Re: Automated Installer - Automated Patcher

[Nick Holland <nick@holland-consulting.net>]

Erik E Wilson wrote:
> 
> Greetings,
> 
> I have been sponsored by the USGS to create an automated installer and
> automated patcher for OpenBSD - the project website is located at
> http://www.cet.nau.edu/~fugu/

ouch.
check out: http://fugu.bsws.de/
different project, same name.  Better logo (sorry, had to toss that
in.  Long running joke)


> The automated installer is similar to Solaris Jumpstart or Redhat
> Kickstart, it should be able to perform a hands-free installation or
> upgrade of the OS.  A similar project seems to be in the planning stage
> called 'Bumpstart' which can be found on sourceforge.
> 
> I have been looking through the OpenBSD source files and we plan on
> modifying the existing install.sh and install.sub files to fulfill the
> requirements which we need, but I am unable to find these files within the
> distribution ISOs or disk images.  It seems as if these scripts are
> compiled into the kernel somehow.

erf.  I'm trying to think of a nice way of saying, "get to know the
product before you change it". 8)

Well, here's a REALLY big clue for you...
  http://www.openbsd.org/faq/faq4.html#bsd.rd
boot bsd.rd.  Drop to shell.  Look around.  I think much will become
more clear...

The install kernels all do basicly the same thing as bsd.rd (which is,
itself, an install kernel)

Another tip: a fast computer will be nice.  you won't have to rebuild
the entire system from source, but you will need to compile and put
together ramdisk kernels, a really fast machine with a really fast
disk will be your friend.  I *reallly* got tired of my PII-400.  The
XP2700+ is sweet. 8)

Nick.
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