On 4/26/07, Video Mike <bsdfun@comcast.net> wrote:
> 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?


The answers you seek are here:
http://releng.netbsd.org/cgi-bin/builds.cgi

Find the last day that i386 built successfully, or get crazy and try
to fix why it keeps failing.  Although the end of the error log simply
says it's missing a release.tar file.  I don't se any actual errors!

_Matt