Subject: Re: Is it just me or...
To: iMac <wduke@cogeco.ca>
From: Bruce O'Neel <edoneel@sdf.lonestar.org>
List: port-mac68k
Date: 10/25/2005 11:25:17
Hi,

You might be sucessful with the softfloat build.  I've just sent a note
about 2.1 RC6.

I've not been testing them recently, but, until recently they have
been working fine on my LC040.  I'm not sure they work on 030 systems
though nothing is done to exclude them :-)

cheers

bruce

On Tue, Oct 25, 2005 at 02:07:45AM -0400, iMac wrote:
> Is it just me or is the LCIII a really bad choice for running NetBSD?
> 
> I have NetBSD 2.1_RC6 installed on my LCIII and everything seems to work
> except for X windows.   What really has me concerned is the bootup messages
> though.   When I boot the LCIII into BSD, I get all sorts of weird messages.
> Here's a few paraphrased examples:
> 
> IWM not supported
> 
> No core.dump (invalid dumplo)
> 
> AWK malloc() internal failure
> 
> and a few others that escape me at the moment.   I'll post the exact
> messages later today, after I get some sleep.
> 
> My LCIII does not have an FPU, could this be causing the problems?   Is X
> windows dependent on an FPU?
> 
> What about my Quadra 950, what are the odds of me getting NetBSD running on
> that machine?   I've read about the problems with the IOP's, and I wouldn't
> be too troubled with running from a terminal.   Are there any other problems
> with running NetBSD on a Q950 that could make installing on that machine a
> pain?
> 
> Thank you,
> 
> William
> 

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