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1.1 drahn 18: <h2><font color="#e00000">OpenBSD/cats</font></h2>
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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: <p>
29: A mailing list for ARM-based ports is available at
30: <u><font color="#23238e">arm@openbsd.org</font></u>.
31: To join the OpenBSD/arm mailing list, send a message body of
32: <b>"subscribe arm"</b> to
33: <a href="mailto:majordomo@openbsd.org">majordomo@openbsd.org</a>.
34: Please be sure to check our <a href="mail.html">mailing list policy</a> before
35: subscribing.
36:
37: <p>
38: The current port maintainer is Dale Rahn
39: (<a href="mailto:drahn@openbsd.org">drahn@openbsd.org</a>).
40: Others are definitely welcome to contribute!
1.4 miod 41: We are also evaluating other possible ARM platforms.
1.1 drahn 42:
43: <a href="#toc"></a>
44: <h3><font color="#0000e0"><i>Table of contents</i></font></h3>
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1.1 drahn 46: <ul>
47: <li><a href="#history">History of the port</a>
48: <li><a href="#status">Current status</a>
49: <li><a href="#projects">Project list</a>
1.8 nick 50: <li><a href="#hardware">Supported hardware</a>
1.1 drahn 51: <li><a href="#install">Getting and installing OpenBSD/cats</a>
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1.1 drahn 53: <li><a href="#problems">Known problems</a>
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1.1 drahn 55: </ul>
56:
57: <hr>
58: <a name="history"></a>
59: <h3><font color="#0000e0"><strong>History:</strong></font></h3>
60:
61: <p>
62: OpenBSD/cats was started based on NetBSD -current code of January 2004.
63:
64: <hr>
65: <a name="status"></a>
66: <h3><font color="#0000e0"><strong>Current status:</strong></font></h3>
67:
68: <p>
69: The Simtec StrongARM 110 Evaluation Board is the only supported board at
70: the current time.
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.
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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: <ul>
1.6 miod 93: <li>Better booting support from ABLE firmware (in progress).
1.4 miod 94: <li>Kernel Symbols (currently unavailable due to boot process limitations).
1.1 drahn 95: </ul>
96:
97: <hr>
98: <a name="hardware"></a>
99: <h3><font color="#0000e0"><strong>Supported peripherals:
100: </strong></font></h3>
101:
1.4 miod 102: <p>
103: Currently only the following hardware has been tested:
104:
1.1 drahn 105: <ul>
106: <li><strong>Onboard PCI modules</strong> (pci)
107: <ul>
108: <li>Acer Labs M5229 UDMA IDE
109: </ul>
110:
111: <li><strong>PCI-Bridges</strong>
1.7 krw 112: (<a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=pchb&arch=cats&sektion=4">pchb</a>)
1.1 drahn 113: <ul>
114: <li>Acer Labs M1533 ISA
115: </ul>
116:
117: <li><strong>Video Cards</strong>
118: <ul>
119: <li>S3 PCI VGA
120: </ul>
121:
122: <li><strong>Ethernet</strong>
123: <ul>
1.10 ! kevlo 124: <li>ASIX 88140A/88141-based PCI adapters (<a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=dc&arch=cats&sektion=4">dc</a>), including:
! 125: <ul>
! 126: <li>CNet Pro110B
! 127: <li>Alfa Inc. GFC2204
! 128: </ul>
1.7 krw 129: <li>Novell NE1000, NE2000 (ISA, and PCI variants thereof) (<a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=ne&arch=cats&sektion=4">ne</a>) <sup>(B)</sup>
130: <li>VIA Rhine/RhineII/RhineIII Ethernet adapters (<a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=vr&arch=cats&sektion=4">vr</a>), including:
1.1 drahn 131: <ul>
132: <li>Addtron AEF-360TX
133: <li>Hawking PN102TX
134: <li>D-Link DFE530TX
135: </ul>
1.7 krw 136: <li>DEC DECchip 21143 (Tulip clones) (<a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=dc&arch=cats&sektion=4">dc</a>)
137: <li>Intel i8255x-based (except the i82556) PCI adapters (<a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=fxp&arch=cats&sektion=4">fxp</a>), including:
1.1 drahn 138: <ul>
139: <li>Intel EtherExpress PRO/10+
140: <li>Intel EtherExpress PRO/100, PRO/100B, and PRO/100+
141: <li>Intel EtherExpress PRO/100+ "Management Adapter"
142: <li>Intel EtherExpress PRO/100 Dual Port
143: <li>Intel PRO/100 VE, PRO/100 VM, and PRO/100 S
144: </ul>
1.7 krw 145: <li>Intel 21145-based PCI adapters (<a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=dc&arch=cats&sektion=4">dc</a>)
1.3 brad 146: </ul>
1.1 drahn 147:
148: <li><strong>SCSI and IDE Host Adapters</strong>
149: <ul>
1.7 krw 150: <li> Adaptec AIC-7770, AIC-7850, AIC-7860, AIC-7870, AIC-7880, AIC-7890,
151: AIC-7891, AIC-7892, AIC-7895, AIC-7896, AIC-7897 and AIC-7899 based host
152: adapters
1.9 mickey 153: (<a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=ahc&sektion=4"
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155: including the Adaptec cards
156: <ul>
157: <li>AHA-274X[W,T]
158: <li>AHA-284X
159: <li>AHA-2910, AHA-2915
160: <li>AHA-2920
161: <li>AHA-2930[C,U2]
162: <li>AHA-2940[J,N,U,AU,UW,UW Dual,UW Pro,U2W,U2B]
163: <li>AHA-2950[U2W,U2B]
164: <li>AHA-3940[U,AU,UW,AUW,U2W]
165: <li>AHA-3950U2
166: <li>AHA-3960
167: <li>AHA-3985
168: <li>AHA-4944UW
169: <li>AHA-19160B
170: <li>AHA-29160[B,N]
171: <li>AHA-39160
172: </ul>
173: <li>Symbios Logic (NCR) 53C8xx, 53C1010 and 53C1510D-based PCI host
174: adapters including generic cards, old ASUS cards, the DTC-3130
175: series, and Diamond Fireport series
176: (<a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=siop&arch=cats&sektion=4"
177: >siop</a>)
1.1 drahn 178: <li>All PCI IDE
1.7 krw 179: (<a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=pciide&arch=cats&sektion=4">pciide</a>)
1.1 drahn 180: adapters supported by the <a href="i386.html">i386</a> platform
181: </ul>
182:
183: <li><strong>Drives</strong>
184: <ul>
185: <li>All IDE devices supported on the <a href="i386.html">i386</a> platform.
186: <li>All ATAPI drives supported on the <a href="i386.html">i386</a> platform.
187: <li>All SCSI drives supported on the <a href="i386.html">i386</a> platform.
188: </ul>
189:
190: <li><strong>USB Controllers/Hubs</strong>
1.4 miod 191: <p>
1.6 miod 192: USB support does not work correctly on all boards at the moment.<br>
1.4 miod 193: <ul>
1.7 krw 194: <li>OHCI: Acer Labs M5237 USB (<a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=ohci&arch=cats&sektion=4">ohci</a>)
1.1 drahn 195: </ul>
196:
197: <li><strong>USB Devices</strong>
198: <ul>
1.7 krw 199: <li>Alps Electric Apple USB Keyboard (<a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=ukbd&arch=cats&sektion=4">ukbd</a>)
200: <li>Solid Year Keyboard and Mouse (<a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=ukbd&arch=cats&sektion=4">ukbd</a>) (<a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=ums&arch=cats&sektion=4">ums</a>)
201: <li>Logitech M4848 (<a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=ums&arch=cats&sektion=4">ums</a>)
202: <li>Kensington USB/PS2 Wheel Mouse (<a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=ums&arch=cats&sektion=4">ums</a>)
203: <li>USB Zip Drives (<a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=umass&arch=cats&sektion=4">umass</a>)
1.1 drahn 204: </ul>
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206: <li><strong>Other Devices</strong>
207: <ul>
1.6 miod 208: <li>Serial Ports: the onboard serial port should work as
1.7 krw 209: <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=fcom&arch=cats&sektion=4">fcom</a>
1.6 miod 210: serial console or as a standard serial port.
1.1 drahn 211: </ul>
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226: <a name="install"></a>
227: <h3><font color="#0000e0">
228: <strong>Getting and installing OpenBSD/cats:</strong>
229: </font></h3>
230:
231: <p>
232: Snapshots are made available from time to time, in
233: <a href="ftp://ftp.OpenBSD.org/pub/OpenBSD/snapshots/cats">this location</a>
234: as well as in a few
235: <a href="ftp.html">mirrors</a>.
1.5 miod 236: Here are the
237: <a href="ftp://ftp.openbsd.org/pub/OpenBSD/snapshots/cats/INSTALL.cats">
238: OpenBSD/cats snapshot installation instructions
239: </a> as well.
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246: <ul>
247: <li>Likely, which one you want?
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