NetBSD/macppc news archive

2005-11-02: NetBSD 2.1 released

NetBSD 2.1, the first maintenance release of the netbsd-2 release branch, has been released with binary distributions for 48 architectures. More information is available in the 2.1 release announcement.

2004-12-09: NetBSD 2.0 released

NetBSD 2.0 released with support for 48 architectures. More information is available in the 2.0 release announcement.

2004-03-01: NetBSD 1.6.2 released

NetBSD 1.6.2 released with support for 40 architectures. More information is available in the 1.6.2 release announcement.

2003-09-09: New -current snapshot available

A new -current snapshot based on 2003-09-09 sources, including XFree86 4.3.0, is now available in the NetBSD/macppc snapshot area of the ftp server.

2003-04-21: NetBSD 1.6.1 released

NetBSD 1.6.1 released with support for 40 architectures. More information is available in the 1.6.1 release announcement.

2002-09-14: NetBSD 1.6 released

NetBSD 1.6 released with support for 39 architectures. More information is available in the 1.6 release announcement.

2002-08-05: Experimental Multiprocessor support in -current

Chuck Silvers has added experimental support for the second CPU in PowerMacintosh G4 and 9500/180MP systems. Most likely this will add support for the second CPU in 9600/200MP and Xserve systems as well. To enable MP suport, add "options MULTIPROCESSOR" to your kernel configuration file (or use a GENERIC.MP kernel). Note, NetBSD 1.6 will not have MP support available.

2002-07-22: NetBSD 1.5.3 released

NetBSD 1.5.3 released with support for 20 architectures. More information is available in the 1.5.3 release announcement.

2002-04-10: New -current snapshot available

A new -current snapshot based on 2002-04-07 sources is now available in the NetBSD/macppc snapshot area of the ftp server.

2001-11-12: New -current snapshot available

A new -current snapshot based on 2001-11-11 sources is now available in the NetBSD/macppc snapshot area of the ftp server.

2001-11-02: IDE problems with some newer machines running NetBSD 1.5.2

It appears that there might be some issues with newer models which support ATA4 devices in NetBSD 1.5.2. There is no immediate workaround, you should post to port-macppc@NetBSD.org for assistance. There are two reports of the latest firmware update (4.1.9) from Apple introducing this problem on a previously working system, the iMac (Summer 2000).

2001-09-13: NetBSD 1.5.2 released

NetBSD 1.5.2 released with support for 21 architectures. More information is available in the 1.5.2 release announcement.

2001-08-04: Binary Packages

Over 350 MB of binary packages available for NetBSD 1.5.1 and later.

2001-08-02: New -current snapshot available

A new -current snapshot based on 2001-08-01 sources is now available in the NetBSD/macppc snapshot area of the ftp server.

2001-09-13: NetBSD 1.5.2 released

NetBSD 1.5.2 released with support for 21 architectures. More information is available in the 1.5.2 release announcement.

2001-07-11: NetBSD 1.5.1 released

NetBSD 1.5.1 released with support for 21 architectures. More information is available in the 1.5.1 release announcement.

2001-05-12: 1.5.1_BETA2 snapshot available

A NetBSD/macppc 1.5.1_BETA2 snapshot, based off of 1.5.1 sources as of 2001-05-09, is now available in the NetBSD/macppc snapshot area of the ftp server. (snapshot deprecated. NetBSD 1.5.1 was released on July 11th, 2001)

2001-04-09: 1.5.1_BETA snapshot available

A NetBSD/macppc 1.5.1_BETA snapshot, based off of 1.5.1 sources as of 2001-04-08, is now available in the NetBSD/macppc snapshot area of the ftp server. (snapshot deprecated. NetBSD 1.5.1 was released on July 11th, 2001)

2001-04-08: Warning about Apple's 4.1.7 or 4.1.8 Firmware

Apple recently released a new version of firmware for recent models. There are two reports of PowerBook G4 machines being unable to boot NetBSD after this upgrade. Also, many people are having problems with their third-party RAM.

2001-03-31: 1.4.3A snapshot available

A NetBSD/macppc 1.4.3A snapshot based off of netbsd-1-4 sources as of 2001-03-24 is now available in the NetBSD/macppc snapshot area of the ftp server.

2001-03-24: New -current snapshot available

A new -current snapshot based on 2001-03-23 sources is now available in the NetBSD/macppc snapshot area of the ftp server.

2001-03-22: Improvements regarding Daystar dual 604 card

Tsubai Masanari has merged his MP tree into NetBSD-current. At this point, the Daystar dual 604 card (i.e. Power Macintosh 9500/180MP and 9600/200MP) runs at least into single-user mode, possibly multi-user mode (not stable yet).

2001-03-12: Linux compatibility enabled for PowerPC ports

Emmanuel Dreyfus has integrated Linux binary compatibility for PowerPC ports. This means that NetBSD/macppc is now able to run LinuxPPC binaries such as Netscape Communicator.

2000-12-06: NetBSD 1.5 released

NetBSD 1.5 released with support for 20 architectures. More information is available in the 1.5 release announcement.

2000-11-27: New -current snapshot available

A new -current snapshot based on 2000-11-25 sources is now available in the NetBSD/macppc snapshot area of the ftp server.

2000-11-25: NetBSD 1.4.3 released

NetBSD 1.4.3 released with support for 16 architectures. More information is available in the 1.4.3 release announcement.

2000-11-07: 1.5_BETA2 snapshot

A NetBSD/macppc 1.5_BETA2 snapshot is now available in the NetBSD/macppc snapshot area of the ftp server. (snapshot deprecated. NetBSD 1.5 was released on December 6th, 2000)

2000-10-31: New Mozilla port available

Charles Hannum has ported Mozilla to the PowerPC CPU type. A prebuilt package for NetBSD/macppc 1.5 is available, see the mozilla page under the NetBSD Packages Collection. More information on this, and the other CPU types that there are new Mozilla ports for, is available in Charles' message in the netbsd-announce mail archive.

2000-10-23: 1.5_BETA snapshot

A NetBSD/macppc 1.5_BETA snapshot is now available in the NetBSD/macppc snapshot area of the ftp server. (snapshot deprecated. NetBSD 1.5 was released on December 6th, 2000)

2000-08-30: First 1.5_ALPHA2 snapshot

The first NetBSD/macppc 1.5_ALPHA2 snapshot is now available in the NetBSD/macppc snapshot area of the ftp server. (snapshot deprecated. NetBSD 1.5 was released on December 6th, 2000)

2000-07-13: First 1.4.3_ALPHA snapshot

The first macppc 1.4.3_ALPHA snapshot, based off of 1.4.3 sources as of 2000-07-07, is now available in the NetBSD/macppc snapshot area of the ftp server. (snapshot deprecated. NetBSD 1.4.3 was released on November 25th, 2000)

2000-06-22: First 1.5_ALPHA snapshot

The first macppc 1.5_ALPHA snapshot, based off of 1.5 sources as of 2000-06-20, is now available in the NetBSD/macppc snapshot area of the ftp server. (snapshot deprecated. NetBSD 1.5 was released on December 6th, 2000)

2000-06-08: New snapshot available

A new snapshot based on 2000-06-06 sources is now available in the NetBSD/macppc snapshot area of the ftp server.

2000-03-19: NetBSD 1.4.2 released

NetBSD 1.4.2 released with support for 16 architectures.

2000-02-25: NetBSD-current snapshot

A new snapshot based on 2000-02-05 sources is now available in the NetBSD/macppc snapshot area of the ftp server.

1999-10-28: Model support page

Model support page by Makoto Fujiwara added

1999-05-12: NetBSD-1.4 released

The NetBSD 1.4 release supports sixteen architectures, and was distributed free by Usenix to all 1999 ATC attendees.

2000-04-29: ddb

ddb (the kernel debugger) now has access to the kernel symbol table, if you boot with ofwboot.

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