About NetBSD/prep

NetBSD/prep is the port of NetBSD to early PReP (PowerPC Reference Platform) machines.

Release Info

• NetBSD/prep 10.0 via download
• NetBSD/prep 10.0 ISO
• NetBSD/prep 10.0 INSTALL notes
• NetBSD/prep 8.0 pre-built binary packages from pkgsrc
• NetBSD/prep 10.0 changes
• NetBSD/prep 11.0 changes

Mailing List

The NetBSD/prep mailing list, covering NetBSD's port to prep machine: [ subscribe | archive ]

Mail the NetBSD/prep port maintainer

Supported Hardware

Supported System Models

Currently the following models are supported by NetBSD/prep:

• IBM 6015 (40P)
• IBM 6040 (ThinkPad 820)
• IBM 6050, 6070 (Power Series 830, 850)
• IBM 7248 (43P/100, 43P/120, 43P/133)
• IBM 7043 (43P-140)
• IBM 7024 (Model E20 and E30)
• IBM 7025 (Model F30 and F40)
• Motorola Powerstack E1
• Motorola Ultra 603 and Ultra Plus (Bull ESTRELLA 200)
• Motorola MTX604 series machines

For early MCA-based IBM RS/6000 machines, please check NetBSD/rs6000. For OpenFirmware based RS/6000 machines, please see NetBSD/ofppc.

Additional Info

• NetBSD/prep FAQ
• NetBSD/prep Supported Hardware
• Running NetBSD on emulated hardware
• The NetBSD Diskless HOWTO