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floppy-based installation on Dell without cdrom .. ?
Hi !
I've got an old Dell Precision workstation (Intel Xeon) .Some hardware issue prevents me from using a cdrom .. Can I install OpenBSD on it using a floppy ? If not , then PXE ? Thank you very much ! |
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I did in fact .. I read how to set up a pxe server for diskless install .. but floppy-based installation is something I can't find a clue about anywhere so far
there are those floppy51.fs , floppyB51.fs and floppyC51.fs but I miss how to use them |
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What section of the FAQ deals with installation?
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Still I fell short to make those lines useful and so I asked you about how to use the floppies.
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What part of Section 4.3.2 are you having trouble with?
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Your original post in this thread is what someone who has not bothered to read the FAQ or the INSTALL.i386 document would type.
So, since you state you read the documents but still could not determine what to do, a more specific and targeted question from you might have elicited a useful response. And, you have not been able to articulate what has confused you. So, please review the following quotes, noting my highlights, and see if you still need to ask questions. If you do, please, try to make your questions as specific as you possibly can. Quote:
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I installed OpenBSD (it was 4.4) on a machine via floppy. I made the floppy with ntrw.exe, and it worked like the proverbial charm.
That this can still be done is amazing. The FAQ is your friend. Read it. Repeat. |
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@jgimmi,@ocicat,@passthejoe,
Thank you very much !! :-) |
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In the case of a usb floppy drive .. what's to be used instead of fdformat ?
what changes are to be made to make it a boot device ? The usb floppy drive is detected as : Code:
umass0 at uhub2 port 1 configuration 1 interface 0 "Y-E DATA FlashBuster-U" rev 1.10/3.12 addr 2 umass0: using UFI over CBI with CCI scsibus3 at umass0: 2 targets, initiator 0 sd0 at scsibus3 targ 1 lun 0: <Y-E DATA, USB-FDU, 3.12> ATAPI 0/direct removable Thanks for help. |
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