Hello I'm currently trying to install OpenBSD-4.3 on my subnotebook (JVC MP-XP3), the problem is that it doesn't have any CD-ROM and/or floppy drive and it isn't capable of booting using PXE nor booting from USB-HDD. (Already checked that)
I read in the FAQ that there's a possibility to install OpenBSD from harddisk through bsd.rd, so I downloaded the latest (4.3-RELEASE) bsd.rd, put it on a small separate partition in a directory named /boot, modified the Grub menu and tried to boot that. It didn't work out, here's what I get: panic: /boot too old: upgrade! The operating system has halted. Please press any key to reboot After this I thought that maybe bsd.rd needs some other files which it expects to be usually found in /boot. So I downloaded cd43.iso, extracted its contents to /boot and retried. Still the same problem. Following to that I also tried with install43.iso, same procedure, but the problem remains. The Grub menu entry I used for the 2nd and 3rd try: root (hd0,3) kernel --openbsd=openbsd /boot/4.3/i386/bsd.rd In the FAQ, section 4.11 it says: [0] ... if you have a running older version of OpenBSD, ... Does this probably mean that the install method with bsd.rd is only possible if there's already an OpenBSD system existing on the harddisk? If that's correct, is there any other suitable installation method using a install-image on a harddisk? Currently I don't have any more ideas, beside the following: I could install OpenBSD on an other (totally different) computer using the standard CD-ROM install method, after that I'd copy the hole system to an USB-HDD which in turn I would plug to my subnotebook. There I'd copy the hole system to a temporary partition, download the latest (4.3) bsd.rd again, edit the Grub menu and retry to boot the bsd.rd. I already searched the web for other installing methods suitable for my case and searched further if there's a possibility of directly booting .iso images using Grub but couldn't find anything useful. Suggestions most welcome Thanks, ~fc [0] http://www.openbsd.org/faq/faq4.html#bsd.rd
