Re: [Soekris] Install OpenBSD on net4501 with a compact flash?
On 02/11/2010 09:37, Stuart Henderson wrote: > On 2010-10-29, Ed Flecko wrote: >> I've found a few tutorials using the PXE boot method, but that seems >> pretty cumbersome. > > Really it's not, it saves a lot of rebooting the machine with the > CF hard drive adapter and swapping cards around (which can be fiddly - > you might like to leave a little tab of tape sticking out to use as > a handle). +1 to that. I have a VirtualBox VM on my laptop to serve as a PXE server, it took about 10 minutes to set up and now I always have a PXE server at hand. :) Firas ___ Soekris-tech mailing list Soekris-tech@lists.soekris.com http://lists.soekris.com/mailman/listinfo/soekris-tech
Re: [Soekris] Install OpenBSD on net4501 with a compact flash?
On 2010-10-29, Ed Flecko wrote: > I've found a few tutorials using the PXE boot method, but that seems > pretty cumbersome. Really it's not, it saves a lot of rebooting the machine with the CF hard drive adapter and swapping cards around (which can be fiddly - you might like to leave a little tab of tape sticking out to use as a handle). If you do use the swap-cards-around method don't forget to set things up to use a serial console otherwise you'll have to put the card back in the other machine and edit /etc/ttys and /etc/boot.conf. ___ Soekris-tech mailing list Soekris-tech@lists.soekris.com http://lists.soekris.com/mailman/listinfo/soekris-tech
Re: [Soekris] Install OpenBSD on net4501 with a compact flash?
That's the beauty of the generic kernel. Anywhere the (i386, in this case) kernel will run, it will run. One caveat: I install OpenBSD onto compact flash from a USB compact flash reader. During install, it is seen (usually) as sd1, but when I move the card into the 4501, it is seen as wd0. Just mount the CF card after the install and adjust /etc/fstab accordingly. On Oct 29, 2010, at 3:15 PM, Jeff Friesen wrote: > All the times we've installed openbsd on a pc and moved the cf card to a > 4501 we have never had a problem > > This is with openbsd 4.5 > > ymmv > > > -Original Message- > From: soekris-tech-boun...@lists.soekris.com > [mailto:soekris-tech-boun...@lists.soekris.com] On Behalf Of Ed Flecko > Sent: Friday, October 29, 2010 2:02 PM > To: soekris-tech@lists.soekris.com > Subject: Re: [Soekris] Install OpenBSD on net4501 with a compact flash? > > Thank you gentlemen! > > Jeff - so OpenBSD will boot without problems when installed on one > box...and then booted on a different box??? > > Ed > ___ > Soekris-tech mailing list > Soekris-tech@lists.soekris.com > http://lists.soekris.com/mailman/listinfo/soekris-tech > > ___ > Soekris-tech mailing list > Soekris-tech@lists.soekris.com > http://lists.soekris.com/mailman/listinfo/soekris-tech ___ Soekris-tech mailing list Soekris-tech@lists.soekris.com http://lists.soekris.com/mailman/listinfo/soekris-tech
Re: [Soekris] Install OpenBSD on net4501 with a compact flash?
I have used flashrd/flashdist as well as flashboot: http://www.mindrot.org/projects/flashboot/ Russell On Fri, Oct 29, 2010 at 2:08 PM, Ed Flecko wrote: > Hi folks, > I've looked all over the web for a tutorial on installing OpenBSD on a > compact flash to be used in a net4501. > > I've found a few tutorials using the PXE boot method, but that seems > pretty cumbersome. > > I already have a box with a CF hard drive adapter and a CD drive that > I can use to install OpenBSD to the CF (like what I've heard other > people do), but I have a question - > > 1.) If I use this box to perform the installation to the CF, won't I > likely get a kernel panic when I remove the CF from the first box and > plug it into the Soekris because the hardware config on the box I'm > installing the OS to (initially) is a completely different hardware > configuration than the Soekris??? > > 2.) Does anyone know of a good tutorial / method to install without > needing to do the PXE boot method??? > > Thank you, > Ed > ___ > Soekris-tech mailing list > Soekris-tech@lists.soekris.com > http://lists.soekris.com/mailman/listinfo/soekris-tech > -- Russell Sutherland email: r...@quist.ca cell: +1.416.803.0080 ___ Soekris-tech mailing list Soekris-tech@lists.soekris.com http://lists.soekris.com/mailman/listinfo/soekris-tech
Re: [Soekris] Install OpenBSD on net4501 with a compact flash?
All the times we've installed openbsd on a pc and moved the cf card to a 4501 we have never had a problem This is with openbsd 4.5 ymmv -Original Message- From: soekris-tech-boun...@lists.soekris.com [mailto:soekris-tech-boun...@lists.soekris.com] On Behalf Of Ed Flecko Sent: Friday, October 29, 2010 2:02 PM To: soekris-tech@lists.soekris.com Subject: Re: [Soekris] Install OpenBSD on net4501 with a compact flash? Thank you gentlemen! Jeff - so OpenBSD will boot without problems when installed on one box...and then booted on a different box??? Ed ___ Soekris-tech mailing list Soekris-tech@lists.soekris.com http://lists.soekris.com/mailman/listinfo/soekris-tech ___ Soekris-tech mailing list Soekris-tech@lists.soekris.com http://lists.soekris.com/mailman/listinfo/soekris-tech
Re: [Soekris] Install OpenBSD on net4501 with a compact flash?
Thank you gentlemen! Jeff - so OpenBSD will boot without problems when installed on one box...and then booted on a different box??? Ed ___ Soekris-tech mailing list Soekris-tech@lists.soekris.com http://lists.soekris.com/mailman/listinfo/soekris-tech
Re: [Soekris] Install OpenBSD on net4501 with a compact flash?
On Fri, Oct 29, 2010 at 11:08:20AM -0700, Ed Flecko wrote: | 2.) Does anyone know of a good tutorial / method to install without | needing to do the PXE boot method??? http://www.nmedia.net/flashdist/ Easily modified to your own tastes. -- Ryan Corder || () ASCII ribbon campaign || /\ against HTML email http://pgp.mit.edu:11371/pks/lookup?op=get&search=0xBEE37813 pgpaOecMrvEj8.pgp Description: PGP signature ___ Soekris-tech mailing list Soekris-tech@lists.soekris.com http://lists.soekris.com/mailman/listinfo/soekris-tech
Re: [Soekris] Install OpenBSD on net4501 with a compact flash?
What you are describing we have done on over a dozen 4501's You need to change the /etc/boot.conf and the /etc/ttys file before you put the cf card in the net4501 if you want to use the serial port. There is also this http://www.nmedia.net/flashrd/ -Original Message- From: soekris-tech-boun...@lists.soekris.com [mailto:soekris-tech-boun...@lists.soekris.com] On Behalf Of Ed Flecko Sent: Friday, October 29, 2010 1:08 PM To: soekris-tech@lists.soekris.com Subject: [Soekris] Install OpenBSD on net4501 with a compact flash? Hi folks, I've looked all over the web for a tutorial on installing OpenBSD on a compact flash to be used in a net4501. I've found a few tutorials using the PXE boot method, but that seems pretty cumbersome. I already have a box with a CF hard drive adapter and a CD drive that I can use to install OpenBSD to the CF (like what I've heard other people do), but I have a question - 1.) If I use this box to perform the installation to the CF, won't I likely get a kernel panic when I remove the CF from the first box and plug it into the Soekris because the hardware config on the box I'm installing the OS to (initially) is a completely different hardware configuration than the Soekris??? 2.) Does anyone know of a good tutorial / method to install without needing to do the PXE boot method??? Thank you, Ed ___ Soekris-tech mailing list Soekris-tech@lists.soekris.com http://lists.soekris.com/mailman/listinfo/soekris-tech ___ Soekris-tech mailing list Soekris-tech@lists.soekris.com http://lists.soekris.com/mailman/listinfo/soekris-tech
[Soekris] Install OpenBSD on net4501 with a compact flash?
Hi folks, I've looked all over the web for a tutorial on installing OpenBSD on a compact flash to be used in a net4501. I've found a few tutorials using the PXE boot method, but that seems pretty cumbersome. I already have a box with a CF hard drive adapter and a CD drive that I can use to install OpenBSD to the CF (like what I've heard other people do), but I have a question - 1.) If I use this box to perform the installation to the CF, won't I likely get a kernel panic when I remove the CF from the first box and plug it into the Soekris because the hardware config on the box I'm installing the OS to (initially) is a completely different hardware configuration than the Soekris??? 2.) Does anyone know of a good tutorial / method to install without needing to do the PXE boot method??? Thank you, Ed ___ Soekris-tech mailing list Soekris-tech@lists.soekris.com http://lists.soekris.com/mailman/listinfo/soekris-tech
