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 <h2>OpenBSD/amiga</h2>  <h2><font color="#e00000">OpenBSD/amiga</font></h2>
   
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 <h3><strong>History and Status:</strong></h3>  <h3><font color="#0000e0">History and Status:</font></h3>
   
 <p>  <p>
 The Amiga port is basically the same as the NetBSD/amiga port  The Amiga port is basically the same as the NetBSD/amiga port
 but with some additions. The major changes are:  but with some additions. The major changes are:
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 <p>  
 <ul>  <ul>
 <li>New interrupt remapping system.</li>  <li>New interrupt remapping system.</li>
 <li>Support for using ISA peripherals via a bridgecard.</li>  <li>Support for using ISA peripherals via a bridgecard.</li>
 <li>Supports <a href="http://www.infinet.com/~erd/GG2/">GG2 Bus+</a>  <li>Supports <a href="http://www.infinet.com/~erd/GG2/">GG2 Bus+</a>
 (aka GoldenGate II) and CrossLink bridgecards  (aka GoldenGate II) and CrossLink bridgecards
 (Neither of these support ISA DMA thus no PC floppy support)</li>  (Neither of these support ISA DMA thus no PC floppy support)</li>
 <li>Tested ISA devices are</li>  <li>Tested ISA devices are
 <ul>  <ul>
 <li>com (Standard PC serial ports)</li>  <li>com (Standard PC serial ports)</li>
 <li>lpt (Standard PC parallel ports)</li>  <li>lpt (Standard PC parallel ports)</li>
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 <li>if_ed, although named if_isaed due to name clash  <li>if_ed, although named if_isaed due to name clash
 (dp8390 based ethernet cards, like 3c503, NE2000 &amp; SMC Ultra).</li>  (dp8390 based ethernet cards, like 3c503, NE2000 &amp; SMC Ultra).</li>
 </ul>  </ul>
 Others should port easily as long as DMA isn't necessary.  Others should port easily as long as DMA isn't necessary.</li>
 <li>SunOS emulation can use shared libraries on the '040</li>  <li>SunOS emulation can use shared libraries on the '040</li>
 <li>Understand BSD disklabels if Amiga RDB partitioning is not found.</li>  <li>Understand BSD disklabels if Amiga RDB partitioning is not found.</li>
 <li>Ramdisk device for easy installs</li>  <li>Ramdisk device for easy installs</li>
 </ul>  </ul>
   
 <h3><strong>Supported devices include:</strong></h3>  <h3><font color="#0000e0">Supported devices include:</font></h3>
 <ul>  
   
   <ul>
 <li> A4000/A1200 IDE controller.</li>  <li> A4000/A1200 IDE controller.</li>
   
 <li> ISA bridges:  If you use one of these bridges, and you have  <li> ISA bridges:  If you use one of these bridges, and you have
         success with a device not listed below, please inform us.</li>          success with a device not listed below, please inform us.
   <ul>    <ul>
   <li> The GoldenGate Bus+ (aka GG2).</li>    <li> The GoldenGate Bus+ (aka GG2).</li>
   <li> The CrossLink.</li>    <li> The CrossLink.</li>
   </ul>    </ul></li>
   
 <li> ISA IDE &amp; ATAPI with a supported ISA bridge.</li>  <li> ISA IDE &amp; ATAPI with a supported ISA bridge.</li>
   
 <li> SCSI host adapters:</li>  <li> SCSI host adapters:
   <ul>    <ul>
   <li> 33c93 based boards: A2091, A3000 and GVP series II.</li>    <li> 33c93 based boards: A2091, A3000 and GVP series II.</li>
   <li> 53c80 based boards: 12 Gauge, IVS, Emplant and Wordsync/Bytesync.</li>    <li> 53c80 based boards: 12 Gauge, IVS, Emplant and Wordsync/Bytesync.</li>
   <li> 53c710 based boards: A4091, Magnum, Warp Engine, Zeus and DraCo.</li>    <li> 53c710 based boards: A4091, Magnum, Warp Engine, Zeus and DraCo.</li>
   <li> FAS216 based boards: FastLane Z3, Blizzard.</li>    <li> FAS216 based boards: FastLane Z3, Blizzard.</li>
   </ul>    </ul></li>
   
 <li> Video controllers:</li>  <li> Video controllers:
   <ul>    <ul>
   <li> ECS, AGA and A2024 built in on various amigas</li>    <li> ECS, AGA and A2024 built in on various amigas</li>
   <li> Retina Z2 and Retina Z3.</li>    <li> Retina Z2 and Retina Z3.</li>
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   <li> oMnibus.</li>    <li> oMnibus.</li>
   <li> Domino.</li>    <li> Domino.</li>
   <li> Merlin.</li>    <li> Merlin.</li>
   </ul>    </ul></li>
   
 <li> Ethernet controllers:  <li> Ethernet controllers:
   <ul>    <ul>
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   <li> Hydra.</li>    <li> Hydra.</li>
   <li> ASDG.</li>    <li> ASDG.</li>
   <li> A4066.</li>    <li> A4066.</li>
   <li> Ariadne I & II.</li>    <li> Ariadne I &amp; II.</li>
   <li> Quicknet.</li>    <li> Quicknet.</li>
   <li> Via a supported ISA bridge:</li>    <li> Via a supported ISA bridge:
     <ul>      <ul>
     <li> NE[12]000</li>      <li> NE[12]000</li>
     <li> SMC/WD 8003/8013/8216</li>      <li> SMC/WD 8003/8013/8216</li>
     <li> 3COM 3c503.</li>      <li> 3COM 3c503.</li>
     </ul>      </ul></li>
   </ul>    </ul></li>
   
 <li> Arcnet controllers:</li>  <li> Arcnet controllers:
   <ul>    <ul>
   <li> A2060.</li>    <li> A2060.</li>
   </ul>    </ul></li>
   
 <li> Tape drives:</li>  <li> Tape drives:
   <ul>    <ul>
   <li> Most SCSI tape drives.</li>    <li> Most SCSI tape drives.</li>
   </ul>    </ul></li>
   
 <li> CD-ROM drives:</li>  <li> CD-ROM drives:
   <ul>    <ul>
   <li> Most SCSI CD-ROM drives.</li>    <li> Most SCSI CD-ROM drives.</li>
   </ul>    </ul></li>
   
 <li> Serial ports:</li>  <li> Serial ports:
   <ul>    <ul>
   <li> Amiga serial port.</li>    <li> Amiga serial port.</li>
   <li> DraCo serial port.</li>    <li> DraCo serial port.</li>
   <li> MultiFaceCard II and III.</li>    <li> MultiFaceCard II and III.</li>
   <li> A2232.</li>    <li> A2232.</li>
   <li> PC COM ports attached to a supported ISA bridge.</li>    <li> PC COM ports attached to a supported ISA bridge.</li>
   </ul>    </ul></li>
   
 <li> Parallel ports:</li>  <li> Parallel ports:
   <ul>    <ul>
   <li> Amiga parallel port.</li>    <li> Amiga parallel port.</li>
   <li> PC LPT ports attached to a supported ISA bridge.</li>    <li> PC LPT ports attached to a supported ISA bridge.</li>
   </ul>    </ul></li>
   
 <li> Amiga floppy drives.</li>  <li> Amiga floppy drives.</li>
 <li> Amiga mouse.</li>  <li> Amiga mouse.</li>
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 </ul>  </ul>
   
   
 <h3><strong>Projects (in no particular order):</strong></h3>  <h3><font color="#0000e0">Projects (in no particular order):</font></h3>
 <ul>  <ul>
 <li>Repair the AriadneI ethernet driver.</li>  <li>Repair the AriadneI ethernet driver.</li>
 <li>Add support for CSMk2/3 scsi controllers.</li>  <li>Add support for CSMk2/3 scsi controllers.</li>
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 <li>Fix the cpu detection on the BSD-bootblocks for CS060 owners.</li>  <li>Fix the cpu detection on the BSD-bootblocks for CS060 owners.</li>
 <li>Write some sort of beginners help for amiga users. (Help wanted)</li>  <li>Write some sort of beginners help for amiga users. (Help wanted)</li>
 </ul>  </ul>
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 <p>  <p>
 <a href="ftp.html">Snapshots are made available from time to time.</a>  <a href="ftp.html">Snapshots are made available from time to time.</a>
   </p>
   
 <p>  <p>
 There is currently no official maintainer for the amiga port.  There is currently no official maintainer for the amiga port.
 </p>  </p>
   
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