#NetBSD https://mastodon.sdf.org/@washbear/114501668062966365

addendum: I've found something more or less useful to do with the aforementioned setup. I'm still trying to iron out a few things, but it's amazing what a little overclocking can do.

I'm quite impressed at how responsive #NetBSD on the #RapberryPi Model 1 B (without the "plus" but with 512MB RAM - it's a rather early board manufactured in 12/2011) is.

So I decided to run #MagickaBBS on it, simply because it was the only #BBS software that I was able to compile on NetBSD - most other #bulletinboardsystem #software will not compile on #NetBSD (evbarm platform) for one or another reason - what a shame.

Anyway: about five years ago, I've had quite a creative burst and designed several #ANSI screens (example: see below) that I've never put into use. But this seems to be the right time to finally change that.

Stay tuned or follow: #netbsdonoldpi (NetBSD on old Pi) - I'll try to provide further updates in case you are interested ...

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ASNI art of a wooden signpost representing the main menu of a classic bulletin board system. icicles hang from the top af the screen above the signpost.

#netbsd

Exactly one month from today, I'll be at #BSDCan to present my talk "Why (and how) we're migrating many of our servers from Linux to the BSDs" (AKA: "I solve problems").

As the days go by, I feel increasingly honored to be a speaker at this event, more and more excited to live an experience similar to the incredible one I had last September at #EuroBSDCon in Dublin, and more confident than ever in the technical choices I’ve made over the years - which I’ll be happy to share.

BSD conferences aren’t just technical events - they’re snapshots of the BSD community as a whole: friendly, collaborative, pragmatic, and positive.

To everyone attending: see you in Ottawa!

https://indico.bsdcan.org/event/5/contributions/123/

#BSDCan2025 #RunBSD #BSD #FreeBSD #NetBSD #OpenBSD #DragonflyBSD

I have a bunch of old #RaspberryPi Model 1 B+ gathering dust, so out of a mood I decided to install #NetBSD 10.1 on one of them and do a little overclocking. See, I'm quite fond of NetBSD, it's my favourite of the BSDs.

So now I just need to find a proper use for it ... 🤔

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NetBSD shell, green text on black background showing the CPU frequency as reported by the command: sysctl -a | grep 'freq' which is currently 1GHz but will drop to 700MHz when idle.

@darkuncle

But only on #NetBSD - provided you recompile the kernel with the correct options.

Takes a couple of days, but works flawlessly after that.

Here is one for @imil: viogpu(4) for #NetBSD, added into the MICROVM kernel!

NetBSD 10.x kernel MATH_EMULATION
#NetBSD #linux #RunBSD #pkgsrc

https://mezzantrop.wordpress.com/2025/02/04/netbsd-10-x-kernel-math_emulation/

@netbsd Google Summer of Code 2025 projects announced!:

- Enhancing Support for NAT64 Protocol Translation in NetBSD - Dennis O.I
- Asynchronous I/O Framework - Ethan Miller
- Using bubblewrap to add sandboxing to NetBSD - Vasyl Lanko

To learn more please give a look to the blog post https://blog.netbsd.org/tnf/entry/gsoc2025_welcome_contributors

Welcome Dennis, Ethan and Vasyl!

#netbsd

I'm considering running a #NetBSD machine. As physically small and low-power as possible whilst still having Ethernet, USB, and HDMI. The plan is to occasionally compile stuff on it but mainly also stick it in a corner and have it be a minor HTTP/FTP/GOPHER server.

I know that the slogan of long-standing is "Of course it runs NetBSD.", so I know what I'll be told by reflex if I ask whether NetBSD runs on Raspberry Pi-based stuff. (-:

I'm not sure whether I'm better or worse off, power wise, getting a cheap mini-PC instead. They seem over-specced, and fan noise is a problem. Plus, I don't need multiple HDMI ports. I'll barely need one. On the other hand, installation will be less complex and there'll be EFI ab initio.

I have some reading to do.

Yesterday, I told you about incus - today I tell you how you can easily run #FreeBSD, #OpenBSD & #NetBSD with #incus!

#RUNBSD! #opensource #homelab #virtualization #proxmox

https://gyptazy.com/run-freebsd-openbsd-netbsd-vms-in-incus/

Great article from @gyptazy :

Run FreeBSD, OpenBSD & NetBSD VMs in Incus

https://gyptazy.com/run-freebsd-openbsd-netbsd-vms-in-incus/?utm_source=discoverbsd

#FreeBSD #NetBSD #OpenBSD #Incus #VM #Virtualization

@jschauma published a nice little primer on post quantum cryptography on #NetBSD :

https://www.netmeister.org/blog/netbsd-pqc.html

Congratulations to #DragonFlyBSD from #NetBSD community for 6.4.1 release!🎉 #RunBSD
https://www.dragonflybsd.org/release64/

@jfparis @stefano A full ./build.sh -D ../dest-evbarm -O ../obj-evbarm -T ../tools -R ../sets -m evbarm -a earmv6hf -x tools distribution sets takes about 4 days and 22 hours at 1 GHz on a microSD card.

The same takes 12.25 minutes on a Ryzen 7900, less time than it takes to run install=/ on the Pi Zero (17.25 minutes) :P

I just had to know!

#NetBSD

This retro-computing project restores support for x87 floating-point unit (FPU) emulation in the NetBSD kernel, targeting legacy 486SX-class processors without hardware FPUs https://github.com/mezantrop/i486SX_soft_FPU?tab=readme-ov-file

#unix #netbsd #opensource

Congratulations 🎉 to #OpenBSD team from #NetBSD community for 7.7

i486SX_soft_FPU: Bring back FPU emulation for i486SX CPU on NetBSD via @jmmv https://lobste.rs/s/lllomq #netbsd
https://github.com/mezantrop/i486SX_soft_FPU

Please boost for a larger each and thank you. xoxo
#FreeBSD #OpenBSD #NetBSD #RunBSD

@BoxyBSD was always for BSD based systems only. I focussed to push the whole BSD community and to encourage people to try BSD based systems (such like #FreeBSD. #NetBSD, #OpenBSD, etc.) but I'm not sure if it might provide more value to the whole #opensource community by also supporting #Linux systems (such like #Debian, #Ubuntu, #RockyLinux, #SuSe and more).

I'm not sure if the #BoxyBSD project still provides a value for the community right, now.

What do you think?