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Building a NetBSD Release
Having built FreeBSD numerous times, I thought it would be interesting to know how to build NetBSD. The instructions from the NetBSD documentation are here. Firstly get the sources. An easy way is to simply FTP them. I got the NetBSD 6.1.2 sources from here. These files are all tarballs, so they’ll need to be…
Securing FreeBSD with Ansible
My preferred server OS is FreeBSD. Each time I install it, I have to go through numerous steps to secure it. So, to avoid that effort, and to make sure I get it right each time, I’ve created an Ansible playbook to automate the entire process. You can learn about it here. Some of the…
Understanding the Raspberry Pi – FreeBSD gpio device
Recently I found myself wanting to understand how I2C for FreeBSD ARM, on the Pi works. The first step is to understand the GPIO implementation on Pi, since on a Pi, I2C is implemented on the GPIO. So, here’s the basic summary. Firstly, the FreeBSD source browser is here. In the directory /sys/ is the…
Print-to-Folder on FreeBSD
Some printers, like the one I have (HP 8600 Pro), have “Print-to-Folder” capability. Unfortunately, I have no Windows server, only a FreeBSD box to print to. I can mount folders from the FreeBSD box on my MacBook.. if I can get files to scan there. So, to do that, I need a Samba…
Creating a custom FreeBSD build for Raspberry Pi
The default FreeBSD kernel for Raspberry Pi can be found here in the FreeBSD source browser. It’s everything you need to boot FreeBSD on a Pi, and includes GPIO support. However, the Pi is a nice small computer, so it’s likely that you’ll want it to include options such as Wifi, and pf. In my…
SOEKRIS image for FreeBSD-11
Image file here, boot log here.