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<b>Machines</b>

<ul>

<li>PowerMac G4

<li>PowerMac G3 (B&W)

<li><a href="http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=58418">PowerMac G4

</a> (PCI Graphics? - untested but should work)

<li>PowerMac G4 (AGP Graphics)

<li>PowerMac G4 (Digital Audio)

<li>PowerMac G4 (QuickSilver)

<li>PowerMac G4 (QuickSilver 2002)

<li>PowerMac Dual G4

<li>PowerMac G4 Cube

<li>iMac Rev A

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<h3><font color="#0000e0">Known Problems</font></h3>

<ul>

<li>Sleep/suspend is not supported.

<li>Turning off the backlight/screen blanking is not supported.

<li>gm0 driver does not support 1000Mb operation, only 10/100Mb.

<li>Feature that <CTRL><CMD><POWER> on ADB will reset

<li>Laptop systems may power off within 2-5 minutes if running off battery and the lid is closed.

the machine.

<li>Feature: <CTRL><CMD><POWER> on ADB will reset

<li>Older iMacs can have a USB key repeat of the first key pressed after boot.

Workaround is to press shift first or to disconnect and reconnect the USB mouse after the problem has occurred.

</ul>

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Built-in modems on most machines are not supported. iMac/G4 tower/older

PowerBook has support for the serial port which the modem is connected,

but the modem is not enabled. USB modems on newer PowerBooks are not supported.

but the modem is not enabled. On most PowerMac G4 systems it is possible

to purchase a serial port converter which replaces the modem which will

function normally. USB modems on newer PowerBooks are not supported.

<li>

The new 'digital audio' subsystem on ibooks and newer PBG4, G4 and iMacs

is not supported.

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Built-in Cardbus slot in PowerBook systems is not supported.

<li>

Sleep/Suspend is not supported.

<li>

Turning off the backlight/screen blanking is not supported.

</ul>

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<p>If you are looking for to test new pre-release features, you can

try one of the snapshots.

For the macppc architecture, <a href="ftp://ftp.openbsd.org/pub/OpenBSD/snapshots/macppc">snapshots</a> are made available from time to time.

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