Re: Setting up default boot from a wd0d

2011-06-27 Thread Christopher Zimmermann
On 06/24/11 16:51, Anand Buddhdev wrote: Hello list users, I have a virtual server for testing, on which I have installed OpenBSD 4.8. The installation is on wd0a, and there's just a single / partition. I then did a second installation, and setup OpenBSD 4.9 on wd0d, also with a single /

Re: Setting up default boot from a wd0d

2011-06-27 Thread Kenneth R Westerback
On Mon, Jun 27, 2011 at 08:57:27AM +0200, Christopher Zimmermann wrote: On 06/24/11 16:51, Anand Buddhdev wrote: Hello list users, I have a virtual server for testing, on which I have installed OpenBSD 4.8. The installation is on wd0a, and there's just a single / partition. I then

Re: Setting up default boot from a wd0d

2011-06-27 Thread Anand Buddhdev
On 27 June 2011 04:46, Nick Holland n...@holland-consulting.net wrote: Hello Nick, I then did a second installation, and setup OpenBSD 4.9 on wd0d, also with a single / partition. bad. Why is this bad? What's wrong with having 2 OpenBSD installations on a single disk? it's an

Re: Setting up default boot from a wd0d

2011-06-27 Thread Peter Hessler
On 2011 Jun 27 (Mon) at 14:32:47 +0200 (+0200), Anand Buddhdev wrote: :My scenario is that I have a small Soekris board running an older OpenBSD :(installed on a CF card). : :I'd like to upgrade to a newer OpenBSD without overwriting the current setup :(to use as a fallback in case something is

Re: Setting up default boot from a wd0d

2011-06-27 Thread Anand Buddhdev
On 27 June 2011 14:40, Peter Hessler phess...@theapt.org wrote: On 2011 Jun 27 (Mon) at 14:32:47 +0200 (+0200), Anand Buddhdev wrote: :My scenario is that I have a small Soekris board running an older OpenBSD :(installed on a CF card). : :I'd like to upgrade to a newer OpenBSD without

Re: Setting up default boot from a wd0d

2011-06-27 Thread Nick Holland
On 06/27/2011 08:32 AM, Anand Buddhdev wrote: On 27 June 2011 04:46, Nick Hollandn...@holland-consulting.net wrote: Hello Nick, I then did a second installation, and setup OpenBSD 4.9 on wd0d, also with a single / partition. bad. Why is this bad? What's wrong with having 2 OpenBSD

Re: Setting up default boot from a wd0d

2011-06-26 Thread Nick Holland
On 06/24/11 10:50, Anand Buddhdev wrote: Hello list users, I have a virtual server for testing, on which I have installed OpenBSD 4.8. The installation is on wd0a, and there's just a single / partition. I then did a second installation, and setup OpenBSD 4.9 on wd0d, also with a single /