Am 11/09/10 03:50, schrieb Rodrigo Mosconi:
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> Dears,
> 
> Is possible to install an OpenBSD if the machine was booted by a
> FreeBSD (no flames please) LiveCD/netboot?
> 
> This question are based by this:  A German DC supports FreeBSD, and
> provide a FreeBSD rescue system (diskless, network based).
> I would like to now IF there is some compatibility through the file
> system, that is: Can I newfs a slice on FBSD and install the base.tgz
> and kernel on it and boot the new system?

I don't know, but if the rescue system provides QEMU you can install OpenBSD through QEMU. See L<http://wiki.hetzner.de/index.php/OpenBSD> for an example (in German). Note that you can put files into a RAM disk, e.g. /dev/shm on Debian instead of a temporary partition. Also, there's no need to use VNC if you enable QEMU's curses interface. Furthermore, I'd use softraid(4) instead of raid(4).

Alternatively, there is Yaifo, which worked very well for me. See L<http://erdelynet.com/?s=yaifo>.