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<h2><font color="#e00000">OpenBSD/alpha</font></h2>
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<p>
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).
</p>
<p>
A mailing list dedicated to the OpenBSD/alpha port is available at
<u><font color="#23238e">alpha@openbsd.org</font></u>.
To join the OpenBSD/alpha mailing list, send a message body of <b>"subscribe
alpha"</b> to <a href="mailto:majordomo@openbsd.org">majordomo@openbsd.org</a>.
Please be sure to check our <a href="mail.html">mailing list policy</a> before
subscribing.
</p>
<p>
There is currently no maintainer for the alpha port.
Technical discussion about the alpha port should be directed to the
<u><font color="#23238e">alpha@openbsd.org</font></u> mailing list.
If you are interested in the job of alpha port maintainer, help out the project
for a while and step up to the job.
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<a href="toc"></a>
<h3><font color="#0000e0"><i>Table of contents</i></font></h3>
<p>
<ul>
<li><a href="#history">History of the port</a>
<li><a href="#status">Current status</a>
<li><a href="#projects">Project list</a>
<li><a href="#hardware">Supported hardware list</a>
<li><a href="#install">Getting and installing OpenBSD/alpha</a>
</ul>
<hr>
<a name="history"></a>
<h3><font color="#0000e0"><strong>History:</strong></font></h3>
<p>
The OpenBSD/alpha port was started in the summer of 1996 by using code
from the NetBSD/alpha port which was started by
<a href="mailto:cgd@netbsd.org">Chris Demetriou</a> in 1994.
After the original OpenBSD port, some
copyright issues prevented OpenBSD from tracking the NetBSD code.
Regardless, work on the alpha port continued and many fixes were made.
Meanwhile, NetBSD continued to make improvements to the
alpha port which we were unfortunately unable to use. Over time,
because of a lack of programmer resources and the inability to use
NetBSD code, hardware and software support became very outdated. This
caused the 2.5 and 2.6 releases of alpha to have few kernel
enhancements. As a result of its becoming so stale, there was no
OpenBSD/alpha port included in the 2.7 and 2.8 releases.
</p>
<p>
Shortly after OpenBSD 2.8 was released, there has been a great deal of
interest in bringing the port up to date. This, coupled with the fact
that NetBSD changed the license on its alpha code so that there were no
longer copyright issues has lead to an effort to bring the alpha port
back up. (For details on why we were not able to keep tracking the
NetBSD code, check our <a href="policy.html">policy</a> page.)
</p>
<p>
Nathan Binkert, Art Grabowski, Niklas Hallqvist and Eric Jackson, with
the help of a few others, eventually brought the port in good shape
again, and starting with the 2.9 release OpenBSD/alpha is a supported
OpenBSD port again.
</p>
<hr>
<a name="status"></a>
<h3><font color="#0000e0"><strong>Current status:</strong></font></h3>
<p>
Currently, all the hardware listed in the
<a href="#hardware">supported hardware list</a> section below boots
multi-user, and supports enough of the on-board devices to be generally
useable, unless specified otherwise.
A large set of PCI cards also work reliably, while ISA devices support has
limitations.
</p>
<p>
XFree86 is supported on TGA cards, as well as a few regular PCI
cards, of which the following have been tested:
<ul>
<li>3DFX Interactive Banshee</li>
<li>3DLabs Permedia 2 (8, 15, 16 and 24 bits depth) </li>
<li>ATI Rage Pro (works with 'Option "NoAccel"')</li>
<li>ATI Rage 128</li>
<li>Cirrus Logic CL5430 (works with 'Option "NoAccel"')</li>
<li>Cirrus Logic GD5446 (8, 16 and 24 bits depth)</li>
<li>Matrox MGA 2064 (8, 16 and 24 bits depth)</li>
</ul>
More cards will be supported as time and resources permits.
<p>
<hr>
<a name="projects"></a>
<h3><font color="#0000e0"><strong>Projects (in no particular order):
</strong></font></h3>
<p>
<ul>
<li>Testing more platforms and peripherals, to find what issues are
remaining and improve overall stability
<li>Improve port-specific documentation
<li>Support recent OSF/1 binaries and shared libraries in compatibility mode
<li>Support DMA for ISA devices
<li>Floppy support (requires working ISA DMA first)
<li>Fix 64-bit issues in the non-working PCI drivers
<li>Improve X11 support
</ul>
<hr>
<a name="hardware"></a>
<h3><font color="#0000e0"><strong>Supported hardware:</strong></font></h3>
<p>
To the best of our knowledge, the following hardware is supported, but there
might be occasional breakage on some models.
Since there are many models and combinations that have not been tested,
we would appreciate very much if you told us about things that work and
do not work.
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
<a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=sendbug&sektion=1">
sendbug(1)</a>.
</p>
<p>
<h4>Supported Machines:</h4>
<ul>
<li><b>DS20, DS10, CS20, XP1000, 264DP, and other EV6 machines using the
Tsunami chipset</b><br>(Only one processor will be used on multiprocessor
models)
<ul>
<li>Supported devices:
<ul>
<li>Built-in serial
(<a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=com&sektion=4&arch=alpha">com</a>)
and parallel
(<a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=lpt&sektion=4">lpt</a>)
ports.
<li>Built-in DEC21143
(<a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=dc&sektion=4">dc</a>)
ethernet.
<li>Built-in ISP SCSI
(<a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=isp&sektion=4">isp</a>).
<li>Built-in IDE controller
(<a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=pciide&sektion=4">pciide</a>).
<li>Built-in USB should work, but has not been thoroughly tested.
<li>Most PCI devices (see below).
<li>Some ISA devices (see below).
</ul>
<li>Unsupported devices:
<ul>
<li>Floppy drive.
<li>ISA devices that require DMA operation.
</ul>
</ul>
<li><b>API UP1000, UP2000, and UP2000+ and other EV6 machines using the Irongate
chipset</b>
<ul>
<li>Supported devices:
<ul>
<li>Built-in serial
(<a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=com&sektion=4&arch=alpha">com</a>)
and parallel
(<a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=lpt&sektion=4">lpt</a>)
ports.
<li>Built-in DEC21040
(<a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=dc&sektion=4">de</a>)
ethernet.
<li>Built-in IDE controller
(<a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=pciide&sektion=4">pciide</a>)
works, though there may be stability issues.
</ul>
<li>Unsupported devices:
<ul>
<li>Floppy drive.
<li>ISA devices that require DMA operation.
</ul>
</ul>
<li><b>Digital Personal Workstation (Miata)</b><br>
Some of these machines are known not to work (random hangs or crashes).
At the moment, there is no known method to detect which machines will
run stably and which will not, apart from trying to install OpenBSD on
them.
<ul>
<li>Supported devices:
<ul>
<li>Built-in serial
(<a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=com&sektion=4&arch=alpha">com</a>)
and parallel
(<a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=lpt&sektion=4">lpt</a>)
ports.
<li>Built-in DEC21043
(<a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=dc&sektion=4">de</a>)
ethernet.
<li>Built-in ISP SCSI
(<a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=isp&sektion=4">isp</a>),
when present (i.e. on <i>au</i> models).
<li>Built-in IDE controller
(<a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=pciide&sektion=4">pciide</a>).
<li>Most PCI devices (see below).
<li>Some ISA devices (see below).
</ul>
<li>Unsupported devices:
<ul>
<li>Floppy drive.
<li>Built-in audio.
<li>ISA devices that require DMA operation.
</ul>
</ul>
<li><b>EB164 based machines (including PC164, 164SX, 164LX, but NOT the
164UX)</b><br>
Some of these machines are known not to work (random hangs or crashes).
At the moment, there is no known method to detect which machines will
run stably and which will not, apart from trying to install OpenBSD on
them.
<ul>
<li>Supported devices:
<ul>
<li>Built-in serial
(<a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=com&sektion=4&arch=alpha">com</a>)
and parallel
(<a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=lpt&sektion=4">lpt</a>)
ports.
<li>Built-in PCI IDE controller
(<a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=pciide&sektion=4">pciide</a>),
when present.
<li>Most PCI devices (see below).
<li>Some ISA devices (see below).
</ul>
<li>Unsupported devices:
<ul>
<li>Floppy drive.
<li>ISA IDE controller
(<a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=wdc&sektion=4">wdc</a>)
on the EB164.
<li>ISA devices that require DMA operation.
</ul>
</ul>
<li><b>AlphaServer 800, 1000 and 1000A</b>
<br>
<ul>
<li>Supported devices:
<ul>
<li>Built-in serial
(<a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=com&sektion=4&arch=alpha">com</a>)
and parallel
(<a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=lpt&sektion=4">lpt</a>)
ports.
<li>Built-in DEC21040
(<a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=dc&sektion=4">de</a>)
ethernet.
<li>Built-in ISP SCSI
(<a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=isp&sektion=4">isp</a>).
<li>Most PCI devices (see below).
<li>Some ISA and EISA devices (see below).
</ul>
<li>Unsupported devices:
<ul>
<li>Floppy drive.
<li>Built-in audio.
<li>ISA and EISA devices that require DMA operation.
</ul>
</ul>
<!--
<li><b>AlphaStation 500 and 600</b>
<br>These systems should work, but we need to hear from people about
them.
<ul>
<li>Supported devices:
<ul>
<li>Built-in serial
(<a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=com&sektion=4&arch=alpha">com</a>)
and parallel
(<a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=lpt&sektion=4">lpt</a>)
ports.
<li>Built-in DEC21040
(<a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=dc&sektion=4">de</a>)
ethernet.
<li>Built-in ISP SCSI
(<a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=isp&sektion=4">isp</a>).
<li>Most PCI devices (see below).
<li>Some ISA and EISA devices (see below).
</ul>
<li>Unsupported devices:
<ul>
<li>Floppy drive.
<li>Built-in audio.
<li>ISA and EISA devices that require DMA operation.
</ul>
</ul>
-->
<li><b>AlphaStation 200, 250, 255 and 400</b>
<br>
<ul>
<li>Supported devices:
<ul>
<li>Built-in serial
(<a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=com&sektion=4&arch=alpha">com</a>)
and parallel
(<a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=lpt&sektion=4">lpt</a>)
ports.
<li>Built-in DEC21040
(<a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=dc&sektion=4">de</a>)
ethernet.
<li>Built-in ISP SCSI
(<a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=isp&sektion=4">isp</a>).
<li>Most PCI devices (see below).
<li>Some ISA devices (see below).
</ul>
<li>Unsupported devices:
<ul>
<li>Floppy drive.
<li>Built-in audio.
<li>ISA devices that require DMA operation.
</ul>
</ul>
<li><b>AXPpci based machines (including ``Noname'', UDB, Multia)</b>
<br>
<ul>
<li>Supported devices:
<ul>
<li>Built-in serial
(<a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=com&sektion=4&arch=alpha">com</a>)
and parallel
(<a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=lpt&sektion=4">lpt</a>)
ports.
<li>Built-in DEC21040
(<a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=dc&sektion=4">de</a>)
ethernet.
<li>Built-in 53C810 SCSI
(<a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=siop&sektion=4">siop</a>)
<li>Built-in IDE controller
(<a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=pciide&sektion=4">pciide</a>),
but will not boot from it.
<li>Most PCI devices (see below).
<li>Some ISA devices (see below).
</ul>
<li>Unsupported devices:
<ul>
<li>Floppy drive.
<li>ISA devices that require DMA operation.
</ul>
</ul>
<li><b>DEC 3000 models 300{,L,X,LX}</b>
<br>
<ul>
<li>Supported devices:
<ul>
<li>Built-in serial ports (console on serial port).
<li>Built-in LANCE ethernet
(<a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=le&sektion=4&arch=alpha">le</a>).
<li>Built-in SCSI (53C94)
(<a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=asc&sektion=4&arch=alpha">asc</a>).
<li>TURBOchannel LANCE ethernet cards (PMAD-A)
(<a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=le&sektion=4&arch=alpha">le</a>).
<li>TURBOchannel SCSI (53C94) (PMAZ-A)
(<a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=asc&sektion=4&arch=alpha">asc</a>).
<li>TURBOchannel DEFTA FDDI cards (PMAF-FA).
</ul>
<li>Unsupported devices:
<ul>
<li>Built-in ISDN/audio chip.
<li>Built-in framebuffer.
<li>Other TURBOchannel cards.
</ul>
</ul>
<li><b>DEC 3000 models 400,500,500X,600,700,800,900</b>
<br>
<ul>
<li>Supported devices:
<ul>
<li>Built-in serial ports (console on serial port).
<li>Built-in LANCE ethernet
(<a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=le&sektion=4&arch=alpha">le</a>).
<li>Built-in SCSI (53C94 or 53CF94-2)
(<a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=asc&sektion=4&arch=alpha">asc</a>).
<li>TURBOchannel LANCE ethernet cards (PMAD-A)
(<a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=le&sektion=4&arch=alpha">le</a>).
<li>TURBOchannel SCSI (53C94) (PMAZ-A)
(<a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=asc&sektion=4&arch=alpha">asc</a>).
<li>TURBOchannel DEFTA FDDI cards (PMAF-FA).
</ul>
<li>Unsupported devices:
<ul>
<li>Built-in ISDN/audio chip.
<li>Built-in framebuffer.
<li>Other TURBOchannel cards.
</ul>
</ul>
<li><b>At this time none of the following systems are supported:</b>
<ul>
<li>API UP2000, UP2000+ (mostly because we don't have any to test on.)
<li>DECpc AXP150 (2000/300) systems (EISA-bus PC-like systems)
<li>AlphaServer systems, other than model 400, which seem to
be disguised AlphaStation machines.
<li>AlphaStation 500 and 600.
<li>Alpha XL systems. (No SRM)
<li>DEC 4000, 7000, and 10000 systems (FutureBus+ and XMIBus based).
<li>EB64+ based systems.
<li>Samsung 164BX/UX. (No SRM)
<li>Multiprocessor Alpha systems (though they will run fine using one
processor only, if the model is listed as supported above).
<li>VME Alpha systems.
</ul>
</ul>
<p>
<h4>Supported Peripherals:</h4>
<ul>
<li><b>PCI IDE Controllers</b> (<a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=pciide&sektion=4">pciide</a>)
<ul>
<li>Acer Labs M5229
<li>CMD Tech PCI0640, PCI0643, PCI0646, PCI0648, and PCI0649
<li>Contaq Microsystems/Cypress CY82C693
</ul>
Any other PCI IDE-compliant controller should work, but are untested at
this point.
<li><b>SCSI Host Adapters</b>
<ul>
<li>Adaptec AIC-7770-based SCSI host adapters (including the Adaptec
AHA-274x and AHA-284x families). (<a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=ahc&sektion=4">ahc</a>)<sup>(*)</sup>
<li>Adaptec AHA-[23]94x[W] cards. (<a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=ahc&sektion=4">ahc</a>)<sup>(*)</sup>
<li>Adaptec AHA-[23]9[34]xU[2W] cards. (<a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=ahc&sektion=4">ahc</a>)<sup>(*)</sup>
<li>Adaptec AIC-789[29] chips and products like the AHA-29160 based upon
it which do 160MB/sec SCSI. (<a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=ahc&sektion=4">ahc</a>)<sup>(*)</sup>
(However, the 7899G card is currently not supported with more than one
device attached)
<li>QLogic PCI SCSI controllers (<a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=isp&sektion=4">isp</a>)
<li>Symbios Logic (NCR) 53C8xx, 53C1010 and 53C1510D-based PCI SCSI host
adapters (including generic/no name cards, old ASUS cards, the DTC-3130
series, Diamond Fireport series, etc.) (<a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=siop&sektion=4">siop</a>)
</ul>
<li><b>Ethernet Adapters</b>
<ul>
<li>3Com 3c9xx EtherLink XL adapters (<a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=xl&sektion=4">xl</a>), including: <sup>(*)</sup>
<ul>
<li>3Com 3c900/3c900B PCI adapters
<li>3Com 3c905/3c905B/3c905C PCI adapters
<li>3Com 3c980/3c980C server adapters
<li>3Com 3cSOHO adapter
<li>3Com 3c900B-FL and 3c900B-FL/FX fiber optic adapters
</ul>
<li>3Com 3c990 3XP Typhoon/Sidewinder PCI adapters (<a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=txp&sektion=4">txp</a>), including: <sup>(-)</sup>
<ul>
<li>3CR990-TX-95
<li>3CR990-TX-97
<li>3CR990-SVR95
<li>3CR990-SVR97
</ul>
<li>ADMtek AL981 ("Comet") and AN983 ("Centaur-P") based PCI adapters (<a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=dc&sektion=4">dc</a>), including: <sup>(*)</sup>
<ul>
<li>Accton EN2242 MiniPCI
<li>Linksys LNE100TX v4.x
<li>Mototech ME316
</ul>
<li>DEC EtherWORKS III adapters (<a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=lc&sektion=4">lc</a>), including:
<ul>
<li>DEC DE203, DE204, DE205
</ul>
<li>Digital DC21x4x-based PCI adapters (<a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=de&sektion=4">de</a>), including:
<ul>
<li>Older SMC PCI EtherPower 10, 10/100 (models 8432, 9332, and
9334)
<li>Older LinkSys 10, 10/100 (newer models are supported by other
drivers)
<li>Znyx ZX3<i>xx</i>
<li>Cogent EM100FX and EM440TX
<li>Digital PCI DE435, EISA DE425, DE450, DE500
<li>Asante 21140A
<li>D-Link DFE-570TX Quad port
<li>Almost all other variants work.
</ul>
<li>Intel i8255x-based (except the i82556) PCI adapters (<a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=fxp&sektion=4">fxp</a>), including:
<ul>
<li>Intel EtherExpress PRO/10+
<li>Intel EtherExpress PRO/100, PRO/100B, and PRO/100+
<li>Intel EtherExpress PRO/100+ "Management Adapter"
<li>Intel EtherExpress PRO/100 Dual Port
</ul>
<li>Intel 21145-based PCI adapters (<a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=dc&sektion=4">dc</a>)
<li>Novell NE1000, NE2000 (ISA, and PCI variants thereof) (<a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=ne&sektion=4">ne</a>) <sup>(*)</sup>
<li>RealTek 8129/8139-based adapters (<a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=rl&sektion=4">rl</a>), including: <sup>(*)</sup>
<ul>
<li>Accton MPX 5030/5038
<li>Allied Telesyn AT2550
<li>D-Link DFE530TX+
<li>D-Link DFE538TX
<li>Encore ENL832-TX 10/100 M PCI
<li>Genius GF100TXR
<li>KTX-9130TX 10/100 Fast Ethernet
<li>Longshine LCS-8038TX-R
<li>NDC NE100TX-E
<li>Netronix EA-1210 Net Ether 10/100
<li>Nortel BayStack 21
<li>OvisLink LEF-8129TX, LEF-8139TX
<li>SMC EZ Card 10/100 PCI 1211-TX
</ul>
<li>VIA Rhine/RhineII/RhineIII Ethernet adapters (<a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=vr&sektion=4">vr</a>), including: <sup>(*)</sup>
<ul>
<li>Addtron AEF-360TX
<li>Hawking PN102TX
<li>D-Link DFE530TX
</ul>
</ul>
<li><b>Gigabit Ethernet Adapters</b>
<ul>
<li>Intel i82540, i82542, i82543, i82544, i82545, and i82546 based adapters
(<a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=em&sektion=4">em</a>),
including: <sup>(*)</sup>
<ul>
<li> Intel PRO/1000 Gigabit Server Adapter (SX Fiber) (PWLA8490)
<li> Intel PRO/1000F Gigabit Server Adapter (SX Fiber) (PWLA8490SX)
<li> Intel PRO/1000T Server Adapter (PWLA8490T)
<li> Intel PRO/1000XT Server Adapter (PWLA8490XT)
<li> Intel PRO/1000XS Server Adapter (SX Fiber) (PWLA8490XF)
<li> Intel PRO/1000T Desktop Adapter (PWLA8390T)
<li> Intel PRO/1000XTL Lo Profile PCI Server (PWLA8490XTL)
<li> Intel PRO/1000MT Desktop Adapter (PWLA8390MT)
<li> Intel PRO/1000MT Server Adapter (PWLA8490MT)
<li> Intel PRO/1000MT Dual Port Server Adapter (PWLA8492MT)
<li> Intel PRO/1000MF Server Adapter (SX Fiber) (PWLA8490MF)
<li> Intel PRO/1000MF Dual Port Server Adapter (SX Fiber) (PWLA8492MF)
<li> Intel PRO/1000MF Server Adapter (LX Fiber) (PWLA8490LX)
</ul>
<li>Broadcom BCM570x (a.k.a. Tigon3) based PCI adapters (<a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=bge&sektion=4">bge</a>), including: <sup>(-)</sup>
<ul>
<li>3Com 3c996-T (10/100/1000baseTX)
<li>3Com 3c996-SX (1000baseSX)
<li>3Com 3c996B-T (10/100/1000baseTX)
<li>SysKonnect SK-9D21 (10/100/1000baseTX)
<li>SysKonnect SK-9D41 (1000baseSX)
</ul>
<li>Sundance/Tamarack TC9021 based PCI adapters (<a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=stge&sektion=4">stge</a>), including: <sup>(-)</sup>
<ul>
<li>D-Link DGE-550T (10/100/1000baseTX)
<li>Antares Microsystems Gigabit Ethernet board
</ul>
</ul>
Please be aware that many NE2000-compatible adapters fail or perform very
poorly. We do not recommend using them, but your mileage may vary.
<li><b>FDDI Adapters</b> <sup>(*)</sup>
<ul>
<li>Digital DEFPA PCI FDDI adapters (<a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=fpa&sektion=4">fpa</a>)
</ul>
<li><b>Cryptography Accelerators</b> <sup>(*)</sup>
<ul>
<li>Hifn 7751/7811/7951/7955/7956-based boards (<a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=hifn&sektion=4">hifn</a>), including:
<ul>
<li>Soekris Engineering vpn1201, vpn1211, vpn1401, and vpn1411
<li>GTGI PowerCrypt Encryption Accelerator
<li>NetSec 7751
<li>Hifn 7751 and 9751 reference boards
<li>Invertex AEON
</ul>
</ul>
<li><b>Sound Devices</b> <sup>(*)</sup>
<ul>
<li>Ensoniq AudioPCI (<a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=eap&sektion=4">eap</a>)
<li>SoundBlaster PCI128 (<a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=eap&sektion=4">eap</a>)
</ul>
<li><b>Graphics Cards</b>
<ul>
<li>TGA and TGA2 (PowerStorm) PCI cards
(<a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=tga&sektion=4&arch=alpha">tga</a>).
<li>VGA-compatible ISA and PCI cards
(<a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=vga&sektion=4">vga</a>).
</ul>
</ul>
<p>
<h4>Untested Peripherals:</h4>
The following peripherals are compiled into the system, but are not
known to work. It's our best guess that they do, but any feedback is
appreciated.
<ul>
<li><b>SCSI Host Adapters</b> <sup>(*)</sup>
<ul>
<li>AdvanSys ABP940UW, ASB3940UW-00, ASB3940U2W-00 and ASB3950U160 PCI
SCSI controllers. (<a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=adw&sektion=4">adw</a>)
</ul>
<li><b>RAID and Cache Controllers</b> <sup>(*)</sup>
<ul>
<li>3ware Escalade 3W-5x00 and 3W-6x00 series (<a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=twe&sektion=4">twe</a>)
<li>DPT SmartCache and SmartRaid III/IV PCI/EISA adapters (<a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=dpt&sektion=4">dpt</a>)
<li>ICP-Vortex GDT 6<i>xxx</i>R[DNPS] series (<a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=gdt&sektion=4">gdt</a>)
</ul>
<li><b>Serial Ports</b> <sup>(*)</sup>
<ul>
<li>Cyclades PCI Cyclom-{4, 8, 16}Y serial boards (<a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=cy&sektion=4">cy</a>)
</ul>
<li><b>Communications Controllers</b> <sup>(*)</sup>
<ul>
<li>Universal Serial Bus host controllers, including:
<ul>
<li>USB Universal Host Controller (<a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=uhci&sektion=4">uhci</a>)
<li>USB Open Host Controller (<a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=ohci&sektion=4">ohci</a>)
</ul>
</ul>
<li><b>Ethernet Adapters</b>
<ul>
<li>3Com 3c503 (<a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=ec&sektion=4">ec</a>) <sup>(*)</sup>
<li>3Com 3c509, 3c579, and 3c59x (<a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=ep&sektion=4">ep</a>) <sup>(*)</sup> (disabling PnP on 3c509B is recommended)
<li>Adaptec "Starfire" AIC-6915 based PCI adapters (<a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=sf&sektion=4">sf</a>), including: <sup>(*)</sup>
<ul>
<li>Adaptec Single32 ANA-69011
<li>Adaptec Single64 ANA-62011 and ANA-62020
<li>Adaptec Duo64 ANA-62022
<li>Adaptec Quartet64 ANA-62044
</ul>
<li>ADMtek AN986-based USB adapters (<a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=aue&apropos=0&sektion=4&manpath=OpenBSD+Current&format=html">aue</a>), including: <sup>(*)</sup>
<ul>
<li>3com 3c460b
<li>Abocom UFE1000
<li>Abocom DSB650TX
<li>Accton USB320-EC
<li>Accton SpeedStream Ethernet
<li>Admtek Pegasus
<li>Admtek Pegasus II
<li>Billionton Systems USB100
<li>Corega FEther USB-TX
<li>D-Link DSB-650
<li>D-Link DSB-650TX
<li>D-Link DSB-650TX-PNA
<li>Elecom LD-USB
<li>Elsa Microlink USB2Ethernet
<li>I/O DATA USB ETTX
<li>Kingston KNU101TX
<li>LinkSys USB100TX
<li>LinkSys USB100H1
<li>LinkSys USB10TA
<li>Melco Inc. LUA-TX
<li>Netgear FA101
<li>Siemens SpeedStream USB
<li>Smartbridges smartNIC 2
<li>SMC 2202USB
<li>SMC EZ Connect USB
<li>SOHOware NUB100
</ul>
<li>AMD LANCE and PCnet-based PCI adapters (<a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=le&apropos=0&sektion=4&manpath=OpenBSD+Current&format=html">le</a>), including: <sup>(*)</sup>
<ul>
<li> BOCALANcard/PCI
<li> AT&T StarLAN 10, EN100, and StarLAN Fiber
</ul>
<li>ASIX 88140A/88141-based PCI adapters (<a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=dc&sektion=4">dc</a>), including: <sup>(*)</sup>
<ul>
<li>CNet Pro110B
<li>Alfa Inc. GFC2204
</ul>
<li>CATC USB-EL1210A-based USB adapters (<a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=cue&sektion=4">cue</a>), including: <sup>(*)</sup>
<ul>
<li>CATC Netmate and Netmate II
<li>Belkin F5U111
</ul>
<li>Davicom DM9009, DM9100, DM9102, and DM9102A based PCI adapters (<a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=dc&sektion=4">dc</a>), including: <sup>(*)</sup>
<ul>
<li>Jaton XpressNet
</ul>
<li>Digital DC2114x-based four port cards, (<a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=de&sektion=4">de</a>) including:
<ul>
<li>Adaptec ANA-6944A
<li>Cogent EM400
<li>Compex 400TX
<li>Znyx ZX346
</ul>
<li>Kawasaki LSI KL5KUSB101B-based USB adapters (<a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=kue&sektion=4">kue</a>), including: <sup>(*)</sup>
<ul>
<li>3Com 3C19250
<li>3Com 3c460 HomeConnect
<li>ADS Technologies USB-10BT
<li>Aox USB101
<li>ATen UC10T
<li>Corega USB-T
<li>D-Link DSB-650
<li>Entegra NET-USB-E45
<li>Kawasaki USB101
<li>LinkSys USB10T
<li>Netgear EA101
<li>Peracom USB
<li>SMC 2102/2104USB
<li>I/O Data USB-ET/T
</ul>
<li>Lite-On PNIC/PNIC-II-based adapters (<a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=dc&sektion=4">dc</a>), including: <sup>(*)</sup>
<ul>
<li>Kingston KNE110TX
<li>LinkSys LNE100TX
<li>Matrox Networks FastNIC 10/100
<li>Netgear FA310TX
</ul>
<li>Macronix 98713/98715/98725-based adapters (<a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=dc&sektion=4">dc</a>), including: <sup>(*)</sup>
<ul>
<li>Accton EN1217
<li>Addtron AEF-320TX/AEF-330TX
<li>NDC Communications SOHOware SFA110A
<li>SVEC PN102-TX Fast Ethernet card
</ul>
<li>National Semiconductor DP83815-based PCI adapters (<a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=sis&sektion=4">sis</a>), including: <sup>(*)</sup>
<ul>
<li>NetGear FA311
<li>NetGear FA312
</ul>
<li>SiS 900 and SiS 7016-based PCI adapters (<a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=sis&sektion=4">sis</a>), including: <sup>(*)</sup>
<ul>
<li>Mototech ME313
<li>NetSurf NS-KFE30D
</ul>
<li>SMC/WD 8003, 8013, and the SMC "Elite16" ISA boards (<a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=we&sektion=4">we</a>) <sup>(*)</sup>
<li>Sundance ST201-based PCI adapters (<a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=ste&sektion=4">ste</a>), including: <sup>(*)</sup>
<ul>
<li>D-Link DFE-550TX
</ul>
<li>Texas Instruments ThunderLAN PCI adapters (<a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=tl&sektion=4">tl</a>), including: <sup>(*)</sup>
<ul>
<li>Compaq Netelligent PCI Adapters
<li>Compaq NetFlex 3/P
<li>Compaq Deskpro integrated adapter
<li>Compaq Prosignia integrated adapter
<li>Olicom OC2135, OC2183, OC2325, OC2326
<li>Racore 8165 and 8148
<li>TI ThunderLAN adapters
</ul>
<li>Winbond W89C840F-based adapters (<a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=wb&sektion=4">wb</a>), including: <sup>(*)</sup>
<ul>
<li>Trendware TE100-PCIE
<li>Compex RL100-ATX 10/100
</ul>
</ul>
<li><b>Gigabit Ethernet Adapters</b> <sup>(*)</sup>
<ul>
<li>Alteon Tigon I/II-based adapters (<a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=ti&sektion=4">ti</a>), including:
<ul>
<li>3Com 3c985 and 3c985B
<li>Alteon ACEnic V (fiber and copper)
<li>Digital EtherWORKS 1000SX
<li>Farallon PN9000SX
<li>Netgear GA620 and GA620T
<li>SGI Tigon
</ul>
<li>SysKonnect and Marvell based GigE(<a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=sk&sektion=4">sk</a>), including:
<ul>
<li>SysKonnect SK-9821 (1000baseT)
<li>SysKonnect SK-9822 (dual 1000baseT)
<li>SysKonnect SK-9841 (1000baseLX)
<li>SysKonnect SK-9842 (dual 1000baseLX)
<li>SysKonnect SK-9843 (1000baseSX)
<li>SysKonnect SK-9844 (dual 1000baseSX)
<li>SysKonnect SK-9521 v2.0 (1000baseT 32-bit)
<li>SysKonnect SK-9821 v2.0 (1000baseT)
<li>SysKonnect SK-9843 v2.0 (1000baseSX)
<li>3Com 3c940 (1000baseT)
<li>Linksys EG1032v2 (1000baseT)
<li>Linksys EG1064v2 (1000baseT)
<li>D-Link DGE-530T (1000baseT)
<li>SMC 9452TX (1000baseT)
</ul>
</ul>
<li><b>ATM Adapters</b> <sup>(*)</sup>
<ul>
<li>Efficient Networks EN-155 and Adaptec ANA-590x ATM interfaces
(<i>en</i>)
</ul>
<li><b>FDDI Adapters</b> <sup>(*)</sup>
<ul>
<li>Digital DEFEA EISA FDDI adapters (<i>fea</i>)
</ul>
<li><b>WAN Adapters</b> <sup>(*)</sup>
<ul>
<li>Lan Media Corporation SSI (T1)/HSSI/DS1/DS3 WAN interfaces (<a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=lmc&sektion=4">lmc</a>)
</ul>
<li><b>Universal Serial Bus (USB) Devices</b> <sup>(*)</sup>
<ul>
<li>USB Audio (<a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=uaudio&sektion=4">uaudio</a>) <sup>(-)</sup>
<li>USB Diamond MultiMedia Rio MP3 players (<a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=urio&sektion=4">urio</a>) <sup>(-)</sup>
<li>USB Ethernet adapters (<a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=aue&sektion=4">aue</a>, <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=cue&sektion=4">cue</a>, <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=kue&sektion=4">kue</a>), see above
<li>USB Generic Human Interface Devices (catch-all) (<a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=uhid&sektion=4">uhid</a>)
<li>USB Handspring Visor (<a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=uvisor&sektion=4">uvisor</a>) <sup>(-)</sup>
<li>USB Hubs (<i>uhub</i>)
<li>USB Keyboards (<a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=ukbd&sektion=4">ukbd</a>)
<li>USB Mass Storage devices, i.e., USB floppy drives and USB memory stick controllers (<a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=umass&sektion=4">umass</a>)
<li>USB Mice (<a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=ums&sektion=4">ums</a>) <sup>(-)</sup>
<li>USB Modems (<a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=umodem&sektion=4">umodem</a>) <sup>(-)</sup>
<li>USB Printers (<a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=ulpt&sektion=4">ulpt</a>) <sup>(-)</sup>
<li>USB Scanners (<a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=uscanner&sektion=4">uscanner</a>, <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=usscanner&sektion=4">usscanner</a>) <sup>(-)</sup>
<li>USB-USB cables (<a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=upl&sektion=4">upl</a>) <sup>(-)</sup>
</ul>
<li><b>Sound Devices</b> <sup>(-)</sup>
<ul>
<li>C-Media CMI8[37]38 (<a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=cmpci&sektion=4">cmpci</a>)
<li>ESS Solo-1 PCI AudioDrive (<a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=eso&sektion=4">eso</a>)
<li>Forte Media FM801 audio (<a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=fms&sektion=4">fms</a>)
<li>VIA VT82C686A SouthBridge integrated AC'97 audio (<a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=auvia&sektion=4">auvia</a>)
<li>S3 SonicVibes (<a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=sv&sektion=4">sv</a>)
</ul>
</ul>
<p>
<sup>(*)</sup>
Drivers for hardware marked with (*) are <b>not</b> included on the
installation floppies, but are available in the cd-rom installation
kernel as well as the GENERIC kernel that will be installed.
</p>
<p>
<sup>(-)</sup>
Drivers for hardware marked with (-) are <b>not</b> available on the
installation floppies, or the cd-rom installation kernel, but are
available in the GENERIC kernel that will be installed.
</p>
<p>
<font color="#0000e0">*</font> Support added after 3.4.
</p>
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<h3><font color="#0000e0">
<strong>Getting and installing OpenBSD/alpha:</strong>
</font></h3>
<p>
The latest supported OpenBSD/alpha release is
<a href="34.html">OpenBSD 3.4</a>.
Here are the
<a href="ftp://ftp.OpenBSD.org/pub/OpenBSD/3.4/alpha/INSTALL.alpha">
OpenBSD/alpha 3.4 installation instructions
</a>.
</p>
<p>
Snapshots are made available from time to time, in
<a href="ftp://ftp.OpenBSD.org/pub/OpenBSD/snapshots/alpha">this location</a>
as well as in a few
<a href="ftp.html">mirrors</a>.
Here are the
<a href="ftp://ftp.OpenBSD.org/pub/OpenBSD/snapshots/alpha/INSTALL.alpha">
OpenBSD/alpha snapshot installation instructions
</a> as well.
</p>
<p>
There are several installation media provided:
<ul>
<li><strong>CD boot</strong>
<p>
Booting off the OpenBSD CD provides an <i>El Torito</i> 2.88MB floppy image
that contains drivers for the most popular devices found in alpha
hardware.
This also includes minimal USB support (storage devices, keyboard and
some ethernet adapters).<br>
For the latest list of drivers available on this image, please take a
look at the
<a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/cvsweb/src/sys/arch/alpha/conf/RAMDISKBIG?rev=HEAD">RAMDISKBIG</a>
kernel configuration file.
</p></li>
<li><strong>Floppy A</strong> (floppy34.fs)
<p>
This 1.44MB floppy image supports the following alpha hardware:
<ul>
<li>AlphaStation 200, 250, 255, 400</li>
<!-- <li>AlphaStation 500, 600</li> -->
<li>AlphaServer 800, 1000 and 1000A</li>
<li>AXPpci33 based machines, such as the ``Noname'', UDB, and Multia</li>
<li>EB164 based machines, such as the PC164, 164SX and 164LX</li>
<li>Personal Workstation (Miata)</li>
</ul>
It contains support for the on-board devices found on these machines,
however due to lack of place there are only few other drivers.
In particular, <i>this floppy lacks cdrom support</i> and will <i>not</i>
allow installation from cdrom media.<br>
For the latest list of drivers available on this image, please take a
look at the
<a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/cvsweb/src/sys/arch/alpha/conf/RAMDISK?rev=HEAD">RAMDISK</a>
kernel configuration file.
<p>
</li>
<li><strong>Floppy B</strong> (floppyB34.fs)
<p>
This 1.44MB floppy image supports the following alpha hardware:
<ul>
<li>Alpha Processor, Inc. UP1000</li>
<li>XP1000, 264DP, DS10, and DS20, CS20</li>
<li>Alpha Processor, Inc. UP2000, UP2000+</li>
</ul>
It contains support for the on-board devices found on these machines,
however due to lack of place there are only few other drivers.
In particular, <i>this floppy lacks cdrom support</i> and will <i>not</i>
allow installation from cdrom media.<br>
For the latest list of drivers available on this image, please take a
look at the
<a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/cvsweb/src/sys/arch/alpha/conf/RAMDISKB?rev=HEAD">RAMDISKB</a>
kernel configuration file.
</li>
</ul>
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