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18: <h2><font color="#e00000">OpenBSD/cats</font></h2>
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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&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&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&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&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&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&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&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&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&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&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&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&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&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&sektion=4">ukbd</a>)
180: <li>Solid Year Keyboard and Mouse (<a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=ukbd&sektion=4">ukbd</a>) (<a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=ums&sektion=4">ums</a>)
181: <li>Logitech M4848 (<a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=ums&sektion=4">ums</a>)
182: <li>Kensington USB/PS2 Wheel Mouse (<a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=ums&sektion=4">ums</a>)
183: <li>USB Zip Drives (<a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=umass&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>
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197: <a name="unsup"></a>
198: <h3><font color="#0000e0"><strong>Unsupported Hardware:
199: </strong></font></h3>
200: <ul>
201: <li>XXX
202: </ul>
203:
204: <hr>
205: <a name="install"></a>
206: <h3><font color="#0000e0">
207: <strong>Getting and installing OpenBSD/cats:</strong>
208: </font></h3>
209:
210: XXX
211: <p>
212: Snapshots are made available from time to time, in
213: <a href="ftp://ftp.OpenBSD.org/pub/OpenBSD/snapshots/cats">this location</a>
214: as well as in a few
215: <a href="ftp.html">mirrors</a>.
216: When available, here will be the
217: <a href="ftp://ftp.OpenBSD.org/pub/OpenBSD/snapshots/cats/INSTALL.cats">
218: OpenBSD/cats snapshot installation instructions
219: </a> as well.
220: </p>
221:
222: <p>
223: <!-- There are several installation media provided: -->
224: Currently, no installation media is provided:
225: XXX
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229: <h3><font color="#0000e0">Known Problems</font></h3>
230:
231: <p>
232: <ul>
233: <li>Likely, which one you want?
234: </ul>
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