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author | Theo de Raadt <deraadt@cvs.openbsd.org> | 1997-08-20 22:42:54 +0000 |
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committer | Theo de Raadt <deraadt@cvs.openbsd.org> | 1997-08-20 22:42:54 +0000 |
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diff --git a/distrib/notes/newuser_faq b/distrib/notes/newuser_faq deleted file mode 100644 index a60d972bdfb..00000000000 --- a/distrib/notes/newuser_faq +++ /dev/null @@ -1,437 +0,0 @@ -OpenBSD New User FAQ Version .2 by Jonathan Katz: jkatz@openbsd.org - -These are a few of the questions that seem to be asked every so-often on -the mailing list. This is very early in the making for such a document, so -if it doesn't contain what you are looking for, please ask and feel free -to contribute. This document DOES NOT cover the installation process. - -Sections: - -1) Non-standard hardware OR "I can't get my hardware to work." -2) Virtual Consoles -3) How to compile a kernel -4) Getting source code -5) Rebuilding my system -6) Ethernet quirks -7) Problems loading X11 (XFree86) -8) Finding other software (ports). -9) Where do I get my OpenBSD 2.1 CD? -10) disklabel and fdisk -11) Miscellany (HELP!) - -------------------------------------------------------- - -1) My foobar 1230 SCSI adapter (or other peripheral) has a non-standard -irq and doesn't work with the GENERIC or INSTALL kernels! - -Yes it does. With a little tinkering and patience, anything can be -accomplished. At the OpenBSD boot prompt type "-c". IT should look -something like this: - -[OpenBSD boot Rev. 1.0a] -boot>> -c - -You will eventually get a 'UKC>' prompt. Here you can type "list" and list -all the devices that are compiled into this kernel. Once you find the name -of the device you'd like to change, type "change devicename". UKC will guide -you through the different attributes of the device that can be configured. -Once you are finished adding the necessary configurations, you'll be back at -the UKC> prompt. At the prompt type "quit" and your machine will continue to -boot, with the updated info. - -2) How do I get virtual consoles? - -To start, virtual consoles are only supported on the i386 port. The -default GENERIC kernel (the one you normally get after doing an install) -has support for virtual consoles compiled in. If you are using an -older GENERIC kernel, or a different kernel, support for "vt0" (the -kernel device that controls virtual consoles) may not be included. If -you are using the 2.1 release GENERIC kernel, you will have virtual -consoles enabled. - -2.1) Now that I know I have virtual consoles, how do I use them? - -Unlike Linux, you need to hit cntrl+alt+fn to swap from console to -console. By default (with the files in /dev from your install, and a newly -compiled kernel with vt0 support) you have four (F1 through F4) virtual -consoles. If you make more ttyC devices in /dev (cd /dev; MAKEDEV ttyC4; -MAKEDEV ttyC5; MAKEDEV ttyC6; MAKEDEV ttyC7;) and edit /etc/ttys so that -all the tty's are on, you will have a standard 8 virtual consoles. - -3) How do I compile a kernel? - -Kernels can be compiled in under 9 steps (WOW!) -1) get the source code VIA FTP, CTM, or CVS (skip to CVS section if need be) -2) cd /usr/src/sys/arch/(your_machine_type)/conf - NOTE: (your_machine_type) will vary with what kind of - processor you use. On my VAX 3400, it would be: - /usr/src/sys/arch/vax/conf - On my P5/100 it would be: - /usr/src/sys/arch/i386/conf - On my Sparc IPC it would be: - /usr/src/sys/arch/sparc/conf -3) edit a config file to your liking and save it as a new name. - (vi GENERIC; :w NEW_KERNEL_NAME :q) - Things to keep in mind: - Make your kernel name snazzy (you don't HAVE to do that). - Most people keep their kernel names in caps (general - convention). -4) type "config NEW_KERNEL_NAME" - If all goes according to plan it will tell you to - "don't forget to make depend!" If config chokes on - your file, look at what it says and play with your - configuration until you get it right. -5) cd /usr/src/sys/arch/(your_machine_type)/compile/NEW_KERNEL_NAME - NOTE: config makes that DIRECTORY "NEW_KERNEL_NAME" all by - itself. -6) make depend ; make -7) su (if not root already); cp /bsd /bsd.old; cp bsd /bsd -8) shutdown/reboot your system. -9) Enjoy your custom kernel :-) - -4) How do I get source code? - -OpenBSD source code is obtained VIA CVS, FTP or CTM. If you've ftp'd the -distribution of OpenBSD, it should be pretty simple for you to figure out -how to FTP the source. CTM is covered in its own document on the WWW -server. As for CVS, here is your crash course. I've found that getting -code VIA CVS is fast, easy, and means you get newer/better/bugfixed code. - -NOTE: For example purposes I'm using anoncvs.openbsd.org which is a few -miles of fiber away from me in the United States. You may want to pick a -nearer cvs site for you to use (especially if you are downloading the -tree, as downloading OpenBSD's powerful crypto from the States to sites in -Europe breaks various laws). See the OpenBSD WWW sites for a cvs mirror -close to home. If these instructions are not working for you, please skip -to the section that talks about the "pserver" that has been set-up in -order to aleviate the headache of a proxy/firewall that may be causing you -some greif. - -INITIAL USE: -cd /usr -setenv CVSROOT anoncvs@anoncvs.openbsd.org:/cvs -cvs -z 9 -q get -PA src - -UPDATE USE: -cd /usr/src -setenv CVSROOT anoncvs@anoncvs.openbsd.org:/cvs -cvs -z 9 -q up -PAd - -"pserver" WORK-AROUND: -cd /usr -setenv CVSROOT :pserver:anoncvs@anoncvs5.usa.openbsd.org:/cvs -cvs login -<type any password, it will return ok...work> -cvs -z9 -q get src .. - -[From: Todd Miller... millert@openbsd.org] - -A quick explanation of the flags: -"-z 9" turns on compression-- the same as "gzip -9" -"-q" makes it quiet, as CVS can generate a lot of output -"-d" will create and update new directories if your tree does not have - them -"-P" prunes out old directories -"-A" resets sticky tags - -5) How do I rebuild my system? - -Depending on what version system you have and what version source you -have, it can be as easy as four steps, and as legnthy as 22. If -you have a 2.1 CD (or downloaded 2.1) and are using "-current" -sources, you should be able to recompile in 4 steps. In order to get 2.1 -(and later) versions to compile on a 2.0 based system, things get a little -tricky. - -5.1) "The Four Steps" (as opposed to the Four Questions) - -If you want to be risky, you can just try doing a "make -k build" in -/usr/src-- the four steps below follow a prudent guideline for making -a new system. - -1) cd /usr/src/share/mk; make install -2) mkdir /usr/obj; cd /usr/src; make obj -3) make -k build && make install -4) make cleandir - -A quick explanation: -1) "fixes" Makefiles and make (if broken, which somestimes happens) -2) makes the directory for objects, then makes the objects -3) builds the entire system. "-k" is a flag to make that tries to have - make progress if there are any errors. "make build" also builds - the dependencies. "make install" makes SURE it gets installed-- - "make build" is supposed to do the installing. -4) this cleans up the source tree (deletes out extra binaries, etc) - -5.2) The long version. These are very detailed instructions given to -misc@openbsd.org from Marco Hyman. If you aren't too paranoid, you can -actually skip some of the stuff in there, at your own risk. Please read -through carefully. If you aren't careful, you can actually hose your -system up :( - -From marc@dumbcat.codewright.com Sun May 4 17:57:34 1997 -Date: Sat, 03 May 1997 12:10:35 -0700 -From: Marco S Hyman <marc@dumbcat.codewright.com> -To: tech@openbsd.org, misc@openbsd.org -Subject: From 2.0 to current in 22 steps - -Someone (Theo?) recently said that updating from a 2.0 to current was -a bitch. That sounded enough like a challenge that I thought I'd try -it -- and document what I had to do at the same time. Hope this is -helpful to others. - -Given: - o System running 2.0 code - o -current source tree mounted as /usr/src. My -current source lives on a - different host, so it happens to be NFS mounted. This code was current - as of 1 May. - o An empty /usr/obj on the local disk. - -Variables: - - * $arch=i386, the architecture I'm generating the code for - * $config=TRAVEL, my configuration file. This is a copy of ALL with - everything I don't use commented out and a few minor changes. Travel - is a Toshiba laptop and I wanted the PCMCIA modem to be com1 and the - PCMCIA ethernet card to be either ed0 or ep0, depending upon which - flavor or card I happen to be using. - -Ok, here are the steps. Disclaimer mode: - - Some may not be necessary. - - There may be necessary steps that I missed and just luckely - have not run into problems yet. - - The order that I did things may be wrong. - - Etc. -[ FAQ assembler's note: This mailing was hearlded by some as a masterpiece -rivaling the Magna Carta :) ] - - [ 1] cd /usr/src/share/mk && make install - use the new make for everything - - [ 2] cd /usr/src/includes && make includes - use the new included for everything - - [ 3] cd /usr/src/bin/pdksh && make && make install && make clean - This is installed as /bin/sh which is needed for the next step. - The 2.0 /bin/sh does not work with making the object links. - The `make clean' step is to get the $arch specific objects - out of the source directory. - - [ 4] cd /usr/src && make obj - make the obj links so that code is generated on the local disk, - not the NFS mounted source disk. (Note: the kernel is still - generated in /sys/arch/$arch/compile/$config). - - [ 5] cd /usr/src/usr.bin/mktemp && make && make install - mktemp is required to generate a kernel - - [ 6] cd /usr/src/usr.sbin/config && make depend && make && make install - The latest config MUST be used to generate the new kernel. If you - don't use this config you won't get past the "make depend" step - of kernel generation. - - [ 7] cd /sys/arch/$arch/conf - edit your $config file if necessary. - - [ 8] config $config - generate required files to build updated kernel. - - [ 9] cd ../compile/$config && make clean && make depend && make - Don't forget the make clean. It may not be necessary, but doesn't - hurt in any case. The new config may have even warned you to do - this. - - [10] mv /bsd /bsd- && mv bsd / - Get ready... - - [11] reboot - Reboot your box and watch the console to see what's going on. In - my case all went well. Xdm started and gave me my console login. - I ssh'd from another host, su'd, and then re-mounted the current - source on /usr/src. uname -a says: - - OpenBSD travel.codewright.com 2.1 TRAVEL#0 i386 - - [12] cd /usr/src && make cleandir - We start with this step of the build process because the - /usr/src/share/mk and the include files were installed above. - - [13] cd /usr/src/usr.bin/compile_et && make depend && make && make install - this tool is required to build the libraries. - - [14] cd /usr/src/usr.bin/mk_cmds && make depend && make && make install - this tool is required to build the libraries - - [15] cd /usr/src/lib && make depend && make && make install - Go and have dinner then see a movie. This should be done - just about the time you get back to the console. At least - that's how long it takes on my old pentium portable. - - [16] cd /usr/src/gnu/usr.bin/ld && make depend && make && make install - needed for the gnu libraries (libg++ will fail) - - [17] cd /usr/src/gnu/lib && make depend && make && make install - - [18] cd /usr/src/kerberosIV && make build - - [19] cd /usr/src/gnu/usr.bin/texinfo && \ - make -f Makefile.bsd-wrapper && \ - make -f Makefile.bsd-wrapper install - The updated makeinfo is required by gcc which is generated - before makeinfo when doing a standard `make' - - [20] cd /usr/src && make depend && make && make install - - [21] reboot - See that everything comes up. If your source lives on a - remote machine (like mine does), mount it on /usr/src. - - [22] cd /usr/src && make build - This step is optional. I like to use the generated system to - regenerate the full system just to ensure that all is OK. - Probably best to start this before you go to bed. It might - be done by the time you wake up. - -As I type this I've completed steps 1-21. Step 22 is in progress. I'll -mail out an update if I run into any problems. Again, I hope this is -helpful to others. - -// marc - -There you have it! - -6) Why can't I use my old linux ifconfig commands and flags? - -Linux's implementations of "ifconfig" and "route" are not standard. -OpenBSD's versions are normal. To get my ne2000 clone working, I type: - -corinne# ifconfig ed2 205.212.82.80 up -corinne# route add default 205.212.82.1 - -That should work to get ANY ethernet interface working, as long as you -specify the correct IP numbers and interface. - -6.1) Whenever I do anything to the network I get a "device timeout" - error!?! - -This is because you have an incorrect hardware or irq address assigned to -your ethernet interface. To fix this, reboot the machine with the "-c" -flag and change the attributes for your ethernet interface. See the -general instructions in item 1 of this FAQ on how to change how the -kernel talks to your hardware. - -6.2) Hey, my IP Aliasing breaks after trying to add a third host! - -Aliasing one additional host usually isn't a big deal. When a user tries -to alias a third or fourth host, sometimes things break. Adding -"netmask 0xffffffff" to the end of your "ifconfig" for adding the aliased -host solves the problem. i.e.: - -sparcy# ifconfig le0 alias 123.45.67.89 netmask 0xffffffff - -7) Why won't XFree86 load on my (insert really cool/expensive, you -know-it-will-work-because-you-checked-it-on-the-compatability-list at -xfree86.org) graphics card? - -Some of the X servers require direct access to "/dev/mem" (raw memory) -in order to work. By default, the OpenBSD kernel does not allow for this. -There are two solutions: - A) recompile a kernel with "option insecure" in your configuration - file. - B) Use the "apature" Loadable Kernel Module (lkm) found in the X11 - distribution. - -8) Where's pine (or other GNU/semi-free utility)? - -All about ports (as cribbed from www.openbsd.org/ports.html) - -OpenBSD is a fairly complete system of its own, but there still is a lot -of software that one might want see added to their own system. However, -one has to draw the line on what to include and leave out, as well as -having to follow licensing and export restrictions laws. Because of these -problems, some software cannot be shipped with the system. We wanted to -find a way for users to easily get software we don't provide and started -to look around. We didn't have to look far because a sibling project, -FreeBSD, has an excellent mechanism for exactly this purpose called "The -Ports Collection". After thinking about it for a while we decided to try -and use their collection as is, feeding back necessary patches that make -the ports work on OpenBSD as well as FreeBSD. - -The ports idea is to have, for each piece of software, a Makefile that -describes where to download it from, how to alter the sources (if needed) -and how to build and install it. Furthermore some patches will have to be -kept in the "port" as well as some administration files for the package -registry utilities. Normally this information is kept in an hierarchy -under /usr/ports (this is configurable, and can be changed). The entire -ports tree can be found at - ftp://ftp.freebsd.org/pub/FreeBSD/FreeBSD-current/ports.tar.gz - -Note that this isn't a file on their server, rather it archives their -directories on-the-fly. The entire collection is almost 3.1M tarred and -gzip'd and will probably be twice that when uncompressed. The ports tree -is also on the 2.1 CD. - -Let's say you managed to get a ports tree sitting under /usr/ports, then -you should be able to something like this: - - mitnick% su - mitnick# cd /usr/ports/archivers/unzip - mitnick# make - mitnick# make install - mitnick# exit - -Easy, huh? - -9) Where do I get my OpenBSD 2.1 CD? - -To preface, because OpenBSD contains powerful crypto, CDs are being -distributed from Canda, Sweden, and Argentina. CDs cost $30 US plus -shipping ($3-$8 US, generally). The CDs are a two CD set, complete with -binaries for the Alpha, i386, Sparc, Amiga, Arc, Mac (68k), Pmax, and -Motorola 68k VME systems, source code, X11R6.3, XFree86 3.3 (binaries and -sources). In addition, The CDs are designed to be bootable on multiple -architectures. - -http://www.openbsd.org/orders.html will take you through the credit card -on-line odering system. To order VIA phone, call +1 (403) 605-8166 -between 8AM and 5PM North American Mountain Standard Time. Please -have your American Express, Master Card or Visa ready. - -10) disklabel and fdisk - -disklabel and fdisk are different in OpenBSD than what most users are used -to in different oprating systems. Both disklabel and fdisk are coverend -in-depth in various install documents as well as their respective man -pages. This portion of the FAQ is here only to explain the philosophy of -the situation. - -In OpenBSD, disklabel is the core program used to modify and view a -system's hard disk. disklabel is used to establish the disk's partitions -as well as write the OpenBSD disklabel to disk. disklabel is also used to -display which partitions are which. By running disklabel with an argument -like "wd0" (think "disklabel wd0") the output will show not only what -partitions of the disk are used by OpenBSD, but also what partitions ca be -used to access DOS partitions. - -Unlike Linux, DOS, or FreeBSD, OpenBSD's fdisk is not -full-screen/interactive. fdisk is used to manipulate partitions other than -OpenBSD partitions as wel as the MBR on various hard disks. If you are -sharing a disk between DOS and OpenBSD, you can change which partition is -active with fdisk. fdisk can also be used to display the same partition -information as disklabel, although the format of the output is different. - -11) XXYYZZ (system something) is broken! - -The OpenBSD source tree is always evolving. The 2.1 release is wonderful -and stable; however since the release snapshots will be made with many -bugfixes every so often. Make sure you are running the latest code before -giving up. See the OpenBSD ftp mirrors (as listed on the OpenBSD www -sites) as well as the CVS section on how to obtain the source. ALSO, watch -the misc@openbsd.org and announce@openbsd.org mailing lists for vital -information. As another resource with your problems, check the OpenBSD -mailing list archive, where it is quite possible that your question or -concern has already been addressed. PS: always "man (utility)" and -"apropos (problem)" because the answer you are looking for can lurk in the -documentation. - -970615 jkatz@openbsd.org |