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Title: Install Question From A Newbie...
Post by: GadgetGuy on September 06, 2005, 03:10:42 pm

Hello all,

just discovered OpenBSD: it looks very interesting, and I would like to try it.

I already did some reading, but wanted to make sure, that I will be OK before I proceed ( I have a C3100 ).

So here are my questions:

- is it correct, that I can install OpenBSD on a CF card ( 512 MB ) - and that will leave my original Sharp ROM intact?
- reading
ftp://ftp.openbsd.org/pub/OpenBSD/snapsho.../INSTALL.zaurus (http://ftp://ftp.openbsd.org/pub/OpenBSD/snapshots/zaurus/INSTALL.zaurus)
and
http://web.kssp.upd.edu.ph/barryg/zaurus/cf.html (http://web.kssp.upd.edu.ph/barryg/zaurus/cf.html)  
will tell me all that needs to be done? Or are there better / more detailed / simpler step-by-step instructions somewhere?

Thank you for your help.

Miklos

PS: What is WD1 in "sudo fdisk wd1 "? Is WD1 the CF card?

Title: Install Question From A Newbie...
Post by: barryg on September 07, 2005, 01:35:32 am

Good Day!

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        <SNIP>
- is it correct, that I can install OpenBSD on a CF card ( 512 MB ) -
  and that will leave my original Sharp ROM intact?

Yes. Do read up on various threads here.

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- reading
  ftp://ftp.openbsd.org/pub/OpenBSD/snapsh
  and
  [url=http://web.kssp.upd.edu.ph/barryg/zaurus/cf.html]http://web.kssp.upd.edu.ph/barryg/zaurus/cf.html://ftp://ftp.openbsd.org/pub/OpenBSD/s.../zaurus/cf.html://ftp://ftp.openbsd.org/pub/OpenBSD/s.../zaurus/cf.html://ftp://ftp.openbsd.org/pub/OpenBSD/s.../zaurus/cf.html://ftp://ftp.openbsd.org/pub/OpenBSD/s.../zaurus/cf.html://ftp://ftp.openbsd.org/pub/OpenBSD/s.../zaurus/cf.html (http://ftp://ftp.openbsd.org/pub/OpenBSD/snapshots/zaurus/INSTALL.zaurus)
  will tell me all that needs to be done? Or are there better / more
  detailed / simpler step-by-step instructions somewhere?

INSTALL.zaurus is accurate, I tested cf.html notes.  Do send your
 comments, and if you find anything inaccurate.

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Thank you for your help.

Miklos

PS: What is WD1 in "sudo fdisk wd1 "? Is WD1 the CF card?

Within OpenBSD, yes.

   

Mabuhay! barryg

--
Barry Dexter A. Gonzaga, bofh

Title: Install Question From A Newbie...
Post by: GadgetGuy on September 07, 2005, 07:59:38 am

Barry,

thank you for the encouraging answer. As my 3100 is still brand new, I will spend a couple days to learn the Linux side and the overall operation of it ( it is quite different after multiple Palm, Pocket PC and Psion units...).

Then I will follow the OpenBSD instructions...

I will post an update here.

Thanks again,

Miklos