Yes. I will fix this within the next 24 hours. I fully understand the concerns and the reason.
Best regards Johan Ryberg On May 8, 2012 4:25 AM, "Nick Holland" <[email protected]> wrote: > On 05/07/12 00:52, Johan Ryberg wrote: > > Hi. > > > > Not stupid at all. > > > > Flashboot is not intended to replace a standard OpenBSD installation and > if > > you want to use a normal installation on a USB stick then you are > probably > > best off with the installation process that you described. > > > > Flashboot is made for appliances with sd-card from 128 Mb (64 Mb with > > little work). The entire file system is mounted as read only and the > > sd-card will not wear out. The update process is also simplified since > you > > only has to replace the kernel (ramdisk with entire userlard) and you are > > up and running a new version of OpenBSD in minutes. > > > > Later some new scripts has been added to simplify and the script that > makes > > a bootable usb image of the install51.iso is one example of that but that > > is not the Flashboot core, just a little tool. > > > > Best regards Johan Ryberg > > Any possibility we could request that the project description make it > more clear that this is NOT a mainstream, "here is how you should run > OpenBSD from flash media" solution? And hopefully, a "this is NOT > supported by the OpenBSD project" notice, too? > > The problem is, a lot of people seem to find your project and decide, > "oh, this is how I should run OpenBSD from flash media", and then force > fit a Flashboot install into a "tiny" 2GB flash media, instead of just > doing a normal install and getting a normal system. > > I'm not denying there are places where either tiny amounts of storage > are available or where the ability to wack a power switch and have ZERO > concern for file system integrity (or waiting for an fsck after such an > event) are highly beneficial, but there are an awful lot of people who > believe this is The Way Things Should Be Done, then shoot themselves in > the foot because they have no idea what they are doing or how to support > the thing they have made. And then they run to the OpenBSD lists > looking for support, confusing "based on OpenBSD" with "is OpenBSD". > > Nick. > > > On May 7, 2012 12:31 AM, "cody chandler" <[email protected]> > wrote: > > > >> Hello, > >> > >> I have a possible stupid question. How is the install hard if I simply > >> direct the install drive to /dev/sd0? I have a 32Gb usb stick and have > >> 11Gigs for OBSD and the rest is fat32. I'm not seeing how the default > >> installer is lacking options for install. > >> > >> Thank you > >> Cody > >> On May 6, 2012 6:09 PM, "Johan Ryberg" <[email protected]> wrote:
