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Perhaps I'm the only person using computers in 2016 who only installs OpenBSD via CD :-)
by ue_ 10y ago
Perhaps I'm the only person using computers in 2016 who only installs OpenBSD via CD :-)
- jasonkostempski 10y agoI still install all my OSes via CD/DVD but I burn them myself from an ISO.
- Touche 10y agoI haven't even owned a computer with a CD/DVD drive in over 10 years. One thing that drives me mad is that computer manufacturers still distribute recovery images as DVDs, even though the computers the discs are for don't have drives.
- SixSigma 10y agoUSB CD/DVD drives exist
- Touche 10y agoYeah I know, it's just annoying to own something you'll need once every 2 years or so.
- dnzm 10y agoIn fact, I prefer to own something that I use once or twice a year (and between different computers at that), and then store in a box somewhere, rather than having a piece of computer suck in dust and whatnot all the time. Not exactly a counterpoint to what you were saying, but somehow related.
- SixSigma 10y agoSuch as re-installation DVDs
- agumonkey 10y agoI only do to enjoy the pleasure of old ways. Interacting with CDs and CD drives reminds me of when it was cutting edge. Tray mechanics, the speed intake of spinning motors. Even the latency and seek sounds. And somehow, the (almost since it's on DVD RW) immutability. In some ways, the sheer speed of SSD is ... boring when you're not in a hurry. ps: a bit like vynil lovers who take their player out for similar reasons.
- jasonkostempski 10y agoI do that too. I also like to imagine a post-apocalyptic, no-internet time where I have a generator, PC, BSD disk and the knowledge to use them to rule the new world while everyone else is stuck on the "Activation Required" screen.
- PhantomGremlin 10y agoFortunately OS X isn't as bad as Windows. I haven't tried the most recent version, but for previous versions I have successfully installed OS X from a USB stick, without needing any internet access at all. However, the OS X binaries are signed. So, when the key expires, people are SOL. I had this problem, and easily re-downloaded my various older OS X versions. But in the general case it's quite disturbing: http://www.macrumors.com/2016/03/03/older-os-x-installers-broken-by-certificate/ http://www.macrumors.com/2016/03/03/older-os-x-installers-br...
- aruggirello 10y agoReminds me of my old faithful Amiga, and its 3,5" floppy drive...it made a distinct, almost musical sound. You just turned the machine on and that famous splash screen would appear, then the empty drive would start ticking regularly, waiting for an 880Kb disk. As soon as a disk was inserted, you could hear its typical seek noise while the system booted, track after track...
- pjmlp 10y agoAnd the famous click of death.
- anthk 10y agoI install it from the ramdisk, much better.
- GTP 10y agoHow? How can you make a ramdisk resistant to a reboot?
- clarry 10y agoYou don't need to. It's created a-fresh for you when you boot bsd.rd. After you're done installing, you don't need the ramdisk as you'll boot your newly installed bsd kernel.
- GTP 10y agoAre you referring to the upgrade method described here [1]? [1] https://www.openbsd.org/faq/faq4.html#bsd.rd https://www.openbsd.org/faq/faq4.html#bsd.rd
- jimktrains2 10y agoThe last couple installs of any OS I've done have been a few off of USB and the rest off PXE.