Hey. On 10/12/2011, Dave Beckstrom <[email protected]> wrote: > > David, > > Thanks for the suggestion. I'm 99% of the way there. Basically all I need > to do is edit "/etc/ttys" to configure something like: > > tty00 "/usr/libexec/getty std.38400" vt220 on secure > > and I'll be all set.
One of the great things about PXE install (from memory) is that it will set this up for you ... Certainly there's a question on install ... Change the default console to com0? [no] Enter http://www.openbsd.org/faq/faq4.html#InstQuestions > > I've discovered that I can boot into single user mode. That leaves me at > the sh# shell. I remount root as read write and then mount -a. Here is > where I run into trouble. Can't get an editor to run. It doesn't find vi. > Apparently there is an mg editor but I haven't had time to read on how to > run that. So ... it's broken. :] > > If I can't solve this I'll go the PXE route. Not quite ready to give up > yet. If anything, it's a good learning process. :) I admire your tenacity. You could have installed OpenBSD onto an old machine, turned on DHCPD, TFTPD and installed onto the ALIX in about 15 minutes if you knew what you were doing. Notwithstanding the fact you don't know what you're doing and have to read more stuff I suspect you could have easily done this in less time than your current process. Which is more useful learning? When your flashrd breaks ... you'll get no help. I'm not commenting on that for good or bad. That's the way it is. Here's the really good thing. If you install generic you'll get to do things like this: o A colon, followed by a memory buffer size (in kilobytes), followed by another colon, followed by a buffer name. Selected messages are written to an in-memory buffer that may be read using syslogc(8). Memory buffered logging is useful to provide access to log data on devices that lack local storage (e.g. diskless workstations or routers). The largest allowed buffer size is 256kb. http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=syslog.conf ... by reading the manual ... and people will help you. I ran an ALIX for a couple of years - it's next to me on the desk now. I had that thing so RAMized and ROized ... Of course flash is pretty robust anyway ... ... but I learn more in those couple of years than I had before by doing it myself ... and I ran GENERIC ... and people answered my questions ... I looked long and hard at the off the shelf somebody elses work installers and figured they were going to be a hard slog and even if GENERIC was a harder slog at least I'd be able to ask for help confidently and know where I stood vis-a-vis the man pages and FAQ and so on. I also felt pretty confident every time it came round to installing a new release ... > > Thanks, > > Dave Best wishes. > > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of > David Walker > Sent: Friday, December 09, 2011 3:07 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: [SPAM]- Score (15)Re: ALIX 2 Hangs on boot at date/time > > Get an old PC or somesuch, run tftp and install directly onto the ALIX via > ethernet. > See here: > http://www.openbsd.org/faq/faq6.html#PXE > > Problem(s) solved. > > Best wishes.
