Need instruction on OpenBSD.

12-19-2001

I have a Compaq P-120 w/ 16M that I have managed to get OpenBSD 3.0 on. It installed well via the floppy30.fs and then did an FTP for the pacakages. It sees my Orinoco and all is well.

I have figured out how to mount the floppy (tons of fun for a non-unix user) and I have the BSD-Tools copied to the drive.

I tried running the script to update the kernel and I'm apparently missing other packages.

Does anyone know of a site with instructions on the installation process for BSD-tools for OpenBSD 3.0?

Or, anyone in Tampa, FL, (cough, TampaJoe) that would be willing to lend a hand?

Thanks ppl,
Tron Of Borg

12-20-2001

What are BSD-Tools? I've never heard of these and I'm not having much luck searching for them.

12-20-2001

I figure you mean BSD-Airtools?

I can't get to their page. Server won't resolve.

Try searching or posting to the misc list on openbsd.org, someone there will be able to help you for sure.

12-22-2001

what packages does it say you are missing?

12-26-2001

I have dstumbler working like a dream here on my Open box. Let me know if you still can't get it to go. I had to edit my dstumbler.h file by taking out half the ifdef shit. Just leave in the stuff for OpenBSD and bury the rest.. Should compile fine then.

01-11-2002

If you have any problems with installation/configuration, join the bsd-airtools mailing list and we'll be able to help you out.

http://dachb0den.com/projects/bsd-airtools.html

03-04-2002

Anyone know why my bstumbler is not in colour? It's only gray scale. It's on an OpenBSD 3.0 box. Anyone know how to fix it so it is in colour?

03-05-2002

Tron, be careful of disk constraints. If you upgrade the kernel on OBSD3.0, you're going to need to recompile the entire source tree as well, else things won't work. That means you're going to need to CVS down the whole source tree and do a make build. (check the faq's on openbsd.org) Takes a ton of space. And a ton of time on a P120..

$.02

03-05-2002

16Mb of RAM will do okay on open once you build a 'minimal' kernel image. Disk space can be an issue, I've been working on making OpenBSD fit nicely into a 64Mb ATA-Flash disk.

The nice thing about rebuilding the kernel on an OpenBSD box is that it's very easy to build your new 'bsd' kernel file one a completely separate box of the same architecture, then just copy over this one file to the destination box. The same trick under FreeBSD is only slightly more difficult.

My primary 'dstumbler' test box is a 486, I've built a new kernel on this box exactly once, just to prove to myself that it was possible. Since then, I've built the new kernels on a P3/800, and of course it's a bad idea to do kernel builds on a FLASH drive.

Nonesuch

03-07-2002

Every time I make a new kernel off CVS under OpenBSD 3.0, it screws up anything that reads from proc. (uptime, w, top, etc).. I end up doing a full make build from there to get things fixed. Havn't tried squashing that over to a CF card.. I don't like using CF in my stumbling setup, because I use kismet, and actually keep every packet recieved to look at later.

12-19-2001	#1 (permalink)
Posts: n/a	Need instruction on OpenBSD. I have a Compaq P-120 w/ 16M that I have managed to get OpenBSD 3.0 on. It installed well via the floppy30.fs and then did an FTP for the pacakages. It sees my Orinoco and all is well. I have figured out how to mount the floppy (tons of fun for a non-unix user) and I have the BSD-Tools copied to the drive. I tried running the script to update the kernel and I'm apparently missing other packages. Does anyone know of a site with instructions on the installation process for BSD-tools for OpenBSD 3.0? Or, anyone in Tampa, FL, (cough, TampaJoe) that would be willing to lend a hand? Thanks ppl, Tron Of Borg

12-20-2001	#2 (permalink)
Posts: n/a	Hmmm. What are BSD-Tools? I've never heard of these and I'm not having much luck searching for them.

12-20-2001	#3 (permalink)
Posts: n/a	Nevermind.. I figure you mean BSD-Airtools? I can't get to their page. Server won't resolve. Try searching or posting to the misc list on openbsd.org, someone there will be able to help you for sure.

12-26-2001	#5 (permalink)
Posts: n/a	You get it working? I have dstumbler working like a dream here on my Open box. Let me know if you still can't get it to go. I had to edit my dstumbler.h file by taking out half the ifdef shit. Just leave in the stuff for OpenBSD and bury the rest.. Should compile fine then.

03-05-2002	#9 (permalink)
Posts: n/a	OpenBSD Kernel builds 16Mb of RAM will do okay on open once you build a 'minimal' kernel image. Disk space can be an issue, I've been working on making OpenBSD fit nicely into a 64Mb ATA-Flash disk. The nice thing about rebuilding the kernel on an OpenBSD box is that it's very easy to build your new 'bsd' kernel file one a completely separate box of the same architecture, then just copy over this one file to the destination box. The same trick under FreeBSD is only slightly more difficult. My primary 'dstumbler' test box is a 486, I've built a new kernel on this box exactly once, just to prove to myself that it was possible. Since then, I've built the new kernels on a P3/800, and of course it's a bad idea to do kernel builds on a FLASH drive. Nonesuch

12-22-2001	#4 (permalink)
Posts: n/a	what packages does it say you are missing?

01-11-2002	#6 (permalink)
Posts: n/a	If you have any problems with installation/configuration, join the bsd-airtools mailing list and we'll be able to help you out. http://dachb0den.com/projects/bsd-airtools.html

03-04-2002	#7 (permalink)
Posts: n/a	Anyone know why my bstumbler is not in colour? It's only gray scale. It's on an OpenBSD 3.0 box. Anyone know how to fix it so it is in colour?

03-05-2002	#8 (permalink)
Posts: n/a	Tron, be careful of disk constraints. If you upgrade the kernel on OBSD3.0, you're going to need to recompile the entire source tree as well, else things won't work. That means you're going to need to CVS down the whole source tree and do a make build. (check the faq's on openbsd.org) Takes a ton of space. And a ton of time on a P120.. $.02

03-07-2002	#10 (permalink)
Posts: n/a	Every time I make a new kernel off CVS under OpenBSD 3.0, it screws up anything that reads from proc. (uptime, w, top, etc).. I end up doing a full make build from there to get things fixed. Havn't tried squashing that over to a CF card.. I don't like using CF in my stumbling setup, because I use kismet, and actually keep every packet recieved to look at later.

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