On Fri, Jun 07, 2024 at 07:05:49PM -0400, Nick Holland wrote:
> On 6/7/24 18:26, rfab...@mhsmail.ch wrote:
> > Edit: I have just found in Michael W. Lucas' "OpenBSD Mastery:
> > Filesystems" that "the rd recovery disk image is the OpenBSD install
> > environment", not the USB stick. But my question (see below) remains the
> > same.
> >
> > Am 2024-06-07 23:21, schrieb rfab...@mhsmail.ch:
> > Dear community
> >
> > I have copied the 'install75.img' to a USB stick, booted from it and
> > chosen the "(I)nstall" option. My intention is to install the
> > distribution sets from the stick, and not via http, because I'd like to
> > install OpenBSD on our 4 home office PCs without downloading the sets 4
>
> well...OpenBSD is small, and bandwidth is cheap/free. But yeah, I was
> "recycling" back when it was called being "a cheap bastard", I get it.
>
> > Escaping to a shell and entering 'sysctl hw.disknames' shows: 'sd0, sd1,
> > sd2, rd0'. 'sdX' are the 3 internal SSDs. Am I right in assuming that
> > 'rd0' is the USB stick?
>
> as you have discovered...no.
>
> > Installation step "Let's install the sets!":
> > I have chosen the option to install from a local disk partition, and
> > answered with "partition not mounted".
>
> correct.
>
> > Issue:
> > The installer shows 'sd0 sd1 sd2' as available disks, but not the USB
> > stick 'rd0'.
>
> also correct. Besides, rd0 is mounted. But it is also wrong.
>
> > Question:
> > What do I have to do to make the USB installation stick available for
> > accessing the distribution sets? Concerning 'install75.img', the
> > "Installation notes" say: "An install or upgrade can be done with a
> > USB key without network connectivity."
> > But how?
>
> dmesg|grep sd
> will show you what all the devices are, pick your USB drive. It will guess
> correctly after that.
Or press ? at the right prompt and the installer will show you the
disk details so you can pick the right one.
-Otto
> > Installing the sets via http works without any issues, but that's not
> > my plan for the remaining and future installations.
>
> But here's an easier way, if you understand a bit of what is going on.
> The system booted from bsd.rd, and it has utilities in "rd0". At this
> point, it is NOT ACTUALLY USING the USB drive. So...you can now unplug
> and plug it back in...and you will get some white on blue text telling
> you what device was unplugged and what was plugged in.
>
> Of course, you don't really want to do that if you don't know for
> sure that the drive is unused, but if things are as you describe it,
> it's safe.
>
> But most likely, it's sd2, because USB devices are enumerated AFTER
> IDE/SATA/SCSI/SAS/RAID connected drives. (but there are things that
> can happen that keep me saying, "most likely" and "here's how you
> find out" rather than just assuming sd2. :) )
>
> Nick.
>
