Subject: Re: method for compiling packages for Nec MobilePro 780
To: None <port-hpcmips@NetBSD.org>
From: Tyler Regas <tyler@pdahandyman.com>
List: port-hpcmips
Date: 11/11/2005 10:32:48
Pardon my ignorance, but what is a raq2. I only found hosting  
services using them on eBay. I have a 770 which I just installed the  
latest HPC/MIPS on. It was quite the chore, too. Its there now,  
though :)

On Nov 11, 2005, at 4:40 AM, Andrew L. Gould wrote:

> In the past, I've installed packages for my Nec MobilePro by having
> swap and /usr/pkgsrc on a FreeBSD computer and using them via NFS.  In
> an effort to make it easier after installing NetBSD 2.1, I'm
> considering whether it would be better to run swap and pkgsrc
> locally by installing NetBSD to a 6GB microdrive or buying a cobalt
> raq2 on ebay.  The raq2 would actually be cheaper than the microdrive;
> and would provide yet another educational experience.  The larger
> microdrive would provide more resources for the mobilepro on an  
> ongoing
> basis.  I'm not sure what to decide.
>
> Any thoughts or advice would be appreciated.
>
> Andrew Gould
>