Re: Still possible to get OpenBSD onto Soekris net5501 via qemu install to flashcard?

2013-01-22 Thread Mihai Popescu
I do think that using quemu is a good (and simple) way to go for me because: - I have qemu installed on my box for other reasons - one only needs an attached cf card and a current version of install.iso (no CD \ burning or laptop reboot required) - with qemu the install to

Re: Still possible to get OpenBSD onto Soekris net5501 via qemu install to flashcard?

2013-01-22 Thread Aaron Mason
On Wed, Jan 23, 2013 at 8:31 AM, Mihai Popescu mih...@gmail.com wrote: I do think that using quemu is a good (and simple) way to go for me because: - I have qemu installed on my box for other reasons - one only needs an attached cf card and a current version of install.iso (no CD \

Re: Still possible to get OpenBSD onto Soekris net5501 via qemu install to flashcard?

2013-01-22 Thread Jan Stary
On Jan 22 23:31:36, mih...@gmail.com wrote: I do think that using quemu is a good (and simple) way to go for me because: - I have qemu installed on my box for other reasons - one only needs an attached cf card and a current version of install.iso (no CD \ burning or

Re: Still possible to get OpenBSD onto Soekris net5501 via qemu install to flashcard?

2013-01-20 Thread Sarah Caswell
Hi all, Thanks for all the replies to my call for help. The soekris install command that worked was: shell# sudo qemu-system-i386 -hda /dev/rsd1c -cdrom install52.iso -boot d Turns out I was not using the raw device (/dev/rsd1c) in my command but was trying to install /dev/sd0c. -- Thanks

Re: Still possible to get OpenBSD onto Soekris net5501 via qemu install to flashcard?

2013-01-20 Thread Alexander Hall
On 01/20/13 20:19, Sarah Caswell wrote: Hi all, Thanks for all the replies to my call for help. The soekris install command that worked was: shell# sudo qemu-system-i386 -hda /dev/rsd1c -cdrom install52.iso -boot d Turns out I was not using the raw device (/dev/rsd1c) in my command but was

Still possible to get OpenBSD onto Soekris net5501 via qemu install to flashcard?.

2013-01-14 Thread Sarah Caswell
Hi all, I'm having a frustrating problem getting OpenBSD-current (or snapshot) to run on my Soekris net5501. With previous versions of OBSD I was able to use qemu to install to a compact flashcard directly, by connecting the flashcard to my laptop and then starting qemu like so: sudo qemu

Re: Still possible to get OpenBSD onto Soekris net5501 via qemu install to flashcard?.

2013-01-14 Thread iku
Hi. Quoting Sarah Caswell s.casw...@protocol6.com: Hi all, I'm having a frustrating problem getting OpenBSD-current (or snapshot) to run on my Soekris net5501. With previous versions of OBSD I was able to use qemu to install to a compact flashcard directly, by connecting the flashcard

Re: Still possible to get OpenBSD onto Soekris net5501 via qemu install to flashcard?.

2013-01-14 Thread Nick Holland
On 01/14/2013 10:15 AM, Sarah Caswell wrote: Hi all, I'm having a frustrating problem getting OpenBSD-current (or snapshot) to run on my Soekris net5501. With previous versions of OBSD I was able to use qemu to install to a compact flashcard directly, by connecting the flashcard to my laptop

Re: Still possible to get OpenBSD onto Soekris net5501 via qemu install to flashcard?.

2013-01-14 Thread Johan Beisser
I just upgrade in place via bsd.rd on my net4501. Guess I could do the other methods as well. Sent form my iFoe. On Jan 14, 2013, at 10:59, Nick Holland n...@holland-consulting.net wrote: On 01/14/2013 10:15 AM, Sarah Caswell wrote: Hi all, I'm having a frustrating problem getting