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| <strong>CD RELEASE WORKAROUND</strong> |
<strong>001: CD RELEASE WORKAROUND</strong> |
| <i>All architectures</i><br> |
<i>All architectures</i><br> |
| One of the install scripts has a flaw that makes the CD-ROM mount fail |
One of the install scripts has a flaw that makes the CD-ROM mount fail |
| when using the CD-ROM as the install source media. |
when using the CD-ROM as the install source media. |
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| <pre><b>#</b> install |
<pre><b>#</b> install |
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| <strong>CD RELEASE WORKAROUND</strong> |
<strong>002: CD RELEASE WORKAROUND</strong> |
| <i>alpha only</i><br> |
<i>alpha only</i><br> |
| CD2 does not boot on the alpha, as had been planned. Instead, you |
CD2 does not boot on the alpha, as had been planned. Instead, you |
| must use the floppy install method. This is not significantly |
must use the floppy install method. This is not significantly |
| harder.. |
harder.. |
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| <strong>BOOT BLOCK BUG</strong> |
<strong>003: BOOT BLOCK BUG</strong> |
| <i>i386 only</i><br> |
<i>i386 only</i><br> |
| Some rarer PC BIOSs do not like the hardrive bootblocks when used |
Some rarer PC BIOSs do not like the hardrive bootblocks when used |
| as a MBR. The symptom is that the BIOS says "READ ERROR" when booting, |
as a MBR. The symptom is that the BIOS says "READ ERROR" when booting, |
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| MBR, then install OpenBSD in a partition all by itself starting at a |
MBR, then install OpenBSD in a partition all by itself starting at a |
| non-zero offset. For instance, start OpenBSD at next track boundary or so. |
non-zero offset. For instance, start OpenBSD at next track boundary or so. |
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| <strong>WRONG CHECKSUMS</strong> |
<strong>004: WRONG CHECKSUMS</strong> |
| <i>i386 only</i><br> |
<i>i386 only</i><br> |
| The i386/X11/SUMS.md5 file contains 4 incorrect MD5 checksums. |
The i386/X11/SUMS.md5 file contains 4 incorrect MD5 checksums. |
| These have been corrected on the ftp mirrors. The correct lines are:<br> |
These have been corrected on the ftp mirrors. The correct lines are:<br> |
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| INSTALL.i386 document, and hence end up with geometry translation |
INSTALL.i386 document, and hence end up with geometry translation |
| problems. Read the document, please. |
problems. Read the document, please. |
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| <strong>RELEASE BUG</strong> |
<strong>005: RELEASE BUG</strong> |
| <i>amiga only</i><br> |
<i>amiga only</i><br> |
| The amiga install has a flaw wrt Tseng based graphic cards: when entering |
The amiga install has a flaw wrt Tseng based graphic cards: when entering |
| multiuser mode the console won't get a login prompt. This is due to |
multiuser mode the console won't get a login prompt. This is due to |
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| <b>#</b> sh MAKEDEV ttye6 |
<b>#</b> sh MAKEDEV ttye6 |
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| <strong>RELEASE BUG</strong> |
<strong>006: RELEASE BUG</strong> |
| <i>sparc only</i><br> |
<i>sparc only</i><br> |
| The sparc X11R6.3 xdm-config files reference /usr/X11R6.3/... This is |
The sparc X11R6.3 xdm-config files reference /usr/X11R6.3/... This is |
| to X11R6.3's default config file contents. To fix, su and |
to X11R6.3's default config file contents. To fix, su and |
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| <strong>RELEASE BUG</strong> |
<strong>007: RELEASE BUG</strong> |
| <i>sparc only</i><br> |
<i>sparc only</i><br> |
| The sparc "single floppy install disk" has a problem when you specify |
The sparc "single floppy install disk" has a problem when you specify |
| "dumb" in response to the terminal type query. As a work-around |
"dumb" in response to the terminal type query. As a work-around |
| first specify an invalid terminal such as "bogus" and when prompted |
first specify an invalid terminal such as "bogus" and when prompted |
| again for a terminal type, enter "dumb" and it will work correctly. |
again for a terminal type, enter "dumb" and it will work correctly. |
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| <strong>RELEASE BUG</strong> |
<strong>008: RELEASE BUG</strong> |
| <i>sparc only</i><br> |
<i>sparc only</i><br> |
| When netbooting an older sparc system such as a Sun4 or Sun4c, the boot |
When netbooting an older sparc system such as a Sun4 or Sun4c, the boot |
| may hang up at the end of the tftp transfer of the bootstrap due |
may hang up at the end of the tftp transfer of the bootstrap due |
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| <b>#</b> mv newboot boot |
<b>#</b> mv newboot boot |
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| <strong>RELEASE BUG</strong> |
<strong>RELEASE BUG</strong> |
| <i>sparc only</i><br> |
<i>sparc only</i><br> |
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| <b>#</b> |
<b>#</b> |
| </pre> |
</pre> |
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| <strong>RELEASE BUG</strong> |
<strong>009: RELEASE BUG</strong> |
| <i>pmax only</i><br> |
<i>pmax only</i><br> |
| When using the X11R6 binaries from the 2.1 release you will get |
When using the X11R6 binaries from the 2.1 release you will get |
| errors like: |
errors like: |
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| sensitive part of the system. You can remove the original_libc.so.16.1 |
sensitive part of the system. You can remove the original_libc.so.16.1 |
| after the next reboot if everything is working fine. |
after the next reboot if everything is working fine. |
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| <strong>RELEASE BUG</strong> |
<strong>010: RELEASE BUG</strong> |
| <i>mac68k only</i><br> |
<i>mac68k only</i><br> |
| The installer generates incorrect /etc/fstab files causing messages such |
The installer generates incorrect /etc/fstab files causing messages such |
| as "file system read-only" on bootup. To correct, boot to single-user |
as "file system read-only" on bootup. To correct, boot to single-user |
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| The installer should not have specified the filesystem as the old |
The installer should not have specified the filesystem as the old |
| "ufs" type; the "ffs" type is more correct. |
"ufs" type; the "ffs" type is more correct. |
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| <strong>RELEASE BUG</strong> |
<strong>011: RELEASE BUG</strong> |
| <i>mac68k only</i><br> |
<i>mac68k only</i><br> |
| The installer forgets to install the kernel onto the filesystem. |
The installer forgets to install the kernel onto the filesystem. |
| This is because the installer expects all packages including the kernel to |
This is because the installer expects all packages including the kernel to |
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