1. enable netboot in eee's BIOS settings

2. man 8 pxeboot
/Pete

On 23 Jul 2008, at 16:33, mwa@olchs.lancs.sch.uk wrote:
> Hi

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> Sorry for the noise but I am trying to install openbsd an an eeepc

> via a usb pen. I have managed to install 4.(1 or 2) in the past but

> do not seem to be able to get the 4.3 install to boot off a pen. I

> know I could (hopefully) un-tar the files from the install4.3.iso

> mounted with loopback on another *nix and copy the fs then configure

> everything and dd the mbr (or something like that); the closest i

> have got is a kernel panic saying boot too old upgrade when I try to

> boot bsd.rd via grub. But is there an easier way (without buying a

> usb cdrom) to boot the usb pen as a install source....

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