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How important is the correct disk geometry? Can I use a smaller image on a larger media?

April 26, 2017disk geometry image larger media smaller

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How important is the correct disk geometry? Can I use a smaller image on a larger media?

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Now that OpenBSD’s boot blocks use LBA, geometry is much less critical than it used to be. You can use any geometry that represents an equal or lesser number of sectors than your physical media provides.