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> @AnthonySmith said:
> I wondered if anyone has seen any change so far?

I am now seeing this warning:

> Always Free Ampere A1 Compute limits have change…

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Got an invite now to join their early bird access - paying full price for being a beta tester. See https://tb.pro/ for details.

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@linveo new [NetBSD 11.0 RC6 image](https://download.cmeerw.net/netbsd/netbsd-11.0_RC6.qcow2)

Really hope it's the last RC.

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Another NetBSD 11 RC has appeared: https://cdn.netbsd.org/pub/NetBSD/NetBSD-11.0_RC6/

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> [@Not_Oles said](/discussion/comment/236968/#Comment_236968): Qemu-guest-agent installed! Can now reboot from the web Control Panel!

Couldn't you do that before already without qe…

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> @Not_Oles said:
> Tried @cmeerw's excellent NetBSD 11 RC5 image on a TierHive Alpine 256 GB RAM 1 GB disk. Besides the version bump on the @cmeerw image from RC4 to RC 5, Alpine also a…

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> @linveo said:
> > @cmeerw said:
> > > @linveo said:
> > > > @cmeerw said:
> > > > @linveo [NetBSD 11.0 RC5 image](https://downl…

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> [@Not_Oles said](/discussion/comment/235968/#Comment_235968): @cmeerw's image booted, and I could see kernel messages, but, ultimately, only a black screen. Tried various combinations of other s…

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> @linveo said:
> > @cmeerw said:
> > @linveo [NetBSD 11.0 RC5 image](https://download.cmeerw.net/netbsd/netbsd-11.0_RC5.qcow2) is now available.
> >
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> [@AnthonySmith said](/discussion/comment/235880/#Comment_235880): 2nd ISO slot is handy for drivers and as a secondary data source for some ipxe or netboot.xyz installations and probably other r…

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> @Not_Oles said:
> @cmeerw
>
> Probably I am missing something, but my Chromebook seems to be able talk udp with my Linveo Texas Ryzen NetBSD-current VPS:
&…

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> [@AnthonySmith said](/discussion/comment/235797/#Comment_235797): ISO over https coming soon, hopefully tomorrow!

BTW for "press ESC at boot" - usually that requires a lot of luck…

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@linveo [NetBSD 11.0 RC5 image](https://download.cmeerw.net/netbsd/netbsd-11.0_RC5.qcow2) is now available.

BTW, has anything changed on the network side? It looks like UDP gets comple…

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[NetBSD 11.0 RC5](https://blog.netbsd.org/tnf/entry/netbsd_11_0_rc5_available)

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Just for comparison: the NetBSD images i create (for @linveo - others would be free to use those as well) use a 512 MB filesystem (and include base etc kern-GENERIC man modules rescue)

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NetBSD's [Annual General Meeting 2026](https://blog.netbsd.org/tnf/entry/annual_general_meeting_2026)

> <__martin> I hope to cut RC5 later this weekend or early next week,

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As "Cells for NetBSD" seems to be maturing, maybe switch to [NeoBSD](https://neobsd.com/) in the next few weeks?

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> @cmeerw said:
> [Jails for NetBSD](https://netbsd-jails.petermann-digital.de/) looks like a really interesting project - something I'll likely have a closer look at soon.

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> @linveo said:
> > @cmeerw said:
> > > @cmeerw said:
> > > @linveo I have created a [NetBSD 11.0 RC4 image](https://download.cmeerw.net/netbsd/netbsd-…

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[OpenBSD 7.9](https://www.openbsd.org/79.html)

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> @Not_Oles said:
> > [@AnthonySmith said](/discussion/comment/234467/#Comment_234467):
>
> >with all the noise Ipv6 generates, it's actually now down to 1.3%…

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Just noticing now:

```
descr: Route64-Europe
```

so the IPv6 addresses use some third-party tunneling provider? I guess that's why I am seeing sig…

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> @cmeerw said:
> So installed NetBSD on a small VPS (128 MB RAM and 1 GB disk) by writing the disk image from a netboot.xyz booted Alpine.
>
> Can't get IPv6 workin…

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So installed NetBSD on a small VPS (128 MB RAM and 1 GB disk) by writing the disk image from a netboot.xyz booted Alpine.

Can't get IPv6 working with NetBSD. The web interface tells me…

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> @flips said:
> > @cmeerw said:
> > > @cmeerw said:
> > > @linveo I have created a [NetBSD 11.0 RC4 image](https://download.cmeerw.net/netbsd/netbsd-1…

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> @cmeerw said:
> @linveo I have created a [NetBSD 11.0 RC4 image](https://download.cmeerw.net/netbsd/netbsd-11.0_RC4.qcow2)

Actually, updated that [11.0 RC4 image](https:…

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> @emperor said:
> Anyone knows which hosts have openBSD templates ? I dont remember if linveo had them.. Need to test something really quick :)

Not seeing OpenBSD on linv…

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> @AnthonySmith said:
> I will need to look into NetBSD, we really should offer it, and 100% no offence intended to @cmeerw but we really should create and maintain it ourselves.
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> @Not_Oles said:
> > [@cmeerw said](/discussion/comment/234204/#Comment_234204): If you write the image from inside the VM, you wouldn't want to write the qcow2 image (you'll want a …

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> @AnthonySmith said:
> > @flips said:
> > > @AnthonySmith said:
> > > Create a tftpd on a 128mb box, set up your dhcp scope in the panel with a next s…

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@linveo I have created a [NetBSD 11.0 RC4 image](https://download.cmeerw.net/netbsd/netbsd-11.0_RC4.qcow2)

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Now upgraded to 11.0 RC4:

```
NetBSD hlcs 11.0_RC4 NetBSD 11.0_RC4 (GENERIC) #0: Tue May 12 04:23:51 UTC 2026 [email protected]:/usr/src/sys/arch/amd64/compile/GENERIC…

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Looks like NetBSD 11.0 RC4 is on its way... https://cdn.netbsd.org/pub/NetBSD/

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> @slowservers said:
> Have you noticed any user agents in common or IP ranges in common?

I am noticing a lot of requests claiming to be modern browsers (based on the user…

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> @Chievo said:
> Austria Vienna

+1

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From https://blog.thunderbird.net/2025/04/thundermail-and-thunderbird-pro-services/

> Thundermail is an email service (with calendars and contacts as well). We want to provide email…

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