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I know, I know, you'd like to install the Live ISO as it is configured, with the pre-installed packages. You really meant .... "Would it be possible to write a script that would partition a hard drive, format partition(s), copy files from the ISO image onto the partition(s), run installboot(8), edit /etc/fstab, and lay down a GENERIC kernel?"
Yes. Will I? No. See the very first question in the FAQ for details of the intent of these ISO images. |
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Thanks. I hope so, too.
I have considered adding this capability. I did not dismiss it out-of-hand. Here's a summary: Technical considerations: Managing existing MBR partitionsThis would require a "fork" of OpenBSD. Since it would not be a standard installation, the OpenBSD Project would rightly not support any users. So I have policy considerations, too: How do I keep questions off the OpenBSD mailing lists? |
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jggimi thanks a lot for your job.
I have two questions: 1 What is the reason that you have not been able to include versions equipped with gnome and kde in a single cd? 2 I have trouble to startx graphical or console interface into virtualbox. In pratice the process of execution it's stop. I find difficult to follow the mailing list. Could you answer in the forum? Last edited by aleunix; 29th May 2008 at 06:10 AM. |
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Sorry i wanted to say gnome or kde.
It's incredible it is sufficient as a single wrong letter to overturn a speech. Sorry for my english. When I say that I do not like to follow the mailing list that I intend that i use only the browser and web-mail never use email client so is not linear follow the discussions that take place over time of day on various topics. However, i will try to register the same. |
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In Ubuntu or Debian is sufficient one Cd to have gnome or kde so it would be possible.
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They use compressed file systems.
OpenBSD does not have a compressed file system. I have no interest in writing one. My LiveCDs/LiveDVDs ISOs are all CD9660 file systems. In the case of Gnome and KDE, due to the number of files involved, there are nested CD9660 file systems used with vnode disks in order to circumvent the limitations of the CD9660 boot loader. MFS file systems are used for /etc, /var, /home, /root, and /dev. None of these are compressed. Note: The OpenBSD ramdisk kernel, bsd.rd, used for installation and limited rescue, takes advantage of a facility called "crunch". Crunch is used to creates a single executable file out of many individual binaries. This can provide some space savings for executables only. For booting bsd.rd from a variety of limited-space media (such as 1.4MB diskettes), this has advantages. This is not the same thing as a compressed file system and would not provide significant value in this situation. |
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Thanks for the answer.
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