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1.2 brad 16: <h2><font color="#e00000">macppc</font><hr></h2>
1.1 brad 17:
18: <h3><font color="#0000e0">Supported Hardware:</font></h3>
19: <p>
1.13 nick 20: PowerPC-based Macintosh systems are divided into "Old World" and "New World"
21: systems, the difference being
22: <a href="http://developer.apple.com/technotes/tn/tn1167.html">the design
23: of the system ROM</a>. Only "New World" machines are supported.
24: Known compatible systems include the following:
1.1 brad 25: <ul>
1.12 drahn 26: <li>PowerMac G3 (B&W)
27: <li><a href="http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=58418">PowerMac G4
28: </a> (PCI Graphics? - untested but should work)
29: <li>PowerMac G4 (AGP Graphics)
30: <li>PowerMac G4 (Digital Audio)
31: <li>PowerMac G4 (QuickSilver)
32: <li>PowerMac G4 (QuickSilver 2002)
1.1 brad 33: <li>PowerMac Dual G4
34: <li>PowerMac G4 Cube
35: <li>iMac Rev A
36: <li>iMac Rev B
37: <li>iMac Rev C
38: <li>iMac DV
39: <li>iMac DV+
1.11 drahn 40: <li>LCD iMac <i>(new with 3.1)</i>
1.1 brad 41: <li>PowerBook G3 (FireWire)
42: <li>PowerBook G4
1.3 miod 43: <li>iBook
1.11 drahn 44: <li>iBook2 <i>(problems with Combo drive thought to be fixed in 3.1)</i>
1.1 brad 45: <li>StarMax <i>(development in progress)</i>
46: <li>others... <i>(development in progress)</i>
47: </ul>
1.13 nick 48: To help us improve the accuracy of this list, <b>PLEASE</b>
49: <a href="faq/faq4.html#SendDmesg">send your dmesg</a> after installation
50: to <a href="mailto:dmesg@openbsd.org">dmesg@OpenBSD.org</a>.
51:
1.11 drahn 52: <h3><font color="#0000e0">Multiboot/Shared HFS disks:</font></h3>
53: <p>
1.13 nick 54: Having OpenBSD multiboot, or share, a disk with OS X/MacOS 9
55: is possible as long as the disk is first partitioned with the
56: macOS utility, <i>Drive Setup</i> (MacOS9) or <i>System Disk
57: Utility</i> (Mac OS X). Unallocated space or a
58: no longer desired partition must be left for OpenBSD's use.
59: Since OpenBSD is only able to boot from HFS (not MacOS X UFS) partitions
60: the first partition must formated HFS(+), not UFS, to be able to boot
1.11 drahn 61: OpenBSD.
62: <p>
63: See INSTALL.macppc for more details on how to install a shared disk.
64: <p>
1.13 nick 65: Stand-alone (no MacOS present) installation is also supported.
1.11 drahn 66:
67: <h3><font color="#0000e0">Root Drive:</font></h3>
68: <p>
1.13 nick 69: Modern MacPPC systems have two IDE interfaces (called Ultra and IDE), each of
70: which can have two devices on them (ultra0, ultra1, ide0, ide1).
71: When multiple drives are present in the system, there are limitations
72: of which drives can be configured as the OpenBSD root drive.
73: Invalid configurations will not be able to properly
74: detect which drive is the root drive, so any attempt will either
75: prompt for a root drive or fail.
76: <p>
77: <ul>
78: <li><tt>ultra0</tt> is always a valid root drive.
79: <li><tt>ultra1</tt> is valid as a root disk, as long as <tt>ultra0</tt>
80: is a hard drive, not a non-hard disk ATAPI device).
81: <li><tt>ide1</tt> (Zip drive bay) is valid as a root disk if no hard drive is
82: located at <tt>ultra1</tt>,
83: <li><tt>ide0</tt> (CD-ROM) is valid as a root drive <b>only</b> if no hard
84: drives are connected to the Ultra bus.
1.11 drahn 85: </ul>
86:
87: <h3><font color="#0000e0">X Window System:</font></h3>
88: <p>
1.13 nick 89: XFree86 Version 4.2.0 is supported on all MacPPC systems, however
90: only the ATI graphics adapters are supported by an <i>accelerated</i>
91: X server at the current time.
92: The nVidia accelerated X server does not currently work, however nVidia
93: (and ATI) cards can be used by X in framebuffer (unaccelerated) mode,
94: at the boot resolution and color depth using the wsfb driver (installed by
95: default).
96: <p>
97: Directions on enabling the accelerated X server is
98: in the <tt>/usr/X11R6/README</tt> file on the installed system.
1.11 drahn 99: <p>
100:
101: <h3><font color="#0000e0">Known Problems</font></h3>
102: <ul>
1.13 nick 103: <li>Laptop systems may power off within 2-5 minutes if the lid is closed
104: while running from battery.
105: <li>Older iMacs can have a problem with the USB keyboard driver where
106: the first key pressed after boot will repeat endlessly. The workaround
107: is to press <SHIFT> first or to disconnect and reconnect the USB mouse
108: after the problem has occurred.
109: </ul>
110:
111: <h3><font color="#0000e0">Other Features</font></h3>
112: <ul>
113: <li> <CTRL><CMD><POWER> on ADB (not USB) keyboards
114: will reset the computer.
1.11 drahn 115: </ul>
116:
117: <h3><font color="#0000e0">Supported Hardware:</font></h3>
1.1 brad 118:
1.15 deraadt 119: <h4>Supported peripherals:</h4>
120: <ul>
121: <li><strong>Onboard I/O modules</strong> (obio)
1.1 brad 122: <ul>
123: <li>Apple Paddington
124: <li>Apple Keylargo
125: </ul>
126:
1.15 deraadt 127: <li><strong>PCI-Bridges</strong>
1.13 nick 128: (<a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=pchb&sektion=4">pchb</a>)
1.1 brad 129: <ul>
130: <li>Apple Uni-North
131: <li>Apple Uni-North AGP
132: <li>Apple Uni-North Eth
133: <li>Motorola MPC106 Host-PCI
134: </ul>
135:
1.15 deraadt 136: <li><strong>Video Cards</strong>
1.1 brad 137: <ul>
138: <li>ATI Mach64 GP
139: <li>ATI Mach64 GV
140: <li>ATI Mach64 128 PK
141: <li>ATI Mach64 128 VR AGP
142: <li>ATI Mobility M3
143: <li>ATI Rage Fury AGP4x
144: </ul>
145:
1.15 deraadt 146: <li><strong>Ethernet</strong>
1.1 brad 147: <ul>
1.11 drahn 148: <li>DEC DECchip 21040 (Tulip) (<a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=de&sektion=4">de</a>)
149: <li>DEC DECchip 21143 (Tulip clones) (<a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=dc&sektion=4">dc</a>)
1.1 brad 150: <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>)
1.17 drahn 151: <li>Apple GMAC (<a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=gem&sektion=4">gem</a>)
1.1 brad 152: </ul>
153:
1.15 deraadt 154: <li><strong>Wireless Ethernet Adapters</strong>
1.1 brad 155: <ul>
1.14 drahn 156: <li>Aironet 802.11DS PCI (<a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=an&sektion=4">an</a>)
1.16 deraadt 157: <li>WaveLAN 802.11DS onboard airport slot and PCI (<a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=wi&sektion=4">wi</a>)
158: <li>Prism II and Prism 2.5 PCI (<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.
1.1 brad 159: </ul>
1.15 deraadt 160:
161: <li><strong>SCSI and IDE Host Adapters</strong>
1.1 brad 162: <ul>
163: <li>Symbios Logic 53c810, 53c825 (<a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=siop&sektion=4">siop</a>)
1.13 nick 164: <li>All PCI IDE
165: (<a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=pciide&sektion=4">pciide</a>)
166: adapters supported by the <a href="i386.html">i386</a> platform
1.1 brad 167: </ul>
168:
1.15 deraadt 169: <li><strong>RAID Controllers</strong>
1.1 brad 170: <ul>
171: <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>)
172: </ul>
173:
1.15 deraadt 174: <li><strong>Drives</strong>
1.1 brad 175: <ul>
176: <li>All IDE devices supported on the <a href="i386.html">i386</a>.
177: <li>All ATAPI drives supported on the <a href="i386.html">i386</a>.
178: <li>All SCSI drives supported on the <a href="i386.html">i386</a>.
179: </ul>
180:
1.15 deraadt 181: <li><strong>USB Controllers/Hubs</strong>
1.1 brad 182: <ul>
183: <li>Apple USB (<a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=ohci&sektion=4">ohci</a>)
184: <li>OHCI root hub (<a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=ohci&sektion=4">ohci</a>)
185: <li>Opti RM861HA (<a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=ohci&sektion=4">ohci</a>)
186: <li>Alps Electric Hub in Apple USB Keyboard
187: </ul>
188:
1.15 deraadt 189: <li><strong>USB Devices</strong>
1.1 brad 190: <ul>
191: <li>Alps Electric Apple USB Keyboard (<a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=ukbd&sektion=4">ukbd</a>)
192: <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>)
193: <li>Logitech M4848 (<a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=ums&sektion=4">ums</a>)
194: <li>Kensington Kensington USB/PS2 Wheel Mouse (<a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=ums&sektion=4">ums</a>)
1.3 miod 195: <li>USB Zip Drives (<a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=umass&sektion=4">umass</a>)
1.1 brad 196: </ul>
197:
1.15 deraadt 198: <li><strong>Other Devices</strong>
1.13 nick 199: <ul>
200: <li>Serial Ports: While the modern PowerMacintosh series has no external
201: standard serial ports, many have an on-board modem which can be
202: removed and replaced with an adapter (several manufacturers of these exist)
203: which will produce a standard (and supported) serial port.
204: </ul>
205:
1.15 deraadt 206: <li><strong>Cryptography Devices</strong>
1.6 jason 207: <ul>
1.9 jason 208: <li>Hifn 7751/7811/7951 (<a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=hifn&sektion=4">hifn</a>)
209: <li>Bluesteelnet 5501/5601, Broadcom 5805/5820/5821 (<a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=ubsec&sektion=4">ubsec</a>)
1.6 jason 210: </ul>
211:
1.15 deraadt 212: </ul>
213:
1.1 brad 214: <hr>
215: <p>
216: <a name="#unsup"><h3><font color=#0000e0>Unsupported Hardware:</font></h3></a>
217: <ul>
1.13 nick 218: <li>Older Apple PowerMac systems with a 601 processor and those that
219: lack OpenFirmware are not supported.
220: <li>Older OpenFirmware machines are not currently supported.
221: This is mostly due to lack of developer resources and limited
222: availability of hardware.
223: <li>Texas Instruments TSB12LV23 FireWire is recognized, but not supported.
224: <li>Built-in modems on most machines are not supported. In many systems,
225: the serial port the modem is attached to is supported, but the modem
226: itself is not supported.
227: <li>Newer PowerBooks have an internal modem attached as a USB device, these
228: are not supported.
229: <li>The new 'digital audio' subsystem on iBooks and newer PBG4, G4 and iMacs
230: is not supported.
231: <li>The built-in Cardbus slot in PowerBook systems is not supported.
232: <li>Sleep/Suspend is not supported.
233: <li>Turning off the backlight and screen blanking is not supported.
1.1 brad 234: </ul>
235: <hr>
1.13 nick 236: <p>If you are looking for or are willing to test new pre-release
237: features, you can try using a
238: <a href="faq/upgrade-minifaq.html#1.1">snapshot</a> which are made available
239: <a href="ftp://ftp.openbsd.org/pub/OpenBSD/snapshots/macppc">on the FTP
240: sites</a> from time to time.
1.1 brad 241: <p>
242:
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1.5 miod 244: <p>
1.1 brad 245: Contact
246: <a href="mailto:deraadt@openbsd.org">Theo de Raadt</a> or
247: <a href="mailto:drahn@openbsd.org">Dale Rahn</a>
248: if you are interested in working with other people on this, or need more
249: information.
250:
1.5 miod 251: <p>
252: A mailing list for users and developers exists at
253: <a href="mailto:ppc@openbsd.org">ppc@openbsd.org</a>.
254: To join the OpenBSD/macppc mailing list, send a message body of <b>"subscribe
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