OpenBSD on Pinebook 1080p?
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[ TODO: describe creating a disk with the install sets ]


In the installer, once the install script is finished, I was able to finish the surgery with a bit of dense magic:

Code:
# (cd /dev; sh MAKEDEV sd0)
# (cd /dev; sh MAKEDEV sd1)  # the install disk doesn't come with /dev/*sdX* defined
# (cd /dev; sh MAKEDEV sd2)
# dd if=/dev/rsd0c bs=1024 count=666 skip=8 of=/dev/rsd1c seek=8
# sync
# reboot

This copies the u-boot directly off the install disk (sd0) and onto the target system disk (sd1) instead of using a file. A file would be more obvious but this works too.

And for the last step, reboot, pop out the SD card so that it *boots into the new system*, remember to run `set tty fb0` and `boot` at the `boot>` prompt, and then login and as root and

Code:
# echo "set tty fb0" >> /etc/boot.conf
# reboot

That should give you a fully booting and fresh OpenBSD laptop. Then it's just up to installing packages and configuring it like you like.


Messages In This Thread
OpenBSD on Pinebook 1080p? - by binholz - 01-17-2019, 10:10 AM
RE: OpenBSD on Pinebook 1080p? - by heywire - 01-17-2019, 02:57 PM
RE: OpenBSD on Pinebook 1080p? - by cambridgei - 05-24-2019, 07:45 AM
RE: OpenBSD on Pinebook 1080p? - by ninefathom - 05-30-2019, 06:01 PM
RE: OpenBSD on Pinebook 1080p? - by michaelj - 10-07-2019, 03:00 PM
RE: OpenBSD on Pinebook 1080p? - by elewarr - 10-20-2019, 01:05 PM
RE: OpenBSD on Pinebook 1080p? - by joancatala - 10-21-2019, 11:55 AM
RE: OpenBSD on Pinebook 1080p? - by elewarr - 11-04-2019, 06:17 PM
RE: OpenBSD on Pinebook 1080p? - by rogerroger - 12-20-2019, 06:19 AM
RE: OpenBSD on Pinebook 1080p? - by rogerroger - 12-20-2019, 07:51 AM
RE: OpenBSD on Pinebook 1080p? - by ab1jx - 02-18-2020, 11:45 AM
RE: OpenBSD on Pinebook 1080p? - by rogerroger - 02-18-2020, 02:20 PM
RE: OpenBSD on Pinebook 1080p? - by ab1jx - 02-18-2020, 05:53 PM
RE: OpenBSD on Pinebook 1080p? - by rogerroger - 02-18-2020, 09:18 PM
RE: OpenBSD on Pinebook 1080p? - by ab1jx - 02-18-2020, 09:00 PM
RE: OpenBSD on Pinebook 1080p? - by ab1jx - 02-18-2020, 09:47 PM
RE: OpenBSD on Pinebook 1080p? - by rogerroger - 02-18-2020, 10:01 PM
RE: OpenBSD on Pinebook 1080p? - by rogerroger - 02-19-2020, 12:18 AM
RE: OpenBSD on Pinebook 1080p? - by rogerroger - 02-19-2020, 01:34 AM
RE: OpenBSD on Pinebook 1080p? - by ab1jx - 02-19-2020, 09:50 AM
RE: OpenBSD on Pinebook 1080p? - by rogerroger - 02-20-2020, 10:02 AM
RE: OpenBSD on Pinebook 1080p? - by ab1jx - 02-22-2020, 05:54 PM
RE: OpenBSD on Pinebook 1080p? - by rogerroger - 02-22-2020, 08:06 PM
RE: OpenBSD on Pinebook 1080p? - by ab1jx - 02-22-2020, 09:25 PM
RE: OpenBSD on Pinebook 1080p? - by ab1jx - 03-15-2020, 05:16 PM
RE: OpenBSD on Pinebook 1080p? - by rogerroger - 03-16-2020, 12:59 AM
RE: OpenBSD on Pinebook 1080p? - by ab1jx - 03-16-2020, 11:54 AM
RE: OpenBSD on Pinebook 1080p? - by ab1jx - 03-16-2020, 10:01 PM
RE: OpenBSD on Pinebook 1080p? - by ab1jx - 03-17-2020, 07:59 AM
RE: OpenBSD on Pinebook 1080p? - by ab1jx - 03-18-2020, 06:42 AM

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