Subject: Re: Stable NetBSD for Qube 2?
To: None <port-cobalt@netbsd.org>
From: Rowdy <rowdy@netspace.net.au>
List: port-cobalt
Date: 01/21/2006 15:38:17
Andrew L. Gould wrote:
> On Thu, 19 Jan 2006 13:50:56 -0500 Peter Fröhlich <phf@cs.jhu.edu>
> wrote:
>
>> Hi all,
>>
>> I am about to reinstall my Qube 2 for the next iteration of my
>> compiler course, and I was wondering which version of NetBSD to put
>> on there.
>>
<snip>
>>
>> Cheers, Peter
>
> Check the email list archives for discussions regarding the use of
> the new 3.0 restore CD:
>
> http://mail-index.netbsd.org/port-cobalt/
>
> I have NetBSD 3.0 running on a RAQ 2. The only problem during
> installation was that the RAQ 2 failed to configure the network
> correctly via DHCP; so I had to access the system via the serial port
> to make the necessary changes. I don't know if the same will be
> true for the Qube 2.
>
> Andrew Gould
>
On my Qube 2 there was no problem with DHCP configuration during the
post-installation reboot while testing the 3.0 restore CD. The first
thing I did after that was assign a fixed IP address for the interface -
standard practice on my home network.
Rowdy