So I did got back to playing with NetBSD on the PS/2 55 SX as I was afraid I would (check the original article here) and got it running. To be exact I got NetBSD 3.0.3 to install and run as I mentioned before, and after sorting the BIOS issues by deleting the file that store the non-volatile contents of the emulated BIOS and recreating the Reference Floppy with the .ADF files I still had to resort to using the installation boot disk to boot the installed system. By pressing any key and …

I got a bit obsessed about running Linux on the IBM PS/2 ¹ 55SX after watching the video Clabreto made https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m-Xq-SpCu3o about it. The PS/2 was the IBM's attempt at getting back the PC market after loosing it to the PC clones. It still used Intel CPUs but the BIOS was different and the expansion interface ISA was replaced with MCA. It's BIOS don't have a regular configuration interface like the …