https://ndonaghy.com/tags/installation/ Recent content in Installation on Niall Donaghy Hugo en-gb Tue, 07 Apr 2026 01:33:03 +0100 https://ndonaghy.com/posts/openbsd-7.8-installation/ Tue, 07 Apr 2026 01:33:03 +0100 https://ndonaghy.com/posts/openbsd-7.8-installation/ <p>This guide is VirtualBox-centric, but most everything will translate to your hypervisor or bare metal of choice.</p> <h1 id="materials">Materials</h1> <p>Installation ISO:</p> <ul> <li>cd78.iso - you will download packages from network</li> <li>install78.iso - self-contained</li> </ul> <h1 id="hypervisor">Hypervisor</h1> <p>Create a new VM with the required CPU, RAM, and storage specs, and mount the ISO to boot from it and begin installation.</p> <p>VirtualBox-specific notes:</p> <ul> <li>Network: If using wifi on host, use NAT mode for the NIC; bridge mode performance tanks (does not apply if host is wired).</li> <li>Storage: make &ldquo;IDE&rdquo; type PIIX4, attach ISO there, make &ldquo;ACHI&rdquo; type ACHI, enable host IO cache, and attach VDI there.</li> <li>VDI: Can tick Solid-state drive.</li> <li>Don&rsquo;t be tempted by UEFI mode, you will have boot issues.</li> <li>Don&rsquo;t be tempted by NVMe mode, disk will deadlock during install; ACHI is faster in Vbox anyway!</li> </ul> <h1 id="installation">Installation</h1> <h2 id="network">network</h2> <p>Follow instructions to set autoconf(DHCP) or static IP addressing and gateway, DNS, etc. In this doc, in post-install tasks, instructions given to convert DHCP config to static config</p>