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1.266 bentley 14: <i>Open</i><b>BSD</b></a>
15: macppc
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1.33 miod 17: <hr>
1.266 bentley 18:
19: <table><tr><td>
1.247 tb 20: <p>
1.33 miod 21: OpenBSD/macppc runs on the PowerPC-based Macintosh systems from the
1.266 bentley 22: <i>"New World"</i> family, i.e. all Apple computers from the iMac to
1.263 benno 23: the PowerPC G5 DC. It does not run on any <a href="#unsup">unsupported
24: models</a>.
1.266 bentley 25:
1.246 deraadt 26: <p>
1.41 nick 27: A mailing list dedicated to the OpenBSD/macppc port is available at
1.266 bentley 28: <a href="mailto:ppc@openbsd.org">ppc@openbsd.org</a>.
1.33 miod 29: To join the OpenBSD/macppc mailing list, send a message body of <b>"subscribe
30: ppc"</b> to
31: <a href="mailto:majordomo@openbsd.org">majordomo@openbsd.org</a>.
32: Please be sure to check our <a href="mail.html">mailing list policy</a> before
33: subscribing.
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1.33 miod 35:
36: <hr>
1.238 bentley 37:
1.266 bentley 38: <h3 id="history"><strong>History:</strong></h3>
1.33 miod 39:
40: <p>
41: The OpenBSD/macppc port started as OpenBSD/powerpc, and was initially
1.59 drahn 42: focused on Motorola computers with Open Firmware, and VI Power4e boards.
1.33 miod 43: This port was eventually thrown away after OpenBSD 2.5 was released.
44: As a result there was no OpenBSD/powerpc port for the 2.6 and 2.7 releases.
45: In the meantime, a new port was started, focusing on Apple hardware, and
46: based on code from NetBSD/macppc, and after a lot of work from Dale Rahn,
47: OpenBSD 2.8 was released with a powerpc port.
48: As work on the port continued, it was renamed to OpenBSD/macppc for 3.0.
1.161 kettenis 49: Support for the 64-bit G5 (running in 32-bit mode) was added in OpenBSD 3.9.
1.33 miod 50:
51: <hr>
1.238 bentley 52:
1.266 bentley 53: <h3 id="status"><strong>Current status:</strong></h3>
1.33 miod 54:
55: <p>
56: Currently, all the hardware listed in the
1.65 nick 57: <a href="#hardware">supported hardware</a> section below boots
1.33 miod 58: multi-user, supports most, if not all, of the on-board devices, and is
1.60 pedro 59: generally usable.
1.266 bentley 60:
1.238 bentley 61: <p id="X11">
1.111 brad 62: The X Window System is supported on all MacPPC systems.
1.125 brad 63: Most ATI graphics adapters and some NVIDIA graphics adapters are
1.111 brad 64: supported by <i>accelerated</i> X servers.
65: The graphics adapters not supported by an accelerated driver can be
66: used by X in frame buffer (unaccelerated) mode, at the boot resolution
1.113 pedro 67: and color depth using the wsfb driver (installed by default).
1.33 miod 68:
69: <p>
70: Directions on enabling the accelerated X server can be found
1.266 bentley 71: in the <code>/usr/X11R6/README</code> file on the installed system.
1.33 miod 72:
73: <hr>
1.238 bentley 74:
1.266 bentley 75: <h3 id="hardware"><strong>Supported hardware:</strong></h3>
1.124 brad 76:
1.33 miod 77: <h4>Supported models</h4>
1.11 drahn 78:
1.28 henning 79: <p>
1.33 miod 80: PowerPC-based Macintosh systems are divided into <i>"Old World"</i> and
81: <i>"New World"</i> systems, the difference being
1.257 fcambus 82: <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20041011114718/http://developer.apple.com/technotes/tn/tn1167.html">
83: the design of the system ROM</a>.
1.267 deraadt 84: Only <i>"New World"</i> machines are currently supported.
1.33 miod 85: Known compatible systems include the following:
1.57 krw 86:
1.13 nick 87: <ul>
1.118 xsa 88: <li>iMac (Revision A, B, C, D (iMac,1))
1.141 jasper 89: <li>iMac (Late 1999 (PowerMac2,1))
1.118 xsa 90: <li>iMac (Summer 2000 (PowerMac2,2))
91: <li>iMac (Early 2001, Summer 2001) (PowerMac4,1))
92: <li>iMac (Flat-Panel (PowerMac4,2))
93: <li>iMac (17" Flat-Panel, 17" 1GHz (PowerMac4,5))
94: <li>iMac (USB 2.0 (PowerMac6,1))
95: <li>iMac (20" Flat-Panel (PowerMac6,3))
1.220 miod 96: <li>iMac G5 (PowerMac8,1)
1.142 miod 97: <li>iMac G5 (Ambient Light Sensor (PowerMac8,2))
1.118 xsa 98: </ul>
99: <ul>
1.120 aanriot 100: <li>eMac (ATI Graphics, 1GHz G4 (PowerMac4,4))
1.118 xsa 101: <li>eMac (USB 2.0 (PowerMac6,4))
102: </ul>
103: <ul>
104: <li>Mac mini (PowerMac10,1)
1.134 kettenis 105: <li>Mac mini (Late 2005 (PowerMac10,2))
1.118 xsa 106: </ul>
107: <ul>
108: <li>Power Macintosh G3 (Blue & White (PowerMac1,1))
109: <li>Power Macintosh G4 (PCI Graphics (PowerMac1,2))
1.182 jsg 110: <li>Power Macintosh G4 (AGP Graphics (PowerMac3,1, PowerMac3,2 and PowerMac3,3))
1.118 xsa 111: <li>Power Macintosh G4 (Gigabit Ethernet (PowerMac3,3))
112: <li>Power Macintosh G4 (Digital Audio (PowerMac3,4))
113: <li>Power Macintosh G4 (QuickSilver, QuickSilver 2002 (PowerMac3,5))
114: <li>Power Macintosh G4 (Mirrored Drive Doors, FW 800, Mirrored Drive Doors 2003 (PowerMac3,6))
1.119 miod 115: <li>Power Macintosh G4 (Cube (PowerMac5,1))
1.142 miod 116: <li>Power Macintosh G5 (Early 2005, dual 2.0 + 2.3 GHz (PowerMac7,2))
117: <li>Power Macintosh G5 (June 2004, Early 2005, dual 2.7 GHz (PowerMac7,3))
118: <li>Power Macintosh G5 (Late 2004 (PowerMac9,1))
1.240 mpi 119: <li>Power Macintosh G5 (October 2005, quad core (PowerMac 11,2))
1.118 xsa 120: </ul>
121: <ul>
122: <li>iBook (PowerBook2,1)
123: <li>iBook (FireWire (PowerBook2,2))
124: <li>iBook (Dual USB, Late 2001 (PowerBook4,1))
125: <li>iBook (16 VRAM (PowerBook4,2))
126: <li>iBook (Opaque 16 VRAM, 32 VRAM, Early 2003 (PowerBook4,3))
1.120 aanriot 127: <li>iBook G4 (PowerBook6,3)
1.119 miod 128: <li>iBook G4 (Early 2004, Late 2004 (PowerBook6,5))
1.118 xsa 129: <li>iBook G4 (Mid 2005 (PowerBook6,7))
130: </ul>
131: <ul>
132: <li>PowerBook G3 (12", 13", 14" Rev. A and Rev. B, Bronze Keyboard (PowerBook1,1))
133: <li>PowerBook G3 (FireWire (PowerBook3,1))
134: <li>PowerBook G4 (PowerBook3,2)
135: <li>PowerBook G4 (Gigabit Ethernet (PowerBook3,3))
136: <li>PowerBook G4 (DVI (PowerBook3,4))
137: <li>PowerBook G4 (867 MHz, 1 GHz (PowerBook3,5))
138: <li>PowerBook G4 (17" (PowerBook5,1))
139: <li>PowerBook G4 (15" FW 800 (PowerBook5,2))
1.164 niallo 140: <li>PowerBook G4 (17" 1.33 GHz (PowerBook5,3))
1.118 xsa 141: <li>PowerBook G4 (15" 1.33/1.5 GHz (PowerBook5,4))
142: <li>PowerBook G4 (17" 1.5 GHz (PowerBook5,5))
143: <li>PowerBook G4 (15" 1.5/1.67 GHz (PowerBook5,6))
144: <li>PowerBook G4 (17" 1.67 GHz (PowerBook5,7))
1.120 aanriot 145: <li>PowerBook G4 (15" Double-Layer SD (PowerBook5,8))
146: <li>PowerBook G4 (17" Double-Layer SD (PowerBook5,9))
1.118 xsa 147: <li>PowerBook G4 (12" (PowerBook6,1))
148: <li>PowerBook G4 (12" DVI (PowerBook6,2))
149: <li>PowerBook G4 (12" 1.33 GHz (PowerBook6,4))
150: <li>PowerBook G4 (12" 1.5 GHz (PowerBook6,8))
1.11 drahn 151: </ul>
1.118 xsa 152: <ul>
1.230 jsg 153: <li>Xserve G4 (Dual 1 GHz (RackMac1,1))
1.229 jsg 154: <li>Xserve G4 (Dual 1.33 GHz (RackMac1,2))
1.142 miod 155: <li>Xserve G5 (Dual (RackMac3,1))
1.118 xsa 156: </ul>
157:
158: <p>
1.267 deraadt 159: To help us improve the accuracy of this list, <strong>PLEASE</strong>
1.33 miod 160: <a href="faq/faq4.html#SendDmesg">send your dmesg</a> after installation
161: to <a href="mailto:dmesg@openbsd.org">dmesg@openbsd.org</a>.
1.11 drahn 162:
1.33 miod 163: <h4>Supported peripherals</h4>
1.1 brad 164:
1.15 deraadt 165: <ul>
1.56 xsa 166: <li><strong>Onboard I/O modules</strong>
1.266 bentley 167: (<a href="https://man.openbsd.org/macppc/macobio.4">macobio</a>)
1.1 brad 168: <ul>
1.156 martin 169: <li>Apple GC
1.109 brad 170: <li>Apple Heathrow
171: <li>Apple Intrepid
172: <li>Apple K2
173: <li>Apple Keylargo
174: <li>Apple OHare
1.1 brad 175: <li>Apple Paddington
1.109 brad 176: <li>Apple Pangea
177: <li>Apple Shasta
1.1 brad 178: </ul>
179:
1.267 deraadt 180: <li><strong>PCI-Bridges</strong>
1.266 bentley 181: (<a href="https://man.openbsd.org/macppc/pchb.4">pchb</a>)
1.1 brad 182: <ul>
1.109 brad 183: <li>Apple Bandit
1.135 brad 184: <li>Apple Intrepid 2 AGP
185: <li>Apple Intrepid 2 PCI
1.109 brad 186: <li>Apple K2
187: <li>Apple K2 AGP
188: <li>Apple Pangea
189: <li>Apple Pangea AGP
190: <li>Apple Pangea PCI
191: <li>Apple Shasta HyperTransport
1.1 brad 192: <li>Apple Uni-North
193: <li>Apple Uni-North AGP
194: <li>Apple Uni-North Eth
1.109 brad 195: <li>Apple Uni-North 2 AGP
196: <li>Apple Uni-North 2 Eth
1.225 kirby 197: <li>Apple U3 AGP
1.1 brad 198: <li>Motorola MPC106 Host-PCI
199: </ul>
200:
1.15 deraadt 201: <li><strong>Video Cards</strong>
1.1 brad 202: <ul>
203: <li>ATI Mach64 GP
204: <li>ATI Mach64 GV
205: <li>ATI Mach64 128 PK
206: <li>ATI Mach64 128 VR AGP
1.71 jsg 207: <li>ATI Rage 128 Mobility M3
1.1 brad 208: <li>ATI Rage Fury AGP4x
1.71 jsg 209: <li>ATI Radeon Mobility M7
210: <li>ATI Radeon Mobility 9200 (M9+)
1.125 brad 211: <li>NVIDIA GeForce4 440 Go 64M
1.225 kirby 212: <li>NVIDIA GeForce FX 5200 Ultra
1.1 brad 213: </ul>
214:
1.72 jsg 215: <li><strong>Ethernet Adapters</strong>
1.1 brad 216: <ul>
1.266 bentley 217: <li>ADMtek AN986-based USB adapters (<a href="https://man.openbsd.org/macppc/aue.4">aue</a>)
1.78 jsg 218:
1.266 bentley 219: <li>Alteon Tigon I/II-based adapters (<a href="https://man.openbsd.org/macppc/ti.4">ti</a>)
1.78 jsg 220:
1.266 bentley 221: <li>Apple iMac Rev. A-C Ethernet (<a href="https://man.openbsd.org/macppc/bm.4">bm</a>)
1.78 jsg 222:
1.266 bentley 223: <li>Apple MACE Ethernet (<a href="https://man.openbsd.org/macppc/mc.4">mc</a>)
1.156 martin 224:
1.266 bentley 225: <li>Apple GMAC (<a href="https://man.openbsd.org/macppc/gem.4">gem</a>)
1.78 jsg 226:
1.266 bentley 227: <li>ASIX Electronics AX88172 based USB adapters (<a href="https://man.openbsd.org/macppc/axe.4">axe</a>)
1.78 jsg 228:
1.266 bentley 229: <li>Broadcom BCM57xx/BCM590x (a.k.a. Tigon3) based PCI adapters (<a href="https://man.openbsd.org/macppc/bge.4">bge</a>)
1.88 krw 230:
1.266 bentley 231: <li>Sundance/Tamarack TC9021 based PCI adapters (<a href="https://man.openbsd.org/macppc/stge.4">stge</a>)
1.96 brad 232:
1.266 bentley 233: <li>CATC USB-EL1210A-based USB adapters (<a href="https://man.openbsd.org/macppc/cue.4">cue</a>)
1.78 jsg 234:
1.266 bentley 235: <li>Davicom DM9601 USB Ethernet adapters (<a href="https://man.openbsd.org/macppc/udav.4">udav</a>)
1.78 jsg 236:
1.266 bentley 237: <li>DEC DECchip 21040 (Tulip) (<a href="https://man.openbsd.org/macppc/de.4">de</a>)
238: <li>DEC DECchip 21143 (Tulip clones) (<a href="https://man.openbsd.org/macppc/dc.4">dc</a>)
239: <li>Intel i8255x-based (except the i82556) PCI adapters (<a href="https://man.openbsd.org/macppc/fxp.4">fxp</a>)
240: <li>Intel 21145-based PCI adapters (<a href="https://man.openbsd.org/macppc/dc.4">dc</a>)
1.30 nate 241:
1.218 jsg 242: <li>Intel PRO/1000 based adapters
1.266 bentley 243: (<a href="https://man.openbsd.org/macppc/em.4">em</a>)
1.72 jsg 244:
1.266 bentley 245: <li>Kawasaki LSI KL5KUSB101B-based USB adapters (<a href="https://man.openbsd.org/macppc/kue.4">kue</a>)
1.77 martin 246:
1.266 bentley 247: <li>RealTek 8129/8139-based adapters (<a href="https://man.openbsd.org/macppc/rl.4">rl</a>)
1.78 jsg 248:
1.266 bentley 249: <li>Realtek RTL8150L based USB adapters (<a href="https://man.openbsd.org/macppc/url.4">url</a>)
1.78 jsg 250:
1.266 bentley 251: <li>Realtek 8169/8169S/8110S based PCI adapters (<a href="https://man.openbsd.org/macppc/re.4">re</a>)
1.89 pvalchev 252:
1.266 bentley 253: <li>SMC 83C170 ("EtherPower II") (EPIC/100) (<a href="https://man.openbsd.org/macppc/epic.4">epic</a>)
1.96 brad 254:
1.266 bentley 255: <li>SysKonnect XMAC II and Marvell Yukon based PCI adapters (<a href="https://man.openbsd.org/macppc/sk.4">sk</a>)
1.231 jsg 256:
1.266 bentley 257: <li>VIA Networking VT6122 based PCI adapters (<a href="https://man.openbsd.org/macppc/vge.4">vge</a>)
1.130 martin 258:
1.266 bentley 259: <li>VIA Rhine/RhineII/RhineIII Ethernet adapters (<a href="https://man.openbsd.org/macppc/vr.4">vr</a>)
1.130 martin 260:
1.266 bentley 261: <li>3Com 3c9xx EtherLink XL adapters (<a href="https://man.openbsd.org/macppc/xl.4">xl</a>)
1.172 martin 262:
1.266 bentley 263: <li>AMD PCnet-based PCI adapters (<a href="https://man.openbsd.org/macppc/pcn.4">pcn</a>)
1.1 brad 264: </ul>
1.267 deraadt 265:
1.15 deraadt 266: <li><strong>Wireless Ethernet Adapters</strong>
1.1 brad 267: <ul>
1.266 bentley 268: <li>ADMtek ADM8211 IEEE 802.11b PCI/CardBus adapters (<a href="https://man.openbsd.org/macppc/atw.4">atw</a>)
269: <li>Aironet Communications 4500/4800 IEEE 802.11FH/b PCI and PCMCIA adapters (<a href="https://man.openbsd.org/macppc/an.4">an</a>)
270: <li>Atmel AT76C50x IEEE 802.11b USB adapters (<a href="https://man.openbsd.org/macppc/atu.4">atu</a>)
271: <li> Broadcom AirForce IEEE 802.11b/g PCI/CardBus adapters (<a href="https://man.openbsd.org/macppc/bwi.4">bwi</a>), including:
1.179 jmc 272: <ul>
1.180 jmc 273: <li>Apple Airport Extreme BCM4306
274: <li>Apple Airport Extreme BCM4318
1.147 jmc 275: </ul>
1.266 bentley 276: <li>Marvell Libertas IEEE 802.11b/g PCMCIA/PCI/CardBus adapters (<a href="https://man.openbsd.org/macppc/malo.4">malo</a>)
277: <li>Ralink Technology IEEE 802.11a/g/n PCI/CardBus adapters (<a href="https://man.openbsd.org/macppc/ral.4">ral</a>)
278: <li>Ralink Technology IEEE 802.11b/g USB adapters (<a href="https://man.openbsd.org/macppc/ural.4">ural</a>)
279: <li>Ralink Technology IEEE 802.11a/b/g USB adapters (<a href="https://man.openbsd.org/macppc/rum.4">rum</a>)
280: <li>Ralink Technology IEEE 802.11a/g/n USB adapters (<a href="https://man.openbsd.org/macppc/run.4">run</a>) <sup>(A)</sup>
281: <li>Realtek RTL8180L IEEE 802.11b PCI/CardBus adapters (<a href="https://man.openbsd.org/macppc/rtw.4">rtw</a>)
282: <li>Realtek RTL8187L/RTL8187B USB IEEE 802.11b/g adapters (<a href="https://man.openbsd.org/macppc/urtw.4">urtw</a>)
283: <li>Realtek RTL8188CU/RTL8192CU USB IEEE 802.11b/g/n adapters (<a href="https://man.openbsd.org/macppc/urtwn.4">urtwn</a>)
284: <li>TI ACX100/ACX111 IEEE 802.11a/b/g PCI/CardBus adapters (<a href="https://man.openbsd.org/macppc/acx.4">acx</a>)
285: <li>WaveLAN/IEEE, PRISM 2-3, and Spectrum24 IEEE 802.11b PCMCIA/PCI/USB adapters (<a href="https://man.openbsd.org/macppc/wi.4">wi</a>), including:
1.90 jsg 286: <ul>
1.266 bentley 287: <li>Apple Airport (<a href="https://man.openbsd.org/macppc/macobio.4">macobio</a>)
1.150 jmc 288: </ul>
1.1 brad 289: </ul>
1.15 deraadt 290:
291: <li><strong>SCSI and IDE Host Adapters</strong>
1.1 brad 292: <ul>
1.57 krw 293: <li> Adaptec AIC-7770, AIC-7850, AIC-7860, AIC-7870, AIC-7880, AIC-7890,
294: AIC-7891, AIC-7892, AIC-7895, AIC-7896, AIC-7897 and AIC-7899 based host
295: adapters
1.266 bentley 296: (<a href="https://man.openbsd.org/ahc.4"
1.57 krw 297: >ahc</a>)
1.266 bentley 298: <li>Symbios Logic 53c810, 53c825 (<a href="https://man.openbsd.org/macppc/siop.4">siop</a>)
1.77 martin 299: <li>AMD Am53c974 PCscsi-PCI host adapters including the Tekram DC-390
1.266 bentley 300: (<a href="https://man.openbsd.org/macppc/pcscp.4">pcscp</a>)
301: <li>QLogic PCI SCSI controllers (<a href="https://man.openbsd.org/macppc/isp.4">isp</a>)
1.140 marco 302: <li>LSI Logic Fusion-MPT (Symbios Logic/NCR)
1.266 bentley 303: (<a href="https://man.openbsd.org/macppc/mpi.4"
1.140 marco 304: >mpi</a>)
305: <ul>
306: <li>LSI53C1020, LSI53C1020A, LSI53C1030, LSI53C1030T, LSI53C1035,
307: <li>LSIFC909, LSIFC919, LSIFC919X, LSIFC929, LSIFC929X, LSIFC949, LSIFC949X,
308: <li>LSISAS1064, LSISAS1064E, LSISAS1068, LSISAS1068E
309: </ul>
1.267 deraadt 310: <li>All PCI IDE
311: (<a href="https://man.openbsd.org/macppc/pciide.4">pciide</a>)
1.13 nick 312: adapters supported by the <a href="i386.html">i386</a> platform
1.1 brad 313: </ul>
314:
1.15 deraadt 315: <li><strong>RAID Controllers</strong>
1.1 brad 316: <ul>
1.167 nick 317: <li>Areca Technology Corporation PCI-X and PCI Express Sata RAID controllers
1.266 bentley 318: (<a href="https://man.openbsd.org/macppc/arc.4">arc</a>)
1.1 brad 319: </ul>
320:
1.15 deraadt 321: <li><strong>Drives</strong>
1.1 brad 322: <ul>
323: <li>All IDE devices supported on the <a href="i386.html">i386</a>.
324: <li>All ATAPI drives supported on the <a href="i386.html">i386</a>.
325: <li>All SCSI drives supported on the <a href="i386.html">i386</a>.
326: </ul>
327:
1.15 deraadt 328: <li><strong>USB Controllers/Hubs</strong>
1.1 brad 329: <ul>
1.266 bentley 330: <li>Apple USB (<a href="https://man.openbsd.org/macppc/ohci.4">ohci</a>)
331: <li>Apple Intrepid USB (<a href="https://man.openbsd.org/macppc/ohci.4">ohci</a>)
332: <li>Apple Pangea USB (<a href="https://man.openbsd.org/macppc/ohci.4">ohci</a>)
333: <li>NEC USB (<a href="https://man.openbsd.org/macppc/ohci.4">ohci</a>)
334: <li>OHCI root hub (<a href="https://man.openbsd.org/macppc/ohci.4">ohci</a>)
335: <li>Opti RM861HA (<a href="https://man.openbsd.org/macppc/ohci.4">ohci</a>)
1.1 brad 336: <li>Alps Electric Hub in Apple USB Keyboard
337: </ul>
1.267 deraadt 338:
1.15 deraadt 339: <li><strong>USB Devices</strong>
1.1 brad 340: <ul>
1.266 bentley 341: <li>Alps Electric Apple USB Keyboard (<a href="https://man.openbsd.org/macppc/ukbd.4">ukbd</a>)
342: <li>Apple touchpad mouse (<a href="https://man.openbsd.org/macppc/utpms.4">utpms</a>)
343: <li>Gude ADS Expert mouseCLOCK USB and Expert mouseCLOCK USB II DCF77 and HBG radio clocks (<a href="https://man.openbsd.org/macppc/udcf.4">udcf</a>)
344: <li>Solid Year Keyboard and Mouse (<a href="https://man.openbsd.org/macppc/ukbd.4">ukbd</a>) (<a href="https://man.openbsd.org/macppc/ums.4">ums</a>)
345: <li>Logitech M4848 (<a href="https://man.openbsd.org/macppc/ums.4">ums</a>)
346: <li>Kensington USB/PS2 Wheel Mouse (<a href="https://man.openbsd.org/macppc/ums.4">ums</a>)
347: <li>USB Zip Drives (<a href="https://man.openbsd.org/macppc/umass.4">umass</a>)
1.267 deraadt 348: </ul>
1.1 brad 349:
1.63 mickey 350: <li><strong>CardBus/PCMCIA bridges</strong>
1.19 drahn 351: <ul>
1.267 deraadt 352: <li>PBG4 onboard CardBus bridge is now supported, as are PCI CardBus bridges.
1.266 bentley 353: (<a href="https://man.openbsd.org/cbb.4">cbb</a>)
1.19 drahn 354: </ul>
1.131 mbalmer 355:
1.139 fkr 356: <li><strong>PC Cards (PCMCIA / Cardbus)</strong>
1.131 mbalmer 357: <ul>
1.266 bentley 358: <li>Serial ports (<a href="https://man.openbsd.org/com.4">com</a>)
1.131 mbalmer 359: <li>Wireless Ethernet adapters:
360: <ul>
361: <li>See above.
362: </ul>
363: </ul>
364:
1.41 nick 365: <li><strong>Cryptography Accelerators</strong>
1.21 drahn 366: <ul>
1.266 bentley 367: <li>Broadcom uBsec BCM5801, BCM5802, BCM5805, BCM5820, BCM5821, BCM5822, BCM5823 (and the legacy Bluesteelnet 5501 and 5601 parts) (<a href="https://man.openbsd.org/macppc/ubsec.4">ubsec</a>)
368: <li>Hifn 6500-based boards (<a href="https://man.openbsd.org/macppc/lofn.4">lofn</a>)
369: <li>Hifn 7751/7811/7951/7955/7956-based boards (<a href="https://man.openbsd.org/macppc/hifn.4">hifn</a>)
370: <li>SafeNet SafeXcel 1141/1741 (<a href="https://man.openbsd.org/macppc/safe.4">safe</a>)
1.21 drahn 371: </ul>
1.19 drahn 372:
1.46 jason 373: <li><strong>Audio Devices</strong>
374: <ul>
1.266 bentley 375: <li>Apple Aoa audio (<a href="https://man.openbsd.org/macppc/aoa.4">aoa</a>)
376: <li>Apple Awacs audio (<a href="https://man.openbsd.org/macppc/awacs.4">awacs</a>)
377: <li>Apple Daca audio (<a href="https://man.openbsd.org/macppc/daca.4">daca</a>)
378: <li>Apple Onyx audio (<a href="https://man.openbsd.org/macppc/onyx.4">onyx</a>)
379: <li>Apple Snapper audio (<a href="https://man.openbsd.org/macppc/snapper.4">snapper</a>)
380: <li>Apple Tumbler audio (<a href="https://man.openbsd.org/macppc/tumbler.4">tumbler</a>)
381: <li>Ensoniq AudioPCI (<a href="https://man.openbsd.org/macppc/eap.4">eap</a>)
382: <li>SoundBlaster PCI128 (<a href="https://man.openbsd.org/macppc/eap.4">eap</a>)
383: <li>SoundBlaster Live! and PCI512 (EMU10k1) (<a href="https://man.openbsd.org/macppc/emu.4">emu</a>)
384: <li>USB audio (<a href="https://man.openbsd.org/macppc/uaudio.4">uaudio</a>)
1.46 jason 385: </ul>
386:
1.266 bentley 387: <li><strong>Radio Receiver Devices</strong> (<a href="https://man.openbsd.org/macppc/radio.9">radio</a>)
1.37 mickey 388: <ul>
1.266 bentley 389: <li>Brooktree 848/849/878/879-based TV tuner cards (<a href="https://man.openbsd.org/macppc/bktr.4">bktr</a>)
1.37 mickey 390: </ul>
391:
1.15 deraadt 392: <li><strong>Other Devices</strong>
1.13 nick 393: <ul>
1.267 deraadt 394: <li>Serial Ports: While the modern PowerMacintosh series has no external
395: standard serial ports, many have an on-board modem which can be
1.13 nick 396: removed and replaced with an adapter (several manufacturers of these exist)
397: which will produce a standard (and supported) serial port.
1.35 miod 398: <li>Backlight on lcd devices can be controlled through the brightness control
399: keys on ADB (laptop) keyboards, or through'wsconsctl -w display.brightness=xx'
1.21 drahn 400: (0 - 100) and 'wsconsctl -w display.backlight=xx' (0 or 100)
1.143 mbalmer 401: <li>Hardware watchdog timer support:
402: <ul>
1.266 bentley 403: <li>Quancom PWDOG1 watchdog timer (<a href="https://man.openbsd.org/macppc/pwdog.4">pwdog</a>)
1.143 mbalmer 404: </ul>
1.173 cnst 405: <li>Hardware monitoring sensors, including:
406: <ul>
1.266 bentley 407: <li>Analog Devices AD7416, AD7417 and AD7418 (<a href="https://man.openbsd.org/macppc/adc.4">adc</a>)
408: <li>Analog Devices ADM1030 (<a href="https://man.openbsd.org/macppc/admtmp.4">admtmp</a>)
409: <li>Analog Devices ADT7460 (<a href="https://man.openbsd.org/macppc/adt.4">adt</a>)
410: <li>Apple Fan Control Unit (<a href="https://man.openbsd.org/macppc/fcu.4">fcu</a>)
411: <li>Apple Sudden Motion Sensor (<a href="https://man.openbsd.org/macppc/asms.4">asms</a>)
412: <li>National Semiconductor LM75, LM77 (<a href="https://man.openbsd.org/macppc/lmtemp.4">lmtemp</a>)
413: <li>National Semiconductor LM87 (<a href="https://man.openbsd.org/macppc/lmenv.4">lmenv</a>)
414: <li>Maxim DS1624/DS1631/DS1721 (<a href="https://man.openbsd.org/macppc/maxds.4">maxds</a>)
415: <li>Maxim MAX6642/MAX6690 (<a href="https://man.openbsd.org/macppc/maxtmp.4">maxtmp</a>)
416: <li>TAOS TSL2560/61 light sensor (<a href="https://man.openbsd.org/macppc/tsl.4">tsl</a>)
1.173 cnst 417: </ul>
1.152 mbalmer 418: <li>Meinberg Funkuhren radio clocks, including:
419: <ul>
1.266 bentley 420: <li>GPS170PCI 3.3V/5V 6-channel GPS receiver card (<a href="https://man.openbsd.org/macppc/mbg.4">mbg</a>)
421: <li>PCI32 5V DCF77 time signal station receiver card (<a href="https://man.openbsd.org/macppc/mbg.4">mbg</a>)
422: <li>PCI509 5V DCF77 time signal station receiver card (<a href="https://man.openbsd.org/macppc/mbg.4">mbg</a>)
423: <li>PCI511 3.3V/5V DCF77 time signal station receiver card (<a href="https://man.openbsd.org/macppc/mbg.4">mbg</a>)
424: <li>USB5131 USB attached DCF77 time signal station receiver (<a href="https://man.openbsd.org/macppc/umbg.4">umbg</a>)
1.152 mbalmer 425: </ul>
1.266 bentley 426: <li>UVC-compatible Video devices (<a href="https://man.openbsd.org/macppc/uvideo.4">uvideo</a>)
1.15 deraadt 427: </ul>
1.28 henning 428: </ul>
1.33 miod 429:
1.238 bentley 430: <h4 id="unsup">Unsupported Hardware</h4>
1.33 miod 431:
1.1 brad 432: <ul>
1.39 ian 433: <li>Any older Mac with a 4-digit part number (6100, 7300, 7500,
434: 8500, 9500).
1.33 miod 435: <li>Older Apple PowerMac systems with a 601 processor or lacking
1.267 deraadt 436: Open Firmware are not supported.
1.59 drahn 437: <li>Older Open Firmware machines are not currently supported.
1.267 deraadt 438: This is mostly due to lack of developer resources and limited
1.13 nick 439: availability of hardware.
440: <li>Built-in modems on most machines are not supported. In many systems,
1.267 deraadt 441: the serial port the modem is attached to is supported, but the modem
442: itself is not supported.
1.13 nick 443: <li>Newer PowerBooks have an internal modem attached as a USB device, these
444: are not supported.
1.33 miod 445: <li>Sleep/Suspend on laptops is not supported.
1.47 drahn 446: <li>Bluetooth is not supported.
1.85 martin 447: <li>Firewire is not supported.
1.1 brad 448: </ul>
1.33 miod 449:
1.36 miod 450: <hr>
1.238 bentley 451:
1.266 bentley 452: <h3 id="install">
1.36 miod 453: <strong>Getting and installing OpenBSD/macppc:</strong>
1.266 bentley 454: </h3>
1.36 miod 455:
456: <p>
457: The latest supported OpenBSD/macppc release is
1.268 tj 458: <a href="66.html">OpenBSD 6.6</a>.
1.36 miod 459: Here are the
1.268 tj 460: <a href="https://ftp.openbsd.org/pub/OpenBSD/6.6/macppc/INSTALL.macppc">
1.259 tj 461: OpenBSD/macppc installation instructions</a>.
1.36 miod 462:
463: <p>
464: Snapshots are made available from time to time, in
1.262 tj 465: <a href="https://cdn.openbsd.org/pub/OpenBSD/snapshots/macppc">this location</a>
466: as well as on a few
1.36 miod 467: <a href="ftp.html">mirrors</a>.
468: Here are the
1.262 tj 469: <a href="https://ftp.openbsd.org/pub/OpenBSD/snapshots/macppc/INSTALL.macppc">
1.255 tb 470: OpenBSD/macppc snapshot installation instructions</a> as well.
1.36 miod 471:
472: <p>
473: There are several installation media provided:
1.57 krw 474:
1.36 miod 475: <ul>
1.255 tb 476: <li><strong>CD image</strong> (installXX.iso)
1.36 miod 477: <p>
1.255 tb 478: With the CD inserted in the cdrom drive, powering the machine on
1.266 bentley 479: while leaving the "C" key pressed will bootstrap the installation
1.36 miod 480: procedure.
1.59 drahn 481: Alternatively, the CD can be booted at the Open Firmware prompt, with
1.266 bentley 482: <p>
483: <kbd>
1.268 tj 484: boot cd:,ofwboot 6.6/macppc/bsd.rd
1.266 bentley 485: </kbd>
1.53 saad 486: <li><strong>Mac OS based boot</strong>
1.36 miod 487: <p>
1.266 bentley 488: If the system disk is shared with Mac OS, the <code>ofwboot</code> bootloader
489: and the <code>bsd.rd</code> installation media can be copied to the first HFS
1.36 miod 490: or HFS+ partition.
1.59 drahn 491: Then the installation procedure can be booted at the Open Firmware prompt,
1.36 miod 492: with
1.266 bentley 493: <p>
494: <kbd>
1.36 miod 495: boot hd:,ofwboot bsd.rd
1.266 bentley 496: </kbd>
1.36 miod 497: </ul>
498:
1.266 bentley 499: <h3 id="multiboot">Multiboot/Shared HFS disks:</h3>
1.36 miod 500: <p>
1.267 deraadt 501: Having OpenBSD multiboot, or share, a disk with Mac OS X/Mac OS 9
502: is possible as long as the disk is first partitioned with the
503: Mac OS utility, <i>Drive Setup</i> (Mac OS 9) or <i>System Disk
1.53 saad 504: Utility</i> (Mac OS X).
1.267 deraadt 505: Unallocated space, or a partition not in use, must be left for OpenBSD's use.
1.202 sthen 506: Since OpenBSD is only able to boot from an HFS (not Mac OS X UFS) filesystem,
507: the first partition must be formatted as HFS or HFS+, not UFS, to be able to
508: boot OpenBSD.
1.36 miod 509:
510: <p>
511: Please refer to the installation instructions for more details on how to
512: install a shared disk.
1.53 saad 513: Standalone (no Mac OS present) installation is also supported.
1.36 miod 514:
1.266 bentley 515: <h3 id="root">Boot device considerations:</h3>
1.36 miod 516: <p>
1.267 deraadt 517: Modern MacPPC systems have two IDE interfaces (called Ultra and IDE), each of
1.36 miod 518: which can have two devices on them (ultra0, ultra1, ide0, ide1).
519: When multiple drives are present in the system, there are limitations
1.267 deraadt 520: of which drives can be configured as the OpenBSD root drive.
1.36 miod 521: Invalid configurations will not be able to properly
522: detect which drive is the root drive, so any attempt will either
523: prompt for a root drive or fail.
524:
525: <ul>
1.266 bentley 526: <li><code>ultra0</code> is always a valid root drive.
1.267 deraadt 527: <li><code>ultra1</code> is valid as a root disk, as long as <code>ultra0</code>
1.260 tb 528: is a hard drive, not a non-hard disk ATAPI device.
1.267 deraadt 529: <li><code>ide1</code> (Zip drive bay) is valid as a root disk if no hard drive is
530: located at <code>ultra1</code>,
1.266 bentley 531: <li><code>ide0</code> (cdrom) is valid as a root drive <strong>only</strong> if no hard
1.36 miod 532: drives are connected to the Ultra bus.
533: </ul>
534:
535: <hr>
1.238 bentley 536:
1.266 bentley 537: <h3 id="problems">Known Problems</h3>
1.33 miod 538:
539: <ul>
1.267 deraadt 540: <li>Laptop systems may power off within 2-5 minutes if the lid is closed
1.33 miod 541: while running from battery.
1.267 deraadt 542: <li>Older iMacs can have a problem with the USB keyboard driver where
543: the first key pressed after boot will repeat endlessly. The workaround
544: is to press <SHIFT> first or to disconnect and reconnect the USB mouse
1.33 miod 545: after the problem has occurred.
546: </ul>
1.1 brad 547:
1.36 miod 548: <hr>
1.238 bentley 549:
1.266 bentley 550: <h3 id="other">Other Features</h3>
1.1 brad 551:
1.33 miod 552: <ul>
1.267 deraadt 553: <li> <CTRL><CMD><POWER> on ADB (not USB) keyboards
1.33 miod 554: will reset the computer.
555: </ul>
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