The FreeBSD Release Engineering Team is pleased to announce the + availability of FreeBSD 9.2-RELEASE. This is the second release + from the stable/9 branch, which improves on the stability of + FreeBSD 9.1 and introduces some new features. Some of the + highlights:
+ +The ZFS filesystem now supports TRIM when used on solid + state drives.
The virtio(4) drivers have been added to the GENERIC + kernel configuration for amd64 and i386 + architectures.
The ZFS filesystem now supports lz4 compression.
OpenSSL has been updated to version 0.9.8y.
DTrace hooks have been enabled by default in the GENERIC + kernel.
DTrace has been updated to version 1.9.0.
Sendmail has been updated to version 8.14.7.
OpenSSH has been updated to version 6.2p2.
Import unmapped I/O support from head/.
For a complete list of new features and known problems, please + see the online release notes and errata list, available at:
+ + + +For more information about FreeBSD release engineering + activities, please see:
+ + + +FreeBSD 9.2-RELEASE is now available for the amd64, i386, ia64, + powerpc, powerpc64, and sparc64 architectures.
+ +FreeBSD 9.2 can be installed from bootable ISO images or over + the network. Some architectures also support installing from + a USB memory stick. The required files can be downloaded via + FTP as described in the section below. While some of the + smaller FTP mirrors may not carry all architectures, they will + all generally contain the more common ones such as amd64 and + i386.
+ +MD5 and SHA256 hashes for the release ISO and memory stick + images are included at the bottom of this message.
+ +The purpose of the images provided as part of the release are + as follows:
+ +This contains everything necessary to install the base + FreeBSD operating system, the documentation, and a small + set of pre-built packages aimed at getting a graphical + workstation up and running. It also supports booting into + a "livefs" based rescue mode. This should be all you need + if you can burn and use DVD-sized media.
This contains the base FreeBSD operating system. It also + supports booting into a "livefs" based rescue mode. There are + no pre-built packages.
This supports booting a machine using the CDROM drive but + does not contain the support for installing FreeBSD from the + CD itself. You would need to perform a network based install + (e.g. from an FTP server) after booting from the CD.
This can be written to an USB memory stick (flash drive) + and used to do an install on machines capable of booting off + USB drives. It also supports booting into a "livefs" based + rescue mode. There are no pre-built packages.
+ +As one example of how to use the memstick image, assuming + the USB drive appears as /dev/da0 on your machine something + like this should work:
+ +# dd if=FreeBSD-9.2-RELEASE-amd64-memstick.img of=/dev/da0 bs=10240 conv=sync+ +
Be careful to make sure you get the target (of=) + correct.
FreeBSD 9.2-RELEASE can also be purchased on CD-ROM or DVD from + several vendors. One of the vendors that will be offering + FreeBSD 9.2-based products is:
+ +FreeBSD Mall, Inc.http://www.freebsdmall.com
At the time of this announcement the following FTP sites have + FreeBSD 9.2-RELEASE available.
+ + + +However before trying these sites please check your regional + mirror(s) first by going to:
+ + + +Any additional mirror sites will be labeled ftp2, ftp3 and so + on.
+ +More information about FreeBSD mirror sites can be found + at:
+ + + +For instructions on installing FreeBSD or updating an existing + machine to 9.2-RELEASE please see:
+ + + +FreeBSD 9.2-RELEASE will be supported until 2014-09-30. The + End-of-Life dates can be found at:
+ + + +There are many "third party" Projects based on FreeBSD. The + Projects range from re-packaging FreeBSD into a more "novice + friendly" distribution to making FreeBSD available on Amazon's + EC2 infrastructure. For more information about these Third + Party Projects see:
+ + + +Many companies donated equipment, network access, or man-hours + to support the release engineering activities for FreeBSD 9.2 + including The FreeBSD Foundation, Yahoo!, NetApp, Internet + Systems Consortium, Sentex Communications, New York Internet, + Juniper Networks, and iXsystems.
+ +The release engineering team for 9.2-RELEASE includes:
+ +| Ken Smith <kensmith@FreeBSD.org> | +Release Engineering Lead | +
| Marcus von Appen <mva@FreeBSD.org> | +Release Engineering | +
| Glen Barber <gjb@FreeBSD.org> | +Release Engineering, 9.2-RELEASE Release Engineer | +
| Konstantin Belousov <kib@FreeBSD.org> | +Release Engineering | +
| Joel Dahl <joel@FreeBSD.org> | +Release Engineering | +
| Marc Fonvieille <blackend@FreeBSD.org> | +Release Engineering, Documentation | +
| Steven Kreuzer <skreuzer@FreeBSD.org> | +Release Engineering | +
| Erwin Lansing <erwin@FreeBSD.org> | +Package Building | +
| Xin Li <delphij@FreeBSD.org> | +Release Engineering, Security | +
| Simon L. B. Nielsen <simon@FreeBSD.org> | +Security Officer Emeritus | +
| Josh Paetzel <jpaetzel@FreeBSD.org> | +Release Engineering | +
| Colin Percival <cperciva@FreeBSD.org> | +Security Officer Emeritus | +
| Craig Rodrigues <rodrigc@FreeBSD.org> | +Release Engineering | +
| Hiroki Sato <hrs@FreeBSD.org> | +Release Engineering, Documentation | +
| Gleb Smirnoff <glebius@FreeBSD.org> | +Release Engineering | +
| Dag-Erling Smørgrav <des@FreeBSD.org> | +Security Officer | +
| Marius Strobl <marius@FreeBSD.org> | +Release Engineering | +
| Robert Watson <rwatson@FreeBSD.org> | +Release Engineering, Security | +
FreeBSD is a registered trademark of The FreeBSD Foundation.
+ +SHA256 (FreeBSD-9.2-RELEASE-amd64-bootonly.iso) = 63db06d3f468d219b308bb3fbc3f48e791134481fb1abf39e9b1ee415dcfc099 +SHA256 (FreeBSD-9.2-RELEASE-amd64-disc1.iso) = a8c1751b83646530148766618a89a97009e7500e7057a5cbe3afd74ef480c915 +SHA256 (FreeBSD-9.2-RELEASE-amd64-dvd1.iso) = 36c99ac1ffb90f2272df1bf10cafec999fde1b1a6bd289b5583836639c3639ae +SHA256 (FreeBSD-9.2-RELEASE-amd64-memstick.img) = fbc0c46f2db8c347145ee7c8308e4f3058dc5ec3155a9fb51d0f0e52ab2bf5cb+ +
MD5 (FreeBSD-9.2-RELEASE-amd64-bootonly.iso) = 2338f255d0ddc4659d04545a3c27bfa1 +MD5 (FreeBSD-9.2-RELEASE-amd64-disc1.iso) = cde180e3c5e3e370c97598a4feccb5b4 +MD5 (FreeBSD-9.2-RELEASE-amd64-dvd1.iso) = 21448c2688ba938b42c1727449d69750 +MD5 (FreeBSD-9.2-RELEASE-amd64-memstick.img) = 8a7f0ee3cb2570785b2d0a760d99bad6+ +
SHA256 (FreeBSD-9.2-RELEASE-i386-bootonly.iso) = e2df14515911ab964a587c4ae5e23882c71908c4e589ae57f7848399232c161d +SHA256 (FreeBSD-9.2-RELEASE-i386-disc1.iso) = 76093c27288f0ab939a5de14b621ec8eb1420d96343132c2b7c382747d35b67c +SHA256 (FreeBSD-9.2-RELEASE-i386-dvd1.iso) = a1bba5668792cfc8197c0f81b28cdd17e912a1ae5816887f8518bf1536a99af8 +SHA256 (FreeBSD-9.2-RELEASE-i386-memstick.img) = aa635578fea1136da680420afaab21a8e0b7c39541566d28f468d6ebb7a1e3a8+ +
MD5 (FreeBSD-9.2-RELEASE-i386-bootonly.iso) = c868d09dace9ec2d673fd62cbd1305b4 +MD5 (FreeBSD-9.2-RELEASE-i386-disc1.iso) = ba7ba7943177aee9626df228fb1ee6c2 +MD5 (FreeBSD-9.2-RELEASE-i386-dvd1.iso) = 917104df8d559f2ec981e98bfdf78e05 +MD5 (FreeBSD-9.2-RELEASE-i386-memstick.img) = affea2f784472cfbed9d16a6fdeab5ce+ +
SHA256 (FreeBSD-9.2-RELEASE-ia64-bootonly.iso) = 138b6f9fe7bbad418db956a53539ff75f77c918aedaf7fcc1d4960aa2ccca476 +SHA256 (FreeBSD-9.2-RELEASE-ia64-disc1.iso) = 906cfc5012504501547aa0c89292e66047faaed34f18e79594ab95635c43f6c2 +SHA256 (FreeBSD-9.2-RELEASE-ia64-memstick.img) = b178d6466f4b2eb9af0520eb8b434ce98ecab11b9d24bf6ad9478a30f9875531+ +
MD5 (FreeBSD-9.2-RELEASE-ia64-bootonly.iso) = 2ef154556774c55ce0a5a27c7a674859 +MD5 (FreeBSD-9.2-RELEASE-ia64-disc1.iso) = aa06455bfd9f54f1257c6b8484e81334 +MD5 (FreeBSD-9.2-RELEASE-ia64-memstick.img) = b047ea9791272a4fbc66cd9f401d6122+ +
SHA256 (FreeBSD-9.2-RELEASE-powerpc-bootonly.iso) = 89fea7d441a71b96def24a80815566936b7b6eaab640030ae78518001806d626 +SHA256 (FreeBSD-9.2-RELEASE-powerpc-disc1.iso) = b5f5adc9ab2392c2796881553582a1da1cfa99c62b62b57a3325fc7e6a7259c4 +SHA256 (FreeBSD-9.2-RELEASE-powerpc-memstick.img) = 3951ab28d6226f9c32a71f6d81d6ad9f9d05c9af5d11cf00118380f6ba20f282+ +
MD5 (FreeBSD-9.2-RELEASE-powerpc-bootonly.iso) = 84ba491526faf1115827ee3c81593f92 +MD5 (FreeBSD-9.2-RELEASE-powerpc-disc1.iso) = 1a1f683a69d20419834d056d43c8e3de +MD5 (FreeBSD-9.2-RELEASE-powerpc-memstick.img) = dd959ede1dff0971334d3722db8c8bcc+ +
SHA256 (FreeBSD-9.2-RELEASE-powerpc-powerpc64-bootonly.iso) = 092fa817a0a44fb49d05ed7aae44d98e78f4e3e0fc6e0297ee0d11ec8f8ccf37 +SHA256 (FreeBSD-9.2-RELEASE-powerpc-powerpc64-disc1.iso) = 56daf1f49bff7ee9e31c3255170fe2373c8674cfce1c560e78deff4ae81c505d +SHA256 (FreeBSD-9.2-RELEASE-powerpc-powerpc64-memstick.img) = be87c9edaa0b343a1223ebfb68dd161a023e287e067dd6550198c4ac23d47062+ +
MD5 (FreeBSD-9.2-RELEASE-powerpc-powerpc64-bootonly.iso) = c914b221a8f09ac8d004aa4d7db710a0 +MD5 (FreeBSD-9.2-RELEASE-powerpc-powerpc64-disc1.iso) = f471466df756ae85162fb8bb794d007a +MD5 (FreeBSD-9.2-RELEASE-powerpc-powerpc64-memstick.img) = c6b739c889dd94e3ed3ac8ef277ced91+ +
SHA256 (FreeBSD-9.2-RELEASE-sparc64-bootonly.iso) = 76813e3a5b400ea56533a3d5762f76284746a736281b6e1bce882d9f0e2dd076 +SHA256 (FreeBSD-9.2-RELEASE-sparc64-disc1.iso) = 0a15095210058fa7c1572102e6af49407462fcd670d28a3af9dfc154efaeb72e+ +
MD5 (FreeBSD-9.2-RELEASE-sparc64-bootonly.iso) = ae21e0dc63aa0d6327f44c733705c055 +MD5 (FreeBSD-9.2-RELEASE-sparc64-disc1.iso) = 7ce9c00d4b6e23124062cc2be8b56a74+ + +