Category Archives: System Administration

How to install NetBSD on Compact Flash (for the Soekris 4501)

Posted on January 17, 2007 by jeff

This was tested on NetBSD 3.99.16, however the instructions should apply to older (and newer) versions as well. I have attempted to flag steps where you may run into version incompatabilities with “Version Note”. There are a number of devices … Continue reading →

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NetBSD PXE boot install (without NFS)

Posted on January 17, 2007 by jeff

This was tested on NetBSD 3.99.16, however the instructions should apply to other versions as well. I have attempted to flag steps where you may run into version incompatabilities with “Version Note”. To PXEboot install NetBSD we will first need … Continue reading →

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Q: Why do I get ‘Undefined symbol “_openpam_debug” referenced from COPY relocation in su’ in NetBSD?

Posted on January 16, 2007 by jeff

A: This appears most commonly seen after an upgrade from NetBSD 2.2 to 3.0. This is caused by additional copies of libpam being installed, most likely in /usr/pkg/lib via pkgsrc. You can first check this by simply $ ls /usr/pkg/lib/libpam* … Continue reading →

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