On Jan 20 05:12:40, nothingn...@citycable.ch wrote:
>
> On 19/01/2024 01:38, Isak Lyberth wrote:
> > Hello guys, I am sorry to bother you with such a basic question.
> > After many years of only using my favorite OS on my firewall, I have
> > decided to install OpenBSD 7.4 on my Dell Latitude 7490 laptop, fitted with
> > a 500 GB Samsung 980 (non pro) nvme disk i use the entire disk with auto
> > partitioning).
> > it had Windows on it when iÍ got it, I removed it and used Linux Mint for
> > about a week and now i have installed OpenBSD 7.4. i have tried it a lot of
> > times, clearing the disk with the dd if=/dev/zero of=/dev/sd0 command and
> > also dd'd to sd0a, rsd0 and anything i could think of, i also tried exiting
> > to shell and done some fdisk -iy sd0 (suggested on reddit)
> > I have tested that I can get FreeBSD and Dragonfly bsd installed on the
> > laptop.
> >
> > I will gladly supply more info if needed.
> > But how do I get my laptop to boot OpenBSD?
> >
> > Kind regards Isak
>
> Hi,
>
> /dev/sd0c represents the whole drive, so dd should be pointed at it.
You should need to dd anything as a part of installation,
and zeroing out a disk will surely not fix you booting problem.
> If you're having beginner
> problems, try using gpartdisk from a Linux flash drive to create an A6
> partition and then installing OpenBSD.
No. If you're having beginner problems, start with
a dedicated machine where nothing matters and practice there.
In particular, don't bring other OSes into it.
Jan
