%hide %auto %html <style> code.output {background=#ddd; display:block; border:1px dashed #333; padding:0.2em 0.4em;} </style> <h1>openBSD install notes</h1> <p>Obtain the install media. In this case we've gone for the full 5.0 install iso for Power PC (an old mac) from <a href="ftp://mirror.aarnet.edu.au/pub/OpenBSD/5.0/macppc/install50.iso">an openBSD mirror</a>.</p> <p>Burn the iso to cd.</p> <ol> <li>Find the cd device, <code class="output">cdrecord -scanbus</code></li> <li>Burn the iso, <code>cdrecord -v -dev=1,0,0 install50.iso</code></li> </ol> <p>Install</p> <ol> <li>Boot from cd (for this mac use the command, option, O and F key press at boot to get at lower level, refer to the notes at <a href="ftp://mirror.aarnet.edu.au/pub/OpenBSD/5.0/macppc/INSTALL.macppc">ftp://mirror.aarnet.edu.au/pub/OpenBSD/5.0/macppc/INSTALL.macppc</a> then enter boot ide1:,ofwboot /bsd to boot off of CD.</li> <li>Enter a hostname, <code>raaz_openbsd [ENTER]</code></li> <li>Use the default network interface (in this case gem0)</li> <li>IPv4 address should be <code>DHCP</code>, unless connected to a network this request for a lease will fail. Don't worry. <code>DEFAULT</code></li> <li>IPv6, none for now. <code>DEFAULT</code></li> <li>Enter <code>done</code>, to complete configuring network devices.</li> <li>No need to do any manual network config.</li> <li>Enter your root password.</li> <li>Enable ssh</li> <li>Enable ntpd if you want to keep the clock in sync.</li> <li>Select the default option</li> <li>Enable X Windows</li> <li>Default console zstty0, no beacuse we don't need a serial console????</li> <li>Create a user, by entering a lower case name then follow the prompts</li> <li>Disable ssh login to root, yes</li> <li>Set up root disc, wd0</li> <li>Use DUIDs, yes</li> <li>Use MBR for the partition table in a dedicated openBSD system, this will destroy the existing OS on the disc.</li> <li>Use the whole disc</li> <li>Create a sensible disc layout and relabel.</li> <li>Use the cd as the source for the install sets</li> <li>Add or remove sets if required.</li> <li>Set the timezone <code>Pacific/Auckland</code></li> <li>Don't install the non-free firmware files, refer to <code>man fw_update</code> after the install.</li> <li>Reboot</li> <li>Go into open firmware and enter <code>boot hd:,ofwboot /bsd</code> to boot into the new system</li> <li>Now to set the mac to boot into bsd on each reboot, reboot and go into the open firmware and enter <code>setenv boot-device hd:,ofwboot</code></li> </ol> <p>Eject cd rom with <code>eject cd0</code>.</p> <p>Get through the firewall with <code>telnet ienabler.canterbury.ac.nz 259</code></p> <p>Update any hardware firmware with <code>fw_update</code>, as root. Use <code>fw_update -n</code>, as anyone to just see what it wants to do.</p> <p>Shutdown with <code>shutdown -h now</code>.</p> 

%hide %auto %html <h2>Wireless</h2> <p>google for openbsd bwi wpa2 etc.</p> <p>http://nuxx.net/wiki/Trashwall</p> 

%hide %auto %html <h2>X Server</h2> <p>start the X server with <code>startx</code>.</p> <p>If you started <code>X</code> then kill the X server with by ssh'ing into box and use <code>pkill Xorg</code></p> <p>Notes at <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/faq/faq11.html">http://www.openbsd.org/faq/faq11.html</a></p>