
I decided to have a go at installing NetBSD on the Atari TT. Little did I know that this task was going to take around 40 hours to complete.
I found two sources to help with the install: The install started off well with the two install boot floppies then the slowdown began. The install I chose pulled all the install files from the NetBSD atari port ftp site. All worked fine with the NetUsbBee card but I left it running over night and it was just finished in the morning.
Rebooting after installation then resulted in several points where the first boot was generating certs for the ssh tools and also the font cache was updating for over 4 hours.
That said now its first boot is complete NetBSD boots and is useable. I still have a way to go to get the X Windows up and running but I intend to share the 4GB image online for others to use and not have to go through the pain of a long wait.
Boot screen after memory test:
Logged in (this was the first login before setting up user account):
Currently the TT is compiling several packages for the X Windows to work. Will keep you posted as to the progress and when I have an image to share.