Re: Acer Aspire One (150)

[Jasse Jansson <jasse@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

On Nov 13, 2008, at 4:31 PM, Christopher Rawnsley wrote:

> On 12 Nov 2008, at 23:21, Constantine A. Murenin wrote:
> > What I do when I want to install OpenBSD is: download an appropriate
> > bsd.rd [0] to an existing OpenBSD installation on a USB HDD, boot  
> > from
> > the said USB HDD on the new hardware to which brand-new HDD we're
> > about to install an OS, type "boot bsd.rd" (or whatever the name
> > you've given to your copy of a bsd.rd for this specific  
> > installation),
>
> Ah thanks for pointing that out. I didn't come across that in my OS  
> exploring but I'll keep that in mind for the future. For now,  
> however, I would like to concentrate on DF :)
>
> > [0] http://www.openbsd.org/faq/faq4.html#bsd.rd
>
> I referenced a [1]. How un-computer science-y of me. Tut.
>
> On 13 Nov 2008, at 01:06, Justin C. Sherrill wrote:
> > Looking at the script, it appears to mount the ISO and then copy  
> > the files
> > over to the USB drive.  The nrelease process for building a LiveCD on
> > DragonFly puts together the same set of system files in the  
> > process; you
> > could probably use that process to create the USB drive.  It'd  
> > even be
> > able to "clone" an up-to-date system similar in spirit, if not in  
> > method,
> > to what Constantine described.
>
> Thanks for the pointer. I've not used the nrelease yet so I'll see  
> how it fairs.
>
> > Also, if you're lacking a CDROM but have a workable network  
> > connection,
> > the netboot facility on the DragonFly CD works very well; you just  
> > need a
> > network connection and another device to boot the CD on.  I was  
> > able to
> > use it with a old desktop chassis that had only the CPU, RAM, and  
> > CDROM
> > still installed.
>
> Up until recently I lacked a network that I could mess about on. I  
> also lack a DragonFly box which means that I can't use nrelease (at  
> least for initial setup). Prices of being away from home!
>
> I'll try some stuff tonight and see if I get anywhere... Thanks for  
> the replies.

I'm very interested in the outcome of this.
I'll try to figure out something myself.

Do anyone knows why it's impossible to install from an external USB  
CD/DVD-drive ???




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