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        !            17: <p>
        !            18: <h2><font color="#e00000">OpenBSD/cats</font></h2>
        !            19:
        !            20: <hr>
        !            21:
        !            22: <p>
        !            23: OpenBSD/cats runs on the
        !            24: <a href="http://www.simtec.co.uk/">Simtec Electronics</a>
        !            25: <a href="http://www.simtec.co.uk/products/EB110ATX/">StrongARM
        !            26: 110 Evaluation Board</a>.
        !            27:
        !            28:
        !            29: <p>
        !            30: A mailing list for ARM-based ports is available at
        !            31: <u><font color="#23238e">arm@openbsd.org</font></u>.
        !            32: To join the OpenBSD/arm mailing list, send a message body of
        !            33: <b>"subscribe arm"</b> to
        !            34: <a href="mailto:majordomo@openbsd.org">majordomo@openbsd.org</a>.
        !            35: Please be sure to check our <a href="mail.html">mailing list policy</a> before
        !            36: subscribing.
        !            37:
        !            38: <p>
        !            39: The current port maintainer is Dale Rahn
        !            40: (<a href="mailto:drahn@openbsd.org">drahn@openbsd.org</a>).
        !            41: Others are definitely welcome to contribute!
        !            42: We are also evaulating other possible ARM platforms.
        !            43:
        !            44: <a href="#toc"></a>
        !            45: <h3><font color="#0000e0"><i>Table of contents</i></font></h3>
        !            46: <p>
        !            47: <ul>
        !            48:   <li><a href="#history">History of the port</a>
        !            49:   <li><a href="#status">Current status</a>
        !            50:   <li><a href="#projects">Project list</a>
        !            51:   <li><a href="#hardware">Supported hardware list</a>
        !            52:   <li><a href="#install">Getting and installing OpenBSD/cats</a>
        !            53:   <li><a href="#problems">Known problems</a>
        !            54: </ul>
        !            55:
        !            56: <hr>
        !            57: <a name="history"></a>
        !            58: <h3><font color="#0000e0"><strong>History:</strong></font></h3>
        !            59:
        !            60: <p>
        !            61: OpenBSD/cats was started based on NetBSD -current code of January 2004.
        !            62:
        !            63: <hr>
        !            64: <a name="status"></a>
        !            65: <h3><font color="#0000e0"><strong>Current status:</strong></font></h3>
        !            66:
        !            67: <p>
        !            68: The Simtec StrongARM 110 Evaluation Board is the only supported board at
        !            69: the current time.
        !            70: (XXX what about the future?)
        !            71:
        !            72: <hr>
        !            73: <a name="X11"></a>
        !            74: <h3><font color="#0000e0"><strong>X11:</strong></font></h3>
        !            75: <p>
        !            76: The port is too young to think about graphics, however vga console text
        !            77: mode is supported.
        !            78: <!-- XFree86 has only been tested using the accelerated ATI driver,
        !            79: the classic vga driver and drivers for other firmware supported
        !            80: video have not been tested.
        !            81:
        !            82: <p>
        !            83: Directions on enabling the accelerated X server can be found
        !            84: in the <tt>/usr/X11R6/README</tt> file on the installed system.
        !            85: -->
        !            86:
        !            87: <hr>
        !            88: <a name="projects"></a>
        !            89: <h3><font color="#0000e0"><strong>Projects (in no particular order):
        !            90: </strong></font></h3>
        !            91:
        !            92: <p>
        !            93: <ul>
        !            94:   <li>Shared libraries
        !            95:   <li>Better booting support from ABLE.
        !            96:   <li>Kernel Symbols.
        !            97: </ul>
        !            98:
        !            99: <hr>
        !           100: <a name="hardware"></a>
        !           101: <h3><font color="#0000e0"><strong>Supported peripherals:
        !           102: </strong></font></h3>
        !           103:
        !           104: Currently only the one system is supported.
        !           105: <p>
        !           106: <ul>
        !           107: <li><strong>Onboard PCI modules</strong> (pci)
        !           108: <ul>
        !           109: <li>Acer Labs M5229 UDMA IDE
        !           110: <li>
        !           111: </ul>
        !           112:
        !           113: <li><strong>PCI-Bridges</strong>
        !           114: (<a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=pchb&amp;sektion=4">pchb</a>)
        !           115: <ul>
        !           116: <li>Acer Labs M1533 ISA
        !           117: </ul>
        !           118:
        !           119: <li><strong>Video Cards</strong>
        !           120: <ul>
        !           121: <li>S3 PCI VGA
        !           122: <li>
        !           123: </ul>
        !           124:
        !           125: <li><strong>Ethernet</strong>
        !           126: <ul>
        !           127: <li>Novell NE1000, NE2000 (ISA, and PCI variants thereof) (<a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=ne&amp;sektion=4">ne</a>) <sup>(B)</sup>
        !           128:
        !           129: <li>VIA Rhine/RhineII/RhineIII Ethernet adapters (<a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=vr&amp;sektion=4">vr</a>), including:
        !           130:     <ul>
        !           131:     <li>Addtron AEF-360TX
        !           132:     <li>Hawking PN102TX
        !           133:     <li>D-Link DFE530TX
        !           134:     </ul>
        !           135: <li>DEC DECchip 21143 (Tulip clones) (<a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=dc&amp;sektion=4">dc</a>)
        !           136: <li>Intel i8255x-based (except the i82556) PCI adapters (<a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=fxp&amp;sektion=4">fxp</a>), including:
        !           137:     <ul>
        !           138:     <li>Intel EtherExpress PRO/10+
        !           139:     <li>Intel EtherExpress PRO/100, PRO/100B, and PRO/100+
        !           140:     <li>Intel EtherExpress PRO/100+ "Management Adapter"
        !           141:     <li>Intel EtherExpress PRO/100 Dual Port
        !           142:     <li>Intel PRO/100 VE, PRO/100 VM, and PRO/100 S
        !           143:     </ul>
        !           144: <li>Intel 21145-based PCI adapters (<a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=dc&amp;sektion=4">dc</a>)
        !           145:
        !           146:
        !           147: <li><strong>SCSI and IDE Host Adapters</strong>
        !           148: <ul>
        !           149: <li>Symbios Logic 53c810, 53c825 (<a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=siop&amp;sektion=4">siop</a>)
        !           150: <li>Adaptec AIC-7770-based SCSI host adapters (including the
        !           151:     Adaptec AHA-274x and AHA-284x families). (<a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=ahc&amp;sektion=4">ahc</a>)
        !           152: <li>Adaptec AHA-[23]94x[W] cards and some on-board PCI designs using the
        !           153:     AIC7870 and AIC7880 chips. (<a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=ahc&amp;sektion=4">ahc</a>)
        !           154: <li>Adaptec AHA-[23]9[34]xU[2W] cards and on-board PCI designs using the
        !           155:     AIC789[01], AIC7895, AIC789[67] chips. (<a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=ahc&amp;sektion=4">ahc</a>)
        !           156: <li>Adaptec AIC-789[29] chips and products like the AHA-29160 based upon it
        !           157:     which do 160MB/sec SCSI. (<a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=ahc&amp;sektion=4">ahc</a>)
        !           158:     (However, the 7899G card is currently not supported with more than one device attached)
        !           159: <li>All PCI IDE
        !           160: (<a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=pciide&amp;sektion=4">pciide</a>)
        !           161: adapters supported by the <a href="i386.html">i386</a> platform
        !           162: </ul>
        !           163:
        !           164: <li><strong>Drives</strong>
        !           165: <ul>
        !           166: <li>All IDE devices supported on the <a href="i386.html">i386</a> platform.
        !           167: <li>All ATAPI drives supported on the <a href="i386.html">i386</a> platform.
        !           168: <li>All SCSI drives supported on the <a href="i386.html">i386</a> platform.
        !           169: </ul>
        !           170:
        !           171: <li><strong>USB Controllers/Hubs</strong>
        !           172: NOTE USB may not be working correctly.
        !           173:   <ul>
        !           174:   <li>OHCI: Acer Labs M5237 USB (<a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=ohci&amp;sektion=4">ohci</a>)
        !           175: </ul>
        !           176:
        !           177: <li><strong>USB Devices</strong>
        !           178: <ul>
        !           179: <li>Alps Electric Apple USB Keyboard (<a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=ukbd&amp;sektion=4">ukbd</a>)
        !           180: <li>Solid Year Keyboard and Mouse (<a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=ukbd&amp;sektion=4">ukbd</a>) (<a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=ums&amp;sektion=4">ums</a>)
        !           181: <li>Logitech M4848 (<a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=ums&amp;sektion=4">ums</a>)
        !           182: <li>Kensington USB/PS2 Wheel Mouse (<a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=ums&amp;sektion=4">ums</a>)
        !           183: <li>USB Zip Drives (<a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=umass&amp;sektion=4">umass</a>)
        !           184: </ul>
        !           185:
        !           186:
        !           187: <li><strong>Other Devices</strong>
        !           188: <ul>
        !           189: <li>Serial Ports: the onboard serial port should work as fcom serial console
        !           190: or as a standard serial port.
        !           191: </ul>
        !           192:
        !           193: <hr>
        !           194: <a name="unsup"></a>
        !           195: <h3><font color="#0000e0"><strong>Unsupported Hardware:
        !           196: </strong></font></h3>
        !           197: <ul>
        !           198: <li>XXX
        !           199: </ul>
        !           200:
        !           201: <hr>
        !           202: <a name="install"></a>
        !           203: <h3><font color="#0000e0">
        !           204: <strong>Getting and installing OpenBSD/cats:</strong>
        !           205: </font></h3>
        !           206:
        !           207: XXX
        !           208: <p>
        !           209: Snapshots are made available from time to time, in
        !           210: <a href="ftp://ftp.OpenBSD.org/pub/OpenBSD/snapshots/cats">this location</a>
        !           211: as well as in a few
        !           212: <a href="ftp.html">mirrors</a>.
        !           213: When available, here will be the
        !           214: <a href="ftp://ftp.OpenBSD.org/pub/OpenBSD/snapshots/cats/INSTALL.cats">
        !           215: OpenBSD/cats snapshot installation instructions
        !           216: </a> as well.
        !           217: </p>
        !           218:
        !           219: <p>
        !           220: <!-- There are several installation media provided: -->
        !           221: Currently, no installation media is provided:
        !           222: XXX
        !           223:
        !           224: <hr>
        !           225: <a name="problems"></a>
        !           226: <h3><font color="#0000e0">Known Problems</font></h3>
        !           227:
        !           228: <p>
        !           229: <ul>
        !           230: <li>Likely, which one you want?
        !           231: </ul>
        !           232:
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        !           234: <a href="plat.html">
        !           235: <img height="24" width="24" src="back.gif" border="0" alt="Supported platforms">
        !           236: </a>
        !           237: <br>
        !           238: <small><a href="mailto:www@openbsd.org">www@openbsd.org</a></small>
        !           239: <br>
        !           240: <small>$OpenBSD$</small>
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