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<p>

<h2><font color="#e00000">OpenBSD/macppc</font></h2>

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OpenBSD/macppc runs on the PowerPC-based Macintosh systems from the

<i>``New World''</i> family, i.e. all Apple computers from the iMac to current

models. It does not run any <a href="#unsup">unsupported models</a>.

</p>

<p>

A mailing list dedicated to the OpenBSD/macppc port is available at

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

Please be sure to check our <a href="mail.html">mailing list policy</a> before

subscribing.

</p>

<p>

The current port maintainer is Dale Rahn

(<a href="mailto:drahn@openbsd.org">drahn@openbsd.org</a>).

Others are definitely welcome to contribute!

</p>

<h3><font color="#0000e0"><i>Table of contents</i></font></h3>

<p>

<ul>

<li><a href="#history">History of the port</a>

<li><a href="#status">Current status</a>

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based on code from NetBSD/macppc, and after a lot of work from Dale Rahn,

OpenBSD 2.8 was released with a powerpc port.

As work on the port continued, it was renamed to OpenBSD/macppc for 3.0.

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<a href="#hardware">supported hardware list</a> section below boots

multi-user, supports most, if not all, of the on-board devices, and is

generally useable.

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(and ATI) cards can be used by X in frame buffer (unaccelerated) mode,

at the boot resolution and color depth using the wsfb driver (installed by

default).

</p>

<p>

Directions on enabling the accelerated X server can be found

in the <tt>/usr/X11R6/README</tt> file on the installed system.

</p>

<hr>

<h3><font color="#0000e0"><strong>Projects (in no particular order):

</strong></font></h3>

<p>

<ul>

<li>Work on unsupported on-board devices

<li>Fix known problems

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<h3><font color="#0000e0"><strong>Supported hardware:</strong></font></h3>

<p>

<h4>Supported models</h4>

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of the system ROM</a>.

Only <i>"New World"</i> machines are currently supported.

Known compatible systems include the following:

<ul>

<li>PowerMac G3 (B&W)

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

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

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

<p>

<h4>Supported peripherals</h4>

<p>

<ul>

<li><strong>Onboard I/O modules</strong>

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

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

<ul>

<li>Apple Paddington

<li>Apple Keylargo

</ul>

<li><strong>PCI-Bridges</strong>

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

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

<ul>

<li>Apple Uni-North

<li>Apple Uni-North AGP

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<li><strong>Ethernet</strong>

<ul>

<li>DEC DECchip 21040 (Tulip) (<a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=de&sektion=4">de</a>)

<li>DEC DECchip 21040 (Tulip) (<a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=de&arch=macppc&sektion=4">de</a>)

<li>DEC DECchip 21143 (Tulip clones) (<a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=dc&sektion=4">dc</a>)

<li>DEC DECchip 21143 (Tulip clones) (<a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=dc&arch=macppc&sektion=4">dc</a>)

<li>Intel i8255x-based (except the i82556) PCI adapters (<a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=fxp&sektion=4">fxp</a>), including:

<li>Intel i8255x-based (except the i82556) PCI adapters (<a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=fxp&arch=macppc&sektion=4">fxp</a>), including:

<ul>

<li>Intel EtherExpress PRO/10+

<li>Intel EtherExpress PRO/100, PRO/100B, and PRO/100+

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<li>Intel EtherExpress PRO/100 Dual Port

<li>Intel PRO/100 VE, PRO/100 VM, and PRO/100 S

</ul>

<li>Intel 21145-based PCI adapters (<a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=dc&sektion=4">dc</a>)

<li>Intel 21145-based PCI adapters (<a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=dc&arch=macppc&sektion=4">dc</a>)

<li>Apple iMac Rev. A-C Ethernet (<a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=bm&sektion=4&arch=powerpc">bm</a>)

<li>Apple iMac Rev. A-C Ethernet (<a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=bm&arch=macppc&sektion=4&arch=powerpc">bm</a>)

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

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

<li>Alteon Tigon I/II-based adapters (<a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=ti&sektion=4">ti</a>), including:

<li>Alteon Tigon I/II-based adapters (<a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=ti&arch=macppc&sektion=4">ti</a>), including:

<ul>

<li>3Com 3c985 and 3c985B

<li>Alteon ACEnic V (fiber and copper)

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</ul>

<li>Intel i82540, i82542, i82543, i82544, i82545, and i82546 based adapters

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

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

including:

<ul>

<li> Intel PRO/1000 Gigabit Server Adapter (SX Fiber) (PWLA8490)

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<li><strong>Wireless Ethernet Adapters</strong>

<ul>

<li>Aironet 802.11DS PCI (<a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=an&sektion=4">an</a>)

<li>Aironet 802.11DS PCI (<a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=an&arch=macppc&sektion=4">an</a>)

<li>WaveLAN 802.11DS onboard airport slot, PCI and CardBus (<a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=wi&sektion=4">wi</a>)

<li>WaveLAN 802.11DS onboard airport slot, PCI and CardBus (<a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=wi&arch=macppc&sektion=4">wi</a>)

<li>Prism II and Prism 2.5 PCI and Cardbus (<a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=wi&sektion=4">wi</a>). See <a href="i386.html">i386</a> for a complete list.

<li>Prism II and Prism 2.5 PCI and Cardbus (<a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=wi&arch=macppc&sektion=4">wi</a>). See <a href="i386.html">i386</a> for a complete list.

</ul>

<li><strong>SCSI and IDE Host Adapters</strong>

<ul>

<li>Symbios Logic 53c810, 53c825 (<a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=siop&sektion=4">siop</a>)

<li> Adaptec AIC-7770, AIC-7850, AIC-7860, AIC-7870, AIC-7880, AIC-7890,

<li>Adaptec AIC-7770-based SCSI host adapters (including the

AIC-7891, AIC-7892, AIC-7895, AIC-7896, AIC-7897 and AIC-7899 based host

Adaptec AHA-274x and AHA-284x families). (<a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=ahc&sektion=4">ahc</a>)

adapters

<li>Adaptec AHA-[23]94x[W] cards and some on-board PCI designs using the

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

AIC7870 and AIC7880 chips. (<a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=ahc&sektion=4">ahc</a>) <sup>(C)</sup>

>ahc</a>)

<li>Adaptec AHA-[23]9[34]xU[2W] cards and on-board PCI designs using the

including the Adaptec cards

AIC789[01], AIC7895, AIC789[67] chips. (<a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=ahc&sektion=4">ahc</a>)

<ul>

<li>Adaptec AIC-789[29] chips and products like the AHA-29160 based upon it

<li>AHA-274X[W,T]

which do 160MB/sec SCSI. (<a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=ahc&sektion=4">ahc</a>)

<li>AHA-284X

(However, the 7899G card is currently not supported with more than one device attached)

<li>AHA-2910, AHA-2915

<li>AHA-2920

<li>AHA-2930[C,U2]

<li>AHA-2940[J,N,U,AU,UW,UW Dual,UW Pro,U2W,U2B]

<li>AHA-2950[U2W,U2B]

<li>AHA-3940[U,AU,UW,AUW,U2W]

<li>AHA-3950U2

<li>AHA-3960

<li>AHA-3985

<li>AHA-4944UW

<li>AHA-19160B

<li>AHA-29160[B,N]

<li>AHA-39160

</ul>

<li>Symbios Logic 53c810, 53c825 (<a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=siop&arch=macppc&sektion=4">siop</a>)

<li>All PCI IDE

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

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

adapters supported by the <a href="i386.html">i386</a> platform

</ul>

<li><strong>RAID Controllers</strong>

<ul>

<li>Adaptec SCSI RAID (<a href="http://www.intelligent-io.com/">I2O</a>) controllers (ASR-2100S, ASR-3200S, etc.) (<a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=iop&sektion=4">iop</a>)

<li>Adaptec SCSI RAID (<a href="http://www.intelligent-io.com/">I2O</a>) controllers (ASR-2100S, ASR-3200S, etc.) (<a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=iop&arch=macppc&sektion=4">iop</a>)

</ul>

<li><strong>Drives</strong>

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<li><strong>USB Controllers/Hubs</strong>

<ul>

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

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

<li>OHCI root hub (<a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=ohci&sektion=4">ohci</a>)

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

<li>Opti RM861HA (<a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=ohci&sektion=4">ohci</a>)

<li>Opti RM861HA (<a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=ohci&arch=macppc&sektion=4">ohci</a>)

<li>Alps Electric Hub in Apple USB Keyboard

</ul>

<li><strong>USB Devices</strong>

<ul>

<li>Alps Electric Apple USB Keyboard (<a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=ukbd&sektion=4">ukbd</a>)

<li>Alps Electric Apple USB Keyboard (<a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=ukbd&arch=macppc&sektion=4">ukbd</a>)

<li>Solid Year Keyboard and Mouse (<a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=ukbd&sektion=4">ukbd</a>) (<a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=ums&sektion=4">ums</a>)

<li>Solid Year Keyboard and Mouse (<a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=ukbd&arch=macppc&sektion=4">ukbd</a>) (<a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=ums&arch=macppc&sektion=4">ums</a>)

<li>Logitech M4848 (<a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=ums&sektion=4">ums</a>)

<li>Logitech M4848 (<a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=ums&arch=macppc&sektion=4">ums</a>)

<li>Kensington USB/PS2 Wheel Mouse (<a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=ums&sektion=4">ums</a>)

<li>Kensington USB/PS2 Wheel Mouse (<a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=ums&arch=macppc&sektion=4">ums</a>)

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

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

</ul>

<li><strong>Cardbus/PCMCIA bridges</strong>

<ul>

<li>PBG4 onboard CardBus bridge is now supported, as are PCI CardBus bridges.

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

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

<li>Orinoco/Prism cards are only current supported cards

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

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

</ul>

<li><strong>Cryptography Accelerators</strong>

<ul>

<li>Broadcom uBsec BCM5801, BCM5802, BCM5805, BCM5820, BCM5821, BCM5822, BCM5823 (and the legacy Bluesteelnet 5501 and 5601 parts)(<a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=ubsec&sektion=4">ubsec</a>)

<li>Broadcom uBsec BCM5801, BCM5802, BCM5805, BCM5820, BCM5821, BCM5822, BCM5823 (and the legacy Bluesteelnet 5501 and 5601 parts) (<a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=ubsec&arch=macppc&sektion=4">ubsec</a>)

<li>Hifn 6500-based boards (<a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=lofn&sektion=4">lofn</a>)

<li>Hifn 6500-based boards (<a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=lofn&arch=macppc&sektion=4">lofn</a>)

<li>Hifn 7751/7811/7951/7955/7956-based boards (<a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=hifn&sektion=4">hifn</a>), including:

<li>Hifn 7751/7811/7951/7955/7956-based boards (<a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=hifn&arch=macppc&sektion=4">hifn</a>), including:

<ul>

<li>Soekris Engineering vpn1201, vpn1211, vpn1401, and vpn1411

<li>GTGI PowerCrypt Encryption Accelerator

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<li>Hifn 7751 and 9751 reference boards

<li>Invertex AEON

</ul>

<li>SafeNet SafeXcel 1141/1741 (<a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=safe&sektion=4">safe</a>)

<li>SafeNet SafeXcel 1141/1741 (<a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=safe&arch=macppc&sektion=4">safe</a>)

</ul>

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

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

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

<li>Snapper audio found on recent iBook (since May 02) and PowerBook (since Apr 02) models (need to verify iMac (Jan 02) and Power Mac G4 (Sep 02)) (<a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=snapper&sektion=4&arch=macppc">snapper</a>)

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

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

</ul>

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

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

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

</ul>

<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:

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

<ul>

<li>Animation Technologies FlyVideo

<li>Askey/Dynalink Magic TView

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</ul>

<font color="#0000e0">*</font> Support added after 3.4.

<p>

<h4>Unsupported Hardware</h4>

<p>

<ul>

<li>Any older Mac with a 4-digit part number (6100, 7300, 7500,

8500, 9500).

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OpenBSD/macppc 3.4 installation instructions

</a>.

</p>

<p>

Snapshots are made available from time to time, in

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OpenBSD/macppc snapshot installation instructions

</a> as well.

</p>

<p>

There are several installation media provided:

<ul>

<p>

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<pre>

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

</pre>

</li>

<li><strong>Mac OS based boot</strong>

<p>

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

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Since OpenBSD is only able to boot from HFS (not Mac OS X UFS) filesystem,

the first partition must formated as HFS or HFS+, not UFS, to be able to boot

OpenBSD.

</p>

<p>

Please refer to the installation instructions for more details on how to

install a shared disk.

Standalone (no Mac OS present) installation is also supported.

</p>

<h3><font color="#0000e0">Boot device considerations:</font></h3>

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Invalid configurations will not be able to properly

detect which drive is the root drive, so any attempt will either

prompt for a root drive or fail.

</p>

<p>

<ul>

<li><tt>ultra0</tt> is always a valid root drive.

<li><tt>ultra1</tt> is valid as a root disk, as long as <tt>ultra0</tt>

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

<p>

<ul>

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

while running from battery.

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<h3><font color="#0000e0">Other Features</font></h3>

<p>

<ul>

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

will reset the computer.