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installing OpenBSD from USB
There are a myriad of ways in which OpenBSD can be installed from a USB device. An article published on OpenBSD Journal today provides quite a bit of background which can help most newbies wrap their heads around the subject:
http://undeadly.org/cgi?action=artic...20100404103735 Another solid source of related information (loosely affiliated with the project's developers...) can be found at the following: http://azbsd.org/~marco/openbsd/flashkeyinstaller/ |
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I am one of those whose skills are largely gleaned by what I read in FAQ's, Man pages and Forums and have been looking putting OBSD on a netbook.
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http://www.openbsd.org/faq/faq4.html#AddFileSet The above would fit on a 128mb drive Another thought is whether it would be feasible to make minimal i386 and amd64 *.img files that could be burned directly to the usb flash drive and post them on the internet as a service. Correct me if I'm wrong, but it appears that you need to copy Quote:
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http://marc.info/?t=126765524000004&r=1&w=2 The most salient argument is that it would cut into CD sales. |
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http://marc.info/?t=126765524000004&r=1&w=2
I did not go through all 155 posts but in the 10 messeage that were listed on the page there is a link to a sourceforge upload of i386_4.6 install binary for usb drives. This is not the venue to continue the argument but I wonder if the project is missing a revenue opportunity by not supplying a preloaded thumb drive. Also wonder if zealously protecting CD sales comes at the expense of expanding the user base. In my country there is an increasing sense of internet paranoia that could drive sales of OBSD but the task would be to make it more assessible. I have even thought about trying adding install sets with xfce, web browser, email client (seamonkey cover both). One would need security update tools (What FreeBSD has works slick) and a package manager. |
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To add to jggimi's list, if the general belief among the developers is that expressed in the OBSD Journal article linked above by ocicat, namely that flash sticks are highly unreliable proto-rubbish, then it's hard to see them wanting to add that option. Sure, most people might not use the flash any more than the CDs, but if they don't work for those who'd rely on them, it'd be too big a headache.
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