.mvme88k !
FTP:.../OpenBSD/5.4/octeon/INSTALL.octeon !
FTP:.../OpenBSD/5.4/sgi/INSTALL.sgi !
FTP:.../OpenBSD/5.4/socppc/INSTALL.socppc !
FTP:.../OpenBSD/5.4/sparc/INSTALL.sparc !
FTP:.../OpenBSD/5.4/vax/INSTALL.vax !
FTP:.../OpenBSD/5.4/zaurus/INSTALL.zaurus

--- 409,460 ---- extensive details on how to install OpenBSD 5.4 on your machine:

*************** *** 489,495 **** "rfd0a".

! # dd if=<file> of=/dev/<device> bs=32k

--- 496,502 ---- "rfd0a".

! # dd if=<file> of=/dev/<device> bs=32k

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OpenBSD/alpha:

! Write FTP:5.4/alpha/floppy54.fs or ! FTP:5.4/alpha/floppyB54.fs (depending on your machine) to a diskette and enter boot dva0. Refer to INSTALL.alpha for more details.

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OpenBSD/alpha:

! Write 5.4/alpha/floppy54.fs or ! 5.4/alpha/floppyB54.fs (depending on your machine) to a diskette and enter boot dva0. Refer to INSTALL.alpha for more details.

*************** *** 689,700 **** Using the Linux built-in graphical ipkg installer, install the openbsd54_arm.ipk package. Reboot, then run it. Read INSTALL.zaurus for a few important details. -

Notes about the source code:

src.tar.gz contains a source archive starting at /usr/src. This file contains everything you need except for the kernel sources, which are --- 696,707 ---- Using the Linux built-in graphical ipkg installer, install the openbsd54_arm.ipk package. Reboot, then run it. Read INSTALL.zaurus for a few important details.

Notes about the source code

src.tar.gz contains a source archive starting at /usr/src. This file contains everything you need except for the kernel sources, which are *************** *** 714,720 ****

  # mkdir -p /usr/src/sys
  # cd /usr/src
! # tar xvfz /tmp/sys.tar.gz

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  # mkdir -p /usr/src/sys
  # cd /usr/src
! # tar xvfz /tmp/sys.tar.gz

*************** *** 724,732 **** 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. -

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! # cd /usr/ports
! # cvs -d anoncvs@server.openbsd.org:/cvs update -Pd -rOPENBSD_5_4

[Of course, you must replace the server name here with a nearby anoncvs server.]

! Note that most ports are available as packages through FTP. Updated packages for the 5.4 release will be made available if problems arise.

If you're interested in seeing a port added, would like to help out, or just --- 773,786 ---- like:

! # cd /usr/ports
! # cvs -d anoncvs@server.openbsd.org:/cvs update -Pd -rOPENBSD_5_4

[Of course, you must replace the server name here with a nearby anoncvs server.]

! Note that most ports are available as packages on our mirrors. Updated packages for the 5.4 release will be made available if problems arise.

If you're interested in seeing a port added, would like to help out, or just