[1]OpenBSD 2.4

   [2]CD 2.4 Released December 1, 1998.
   Copyright 1997-1998, Theo de Raadt.
   ISBN - 0-9683637-2-5.
     * See the information on [3]the FTP page for a list of mirror machines.
     * Go to the pub/OpenBSD/2.4/ directory on one of the mirror sites.
     * Have a look at [4]The 2.4 Errata page for a list of bugs and workarounds.

   All applicable copyrights and credits are in the src.tar.gz, sys.tar.gz,
   xenocara.tar.gz, ports.tar.gz files, or in the files fetched via ports.tar.gz.
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  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 form of install. The
   instructions for doing an FTP (or other style of) install are very similar; the
   CDROM instructions are left intact so that you can see how much easier it would
   have been if you had purchased a CDROM instead.
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   Please refer to the following files on the two CDROMs for extensive details on
   how to install OpenBSD 2.4 on your machine:
     * [5].../OpenBSD/2.4/i386/INSTALL.i386 (on CD1)
     * [6].../OpenBSD/2.4/sparc/INSTALL.sparc (on CD1)
     * [7].../OpenBSD/2.4/powerpc/INSTALL.powerpc (on CD1)
     * [8].../OpenBSD/2.4/alpha/INSTALL.alpha (on CD2)
     * [9].../OpenBSD/2.4/amiga/INSTALL.amiga (on CD2)
     * [10].../OpenBSD/2.4/mac68k/INSTALL.mac68k (on CD2)
     * [11].../OpenBSD/2.4/hp300/INSTALL.hp300 (on CD2)
     * [12].../OpenBSD/2.4/pmax/INSTALL.pmax
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   Quick installer information for people familiar with OpenBSD, and the use of the
   new "disklabel -E" command. If you are at all confused when installing OpenBSD,
   read the relevant INSTALL.* file as listed above!

  OpenBSD/i386:

   Play with your BIOS options, and see if you can enable booting off a CD; try
   using CD1. If not, write CD1:2.4/i386/floppy24.fs to a floppy, then boot that. If
   you are mixing OpenBSD with another operating system, you will surely need to
   read the INSTALL.i386 document.

   To make a floppy under MS-DOS, use /2.4/tools/rawrite.exe. Under Unix, use "dd
   if= of=/dev/ bs=32k" (where device could be "floppy" or "rfd0c" or
   "rfd0a"). Use properly formatted perfect floppies with NO BAD BLOCKS or you will
   lose.

  OpenBSD/sparc:

   To boot off CD1, type "boot cdrom 2.4/sparc/bsd.rd", or "b
   sd(0,6,0)2.4/sparc/bsd.rd" depending on your ROM version. Alternatively, write
   CD1:2.4/sparc/floppy24.fs to a floppy and boot it using "boot fd()" or "boot
   floppy" depending on your ROM version. Finally, a third alternative is to write
   CD1:2.4/sparc/kc.fs and CD1:2.4/sparc/inst.fs to two separate floppies. Then
   insert "kc.fs", and boot as described above. As soon as the floppy drive ejects a
   floppy, insert "inst.fs". Answer a bunch of questions. Reboot from the "kc.fs"
   floppy. This time, when the floppy is ejected simply re-insert "kc.fs" again and
   answer a different set of questions.

  OpenBSD/amiga:

   Create BSD partitions according to INSTALL.amiga's preparation section. Mount the
   CD2 under AmigaOS as device CD0: Next, execute the following CLI command:
   "CD0:2.4/amiga/utils/loadbsd CD0:2.4/amiga/bsd.rd".

  OpenBSD/hp300:

   You can boot over the network by following the instructions in INSTALL.hp300.

  OpenBSD/alpha:

   Your alpha must use SRM firmware (not ARC). If you have a CDROM, you can try
   "boot -fi 2.4/alpha/bsd.rd dkaX" (use "show device" to find your CDROM drive
   identifier). Otherwise, write CD2:2.4/alpha/floppy.fs to a floppy and boot that
   by typing "boot dva0". If this fails, you can place bsd.rd on some other device
   and boot it, or use the provided simpleroot.

  OpenBSD/mac68k:

   Boot MacOS as normal and partition your disk with the appropriate A/UX
   configurations. Then, extract the Macside utilities from CD1:2.4/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
   CD1:2.4/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.
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  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 in a separate
   archive. To extract:

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

   sys.tar.gz contains a source archive starting at /usr/src/sys. This file contains
   all the kernel sources you need to rebuild kernels. To extract:

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

   Both of these trees are a regular CVS checkout. Using these trees it is possible
   to get a head-start on using the anoncvs servers as described [13]here. 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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  Ports Tree

   A ports tree archive is also provided. To extract:

# cd /usr
# tar xvfz /tmp/ports.tar.gz

   The ports/ subdirectory is a checkout of the OpenBSD ports tree. Go read
   [14]https://www.OpenBSD.org/faq/faq15.html if you know nothing about ports at
   this point. This text is not a manual of how to use ports. Rather, it is a set of
   notes meant to kickstart the user on the OpenBSD ports system.

   Certainly, the OpenBSD ports system is not complete. This is because the full
   integration of ports into the OpenBSD environment is still a young project as of
   this release. We believe the ports that are provided here are stable, but it is
   most important to realize that ports will continue to grow a great deal in
   functionality in the future.

   As we said, ports will be growing a lot in the future. The ports/ directory
   represents a CVS (see the manpage for cvs(1) if you aren't familiar with CVS)
   checkout of our ports. As with our complete source tree, our ports tree is
   available via anoncvs. So, in order to keep current with it, you must make the
   ports/ tree available on a read-write medium and update the tree with a command
   like:

# cd [portsdir]/; cvs -d anoncvs@server.openbsd.org:/cvs update -Pd

   [Of course, you must replace the local directory and server name here with the
   location of your ports collection and a nearby anoncvs server.]

   Again, it is important to see the webpage for specific instructions as this is a
   new service which hasn't yet been ironed out completely.

   Finally, despite ports' youth, help is never far. If you're interested in seeing
   a port added, would like to help out, or just would like to know more, the
   mailing list [15]ports@openbsd.org is a good place to know.

References

   1. http://www.openbsd.org/index.html
   2. http://www.openbsd.org/images/openbsd24_cover.gif
   3. http://www.openbsd.org/ftp.html
   4. http://www.openbsd.org/errata24.html
   5. https://ftp.openbsd.org/pub/OpenBSD/2.4/i386/INSTALL.i386
   6. https://ftp.openbsd.org/pub/OpenBSD/2.4/sparc/INSTALL.sparc
   7. https://ftp.openbsd.org/pub/OpenBSD/2.4/powerpc/INSTALL.powerpc
   8. https://ftp.openbsd.org/pub/OpenBSD/2.4/alpha/INSTALL.alpha
   9. https://ftp.openbsd.org/pub/OpenBSD/2.4/amiga/INSTALL.amiga
  10. https://ftp.openbsd.org/pub/OpenBSD/2.4/mac68k/INSTALL.mac68k
  11. https://ftp.openbsd.org/pub/OpenBSD/2.4/hp300/INSTALL.hp300
  12. https://ftp.openbsd.org/pub/OpenBSD/2.4/pmax/INSTALL.pmax
  13. http://www.openbsd.org/anoncvs.html
  14. http://www.openbsd.org/faq/faq15.html
  15. http://www.openbsd.org/mail.html