NetBSD is a freely available open source version of Unix-derivative Berkeley Software Distribution (BSD); due to convenient license and portability, NetBSD is often used in embedded systems.
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Determining network interface names in NetBSD
Does anyone know if there is a way to determine what a network interface will be called in NetBSD if you know which NIC/driver you will be using before hand?
I'm trying to automate parts of a NetBSD ...
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Looking for meta-recipe for installing homebrew recipes under BSD
Is there a way to install homebrew recipes under BSD? (NetBSD, to be more precise.)
(To make matters worse, I don't have write access to /usr/local in this system, so I'd be installing homebrew ...
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What is the PKG_PATH for NetBSD 6.0.1 Binary Installs?
What is the value or URL for PKG_PATH used to inform NetBSD 6.0.1 where to download binary packages from? There seems to be a change in both servers as well as the path or directory layout for the ...
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Unix on a DEC VAX?
I just picked up a DEC VaxStation 4000 model 90 with a built in CDROM and an auxiliary SCSI storage module with tape archive drive. I believe it is functional although I cannot test it yet since I ...
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Installing Linux/NetBSD on an old Sky digibox?
I've just been updgraded to Sky+ and I've got an old Sky box (Thomson 286_544 aka Thomson DSI4212C). How would I go about installing NetBSD (compatible with nearly everything) on it?
Has anyone ever ...
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Why doesn't this Hello World X11 code run on NetBSD?
I am on a brand new 5.1 NetBSD box.
I copied the "Hello World" code from here rosettacode.org
The code compiles with this command:
cc -I /usr/X11R7/include -L /usr/X11R7/lib -lX11 helloworld.c
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POSIX conformance: NetBSD 5.1 <sys/time.h> gettimeofday declaration
I'm compiling some code which requests POSIX 1003.1 1993 conformance via -D_POSIX_C_SOURCE=2.
The code includes the header <sys/time.h> and wants to call gettimeofday, but on NetBSD 5.1 there ...
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Why did SDF switch from NetBSD to Linux?
I personally don't have much experience, but I was reading about SDF, and at one point the article mentions that SDF migrated to Linux in 1997, but due to the large number of malicious attacks it ...
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How to apply updates on OpenBSD, NetBSD, and FreeBSD?
I'm using OpenBSD for quite a while now. All I do, however is go from one release to the next, always just doing an update. I configured the system so it works as my router and firewall, and it works ...
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How do I start my service at boot-time?
I'm trying to run a CherryPy app on my NetBSD 5.1 box. To have it start automatically, I've added this line to my /etc/rc.local:
/bin/httpd &
When I boot the machine, some of the output of the ...
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How do I compile Python 3.2 on NetBSD? Error code 127
I'm getting strange errors when I try to compile Python 3.2 on NetBSD 5.1:
python ./Objects/typeslots.py < ./Include/typeslots.h > ./Objects/typeslots.inc
python: not found
*** Error code 127
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Why is NetBSD the most stable OS here?
Please check figure 2 in this page: Linux versus Windows: OS impact on uptime and speed
Why is NetBSD the most stable OS here?
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NetBSD Serial Port Gateway
I have an old Toshiba Satellite 4015CDT, with Pentium II MMX, 32MB RAM, 4GB HDD. It also has one USB 1.0 port, parallel and serial ports, a 3.5" floppy drive and a CD-ROM drive (almost dead). Also, ...
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NetBSD 5.1 NDIS Kernel Compile Error
I have an old Toshiba Satellite 4015CDT, with Pentium II MMX, 32MB RAM, 4GB HDD. It also has one USB 1.0 port, parallel and serial ports, a 3.5" floppy drive and a CD-ROM drive (almost dead). I've ...
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How long should it take to generate 300 bytes of entropy on a VPS?
I'm running NetBSD on a Xen VPS, and I'm trying to generate a gpg keypair. I've gotten most of the way there, but now I'm getting the following error message:
Not enough random bytes available. ...
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How to automatically encrypt, sign, and forward root's email?
I've recently been teaching myself about the BSDs and decided to pick up a NetBSD VPS. I don't always log in to this box every day (it's not actually doing anything that important), but I'd still like ...
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Has OpenBSD's ntpd replacement been ported to other BSDs? Or Linux?
I know the OpenBSD team wrote a from-scratch replacement for ntpd—OpenNTPD—that is available via pkgsrc/ports. My question is more about the base system: Is OpenNTPD the default ntpd in the base ...
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Do any package managers come installed default in NetBSD?
I am using NetBSD - I know ports and pkgsrc are available as package managers, but do these or any others come pre-installed in NetBSD?
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Creating bootable usb stick with NetBSD installer on Linux
How can I create bootable usb stick with NetBSD installer on Linux?
I tried to use UNetBootin, but on download list there is only 4.0 version and when I select my ISO with 5.1 version it doesn't work ...
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Installing OpenJDK on a Netbsd Sparc64 Server
I am currently working on a project that involves running the lift framework on a sun sparc64 architecture. Due to limited support from more popular unix distros, I am running NetBSD 64-bit on the ...
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Are there any good tutorials for NetBSD and daemontools?
I'm looking for some good resources on running daemontools on a NetBSD box. I've installed the binary package via pkg_add, but I can't seem to find an rc script for starting, e.g., svscan. I'm mostly ...
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How to install OpenBSD/vax 4.7 on multiple disks?
I've got an old VAXstation 3100 Model 76, and I'd like to install OpenBSD/vax 4.7 on it.
I've got two drives in it, an RZ23 (104MB) and a another 1.09GB. Now, since the 1.09GB is too large for an ...
