use a usb floppy.
On 5/25/08, F. Caulier <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Hello
>
> I'm currently trying to install OpenBSD-4.3 on my
> subnotebook (JVC MP-XP3), the problem is that it
> doesn't have any CD-ROM and/or floppy drive and it
> isn't capable of booting using PXE nor booting from
> USB-HDD. (Already checked that)
>
> I read in the FAQ that there's a possibility to
> install OpenBSD from harddisk through bsd.rd, so I
> downloaded the latest (4.3-RELEASE) bsd.rd, put it on
> a small separate partition in a directory named /boot,
> modified the Grub menu and tried to boot that.
>
> It didn't work out, here's what I get:
> panic: /boot too old: upgrade!
>
> The operating system has halted.
> Please press any key to reboot
>
> After this I thought that maybe bsd.rd needs some
> other files which it expects to be usually found in
> /boot.
> So I downloaded cd43.iso, extracted its contents to
> /boot and retried. Still the same problem.
> Following to that I also tried with install43.iso,
> same procedure, but the problem remains.
>
> The Grub menu entry I used for the 2nd and 3rd try:
> root (hd0,3)
> kernel --openbsd=openbsd /boot/4.3/i386/bsd.rd
>
> In the FAQ, section 4.11 it says: [0]
> ... if you have a running older version of OpenBSD,
> ...
>
> Does this probably mean that the install method with
> bsd.rd is only possible if there's already an OpenBSD
> system existing on the harddisk?
>
> If that's correct, is there any other suitable
> installation method using a install-image on a
> harddisk?
>
> Currently I don't have any more ideas, beside the
> following:
> I could install OpenBSD on an other (totally
> different) computer using the standard CD-ROM install
> method, after that I'd copy the hole system to an
> USB-HDD which in turn I would plug to my subnotebook.
> There I'd copy the hole system to a temporary
> partition, download the latest (4.3) bsd.rd again,
> edit the Grub menu and retry to boot the bsd.rd.
>
> I already searched the web for other installing
> methods suitable for my case and searched further if
> there's a possibility of directly booting .iso images
> using Grub but couldn't find anything useful.
>
> Suggestions most welcome
>
> Thanks,
> ~fc
>
>
> [0] http://www.openbsd.org/faq/faq4.html#bsd.rd
