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diff --git a/distrib/notes/i386/contents b/distrib/notes/i386/contents index c462024f9f3..5675060162e 100644 --- a/distrib/notes/i386/contents +++ b/distrib/notes/i386/contents @@ -1,25 +1,22 @@ -The i386-specific portion of the OpenBSD 1.1 release is found in the +The i386-specific portion of the OpenBSD 2.0 release is found in the "i386" subdirectory of the distribution. That subdirectory is laid out as follows: -.../OpenBSD-1.1/i386/ - INSTALL Installation notes; this file. +.../2.0/i386/ + INSTALL Installation notes; this file. - binary/ i386 binary distribution sets; - see below. + bins/ i386 binary distribution sets; + see below. - floppies/ i386 boot and installation - floppies; see below. + floppies/ i386 boot and installation + floppies; see below. - security/ i386 security distribution; - see below; - - utils/ Miscellaneous i386 - installation utilities; see - installation section, below. + utils/ Miscellaneous i386 + installation utilities; see + installation section, below. There are four i386 floppy images to be found in the "i386/floppy" -subdirectory of the OpenBSD 1.1 distribution. Two of them are bootable +subdirectory of the OpenBSD 2.0 distribution. Two of them are bootable kernel-copy floppies, one is an installation floppy, and one is an upgrade floppy. They are all described in more detail below. There are gzipped versions of each available, for easier downloading. (The @@ -35,16 +32,6 @@ Bootable Kernel-copy floppies: and confirm that you want to have the kernel copied to your disk. - There are two different kernel copy floppy images, - "kcadp11.fs", and "kcoth11.fs". They are identical except - that the kcadp floppy has the drivers for the supported Adaptec SCSI - controllers -- the Adaptec 1520, 1522, 1540, 1542, 1740, 1742, 1744, - and 2940 SCSI host adapters and the AIC6x60 and AIC7870 chips on - motherboards or other brands of SCSI controllers -- and does not - contain the drivers for any other SCSI host adapters, which - are in the kernel on the kcoth floppy. (The kernels on the install - disks are otherwise identical.) - Please note that because of space considerations the kernel copy floppies no longer contain drivers that are not needed during installation -- in particular, no drivers needed to run @@ -52,40 +39,33 @@ Bootable Kernel-copy floppies: recommended that you configure a custom kernel following installation. - For those that cannot configure a custom kernel, two "generic" - kernel images, named "bsd-adp.gz" and "bsd-oth.gz", have - been placed in the binaries directory. These are identical - except that "bsd-adp.gz" contains support for Adaptec SCSI - controllers, but no other SCSI controllers, and - "bsd-oth.gz" contains support only for SCSI controllers - other than the Adaptec. (These are similar in nature to the - kernels on the kernel copy floppies but with additional device - support.) It is strongly encouraged that you build a custom + For those that cannot configure a custom kernel, a "generic" + kernel image, named "bsd.gz" has been placed in the binaries + directory. It is strongly encouraged that you build a custom kernel for your installation rather than use a prebuilt generic kernel. - Installation floppy: This disk contains the software necessary to prepare your hard drive for OpenBSD and install the OpenBSD distribution. It is not bootable, and must be used in conjunction with one of the - kernel-copy floppies. This floppy is named "inst-11.fs". + kernel-copy floppies. This floppy is named "inst-20.fs". Upgrade floppy: This disk contains the software to be used in upgrading the system from a previous version of OpenBSD. It is not bootable, and must be used in conjunction with one of the kernel-copy - floppies. This floppy is named "upgr11.fs" + floppies. This floppy is named "upgr20.fs" The OpenBSD/i386 binary distribution sets contain the binaries which -comprise the OpenBSD 1.1 release for the i386. There are seven binary -distribution sets, and the "security" distribution set. The binary -distribution sets can be found in subdirectories of the "i386/binary" -subdirectory of the OpenBSD 1.1 distribution tree, and are as follows: +comprise the OpenBSD 2.0 release for the i386. There are seven binary +distribution sets. The binary distribution sets can be found in +subdirectories of the "i386/bins" subdirectory of the OpenBSD 2.0 +distribution tree, and are as follows: - base11 The OpenBSD/i386 1.1 base binary distribution. You + base20 The OpenBSD/i386 2.0 base binary distribution. You MUST install this distribution set. It contains the base OpenBSD utilities that are necessary for the system to run and be minimally functional. It @@ -93,7 +73,7 @@ subdirectory of the OpenBSD 1.1 distribution tree, and are as follows: everything described below. [ 7.5M gzipped, 19.5M uncompressed ] - comp11 The OpenBSD/i386 Compiler tools. All of the tools + comp20 The OpenBSD/i386 Compiler tools. All of the tools relating to C, C++, and FORTRAN (yes, there are two!). This set includes the system include files (/usr/include), the linker, the compiler tool chain, @@ -104,7 +84,7 @@ subdirectory of the OpenBSD 1.1 distribution tree, and are as follows: call and library manual pages. [ 4.9M gzipped, 15.0M uncompressed ] - etc11 This distribution set contains the system + etc20 This distribution set contains the system configuration files that reside in /etc and in several other places. This set MUST be installed if you are installing the system from scratch, but should NOT be @@ -113,39 +93,26 @@ subdirectory of the OpenBSD 1.1 distribution tree, and are as follows: CAREFULLY upgrade your configuration files by hand.) [ 63K gzipped, 338K uncompressed ] - games11 This set includes the games and their manual pages. + games20 This set includes the games and their manual pages. [ 2.8M gzipped, 6.9M uncompressed ] - man11 This set includes all of the manual pages for the + man20 This set includes all of the manual pages for the binaries and other software contained in the base set. Note that it does not include any of the manual pages that are included in the other sets. [ 0.8M gzipped, 3.4M uncompressed ] - misc11 This set includes the system dictionaries (which are + misc20 This set includes the system dictionaries (which are rather large), the typesettable document set, and man pages for other architectures which happen to be installed from the source tree by default. [ 1.9M gzipped, 6.6M uncompressed ] - text11 This set includes OpenBSD's text processing tools, + text20 This set includes OpenBSD's text processing tools, including groff, all related programs, and their manual pages. [ 0.8M gzipped, 2.9M uncompressed ] -The i386 security distribution set is named "secr11" and can be found -in the "i386/security" subdirectory of the OpenBSD 1.1 distribution -tree. It contains crypt.c (the source file for the DES encryption -algorithm) and the binaries which depend on it, as well as the "bdes" -DES encryption program. You do not need this distribution set to use -encrypted passwords in your password file; the "base11" distribution -includes a crypt library which can perform only the decryption function. -The "secr11" distribution set can be found only on those sites which -carry the complete OpenBSD distribution and which can legally obtain it. -(Remember, because of United States law, this distribution set may not be -exported to locations outside of the United States and Canada.) - [ 154K gzipped, 358K uncompressed ] - The i386 binary distribution sets are distributed in the same form as the source distribution sets; catted together, the members of a set form a gzipped tar file. Each i386 binary distribution set also has |