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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>.
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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!
1.4 miod 42: We are also evaluating other possible ARM platforms.
43: </p>
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45: <a href="#toc"></a>
46: <h3><font color="#0000e0"><i>Table of contents</i></font></h3>
47: <p>
48: <ul>
49: <li><a href="#history">History of the port</a>
50: <li><a href="#status">Current status</a>
51: <li><a href="#projects">Project list</a>
52: <li><a href="#hardware">Supported hardware list</a>
53: <li><a href="#install">Getting and installing OpenBSD/cats</a>
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1.1 drahn 55: <li><a href="#problems">Known problems</a>
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1.1 drahn 57: </ul>
58:
59: <hr>
60: <a name="history"></a>
61: <h3><font color="#0000e0"><strong>History:</strong></font></h3>
62:
63: <p>
64: OpenBSD/cats was started based on NetBSD -current code of January 2004.
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67: <hr>
68: <a name="status"></a>
69: <h3><font color="#0000e0"><strong>Current status:</strong></font></h3>
70:
71: <p>
72: The Simtec StrongARM 110 Evaluation Board is the only supported board at
73: the current time.
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76: <hr>
77: <a name="X11"></a>
78: <h3><font color="#0000e0"><strong>X11:</strong></font></h3>
79: <p>
80: The port is too young to think about graphics, however vga console text
81: mode is supported.
82: <!-- XFree86 has only been tested using the accelerated ATI driver,
83: the classic vga driver and drivers for other firmware supported
84: video have not been tested.
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87: Directions on enabling the accelerated X server can be found
88: in the <tt>/usr/X11R6/README</tt> file on the installed system.
89: -->
90:
91: <hr>
92: <a name="projects"></a>
93: <h3><font color="#0000e0"><strong>Projects (in no particular order):
94: </strong></font></h3>
95:
96: <p>
97: <ul>
1.4 miod 98: <li>Shared libraries (in progress).
99: <li>Better booting support from ABLE firmware.
100: <li>Kernel Symbols (currently unavailable due to boot process limitations).
1.1 drahn 101: </ul>
102:
103: <hr>
104: <a name="hardware"></a>
105: <h3><font color="#0000e0"><strong>Supported peripherals:
106: </strong></font></h3>
107:
1.4 miod 108: <p>
109: Currently only the following hardware has been tested:
110: </p>
111:
1.1 drahn 112: <p>
113: <ul>
114: <li><strong>Onboard PCI modules</strong> (pci)
115: <ul>
116: <li>Acer Labs M5229 UDMA IDE
117: </ul>
118:
119: <li><strong>PCI-Bridges</strong>
120: (<a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=pchb&sektion=4">pchb</a>)
121: <ul>
122: <li>Acer Labs M1533 ISA
123: </ul>
124:
125: <li><strong>Video Cards</strong>
126: <ul>
127: <li>S3 PCI VGA
128: </ul>
129:
130: <li><strong>Ethernet</strong>
131: <ul>
132: <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>
133:
134: <li>VIA Rhine/RhineII/RhineIII Ethernet adapters (<a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=vr&sektion=4">vr</a>), including:
135: <ul>
136: <li>Addtron AEF-360TX
137: <li>Hawking PN102TX
138: <li>D-Link DFE530TX
139: </ul>
140: <li>DEC DECchip 21143 (Tulip clones) (<a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=dc&sektion=4">dc</a>)
141: <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:
142: <ul>
143: <li>Intel EtherExpress PRO/10+
144: <li>Intel EtherExpress PRO/100, PRO/100B, and PRO/100+
145: <li>Intel EtherExpress PRO/100+ "Management Adapter"
146: <li>Intel EtherExpress PRO/100 Dual Port
147: <li>Intel PRO/100 VE, PRO/100 VM, and PRO/100 S
148: </ul>
149: <li>Intel 21145-based PCI adapters (<a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=dc&sektion=4">dc</a>)
1.3 brad 150: </ul>
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152: <li><strong>SCSI and IDE Host Adapters</strong>
153: <ul>
154: <li>Symbios Logic 53c810, 53c825 (<a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=siop&sektion=4">siop</a>)
155: <li>Adaptec AIC-7770-based SCSI host adapters (including the
156: Adaptec AHA-274x and AHA-284x families). (<a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=ahc&sektion=4">ahc</a>)
157: <li>Adaptec AHA-[23]94x[W] cards and some on-board PCI designs using the
158: AIC7870 and AIC7880 chips. (<a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=ahc&sektion=4">ahc</a>)
159: <li>Adaptec AHA-[23]9[34]xU[2W] cards and on-board PCI designs using the
160: AIC789[01], AIC7895, AIC789[67] chips. (<a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=ahc&sektion=4">ahc</a>)
161: <li>Adaptec AIC-789[29] chips and products like the AHA-29160 based upon it
162: which do 160MB/sec SCSI. (<a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=ahc&sektion=4">ahc</a>)
163: (However, the 7899G card is currently not supported with more than one device attached)
164: <li>All PCI IDE
165: (<a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=pciide&sektion=4">pciide</a>)
166: adapters supported by the <a href="i386.html">i386</a> platform
167: </ul>
168:
169: <li><strong>Drives</strong>
170: <ul>
171: <li>All IDE devices supported on the <a href="i386.html">i386</a> platform.
172: <li>All ATAPI drives supported on the <a href="i386.html">i386</a> platform.
173: <li>All SCSI drives supported on the <a href="i386.html">i386</a> platform.
174: </ul>
175:
176: <li><strong>USB Controllers/Hubs</strong>
1.4 miod 177: <p>
178: USB support may not be working correctly.<br>
179: <ul>
180: <li>OHCI: Acer Labs M5237 USB (<a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=ohci&sektion=4">ohci</a>)
1.1 drahn 181: </ul>
182:
183: <li><strong>USB Devices</strong>
184: <ul>
185: <li>Alps Electric Apple USB Keyboard (<a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=ukbd&sektion=4">ukbd</a>)
186: <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>)
187: <li>Logitech M4848 (<a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=ums&sektion=4">ums</a>)
188: <li>Kensington USB/PS2 Wheel Mouse (<a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=ums&sektion=4">ums</a>)
189: <li>USB Zip Drives (<a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=umass&sektion=4">umass</a>)
190: </ul>
191:
192: <li><strong>Other Devices</strong>
193: <ul>
194: <li>Serial Ports: the onboard serial port should work as fcom serial console
195: or as a standard serial port.
196: </ul>
197:
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207: <li>XXX
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212: <a name="install"></a>
213: <h3><font color="#0000e0">
214: <strong>Getting and installing OpenBSD/cats:</strong>
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216:
217: <p>
218: Snapshots are made available from time to time, in
219: <a href="ftp://ftp.OpenBSD.org/pub/OpenBSD/snapshots/cats">this location</a>
220: as well as in a few
221: <a href="ftp.html">mirrors</a>.
1.5 ! miod 222: Here are the
! 223: <a href="ftp://ftp.openbsd.org/pub/OpenBSD/snapshots/cats/INSTALL.cats">
! 224: OpenBSD/cats snapshot installation instructions
! 225: </a> as well.
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235: <li>Likely, which one you want?
236: </ul>
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