Re: alix help

2008-09-22 Thread Christian
> someone mentioned working on it, but nothing further.. That was me. Unfortunately this is an ultra-low priority spare-time project =( The code is 95% ready, however, last time I worked on it was during Easter... It is a loadable kernel module that directly talks to the flash chip. - Christ

Re: alix help

2008-09-22 Thread Antoine Junod
Hi, Kendall Shaw <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > If I were able to upgrade the bios, I don't know how I will actually > install openbsd on the disk. Aside from transfering files using > Xmodem, what is the procedure for actually installing an image onto > the CF card? I usually install such syste

Re: alix help

2008-09-22 Thread Antoine Junod
Vladimir Kirillov <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > On 12:55 Sun 21 Sep, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: >> /etc/boot.conf: >> set tty com0 >> stty com0 38400 > > I think it's better to set com speed _before_ setting com0 as tty, it > can start throwing garbage into console, as it was spectated on soekris >

Re: alix help

2008-09-21 Thread Andrew Konkol
Whatever you do, do NOT attempt to update bios by sending a file over a console session. Screwed up my bios and had to have pc engines send me a "rescue" bios chip and bootable cf card. Once obtaining the latest bios I just plugged in a cf to ide converter and continued as if it was a normal inst

Re: alix help

2008-09-21 Thread secucatcher
Le Sun, 21 Sep 2008 12:49:49 +0100 Stuart Henderson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> a pris sa plume: > what, upgrading the bios from openbsd? nop just install openbsd for the bios i don't remenber exactly it was easy for what i remenber

Re: alix help

2008-09-21 Thread Stuart Henderson
On 2008/09/21 12:55, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Le Sun, 21 Sep 2008 00:51:23 + (UTC) > Stuart Henderson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> a pris sa plume: > > > On 2008-09-20, Kendall Shaw <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > I got an alix2c2 which I'm hoping to install openbsd on. Is there > > > a way to upgra

Re: alix help

2008-09-21 Thread Vladimir Kirillov
On 12:55 Sun 21 Sep, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > /etc/boot.conf: > set tty com0 > stty com0 38400 I think it's better to set com speed _before_ setting com0 as tty, it can start throwing garbage into console, as it was spectated on soekris net4801: stty com0 38400 set tty com0 ... -- Vladimir K

Re: alix help

2008-09-21 Thread secucatcher
Le Sun, 21 Sep 2008 00:51:23 + (UTC) Stuart Henderson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> a pris sa plume: > On 2008-09-20, Kendall Shaw <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I got an alix2c2 which I'm hoping to install openbsd on. Is there > > a way to upgrade it's bios and install openbsd on it from openbsd? >

Re: alix help

2008-09-21 Thread Martin Schmitt
Kendall Shaw schrieb: > If I were able to upgrade the bios, I don't know how I will actually install > openbsd on the disk. Aside from transfering files using Xmodem, what is the > procedure for actually installing an image onto the CF card? I have tried two methods for installing OpenBSD, and

Re: alix help

2008-09-20 Thread Stuart Henderson
On 2008-09-20, Kendall Shaw <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I got an alix2c2 which I'm hoping to install openbsd on. Is there > a way to upgrade it's bios and install openbsd on it from openbsd? someone mentioned working on it, but nothing further.. > I see instructions for upgrading the bios using

alix help

2008-09-20 Thread Kendall Shaw
Hi, I got an alix2c2 which I'm hoping to install openbsd on. Is there a way to upgrade it's bios and install openbsd on it from openbsd? I see instructions for upgrading the bios using freedos, so I got a CF card reader and used instructions to install freedos from windows xp, but when I boot