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<li><a href="#problems">Known problems</a>

<li><a href="#other">Other features</a>

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<li>Improve port-specific documentation

<li>Test more platforms and peripherals, especially PCI drivers

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<h4>Supported models</h4>

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PowerPC-based Macintosh systems are divided into <i>"Old World"</i> and

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To help us improve the accuracy of this list, <b>PLEASE</b>

<a href="faq/faq4.html#SendDmesg">send your dmesg</a> after installation

to <a href="mailto:dmesg@openbsd.org">dmesg@openbsd.org</a>.

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<h4>Supported peripherals</h4>

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<li><strong>Audio Devices</strong>

<ul>

<li>AWACS (<a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=awacs&sektion=4&arch=macppc">awacs</a>)

<li>Ensoniq AudioPCI (<a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=eap&sektion=4">eap</a>)

<li>USB audio (<a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=uaudio&sektion=4">uaudio</a>)

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<li><strong>Radio Receiver Devices</strong> (<a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=radio&sektion=9">radio</a>)

<ul>

<li>Brooktree 848/849/878/879-based TV tuner cards (<a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=bktr&sektion=4">bktr</a>)

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<li><strong>Other Devices</strong>

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<li>Backlight on lcd devices can be controlled through the brightness control

keys on ADB (laptop) keyboards, or through'wsconsctl -w display.brightness=xx'

(0 - 100) and 'wsconsctl -w display.backlight=xx' (0 or 100)

<li>Brooktree 848/849/878/879-based video capture cards (<a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=bktr&sektion=4">bktr</a>), including:

<ul>

<li>Hauppage Wincast TV

<li>STB TV PCI Television Tuner

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<h4>Unsupported Hardware</h4>

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<li>Bluetooth is not supported.

<li>Multi-speed laptops are not adjustable.

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<p>

The latest supported OpenBSD/macppc release is

<a href="33.html">OpenBSD 3.3</a>.

<a href="34.html">OpenBSD 3.4</a>.

Here are the

OpenBSD/macppc 3.3 installation instructions

OpenBSD/macppc 3.4 installation instructions

</a>.

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procedure.

Alternatively, the CD can be booted at the OpenFirmware prompt, with

<pre>

boot cd:,ofwboot 3.3/macppc/bsd.rd

boot cd:,ofwboot 3.4/macppc/bsd.rd

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<li><strong>MacOS-based boot</strong>

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If the system disk is shared with MacOS, the <tt>ofwboot</tt> boot loader

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boot hd:,ofwboot bsd.rd

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<h3><font color="#0000e0">Multiboot/Shared HFS disks:</font></h3>

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<li><tt>ide0</tt> (cdrom) is valid as a root drive <b>only</b> if no hard

drives are connected to the Ultra bus.

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is to press <SHIFT> first or to disconnect and reconnect the USB mouse

after the problem has occurred.

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<li> <CTRL><CMD><POWER> on ADB (not USB) keyboards

will reset the computer.

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