@FiLiS @thomholwerda Who made that decision? That’s very strange, and I think someone would’ve had to have been deliberate to do that.

#NetBSD isn’t broken in that regard:

Mozilla/5.0 (X11; NetBSD x86_64; rv:150.0) Gecko/20100101 Firefox/150.0

Both 1G network interfaces are working. The temperature ADC is functioning, and the processor frequency is adjusting—which is absolutely essential because this thing gets extremely hot. Even the all-metal case with direct contact to the chip doesn’t help.
#netbsd

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May 26 07:23:05 dual-router rabbit: /etc/powerd/scripts//sensor_temperature: (rktsadc0) critical limit exceeded [CPU] May 26 07:23:35 dual-router rabbit: /etc/powerd/scripts//sensor_temperature: (rktsadc0) normal state entered [CPU]

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Nanopi r2s plus

J'ai installé un multiboot BSD dans un vieil ordinateur (Intel Core i3 gen 4, 8Go RAM, 1To HDD). Je vais pouvoir bidouiller des trucs. #NetBSD #FreeBSD #OpenBSD #BSD

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Un écran d'ordinateur affiche un menu de démarrage à 3 options : OpenBSD, FreeBSD, NetBSD.

The #eurobsdcon 2026 Call for Papers is still open!

https://2026.eurobsdcon.org/cfp/

Submit by June 20th, come to Brussels September 9-13 and mingle with #BSD people!

We also offer pre-submission guidance/mentoring, see the CFP text.

Wonder what BSD and the conferences are about? See https://nxdomain.no/~peter/what_is_bsd_come_to_a_conference_to_find_out.html

@EuroBSDCon #freebsd #netbsd #openbsd #freesoftware #libresoftware #brussels #bruxelles

Pardon the French, but fuck I love #NetBSD.

Had a long train ride home, so SSH’d into my Shonen Jump box at home, then into my old Solaris box, then my Pentium 1. It all still works, and it’s wonderful. Wanted to try something, built a little chroot, done. It’s all so predictable and consistent and wonderful.

And… increasingly rare.

—
* My old Sun box. Which at some point ran Solaris/SunOS. You know what I mean.

Latest 𝗩𝗮𝗹𝘂𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝗡𝗲𝘄𝘀 - 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲/𝟬𝟱/𝟮𝟱 (Valuable News - 2026/05/25) available.

https://vermaden.wordpress.com/2026/05/25/valuable-news-2026-05-25/

Past releases: https://vermaden.wordpress.com/news/

#verblog #vernews #news #bsd #freebsd #openbsd #netbsd #linux #unix #zfs #opnsense #ghostbsd #solaris #vermadenday

Latest 𝗩𝗮𝗹𝘂𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝗡𝗲𝘄𝘀 - 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲/𝟬𝟱/𝟮𝟱 (Valuable News - 2026/05/25) available.

https://vermaden.wordpress.com/2026/05/25/valuable-news-2026-05-25/

Past releases: https://vermaden.wordpress.com/news/

#verblog #vernews #news #bsd #freebsd #openbsd #netbsd #linux #unix #zfs #opnsense #ghostbsd #solaris #vermadenday

Nah hear me out, there is no way cats are real.
#NetBSD

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Photograph of an old Acer Aspire One netbook displaying the Wikipedia article about cats. It's running NetBSD on ctwm. The xeyes applet is open, and there is a window in the third workspace that just says "GAY SEX"

I've been thinking about code and quality of, for quite some time. Compilers should not be a crutch for bad coders but a tool for good ones. I fear we are treating the symptom not the disease.

I have applauded the efforts of OpenBSD in the past, still all of us can and must do better.

#Code #BSD #OpenBSD #FreeBSD #NetBSD #DragonFlyBSD

Tomorrow I am going to install 10.1 again and follow above guide again. If it will not work, then...I do not know.

BTW OpenBSD advantage is that AMD GPU works out of box, disadvantage is "mediocre" support of non-FFS file systems.

This took a really long time :)
The instructions at https://wiki.netbsd.org/ports/evbarm/rockchip/ don't work—they don't mention uboot.img and trust.bin—so I got them from FreeBSD, though they're probably available in #NetBSD somewhere too :)

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Netbsd boot on Nanopi R2S Plus

Happy #BrothersDay from the sibling who runs on absolutely everything (yes, even the family toaster)! 🚩🍞

Taking a moment to send some love to my Unix-like family today:

To FreeBSD 😈: Thanks for always bringing the heavy-lifting and server muscle. Nobody I’d rather share a kernel subsystem or network stack with! 💪

To OpenBSD 🐡: My brilliantly paranoid sibling. Don't worry, I double-checked the locks, audited the code, and closed the blinds before posting this. Stay secure! 🔒

And a special shoutout to our loud, monolithic cousin, Linux 🐧! You might be everywhere these days, but we still love having you at the FOSS family barbecue. Just leave some market share for the rest of us, okay? 🍔

Here’s to the entire open-source community. No matter what kernel you're running, we're all pushing the ecosystem forward together! 🧡

#NetBSD #FreeBSD #OpenBSD #Linux #FOSS #OpenSource #Unix #BrothersDay #RunBSD

I heavily hacked syndaemon to work on #NetBSD. It uses an entirely different mechanism to disable the touchpad. It sets a sysctl parameter for the pms driver that sets the touchpad sensitivity so low that nothing registers, lol. In order to accomplish this, you have to run it as root. It's a terrible hack and it took me longer than I would like to admit.

https://codeberg.org/thezerobit/syndaemon-netbsd/src/branch/main/README.txt

This officially resolves my biggest gripe with NetBSD on my laptop.

This is so damn cool, cloning the #Sun3/60, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wpl1q2uuks4

#sunmicrosystems #m68k #sunos #netbsd

SBUG meetup has been opened #FreeBSD #NetBSD #OpenBSD

native openbsd/wscons support for wlroots: https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/wlroots/wlroots/-/merge_requests/5378

#openbsd #netbsd #wayland #linux

The requirements are pretty low:

• NO IPv4
• min. IPv6 /48 subnet routed
• Network (ARIN/RIPE/…) should be personalized (netname, abuse,..)
• Optionally: BYOIP
• ARPA delegation for the net to my nameservers
• min. 2x 500G disk space (SATA SSD or better)
• min. 48G memory per node
• bandwidth doesn’t really matter (100Mbit is fine)
• Remote MGMT to systems

#bsd #freebsd #netbsd #openbsd #openindiana #education #learning #opensource

NetBSD on Raspberry Pi 3 (edited)

Raspberry Pi 3 is the best device which I can find. WiFi and GPU works.

#netbsd

Happy Weekend! In a few hours, Open Source Conference 2026 Japan in #Nagoya will be held at the Fukiage Hall in Chikusa Ward:

https://event.ospn.jp/osc2026-nagoya/

One of their talks is from the Nagoya #BSD Users Group, and seems to target #NetBSD in particular. That sounds pretty awesome, and definitely one of the ones I'm going to attend.

https://event.ospn.jp/osc2026-nagoya/session/2296979

I wonder what the chances are I'll find anyone from Fedi in there? Anyone feeling like dropping by "boring city" on a Saturday? :P

#OSC2026 #OpenSource #Conference

Mike Karel memorial travel fund for BSDCan

https://blog.bsdcan.org/2026/05/20/announcing-the-mike-karels-memorial-travel-fund/

#BSD #BSDCan #FreeBSD #NetBSD #OpenBSD #DragonflyBSD

@bpl you will generally see your email at https://mail-index.netbsd.org/tech-install/index.html if not do reach out to team on IRC #netbsd-code @netbsd

Happy International Day for Biological Diversity! 🌱

A diverse ecosystem is a strong ecosystem. In the tech world, NetBSD brings vital diversity by proving that clean, portable, and secure code can run on virtually any architecture. This adaptability keeps computing open and accessible to everyone.

Let's keep the digital ecosystem diverse. Consider supporting the NetBSD Foundation today by contributing code, writing documentation, or making a donation! 💻🚩
#NetBSD #BiodiversityDay #OpenSource #TechDiversity #FOSS #RetroComputing #Sustainability #Linux #RunBSD #FreeBSD #OpenBSD

#OpenBSD 7.9 has been released ( #BSD / #NetBSD / #386BSD / #Unix / #LibreSSL / #OpenSSH / #OpenBGPD / #OpenSMTPD / #OpenNTPD / #OpenIKED / #rpkiClient / #mandoc ) https://openbsd.org/

@thezerobit

Is this on X ? If so try adding the text from the file noted below to your "/etc/X11/xorg.conf". This helped me with #netbsd #x11 Mouse handling.

curl 'gopher://sdf.org/0/users/jmccue/downloads/netbsd_Xmouse.txt' > mouse.txt

My #1 issue with #NetBSD on my Thinkpad is the trackpad handling. The program `syndaemon` isn't available probably because NetBSD does trackpad / mouse handling a bit differently than other operating systems. (It's a program that disables the trackpad while typing. Without it, I'm constantly getting erroneous movements with my palms while typing.)

Anyways, I'm looking to port it to NetBSD and have it just disable the unified trackpad/mouse device while typing.

I have announced the winner of the third weekly giveaway:

https://retroedgetech.substack.com/p/unexpected-xfce-thinkcentre-tiny

#Linux #NetBSD #computer #giveAway #TinyMiniMicro #xfce

Just announced the winner of the third weekly giveaway:

https://substack.com/@retroedgetech/p-198645760

#Linux #NetBSD #computer #giveAway #TinyMiniMicro

@justine

I think it's great that you pursue the problem consistently until a solution is found.
#OpenBSD is enjoyable, even the installer is well thought out.
However, it's not my first choice personally.
At the moment I mainly use #FreeBSD, less #Linux, and I keep an eye on OpenBSD. I would like to test #NetBSD and NixOS more thoroughly when I have time, for now I'm very satisfied with FreeBSD.

@rqm

It certainly looks like it, doesn't it? Especially as that looks like the output of the dot.profile from the miniroot/ramdisc.

See the INSTALL notes. Installation over a serial console assumes 9600 BPS, and there's an explicit stty that forces that just after echoing that line.

#NetBSD

If anyone else wants to be participate, I will be starting this June 1st. Each week there will be a “challenge”. The rules are simple.

• Have fun trying out an alternative OS and learning something new
• Use a BSD distribution for the month of June as your primary computer device
• Complete the Weekly Challenge posts
• Post about your experience using the hashtag #30DayBSDChallenge

#runbsd #freebsd #netbsd #openbsd

The BSD community here on the Fediverse has been inspiring to me and learning more about Unix has made me feel that computers and software can be exciting and enjoyable to use again. I want to learn more about alternative operating systems, I want to see discussions and fun projects on the Fediverse and instead of just lurking or scrolling endless to find those things, why not just make it myself?

#30DayBSDChallenge #runbsd #freebsd #netbsd #openbsd

Inspired by the YouTube channel LTT’s latest “30 day” switch to Linux challenge, for the month of June, I am doing a 30 day challenge to switch to FreeBSD. I currently dual boot Debian and Windows but I have been “daily driving” Linux for over 10 years now. I want to learn more about how operating systems work, and FreeBSD with its Linux binary compatibility and support for wine means it could possibly become the only OS on my desktop.

#30DayBSDChallenge #runbsd #freebsd #netbsd #openbsd

@bpl https://mastodon.sdf.org/@netbsd/116537862178252362

#NetBSD is clear on policy noAI will be accepted in source. That's why we need to fund the foundation

Hm, I cannot seem to install #NetBSD on the iPaq H3600. There seems to be an issue with PCMCIA. It boots fine using the card. but then I get the following loop:

[ 502.3018135] wd0d: device timeout reading fsbn 128 of 128-143 (wd0 bn 128; cn 0 tn 2 sn 2)ry 4
[ 502.3997323] wd0d: error reading fsbn 128 of 128-143 (wd0 bn 128; cn 0 tn 2 sn 2)
wdc0:0:0: lost interrupta tc_bcount: 512 tc_skip: 0
[ 512.5026829] wtype: ata tc_bcount: 8192 tc_skip: 0wd0 bn 0; cn 0 tn 0 sn 0)
[ 512.5589581] wd0d: device timeout reading fsbn 16 of 16-31 (wd0 bn 16; cn 0 tn 0 sn 16), xfer f20, retry 0
wdc0:0:0: lost interruptpartition I/O error
[ 523.1715563]  type: ata tc_bcount: 8192 tc_skip: 0
[ 523.2278256] wd0d: device timeout reading fsbn 16 of 16-31 (wd0 bn 16; cn 0 tn 0 sn 16), xfer f20, retry 1
wdc0:0:0: lost interrupt
[ 533.8404482]  type: ata tc_bcount: 8192 tc_skip: 0
[ 533.8967136] wd0d: device timeout reading fsbn 16 of 16-31 (wd0 bn 16; cn 0 tn 0 sn 16), xfer f20, retry 2
wdc0:0:0: lost interrupt
[ 544.5093173]  type: ata tc_bcount: 8192 tc_skip: 0
[ 544.5655860] wd0d: device timeout reading fsbn 16 of 16-31 (wd0 bn 16; cn 0 tn 0 sn 16), xfer f20, retry 3

Anyone come across this?

Trying to boot #NetBSD 11RC4 / hpcarm on the iPaq H3600. Looks promising but it suddenly switches over to garbage output -- is this a baud rate issue (suddenly it decides to swap to a different baud rate?) or something else? See screenshot attached:
#RunBSD

Ed.: Thank you for the boosts, it was. It switched over to 9600baud. ~S in cu helped me switch to the new baudrate.

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Screenshot of console output for, NetBSD 11.0_RC4 (INSTALL_IPAQ) #0: Tue May 12 04:23:51 UTC 2026 mkrepro@mkrepro.NetBSD.org:/usr/src/sys/arch/hpcarm/compile/INSTALL_IPAQ

But at the end of day I am hypocrite because I need Fish Linux for y*-dlp and gov websites.
#noAI

@joel

OK, the toasters will have to wait for #netbsd 11.

And then, we dial all the toasters to 11!

EDIT: some things have changed since I wrote this post. Now they're more accurate.

AI models don’t really 'get' the BSDs. As a result, they often provide incomplete, imprecise, or flat-out wrong answers by defaulting to Linux paradigms. When it comes to illumos-based systems, they just completely lose the plot.

This is becoming a serious issue for the BSDs and illumos ecosystems. We are seeing entire websites flooded with AI-generated tutorials and guides that are totally incorrect. Most people don't realize this; they follow the instructions, fail, and then assume that the BSDs doesn't work well or are 'unstable' because they have supposedly changed since the guide was written.

Luckily, some people eventually find my blog, reach out, and finally understand what's actually going on. Others, unfortunately, end up on major social sites or comments, claiming that these systems are broken.

In 2026, one of our greatest challenges will be teaching people how to vet their sources and filter information.
And I see this as a very, very uphill battle.

#IT #SysAdmin #FreeBSD #NetBSD #OpenBSD #illumos #News #UnderstandingText #Disinformation

Tomorrow, I’ll be doing a drawing for the winner of my weekly computer giveaway.

The model for this week is a ThinkCentre M710q Tiny with Intel i3-7100T processor, 8GB memory and 120GB storage.

Linux will be pre-installed. One of the reasons I am doing this is to bring attention to Linux distros like:

• Artix
• Devuan
• Void
• Slackware
• NetBSD (which is not Linux)

For a chance to win, just be a subscriber of my email newsletter.

https://retroedgetech.substack.com/

#Linux #Lenovo #ThinkCentre #TinyMiniMicro #NetBSD #artix #slackware

Had to finish my #NetBSD 11.0 RC3 test write-up after upgrading some machines to RC4 this week, so this post has straddle marks.

https://jspath55.blogspot.com/2026/05/netbsd-11-rc3-heat-rc4-and-more.html

@joel

ESPECIALLY the toasters!!!

Wait... We are talking about #OpenBSD here, not #NetBSD!! 🤓

#retrocomputing #vintagecomputing #search #searchengine #frogfind #NetBSD #Links #unix #lynx #unix

Catch of the Day: The text terminal on NetBSD lives! 🐧

Hey Retro Fans!

Many of us use FrogFind on graphical systems like Windows 95 or Mac OS 9. But at its core, FrogFind is a text-first project. Just how well this works was proven to us today by this guest:

Links 2.8 on NetBSD!

Among the BSD operating systems (the purist cousins of Linux), NetBSD is legendary for its portability. It's not for nothing that the NetBSD community's motto is: "Of course it runs NetBSD!" Whether on old toasters, a Sega Dreamcast, or obscure server hardware—NetBSD just runs.

The fact that someone today opens a terminal under NetBSD and fires up the text-based browser "Links" (a direct relative of Lynx) to search the web via FrogFind is pure command-line romance. No flashing banners, no intrusive JavaScript, just lightning-fast, raw text on one of the cleanest UNIX derivatives in the world.

Stay purist and keep hacking on the shell!
Your FrogFind Team 🐸

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NetBSD

Została wydana nowa wersja OpenBSD 7.9. OpenBSD jest uniksowym, niezależnym systemem operacyjnym z rodziny BSD. Projekt powstał w 1995 roku na skutek rozłamu w zespole NetBSD. https://linuxiarze.pl/openbsd-7-9/ #bsd #openbsd #netbsd

Została wydana nowa wersja OpenBSD 7.9. OpenBSD jest uniksowym, niezależnym systemem operacyjnym z rodziny BSD. Projekt powstał w 1995 roku na skutek rozłamu w zespole NetBSD. https://linuxiarze.pl/openbsd-7-9/ #bsd #openbsd #netbsd

multidisplay hack for #OpenBSD, #NetBSD xenodm/xdm.

#!/bin/ksh

# Define variables at the top for easy access
readonly MULTIDISPLAY_DIRECTION="--right-of"

# find list of connected monitors to span
monitors=$(xrandr --query | awk '/[^s]connected/{print $1}')

# the first monitor found will be the primary
primary=$(echo "$monitors" | head -n 1)

# initialize the xrandr command
xrandr_cmd="xrandr --output $primary --auto --primary"

# loop through the displays, assigning them --auto and MULTIDISPLAY_DIRECTION with randr
previous=$primary
for monitor in $monitors
do
    if [ "$monitor" != "$primary" ]; then
        xrandr_cmd+=" --output $monitor --auto $MULTIDISPLAY_DIRECTION $previous"
        previous=$monitor
    fi
done

# Execute the composed xrandr command
eval "$xrandr_cmd"

could drop in to your Xsetup_0 file. written in ksh, should work in OpenBSD’s ksh and NetBSD’s ksh.

Still far away but not to far away from now in a country close, close by....

The European *BSD event of 2026! 😈⛳🐡

Registration is open!! 🔖

🎟️ https://tickets.eurobsdcon.org/eurobsdcon/brussels/

Sign up early and sign up lots!

While you're at it, don't forget to drop your abstract like it's hot! 🔥
https://events.eurobsdcon.org/

We are still and always looking for first-time *BSD speakers.
Whether you are just starting out or have a unique perspective to share, your voice matters!

The schedule will be published on 🗓️ 2026-07-15

For everything else, peek at https://2026.eurobsdcon.org/
More information is added all the time.

EuroBSDCon 2026 in Brussels, Belgium 🇧🇪
September 09-13, 2026

#RUNBSD #FreeBSD #NetBSD #OpenBSD #EuroBSDCon #EuroBSDCon2026 #BSD #CFP #Conference #Register

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An image of Matt LeBlanc as Joey Tribbiani, sticking his head around the door, wide eyed. It has the text: Did someone say ticket?

@JohnMashey @maxleibman
I love that so much! Does it run #NetBSD?

@thezerobit

From what I’ve briefly looked into, it might even be possible to set up a root filesystem with ZFS on #netbsd. I’m not sure what the comments about memory usage are referring to—I have several VPS instances, as well as some home machines running on #OrangePi with 512MB of RAM, and they all run perfectly fine with ZFS on FreeBSD.

I think I’ll try to see how NetBSD ZFS performs in real-world conditions with 512MB🤣

https://wiki.netbsd.org/zfs