On Wed, 17 Sep 2008 13:18:38 -0700, Joe S wrote > Let me clarify what I'm trying to do. > > I'm not trying to install OpenBSD on a flash drive. > > I'm trying to install OpenBSD on a laptop, with the flash drive being > the bootable source of the installation, much like a CD. > > I can't PXE and I'm trying to find a way to avoid burning CD's, > although I may buy some CD-RW's if I have to.
Ah... now I understand. Warning: I just typed it up. Things may fail, as I have not tested it. Assumption: sd0 is your stick. You don't care about what's on it. Assumption: you're installing 4.3, and have the bootable cd image in your local directory. Change the script accordingly. # mkdir in out # vnconfig svnd0 cd43.iso # mount /dev/svnd0c in # fdisk -iy sd0 # disklabel -E sd0 <create an "a" partition> # newfs sd0a # mount -o async,noatime /dev/sd0a out # (cd in; tar cf - .)|(cd out; tar xpf -) # cp -p /usr/mdec/boot out # rm out/etc/boot.conf # /usr/mdec/installboot -v out/boot /usr/mdec/biosboot sd0 # umount in out # vnconfig -u vnd0
