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<font color="#e00000">alpha</font>

alpha

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OpenBSD/alpha runs on a large set of the alpha computers manufactured by

<a href="http://www.digital.com">Digital</a> (then Compaq, now Hewlett-Packard).

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A mailing list dedicated to the OpenBSD/alpha port is available at

<u><font color="#23238e">alpha@openbsd.org</font></u>.

<a href="mailto:alpha@openbsd.org">alpha@openbsd.org</a>.

To join the OpenBSD/alpha mailing list, send a message body of <b>"subscribe

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<h3 id="history"><font color="#0000e0"><strong>History:</strong></font></h3>

<h3 id="history"><strong>History:</strong></h3>

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The OpenBSD/alpha port was started in the summer of 1996 by using code

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<h3 id="status"><font color="#0000e0"><strong>Current status:</strong></font></h3>

<h3 id="status"><strong>Current status:</strong></h3>

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Currently, all the hardware listed in the

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<h3 id="hardware"><font color="#0000e0"><strong>Supported hardware:</strong></font></h3>

<h3 id="hardware"><strong>Supported hardware:</strong></h3>

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To the best of our knowledge, the following hardware is supported, but there

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To help us keep track of what hardware people use, please mail your dmesg to

<a href="mailto:dmesg@openbsd.org">dmesg@openbsd.org</a>.

If there are things that do not work, please file a bug report using

sendbug(1)</a>.

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<li>API UP1000, UP1100, UP2000, and UP2000+ and other EV6 machines using the

Irongate chipset

<li>Digital Personal Workstation (Miata)<br>

<li>EB164 based machines (including PC164, 164SX, 164LX, but <b>NOT</b> the

<li>EB164 based machines (including PC164, 164SX, 164LX, but <strong>NOT</strong> the

164UX)<br>

<li>AlphaStation 600A, 1200

<li>AlphaServer 800 (also known as Digital Server 3300 and 3305), 1000, 1000A

<li>AlphaServer 1200, 4000 and 4100

<li>AlphaServer 300, 400 and AlphaStation 200, 250, 255 and 400

<li>AlphaStation 500 and 600

<li>AXPpci based machines (including ``Noname'', UDB, Multia)

<li>AXPpci based machines (including "Noname", UDB, Multia)

<li>DEC 3000 models 300{,L,X,LX}

<li>DEC 3000 models 400,500,500X,600,700,800,900

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<h4>Unsupported Machines</h4>

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<li>DECpc AXP150 (2000/300) ``Jensen'' systems (EISA-bus PC-like systems)

<li>DECpc AXP150 (2000/300) "Jensen" systems (EISA-bus PC-like systems)

<li>AlphaServer 2000, 2100 and 2100A

<li>AlphaServer 8200, 8400, GS60 and GS140

<li>AlphaServer ES47, ES80 and GS1280

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<li>Host Controllers and Bridges, including:

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<li><a href="https://man.openbsd.org/?query=tcasic&arch=alpha&sektion=4">tcasic(4)</a>

<li><a href="https://man.openbsd.org/alpha/tcasic.4">tcasic(4)</a>

TURBOchannel host bus,

DECchip 21066 Core Logic,

<li><a href="https://man.openbsd.org/?query=apecs&arch=alpha&sektion=4">apecs(4)</a>

<li><a href="https://man.openbsd.org/alpha/apecs.4">apecs(4)</a>

DECchip 21072/21071 Core Logic,

DECchip 2117x Core Logic,

DECchip 21272 and 21274 Core Logic,

<li><a href="https://man.openbsd.org/?query=irongate&arch=alpha&sektion=4">irongate(4)</a>

<li><a href="https://man.openbsd.org/alpha/irongate.4">irongate(4)</a>

API UP1000 AMD751 Core Logic and AGP,

<li><a href="https://man.openbsd.org/?query=mcbus&arch=alpha&sektion=4">mcbus(4)</a>

<li><a href="https://man.openbsd.org/alpha/mcbus.4">mcbus(4)</a>

MCBUS System Bus.

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built-in serial.

built-in parallel.

built-in DEC Ethernet.

built-in i8255x Ethernet.

built-in LANCE Ethernet.

built-in ISP SCSI controller.

built-in Adaptec SCSI controller.

built-in 53C810 SCSI controller.

built-in 53C94/53CF94-2 SCSI controller.

<li><a href="https://man.openbsd.org/?query=pciide&arch=alpha&sektion=4">pciide(4)</a>

<li><a href="https://man.openbsd.org/alpha/pciide.4">pciide(4)</a>

built-in IDE controller.

built-in USB supports most USB devices.

<li><a href="https://man.openbsd.org/?query=uvideo&arch=alpha&sektion=4">uvideo(4)</a>

<li><a href="https://man.openbsd.org/alpha/uvideo.4">uvideo(4)</a>

UVC-compatible Video devices.

most PCI devices.

some ISA devices.

some EISA devices.

<li><a href="https://man.openbsd.org/?query=pckbd&arch=alpha&sektion=4">pckbd(4)</a>

<li><a href="https://man.openbsd.org/alpha/pckbd.4">pckbd(4)</a>

PS/2 and AT keyboards.

PS/2 mice.

TURBOchannel LANCE Ethernet cards (PMAD-A) on DEC 3000.

TURBOchannel SCSI (53C94) (PMAZ-A) on DEC 3000.

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<li>Floppy drive.

<li>ISA devices that require DMA operation.

<li>ISA IDE controller

(<a href="https://man.openbsd.org/?query=wdc&arch=alpha&sektion=4">wdc</a>)

(<a href="https://man.openbsd.org/alpha/wdc.4">wdc</a>)

on the EB164.

<li>Built-in framebuffer on DEC 3000.

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<strong>Getting and installing OpenBSD/alpha:</strong>

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The latest supported OpenBSD/alpha release is

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<li>AlphaStation 200, 250, 255, 400

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<li>AlphaServer 800, 1000, 1000A, 1200, and 4100

<li>AXPpci33 based machines, such as the ``Noname'', UDB, and Multia

<li>AXPpci33 based machines, such as the "Noname", UDB, and Multia

<li>EB164 based machines, such as the PC164, 164SX and 164LX

<li>Personal Workstation (Miata)

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kernel configuration file.

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