2.1 Errata

Patches for the OpenBSD base system are distributed as unified diffs. Each patch contains usage instructions. All the following patches are also available in one tar.gz file for convenience.

Patches for supported releases are also incorporated into the -stable branch.

001: CD RELEASE WORKAROUND All architectures
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. To workaround this use the following sequence of commands before starting the install script. This must be done each time the install kernel is booted if the install script is to be run and the CD-ROM is the media to install from. Do the following at the shell prompt:
```
# ed install.sub
/{_filesystem/s//{_fstype/
wq
#
```
For architectures where the install scripts start automatically (like amiga), you need to abort it at the (I)nstall or (U)pdate prompt by pressing Ctrl-C before doing the above command. After that you can restart the install by:
```
# install
```
002: CD RELEASE WORKAROUND alpha only
CD2 does not boot on the alpha, as had been planned. Instead, you must use the floppy install method. This is not significantly harder..
003: BOOT BLOCK BUG i386 only
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, but everything suggests it should work fine. In those cases, it is sufficient to install OS-BS or some other primary bootloader as the main 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.
004: WRONG CHECKSUMS i386 only
The i386/X11/SUMS.md5 file contains 4 incorrect MD5 checksums. These have been corrected on the ftp mirrors. The correct lines are:
MD5 (X33doc.tgz) = 6aa0be7987f9a3cf32a63b5ea9a83b39
MD5 (X33html.tgz) = 6ba39d41aef7c75c35a0533275c6f8c0
MD5 (X33ps.tgz) = ea49fc1b12c17fc16ece7d0e4ad4ee06
MD5 (RELNOTES) = 689fda20596a4eb82f86ded51efb01f4

A lot of people with IDE disk drives fail to read the INSTALL.i386 document, and hence end up with geometry translation problems. Read the document, please.
005: RELEASE BUG amiga only
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 a problem in the shipped /dev/MAKEDEV script. To fix, enter single user mode and do:
```
# cd /dev
# sh MAKEDEV ttye6
```
006: RELEASE BUG sparc only
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 type:
```
# cd /usr
# ln -s X11R6 X11R6.3
```
007: RELEASE BUG sparc only
The sparc "single floppy install disk" has a problem when you specify "dumb" in response to the terminal type query. As a work-around first specify an invalid terminal such as "bogus" and when prompted again for a terminal type, enter "dumb" and it will work correctly.
008: RELEASE BUG sparc only
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 to the tftp transfer working in 512-byte blocks. If this occurs create a "padded" version of the bootstrap (boot or zboot) as follows:
```
# cd /tftpboot
# dd if=boot of=newboot obs=512 conv=osync
# mv newboot boot
```
009: RELEASE BUG sparc only
The sparc install script has two flaws that make the kernel copy and the bootblock install fail. The kernel copy only fails then installing from CD-ROM. To workaround this use the following sequence of commands before starting the install script. This must be done each time the install kernel is booted if the install script is to be run and the CD-ROM is the media to install from. Do the following at the shell prompt:
If you install from CD-ROM do the following:
```
# ed install.md
/\/bsd/s//\/mnt2\/2.1\/sparc\/bsd/
wq
#
```
... or if you plan to use the bsd.scsi3 kernel you should use instead:
```
# ed install.md
/\/bsd/s//\/mnt2\/2.1\/sparc\/bsd.scsi3/
wq
#
```
The following one you'll have to do always (not only then installing from CD-ROM)
```
# ed /usr/mdec/binstall
/getopt/,/getopt/+4d
wq
#
```
010: RELEASE BUG pmax only
When using the X11R6 binaries from the 2.1 release you will get errors like:
```
# mkfontdir
mkfontdir: undefined symbol: 'astpending' 12
Segmentation fault (core dumped)
```
this is due to a little problem affecting the compatibility between the OpenBSD/arc port (on which the X11R6 clients were build) and OpenBSD/pmax. You can work around this problem by using the arc version of the shared libc instead of the pmax one. Once you have the OpenBSD/arc 2.1 libc.so.16.1, do the following:
```
# cd /usr/lib
# mv libc.so.16.1 original_libc.so.16.1
# cp /where_you_have_downloaded_it_to/libc.so.16.1 .
# chown root.bin libc.so.16.1
# chmod 444 libc.so.16.1
```
Please be careful while doing this - because the libc is a very sensitive part of the system. You can remove the original_libc.so.16.1 after the next reboot if everything is working fine.
011: RELEASE BUG mac68k only
The installer generates incorrect /etc/fstab files causing messages such as "file system read-only" on bootup. To correct, boot to single-user mode (by clicking that checkbox in the Booter's Booting:Options dialog) and do the following:
```
# mount /dev/sd0a /
# ed /etc/fstab
1,$s/ ufs / ffs /
1,$s/ ro / rw /
w
q
```
Alternately, simply invoke vi or another editor and change the root filesystem to be of type ffs rather than ufs and be rw (read-write) rather than ro (read-only). In either case, you'll need to reboot the system afterwards. Make this correction as soon as possible after installing the system. The installer should not have specified the filesystem as the old "ufs" type; the "ffs" type is more correct.
012: RELEASE BUG mac68k only
The installer forgets to install the kernel onto the filesystem. This is because the installer expects all packages including the kernel to be tar'ed and gzip'ed. The kernel was not shipped that way. Therefore, you must make this correction before attempting to boot the system. To correct, use the Installer mini-shell and do the following:
```
> cpin :[internal-macos-path]:bsd-generic bsd
```
This should place the kernel as /bsd on the filesystem. You should replace the above string with the colon-delimited path from your desktop to wherever you have placed the kernel. If possible, it is easiest to drag the kernel into the same folder as the Installer, so you can simply issue a command without leading colon(s) like:
```
> cpin bsd-generic bsd
```
SECURITY VULNERABILITY in 4.4BSD procfs
OpenBSD advisory (June 24, 1997)
SECURITY VULNERABILITY in 4.4BSD rfork
OpenBSD advisory (August 2, 1997)
SECURITY VULNERABILITY in vacation
Secure Networks advisory 18 (September 1, 1997)
SECURITY VULNERABILITY in I/O Signal Handling
OpenBSD advisory (September 15, 1997)
SECURITY VULNERABILITY in lpd
Secure Networks advisory 19 (October 2, 1997)
SECURITY VULNERABILITY in tgetent
Secure Networks advisory 20 (October 21, 1997)