On Jan 30, 2008 7:16 AM, frantisek holop <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > hmm, on Tue, Jan 29, 2008 at 11:21:40AM -0500, Nick Holland said that > > frantisek holop wrote: > > >hmm, on Tue, Jan 29, 2008 at 09:45:27AM -0500, Nick Holland said that > > >>(short version: just do a normal install to the flash disk) > > > > > >how do i boot bsd.rd to make an install to the flash disk? > > >chicken egg. i dont have an usb cdrom, nor floppy disk. > > >only usb media. i need to create a bootable usb media... > > > > > >-f > > > > see the referenced thread... > > > > Prep the install device on another machine. Other machine just needs > > should have been clearer probably... > i am on the road. there is no other machine... > all i have is the eee and the internet and the usb media. > > > my understanding of the boot process process for i386 tells me, > all i need is ia bootsector from someone who already has an openbsd > bootable usb media and the instructions which bytes to change > based on what :) (where is boot(8) on my usb media) > > OR > > something like the zaurus process... install a linux package > and can run bsd.rd directly from linux. i think this one is > becoming more and more needed for i386 too, in this world of > floppyless, cdromless devices... a little utility that > can run bsd.rd from linux/dos... > > > but it would be cheaper to just prep it on another machine. :) > > i definitely agree. but if someone is so intimate with the > boot sector code that can give me this info, saves a lot of > hassle for me. thats why i wrote to the list, maybe someone > really is... > > > > (some people will say dd the floppy image onto the flash device, but > > the functionality of that depends upon your BIOS's USB boot code. > > i havent tried this one yet, but just for the kicks i tried > cd42.iso an that of course didnt work. > > -f > -- > recursive, adj.; see recursive > > Have you tried cdbr instead of cd42.iso?
What about PXE Booting?
