Subject: Re: Trying to run NetBSD on intel based cobalts.
To: None <acruhl@gmail.com>
From: Byron Servies <bservies@pacang.com>
List: port-cobalt
Date: 09/19/2005 09:56:07 
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On Sep 19, 2005, at 9:28 AM, Andy Ruhl wrote:

>
> It would be really cool if NetBSD worked on the Intel ones. The mips
> box would be much more useful if it was just a little faster. Also,
> some stuff doesn't build well under mipsel. If I knew NetBSD would
> boot or the bootloader can actually find and boot the kernel, I'd
> probably buy one just to help out.

Hi,

You should check out <http://sourceforge.net/projects/cobalt-rom> for  
the open source ROM on the RaQ line.  Unlike the raq2 or qube2, the  
RaQ3 and up have flash-able ROMs.  There is a feature to boot a *BSD  
kernel directly in there, but I don't know of anyone who has gotten  
it to work.

HTH,

Byron
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<HTML><BODY style=3D"word-wrap: break-word; -khtml-nbsp-mode: space; =
-khtml-line-break: after-white-space; "><BR><DIV><DIV>On Sep 19, 2005, =
at 9:28 AM, Andy Ruhl wrote:</DIV><BR =
class=3D"Apple-interchange-newline"><BLOCKQUOTE type=3D"cite"><DIV =
style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; =
margin-left: 0px; min-height: 14px; "><BR></DIV><DIV style=3D"margin-top: =
0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">It would =
be really cool if NetBSD worked on the Intel ones. The mips</DIV><DIV =
style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; =
margin-left: 0px; ">box would be much more useful if it was just a =
little faster. Also,</DIV><DIV style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: =
0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">some stuff doesn't build =
well under mipsel. If I knew NetBSD would</DIV><DIV style=3D"margin-top: =
0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">boot or =
the bootloader can actually find and boot the kernel, I'd</DIV><DIV =
style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; =
margin-left: 0px; ">probably buy one just to help =
out.</DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></DIV><FONT class=3D"Apple-style-span" =
color=3D"#0000DD"><BR class=3D"khtml-block-placeholder"></FONT><DIV><FONT =
class=3D"Apple-style-span" color=3D"#0000DD">Hi,</FONT></DIV><DIV><FONT =
class=3D"Apple-style-span" color=3D"#0000DD"><BR =
class=3D"khtml-block-placeholder"></FONT></DIV><DIV><FONT =
class=3D"Apple-style-span" color=3D"#0000DD">You should check out =
&lt;<FONT class=3D"Apple-style-span" color=3D"#000000"><A =
href=3D"http://sourceforge.net/projects/cobalt-rom">http://sourceforge.net=
/projects/cobalt-rom</A>&gt; for the open source ROM on the RaQ line.=A0 =
Unlike the raq2 or qube2, the RaQ3 and up have flash-able ROMs.=A0 There =
is a feature to boot a *BSD kernel directly in there, but I don't know =
of anyone who has gotten it to work.</FONT></FONT></DIV><DIV><BR =
class=3D"khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV><DIV>HTH,</DIV><DIV><BR =
class=3D"khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV><DIV>Byron</DIV></BODY></HTML>=

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