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                     18: <h2><font color="#e00000">OpenBSD/hp300</font></h2>
                     19:
                     20: <hr>
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1.32      miod       22: <p>
                     23: OpenBSD/hp300 runs on most of the HP 9000 series 300 and 400 workstations, based
                     24: on the Motorola 680x0 processor family.
                     25: </p>
                     26:
                     27: <p>
                     28: There is currently no maintainer for this port, although
                     29: Todd Miller (<a href="mailto:millert@openbsd.org">millert@openbsd.org</a>)
                     30: hacks on it from time to time.
                     31: Others are definitely welcome to contribute!
                     32: </p>
                     33:
                     34: <a href="#toc"></a>
                     35: <h3><font color="#0000e0"><i>Table of contents</i></font></h3>
                     36: <p>
                     37: <ul>
1.37      jufi       38:   <li><a href="#history">History of the port</a>
1.32      miod       39:   <li><a href="#status">Current status</a>
                     40:   <li><a href="#projects">Project list</a>
1.34      miod       41:   <li><a href="#hardware">Supported hardware list</a>
1.32      miod       42:   <li><a href="#install">Getting and installing OpenBSD/hp300</a>
                     43: </ul>
1.1       deraadt    44:
1.3       fn         45: <hr>
1.32      miod       46: <a name="history"></a>
                     47: <h3><font color="#0000e0"><strong>History:</strong></font></h3>
1.1       deraadt    48:
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1.8       downsj     50: OpenBSD follows in the footsteps of 4.4BSD by supporting the hp300; most
                     51: types of machine are supported with 68020 or better processors, along with
1.36      miod       52: SCSI and HP-IB storage devices.
1.4       deraadt    53: </p>
                     54:
                     55: <p>
1.8       downsj     56: OpenBSD/hp300 runs 8k pagesize executables natively (the first operating
                     57: system for the hp300 to do so), maintaining the standard binary format
                     58: used by all other OpenBSD m68k platforms.
                     59: </p>
                     60:
1.13      downsj     61: <p>
1.32      miod       62: Over the time, the 4.4BSD codebase was extended and corrected, and the hp300
                     63: port switched to the regular config(8) for kernel configuration.
                     64: This enables the port to support things like
                     65: <i>User Kernel Config</i> and, in the future, the generic SCSI subsystem.
                     66: </p>
                     67:
                     68: <p>
                     69: Shortly after OpenBSD 2.9 was released, support was added for the 425e model,
                     70: using a serial console on the first serial port.
1.13      downsj     71: </p>
                     72:
1.8       downsj     73: <hr>
1.32      miod       74: <a name="status"></a>
                     75: <h3><font color="#0000e0"><strong>Current status:</strong></font></h3>
                     76:
                     77: <p>
                     78: Currently, all the hardware listed in the
                     79: <a href="#hardware">supported hardware list</a> section below boots
                     80: multi-user, and supports enough of the on-board devices to be generally
                     81: useable, unless specified otherwise.
                     82: </p>
                     83:
                     84: <p>
                     85: OpenBSD/hp300 is able to run sun3 SunOS binaries via the
                     86: <strong>COMPAT_SUNOS</strong> kernel option (a few have been tested and work).
                     87: <strong>COMPAT_HPUX</strong> is also available for HP-UX binaries, but has
1.38      nick       88: not been tested recently (but this used to be enough to get HP-UX X11 environment
1.32      miod       89: to run).
                     90: </p>
                     91:
                     92: <p>
1.38      nick       93: Slower machines may sometimes have problems booting with
1.35      nick       94: a serial console.  The symptoms of this are panics during the kernel
1.32      miod       95: autoconfiguration process; this can be avoided by using faster/different
                     96: terminals or by eliminating the terminal's use of flow control.
                     97: </p>
                     98:
                     99: <p>
1.40      jmc       100: A native X11 server is available for the <i>topcat</i> and <i>hyperion</i>
1.39      miod      101: frame buffer families, but it only supports the X11R5 protocol.
                    102: On the other frame buffers, the HP-UX X11R5 server can be run under emulation.
1.32      miod      103: </p>
                    104:
                    105: <hr>
                    106: <a name="projects"></a>
                    107: <h3><font color="#0000e0"><strong>Projects (in no particular order):
                    108: </strong></font></h3>
1.9       downsj    109:
                    110: <p>
                    111: <ul>
1.32      miod      112:   <li>Merge recent development from NetBSD
                    113:   <li>Switch the console and keyboard subsystem to wscons
1.39      miod      114:   <li>Provide native X11 servers for all the supported frame buffers
1.32      miod      115:   <li>Switch the scsi subsystem to the common scsi code
                    116:   <li>Work on SGC bus support (for 425e frame buffer)
                    117: </ul>
                    118:
                    119: <hr>
                    120: <a name="hardware"></a>
                    121: <h3><font color="#0000e0"><strong>Supported hardware:</strong></font></h3>
                    122:
                    123: <p>
                    124: <h4>Supported machines</h4>
                    125:
                    126: <p>
1.9       downsj    127: <ul>
1.32      miod      128:   <li>HP 9000/300 series:
                    129:   <p>
                    130:   <ul>
                    131:     <li>68020-based: 318, 319, 320, 330 and 350.
                    132:     <li>68030-based: 340, 345, 360, 370 and 375.
                    133:     <li>68040-based: 380 and 385.
                    134:   </ul>
1.42      david     135:   <p>
                    136:   </li>
1.32      miod      137:   <li>HP 9000/400 series:
                    138:   <p>
                    139:   <ul>
                    140:     <li>68030-based: 400.
                    141:     <li>68040-based: 425 and 433.
                    142:   </ul>
                    143:   <p>
                    144:   These machines are not supported when configured for <i>Domain/OS</i>;
                    145:   the ROM must be in <i>HP-UX mode</i> in order to boot the system.
                    146:   Please refer to the <a href="hp300/hp300faq.html">hp300 FAQ page</a>
                    147:   for information on how to change the ROM mode.
                    148:   </p></li>
1.9       downsj    149: </ul>
1.32      miod      150:
                    151: <p>
                    152: <h4>SCSI controllers and peripherals</h4>
                    153:
                    154: <p>
1.9       downsj    155: <ul>
1.32      miod      156: <li>98658A built-in and add-on SCSI interface.
1.9       downsj    157: </ul>
                    158: <ul>
1.32      miod      159: <li>SCSI-1 disk drives
                    160: (<a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=sd&amp;sektion=4&amp;arch=hp300">sd</a>). <sup>(*)</sup>
                    161: <li>SCSI-1 cdrom drives
                    162: (<a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=cd&amp;sektion=4">cd</a>). <sup>(*)</sup>
                    163: <li>Autochangers.
                    164: <li>Tape drives: HP DAT, Exabyte, and SCSI QIC drives such as the Archive Viper
                    165: (<a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=st&amp;sektion=4">st</a>).
1.9       downsj    166: </ul>
1.32      miod      167: <p>
                    168: <sup>(*)</sup> SCSI-2 peripherals are known to work, but this may require
                    169: changing a jumper on some drives.
                    170: Refer to your disk's documentation for details.
                    171: </p>
                    172:
                    173: <p>
                    174: <h4>HP-IB/CS80 controllers and peripherals</h4>
                    175:
                    176: <p>
1.9       downsj    177: <ul>
1.32      miod      178: <li>98624 built-in interface.
                    179: <li>98625A and 98625B ``fast'' interface.
1.9       downsj    180: </ul>
                    181: <ul>
1.32      miod      182: <li>Most HP disks, including: 7912, 7914, 7933, 7936, 7937, 7945, 7957,
                    183: 7958, 7959, 2200, and 2203.
                    184: (<a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=hd&amp;sektion=4&amp;arch=hp300">hd</a>).
                    185: <li>Low-density cartridge drives: 7914, 7946, and 9144
                    186: (<a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=st&amp;sektion=4&amp;arch=hp300">ct</a>).
                    187: <li>High-density cartridge drives: 9145
                    188: (<a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=st&amp;sektion=4&amp;arch=hp300">ct</a>).
                    189: <li>1/2" tape drives: 7974A, 7978A/B, 7979A, 7980A, and 7980XC
                    190: (<a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=st&amp;sektion=4&amp;arch=hp300">ct</a>).
1.9       downsj    191: </ul>
1.32      miod      192:
                    193: <p>
                    194: <h4>Serial ports</h4>
                    195:
                    196: <p>
1.9       downsj    197: <ul>
1.32      miod      198: <li>98644 built-in and add-on card single port
                    199: (<a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=dca&amp;sektion=4&amp;arch=hp300">dca</a>).
                    200: <li>98642 4-port mux
                    201: (<a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=dcm&amp;sektion=4&amp;arch=hp300">dcm</a>).
                    202: <li>98638 8-port mux
                    203: (<a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=dcm&amp;sektion=4&amp;arch=hp300">dcm</a>).
                    204: <li>400-series Apollo 3-port serial/keyboard mux
                    205: (<a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=apci&amp;sektion=4&amp;arch=hp300">apci</a>).
                    206: <br>(The first port is typically configured as a
                    207: <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=dca&amp;sektion=4&amp;arch=hp300">dca</a>
                    208: device).
1.9       downsj    209: </ul>
1.32      miod      210:
                    211: <p>
                    212: <h4>Ethernet interfaces</h4>
                    213:
                    214: <p>
1.9       downsj    215: <ul>
1.32      miod      216: <li>98643 built-in and add-on LAN cards.
                    217: (<a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=le&amp;sektion=4&amp;arch=hp300">le</a>).
1.9       downsj    218: </ul>
1.32      miod      219:
                    220: <p>
                    221: <h4>Frame buffers</h4>
                    222:
                    223: <p>
1.9       downsj    224: <ul>
1.32      miod      225: <li>98543, 98544, 98545, and 98547 color and monochrome Topcat
1.39      miod      226: (<a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=topcat&amp;sektion=4&amp;arch=hp300">topcat</a>), supported by the native X11R5 server.
                    227: <li>98548, 98549, 98550, and A1416A color and monochrome Catseye,
                    228: (<a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=topcat&amp;sektion=4&amp;arch=hp300">topcat</a>), supported by the native X11R5 server.
1.32      miod      229: <li>98700 and 98710 Gatorbox
1.39      miod      230: (<a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=gbox&amp;sektion=4&amp;arch=hp300">gbox</a>).
1.32      miod      231: <li>98720 and 98721 Renaissance
1.39      miod      232: (<a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=rbox&amp;sektion=4&amp;arch=hp300">rbox</a>).
1.32      miod      233: <li>98730 and 98731 DaVinci
1.39      miod      234: (<a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=dvbox&amp;sektion=4&amp;arch=hp300">dvbox</a>).
                    235: <li>A1096A monochrome Hyperion
                    236: (<a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=hyper&amp;sektion=4&amp;arch=hp300">hyper</a>), supported by the native X11R5 server.
1.9       downsj    237: </ul>
1.32      miod      238:
1.9       downsj    239: <p>
1.32      miod      240: <h4>Input devices</h4>
1.14      downsj    241:
1.27      downsj    242: <p>
1.32      miod      243: <ul>
                    244: <li>General interface supporting all HIL devices
                    245: (<a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=hil&amp;sektion=4&amp;arch=hp300">hil</a>):
                    246:     keyboard, 2 and 3 button mice, and ID module.
                    247:     Serial mice connected to a <i>HIL to quad</i> converter are also known to
                    248:     work.
                    249: <li>400-series Apollo keyboards
                    250:     <i>(currently only supported by the bootblocks)</i>
                    251: </ul>
1.27      downsj    252:
1.32      miod      253: <p>
                    254: <h4>Miscellaneous</h4>
1.9       downsj    255:
                    256: <p>
                    257: <ul>
1.32      miod      258: <li>Battery-backed real-time clock.
                    259: <li>Printers and plotters on RS232 and HP-IB.
1.33      miod      260: (<a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=ppi&amp;sektion=4&amp;arch=hp300">ppi</a>).
1.9       downsj    261: </ul>
                    262:
1.8       downsj    263: <p>
1.32      miod      264: More information about hardware configuration may be found on the
                    265: <a href="hp300/hp300faq.html">hp300 FAQ page</a>.
1.14      downsj    266: </p>
1.8       downsj    267:
                    268: <p>
1.32      miod      269: <h4>Unsupported machines</h4>
1.1       deraadt   270:
1.18      downsj    271: <p>
1.32      miod      272: <ul>
                    273: <li>310 and all other 68010 based systems.
                    274: </ul>
1.18      downsj    275:
1.12      downsj    276: <p>
1.32      miod      277: <h4>Unsupported devices</h4>
1.14      downsj    278:
                    279: <p>
1.32      miod      280: <ul>
                    281: <li>SGC bus on the 425e (and some 4XXt machines),
                    282: and the associated frame buffers.
                    283: </ul>
1.12      downsj    284:
                    285: <hr>
1.34      miod      286: <a name="install"></a>
                    287: <h3><font color="#0000e0">
                    288: <strong>Getting and installing OpenBSD/hp300:</strong>
                    289: </font></h3>
                    290:
                    291: <p>
                    292: The latest supported OpenBSD/hp300 release is
1.42      david     293: <a href="34.html">OpenBSD 3.4</a>.
1.34      miod      294: Here are the
1.42      david     295: <a href="ftp://ftp.OpenBSD.org/pub/OpenBSD/3.4/hp300/INSTALL.hp300">
                    296: OpenBSD/hp300 3.4 installation instructions
1.34      miod      297: </a>.
                    298: </p>
                    299:
                    300: <p>
                    301: Snapshots are made available from time to time, in
                    302: <a href="ftp://ftp.OpenBSD.org/pub/OpenBSD/snapshots/hp300">this location</a>
                    303: as well as in a few
                    304: <a href="ftp.html">mirrors</a>.
                    305: Here are the
                    306: <a href="ftp://ftp.OpenBSD.org/pub/OpenBSD/snapshots/hp300/INSTALL.hp300">
                    307: OpenBSD/hp300 snapshot installation instructions
                    308: </a> as well.
                    309: </p>
                    310:
                    311: <hr>
1.32      miod      312: <a href="plat.html">
                    313: <img height="24" width="24" src="back.gif" border="0" alt="Supported platforms">
                    314: </a>
                    315: <br>
                    316: <small><a href="mailto:www@openbsd.org">www@openbsd.org</a></small>
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