Re: 10.1 is working on a SGI Challenge S

> On Jan 6, 2026, at 3:47=E2=80=AFPM, George Harvey =
<[email protected]> wrote:
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> Hi,
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> I had a bit of spare time over the holidays so tried installing 10.1 =
on my Challenge S with R4400/200 processor. Older releases sometimes =
required kernel patches due to slight differences between the Indy and =
Challenge S hardware but I'm pleased to report that 10.1 worked first =
time. Once installed, I downloaded the source sets and built a kernel =
with the R5000 cache patch that was posted here last month. I then moved =
the disk into my other Challenge S, this one with a R5000/180, and that =
also worked with the patched kernel.
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> George

Great news. Last time I attempted to update NetBSD on my Challenge S, =
after getting through installation, the main problem was a lack of =
binary package availability. Have there been any developments on that =
front? I wondered about the possibility of running 64-bit MIPS packages, =
which seemed to be the only thing available last time I checked.

Thanks,
Tim=