FreeBSD 15.0-RC1 Now Available [The references to i386 images and update contexts need to be removed going forward]

From: Mark Millard <marklmi_at_yahoo.com>
Date: Mon, 17 Nov 2025 22:02:11 UTC
Colin Percival <cperciva_at_FreeBSD.org> wrote on
Date: Mon, 17 Nov 2025 21:04:11 UTC :

> . . .
> The first release candidate build of the 15.0-RELEASE release cycle is now
> available.
> 
> Note: Due to a problem affecting VM image builds, we anticipate building an
> expedited 15.0-RC2.
> 
> Installation images are available for:
> 
> o 15.0-RC1 amd64 GENERIC
> o 15.0-RC1 powerpc64 GENERIC64
> o 15.0-RC1 powerpc64le GENERIC64LE
> o 15.0-RC1 armv7 GENERICSD
> o 15.0-RC1 aarch64 GENERIC
> o 15.0-RC1 aarch64 RPI
> o 15.0-RC1 aarch64 PINE64
> o 15.0-RC1 aarch64 PINE64-LTS
> o 15.0-RC1 aarch64 PINEBOOK
> o 15.0-RC1 aarch64 ROCK64
> o 15.0-RC1 aarch64 ROCKPRO64
> o 15.0-RC1 riscv64 GENERIC
> o 15.0-RC1 riscv64 GENERICSD

There is no i386 indicated (as expected).

> . . .
> === Virtual Machine Disk Images ===
> 
> VM disk images are available for the amd64, i386, aarch64, and riscv64
> architectures. Disk images may be downloaded from the following URL
> (or any of the FreeBSD download mirrors):

i386?

> . . .
> === OCI Container Images ===
> 
> OCI container images are available for the amd64, i386, aarch64, and riscv64
> architectures, and can be found at

i386?

> . . .
> 
> === Upgrading ===
> 
> The freebsd-update(8) utility supports binary upgrades of amd64, i386,
> and aarch64 systems running earlier FreeBSD releases. Systems running
> earlier FreeBSD releases can upgrade by first installing any updates for
> the currently running release:
> . . .

i386?


===
Mark Millard
marklmi at yahoo.com