# DragonFly Release 2.4
-# 16 September 2009
+## 16 September 2009 (2.4.0)
+## 01 October 2009 (2.4.1)
The DragonFly 2.4 release is here!
Three release options are now available: Our bare-bones CD ISO, a DVD ISO which includes a fully operational X environment, and a bare-bones bootable USB disk-key image (1G disk keys recommended).
In addition we will for the first time be shipping a 64-bit ISO. 64-bit support is stable but there will only be limited
-pkgsrc support in this release.
+pkgsrc support in this release. Both the bare-bones CD ISO and a bootable USB disk-key image are available for the 64-bit release.
## Availability
The release ISO images should be available on most of the [[mirrors|mirrors]]. If the ISO is not available on a certain mirror, please try another one or download it from the DragonFly FTP server.
+**Special Note on 2.4.1 mirror availability** - Unfortunately one of our primary mirrors, which other mirrors use as a source, had a snafu
+that probably will not be fixed any time soon. Our second fastest mirror is <a href="http://avalon.dragonflybsd.org/iso-images/">avalon.dragonflybsd.org</a>, so please use that to obtain the 2.4.1 ISOs and IMGs
+you desire if you cannot find them on a more local mirror.
+
### MD5 sums
* MD5 (dfly-2.4.0_REL.img.gz) = d879282c1ed9d1b36282c4b55aa13b83
* MD5 (dfly-2.4.0_REL.iso.gz) = 1a7d1980671e96564d74e9c128d80009
* MD5 (dfly-amd64-2.4.0_REL.iso.gz) = 226139fe8127b406d1bf8239eef420eb
* MD5 (dfly-gui-2.4.0_REL.iso.gz) = 219eb1f640d2b8034b685a74645fef23
+
* MD5 (dfly-2.4.0_REL.img) = 2ac933f712a9138af1fba712c21cc80a
* MD5 (dfly-2.4.0_REL.iso) = 495183dfe161af066935f6ffa8093556
* MD5 (dfly-amd64-2.4.0_REL.iso) = f06135a066ef8e5b8d413d65371d98c8
* MD5 (dfly-gui-2.4.0_REL.iso) = 191fc66f6822af04eff9b3fd0693dbfc
+* MD5 (dfly-2.4.1_REL.img.gz) = 3fd8412329de1db906e09e3115e512b6
+* MD5 (dfly-2.4.1_REL.iso.gz) = 5a828b57db2869e718adacf63943d270
+* MD5 (dfly-gui-2.4.1_REL.iso.gz) = 015e3c56ac3f2a7f8073a126a282ff01
+* MD5 (dfly-amd64-2.4.1_REL.img.gz) = 17aa83495fd1b11484c7e5dd4342a447
+* MD5 (dfly-amd64-2.4.1_REL.iso.gz) = e3ccc01771b8e37b330014afa30a4f9b
+
+* MD5 (dfly-2.4.1_REL.img) = 3cd38cdbc191a8635a87db9adb34b7bd
+* MD5 (dfly-2.4.1_REL.iso) = 0f32153897fe25aa2bd8c168a2fce9a7
+* MD5 (dfly-amd64-2.4.1_REL.img) = 34f9c6bd2ec8794ff24eed64c1abd03c
+* MD5 (dfly-amd64-2.4.1_REL.iso) = c7d84edd1a85cab012a4b0f6e4cda5ec
+* MD5 (dfly-gui-2.4.1_REL.iso) = bef875c47c1d7b81d664a8ba236cfdbe
+
### pkgsrc packages
We offer over 6000 pre-built [pkgsrc](http://www.pkgsrc.org) packages for this release. The [pkg_radd(1)](http://leaf.dragonflybsd.org/cgi/web-man?command=pkg_radd§ion=ANY) utility may be used to download pre-built binary packages. By default this script will query the main package site for a random redirect to one of our mirrors. The path can be overridden by setting BINPKG_SITES in `/etc/settings.conf`.
well as the pkgsrc/wip (work in progress) repo at git://git.dragonflybsd.org/pkgsrc.git and we recommend that
users use it instead of pulling from NetBSD with CVS. Our GIT mirror is updated four times a day.
-## DragonFly 2.4.0 Special Installation and Upgrade Notes
+## DragonFly 2.4.x Special Installation and Upgrade Notes
-2.4.0 is a bigger release than normal. The single most invasive change is the introduction of DEVFS.
+**VirtualBox and VMWare users** - Unless your virtual hard disk is 50G or larger we recommend
+doing a UFS install and not the default HAMMER install. We also recommend installing from the CD ISO
+and not the DVD ISO. The DVD ISO HAMMER install has bugs (see [[Known Release Issues|issues24]]).
+
+**DVD ISO HAMMER install bugs (2.4.0 only)** - You will get a 'guard1x fail @...' loader panic.
+See [[Known Release Issues|issues24]] on how to fix.
+
+2.4.x is a bigger release than normal. The single most invasive change is the introduction of DEVFS.
The /dev filesystem is now mounted by the kernel after it mounts the root filesystem. All major and
minor numbers have changed and the old /dev is no longer meaningful. People who use jails or chroots
will need to adjust their scripts to either mount_null /dev into their jails and chroots or to make
Within DEVFS the entire tty/pty scheme has changed. Users upgrading from 2.2 need to be absolutely
sure to upgrade their world and kernel at the same time or fireworks may ensue.
-With this release the libc major number has also been bumpedfrom 6 to 7. Applications should remain
+With this release the libc major number has also been bumped from 6 to 7. Applications should remain
fairly compatible across the upgrade but we recommend that all applications be recompiled and/or
-fresh binary packages be loaded from pkgsrc.
+fresh binary packages be loaded from pkgsrc. Certain pty-based applications such as "screen"
+may require recompiling.
With this release our new native AHCI driver is now standard. If your system is AHCI-capable and
AHCI-enabled the new driver will take over from NATA and drives may wind up being renamed due to
The installer now installs (and we recommend) a BOOT+HAMMER setup by default. The installer will
also reference mount points by serial numbers.
-We expect there will be numerous little issues with this release and we intend to roll a 2.4.1
-out in about a month to address what comes up.
+We expect there will be numerous issues with this release and we intend to roll a 2.4.1
+out in about a month to address what comes up. [[Known Release Issues|issues24]]
So upgrading to 2.4.x will certainly be a bit painful for users of 2.2.x or earlier releases. We
believe the pain will be well worth the effort.
works best with CAM based drivers but NATA uses some of its functionality too.
* buf/bio: Make biowait(), getpbuf(), and most other buf/bio functions MPSAFE.
* buffer-cache: Improved pipe-lining for writes.
+ * bpf(4): Add autocloning support
* **devfs(5): Replaced the static /dev directory with a dynamic device file system written by Alex Hornung during the Google Summer of Code 2009.**
* All block devices now auto-probe their slices and partitions.
* All block devices now auto-probe serial numbers and may be mounted and otherwise referenced by serial number.
* Fixed Linux compatibility issues (fix bugs in readdirplus)
* msdos(5): Fixed a number of bugs.
* pci(4): Sync code with FreeBSD 7.2.
+ * Bring iscsi_initiator(4) from FreeBSD.
* pipe(2): Pipes are now 100% MPSAFE.
* Add new cred/privilege infrastructure for jail and general use.
* Consolidate VOP access tests in vop_helper_access().
> ### Hardware changes (non-networking)
- * ath(4): Add open source HAL code (from FreeBSD) and make it possible to build it into the kernel.
* cxm(4): Add new driver for Hauppauge PVR-250/350 video capture cards (from FreeBSD).
* kbdmux(4): Add multiple keyboards on the console via keyboard multiplexer (from FreeBSD).
* mpi(4): Sync the driver with the latest version from FreeBSD.
> ### Hardware changes (networking)
* ae(4): Add driver for Attansic/Atheros L2 FastEthernet (from FreeBSD).
- * bpf(4): Add autocloning support
+ * ath(4): Add open source HAL code (from FreeBSD) and make it possible to build it into the kernel.
* em(4): Synced with Intel's em-6.9.6 (from FreeBSD).
* emx(4): Copy of em(4) which supports only 8257{1,2,3} parts.
* iwi(4): Upgrade to use 3.0 firmware and use firmware(9) API to load firmware.
* ifconfig(8): Add static ARP support.
* installer: Fix the bug when used from console with the LiveDVD.
* installer: Fixed various bugs and cleaned the code.
+ * iscontrol(8): Brought from FreeBSD.
* libc
* Synced various parts with FreeBSD and NetBSD.
* Add some new system calls.
* pkgsrc: pkgsrc GIT repo now shipped instead of CVS repo.
* telnetd(8): Apply FreeBSD-SA-09:05.telnet - fix environment based code execution vulnerability.
* window(1): Synced with NetBSD.
- * vkentd(8): Add features, allow IP address to be set in unsecure mode, allow address 0.
+ * vknetd(8): Add features, allow IP address to be set in unsecure mode, allow address 0.
* smbfs(8): Add UTF8 support.
* syslogd(8): Sync with FreeBSD.
* telnet(1): Autologin is now disabled by default.
* Update OpenSSH to version 5.2p1.
* Update OpenSSL to version 0.9.8k.
* Sync zoneinfo database with tzdata2009l.
+
+## DragonFly 2.4.1 Release Notes
+
+### General Improvements
+
+ * Issues with kqueue and SIGIO not working properly on pipes have been fixed. This issue affected numerous programs including postfix, dovecot,
+ and others,which use pipes and kqueue for I/O notification.
+ * 64-bit kernels were unable to probe USB mass storage devices. Now fixed, and a 64-bit USB image is now available for 2.4.1.
+ * cdrecord sometimes paniced after burning completed.
+ * Kernel failed to finish CAM probes during boot. (Note that some drivers may still register their CAM busses too late, and this problem
+ has not yet been tracked down).
+ * Manual pages specified with relative paths which include a directory component did not work.
+ * Misc. setuid/setgid issues with exec and [f]chdir, operations sometimes failed.
+ * Installer's beastie.4th (boot loader issues) have been corrected.
+ * Boot loader now contains real-mode fixes which may improve booting from USB memory sticks.
+ * tcsh updated (fixes incorrect default autologout settings)
+ * Added support for VIA Nano and VIA C7
+ * Added support for probing OpenBSD slices
+ * Misc manual page improvements.
+ * New aibs(4) driver for ASUSTeK AI Booster ACPI ATK0110 voltage, temperature and fan sensors.
+
+
+### Contributed Software
+
+ * Updated tcsh to 6.17.00
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