Op 04/11/2022 om 17:53 schreef Noth:
>
>>> Hi,
>>>
>>> You're lucky enough to have the exact printout block by block of
>>> the disk layout. I wouldn't want to do this in OpenBSD's fdisk, it'd
>>> be easier with gparted on a Linux liveCD if you can. It can be done
>>> with fdisk but it's not very userfriendly.
>>
>>
>> Thanks. I managed to do it with Linux parted. Gparted doesn't accept
>> sectors, only cylinders or {M,G}bytes. Back into Debian. Now, with
>> regards to installing OpenBSD:
>>
>>> Be sure to make that NetBSD partition an OpenBSD one while you're at
>>> it so the installer finds it right away.
>>
>> And that's where the problems started in the first place.
>>
>> At the prompt:
>> (W) (G) (E)
>>
>> I choose (E) edit. Then, recalling from memory, I selected (disk) and
>> changed the NetBSD filesystem to OpenBSD. After that, I couldn't go
>> anywhere else. I didn't know what to do and I must have selected the
>> whole disk. I wanted to mount / on the ex-NetBSD partition, and that's
>> where I got stuck.
>>
> Hi,
>
> Well done on restoring the disklabel. Try this in Linux:
>
> cfdisk /dev/sda
>
> then select the NetBSD partition, and change it's type to OpenBSD.
> Save, then reboot and boot the OpenBSD installer. You can then use the G
> option which should select just the OpenBSD partition. Basically you
> don't really need this step anyway as the partition is ready to be
> disklabeled.
>
> Cheers,
>
> Noth
>
>
Ok, thanks. I'm gonna backup the partition table and we'll take it from
there.
By the way: what's the status of Bluetooth on OpenBSD? At one point in
the past it was broken. Is it still the case? Will I be able to use my
BT headphones?
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