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1.33 miod 14: <h2><font color="#e00000">OpenBSD/macppc</font></h2>
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16: <hr>
17:
18: <p>
19: OpenBSD/macppc runs on the PowerPC-based Macintosh systems from the
20: <i>``New World''</i> family, i.e. all Apple computers from the iMac to current
1.110 tom 21: models. It does not run on any <a href="#unsup">unsupported models</a>.
1.33 miod 22:
23: <p>
1.41 nick 24: A mailing list dedicated to the OpenBSD/macppc port is available at
1.33 miod 25: <u><font color="#23238e">ppc@openbsd.org</font></u>.
26: To join the OpenBSD/macppc mailing list, send a message body of <b>"subscribe
27: ppc"</b> to
28: <a href="mailto:majordomo@openbsd.org">majordomo@openbsd.org</a>.
29: Please be sure to check our <a href="mail.html">mailing list policy</a> before
30: subscribing.
31:
1.238 bentley 32: <h3 id="toc"><font color="#0000e0"><i>Table of contents</i></font></h3>
1.33 miod 33: <ul>
1.38 jufi 34: <li><a href="#history">History of the port</a>
1.33 miod 35: <li><a href="#status">Current status</a>
1.65 nick 36: <li><a href="#hardware">Supported hardware</a>
1.33 miod 37: <li><a href="#install">Getting and installing OpenBSD/macppc</a>
38: <li><a href="#multiboot">Multiboot/Shared HFS disks</a>
39: <li><a href="#root">Boot device considerations</a>
40: <li><a href="#problems">Known problems</a>
41: <li><a href="#other">Other features</a>
42: </ul>
43:
44: <hr>
1.238 bentley 45:
46: <h3 id="history"><font color="#0000e0"><strong>History:</strong></font></h3>
1.33 miod 47:
48: <p>
49: The OpenBSD/macppc port started as OpenBSD/powerpc, and was initially
1.59 drahn 50: focused on Motorola computers with Open Firmware, and VI Power4e boards.
1.33 miod 51: This port was eventually thrown away after OpenBSD 2.5 was released.
52: As a result there was no OpenBSD/powerpc port for the 2.6 and 2.7 releases.
53: In the meantime, a new port was started, focusing on Apple hardware, and
54: based on code from NetBSD/macppc, and after a lot of work from Dale Rahn,
55: OpenBSD 2.8 was released with a powerpc port.
56: As work on the port continued, it was renamed to OpenBSD/macppc for 3.0.
1.161 kettenis 57: Support for the 64-bit G5 (running in 32-bit mode) was added in OpenBSD 3.9.
1.33 miod 58:
59: <hr>
1.238 bentley 60:
61: <h3 id="status"><font color="#0000e0"><strong>Current status:</strong></font></h3>
1.33 miod 62:
63: <p>
64: Currently, all the hardware listed in the
1.65 nick 65: <a href="#hardware">supported hardware</a> section below boots
1.33 miod 66: multi-user, supports most, if not all, of the on-board devices, and is
1.60 pedro 67: generally usable.
1.61 drahn 68: <p>
1.156 martin 69: After the 4.0 release basic support for <i>"Old World"</i> machines was
1.157 steven 70: committed. Most machines are able to netboot and completing bootloader
1.224 jasper 71: support is in progress.
1.238 bentley 72: <p id="X11">
1.111 brad 73: The X Window System is supported on all MacPPC systems.
1.125 brad 74: Most ATI graphics adapters and some NVIDIA graphics adapters are
1.111 brad 75: supported by <i>accelerated</i> X servers.
76: The graphics adapters not supported by an accelerated driver can be
77: used by X in frame buffer (unaccelerated) mode, at the boot resolution
1.113 pedro 78: and color depth using the wsfb driver (installed by default).
1.33 miod 79:
80: <p>
81: Directions on enabling the accelerated X server can be found
82: in the <tt>/usr/X11R6/README</tt> file on the installed system.
83:
84: <hr>
1.238 bentley 85:
86: <h3 id="hardware"><font color="#0000e0"><strong>Supported hardware:</strong></font></h3>
1.11 drahn 87:
1.124 brad 88: <p>
89:
1.33 miod 90: <h4>Supported models</h4>
1.11 drahn 91:
1.28 henning 92: <p>
1.33 miod 93: PowerPC-based Macintosh systems are divided into <i>"Old World"</i> and
94: <i>"New World"</i> systems, the difference being
95: <a href="http://developer.apple.com/technotes/tn/tn1167.html">the design
96: of the system ROM</a>.
97: Only <i>"New World"</i> machines are currently supported.
98: Known compatible systems include the following:
1.57 krw 99:
1.13 nick 100: <ul>
1.118 xsa 101: <li>iMac (Revision A, B, C, D (iMac,1))
1.141 jasper 102: <li>iMac (Late 1999 (PowerMac2,1))
1.118 xsa 103: <li>iMac (Summer 2000 (PowerMac2,2))
104: <li>iMac (Early 2001, Summer 2001) (PowerMac4,1))
105: <li>iMac (Flat-Panel (PowerMac4,2))
106: <li>iMac (17" Flat-Panel, 17" 1GHz (PowerMac4,5))
107: <li>iMac (USB 2.0 (PowerMac6,1))
108: <li>iMac (20" Flat-Panel (PowerMac6,3))
1.220 miod 109: <li>iMac G5 (PowerMac8,1)
1.142 miod 110: <li>iMac G5 (Ambient Light Sensor (PowerMac8,2))
1.118 xsa 111: </ul>
112: <ul>
1.120 aanriot 113: <li>eMac (ATI Graphics, 1GHz G4 (PowerMac4,4))
1.118 xsa 114: <li>eMac (USB 2.0 (PowerMac6,4))
115: </ul>
116: <ul>
117: <li>Mac mini (PowerMac10,1)
1.134 kettenis 118: <li>Mac mini (Late 2005 (PowerMac10,2))
1.118 xsa 119: </ul>
120: <ul>
121: <li>Power Macintosh G3 (Blue & White (PowerMac1,1))
122: <li>Power Macintosh G4 (PCI Graphics (PowerMac1,2))
1.182 jsg 123: <li>Power Macintosh G4 (AGP Graphics (PowerMac3,1, PowerMac3,2 and PowerMac3,3))
1.118 xsa 124: <li>Power Macintosh G4 (Gigabit Ethernet (PowerMac3,3))
125: <li>Power Macintosh G4 (Digital Audio (PowerMac3,4))
126: <li>Power Macintosh G4 (QuickSilver, QuickSilver 2002 (PowerMac3,5))
127: <li>Power Macintosh G4 (Mirrored Drive Doors, FW 800, Mirrored Drive Doors 2003 (PowerMac3,6))
1.119 miod 128: <li>Power Macintosh G4 (Cube (PowerMac5,1))
1.142 miod 129: <li>Power Macintosh G5 (Early 2005, dual 2.0 + 2.3 GHz (PowerMac7,2))
130: <li>Power Macintosh G5 (June 2004, Early 2005, dual 2.7 GHz (PowerMac7,3))
131: <li>Power Macintosh G5 (Late 2004 (PowerMac9,1))
1.240 mpi 132: <li>Power Macintosh G5 (October 2005, quad core (PowerMac 11,2))
1.118 xsa 133: </ul>
134: <ul>
135: <li>iBook (PowerBook2,1)
136: <li>iBook (FireWire (PowerBook2,2))
137: <li>iBook (Dual USB, Late 2001 (PowerBook4,1))
138: <li>iBook (16 VRAM (PowerBook4,2))
139: <li>iBook (Opaque 16 VRAM, 32 VRAM, Early 2003 (PowerBook4,3))
1.120 aanriot 140: <li>iBook G4 (PowerBook6,3)
1.119 miod 141: <li>iBook G4 (Early 2004, Late 2004 (PowerBook6,5))
1.118 xsa 142: <li>iBook G4 (Mid 2005 (PowerBook6,7))
143: </ul>
144: <ul>
145: <li>PowerBook G3 (12", 13", 14" Rev. A and Rev. B, Bronze Keyboard (PowerBook1,1))
146: <li>PowerBook G3 (FireWire (PowerBook3,1))
147: <li>PowerBook G4 (PowerBook3,2)
148: <li>PowerBook G4 (Gigabit Ethernet (PowerBook3,3))
149: <li>PowerBook G4 (DVI (PowerBook3,4))
150: <li>PowerBook G4 (867 MHz, 1 GHz (PowerBook3,5))
151: <li>PowerBook G4 (17" (PowerBook5,1))
152: <li>PowerBook G4 (15" FW 800 (PowerBook5,2))
1.164 niallo 153: <li>PowerBook G4 (17" 1.33 GHz (PowerBook5,3))
1.118 xsa 154: <li>PowerBook G4 (15" 1.33/1.5 GHz (PowerBook5,4))
155: <li>PowerBook G4 (17" 1.5 GHz (PowerBook5,5))
156: <li>PowerBook G4 (15" 1.5/1.67 GHz (PowerBook5,6))
157: <li>PowerBook G4 (17" 1.67 GHz (PowerBook5,7))
1.120 aanriot 158: <li>PowerBook G4 (15" Double-Layer SD (PowerBook5,8))
159: <li>PowerBook G4 (17" Double-Layer SD (PowerBook5,9))
1.118 xsa 160: <li>PowerBook G4 (12" (PowerBook6,1))
161: <li>PowerBook G4 (12" DVI (PowerBook6,2))
162: <li>PowerBook G4 (12" 1.33 GHz (PowerBook6,4))
163: <li>PowerBook G4 (12" 1.5 GHz (PowerBook6,8))
1.11 drahn 164: </ul>
1.118 xsa 165: <ul>
1.230 jsg 166: <li>Xserve G4 (Dual 1 GHz (RackMac1,1))
1.229 jsg 167: <li>Xserve G4 (Dual 1.33 GHz (RackMac1,2))
1.142 miod 168: <li>Xserve G5 (Dual (RackMac3,1))
1.118 xsa 169: </ul>
170:
171: <p>
1.33 miod 172: To help us improve the accuracy of this list, <b>PLEASE</b>
173: <a href="faq/faq4.html#SendDmesg">send your dmesg</a> after installation
174: to <a href="mailto:dmesg@openbsd.org">dmesg@openbsd.org</a>.
1.11 drahn 175:
1.33 miod 176: <h4>Supported peripherals</h4>
1.1 brad 177:
1.15 deraadt 178: <ul>
1.56 xsa 179: <li><strong>Onboard I/O modules</strong>
1.244 sthen 180: (<a href="http://man.openbsd.org/?query=macobio&arch=macppc&sektion=4">macobio</a>)
1.1 brad 181: <ul>
1.156 martin 182: <li>Apple GC
1.109 brad 183: <li>Apple Heathrow
184: <li>Apple Intrepid
185: <li>Apple K2
186: <li>Apple Keylargo
187: <li>Apple OHare
1.1 brad 188: <li>Apple Paddington
1.109 brad 189: <li>Apple Pangea
190: <li>Apple Shasta
1.1 brad 191: </ul>
192:
1.15 deraadt 193: <li><strong>PCI-Bridges</strong>
1.244 sthen 194: (<a href="http://man.openbsd.org/?query=pchb&arch=macppc&sektion=4">pchb</a>)
1.1 brad 195: <ul>
1.109 brad 196: <li>Apple Bandit
1.135 brad 197: <li>Apple Intrepid 2 AGP
198: <li>Apple Intrepid 2 PCI
1.109 brad 199: <li>Apple K2
200: <li>Apple K2 AGP
201: <li>Apple Pangea
202: <li>Apple Pangea AGP
203: <li>Apple Pangea PCI
204: <li>Apple Shasta HyperTransport
1.1 brad 205: <li>Apple Uni-North
206: <li>Apple Uni-North AGP
207: <li>Apple Uni-North Eth
1.109 brad 208: <li>Apple Uni-North 2 AGP
209: <li>Apple Uni-North 2 Eth
1.225 kirby 210: <li>Apple U3 AGP
1.1 brad 211: <li>Motorola MPC106 Host-PCI
212: </ul>
213:
1.15 deraadt 214: <li><strong>Video Cards</strong>
1.1 brad 215: <ul>
216: <li>ATI Mach64 GP
217: <li>ATI Mach64 GV
218: <li>ATI Mach64 128 PK
219: <li>ATI Mach64 128 VR AGP
1.71 jsg 220: <li>ATI Rage 128 Mobility M3
1.1 brad 221: <li>ATI Rage Fury AGP4x
1.71 jsg 222: <li>ATI Radeon Mobility M7
223: <li>ATI Radeon Mobility 9200 (M9+)
1.125 brad 224: <li>NVIDIA GeForce4 440 Go 64M
1.225 kirby 225: <li>NVIDIA GeForce FX 5200 Ultra
1.1 brad 226: </ul>
227:
1.72 jsg 228: <li><strong>Ethernet Adapters</strong>
1.1 brad 229: <ul>
1.244 sthen 230: <li>ADMtek AN986-based USB adapters (<a href="http://man.openbsd.org/?query=aue&arch=macppc&sektion=4">aue</a>)
1.78 jsg 231:
1.244 sthen 232: <li>Alteon Tigon I/II-based adapters (<a href="http://man.openbsd.org/?query=ti&arch=macppc&sektion=4">ti</a>)
1.78 jsg 233:
1.244 sthen 234: <li>Apple iMac Rev. A-C Ethernet (<a href="http://man.openbsd.org/?query=bm&arch=macppc&sektion=4">bm</a>)
1.78 jsg 235:
1.244 sthen 236: <li>Apple MACE Ethernet (<a href="http://man.openbsd.org/?query=mc&arch=macppc&sektion=4">mc</a>)
1.156 martin 237:
1.244 sthen 238: <li>Apple GMAC (<a href="http://man.openbsd.org/?query=gem&arch=macppc&sektion=4">gem</a>)
1.78 jsg 239:
1.244 sthen 240: <li>ASIX Electronics AX88172 based USB adapters (<a href="http://man.openbsd.org/?query=axe&arch=macppc&sektion=4">axe</a>)
1.78 jsg 241:
1.244 sthen 242: <li>Broadcom BCM57xx/BCM590x (a.k.a. Tigon3) based PCI adapters (<a href="http://man.openbsd.org/?query=bge&arch=macppc&sektion=4">bge</a>)
1.88 krw 243:
1.244 sthen 244: <li>Sundance/Tamarack TC9021 based PCI adapters (<a href="http://man.openbsd.org/?query=stge&arch=macppc&sektion=4">stge</a>)
1.96 brad 245:
1.244 sthen 246: <li>CATC USB-EL1210A-based USB adapters (<a href="http://man.openbsd.org/?query=cue&arch=macppc&sektion=4">cue</a>)
1.78 jsg 247:
1.244 sthen 248: <li>Davicom DM9601 USB Ethernet adapters (<a href="http://man.openbsd.org/?query=udav&arch=macppc&sektion=4">udav</a>)
1.78 jsg 249:
1.244 sthen 250: <li>DEC DECchip 21040 (Tulip) (<a href="http://man.openbsd.org/?query=de&arch=macppc&sektion=4">de</a>)
251: <li>DEC DECchip 21143 (Tulip clones) (<a href="http://man.openbsd.org/?query=dc&arch=macppc&sektion=4">dc</a>)
252: <li>Intel i8255x-based (except the i82556) PCI adapters (<a href="http://man.openbsd.org/?query=fxp&arch=macppc&sektion=4">fxp</a>)
253: <li>Intel 21145-based PCI adapters (<a href="http://man.openbsd.org/?query=dc&arch=macppc&sektion=4">dc</a>)
1.30 nate 254:
1.218 jsg 255: <li>Intel PRO/1000 based adapters
1.244 sthen 256: (<a href="http://man.openbsd.org/?query=em&arch=macppc&sektion=4">em</a>)
1.72 jsg 257:
1.244 sthen 258: <li>Kawasaki LSI KL5KUSB101B-based USB adapters (<a href="http://man.openbsd.org/?query=kue&arch=macppc&sektion=4">kue</a>)
1.77 martin 259:
1.244 sthen 260: <li>RealTek 8129/8139-based adapters (<a href="http://man.openbsd.org/?query=rl&arch=macppc&sektion=4">rl</a>)
1.78 jsg 261:
1.244 sthen 262: <li>Realtek RTL8150L based USB adapters (<a href="http://man.openbsd.org/?query=url&arch=macppc&sektion=4">url</a>)
1.78 jsg 263:
1.244 sthen 264: <li>Realtek 8169/8169S/8110S based PCI adapters (<a href="http://man.openbsd.org/?query=re&arch=macppc&sektion=4">re</a>)
1.89 pvalchev 265:
1.244 sthen 266: <li>SMC 83C170 ("EtherPower II") (EPIC/100) (<a href="http://man.openbsd.org/?query=epic&arch=macppc&sektion=4">epic</a>)
1.96 brad 267:
1.244 sthen 268: <li>SysKonnect XMAC II and Marvell Yukon based PCI adapters (<a href="http://man.openbsd.org/?query=sk&arch=macppc&sektion=4">sk</a>)
1.231 jsg 269:
1.244 sthen 270: <li>VIA Networking VT6122 based PCI adapters (<a href="http://man.openbsd.org/?query=vge&arch=macppc&sektion=4">vge</a>)
1.130 martin 271:
1.244 sthen 272: <li>VIA Rhine/RhineII/RhineIII Ethernet adapters (<a href="http://man.openbsd.org/?query=vr&arch=macppc&sektion=4">vr</a>)
1.130 martin 273:
1.244 sthen 274: <li>3Com 3c9xx EtherLink XL adapters (<a href="http://man.openbsd.org/?query=xl&arch=macppc&sektion=4">xl</a>)
1.172 martin 275:
1.244 sthen 276: <li>AMD PCnet-based PCI adapters (<a href="http://man.openbsd.org/?query=pcn&arch=macppc&sektion=4">pcn</a>)
1.1 brad 277: </ul>
278:
1.15 deraadt 279: <li><strong>Wireless Ethernet Adapters</strong>
1.1 brad 280: <ul>
1.244 sthen 281: <li>ADMtek ADM8211 IEEE 802.11b PCI/CardBus adapters (<a href="http://man.openbsd.org/?query=atw&arch=macppc&sektion=4">atw</a>)
282: <li>Aironet Communications 4500/4800 IEEE 802.11FH/b PCI and PCMCIA adapters (<a href="http://man.openbsd.org/?query=an&arch=macppc&sektion=4">an</a>)
283: <li>Atmel AT76C50x IEEE 802.11b USB adapters (<a href="http://man.openbsd.org/?query=atu&arch=macppc&sektion=4">atu</a>)
284: <li> Broadcom AirForce IEEE 802.11b/g PCI/CardBus adapters (<a href="http://man.openbsd.org/?query=bwi&arch=macppc&sektion=4">bwi</a>), including:
1.179 jmc 285: <ul>
1.180 jmc 286: <li>Apple Airport Extreme BCM4306
287: <li>Apple Airport Extreme BCM4318
1.147 jmc 288: </ul>
1.244 sthen 289: <li>Marvell Libertas IEEE 802.11b/g PCMCIA/PCI/CardBus adapters (<a href="http://man.openbsd.org/?query=malo&arch=macppc&sektion=4">malo</a>)
290: <li>Ralink Technology IEEE 802.11a/g/n PCI/CardBus adapters (<a href="http://man.openbsd.org/?query=ral&arch=macppc&sektion=4">ral</a>)
291: <li>Ralink Technology IEEE 802.11b/g USB adapters (<a href="http://man.openbsd.org/?query=ural&arch=macppc&sektion=4">ural</a>)
292: <li>Ralink Technology IEEE 802.11a/b/g USB adapters (<a href="http://man.openbsd.org/?query=rum&arch=macppc&sektion=4">rum</a>)
293: <li>Ralink Technology IEEE 802.11a/g/n USB adapters (<a href="http://man.openbsd.org/?query=run&arch=macppc&sektion=4">run</a>) <sup>(A)</sup>
294: <li>Realtek RTL8180L IEEE 802.11b PCI/CardBus adapters (<a href="http://man.openbsd.org/?query=rtw&arch=macppc&sektion=4">rtw</a>)
295: <li>Realtek RTL8187L/RTL8187B USB IEEE 802.11b/g adapters (<a href="http://man.openbsd.org/?query=urtw&arch=macppc&sektion=4">urtw</a>)
296: <li>Realtek RTL8188CU/RTL8192CU USB IEEE 802.11b/g/n adapters (<a href="http://man.openbsd.org/?query=urtwn&arch=macppc&sektion=4">urtwn</a>)
297: <li>TI ACX100/ACX111 IEEE 802.11a/b/g PCI/CardBus adapters (<a href="http://man.openbsd.org/?query=acx&arch=macppc&sektion=4">acx</a>)
298: <li>WaveLAN/IEEE, PRISM 2-3, and Spectrum24 IEEE 802.11b PCMCIA/PCI/USB adapters (<a href="http://man.openbsd.org/?query=wi&arch=macppc&sektion=4">wi</a>), including:
1.90 jsg 299: <ul>
1.244 sthen 300: <li>Apple Airport (<a href="http://man.openbsd.org/?query=macobio&arch=macppc&sektion=4">macobio</a>)
1.150 jmc 301: </ul>
1.1 brad 302: </ul>
1.15 deraadt 303:
1.124 brad 304: <li><strong>WAN Adapters</strong>
305: <ul>
1.244 sthen 306: <li>Accoom Networks Artery T1/E1 WAN interfaces (<a href="http://man.openbsd.org/?query=art&arch=macppc&sektion=4">art</a>)
307: <li>SBE (formerly Lan Media Corporation) SSI (T1)/HSSI/DS1/DS3 WAN interfaces (<a href="http://man.openbsd.org/?query=lmc&arch=macppc&sektion=4">lmc</a>)
1.124 brad 308: </ul>
309:
1.15 deraadt 310: <li><strong>SCSI and IDE Host Adapters</strong>
1.1 brad 311: <ul>
1.244 sthen 312: <li><i>"Old World"</i> Macintosh on-board SCSI(<a href="http://man.openbsd.org/?query=mesh&arch=macppc&sektion=4">mesh</a>)
1.57 krw 313: <li> Adaptec AIC-7770, AIC-7850, AIC-7860, AIC-7870, AIC-7880, AIC-7890,
314: AIC-7891, AIC-7892, AIC-7895, AIC-7896, AIC-7897 and AIC-7899 based host
315: adapters
1.244 sthen 316: (<a href="http://man.openbsd.org/?query=ahc&sektion=4"
1.57 krw 317: >ahc</a>)
1.244 sthen 318: <li>Symbios Logic 53c810, 53c825 (<a href="http://man.openbsd.org/?query=siop&arch=macppc&sektion=4">siop</a>)
1.77 martin 319: <li>AMD Am53c974 PCscsi-PCI host adapters including the Tekram DC-390
1.244 sthen 320: (<a href="http://man.openbsd.org/?query=pcscp&arch=macppc&sektion=4">pcscp</a>)
321: <li>QLogic PCI SCSI controllers (<a href="http://man.openbsd.org/?query=isp&arch=macppc&sektion=4">isp</a>)
1.140 marco 322: <li>LSI Logic Fusion-MPT (Symbios Logic/NCR)
1.244 sthen 323: (<a href="http://man.openbsd.org/?query=mpi&arch=macppc&sektion=4"
1.140 marco 324: >mpi</a>)
325: <ul>
326: <li>LSI53C1020, LSI53C1020A, LSI53C1030, LSI53C1030T, LSI53C1035,
327: <li>LSIFC909, LSIFC919, LSIFC919X, LSIFC929, LSIFC929X, LSIFC949, LSIFC949X,
328: <li>LSISAS1064, LSISAS1064E, LSISAS1068, LSISAS1068E
329: </ul>
1.13 nick 330: <li>All PCI IDE
1.244 sthen 331: (<a href="http://man.openbsd.org/?query=pciide&arch=macppc&sektion=4">pciide</a>)
1.13 nick 332: adapters supported by the <a href="i386.html">i386</a> platform
1.1 brad 333: </ul>
334:
1.15 deraadt 335: <li><strong>RAID Controllers</strong>
1.1 brad 336: <ul>
1.244 sthen 337: <li>Adaptec SCSI RAID (<a href="http://www.intelligent-io.com/">I2O</a>) controllers (ASR-2100S, ASR-3200S, etc.) (<a href="http://man.openbsd.org/?query=iop&arch=macppc&sektion=4">iop</a>)
1.167 nick 338: <li>Areca Technology Corporation PCI-X and PCI Express Sata RAID controllers
1.244 sthen 339: (<a href="http://man.openbsd.org/?query=arc&arch=macppc&sektion=4">arc</a>)
1.1 brad 340: </ul>
341:
1.15 deraadt 342: <li><strong>Drives</strong>
1.1 brad 343: <ul>
344: <li>All IDE devices supported on the <a href="i386.html">i386</a>.
345: <li>All ATAPI drives supported on the <a href="i386.html">i386</a>.
346: <li>All SCSI drives supported on the <a href="i386.html">i386</a>.
347: </ul>
348:
1.15 deraadt 349: <li><strong>USB Controllers/Hubs</strong>
1.1 brad 350: <ul>
1.244 sthen 351: <li>Apple USB (<a href="http://man.openbsd.org/?query=ohci&arch=macppc&sektion=4">ohci</a>)
352: <li>Apple Intrepid USB (<a href="http://man.openbsd.org/?query=ohci&arch=macppc&sektion=4">ohci</a>)
353: <li>Apple Pangea USB (<a href="http://man.openbsd.org/?query=ohci&arch=macppc&sektion=4">ohci</a>)
354: <li>NEC USB (<a href="http://man.openbsd.org/?query=ohci&arch=macppc&sektion=4">ohci</a>)
355: <li>OHCI root hub (<a href="http://man.openbsd.org/?query=ohci&arch=macppc&sektion=4">ohci</a>)
356: <li>Opti RM861HA (<a href="http://man.openbsd.org/?query=ohci&arch=macppc&sektion=4">ohci</a>)
1.1 brad 357: <li>Alps Electric Hub in Apple USB Keyboard
358: </ul>
359:
1.15 deraadt 360: <li><strong>USB Devices</strong>
1.1 brad 361: <ul>
1.244 sthen 362: <li>Alps Electric Apple USB Keyboard (<a href="http://man.openbsd.org/?query=ukbd&arch=macppc&sektion=4">ukbd</a>)
363: <li>Apple touchpad mouse (<a href="http://man.openbsd.org/?query=tpms&arch=macppc&sektion=4">tpms</a>)
364: <li>Gude ADS Expert mouseCLOCK USB and Expert mouseCLOCK USB II DCF77 and HBG radio clocks (<a href="http://man.openbsd.org/?query=udcf&arch=macppc&sektion=4">udcf</a>)
365: <li>Solid Year Keyboard and Mouse (<a href="http://man.openbsd.org/?query=ukbd&arch=macppc&sektion=4">ukbd</a>) (<a href="http://man.openbsd.org/?query=ums&arch=macppc&sektion=4">ums</a>)
366: <li>Logitech M4848 (<a href="http://man.openbsd.org/?query=ums&arch=macppc&sektion=4">ums</a>)
367: <li>Kensington USB/PS2 Wheel Mouse (<a href="http://man.openbsd.org/?query=ums&arch=macppc&sektion=4">ums</a>)
368: <li>USB Zip Drives (<a href="http://man.openbsd.org/?query=umass&arch=macppc&sektion=4">umass</a>)
1.1 brad 369: </ul>
370:
1.63 mickey 371: <li><strong>CardBus/PCMCIA bridges</strong>
1.19 drahn 372: <ul>
1.41 nick 373: <li>PBG4 onboard CardBus bridge is now supported, as are PCI CardBus bridges.
1.244 sthen 374: (<a href="http://man.openbsd.org/?query=cbb&sektion=4">cbb</a>)
1.19 drahn 375: </ul>
1.131 mbalmer 376:
1.139 fkr 377: <li><strong>PC Cards (PCMCIA / Cardbus)</strong>
1.131 mbalmer 378: <ul>
1.244 sthen 379: <li>Serial ports (<a href="http://man.openbsd.org/?query=com&sektion=4">com</a>)
1.131 mbalmer 380: <li>Wireless Ethernet adapters:
381: <ul>
382: <li>See above.
383: </ul>
384: </ul>
385:
1.41 nick 386: <li><strong>Cryptography Accelerators</strong>
1.21 drahn 387: <ul>
1.244 sthen 388: <li>Broadcom uBsec BCM5801, BCM5802, BCM5805, BCM5820, BCM5821, BCM5822, BCM5823 (and the legacy Bluesteelnet 5501 and 5601 parts) (<a href="http://man.openbsd.org/?query=ubsec&arch=macppc&sektion=4">ubsec</a>)
389: <li>Hifn 6500-based boards (<a href="http://man.openbsd.org/?query=lofn&arch=macppc&sektion=4">lofn</a>)
390: <li>Hifn 7751/7811/7951/7955/7956-based boards (<a href="http://man.openbsd.org/?query=hifn&arch=macppc&sektion=4">hifn</a>)
391: <li>SafeNet SafeXcel 1141/1741 (<a href="http://man.openbsd.org/?query=safe&arch=macppc&sektion=4">safe</a>)
1.21 drahn 392: </ul>
1.19 drahn 393:
1.46 jason 394: <li><strong>Audio Devices</strong>
395: <ul>
1.244 sthen 396: <li>Apple Aoa audio (<a href="http://man.openbsd.org/?query=aoa&arch=macppc&sektion=4&">aoa</a>)
397: <li>Apple Awacs audio (<a href="http://man.openbsd.org/?query=awacs&arch=macppc&sektion=4&">awacs</a>)
398: <li>Apple Daca audio (<a href="http://man.openbsd.org/?query=daca&arch=macppc&sektion=4&">daca</a>)
399: <li>Apple Onyx audio (<a href="http://man.openbsd.org/?query=onyx&arch=macppc&sektion=4&">onyx</a>)
400: <li>Apple Snapper audio (<a href="http://man.openbsd.org/?query=snapper&arch=macppc&sektion=4&">snapper</a>)
401: <li>Apple Tumbler audio (<a href="http://man.openbsd.org/?query=tumbler&arch=macppc&sektion=4&">tumbler</a>)
402: <li>Ensoniq AudioPCI (<a href="http://man.openbsd.org/?query=eap&arch=macppc&sektion=4">eap</a>)
403: <li>SoundBlaster PCI128 (<a href="http://man.openbsd.org/?query=eap&arch=macppc&sektion=4">eap</a>)
404: <li>SoundBlaster Live! and PCI512 (EMU10k1) (<a href="http://man.openbsd.org/?query=emu&arch=macppc&sektion=4">emu</a>)
405: <li>USB audio (<a href="http://man.openbsd.org/?query=uaudio&arch=macppc&sektion=4">uaudio</a>)
1.46 jason 406: </ul>
407:
1.244 sthen 408: <li><strong>Radio Receiver Devices</strong> (<a href="http://man.openbsd.org/?query=radio&arch=macppc&sektion=9">radio</a>)
1.37 mickey 409: <ul>
1.244 sthen 410: <li>Brooktree 848/849/878/879-based TV tuner cards (<a href="http://man.openbsd.org/?query=bktr&arch=macppc&sektion=4">bktr</a>)
1.37 mickey 411: </ul>
412:
1.15 deraadt 413: <li><strong>Other Devices</strong>
1.13 nick 414: <ul>
415: <li>Serial Ports: While the modern PowerMacintosh series has no external
416: standard serial ports, many have an on-board modem which can be
417: removed and replaced with an adapter (several manufacturers of these exist)
418: which will produce a standard (and supported) serial port.
1.35 miod 419: <li>Backlight on lcd devices can be controlled through the brightness control
420: keys on ADB (laptop) keyboards, or through'wsconsctl -w display.brightness=xx'
1.21 drahn 421: (0 - 100) and 'wsconsctl -w display.backlight=xx' (0 or 100)
1.143 mbalmer 422: <li>Hardware watchdog timer support:
423: <ul>
1.244 sthen 424: <li>Quancom PWDOG1 watchdog timer (<a href="http://man.openbsd.org/?query=pwdog&arch=macppc&sektion=4">pwdog</a>)
1.143 mbalmer 425: </ul>
1.173 cnst 426: <li>Hardware monitoring sensors, including:
427: <ul>
1.244 sthen 428: <li>Analog Devices AD7416, AD7417 and AD7418 (<a href="http://man.openbsd.org/?query=adc&arch=macppc&sektion=4">adc</a>)
429: <li>Analog Devices ADM1030 (<a href="http://man.openbsd.org/?query=admtmp&arch=macppc&sektion=4">admtmp</a>)
430: <li>Analog Devices ADT7460 (<a href="http://man.openbsd.org/?query=adt&arch=macppc&sektion=4">adt</a>)
431: <li>Apple Fan Control Unit (<a href="http://man.openbsd.org/?query=fcu&arch=macppc&sektion=4">fcu</a>)
432: <li>Apple Sudden Motion Sensor (<a href="http://man.openbsd.org/?query=asms&arch=macppc&sektion=4">asms</a>)
433: <li>National Semiconductor LM75, LM77 (<a href="http://man.openbsd.org/?query=lmtemp&arch=macppc&sektion=4">lmtemp</a>)
434: <li>National Semiconductor LM87 (<a href="http://man.openbsd.org/?query=lmenv&arch=macppc&sektion=4">lmenv</a>)
435: <li>Maxim DS1624/DS1631/DS1721 (<a href="http://man.openbsd.org/?query=maxds&arch=macppc&sektion=4">maxds</a>)
436: <li>Maxim MAX6642/MAX6690 (<a href="http://man.openbsd.org/?query=maxtmp&arch=macppc&sektion=4">maxtmp</a>)
437: <li>TAOS TSL2560/61 light sensor (<a href="http://man.openbsd.org/?query=tsl&arch=macppc&sektion=4">tsl</a>)
1.173 cnst 438: </ul>
1.152 mbalmer 439: <li>Meinberg Funkuhren radio clocks, including:
440: <ul>
1.244 sthen 441: <li>GPS170PCI 3.3V/5V 6-channel GPS receiver card (<a href="http://man.openbsd.org/?query=mbg&arch=macppc&sektion=4">mbg</a>)
442: <li>PCI32 5V DCF77 time signal station receiver card (<a href="http://man.openbsd.org/?query=mbg&arch=macppc&sektion=4">mbg</a>)
443: <li>PCI509 5V DCF77 time signal station receiver card (<a href="http://man.openbsd.org/?query=mbg&arch=macppc&sektion=4">mbg</a>)
444: <li>PCI511 3.3V/5V DCF77 time signal station receiver card (<a href="http://man.openbsd.org/?query=mbg&arch=macppc&sektion=4">mbg</a>)
445: <li>USB5131 USB attached DCF77 time signal station receiver (<a href="http://man.openbsd.org/?query=umbg&arch=macppc&sektion=4">umbg</a>)
1.152 mbalmer 446: </ul>
1.244 sthen 447: <li>UVC-compatible Video devices (<a href="http://man.openbsd.org/?query=uvideo&arch=macppc&sektion=4">uvideo</a>)
1.15 deraadt 448: </ul>
1.28 henning 449: </ul>
1.33 miod 450:
1.238 bentley 451: <h4 id="unsup">Unsupported Hardware</h4>
1.33 miod 452:
1.1 brad 453: <ul>
1.39 ian 454: <li>Any older Mac with a 4-digit part number (6100, 7300, 7500,
455: 8500, 9500).
1.33 miod 456: <li>Older Apple PowerMac systems with a 601 processor or lacking
1.59 drahn 457: Open Firmware are not supported.
458: <li>Older Open Firmware machines are not currently supported.
1.13 nick 459: This is mostly due to lack of developer resources and limited
460: availability of hardware.
461: <li>Built-in modems on most machines are not supported. In many systems,
462: the serial port the modem is attached to is supported, but the modem
463: itself is not supported.
464: <li>Newer PowerBooks have an internal modem attached as a USB device, these
465: are not supported.
1.33 miod 466: <li>Sleep/Suspend on laptops is not supported.
1.47 drahn 467: <li>Bluetooth is not supported.
1.85 martin 468: <li>Firewire is not supported.
1.1 brad 469: </ul>
1.33 miod 470:
1.36 miod 471: <hr>
1.238 bentley 472:
473: <h3 id="install"><font color="#0000e0">
1.36 miod 474: <strong>Getting and installing OpenBSD/macppc:</strong>
475: </font></h3>
476:
477: <p>
478: The latest supported OpenBSD/macppc release is
1.242 sthen 479: <a href="58.html">OpenBSD 5.8</a>.
1.36 miod 480: Here are the
1.242 sthen 481: <a href="http://ftp.OpenBSD.org/pub/OpenBSD/5.8/macppc/INSTALL.macppc">
482: OpenBSD/macppc 5.8 installation instructions
1.36 miod 483: </a>.
484:
485: <p>
486: Snapshots are made available from time to time, in
1.228 sthen 487: <a href="http://ftp.OpenBSD.org/pub/OpenBSD/snapshots/macppc">this location</a>
1.36 miod 488: as well as in a few
489: <a href="ftp.html">mirrors</a>.
490: Here are the
1.228 sthen 491: <a href="http://ftp.OpenBSD.org/pub/OpenBSD/snapshots/macppc/INSTALL.macppc">
1.36 miod 492: OpenBSD/macppc snapshot installation instructions
493: </a> as well.
494:
495: <p>
496: There are several installation media provided:
1.57 krw 497:
1.36 miod 498: <ul>
499: <li><strong>CD boot</strong>
500: <p>
501: With the OpenBSD CD inserted in the cdrom drive, powering the machine on
502: while leaving the ``C'' key pressed will bootstrap the installation
503: procedure.
1.59 drahn 504: Alternatively, the CD can be booted at the Open Firmware prompt, with
1.36 miod 505: <pre>
1.237 miod 506: boot cd:,ofwboot 5.6/macppc/bsd.rd
1.36 miod 507: </pre>
1.53 saad 508: <li><strong>Mac OS based boot</strong>
1.36 miod 509: <p>
1.216 jasper 510: If the system disk is shared with Mac OS, the <tt>ofwboot</tt> bootloader
1.36 miod 511: and the <tt>bsd.rd</tt> installation media can be copied to the first HFS
512: or HFS+ partition.
1.59 drahn 513: Then the installation procedure can be booted at the Open Firmware prompt,
1.36 miod 514: with
515: <pre>
516: boot hd:,ofwboot bsd.rd
517: </pre>
518: </ul>
519:
1.238 bentley 520: <h3 id="multiboot"><font color="#0000e0">Multiboot/Shared HFS disks:</font></h3>
1.36 miod 521: <p>
1.53 saad 522: Having OpenBSD multiboot, or share, a disk with Mac OS X/Mac OS 9
1.36 miod 523: is possible as long as the disk is first partitioned with the
1.53 saad 524: Mac OS utility, <i>Drive Setup</i> (Mac OS 9) or <i>System Disk
525: Utility</i> (Mac OS X).
1.36 miod 526: Unallocated space, or a partition not in use, must be left for OpenBSD's use.
1.202 sthen 527: Since OpenBSD is only able to boot from an HFS (not Mac OS X UFS) filesystem,
528: the first partition must be formatted as HFS or HFS+, not UFS, to be able to
529: boot OpenBSD.
1.36 miod 530:
531: <p>
532: Please refer to the installation instructions for more details on how to
533: install a shared disk.
1.53 saad 534: Standalone (no Mac OS present) installation is also supported.
1.36 miod 535:
1.238 bentley 536: <h3 id="root"><font color="#0000e0">Boot device considerations:</font></h3>
1.36 miod 537: <p>
538: Modern MacPPC systems have two IDE interfaces (called Ultra and IDE), each of
539: which can have two devices on them (ultra0, ultra1, ide0, ide1).
540: When multiple drives are present in the system, there are limitations
541: of which drives can be configured as the OpenBSD root drive.
542: Invalid configurations will not be able to properly
543: detect which drive is the root drive, so any attempt will either
544: prompt for a root drive or fail.
545:
546: <ul>
547: <li><tt>ultra0</tt> is always a valid root drive.
548: <li><tt>ultra1</tt> is valid as a root disk, as long as <tt>ultra0</tt>
549: is a hard drive, not a non-hard disk ATAPI device).
550: <li><tt>ide1</tt> (Zip drive bay) is valid as a root disk if no hard drive is
551: located at <tt>ultra1</tt>,
552: <li><tt>ide0</tt> (cdrom) is valid as a root drive <b>only</b> if no hard
553: drives are connected to the Ultra bus.
554: </ul>
555:
556: <hr>
1.238 bentley 557:
558: <h3 id="problems"><font color="#0000e0">Known Problems</font></h3>
1.33 miod 559:
560: <ul>
561: <li>Laptop systems may power off within 2-5 minutes if the lid is closed
562: while running from battery.
563: <li>Older iMacs can have a problem with the USB keyboard driver where
564: the first key pressed after boot will repeat endlessly. The workaround
565: is to press <SHIFT> first or to disconnect and reconnect the USB mouse
566: after the problem has occurred.
567: </ul>
1.1 brad 568:
1.36 miod 569: <hr>
1.238 bentley 570:
571: <h3 id="other"><font color="#0000e0">Other Features</font></h3>
1.1 brad 572:
1.33 miod 573: <ul>
574: <li> <CTRL><CMD><POWER> on ADB (not USB) keyboards
575: will reset the computer.
576: </ul>
1.1 brad 577:
578: </body>
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