On Wed, Jan 02, 2008 at 01:42:01PM -0300, Nenhum_de_Nos wrote: > On Dec 27, 2007 11:17 AM, new_guy <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I would like to install OpenBSD *once* and keep it patched and secured for > > many years there after (5 - 7 years) in a production environment. Would it > > be feasible to get a snapshot today and follow -current for many years w/o > > having to reinstall? Basically, this approach would skip -stable and > > -release and always be -current. I understand the implications of being > > current and that things might change and break and may need re-configuring > > on occasion. I'm OK with that... I just don't want to reinstall a -release > > every year... although I'll still buy CDs as they are released to support > > the project. > > I have quite the same problem. my OBSD routers are usually old PII > boxes and doing this kind of upgrade on them is not trivial. other, I > have some remote routers I cant do this, so They run FBSD. I'd rather > use OBSD on my routers, but this thing of not been able to make 4.1 > become 4.2 without a cdrom (as is recommended) makes me use OBSD only > in the closest routers. i'm not here to make comparissons from OSes, > or to make trouble. I just felt that would be good to say that if > anytime in OBSD this upgrade was possible it would be a great feature > (well, at least for me an the new_guy :) )
There has to be a way without CD. Can't you put the 4.2 rd kernel on the root filesystem and boot that then run the installer, pulling the install sets via ftp? I suppose for remote units you need some sort of remote shell (e.g. serial terminal via modem). Doug.
