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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>.
1.16 ! drahn 27: <p>
! 28: <strong><font color="#e00000">The OpenBSD/cats port has been
! 29: discontinued</font></strong> after the 4.0 release.
! 30: <p>
! 31: There is no work on supporting this port, however the source code
! 32: is still available in the CVS attic.
1.1 drahn 33: <p>
34: A mailing list for ARM-based ports is available at
35: <u><font color="#23238e">arm@openbsd.org</font></u>.
36: To join the OpenBSD/arm mailing list, send a message body of
37: <b>"subscribe arm"</b> to
38: <a href="mailto:majordomo@openbsd.org">majordomo@openbsd.org</a>.
39: Please be sure to check our <a href="mail.html">mailing list policy</a> before
40: subscribing.
41:
42: <p>
43: The current port maintainer is Dale Rahn
44: (<a href="mailto:drahn@openbsd.org">drahn@openbsd.org</a>).
45: Others are definitely welcome to contribute!
1.4 miod 46: We are also evaluating other possible ARM platforms.
1.1 drahn 47:
48: <a href="#toc"></a>
49: <h3><font color="#0000e0"><i>Table of contents</i></font></h3>
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1.1 drahn 51: <ul>
52: <li><a href="#history">History of the port</a>
53: <li><a href="#status">Current status</a>
54: <li><a href="#projects">Project list</a>
1.8 nick 55: <li><a href="#hardware">Supported hardware</a>
1.1 drahn 56: <li><a href="#install">Getting and installing OpenBSD/cats</a>
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1.1 drahn 58: <li><a href="#problems">Known problems</a>
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1.1 drahn 60: </ul>
61:
62: <hr>
63: <a name="history"></a>
64: <h3><font color="#0000e0"><strong>History:</strong></font></h3>
65:
66: <p>
67: OpenBSD/cats was started based on NetBSD -current code of January 2004.
68:
69: <hr>
70: <a name="status"></a>
71: <h3><font color="#0000e0"><strong>Current status:</strong></font></h3>
72:
73: <p>
74: The Simtec StrongARM 110 Evaluation Board is the only supported board at
75: the current time.
76:
77: <hr>
78: <a name="X11"></a>
79: <h3><font color="#0000e0"><strong>X11:</strong></font></h3>
80: <p>
81: The port is too young to think about graphics, however vga console text
82: mode is supported.
1.13 matthieu 83: <!-- X.org has only been tested using the accelerated ATI driver,
1.1 drahn 84: the classic vga driver and drivers for other firmware supported
85: video have not been tested.
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87: <p>
88: Directions on enabling the accelerated X server can be found
89: in the <tt>/usr/X11R6/README</tt> file on the installed system.
90: -->
91:
92: <hr>
93: <a name="projects"></a>
94: <h3><font color="#0000e0"><strong>Projects (in no particular order):
95: </strong></font></h3>
96:
97: <ul>
1.6 miod 98: <li>Better booting support from ABLE firmware (in progress).
1.4 miod 99: <li>Kernel Symbols (currently unavailable due to boot process limitations).
1.1 drahn 100: </ul>
101:
102: <hr>
103: <a name="hardware"></a>
104: <h3><font color="#0000e0"><strong>Supported peripherals:
105: </strong></font></h3>
106:
1.4 miod 107: <p>
108: Currently only the following hardware has been tested:
109:
1.1 drahn 110: <ul>
111: <li><strong>Onboard PCI modules</strong> (pci)
112: <ul>
113: <li>Acer Labs M5229 UDMA IDE
114: </ul>
115:
116: <li><strong>PCI-Bridges</strong>
1.7 krw 117: (<a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=pchb&arch=cats&sektion=4">pchb</a>)
1.1 drahn 118: <ul>
119: <li>Acer Labs M1533 ISA
120: </ul>
121:
122: <li><strong>Video Cards</strong>
123: <ul>
124: <li>S3 PCI VGA
125: </ul>
126:
127: <li><strong>Ethernet</strong>
128: <ul>
1.10 kevlo 129: <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:
130: <ul>
131: <li>CNet Pro110B
132: <li>Alfa Inc. GFC2204
133: </ul>
1.7 krw 134: <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>
135: <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 136: <ul>
137: <li>Addtron AEF-360TX
138: <li>Hawking PN102TX
139: <li>D-Link DFE530TX
140: </ul>
1.7 krw 141: <li>DEC DECchip 21143 (Tulip clones) (<a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=dc&arch=cats&sektion=4">dc</a>)
142: <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 143: <ul>
144: <li>Intel EtherExpress PRO/10+
145: <li>Intel EtherExpress PRO/100, PRO/100B, and PRO/100+
146: <li>Intel EtherExpress PRO/100+ "Management Adapter"
147: <li>Intel EtherExpress PRO/100 Dual Port
148: <li>Intel PRO/100 VE, PRO/100 VM, and PRO/100 S
149: </ul>
1.7 krw 150: <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 151: </ul>
1.1 drahn 152:
153: <li><strong>SCSI and IDE Host Adapters</strong>
154: <ul>
1.7 krw 155: <li> Adaptec AIC-7770, AIC-7850, AIC-7860, AIC-7870, AIC-7880, AIC-7890,
156: AIC-7891, AIC-7892, AIC-7895, AIC-7896, AIC-7897 and AIC-7899 based host
157: adapters
1.9 mickey 158: (<a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=ahc&sektion=4"
1.7 krw 159: >ahc</a>)
160: including the Adaptec cards
161: <ul>
162: <li>AHA-274X[W,T]
163: <li>AHA-284X
164: <li>AHA-2910, AHA-2915
165: <li>AHA-2920
166: <li>AHA-2930[C,U2]
167: <li>AHA-2940[J,N,U,AU,UW,UW Dual,UW Pro,U2W,U2B]
168: <li>AHA-2950[U2W,U2B]
169: <li>AHA-3940[U,AU,UW,AUW,U2W]
170: <li>AHA-3950U2
171: <li>AHA-3960
172: <li>AHA-3985
173: <li>AHA-4944UW
174: <li>AHA-19160B
175: <li>AHA-29160[B,N]
176: <li>AHA-39160
177: </ul>
178: <li>Symbios Logic (NCR) 53C8xx, 53C1010 and 53C1510D-based PCI host
179: adapters including generic cards, old ASUS cards, the DTC-3130
180: series, and Diamond Fireport series
181: (<a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=siop&arch=cats&sektion=4"
182: >siop</a>)
1.1 drahn 183: <li>All PCI IDE
1.7 krw 184: (<a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=pciide&arch=cats&sektion=4">pciide</a>)
1.1 drahn 185: adapters supported by the <a href="i386.html">i386</a> platform
186: </ul>
187:
188: <li><strong>Drives</strong>
189: <ul>
190: <li>All IDE devices supported on the <a href="i386.html">i386</a> platform.
191: <li>All ATAPI drives supported on the <a href="i386.html">i386</a> platform.
192: <li>All SCSI drives supported on the <a href="i386.html">i386</a> platform.
193: </ul>
194:
195: <li><strong>USB Controllers/Hubs</strong>
1.4 miod 196: <p>
1.6 miod 197: USB support does not work correctly on all boards at the moment.<br>
1.4 miod 198: <ul>
1.7 krw 199: <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 200: </ul>
201:
202: <li><strong>USB Devices</strong>
203: <ul>
1.7 krw 204: <li>Alps Electric Apple USB Keyboard (<a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=ukbd&arch=cats&sektion=4">ukbd</a>)
205: <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>)
206: <li>Logitech M4848 (<a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=ums&arch=cats&sektion=4">ums</a>)
207: <li>Kensington USB/PS2 Wheel Mouse (<a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=ums&arch=cats&sektion=4">ums</a>)
208: <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 209: </ul>
210:
211: <li><strong>Other Devices</strong>
212: <ul>
1.6 miod 213: <li>Serial Ports: the onboard serial port should work as
1.7 krw 214: <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=fcom&arch=cats&sektion=4">fcom</a>
1.6 miod 215: serial console or as a standard serial port.
1.1 drahn 216: </ul>
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1.2 deraadt 218: </ul>
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226: <li>XXX
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231: <a name="install"></a>
232: <h3><font color="#0000e0">
233: <strong>Getting and installing OpenBSD/cats:</strong>
234: </font></h3>
235:
236: <p>
1.11 miod 237: The latest supported OpenBSD/cats release is
1.15 steven 238: <a href="39.html">OpenBSD 3.9</a>.
1.11 miod 239: Here are the
1.15 steven 240: <a href="ftp://ftp.OpenBSD.org/pub/OpenBSD/3.9/cats/INSTALL.cats">
241: OpenBSD/cats 3.9 installation instructions
1.11 miod 242: </a>.
243:
244: <p>
1.1 drahn 245: Snapshots are made available from time to time, in
246: <a href="ftp://ftp.OpenBSD.org/pub/OpenBSD/snapshots/cats">this location</a>
247: as well as in a few
248: <a href="ftp.html">mirrors</a>.
1.5 miod 249: Here are the
250: <a href="ftp://ftp.openbsd.org/pub/OpenBSD/snapshots/cats/INSTALL.cats">
251: OpenBSD/cats snapshot installation instructions
252: </a> as well.
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257: <h3><font color="#0000e0">Known Problems</font></h3>
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259: <ul>
260: <li>Likely, which one you want?
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