NetBSD on Apple m1.

https://mobile.twitter.com/jmcwhatever/status/1431575270436319235

#hardware #install

EuroBSDCon 2021 is Online. September 17-19, 2021.

As such, EuroBSDCon 2021 will be an online conference. Details on the practicalities will be provided closer to the event.

https://2021.eurobsdcon.org/

#conference

audio/spotify-player

spotify-player is a custom Spotify player built and tweaked based on my personal
preferences. It is fast, easy to use, and configurable.

#spotify #audio #desktop

Quick thread of how to install NetBSD on awesome (and European) Scaleway:

https://twitter.com/dickolsson/status/1444027873824755713

#install #scaleway #cloud

how to use pkg_comp(8) to automate package builds in a sandbox

pkg_comp is a utility to build pkgsrc packages in a fully automated and self-contained manner. It can be seen as a wrapper over cvs/git, the pbulk infrastructure provided by pkgsrc, and sandboxctl(8)...

https://www.unitedbsd.com/d/593-how-to-use-pkg-comp8-to-automate-package-builds-in-a-sandbox

#pkg

GCC updated in NetBSD!

GCC with Ada support has been updated in NetBSD! Now versions 10 and 11 should work on x86 and x86_64 NetBSD machines! You can find them in pkgsrc-wip (gcc10-aux) [1] and Ravenports (gcc11).

https://groups.google.com/g/comp.lang.ada/c/MsxZ01xAT2k

#gcc #ada

wiki-tui.

Look for it in pkgsrc/www/wiki-tui.

- https://github.com/Builditluc/wiki-tui
- https://www.unitedbsd.com/d/603-wikipedia-on-the-terminal

#tui #cli #package

The new NetBSD entropy subsystem by Taylor R Campbell.

This talk will present the new NetBSD kernel entropy subsystem after it was rewritten in 2020. The talk will cover the design and rationale of the new implementation, how it addresses various performance and security concerns, a high-level overview of the underlying cryptography, and issues with userland APIs and the repercussions of blocking.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=57z9BO95cEc

#system #video

Benchmarks: FreeBSD 13 vs. NetBSD 9.2 vs. OpenBSD 7 vs. DragonFlyBSD 6 vs. Linux.

Here is a look at how DragonFlyBSD 6.0.1, FreeBSD 13.0, NetBSD 9.2, and OpenBSD 7.0 are competing against various Linux distributions like CentOS, Clear Linux, and Ubuntu.

#bench #bsd #linux

NetBSD, CTWM, and Spleen. An update about CTWM and Spleen on NetBSD -current.

Back in the fall of 2020, I was approached about adding Spleen to the NetBSD’s xsrc repository. Needless to say, I wasn’t difficult to convince, and imported Spleen 1.8.2 as font-spleen-misc. With this being done, nia@ added all the required glue to hook the fonts to the build, and then changed the default CTWM configuration to do automatic font scaling based on screen size, and make Spleen the default font...

https://www.cambus.net/netbsd-ctwm-and-spleen/

#ctwm #spleen

Creating NetBSD images for Google Compute Engine.

This repository holds tools to build a NetBSD image for use on Google Compute Engine (GCE). GCE is part of the Google Cloud Platform...

https://github.com/google/netbsd-gce

#cloud #system

#art (c)

GNU/Hurd Continues Effort To Use NetBSD's Drivers For Better Hardware Support.

Besides all of the Linux-focused talks at the annual FOSDEM conference, another favorite track of mine is that on micro-kernels and other operating systems. While there wasn't the GNU/Hurd status update in 2022 as there has been in some recent years, there was a talk over GNU/Hurd using NetBSD kernel drivers in order to expand its hardware coverage.

https://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=GNU-Hurd-NetBSD-Drivers-2022

#drivers #hardware

A practical solution for GNU/Hurd's lack of drivers: NetBSD's rumpkernel framework.

https://fosdem.org/2022/schedule/event/dzammit/

#fosdem #video

Installing NetBSD 9.2 on a Pentium 100MHz.

#video #install

Making RockPro64 a NetBSD Server.

The time has come to upgrade my SunBlade 2500s to something more power friendly and faster. I'd already removed one CPU and thus half the ram from two of these systems to reduce their power consumption, but it's still much higher than it could be.

After much searching, I've decided on Pine64's RockPro64 4GiB ram model (technically, only 3.875GiB ram.) Pine64 make SBCs, laptops, phones, and various other mostly ARM gadgets, and the RockPro64 has the fastest CPU they ship (Rockchip RK3399), and can use a small "NAS Case", that is sufficient to house 2 HDDs and, at a stretch, upto 6 SSDs (cooling would become quite an issue at this point.)...

https://blog.netbsd.org/tnf/entry/making_rockpro64_a_netbsd_server

#rockpro64 #server

Full system backups with FFS snapshots, ZFS and dump(8)

I am positive not many know that NetBSD FFSv2 allows taking atomic filesystem copies of a mounted filesystem (or part it) through fss(4), the fileysytem snapshot device. These can be used to create backups or to give fsck_ffs a consistent view of a previous version of the filesystem to compare with (see fsck -x). Having a snapshot ready before editing critical configuration files under /etc or performing etcupdates, is also a good idea...

https://www.unitedbsd.com/d/705-full-system-backups-with-ffs-snapshots-zfs-and-dump8

#backup #snapshots #dump

build and install of latest CDE (2.4.0c) on NetBSD 9.2 for Intel (i386/amd64).

i managed to build and install CDE, although few things are missing from the linked howto. so here goes...

https://www.reddit.com/r/NetBSD/comments/thussq/build_and_install_of_latest_cde_240c_on_netbsd_92/

#cde #desktop