Re: NetBSD 4 on Core 2 Duo

[Al Zick <al%familysafeinternet.com@localhost>]

Hi,

On Jul 29, 2011, at 12:06 PM, Rares Aioanei wrote:

> On 07/29/2011 07:02 PM, Al Zick wrote:
> > Hi,
> >
> > I just installed NetBSD 5.1 on an Intel Core 2 Duo system. The  
> > system seems stable, but there are some issues and I am much more  
> > familiar with NetBSD 4. My question is, will NetBSD 4 be stable on  
> > Core 2 Duo with Sata drives? The server is in another location and  
> > it is a real problem to do an install on it, but it may be worth  
> > it if it will work.
> >
> > Thanks,
> > Al
> 1. What are those issues that you have with 5.1 ?

> 2. What are the differences between NetBSD 4 and 5.1 that disturb you?


It doesn't seem to like its built in network port. Also, it seems to  
have many errors when I mount NFS partitions. The "top" command  
doesn't work like it did in 4.0. Also, nginx doesn't seem to work or  
at least work right (this could be related to the network issue). I  
guess the real issue though is that the configuration that worked  
fine on a PowerPC NetBSD 4.0 system doesn't seem to work on NetBSD  
5.1. The other issue is that it seems to have burst of speed and then  
it is doing nothing. I guess that it could be that I am just use to  
running on PowerPC hardward and the problem isn't even with NetBSD  
5.1 at all. It is just that when my websites are down it doesn't make  
me very happy.

Thanks,
Al