On Tue, 28 Oct 2025 10:28:29 +0000 [email protected] wrote with subject "Re: Depenguinator for OpenBSD":
> On Mon, Oct 27, 2025 at 03:52:40PM +0100, MIZSEI Zoltán wrote: > >https://jcs.org/2014/09/12/remotely_installing_openbsd_qemu > > This is really interesting because it provides the "missing link" to > installing OpenBSD with no requirements on the hosting provider > whatsoever. [...] > > This, then, requires neither IPMI/KVM access nor a "rescue system" > image. All it needs is a bootable Linux system with SSH access. > Probably many providers without IPMI/KVM use Xen e.g. where OpenBSD won't work at all so it may be not that groundbreaking missing link? BTW 1: One could try kexec instead of qemu with an actually-OpenBSD-pseudo-Linux kernel. [<-> crossposting with Janne Johansson: this way qemu changes don't need to be maintained] BTW 2: What about an update mechanism for OpenBSD itself? E. g. if you want to update 6.2 to 7.8 it would be neat to find an alternative way to classic sysupgrade process (where you may need to adjust things when first booting) for hosting providers without VNC access.
