Subject: i386 in NetBSD-daily (They are all MISSING!)
To: None <port-i386@netbsd.org>
From: Video Mike <bsdfun@comcast.net>
List: port-i386
Date: 04/26/2007 02:02:37
Dear NetBSD,

I would like to download and test the latest NetBSD versions
on a x86 based platform, but, I can no longer find _ANY_ i386
ports in v4 or v3:

ftp://ftp.netbsd.org/pub/NetBSD/NetBSD-daily/netbsd-3-1/200704240002Z
ftp://ftp.netbsd.org/pub/NetBSD/NetBSD-daily/netbsd-4/200704190002Z
ftp://ftp.netbsd.org/pub/NetBSD/NetBSD-daily/netbsd-4/200704210002Z
ftp://ftp.netbsd.org/pub/NetBSD/NetBSD-daily/netbsd-4/200704230002Z

ftp://ftp.netbsd.org/pub/NetBSD/NetBSD-daily/HEAD/200704210002Z
ftp://ftp.netbsd.org/pub/NetBSD/NetBSD-daily/HEAD/200704220002Z
ftp://ftp.netbsd.org/pub/NetBSD/NetBSD-daily/HEAD/200704230002Z
ftp://ftp.netbsd.org/pub/NetBSD/NetBSD-daily/HEAD/200704240002Z

What happened?  Nearly all other platforms can be found, but,
NOT i386.  All i386 NetBSD ports have been completely removed by
someone.  Does this mean the end of support for x86 in the future?
I can't find any messages to any problems with a possible server down
to this effect on the NetBSD website.  I have been looking for a week
now and still no i386 builds in daily.  I have always been able to
obtain them in the past, but, not anymore.  I have had a few NetBSD
users reply to my earlier post, but, whenever I have gone to the
links they have given, they still point to NetBSD-daily where there
are no i386 builds (I have even tried mirrors).  One suggested link
was at:

http://iso.aydogan.net

One iso that I tried there only caused my machine to go into
debug somewhere near the completion of bootup.  I just hope that
whoever is responsible for doing the builds for i386 is doing ok and
that he and his family is not ill or having any other problems.

Do I need to use FreeBSD for i386?

Thank you for any info you can give.

--mike--