On September 19, 2014 5:50:27 AM CEST, Liviu Daia <liviu.d...@gmail.com> wrote:
>On 18 September 2014, Stan Gammons <sg063...@gmail.com> wrote:
>> Yes, the APU has a serial console.  Baud rate is 115,200.  To install
>> OpenBSD, boot from a CD. At the boot> prompt, before it times out and
>> continues to boot, type "stty com0 115200" and press return. Then
>type
>> "set tty com0" and press return. Then press return at the boot>
>prompt
>> to continue the boot process.  Choose yes when the install ask if you
>> want to use com0 as the console.
>
>    In order to boot from a CD you need an USB CD-ROM.  If you don't
>have an USB CD-ROM you can just make a live USB flash disk (see
>FAQ 14.17.3), boot from it, and install the system over network.

Or you could just download minirootXY.fs or installXY.fs from your favourite 
openbsd http mirror, and dd it to a USB stick.

/Alexander

>Alternatively, you can take out the mSATA / SD card from APU, put it in
>an enclosure / card reader, connect it to a computer, install the
>system
>on it, then mount it back in the APU.
>
>    But, on a side note, a live USB flash disk is an useful thing to
>have around anyway.  You can take it with you, and turn (almost) any
>Windows PC into an useful terminal in less than a minute. :)
>
>    Regards,
>
>    Liviu Daia

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