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Originally Posted by albator
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This guide references OpenBSD 4.8 which was released in November 2010. It appears to discuss installation & general post-installation configuration. The latter is covered more completely in
afterboot(8), plus the manpage is more up-to-date.
As for installation on an Alix system, the initial install onto a blank
(or unrecognized...) CF card will require the most thought. The Alix BIOS supports PXE booting, & setting this up is really a useful exercise for the uninitiated. PXE requires TFTP & DHCP servers be accessible.
Section 6.10 of the FAQ describes the process. Of course, having a serial connection set up is necessary to make the appropriate changes to the Alix BIOS.
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jggimi was right on the connection speed. There was a question on
misc@ just a few days ago on this very question, & apparently, the OP hadn't read PC Engines' documentation, or explored the BIOS options.
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I was wondering if this was possible to boot through an OpenBSD USB stick and install from it as I do on my netbook.
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I configure
tftpd(8),
dhcpd(8), & connect via
cu(1) over a serial connection along with a cross-over Ethernet cable
(directly connecting the NIC's...) all on the same laptop. The corresponding file sets are added from a USB drive
(There are other options as to the source...). Once one gets used to how the Alix is handling USB devices, the process is really straight-forward.