On Thu, Aug 05, 2010 at 01:31:41PM +0400, Matthew Gladkikh wrote:
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> Hello, I would like to add some usefull tip to
> http://www.openbsd.org/faq/faq9.html
> It is how to convert existing linux machine to openbsd on hosting providers
> that do not provide openbsd support but do provide rescue mode.
> It is simple like starting obsd install in qemu (in rescue cd mode),
accessing
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> it via vnc, installing, fixing /etc/fstab /etc/hostname.if and rebooting
whole
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> server to openbsd system.
> Is it interesting addon?

The situation seems to be more and more frequent. However, the qemu then VNC
solution may ne be the most effcient.

I recently had that problem and use Yaifo [0] which, provided one
already working OpenBSD system (or a quick install thereoy in your
favorite VM), can build an install image from the source which has the
install script running over SSH.

You then just have to dd that image at the beginning of the disk of the
target machine using its rescue mode. When you have rebooted, you only
need to SSH into that machine and proceed through a completely standard
installation.

[0] http://erdelynet.com/tech/yaifo/yaifo-4-7-beta/

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