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1.95 miod 18: <h2><font color="#e00000">OpenBSD/alpha</font></h2>
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1.50 nate 22: <p>
1.95 miod 23: OpenBSD/alpha runs on a large set of the alpha computers manufactured by
24: <a href="http://www.digital.com">Digital</a> (then Compaq, now Hewlett-Packard).
25:
26: <p>
27: A mailing list dedicated to the OpenBSD/alpha port is available at
28: <u><font color="#23238e">alpha@openbsd.org</font></u>.
29: To join the OpenBSD/alpha mailing list, send a message body of <b>"subscribe
30: alpha"</b> to <a href="mailto:majordomo@openbsd.org">majordomo@openbsd.org</a>.
31: Please be sure to check our <a href="mail.html">mailing list policy</a> before
32: subscribing.
1.45 niklas 33:
1.265 bentley 34: <h3 id="toc"><font color="#0000e0"><i>Table of contents</i></font></h3>
1.116 krw 35:
1.95 miod 36: <ul>
1.100 jufi 37: <li><a href="#history">History of the port</a>
1.95 miod 38: <li><a href="#status">Current status</a>
1.120 nick 39: <li><a href="#hardware">Supported hardware</a>
1.95 miod 40: <li><a href="#install">Getting and installing OpenBSD/alpha</a>
41: </ul>
42:
43: <hr>
1.265 bentley 44:
45: <h3 id="history"><font color="#0000e0"><strong>History:</strong></font></h3>
1.95 miod 46:
47: <p>
48: The OpenBSD/alpha port was started in the summer of 1996 by using code
49: from the NetBSD/alpha port which was started by
50: <a href="mailto:cgd@netbsd.org">Chris Demetriou</a> in 1994.
51: After the original OpenBSD port, some
1.45 niklas 52: copyright issues prevented OpenBSD from tracking the NetBSD code.
53: Regardless, work on the alpha port continued and many fixes were made.
1.95 miod 54: Meanwhile, NetBSD continued to make improvements to the
1.83 horacio 55: alpha port which we were unfortunately unable to use. Over time,
1.45 niklas 56: because of a lack of programmer resources and the inability to use
57: NetBSD code, hardware and software support became very outdated. This
58: caused the 2.5 and 2.6 releases of alpha to have few kernel
1.95 miod 59: enhancements. As a result of its becoming so stale, there was no
60: OpenBSD/alpha port included in the 2.7 and 2.8 releases.
1.45 niklas 61:
1.95 miod 62: <p>
1.264 tedu 63: Shortly after OpenBSD 2.8 was released, there was a great deal of
1.95 miod 64: interest in bringing the port up to date. This, coupled with the fact
65: that NetBSD changed the license on its alpha code so that there were no
1.264 tedu 66: longer copyright issues led to an effort to bring the alpha port
1.50 nate 67: back up. (For details on why we were not able to keep tracking the
1.95 miod 68: NetBSD code, check our <a href="policy.html">policy</a> page.)
1.50 nate 69:
1.95 miod 70: <p>
71: Nathan Binkert, Art Grabowski, Niklas Hallqvist and Eric Jackson, with
1.234 sthen 72: the help of a few others, eventually brought the port into good shape
1.95 miod 73: again, and starting with the 2.9 release OpenBSD/alpha is a supported
74: OpenBSD port again.
75:
76: <hr>
1.265 bentley 77:
78: <h3 id="status"><font color="#0000e0"><strong>Current status:</strong></font></h3>
1.95 miod 79:
80: <p>
81: Currently, all the hardware listed in the
1.120 nick 82: <a href="#hardware">supported hardware</a> section below boots
1.95 miod 83: multi-user, and supports enough of the on-board devices to be generally
1.119 pedro 84: usable, unless specified otherwise.
1.95 miod 85: A large set of PCI cards also work reliably, while ISA devices support has
86: limitations.
87:
88: <p>
1.247 matthieu 89: X11 server support is currently broken on alpha.
1.95 miod 90:
91: <hr>
1.265 bentley 92:
93: <h3 id="hardware"><font color="#0000e0"><strong>Supported hardware:</strong></font></h3>
1.45 niklas 94:
1.95 miod 95: <p>
96: To the best of our knowledge, the following hardware is supported, but there
97: might be occasional breakage on some models.
98: Since there are many models and combinations that have not been tested,
99: we would appreciate very much if you told us about things that work and
100: do not work.
101: To help us keep track of what hardware people use, please mail your dmesg to
102: <a href="mailto:dmesg@openbsd.org">dmesg@openbsd.org</a>.
103: If there are things that do not work, please file a bug report using
1.116 krw 104: <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=sendbug&arch=alpha&sektion=1">
1.95 miod 105: sendbug(1)</a>.
106:
1.170 brad 107: <p>
108:
1.95 miod 109: <h4>Supported Machines:</h4>
1.229 jsg 110: <ul>
1.241 miod 111: <li>DS15, DS15A, DS25, ES45, TS15 and TS202C
112: <li>264DP, CS20, DS10, DS20, DS20L, ES40, XP900, XP1000, and other EV6 machines
1.258 miod 113: using the Tsunami chipset
1.233 miod 114: <li>API UP1000, UP1100, UP2000, and UP2000+ and other EV6 machines using the
115: Irongate chipset
1.229 jsg 116: <li>Digital Personal Workstation (Miata)<br>
1.233 miod 117: <li>EB164 based machines (including PC164, 164SX, 164LX, but <b>NOT</b> the
1.229 jsg 118: 164UX)<br>
1.239 jsg 119: <li>AlphaStation 600A, 1200
120: <li>AlphaServer 800 (also known as Digital Server 3300 and 3305), 1000, 1000A
121: <li>AlphaServer 1200, 4000 and 4100
122: <li>AlphaServer 300, 400 and AlphaStation 200, 250, 255 and 400
1.229 jsg 123: <li>AlphaStation 500 and 600
124: <li>AXPpci based machines (including ``Noname'', UDB, Multia)
125: <li>DEC 3000 models 300{,L,X,LX}
126: <li>DEC 3000 models 400,500,500X,600,700,800,900
127: </ul>
1.116 krw 128:
1.229 jsg 129: <h4>Unsupported Machines</h4>
1.18 johns 130: <ul>
1.233 miod 131: <li>DECpc AXP150 (2000/300) ``Jensen'' systems (EISA-bus PC-like systems)
1.238 jsg 132: <li>AlphaServer 2000, 2100 and 2100A
1.240 jsg 133: <li>AlphaServer 8200, 8400, GS60 and GS140
1.238 jsg 134: <li>AlphaServer ES47, ES80 and GS1280
135: <li>AlphaServer GS80, GS160 and GS320
1.233 miod 136: <li>Alpha XL systems (no SRM)
137: <li>DEC 4000, 7000, and 10000 systems (FutureBus+ and XMIBus-based)
138: <li>EB64+ based systems
139: <li>Samsung 164BX/UX (no SRM)
140: <li>VME Alpha systems
1.238 jsg 141: <li>Tadpole ALPHAbook
1.4 niklas 142: </ul>
143:
1.229 jsg 144: <h4>Supported devices</h4>
1.50 nate 145: <ul>
1.230 jsg 146: <li>Host Controllers and Bridges, including:
147: <ul>
148: <li><a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=tcasic&arch=alpha&sektion=4">tcasic(4)</a>
149: TURBOchannel host bus,
150: <li><a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=lca&arch=alpha&sektion=4">lca(4)</a>
151: DECchip 21066 Core Logic,
152: <li><a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=apecs&arch=alpha&sektion=4">apecs(4)</a>
153: DECchip 21072/21071 Core Logic,
154: <li><a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=cia&arch=alpha&sektion=4">cia(4)</a>
155: DECchip 2117x Core Logic,
156: <li><a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=tsc&arch=alpha&sektion=4">tsc(4)</a>
1.241 miod 157: DECchip 21272 and 21274 Core Logic,
1.230 jsg 158: <li><a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=irongate&arch=alpha&sektion=4">irongate(4)</a>
159: API UP1000 AMD751 Core Logic and AGP,
160: <li><a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=mcbus&arch=alpha&sektion=4">mcbus(4)</a>
161: MCBUS System Bus.
162: </ul>
1.231 jsg 163: <li><a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=com&arch=alpha&sektion=4">com(4)</a>
164: built-in serial.
165: <li><a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=lpt&arch=alpha&sektion=4">lpt(4)</a>
166: built-in parallel.
167: <li><a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=de&arch=alpha&sektion=4">de(4)</a>
168: built-in DEC Ethernet.
169: <li><a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=fxp&arch=alpha&sektion=4">fxp(4)</a>
170: built-in i8255x Ethernet.
171: <li><a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=le&arch=alpha&sektion=4">le(4)</a>
172: built-in LANCE Ethernet.
173: <li><a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=isp&arch=alpha&sektion=4">isp(4)</a>
174: built-in ISP SCSI controller.
175: <li><a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=ahc&arch=alpha&sektion=4">ahc(4)</a>
176: built-in Adaptec SCSI controller.
177: <li><a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=siop&arch=alpha&sektion=4">siop(4)</a>
178: built-in 53C810 SCSI controller.
179: <li><a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=asc&arch=alpha&sektion=4">asc(4)</a>
180: built-in 53C94/53CF94-2 SCSI controller.
181: <li><a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=pciide&arch=alpha&sektion=4">pciide(4)</a>
182: built-in IDE controller.
183: <li><a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=usb&arch=alpha&sektion=4">usb(4)</a>
184: built-in USB supports most USB devices.
1.236 jasper 185: <li><a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=uvideo&arch=alpha&sektion=4">uvideo(4)</a>
186: UVC-compatible Video devices.
1.231 jsg 187: <li><a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=pci&arch=alpha&sektion=4">pci(4)</a>
188: most PCI devices.
189: <li><a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=isa&arch=alpha&sektion=4">isa(4)</a>
190: some ISA devices.
191: <li><a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=eisa&arch=alpha&sektion=4">eisa(4)</a>
192: some EISA devices.
1.232 jsg 193: <li><a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=pckbd&arch=alpha&sektion=4">pckbd(4)</a>
194: PS/2 and AT keyboards.
195: <li><a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=pms&arch=alpha&sektion=4">pms(4)</a>
196: PS/2 mice.
1.231 jsg 197: <li><a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=le&arch=alpha&sektion=4">le(4)</a>
198: TURBOchannel LANCE Ethernet cards (PMAD-A) on DEC 3000.
199: <li><a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=asc&arch=alpha&sektion=4">asc(4)</a>
200: TURBOchannel SCSI (53C94) (PMAZ-A) on DEC 3000.
1.229 jsg 201: </ul>
202:
203: <h4>Unsupported devices</h4>
204: <ul>
205: <li>Floppy drive.
206: <li>ISA devices that require DMA operation.
207: <li>ISA IDE controller
208: (<a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=wdc&arch=alpha&sektion=4">wdc</a>)
209: on the EB164.
210: <li>Built-in framebuffer on DEC 3000.
1.189 martin 211: </ul>
212:
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1.265 bentley 214:
215: <h3 id="install"><font color="#0000e0">
1.98 miod 216: <strong>Getting and installing OpenBSD/alpha:</strong>
217: </font></h3>
218:
219: <p>
220: The latest supported OpenBSD/alpha release is
1.266 nick 221: <a href="57.html">OpenBSD 5.7</a>.
1.98 miod 222: Here are the
1.266 nick 223: <a href="http://ftp.OpenBSD.org/pub/OpenBSD/5.7/alpha/INSTALL.alpha">
224: OpenBSD/alpha 5.7 installation instructions
1.98 miod 225: </a>.
226:
227: <p>
228: Snapshots are made available from time to time, in
1.255 sthen 229: <a href="http://ftp.OpenBSD.org/pub/OpenBSD/snapshots/alpha">this location</a>
1.98 miod 230: as well as in a few
231: <a href="ftp.html">mirrors</a>.
232: Here are the
1.255 sthen 233: <a href="http://ftp.OpenBSD.org/pub/OpenBSD/snapshots/alpha/INSTALL.alpha">
1.98 miod 234: OpenBSD/alpha snapshot installation instructions
235: </a> as well.
236:
237: <p>
238: There are several installation media provided:
1.116 krw 239:
1.98 miod 240: <ul>
241: <li><strong>CD boot</strong>
242: <p>
243: Booting off the OpenBSD CD provides an <i>El Torito</i> 2.88MB floppy image
244: that contains drivers for the most popular devices found in alpha
245: hardware.
246: This also includes minimal USB support (storage devices, keyboard and
1.231 jsg 247: some Ethernet adapters).<br>
1.98 miod 248: For the latest list of drivers available on this image, please take a
249: look at the
1.262 nick 250: <a href="http://cvsweb.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/cvsweb/src/sys/arch/alpha/conf/RAMDISKBIG?rev=HEAD">RAMDISKBIG</a>
1.98 miod 251: kernel configuration file.
1.263 miod 252: <li><strong>Floppy A</strong> (floppy56.fs)
1.98 miod 253: <p>
254: This 1.44MB floppy image supports the following alpha hardware:
255: <ul>
1.116 krw 256: <li>AlphaStation 200, 250, 255, 400
257: <!-- <li>AlphaStation 500, 600 -->
1.213 martin 258: <li>AlphaServer 800, 1000, 1000A, 1200, and 4100
1.116 krw 259: <li>AXPpci33 based machines, such as the ``Noname'', UDB, and Multia
260: <li>EB164 based machines, such as the PC164, 164SX and 164LX
261: <li>Personal Workstation (Miata)
1.98 miod 262: </ul>
1.116 krw 263: <p>
1.98 miod 264: It contains support for the on-board devices found on these machines,
1.234 sthen 265: however due to lack of space there are only a few other drivers.
1.98 miod 266: In particular, <i>this floppy lacks cdrom support</i> and will <i>not</i>
267: allow installation from cdrom media.<br>
268: For the latest list of drivers available on this image, please take a
269: look at the
1.262 nick 270: <a href="http://cvsweb.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/cvsweb/src/sys/arch/alpha/conf/RAMDISK?rev=HEAD">RAMDISK</a>
1.98 miod 271: kernel configuration file.
1.263 miod 272: <li><strong>Floppy B</strong> (floppyB56.fs)
1.98 miod 273: <p>
274: This 1.44MB floppy image supports the following alpha hardware:
275: <ul>
1.116 krw 276: <li>Alpha Processor, Inc. UP1000
277: <li>XP1000, 264DP, DS10, and DS20, CS20
278: <li>Alpha Processor, Inc. UP2000, UP2000+
1.241 miod 279: <li>DS15, DS15A, DS25, ES45, and TS15, TS202C
1.98 miod 280: </ul>
1.116 krw 281: <p>
1.98 miod 282: It contains support for the on-board devices found on these machines,
1.234 sthen 283: however due to lack of space there are only a few other drivers.
1.98 miod 284: In particular, <i>this floppy lacks cdrom support</i> and will <i>not</i>
285: allow installation from cdrom media.<br>
286: For the latest list of drivers available on this image, please take a
287: look at the
1.262 nick 288: <a href="http://cvsweb.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/cvsweb/src/sys/arch/alpha/conf/RAMDISKB?rev=HEAD">RAMDISKB</a>
1.98 miod 289: kernel configuration file.
290: </ul>
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