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1.738 tb 18: <font color="#0000ff"><i>Open</i></font><font color="#000084">BSD</font></a>
19: <font color="#e00000">i386</font>
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1.738 tb 22: <p>
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1.736 mmcc 24: OpenBSD/i386 runs on the standard PCs and clones, with a wide variety
1.327 miod 25: of processors, I/O bus architectures and peripherals supported.
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1.729 bentley 29:
30: <h3 id="history"><font color="#0000e0"><strong>History:</strong></font></h3>
1.34 johns 31:
1.32 grr 32: <p>
1.327 miod 33: The OpenBSD/i386 port has been present since the inception of the project.
34: Over the years, more and more hardware support has been written
35: specifically for OpenBSD (such as the cryptographic accelerator drivers),
36: or adapted from FreeBSD and NetBSD.
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1.729 bentley 39:
40: <h3 id="status"><font color="#0000e0"><strong>Current status:</strong></font></h3>
1.327 miod 41:
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43: It can be expected to install and run with minimal difficulty on most current
44: hardware.
1.736 mmcc 45: Machines using custom BIOS (such as older proprietary PCs, laptops, and some
1.327 miod 46: specialized server machines) may cause problems.
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1.488 matthieu 49: X Window System support is available for most graphics cards, using
1.682 deraadt 50: the X.Org server. As with other free operating systems it is highly recommended
1.685 deraadt 51: that Nvidia cards are avoided since this vendor continues to show tremendous
1.683 deraadt 52: resistance towards releasing information that would allow X.Org to support their
1.684 jasper 53: hardware properly.
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57: <h3 id="hardware"><font color="#0000e0"><strong>Supported hardware:</strong></font></h3>
1.34 johns 58:
1.327 miod 59: <h4>Processors</h4>
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1.718 nick 62: All CPUs compatible with the Intel 80486 or better, with Intel-compatible
63: hardware floating point support should work.
1.327 miod 64:
1.425 nick 65: <h4>SMP support</h4>
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1.718 nick 68: OpenBSD/i386 supports most SMP (Symmetrical MultiProcessor) systems,
69: including multi-chip, multi-core and/or hyperthreading designs.
1.449 grange 70: To support SMP operation, a separate SMP kernel (<tt>bsd.mp</tt>) is
1.427 saad 71: included with the installation file sets.
1.34 johns 72:
1.327 miod 73: <h3><font color="#0000e0">Unsupported Hardware:</font></h3>
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1.327 miod 75: <p>
1.722 tedu 76: New hardware is constantly being released, some of which may lack support.
77: Your <a href="donations.html">donation of time, hardware, or documentation</a>
1.327 miod 78: can accelerate this support!
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83: <h3 id="multiboot"><font color="#0000e0"><strong>Installation with other operating systems:
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87: OpenBSD/i386 can be installed to share the system disks with other operating
88: systems, such as MS-DOS, Windows or Linux, using the MBR/partition table
89: scheme, and an optional boot selector program.
90: Everyday operation is trouble free, but setup requires care, and several
91: operating systems, such as Windows 95, are known to be careless about
92: pre-existing MBR information.
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95: Also, some laptop computers use a specific partition as suspend-to-disk
96: storage, which should not be clobbered.
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99: More details on this process can be found in the
100: <a href="faq/faq4.html">Installation Guide</a> and
101: <a href="faq/faq14.html">Disk Setup Manual</a>.
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1.330 miod 106: <strong>Getting and installing OpenBSD/i386:</strong>
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1.330 miod 110: The latest supported OpenBSD/i386 release is
1.748 ! tj 111: <a href="62.html">OpenBSD 6.2</a>.
1.330 miod 112: Here are the
1.748 ! tj 113: <a href="https://ftp.OpenBSD.org/pub/OpenBSD/6.2/i386/INSTALL.i386">
! 114: OpenBSD/i386 installation instructions</a>.
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117: Snapshots are made available from time to time, in
1.744 tb 118: <a href="https://ftp.OpenBSD.org/pub/OpenBSD/snapshots/i386">this location</a>
1.330 miod 119: as well as in a few
120: <a href="ftp.html">mirrors</a>.
121: Here are the
1.744 tb 122: <a href="https://ftp.OpenBSD.org/pub/OpenBSD/snapshots/i386/INSTALL.i386">
1.745 tb 123: OpenBSD/i386 snapshot installation instructions</a> as well.
1.330 miod 124:
125: <p>
126: There are several installation media provided:
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1.330 miod 128: <ul>
1.745 tb 129: <li><strong>CD image</strong> (installXX.iso)
1.421 deraadt 130: <br>
1.745 tb 131: The CD ISO provides an <i>El Torito</i> no-emulation boot image
1.610 tom 132: that includes almost all OpenBSD drivers.
1.330 miod 133: This also includes minimal USB support (storage devices and keyboard).<br>
134: For the latest list of drivers available on this image, take a look at the
1.746 tb 135: <a href="https://cvsweb.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/cvsweb/src/sys/arch/i386/conf/RAMDISK_CD?rev=HEAD">RAMDISK_CD</a>
1.330 miod 136: kernel configuration file.
1.745 tb 137: <li><strong>Disk image</strong> (minirootXX.fs)
1.733 tedu 138: <br>
1.745 tb 139: The same installer as the CD ISO, but in a form suitable for creating bootable
1.733 tedu 140: hard drives or USB flash drives.
1.745 tb 141: <li><strong>Floppy</strong> (floppyXX.fs)
1.421 deraadt 142: <br>
1.330 miod 143: This 1.44MB floppy image contains the most common drivers.
144: It is designed to cover the most typical PC. As a general rule, you will
145: find that the missing drivers are ones which need large microcodes to run,
1.432 nick 146: such as for rare SCSI cards, gigabit ethernet cards, or RAID devices.<br>
1.330 miod 147: For the latest list of drivers available on this image, take a look at the
1.746 tb 148: <a href="https://cvsweb.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/cvsweb/src/sys/arch/i386/conf/RAMDISK?rev=HEAD">RAMDISK</a>
1.330 miod 149: kernel configuration file.
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