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violetBSD 11.0: Unix for a Foenix 68k

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A development BSD release and installation tools for the Foenix A2560Me, a Motorola 68k-based computer.

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For: Foenix A2560Me owners exploring BSD on 68k hardware
Worth noticing: The page distinguishes the disk-writing step from kernel flashing and flags that the public image still needs hardware boot validation.

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The release bundle separates the 16 GiB ld3a-root disk image from the .flash kernel; installation uses a 32 GB-or-larger drive, followed by a separate USB-connected kernel-flashing step. The page lists Image Writer and Kernel Flasher builds for Linux, macOS, and Windows, while noting that the public image still needs hardware boot validation and macOS/Windows physical-drive writing awaits native acceptance testing.

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