Re: Configuration utility for OpenBSD

[jared r r spiegel <jrrs@ice-nine.org>]

On Sat, May 01, 2004 at 12:06:34AM -0700, Geoff White wrote:
> 
> This utility would let you select kernel(s), rc files, etc files, etc,
> include packages (i.e, mySQL, Snort, etc, etc.  As you select, it keeps a
> running track of the total size, so you know if you can fit it into the
> right size CF. 
<snip>
> And when your done with configuring, it will build a dd-able
> image  or an .iso that would be suitable for either a CF card or burned 
> onto a bootable CD.
> 
> Sort of like the configuration utility under SuSE but designed more for 
> people building embedded systems.
> 
> Anybody have a tool like this already?

  not me.  

  closest i came was building a "recovery disc" type of process for 
  a PC i did not want to ever have to deal with again.  the HD in it
  had 3 partitions; dos C:, D:, and an openbsd.  the openbsd had a 
  dd image of dos C: which /etc/rc would throw down on /dev/wd0i
  upon boot.

  then i dinked with the bsd.rd kernel a bit to make it also have
  the MBR of the HD ( which had the ranish boot selector on it for
  booting windows or the "recovery" openbsd ) which the floppy would
  throw down to the HD, if, for example, the MBR of the HD was overwritten
  by someone reinstalling win98 and suddenly the choice to boot openbsd
  was gone.

  it was ~dec.03; and i didn't keep notes on it, but i think i gleaned
  everything i needed to from release(8), browsing around /usr/src, and
  a couple trial&error hit/miss attempts.

  never felt forlorn for a GUI; but maybe what i was doing is not at all
  applicable to your situation.

  jared

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