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<h2><font color="#e00000">OpenBSD/hp300</font></h2>
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<p>
OpenBSD/hp300 runs on most of the HP 9000 series 300 and 400 workstations, based
on the Motorola 680x0 processor family.
<p>
<strong>The OpenBSD/hp300 port has been discontinued after the 5.5 release.</strong>
</p>
<a name="toc"></a>
<h3><font color="#0000e0"><i>Table of contents</i></font></h3>
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<ul>
<li><a href="#history">History of the port</a>
<li><a href="#status">Current status</a>
<li><a href="#hardware">Supported hardware</a>
<li><a href="#install">Getting and installing OpenBSD/hp300</a>
</ul>
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<a name="history"></a>
<h3><font color="#0000e0"><strong>History:</strong></font></h3>
<p>
OpenBSD follows in the footsteps of 4.4BSD by supporting the hp300; most
types of machine are supported with 68030 or better processors, along with
SCSI and HP-IB storage devices.
<p>
OpenBSD/hp300 runs 8k pagesize executables natively (the first operating
system for the hp300 to do so), maintaining the standard binary format
used by all other OpenBSD m68k platforms.
<p>
Over time, the 4.4BSD codebase was extended and corrected, and the hp300
port switched to the regular config(8) for kernel configuration.
<p>
Shortly after OpenBSD 2.9 was released, support was added for the 425e model,
using a serial console on the first serial port.
<p>
Recent development features the replacement of the old hp300-specific SCSI code
base with the generic SCSI subsystem (as of 3.6), dynamic attachment and
detachment of HP-HIL devices, and support for the SGC bus and frame buffers
(as of 3.7), as well as the Apollo Domain keyboard and mouse (as of 3.8).
<hr>
<a name="status"></a>
<h3><font color="#0000e0"><strong>Current status:</strong></font></h3>
<p>
Currently, all the hardware listed in the
<a href="#hardware">supported hardware</a> section below boots
multi-user, and supports enough of the on-board devices to be generally
usable, unless specified otherwise.
<p>
A native, unaccelerated X11R6 server is available for all supported frame
buffers except the
<a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=sti&manpath=OpenBSD+5.5&sektion=4">sti</a>
frame buffers.
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<a name="hardware"></a>
<h3><font color="#0000e0"><strong>Supported hardware:</strong></font></h3>
<p>
<h4>Supported machines</h4>
<p>
<ul>
<li>HP 9000/300 series:
<p>
<ul>
<li>68030-based: 340, 345, 360, 362, 370 and 375
<li>68040-based: 380, 382 and 385
</ul>
<p>
</li>
<li>HP 9000/400 series:
<p>
<ul>
<li>68030-based: 400(dl/s/t)
<li>68040-based: 425(dl/e/s/t) and 433(dl/e/s/t)
</ul>
<p>
These machines are not supported when configured for <i>Domain/OS</i>;
the ROM must be in <i>HP-UX mode</i> in order to boot the system.
Please refer to the <a href="hp300/hp300faq.html">hp300 FAQ page</a>
for information on how to change the ROM mode.
</li>
</ul>
<p>
<h4>SCSI controllers and peripherals</h4>
<p>
<ul>
<li>98658A built-in and add-on SCSI interface
(<a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=spc&manpath=OpenBSD+5.5&sektion=4&arch=hp300">spc</a>)
</ul>
<ul>
<li>SCSI-1 disk drives
(<a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=sd&manpath=OpenBSD+5.5&sektion=4">sd</a>). <sup>(*)</sup>
<li>SCSI-1 cdrom drives
(<a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=cd&manpath=OpenBSD+5.5&sektion=4">cd</a>). <sup>(*)</sup>
<li>Autochangers
(<a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=ch&manpath=OpenBSD+5.5&sektion=4">ch</a>).
<li>Tape drives: HP DAT, Exabyte, and SCSI QIC drives such as the Archive Viper
(<a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=st&manpath=OpenBSD+5.5&sektion=4">st</a>).
</ul>
<p>
<sup>(*)</sup> SCSI-2 devices are known to work, but may require
changing a jumper to restrict them to SCSI-1 behaviour.
Refer to your hardware documentation for details.
<p>
<h4>HP-IB/CS80 controllers and peripherals</h4>
<p>
<ul>
<li>98624 built-in interface
(<a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=nhpib&arch=hp300&manpath=OpenBSD+5.5&sektion=4">nhpib</a>)
<li>98625A and 98625B ``fast'' interface
(<a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=fhpib&arch=hp300&manpath=OpenBSD+5.5&sektion=4">fhpib</a>)
</ul>
<ul>
<li>Most HP disks, including: 7912, 7914, 7933, 7936, 7937, 7945, 7957,
7958, 7959, 2200, and 2203
(<a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=hd&manpath=OpenBSD+5.5&sektion=4&arch=hp300">hd</a>)
<li>Low-density cartridge drives: 7914, 7946, and 9144
(<a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=st&manpath=OpenBSD+5.5&sektion=4&arch=hp300">ct</a>)
<li>High-density cartridge drives: 9145
(<a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=st&manpath=OpenBSD+5.5&sektion=4&arch=hp300">ct</a>)
<li>1/2" tape drives: 7974A, 7978A/B, 7979A, 7980A, and 7980XC
(<a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=st&manpath=OpenBSD+5.5&sektion=4&arch=hp300">ct</a>)
</ul>
<p>
<h4>Serial ports</h4>
<p>
<ul>
<li>98644 built-in and add-on card single port
(<a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=dca&manpath=OpenBSD+5.5&sektion=4&arch=hp300">dca</a>)
<li>98642 4-port mux
(<a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=dcm&manpath=OpenBSD+5.5&sektion=4&arch=hp300">dcm</a>)
<li>98638 8-port mux
(<a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=dcm&manpath=OpenBSD+5.5&sektion=4&arch=hp300">dcm</a>)
<li>400-series Apollo 3-port serial/keyboard mux
(<a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=apci&manpath=OpenBSD+5.5&sektion=4&arch=hp300">apci</a>)
<br>(The first port being typically configured as a
<a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=dca&manpath=OpenBSD+5.5&sektion=4&arch=hp300">dca</a>
device, except on 425e).
</ul>
<p>
<h4>Ethernet interfaces</h4>
<p>
<ul>
<li>98643 built-in and add-on LAN cards
(<a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=le&manpath=OpenBSD+5.5&sektion=4&arch=hp300">le</a>)
</ul>
<p>
<h4>Frame buffers</h4>
<p>
<ul>
<li>98543, 98544, 98545, and 98547 color and monochrome Topcat
(<a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=topcat&manpath=OpenBSD+5.5&sektion=4&arch=hp300">topcat</a>)
<li>98548, 98549 and 98550 color and monochrome Catseye
(<a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=topcat&manpath=OpenBSD+5.5&sektion=4&arch=hp300">topcat</a>)
<li>A1416A color Kathmandu
(<a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=topcat&manpath=OpenBSD+5.5&sektion=4&arch=hp300">topcat</a>)
<li>98700 and 98710 Gatorbox
(<a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=gbox&manpath=OpenBSD+5.5&sektion=4&arch=hp300">gbox</a>)
<li>98720 and 98721 Renaissance
(<a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=rbox&manpath=OpenBSD+5.5&sektion=4&arch=hp300">rbox</a>)
<li>98730 and 98731 DaVinci
(<a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=dvbox&manpath=OpenBSD+5.5&sektion=4&arch=hp300">dvbox</a>)
<li>A1096A monochrome Hyperion
(<a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=hyper&manpath=OpenBSD+5.5&sektion=4&arch=hp300">hyper</a>)
<li>98705 PersonalVRX <i>TigerShark</i>
(<a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=tvrx&manpath=OpenBSD+5.5&sektion=4&arch=hp300">tvrx</a>)
<li>VRX (362/382 on-board), EVRX (425e on-board) and SGC frame buffers
(<a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=sti&manpath=OpenBSD+5.5&sektion=4">sti</a>)
</ul>
<p>
<h4>Input devices</h4>
<p>
<ul>
<li>General interface supporting all HIL devices
(<a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=hil&manpath=OpenBSD+5.5&sektion=4">hil</a>):
<ul>
<li>Keyboards
(<a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=hilkbd&manpath=OpenBSD+5.5&sektion=4">hilkbd</a>)
<li>mice and button boxes
(<a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=hilms&manpath=OpenBSD+5.5&sektion=4">hilms</a>)
<li>ID module
(<a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=hilid&manpath=OpenBSD+5.5&sektion=4">hilid</a>)
</ul>
Serial mice connected to a <i>HIL to quad</i> converter are also known to work.
<li>Apollo Domain keyboard and mouse (on 400-series)
(<a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=dnkbd&manpath=OpenBSD+5.5&sektion=4&arch=hp300">dnkbd</a>)
</ul>
<p>
<h4>Miscellaneous</h4>
<p>
<ul>
<li>Digital audio on model 425e
(<a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=arcofi&manpath=OpenBSD+5.5&sektion=4">arcofi</a>)
<li>Battery-backed real-time clock (except on 425e)
<li>Printers and plotters on RS232 and HP-IB
(<a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=ppi&manpath=OpenBSD+5.5&sektion=4&arch=hp300">ppi</a>)
</ul>
<p>
More information about hardware configuration may be found on the
<a href="hp300/hp300faq.html">hp300 FAQ page</a>.
<p>
<h4>Unsupported machines</h4>
<p>
<ul>
<li>68010-based: 310
<li>68020-based: 318, 319, 320, 330 and 350
(support for all 68020 models has been dropped after OpenBSD 3.9)
<li>68030-based: 332
(this model ought to work if a 68882 FPU is installed, but to the
best of our knowledge this has never been tried)
</ul>
<p>
<h4>Unsupported devices</h4>
<p>
<ul>
<li>Parallel port.
<li>98765 TurboVRX, X-Genesis and Y-Genesis frame buffers.
<li>ISA slot on the 4xx ``<i>t</i>'' models.
(There is minimal support for it, but interrupts are not working)
<li>EISA slots on the 4xx ``<i>s</i>'' models.
</ul>
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<a name="install"></a>
<h3><font color="#0000e0">
<strong>Getting and installing OpenBSD/hp300:</strong>
</font></h3>
<p>
The last supported OpenBSD/hp300 release is
<a href="55.html">OpenBSD 5.5</a>.
Here are the
<a href="http://ftp.OpenBSD.org/pub/OpenBSD/5.5/hp300/INSTALL.hp300">
OpenBSD/hp300 5.5 installation instructions
</a>.
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