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1.95 miod 15: <h2><font color="#e00000">OpenBSD/alpha</font></h2>
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1.95 miod 19: OpenBSD/alpha runs on a large set of the alpha computers manufactured by
20: <a href="http://www.digital.com">Digital</a> (then Compaq, now Hewlett-Packard).
1.273 ! deraadt 21: <p>
1.95 miod 22:
23: A mailing list dedicated to the OpenBSD/alpha port is available at
24: <u><font color="#23238e">alpha@openbsd.org</font></u>.
25: To join the OpenBSD/alpha mailing list, send a message body of <b>"subscribe
26: alpha"</b> to <a href="mailto:majordomo@openbsd.org">majordomo@openbsd.org</a>.
27: Please be sure to check our <a href="mail.html">mailing list policy</a> before
28: subscribing.
1.45 niklas 29:
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1.95 miod 31: <hr>
1.265 bentley 32:
33: <h3 id="history"><font color="#0000e0"><strong>History:</strong></font></h3>
1.95 miod 34:
35: <p>
36: The OpenBSD/alpha port was started in the summer of 1996 by using code
37: from the NetBSD/alpha port which was started by
38: <a href="mailto:cgd@netbsd.org">Chris Demetriou</a> in 1994.
39: After the original OpenBSD port, some
1.45 niklas 40: copyright issues prevented OpenBSD from tracking the NetBSD code.
41: Regardless, work on the alpha port continued and many fixes were made.
1.95 miod 42: Meanwhile, NetBSD continued to make improvements to the
1.83 horacio 43: alpha port which we were unfortunately unable to use. Over time,
1.45 niklas 44: because of a lack of programmer resources and the inability to use
45: NetBSD code, hardware and software support became very outdated. This
46: caused the 2.5 and 2.6 releases of alpha to have few kernel
1.95 miod 47: enhancements. As a result of its becoming so stale, there was no
48: OpenBSD/alpha port included in the 2.7 and 2.8 releases.
1.45 niklas 49:
1.95 miod 50: <p>
1.264 tedu 51: Shortly after OpenBSD 2.8 was released, there was a great deal of
1.95 miod 52: interest in bringing the port up to date. This, coupled with the fact
53: that NetBSD changed the license on its alpha code so that there were no
1.264 tedu 54: longer copyright issues led to an effort to bring the alpha port
1.50 nate 55: back up. (For details on why we were not able to keep tracking the
1.95 miod 56: NetBSD code, check our <a href="policy.html">policy</a> page.)
1.50 nate 57:
1.95 miod 58: <p>
59: Nathan Binkert, Art Grabowski, Niklas Hallqvist and Eric Jackson, with
1.234 sthen 60: the help of a few others, eventually brought the port into good shape
1.95 miod 61: again, and starting with the 2.9 release OpenBSD/alpha is a supported
62: OpenBSD port again.
63:
64: <hr>
1.265 bentley 65:
66: <h3 id="status"><font color="#0000e0"><strong>Current status:</strong></font></h3>
1.95 miod 67:
68: <p>
69: Currently, all the hardware listed in the
1.120 nick 70: <a href="#hardware">supported hardware</a> section below boots
1.95 miod 71: multi-user, and supports enough of the on-board devices to be generally
1.119 pedro 72: usable, unless specified otherwise.
1.95 miod 73: A large set of PCI cards also work reliably, while ISA devices support has
74: limitations.
75:
76: <p>
1.247 matthieu 77: X11 server support is currently broken on alpha.
1.95 miod 78:
79: <hr>
1.265 bentley 80:
81: <h3 id="hardware"><font color="#0000e0"><strong>Supported hardware:</strong></font></h3>
1.45 niklas 82:
1.95 miod 83: <p>
84: To the best of our knowledge, the following hardware is supported, but there
85: might be occasional breakage on some models.
86: Since there are many models and combinations that have not been tested,
87: we would appreciate very much if you told us about things that work and
88: do not work.
89: To help us keep track of what hardware people use, please mail your dmesg to
90: <a href="mailto:dmesg@openbsd.org">dmesg@openbsd.org</a>.
91: If there are things that do not work, please file a bug report using
1.272 sthen 92: <a href="http://man.openbsd.org/?query=sendbug&arch=alpha&sektion=1">
1.95 miod 93: sendbug(1)</a>.
94:
1.170 brad 95: <p>
96:
1.95 miod 97: <h4>Supported Machines:</h4>
1.229 jsg 98: <ul>
1.241 miod 99: <li>DS15, DS15A, DS25, ES45, TS15 and TS202C
100: <li>264DP, CS20, DS10, DS20, DS20L, ES40, XP900, XP1000, and other EV6 machines
1.258 miod 101: using the Tsunami chipset
1.233 miod 102: <li>API UP1000, UP1100, UP2000, and UP2000+ and other EV6 machines using the
103: Irongate chipset
1.229 jsg 104: <li>Digital Personal Workstation (Miata)<br>
1.233 miod 105: <li>EB164 based machines (including PC164, 164SX, 164LX, but <b>NOT</b> the
1.229 jsg 106: 164UX)<br>
1.239 jsg 107: <li>AlphaStation 600A, 1200
108: <li>AlphaServer 800 (also known as Digital Server 3300 and 3305), 1000, 1000A
109: <li>AlphaServer 1200, 4000 and 4100
110: <li>AlphaServer 300, 400 and AlphaStation 200, 250, 255 and 400
1.229 jsg 111: <li>AlphaStation 500 and 600
112: <li>AXPpci based machines (including ``Noname'', UDB, Multia)
113: <li>DEC 3000 models 300{,L,X,LX}
114: <li>DEC 3000 models 400,500,500X,600,700,800,900
115: </ul>
1.116 krw 116:
1.229 jsg 117: <h4>Unsupported Machines</h4>
1.18 johns 118: <ul>
1.233 miod 119: <li>DECpc AXP150 (2000/300) ``Jensen'' systems (EISA-bus PC-like systems)
1.238 jsg 120: <li>AlphaServer 2000, 2100 and 2100A
1.240 jsg 121: <li>AlphaServer 8200, 8400, GS60 and GS140
1.238 jsg 122: <li>AlphaServer ES47, ES80 and GS1280
123: <li>AlphaServer GS80, GS160 and GS320
1.233 miod 124: <li>Alpha XL systems (no SRM)
125: <li>DEC 4000, 7000, and 10000 systems (FutureBus+ and XMIBus-based)
126: <li>EB64+ based systems
127: <li>Samsung 164BX/UX (no SRM)
128: <li>VME Alpha systems
1.238 jsg 129: <li>Tadpole ALPHAbook
1.4 niklas 130: </ul>
131:
1.229 jsg 132: <h4>Supported devices</h4>
1.50 nate 133: <ul>
1.230 jsg 134: <li>Host Controllers and Bridges, including:
135: <ul>
1.272 sthen 136: <li><a href="http://man.openbsd.org/?query=tcasic&arch=alpha&sektion=4">tcasic(4)</a>
1.230 jsg 137: TURBOchannel host bus,
1.272 sthen 138: <li><a href="http://man.openbsd.org/?query=lca&arch=alpha&sektion=4">lca(4)</a>
1.230 jsg 139: DECchip 21066 Core Logic,
1.272 sthen 140: <li><a href="http://man.openbsd.org/?query=apecs&arch=alpha&sektion=4">apecs(4)</a>
1.230 jsg 141: DECchip 21072/21071 Core Logic,
1.272 sthen 142: <li><a href="http://man.openbsd.org/?query=cia&arch=alpha&sektion=4">cia(4)</a>
1.230 jsg 143: DECchip 2117x Core Logic,
1.272 sthen 144: <li><a href="http://man.openbsd.org/?query=tsc&arch=alpha&sektion=4">tsc(4)</a>
1.241 miod 145: DECchip 21272 and 21274 Core Logic,
1.272 sthen 146: <li><a href="http://man.openbsd.org/?query=irongate&arch=alpha&sektion=4">irongate(4)</a>
1.230 jsg 147: API UP1000 AMD751 Core Logic and AGP,
1.272 sthen 148: <li><a href="http://man.openbsd.org/?query=mcbus&arch=alpha&sektion=4">mcbus(4)</a>
1.230 jsg 149: MCBUS System Bus.
150: </ul>
1.272 sthen 151: <li><a href="http://man.openbsd.org/?query=com&arch=alpha&sektion=4">com(4)</a>
1.231 jsg 152: built-in serial.
1.272 sthen 153: <li><a href="http://man.openbsd.org/?query=lpt&arch=alpha&sektion=4">lpt(4)</a>
1.231 jsg 154: built-in parallel.
1.272 sthen 155: <li><a href="http://man.openbsd.org/?query=de&arch=alpha&sektion=4">de(4)</a>
1.231 jsg 156: built-in DEC Ethernet.
1.272 sthen 157: <li><a href="http://man.openbsd.org/?query=fxp&arch=alpha&sektion=4">fxp(4)</a>
1.231 jsg 158: built-in i8255x Ethernet.
1.272 sthen 159: <li><a href="http://man.openbsd.org/?query=le&arch=alpha&sektion=4">le(4)</a>
1.231 jsg 160: built-in LANCE Ethernet.
1.272 sthen 161: <li><a href="http://man.openbsd.org/?query=isp&arch=alpha&sektion=4">isp(4)</a>
1.231 jsg 162: built-in ISP SCSI controller.
1.272 sthen 163: <li><a href="http://man.openbsd.org/?query=ahc&arch=alpha&sektion=4">ahc(4)</a>
1.231 jsg 164: built-in Adaptec SCSI controller.
1.272 sthen 165: <li><a href="http://man.openbsd.org/?query=siop&arch=alpha&sektion=4">siop(4)</a>
1.231 jsg 166: built-in 53C810 SCSI controller.
1.272 sthen 167: <li><a href="http://man.openbsd.org/?query=asc&arch=alpha&sektion=4">asc(4)</a>
1.231 jsg 168: built-in 53C94/53CF94-2 SCSI controller.
1.272 sthen 169: <li><a href="http://man.openbsd.org/?query=pciide&arch=alpha&sektion=4">pciide(4)</a>
1.231 jsg 170: built-in IDE controller.
1.272 sthen 171: <li><a href="http://man.openbsd.org/?query=usb&arch=alpha&sektion=4">usb(4)</a>
1.231 jsg 172: built-in USB supports most USB devices.
1.272 sthen 173: <li><a href="http://man.openbsd.org/?query=uvideo&arch=alpha&sektion=4">uvideo(4)</a>
1.236 jasper 174: UVC-compatible Video devices.
1.272 sthen 175: <li><a href="http://man.openbsd.org/?query=pci&arch=alpha&sektion=4">pci(4)</a>
1.231 jsg 176: most PCI devices.
1.272 sthen 177: <li><a href="http://man.openbsd.org/?query=isa&arch=alpha&sektion=4">isa(4)</a>
1.231 jsg 178: some ISA devices.
1.272 sthen 179: <li><a href="http://man.openbsd.org/?query=eisa&arch=alpha&sektion=4">eisa(4)</a>
1.231 jsg 180: some EISA devices.
1.272 sthen 181: <li><a href="http://man.openbsd.org/?query=pckbd&arch=alpha&sektion=4">pckbd(4)</a>
1.232 jsg 182: PS/2 and AT keyboards.
1.272 sthen 183: <li><a href="http://man.openbsd.org/?query=pms&arch=alpha&sektion=4">pms(4)</a>
1.232 jsg 184: PS/2 mice.
1.272 sthen 185: <li><a href="http://man.openbsd.org/?query=le&arch=alpha&sektion=4">le(4)</a>
1.231 jsg 186: TURBOchannel LANCE Ethernet cards (PMAD-A) on DEC 3000.
1.272 sthen 187: <li><a href="http://man.openbsd.org/?query=asc&arch=alpha&sektion=4">asc(4)</a>
1.231 jsg 188: TURBOchannel SCSI (53C94) (PMAZ-A) on DEC 3000.
1.229 jsg 189: </ul>
190:
191: <h4>Unsupported devices</h4>
192: <ul>
193: <li>Floppy drive.
194: <li>ISA devices that require DMA operation.
195: <li>ISA IDE controller
1.272 sthen 196: (<a href="http://man.openbsd.org/?query=wdc&arch=alpha&sektion=4">wdc</a>)
1.229 jsg 197: on the EB164.
198: <li>Built-in framebuffer on DEC 3000.
1.189 martin 199: </ul>
200:
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1.265 bentley 202:
203: <h3 id="install"><font color="#0000e0">
1.98 miod 204: <strong>Getting and installing OpenBSD/alpha:</strong>
205: </font></h3>
206:
207: <p>
208: The latest supported OpenBSD/alpha release is
1.270 sthen 209: <a href="58.html">OpenBSD 5.8</a>.
1.98 miod 210: Here are the
1.270 sthen 211: <a href="http://ftp.OpenBSD.org/pub/OpenBSD/5.8/alpha/INSTALL.alpha">
212: OpenBSD/alpha 5.8 installation instructions
1.98 miod 213: </a>.
214:
215: <p>
216: Snapshots are made available from time to time, in
1.255 sthen 217: <a href="http://ftp.OpenBSD.org/pub/OpenBSD/snapshots/alpha">this location</a>
1.98 miod 218: as well as in a few
219: <a href="ftp.html">mirrors</a>.
220: Here are the
1.255 sthen 221: <a href="http://ftp.OpenBSD.org/pub/OpenBSD/snapshots/alpha/INSTALL.alpha">
1.98 miod 222: OpenBSD/alpha snapshot installation instructions
223: </a> as well.
224:
225: <p>
226: There are several installation media provided:
1.116 krw 227:
1.98 miod 228: <ul>
229: <li><strong>CD boot</strong>
230: <p>
231: Booting off the OpenBSD CD provides an <i>El Torito</i> 2.88MB floppy image
232: that contains drivers for the most popular devices found in alpha
233: hardware.
234: This also includes minimal USB support (storage devices, keyboard and
1.231 jsg 235: some Ethernet adapters).<br>
1.98 miod 236: For the latest list of drivers available on this image, please take a
237: look at the
1.262 nick 238: <a href="http://cvsweb.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/cvsweb/src/sys/arch/alpha/conf/RAMDISKBIG?rev=HEAD">RAMDISKBIG</a>
1.98 miod 239: kernel configuration file.
1.270 sthen 240: <li><strong>Floppy A</strong> (floppy58.fs)
1.98 miod 241: <p>
242: This 1.44MB floppy image supports the following alpha hardware:
243: <ul>
1.116 krw 244: <li>AlphaStation 200, 250, 255, 400
245: <!-- <li>AlphaStation 500, 600 -->
1.213 martin 246: <li>AlphaServer 800, 1000, 1000A, 1200, and 4100
1.116 krw 247: <li>AXPpci33 based machines, such as the ``Noname'', UDB, and Multia
248: <li>EB164 based machines, such as the PC164, 164SX and 164LX
249: <li>Personal Workstation (Miata)
1.98 miod 250: </ul>
1.116 krw 251: <p>
1.98 miod 252: It contains support for the on-board devices found on these machines,
1.234 sthen 253: however due to lack of space there are only a few other drivers.
1.98 miod 254: In particular, <i>this floppy lacks cdrom support</i> and will <i>not</i>
255: allow installation from cdrom media.<br>
256: For the latest list of drivers available on this image, please take a
257: look at the
1.262 nick 258: <a href="http://cvsweb.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/cvsweb/src/sys/arch/alpha/conf/RAMDISK?rev=HEAD">RAMDISK</a>
1.98 miod 259: kernel configuration file.
1.270 sthen 260: <li><strong>Floppy B</strong> (floppyB58.fs)
1.98 miod 261: <p>
262: This 1.44MB floppy image supports the following alpha hardware:
263: <ul>
1.116 krw 264: <li>Alpha Processor, Inc. UP1000
265: <li>XP1000, 264DP, DS10, and DS20, CS20
266: <li>Alpha Processor, Inc. UP2000, UP2000+
1.241 miod 267: <li>DS15, DS15A, DS25, ES45, and TS15, TS202C
1.98 miod 268: </ul>
1.116 krw 269: <p>
1.98 miod 270: It contains support for the on-board devices found on these machines,
1.234 sthen 271: however due to lack of space there are only a few other drivers.
1.98 miod 272: In particular, <i>this floppy lacks cdrom support</i> and will <i>not</i>
273: allow installation from cdrom media.<br>
274: For the latest list of drivers available on this image, please take a
275: look at the
1.262 nick 276: <a href="http://cvsweb.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/cvsweb/src/sys/arch/alpha/conf/RAMDISKB?rev=HEAD">RAMDISKB</a>
1.98 miod 277: kernel configuration file.
278: </ul>
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