> But by combining Stein's QEMU and the "takeover.sh" tricks, we can > (theoretically) do the following: > - create and pivot to an in-memory Linux system, like the "takeover.sh" > approach, without rebooting > - connect over SSH to the new running system > - launch QEMU in the in-memory system > - install OpenBSD using the SSH connection > > This, then, requires neither IPMI/KVM access nor a "rescue system" > image. All it needs is a bootable Linux system with SSH access.
..and someone to keep maintaining this as boot methods, linux initrds, sshd, and qemu change over time, otherwise this theoretical project will probably suffer exactly the same fate as the others mentioned, becoming a procedure that almost works now, but did work once back then. -- May the most significant bit of your life be positive.
