On Wed, Jan 02, 2008 at 01:42:01PM -0300, Nenhum_de_Nos wrote:

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> On Dec 27, 2007 11:17 AM, new_guy  wrote:

> > I would like to install OpenBSD *once* and keep it patched and secured for

> > many years there after (5 - 7 years) in a production environment. Would it

> > be feasible to get a snapshot today and follow -current for many years w/o

> > having to reinstall? Basically, this approach would skip -stable and

> > -release and always be -current. I understand the implications of being

> > current and that things might change and break and may need re-configuring

> > on occasion. I'm OK with that... I just don't want to reinstall a -release

> > every year... although I'll still buy CDs as they are released to support

> > the project.

>

> I have quite the same problem. my OBSD routers are usually old PII

> boxes and doing this kind of upgrade on them is not trivial. other, I

> have some remote routers I cant do this, so They run FBSD. I'd rather

> use OBSD on my routers, but this thing of not been able to make 4.1

> become 4.2 without a cdrom (as is recommended) makes me use OBSD only

> in the closest routers. i'm not here to make comparissons from OSes,

> or to make trouble. I just felt that would be good to say that if

> anytime in OBSD this upgrade was possible it would be a great feature

> (well, at least for me an the new_guy :) )

There has to be a way without CD.  Can't you put the 4.2 rd kernel on

the root filesystem and boot that then run the installer, pulling the

install sets via ftp?  I suppose for remote units you need some sort of

remote shell (e.g. serial terminal via modem).
Doug.