Three Essays on NetBSD

Preface

Acknowledgements

Disclaimer

1. Transitioning from a.out to ELF

Abstract

Introduction

NetBSD background

1. History
2. Navigating the source code

Binary object formats

1. a.out
2. ELF

Recreating the experience

1. Overview
2. Setting up QEMU
3. Installation from ISO
4. Orientating the virtual machine
5. Backups and preserving the a.out libraries
6. Building a new kernel
7. Setting up to build user-land
8. Build variables
9. Building the toolchain
10. Rebuilding the key libraries
11. Finalising userland
12. Finishing with an ELF kernel

Exercise

Going forward

1. NetBSD from 1.0 to present

Abstract

Introduction

NetBSD Background

Setting up and getting ready

1. Conventions
2. VirtualBox
3. Obtaining the media
4. Installing NetBSD 1.0
5. Converting to QEMU
6. Approach to upgrading by source

Upgrading NetBSD 1.0 to 1.1

Upgrading NetBSD 1.1 to 1.2

Upgrading NetBSD 1.2 to 1.2.1

Upgrading NetBSD 1.2.1 to 1.3.3

Upgrading NetBSD 1.3.3 to 1.4.3

Upgrading NetBSD 1.4.3 to 1.5.3

New virtual hardware for Amnesiac

1. New network card
2. Bigger hard disc

Upgrading NetBSD 1.5.3 to 1.6.2

Upgrading from 1.6.2 to 2.0.3

Later releases

1. Upgrading from 2.1 to 3.1
2. Upgrading from 4 to 5.2
3. Upgrading from 7.2 to 8.2
4. Miscellaneous problems
5. Building 9.2 directly from earlier releases

Things I might have done differently

1. NetBSD 0.8 and 0.9
2. Root Disc

Amnesiac, the living VM

1. Forking NetBSD

Abstract

Introduction

Preparation

Migrating NetBSD 1.1 to OpenBSD 2.0

Exercises

1. Bibliography