NetBSD/mac68k 1.0

NetBSD/mac68k 1.0 is the first formal release of NetBSD/mac68k.

Allen Briggs is the maintainer of NetBSD/mac68k.

Supported Hardware

NetBSD/mac68k 1.0 runs on several of the older Macintosh computers. A minimal system requires 4M of RAM and about 65M of disk space. By leaving out a package or two, the system can be squeezed onto a 40M disk. At least 8MB of RAM and 200MB of disk space are recommended for more serious use. The following Macintosh hardware is supported:

If you have a device that's not listed, it might be compatible with something else, or we might have simply forgotten it. If all else fails, maybe you could write a driver!

Some systems will boot and are usable from an external terminal (serial tty or SLIP):

Major items often asked about, but not supported in 1.0 include: Don't see something you're looking for? Check to see you see if it's in the current system or on the TO-DO list.

Common questions about 1.0

My system comes up with "[ Preserving 74xxx bytes ]" and just hangs there.

This means that you need to enable 32-bit mode on your macintosh before booting NetBSD. Grab Mode32 from somewhere, install it, turn it on, go to the memory control panel and enable 32-bit addressing.

I can boot the system OK, but it just seems to freeze soon after booting.

This is probably the "keyboard hang problem." You can get around it by updating to a more current system or by using the dt program that can be found on the cray-ymp.acm.stuorg.vt.edu ftp site.

For more questions, see the mac68k FAQ (which needs to be updated).

If you're interested in installing NetBSD/mac68k 1.0, you should look at the installation notes.


There are several mailing lists associated with the mac68k port.

Go to an FTP site that carries NetBSD/mac68k.


NetBSD 1.0 Formal Release page
NetBSD Home Page
www@NetBSD.ORG
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