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1.327 miod 15: <h2><font color="#e00000">OpenBSD/i386</font></h2>
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1.736 mmcc 18: OpenBSD/i386 runs on the standard PCs and clones, with a wide variety
1.327 miod 19: of processors, I/O bus architectures and peripherals supported.
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24: <h3 id="history"><font color="#0000e0"><strong>History:</strong></font></h3>
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1.32 grr 26: <p>
1.327 miod 27: The OpenBSD/i386 port has been present since the inception of the project.
28: Over the years, more and more hardware support has been written
29: specifically for OpenBSD (such as the cryptographic accelerator drivers),
30: or adapted from FreeBSD and NetBSD.
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34: <h3 id="status"><font color="#0000e0"><strong>Current status:</strong></font></h3>
1.327 miod 35:
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37: It can be expected to install and run with minimal difficulty on most current
38: hardware.
1.736 mmcc 39: Machines using custom BIOS (such as older proprietary PCs, laptops, and some
1.327 miod 40: specialized server machines) may cause problems.
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1.488 matthieu 43: X Window System support is available for most graphics cards, using
1.682 deraadt 44: the X.Org server. As with other free operating systems it is highly recommended
1.685 deraadt 45: that Nvidia cards are avoided since this vendor continues to show tremendous
1.683 deraadt 46: resistance towards releasing information that would allow X.Org to support their
1.684 jasper 47: hardware properly.
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51: <h3 id="hardware"><font color="#0000e0"><strong>Supported hardware:</strong></font></h3>
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1.327 miod 53: <h4>Processors</h4>
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1.718 nick 56: All CPUs compatible with the Intel 80486 or better, with Intel-compatible
57: hardware floating point support should work.
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1.425 nick 59: <h4>SMP support</h4>
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1.718 nick 62: OpenBSD/i386 supports most SMP (Symmetrical MultiProcessor) systems,
63: including multi-chip, multi-core and/or hyperthreading designs.
1.449 grange 64: To support SMP operation, a separate SMP kernel (<tt>bsd.mp</tt>) is
1.427 saad 65: included with the installation file sets.
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1.327 miod 67: <h3><font color="#0000e0">Unsupported Hardware:</font></h3>
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1.722 tedu 70: New hardware is constantly being released, some of which may lack support.
71: Your <a href="donations.html">donation of time, hardware, or documentation</a>
1.327 miod 72: can accelerate this support!
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77: <h3 id="multiboot"><font color="#0000e0"><strong>Installation with other operating systems:
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81: OpenBSD/i386 can be installed to share the system disks with other operating
82: systems, such as MS-DOS, Windows or Linux, using the MBR/partition table
83: scheme, and an optional boot selector program.
84: Everyday operation is trouble free, but setup requires care, and several
85: operating systems, such as Windows 95, are known to be careless about
86: pre-existing MBR information.
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89: Also, some laptop computers use a specific partition as suspend-to-disk
90: storage, which should not be clobbered.
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93: More details on this process can be found in the
94: <a href="faq/faq4.html">Installation Guide</a> and
95: <a href="faq/faq14.html">Disk Setup Manual</a>.
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1.330 miod 100: <strong>Getting and installing OpenBSD/i386:</strong>
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1.330 miod 104: The latest supported OpenBSD/i386 release is
1.735 sthen 105: <a href="58.html">OpenBSD 5.8</a>.
1.330 miod 106: Here are the
1.735 sthen 107: <a href="http://ftp.OpenBSD.org/pub/OpenBSD/5.8/i386/INSTALL.i386">
108: OpenBSD/i386 5.8 installation instructions
1.330 miod 109: </a>.
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112: Snapshots are made available from time to time, in
1.717 sthen 113: <a href="http://ftp.OpenBSD.org/pub/OpenBSD/snapshots/i386">this location</a>
1.330 miod 114: as well as in a few
115: <a href="ftp.html">mirrors</a>.
116: Here are the
1.717 sthen 117: <a href="http://ftp.OpenBSD.org/pub/OpenBSD/snapshots/i386/INSTALL.i386">
1.330 miod 118: OpenBSD/i386 snapshot installation instructions
119: </a> as well.
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122: There are several installation media provided:
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1.330 miod 124: <ul>
125: <li><strong>CD boot</strong>
1.421 deraadt 126: <br>
1.610 tom 127: The CD provides an <i>El Torito</i> no-emulation boot image
128: that includes almost all OpenBSD drivers.
1.330 miod 129: This also includes minimal USB support (storage devices and keyboard).<br>
130: For the latest list of drivers available on this image, take a look at the
1.727 nick 131: <a href="http://cvsweb.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/cvsweb/src/sys/arch/i386/conf/RAMDISK_CD?rev=HEAD">RAMDISK_CD</a>
1.330 miod 132: kernel configuration file.
1.735 sthen 133: <li><strong>Disk Image</strong> (miniroot58.fs)
1.733 tedu 134: <br>
135: The same installer as the CD, but in a form suitable for creating bootable
136: hard drives or USB flash drives.
1.735 sthen 137: <li><strong>Floppy</strong> (floppy58.fs)
1.421 deraadt 138: <br>
1.330 miod 139: This 1.44MB floppy image contains the most common drivers.
140: It is designed to cover the most typical PC. As a general rule, you will
141: find that the missing drivers are ones which need large microcodes to run,
1.432 nick 142: such as for rare SCSI cards, gigabit ethernet cards, or RAID devices.<br>
1.330 miod 143: For the latest list of drivers available on this image, take a look at the
1.727 nick 144: <a href="http://cvsweb.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/cvsweb/src/sys/arch/i386/conf/RAMDISK?rev=HEAD">RAMDISK</a>
1.330 miod 145: kernel configuration file.
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