Ufff, did you read link which I send before? http://www.kernel-panic.it/openbsd/embedded/ Because there is everything described including mounting fs ro, install and so on.
On Tue, Dec 15, 2009 at 8:51 PM, stan <st...@panix.com> wrote: > On Tue, Dec 15, 2009 at 01:32:44PM -0500, Nick Holland wrote: >> Joachim Schipper wrote: >> > On Tue, Dec 15, 2009 at 10:25:50AM -0500, stan wrote: >> >> I am trying to put OpenBSD on some Soekris machines. I have looked around >> >> and fount the flashrd toolkit. Uinsg it, I was able to create a bootable >> >> compact flash image for one of the machines. However, I pretty much did it >> >> by following the driections without understnaidng what was being don, and >> >> we all know where that leads B :-) >> >> >> >> Now, I am trying to change a fwe things, and I need to get a better >> >> understnading of what is being done here. Specifically, I want to create a >> >> larger /usr partion in the vnd iamge. What determiens the size of these? I >> >> have looked through the cfgflashrd, and the growimg scripts, but I don't >> >> see any knobs to tweak in these for this. >> > >> > It's generally recommended to just do a full install; a couple of GB of >> > Flash memory is now sufficiently cheap that mucking with flashrd >> > probably isn't worth the effort. >> > >> > B B B B B B Joachim >> >> yes. PLEASE. >> >> Follow the logic: >> B B * I use a special install >> B B * I want to customize it. >> B B * HELP ME! >> B B * I will get no support from ANYONE on the result. >> >> vs. >> >> B B * I use a standard install. >> B B * Things Just Work. >> > OK with one resevation you have convinced me. Let's eliminate teh > reservation. One of the features of the system I chose was that it mounts > the flas RO, and uses memory filesystems for volatile stuff. Is this no > longer important? I have 2 existing soekris systems that have been in > service for years, and have not given any trouble. I want the new ones to > be equally troubel free. Can i acomplish this with a stnadard install? > > second, I have no idea how to boot a Soekris box from install media. There > is no floppy, no CD... how do I acomplish this? > > > -- > A: Because it messes up the order in which people normally read text. > Q: Why is top-posting such a bad thing? > A: Top-posting. > Q: What is the most annoying thing in e-mail?
