I forgot to mention one thing. I'm for sure glad to be in the project but it's not my project so I don't want to take any credit for it. I have just made some adjustments to make it build the latest versions of OpenBSD with help from others.
Best regards Johan Ryberg On May 8, 2012 7:27 AM, "Johan Ryberg" <jo...@securit.se> wrote: > Yes. I will fix this within the next 24 hours. I fully understand the > concerns and the reason. > > Best regards Johan Ryberg > On May 8, 2012 4:25 AM, "Nick Holland" <n...@holland-consulting.net> > wrote: > >> On 05/07/12 00:52, Johan Ryberg wrote: >> > Hi. >> > >> > Not stupid at all. >> > >> > Flashboot is not intended to replace a standard OpenBSD installation >> and if >> > you want to use a normal installation on a USB stick then you are >> probably >> > best off with the installation process that you described. >> > >> > Flashboot is made for appliances with sd-card from 128 Mb (64 Mb with >> > little work). The entire file system is mounted as read only and the >> > sd-card will not wear out. The update process is also simplified since >> you >> > only has to replace the kernel (ramdisk with entire userlard) and you >> are >> > up and running a new version of OpenBSD in minutes. >> > >> > Later some new scripts has been added to simplify and the script that >> makes >> > a bootable usb image of the install51.iso is one example of that but >> that >> > is not the Flashboot core, just a little tool. >> > >> > Best regards Johan Ryberg >> >> Any possibility we could request that the project description make it >> more clear that this is NOT a mainstream, "here is how you should run >> OpenBSD from flash media" solution? And hopefully, a "this is NOT >> supported by the OpenBSD project" notice, too? >> >> The problem is, a lot of people seem to find your project and decide, >> "oh, this is how I should run OpenBSD from flash media", and then force >> fit a Flashboot install into a "tiny" 2GB flash media, instead of just >> doing a normal install and getting a normal system. >> >> I'm not denying there are places where either tiny amounts of storage >> are available or where the ability to wack a power switch and have ZERO >> concern for file system integrity (or waiting for an fsck after such an >> event) are highly beneficial, but there are an awful lot of people who >> believe this is The Way Things Should Be Done, then shoot themselves in >> the foot because they have no idea what they are doing or how to support >> the thing they have made. And then they run to the OpenBSD lists >> looking for support, confusing "based on OpenBSD" with "is OpenBSD". >> >> Nick. >> >> > On May 7, 2012 12:31 AM, "cody chandler" <cody.a.chand...@gmail.com> >> wrote: >> > >> >> Hello, >> >> >> >> I have a possible stupid question. How is the install hard if I simply >> >> direct the install drive to /dev/sd0? I have a 32Gb usb stick and have >> >> 11Gigs for OBSD and the rest is fat32. I'm not seeing how the default >> >> installer is lacking options for install. >> >> >> >> Thank you >> >> Cody >> >> On May 6, 2012 6:09 PM, "Johan Ryberg" <jo...@securit.se> wrote:
