Comments on: Alix 2C.3 OpenBSD 4.3 http://www.copyandwaste.com/2008/05/26/alix-2c3-openbsd-43/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=alix-2c3-openbsd-43 Fri, 13 Jan 2012 04:40:16 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: wayne http://www.copyandwaste.com/2008/05/26/alix-2c3-openbsd-43/comment-page-1/#comment-51576 wayne Fri, 13 Jan 2012 04:40:16 +0000 http://copyandwaste.com/archive/2008/05/26/alix-2c.3-openbsd-4.3.aspx#comment-51576 @John If you use UUIDs to specify the partition, you will not run into issues of name mismatches between machines. Although given that it has been two years, maybe you figured that out already. @John

If you use UUIDs to specify the partition, you will not run into issues of name mismatches between machines. Although given that it has been two years, maybe you figured that out already.

]]> By: John http://www.copyandwaste.com/2008/05/26/alix-2c3-openbsd-43/comment-page-1/#comment-982 John Thu, 18 Dec 2008 21:09:55 +0000 http://copyandwaste.com/archive/2008/05/26/alix-2c.3-openbsd-4.3.aspx#comment-982 I setup an Alix last week similarly, with the help of a more experienced openbsd user. One glitch we had was that the compact flash card changed it's name between the two machines, so we had to manually edit /etc/fstab On the Thinkpad, the CF was /dev/sd0 It changed to /dev/wd0 on the Alix. There was a similar issue with the networking, we renamed the hostname.whatever file to be hostname.vr1 (mistakenly, should have been .vr0). I think I also had some minor glitches that were fixed by updating the BIOS to the latest. Kind of a blast from the past using a serial console cable and Xmodem transfer! :-) I setup an Alix last week similarly, with the help of a more experienced openbsd user. One glitch we had was that the compact flash card changed it’s name between the two machines, so we had to manually edit /etc/fstab

On the Thinkpad, the CF was /dev/sd0 It changed to /dev/wd0 on the Alix. There was a similar issue with the networking, we renamed the hostname.whatever file to be hostname.vr1 (mistakenly, should have been .vr0).

I think I also had some minor glitches that were fixed by updating the BIOS to the latest. Kind of a blast from the past using a serial console cable and Xmodem transfer! :-)

]]> By: stas http://www.copyandwaste.com/2008/05/26/alix-2c3-openbsd-43/comment-page-1/#comment-476 stas Sun, 02 Nov 2008 17:07:19 +0000 http://copyandwaste.com/archive/2008/05/26/alix-2c.3-openbsd-4.3.aspx#comment-476 You should consider mounting all CF filesystems readonly. CF cards (especially cheap ones) easily use up their write cycles. You can get some inspiration on hoe to do it in flashdist's /etc/rc script. I currently use a modified flashdist based install, but it's too bare bones and needs a lot of tweaking to do anything besides routing, PF, and IPSEC. You should consider mounting all CF filesystems readonly. CF cards (especially cheap ones) easily use up their write cycles. You can get some inspiration on hoe to do it in flashdist’s /etc/rc script. I currently use a modified flashdist based install, but it’s too bare bones and needs a lot of tweaking to do anything besides routing, PF, and IPSEC.

]]> By: Andrew http://www.copyandwaste.com/2008/05/26/alix-2c3-openbsd-43/comment-page-1/#comment-18 Andrew Thu, 21 Aug 2008 11:27:19 +0000 http://copyandwaste.com/archive/2008/05/26/alix-2c.3-openbsd-4.3.aspx#comment-18 I must say I have a pII which is going down next week, my alix 2c3 should arrive soon and I am happy that the install will be so easy :)<br />thanks alot I must say I have a pII which is going down next week, my alix 2c3 should arrive soon and I am happy that the install will be so easy :)
thanks alot

]]> By: konks. http://www.copyandwaste.com/2008/05/26/alix-2c3-openbsd-43/comment-page-1/#comment-20 konks. Mon, 09 Jun 2008 03:44:45 +0000 http://copyandwaste.com/archive/2008/05/26/alix-2c.3-openbsd-4.3.aspx#comment-20 Thats awesome Carlos, I am a big fan of these boards.. it would be great if I could build a radided nas out of one of them. Thats awesome Carlos, I am a big fan of these boards.. it would be great if I could build a radided nas out of one of them.

]]> By: Carlos Man http://www.copyandwaste.com/2008/05/26/alix-2c3-openbsd-43/comment-page-1/#comment-19 Carlos Man Wed, 28 May 2008 02:27:10 +0000 http://copyandwaste.com/archive/2008/05/26/alix-2c.3-openbsd-4.3.aspx#comment-19 I got one of those too, with the same box, but I added a Winstrom C9 802.11a/b/g card and 2 dual-mode antennas. It seems a little difficult to install those pigtails in that box, though. They are too big for the job, but I will try to install them anyway, after I finish the initial configuration of the 4G CompactFlash card I got for this job. I overspecified a little to get a full experiment out of this. I intend to use this kind of board for many things; not just routing. If you answer this comment, I will keep in touch with updates. Kind regards. I got one of those too, with the same box, but I added a Winstrom C9 802.11a/b/g card and 2 dual-mode antennas. It seems a little difficult to install those pigtails in that box, though. They are too big for the job, but I will try to install them anyway, after I finish the initial configuration of the 4G CompactFlash card I got for this job. I overspecified a little to get a full experiment out of this. I intend to use this kind of board for many things; not just routing. If you answer this comment, I will keep in touch with updates. Kind regards.

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