Re: OpenBSD "a la" NanoBSD ?
Mr. Xavier, From: Subject: OpenBSD "a la" NanoBSD ? Date: Fri, 16 Oct 2009 10:58:53 +0200 Message-ID: <39f20527a02e44fc11e598965e8e5...@127.0.0.1> > I love OpenBSD, and I really like to set a small OpenBSD distribution on > USB stick to allow make "cheap" OpenBGPd routers. > > Is there any project that is officialy supported by OpenBSD team? Although not an official OpenBSD distribution, I have been supplied almost full set OpenBSD LiveCD/LiveUSB system since OpenBSD 3.8 . http://kaw.ath.cx/openbsd/?en/LiveCD Called "FuguIta", a blowfish disk (in Japanese). Current version is FuguIta 4.5, and includes all OpenBSD *45.tgz plus addtional softwares. This LiveCD/USB can be rebooted/maintained remotely. So I guess this is also good for an OpenBGPd router. It will be release FuguIta 4.6 soon.
Re: OpenBSD "a la" NanoBSD ?
As many have pointed out, nothing special is needed to use a usb flash drive, just enough size for your install. For your intended use you may benefit from flashrd. http://www.nmedia.net/flashrd/ From the site: "flashrd is an OpenBSD installer with an eye towards larger flash devices. The primary targets are USB key, Flash disk module, Compact Flash adapter, or hard disk. The flashrd installation is targeted towards infrastructure equipment. It installs a complete OpenBSD system with "one-touch" upgrade capability. The system stays mounted read-only during normal operation, with writes directed towards a memory filesystem, eliminating the need for frequent disk writes. This greatly reduces the potential for both boot failure due to a dirty filesystem and for flash corruption from repeated writes. It boots from a ramdisk to make in-place upgrades easy and complete." k...@oav.net wrote: Hi there, I love OpenBSD, and I really like to set a small OpenBSD distribution on USB stick to allow make "cheap" OpenBGPd routers. Is there any project that is officialy supported by OpenBSD team? Thanks, /Xavier
Re: OpenBSD "a la" NanoBSD ?
Hi Xavier, On Fri, Oct 16, 2009 at 10:58:53AM +0200, k...@oav.net wrote: | Hi there, | | I love OpenBSD, and I really like to set a small OpenBSD distribution on | USB stick to allow make "cheap" OpenBGPd routers. | | Is there any project that is officialy supported by OpenBSD team? Yes, it's just called OpenBSD. It installs fine on USB sticks and runs great (although "disk" access is a tad slower). If your stick is large enough (no pun intended), it just works. And "large enough" is probably already the case with a 1GB stick, the smallest I can find with some effort (ie, two out of three stores I checked don't carry anything smaller than 2G) Cheers, Paul 'WEiRD' de Weerd -- >[<++>-]<+++.>+++[<-->-]<.>+++[<+ +++>-]<.>++[<>-]<+.--.[-] http://www.weirdnet.nl/
Re: OpenBSD "a la" NanoBSD ?
On 2009-10-16, wrote: > Hi there, > > I love OpenBSD, and I really like to set a small OpenBSD distribution on > USB stick to allow make "cheap" OpenBGPd routers. > > Is there any project that is officialy supported by OpenBSD team? There are a few, but not officially supported. The normal distribution fits in 512MB but things are a bit simpler with 1GB+.
Re: OpenBSD "a la" NanoBSD ?
Hi On Fri, Oct 16, 2009 at 10:58:53AM +0200, k...@oav.net wrote: > Hi there, > > I love OpenBSD, and I really like to set a small OpenBSD distribution on > USB stick to allow make "cheap" OpenBGPd routers. Take a look here http://www.nmedia.net/flashdist/ > > Is there any project that is officialy supported by OpenBSD team? > No that i'me aware of, but mistakes happen a lot to me. Regards Robert
Re: OpenBSD "a la" NanoBSD ?
k...@oav.net wrote: > Hi there, > > I love OpenBSD, and I really like to set a small OpenBSD distribution on > USB stick to allow make "cheap" OpenBGPd routers. > > Is there any project that is officialy supported by OpenBSD team? Small won't make it cheaper. Just do a full normal install on an USB stick. You will have a hard time to find one that will not have space for the entire os. Plus firefox. /Alexander
Re: OpenBSD "a la" NanoBSD ?
I don't know about any personally, but you can take look here : http://www.kernel-panic.it/openbsd/embedded/ On Fri, Oct 16, 2009 at 10:58 AM, wrote: > Hi there, > > I love OpenBSD, and I really like to set a small OpenBSD distribution on > USB stick to allow make "cheap" OpenBGPd routers. > > Is there any project that is officialy supported by OpenBSD team? > > Thanks, > /Xavier > > -- http://www.openbsd.org/lyrics.html
Re: OpenBSD "a la" NanoBSD ?
On Fri, Oct 16, 2009 at 10:58:53AM +0200, k...@oav.net wrote: > I love OpenBSD, and I really like to set a small OpenBSD distribution on > USB stick to allow make "cheap" OpenBGPd routers. > > Is there any project that is officialy supported by OpenBSD team? Do the regular OpenBSD install, selecting only the following sets: bsd bsd.rd etc46.tgz base46.tgz I think you'd be hard-pressed to a USB stick that won't handle such an install. The above will fit on a 256MB drive (but it's pretty cozy). 1G will give you a more pleasant experience for upgrades (stale libraries etc), and room for some ports and log files.
Re: OpenBSD "a la" NanoBSD ?
k...@oav.net wrote: > Hi there, > > I love OpenBSD, and I really like to set a small OpenBSD distribution on > USB stick to allow make "cheap" OpenBGPd routers. > > Is there any project that is officialy supported by OpenBSD team? Not sure about "officially supported", but this one is excellent: http://www.mindrot.org/projects/flashboot/ Stefan Krah
OpenBSD "a la" NanoBSD ?
Hi there, I love OpenBSD, and I really like to set a small OpenBSD distribution on USB stick to allow make "cheap" OpenBGPd routers. Is there any project that is officialy supported by OpenBSD team? Thanks, /Xavier
