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1.95 miod 17: <h2><font color="#e00000">OpenBSD/alpha</font></h2>
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1.50 nate 21: <p>
1.95 miod 22: OpenBSD/alpha runs on a large set of the alpha computers manufactured by
23: <a href="http://www.digital.com">Digital</a> (then Compaq, now Hewlett-Packard).
24:
25: <p>
26: A mailing list dedicated to the OpenBSD/alpha port is available at
27: <u><font color="#23238e">alpha@openbsd.org</font></u>.
28: To join the OpenBSD/alpha mailing list, send a message body of <b>"subscribe
29: alpha"</b> to <a href="mailto:majordomo@openbsd.org">majordomo@openbsd.org</a>.
30: Please be sure to check our <a href="mail.html">mailing list policy</a> before
31: subscribing.
1.45 niklas 32:
1.265 ! bentley 33: <h3 id="toc"><font color="#0000e0"><i>Table of contents</i></font></h3>
1.116 krw 34:
1.95 miod 35: <ul>
1.100 jufi 36: <li><a href="#history">History of the port</a>
1.95 miod 37: <li><a href="#status">Current status</a>
1.120 nick 38: <li><a href="#hardware">Supported hardware</a>
1.95 miod 39: <li><a href="#install">Getting and installing OpenBSD/alpha</a>
40: </ul>
41:
42: <hr>
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! 44: <h3 id="history"><font color="#0000e0"><strong>History:</strong></font></h3>
1.95 miod 45:
46: <p>
47: The OpenBSD/alpha port was started in the summer of 1996 by using code
48: from the NetBSD/alpha port which was started by
49: <a href="mailto:cgd@netbsd.org">Chris Demetriou</a> in 1994.
50: After the original OpenBSD port, some
1.45 niklas 51: copyright issues prevented OpenBSD from tracking the NetBSD code.
52: Regardless, work on the alpha port continued and many fixes were made.
1.95 miod 53: Meanwhile, NetBSD continued to make improvements to the
1.83 horacio 54: alpha port which we were unfortunately unable to use. Over time,
1.45 niklas 55: because of a lack of programmer resources and the inability to use
56: NetBSD code, hardware and software support became very outdated. This
57: caused the 2.5 and 2.6 releases of alpha to have few kernel
1.95 miod 58: enhancements. As a result of its becoming so stale, there was no
59: OpenBSD/alpha port included in the 2.7 and 2.8 releases.
1.45 niklas 60:
1.95 miod 61: <p>
1.264 tedu 62: Shortly after OpenBSD 2.8 was released, there was a great deal of
1.95 miod 63: interest in bringing the port up to date. This, coupled with the fact
64: that NetBSD changed the license on its alpha code so that there were no
1.264 tedu 65: longer copyright issues led to an effort to bring the alpha port
1.50 nate 66: back up. (For details on why we were not able to keep tracking the
1.95 miod 67: NetBSD code, check our <a href="policy.html">policy</a> page.)
1.50 nate 68:
1.95 miod 69: <p>
70: Nathan Binkert, Art Grabowski, Niklas Hallqvist and Eric Jackson, with
1.234 sthen 71: the help of a few others, eventually brought the port into good shape
1.95 miod 72: again, and starting with the 2.9 release OpenBSD/alpha is a supported
73: OpenBSD port again.
74:
75: <hr>
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! 77: <h3 id="status"><font color="#0000e0"><strong>Current status:</strong></font></h3>
1.95 miod 78:
79: <p>
80: Currently, all the hardware listed in the
1.120 nick 81: <a href="#hardware">supported hardware</a> section below boots
1.95 miod 82: multi-user, and supports enough of the on-board devices to be generally
1.119 pedro 83: usable, unless specified otherwise.
1.95 miod 84: A large set of PCI cards also work reliably, while ISA devices support has
85: limitations.
86:
87: <p>
1.247 matthieu 88: X11 server support is currently broken on alpha.
1.95 miod 89:
90: <hr>
1.265 ! bentley 91:
! 92: <h3 id="hardware"><font color="#0000e0"><strong>Supported hardware:</strong></font></h3>
1.45 niklas 93:
1.95 miod 94: <p>
95: To the best of our knowledge, the following hardware is supported, but there
96: might be occasional breakage on some models.
97: Since there are many models and combinations that have not been tested,
98: we would appreciate very much if you told us about things that work and
99: do not work.
100: To help us keep track of what hardware people use, please mail your dmesg to
101: <a href="mailto:dmesg@openbsd.org">dmesg@openbsd.org</a>.
102: If there are things that do not work, please file a bug report using
1.116 krw 103: <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=sendbug&arch=alpha&sektion=1">
1.95 miod 104: sendbug(1)</a>.
105:
1.170 brad 106: <p>
107:
1.95 miod 108: <h4>Supported Machines:</h4>
1.229 jsg 109: <ul>
1.241 miod 110: <li>DS15, DS15A, DS25, ES45, TS15 and TS202C
111: <li>264DP, CS20, DS10, DS20, DS20L, ES40, XP900, XP1000, and other EV6 machines
1.258 miod 112: using the Tsunami chipset
1.233 miod 113: <li>API UP1000, UP1100, UP2000, and UP2000+ and other EV6 machines using the
114: Irongate chipset
1.229 jsg 115: <li>Digital Personal Workstation (Miata)<br>
1.233 miod 116: <li>EB164 based machines (including PC164, 164SX, 164LX, but <b>NOT</b> the
1.229 jsg 117: 164UX)<br>
1.239 jsg 118: <li>AlphaStation 600A, 1200
119: <li>AlphaServer 800 (also known as Digital Server 3300 and 3305), 1000, 1000A
120: <li>AlphaServer 1200, 4000 and 4100
121: <li>AlphaServer 300, 400 and AlphaStation 200, 250, 255 and 400
1.229 jsg 122: <li>AlphaStation 500 and 600
123: <li>AXPpci based machines (including ``Noname'', UDB, Multia)
124: <li>DEC 3000 models 300{,L,X,LX}
125: <li>DEC 3000 models 400,500,500X,600,700,800,900
126: </ul>
1.116 krw 127:
1.229 jsg 128: <h4>Unsupported Machines</h4>
1.18 johns 129: <ul>
1.233 miod 130: <li>DECpc AXP150 (2000/300) ``Jensen'' systems (EISA-bus PC-like systems)
1.238 jsg 131: <li>AlphaServer 2000, 2100 and 2100A
1.240 jsg 132: <li>AlphaServer 8200, 8400, GS60 and GS140
1.238 jsg 133: <li>AlphaServer ES47, ES80 and GS1280
134: <li>AlphaServer GS80, GS160 and GS320
1.233 miod 135: <li>Alpha XL systems (no SRM)
136: <li>DEC 4000, 7000, and 10000 systems (FutureBus+ and XMIBus-based)
137: <li>EB64+ based systems
138: <li>Samsung 164BX/UX (no SRM)
139: <li>VME Alpha systems
1.238 jsg 140: <li>Tadpole ALPHAbook
1.4 niklas 141: </ul>
142:
1.229 jsg 143: <h4>Supported devices</h4>
1.50 nate 144: <ul>
1.230 jsg 145: <li>Host Controllers and Bridges, including:
146: <ul>
147: <li><a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=tcasic&arch=alpha&sektion=4">tcasic(4)</a>
148: TURBOchannel host bus,
149: <li><a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=lca&arch=alpha&sektion=4">lca(4)</a>
150: DECchip 21066 Core Logic,
151: <li><a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=apecs&arch=alpha&sektion=4">apecs(4)</a>
152: DECchip 21072/21071 Core Logic,
153: <li><a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=cia&arch=alpha&sektion=4">cia(4)</a>
154: DECchip 2117x Core Logic,
155: <li><a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=tsc&arch=alpha&sektion=4">tsc(4)</a>
1.241 miod 156: DECchip 21272 and 21274 Core Logic,
1.230 jsg 157: <li><a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=irongate&arch=alpha&sektion=4">irongate(4)</a>
158: API UP1000 AMD751 Core Logic and AGP,
159: <li><a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=mcbus&arch=alpha&sektion=4">mcbus(4)</a>
160: MCBUS System Bus.
161: </ul>
1.231 jsg 162: <li><a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=com&arch=alpha&sektion=4">com(4)</a>
163: built-in serial.
164: <li><a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=lpt&arch=alpha&sektion=4">lpt(4)</a>
165: built-in parallel.
166: <li><a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=de&arch=alpha&sektion=4">de(4)</a>
167: built-in DEC Ethernet.
168: <li><a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=fxp&arch=alpha&sektion=4">fxp(4)</a>
169: built-in i8255x Ethernet.
170: <li><a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=le&arch=alpha&sektion=4">le(4)</a>
171: built-in LANCE Ethernet.
172: <li><a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=isp&arch=alpha&sektion=4">isp(4)</a>
173: built-in ISP SCSI controller.
174: <li><a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=ahc&arch=alpha&sektion=4">ahc(4)</a>
175: built-in Adaptec SCSI controller.
176: <li><a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=siop&arch=alpha&sektion=4">siop(4)</a>
177: built-in 53C810 SCSI controller.
178: <li><a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=asc&arch=alpha&sektion=4">asc(4)</a>
179: built-in 53C94/53CF94-2 SCSI controller.
180: <li><a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=pciide&arch=alpha&sektion=4">pciide(4)</a>
181: built-in IDE controller.
182: <li><a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=usb&arch=alpha&sektion=4">usb(4)</a>
183: built-in USB supports most USB devices.
1.236 jasper 184: <li><a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=uvideo&arch=alpha&sektion=4">uvideo(4)</a>
185: UVC-compatible Video devices.
1.231 jsg 186: <li><a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=pci&arch=alpha&sektion=4">pci(4)</a>
187: most PCI devices.
188: <li><a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=isa&arch=alpha&sektion=4">isa(4)</a>
189: some ISA devices.
190: <li><a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=eisa&arch=alpha&sektion=4">eisa(4)</a>
191: some EISA devices.
1.232 jsg 192: <li><a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=pckbd&arch=alpha&sektion=4">pckbd(4)</a>
193: PS/2 and AT keyboards.
194: <li><a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=pms&arch=alpha&sektion=4">pms(4)</a>
195: PS/2 mice.
1.231 jsg 196: <li><a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=le&arch=alpha&sektion=4">le(4)</a>
197: TURBOchannel LANCE Ethernet cards (PMAD-A) on DEC 3000.
198: <li><a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=asc&arch=alpha&sektion=4">asc(4)</a>
199: TURBOchannel SCSI (53C94) (PMAZ-A) on DEC 3000.
1.229 jsg 200: </ul>
201:
202: <h4>Unsupported devices</h4>
203: <ul>
204: <li>Floppy drive.
205: <li>ISA devices that require DMA operation.
206: <li>ISA IDE controller
207: (<a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=wdc&arch=alpha&sektion=4">wdc</a>)
208: on the EB164.
209: <li>Built-in framebuffer on DEC 3000.
1.189 martin 210: </ul>
211:
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! 214: <h3 id="install"><font color="#0000e0">
1.98 miod 215: <strong>Getting and installing OpenBSD/alpha:</strong>
216: </font></h3>
217:
218: <p>
219: The latest supported OpenBSD/alpha release is
1.263 miod 220: <a href="56.html">OpenBSD 5.6</a>.
1.98 miod 221: Here are the
1.263 miod 222: <a href="http://ftp.OpenBSD.org/pub/OpenBSD/5.6/alpha/INSTALL.alpha">
223: OpenBSD/alpha 5.6 installation instructions
1.98 miod 224: </a>.
225:
226: <p>
227: Snapshots are made available from time to time, in
1.255 sthen 228: <a href="http://ftp.OpenBSD.org/pub/OpenBSD/snapshots/alpha">this location</a>
1.98 miod 229: as well as in a few
230: <a href="ftp.html">mirrors</a>.
231: Here are the
1.255 sthen 232: <a href="http://ftp.OpenBSD.org/pub/OpenBSD/snapshots/alpha/INSTALL.alpha">
1.98 miod 233: OpenBSD/alpha snapshot installation instructions
234: </a> as well.
235:
236: <p>
237: There are several installation media provided:
1.116 krw 238:
1.98 miod 239: <ul>
240: <li><strong>CD boot</strong>
241: <p>
242: Booting off the OpenBSD CD provides an <i>El Torito</i> 2.88MB floppy image
243: that contains drivers for the most popular devices found in alpha
244: hardware.
245: This also includes minimal USB support (storage devices, keyboard and
1.231 jsg 246: some Ethernet adapters).<br>
1.98 miod 247: For the latest list of drivers available on this image, please take a
248: look at the
1.262 nick 249: <a href="http://cvsweb.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/cvsweb/src/sys/arch/alpha/conf/RAMDISKBIG?rev=HEAD">RAMDISKBIG</a>
1.98 miod 250: kernel configuration file.
1.263 miod 251: <li><strong>Floppy A</strong> (floppy56.fs)
1.98 miod 252: <p>
253: This 1.44MB floppy image supports the following alpha hardware:
254: <ul>
1.116 krw 255: <li>AlphaStation 200, 250, 255, 400
256: <!-- <li>AlphaStation 500, 600 -->
1.213 martin 257: <li>AlphaServer 800, 1000, 1000A, 1200, and 4100
1.116 krw 258: <li>AXPpci33 based machines, such as the ``Noname'', UDB, and Multia
259: <li>EB164 based machines, such as the PC164, 164SX and 164LX
260: <li>Personal Workstation (Miata)
1.98 miod 261: </ul>
1.116 krw 262: <p>
1.98 miod 263: It contains support for the on-board devices found on these machines,
1.234 sthen 264: however due to lack of space there are only a few other drivers.
1.98 miod 265: In particular, <i>this floppy lacks cdrom support</i> and will <i>not</i>
266: allow installation from cdrom media.<br>
267: For the latest list of drivers available on this image, please take a
268: look at the
1.262 nick 269: <a href="http://cvsweb.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/cvsweb/src/sys/arch/alpha/conf/RAMDISK?rev=HEAD">RAMDISK</a>
1.98 miod 270: kernel configuration file.
1.263 miod 271: <li><strong>Floppy B</strong> (floppyB56.fs)
1.98 miod 272: <p>
273: This 1.44MB floppy image supports the following alpha hardware:
274: <ul>
1.116 krw 275: <li>Alpha Processor, Inc. UP1000
276: <li>XP1000, 264DP, DS10, and DS20, CS20
277: <li>Alpha Processor, Inc. UP2000, UP2000+
1.241 miod 278: <li>DS15, DS15A, DS25, ES45, and TS15, TS202C
1.98 miod 279: </ul>
1.116 krw 280: <p>
1.98 miod 281: It contains support for the on-board devices found on these machines,
1.234 sthen 282: however due to lack of space there are only a few other drivers.
1.98 miod 283: In particular, <i>this floppy lacks cdrom support</i> and will <i>not</i>
284: allow installation from cdrom media.<br>
285: For the latest list of drivers available on this image, please take a
286: look at the
1.262 nick 287: <a href="http://cvsweb.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/cvsweb/src/sys/arch/alpha/conf/RAMDISKB?rev=HEAD">RAMDISKB</a>
1.98 miod 288: kernel configuration file.
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