NetBSD/cobalt

About NetBSD/cobalt

NetBSD/cobalt is the port of NetBSD to Cobalt Networks' MIPS-based Microservers, now known as Sun Server Appliances.

NetBSD/cobalt News

2010-11-19:   NetBSD 5.1 restore CD

Finally new Restore CD script and ISO image built from NetBSD/cobalt 5.1 RELEASE are available at http://ftp.NetBSD.org/pub/NetBSD/arch/cobalt/restore-cd/5.1/.

2010-09-18:   NetBSD 5.1_RC4 restore CD

New Restore CD build script and ISO image built from NetBSD/cobalt 5.1_RC4 are available for testing at http://ftp.NetBSD.org/pub/NetBSD/arch/cobalt/restore-cd/5.1_RC4/ (this has been superseded by new 5.1 release).

2010-05-27:   NetBSD 5.1_RC2 restore CD

New Restore CD build script and ISO image built from NetBSD/cobalt 5.1_RC2 are available for testing at ftp://ftp.NetBSD.org/pub/NetBSD/arch/cobalt/restore-cd/5.1_RC2/ (this has been superseded by new 5.1_RC4 one). YouTube video “Install NetBSD/cobalt 5.1_RC2 using restorecd” also available.

2010-05-07:   NetBSD 5.1_RC1 restore CD

New Restore CD build script and ISO image built from NetBSD/cobalt 5.1_RC1 are available for testing at ftp://ftp.NetBSD.org/pub/NetBSD/arch/cobalt/restore-cd/5.1_RC1/ (this has been superseded by 5.1_RC2 snapshot).

2010-02-19:   NetBSD 5.0.2 restore CD

New Restore CD build script and ISO image built from NetBSD/cobalt 5.0.2 release are available at ftp://ftp.NetBSD.org/pub/NetBSD/arch/cobalt/restore-cd/5.0.2/. See Restore CD Howto for details.

2009-08-18:   NetBSD 5.0.1 restore CD

New Restore CD build script and ISO image built from NetBSD/cobalt 5.0.1 release are available at ftp://ftp.NetBSD.org/pub/NetBSD/arch/cobalt/restore-cd/5.0.1/. See Restore CD Howto for details.

2009-04-30:   NetBSD 5.0 restore CD

New Restore CD build script and ISO image built from NetBSD/cobalt 5.0 release are available at ftp://ftp.NetBSD.org/pub/NetBSD/arch/cobalt/restore-cd/5.0/. See Restore CD Howto for details.

2008-10-18:   NetBSD 4.0.1 restore CD

New Restore CD build script and ISO image built from NetBSD/cobalt 4.0.1 release are available for testing and critique at ftp://ftp.NetBSD.org/pub/NetBSD/arch/cobalt/restore-cd/4.0.1/. See README, CHANGES files in the tar.gz archive and instructions.txt for details.

2006-04-01:   New Restore CD build script

Dennis Chernoivanov has announced the availability of a new Restore CD build script, now available for testing and critique at ftp://ftp.NetBSD.org/pub/NetBSD/misc/cdi/cobalt/restorecd.tar.gz. A NetBSD 3.99.17 restore CD built using these tools is available at ftp://ftp.NetBSD.org/pub/NetBSD/misc/cdi/cobalt/NetBSD3.99.17-restoreCD.iso. See his email to the port-cobalt mailing list for further details.

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Supported System Models

All MIPS-based Qube and RaQ series systems from Cobalt Networks as well as the Gateway Micro Servers are supported.

The Phoenix Firewall Appliance Microserver and some versions of the Seagate NasRaQ may also be supported.

A built-in serial port is required for installation.

RaQ 3/4 Note

Note that the i386-based RaQ 3, RaQ 3i and RaQ 4 models are not supported by the cobalt port.