On Thu, Sep 16, 2010 at 1:03 PM, <li...@telus.net> wrote: > I would welcome further suggestions anyone cares to offer. > > Is something stopping you from using install48.iso to install?
http://ftp5.usa.openbsd.org/pub/OpenBSD/snapshots/i386/install48.iso I know that doesn't "solve" the problem, but at least that will get you to a fully functional OpenBSD install that you can try Mark's sysctl fix...