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OpenBSD 38 logo The OpenBSD 38 Release: To be released November 1, 2005 Copyright 1997-2005, Theo de Raadt. ISBN 0-9731791-6-3 38 Song: to be disclosed at a later date...
wd disks have the security feature frozen before being attached to prevent malicious users setting a password that would prevent the contents of the drive from being accessed.
mmap system call, introducing unpredictable allocation addresses and guard pages, which helps in detecting heap based buffer overflows and prevents various types of attacks.
The new method ("Compression delayed") is on by default in the server and eliminates the risk of any zlib vulnerability leading to a compromise of the server from unauthenticated users. The improves the cipher's resistance to a number of attacks by discarding early keystream output.
The instructions for doing an FTP (or other style of) instal l are very similar; the CDROM instructions are left intact so that you c an see how much easier it would have been if you had purchased a CDROM i nstead. zaurus Quick installer information for people familiar with OpenBSD, and the use of the "disklabel -E" command. OpenBSD/i386: Play with your BIOS options to enable booting from a CD. If your BIOS does not support booting from CD, you will need to create a boot floppy to install from.
OpenBSD/amd64: The 38 release of OpenBSD/amd64 is located on CD2. Boot from the CD to b egin the install - you may need to adjust your BIOS options first. If you can't boot from the CD, you can create a boot floppy to install from. OpenBSD/macppc: Put CD2 in your CDROM drive and poweron your machine while holding down t he C key until the display turns on and shows OpenBSD/macppc boot. rd OpenBSD/sparc: The 38 release of OpenBSD/sparc is located on CD3. To boot off of this C D you can use one of the two commands listed below, depending on the version of your ROM. rd If your SPARC system does not have a CD drive, you can alternatively boot from floppy.
FAQ 431 To boot from the floppy use one of the two commands listed below, depending on the version of yo ur ROM. ok boot floppy or > b fd() Make sure you use a properly formatted floppy with NO BAD BLOCKS or your install will most likely fail. OpenBSD/sparc64: Put CD3 in your CDROM drive and type boot cdrom. fs (depending on your machine) to a floppy and boot it with boot floppy. Make sure you use a properly formatted floppy with NO BAD BLOCKS or your install will most likely fail. fs to the swap partition on the disk and boot with boot disk:b. fs (depending on your machine) to a diskette and enter boot dva0. Make sure you use a properly formatted floppy with NO BAD BLOCKS or your install will most likely fail. rd from an ABLE-supported device (such as a CD-ROM or an existing FFS or EXT2FS partition).
rd to a Mach or UniOS partition, and boot it from the PROM. Alternatively, you can create a bootable tape and boot from it. OpenBSD/mvme68k: You can create a bootable installation tape or boot over the network. The network boot requires a MVME68K BUG version that supports the NIOT and NBO debugger commands. OpenBSD/mvme88k: You can create a bootable installation tape or boot over the network. The network boot requires a MVME88K BUG version that supports the NIOT and NBO debugger commands. iso on a CD-R, put it in the CD drive of your machine and select Install System Software from the System Maintenance menu. This file cont ains everything you need except for the kernel sources, which are in a separate archive. This file contains all the kernel sources you need to rebuild kernels.
org:/cvs update -Pd -rOPENBSD_3_8 Of course, you must replace the local directory and server name here wit h the location of your ports collection and a nearby anoncvs server. Note that most ports are available as packages through FTP. Updated packa ges for the 38 release will be made available if problems arise.
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