Installation images renamed from .fs to .img
by from OpenBSD Journal on (#53PHK)
In a commit touching quite a few files, Theo recently renamed the installation images from installXX.fs to installXX.img:
Date: Sun, 17 May 2020 11:04:29 -0600 (MDT)From: Theo de Raadt <deraadt@openbsd.org>To: source-changes@openbsd.orgSubject: CVS: cvs.openbsd.org: srcCVSROOT: /cvsModule name: srcChanges by: deraadt@cvs.openbsd.org 2020/05/17 11:04:29Modified files: distrib/alpha/miniroot: Makefile distrib/amd64/iso: Makefile ... bin/dd : dd.1 usr.sbin/ldomctl: ldomctl.8Log message:Change install images called *.fs to *.img. These are UFS filesystem images,but additionally have a bootblock in the first 8K (since UFS does not use thatspace). There are some UEFI direct-from-internet bootloaders that requirethe name *.img. So this makes things more convenient for those, while keepingit consistant in all architectures.ok kettenis beck kn
This means that with recent snapshots, you should use the .img file to prepare your installation medium, where you were previously using the .fs file. It also means that you can install 'direct-from-internet' on these fancy UEFI machines! Note that if you want to install the OpenBSD 6.7 release, you still need to use install67.fs.