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1.33 miod 17: <h2><font color="#e00000">OpenBSD/macppc</font></h2>
18:
19: <hr>
20:
21: <p>
22: OpenBSD/macppc runs on the PowerPC-based Macintosh systems from the
23: <i>``New World''</i> family, i.e. all Apple computers from the iMac to current
1.39 ian 24: models. It does not run any <a href="#unsup">unsupported models</a>.
1.33 miod 25:
26: <p>
1.41 nick 27: A mailing list dedicated to the OpenBSD/macppc port is available at
1.33 miod 28: <u><font color="#23238e">ppc@openbsd.org</font></u>.
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.
34:
35: <p>
36: The current port maintainer is Dale Rahn
37: (<a href="mailto:drahn@openbsd.org">drahn@openbsd.org</a>).
1.41 nick 38: Others are definitely welcome to contribute!
1.33 miod 39:
40: <a href="#toc"></a>
41: <h3><font color="#0000e0"><i>Table of contents</i></font></h3>
42: <ul>
1.38 jufi 43: <li><a href="#history">History of the port</a>
1.33 miod 44: <li><a href="#status">Current status</a>
45: <li><a href="#projects">Project list</a>
1.65 nick 46: <li><a href="#hardware">Supported hardware</a>
1.33 miod 47: <li><a href="#install">Getting and installing OpenBSD/macppc</a>
48: <li><a href="#multiboot">Multiboot/Shared HFS disks</a>
49: <li><a href="#root">Boot device considerations</a>
50: <li><a href="#problems">Known problems</a>
51: <li><a href="#other">Other features</a>
52: </ul>
53:
54: <hr>
55: <a name="history"></a>
56: <h3><font color="#0000e0"><strong>History:</strong></font></h3>
57:
58: <p>
59: The OpenBSD/macppc port started as OpenBSD/powerpc, and was initially
1.59 drahn 60: focused on Motorola computers with Open Firmware, and VI Power4e boards.
1.33 miod 61: This port was eventually thrown away after OpenBSD 2.5 was released.
62: As a result there was no OpenBSD/powerpc port for the 2.6 and 2.7 releases.
63: In the meantime, a new port was started, focusing on Apple hardware, and
64: based on code from NetBSD/macppc, and after a lot of work from Dale Rahn,
65: OpenBSD 2.8 was released with a powerpc port.
66: As work on the port continued, it was renamed to OpenBSD/macppc for 3.0.
67:
68: <hr>
69: <a name="status"></a>
70: <h3><font color="#0000e0"><strong>Current status:</strong></font></h3>
71:
72: <p>
73: Currently, all the hardware listed in the
1.65 nick 74: <a href="#hardware">supported hardware</a> section below boots
1.33 miod 75: multi-user, supports most, if not all, of the on-board devices, and is
1.60 pedro 76: generally usable.
1.61 drahn 77: <p>
78: SMP work in progress, waiting on hardware.
79: <p>
1.33 miod 80: <a name="X11"></a>
81: <p>
1.44 jmc 82: XFree86 is supported on all MacPPC systems, however
1.33 miod 83: only the ATI graphics adapters are supported by an <i>accelerated</i>
84: X server at the current time.
85: The nVidia accelerated X server does not currently work, however nVidia
1.41 nick 86: (and ATI) cards can be used by X in frame buffer (unaccelerated) mode,
1.33 miod 87: at the boot resolution and color depth using the wsfb driver (installed by
88: default).
89:
90: <p>
91: Directions on enabling the accelerated X server can be found
92: in the <tt>/usr/X11R6/README</tt> file on the installed system.
93:
1.32 jufi 94: <hr>
1.33 miod 95: <a name="projects"></a>
96: <h3><font color="#0000e0"><strong>Projects (in no particular order):
97: </strong></font></h3>
1.1 brad 98:
99: <ul>
1.61 drahn 100: <li>SMP
1.33 miod 101: <li>Work on unsupported on-board devices
102: <li>Fix known problems
103: <li>Improve port-specific documentation
104: <li>Test more platforms and peripherals, especially PCI drivers
105: </ul>
106:
107: <hr>
108: <a name="hardware"></a>
109: <h3><font color="#0000e0"><strong>Supported hardware:</strong></font></h3>
1.11 drahn 110:
1.33 miod 111: <h4>Supported models</h4>
1.11 drahn 112:
1.28 henning 113: <p>
1.33 miod 114: PowerPC-based Macintosh systems are divided into <i>"Old World"</i> and
115: <i>"New World"</i> systems, the difference being
116: <a href="http://developer.apple.com/technotes/tn/tn1167.html">the design
117: of the system ROM</a>.
118: Only <i>"New World"</i> machines are currently supported.
119: Known compatible systems include the following:
1.57 krw 120:
1.13 nick 121: <ul>
1.33 miod 122: <li>PowerMac G3 (B&W)
123: <li><a href="http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=58418">PowerMac G4
124: </a> (PCI Graphics? - untested but should work)
125: <li>PowerMac G4 (AGP Graphics)
126: <li>PowerMac G4 (Digital Audio)
127: <li>PowerMac G4 (QuickSilver)
128: <li>PowerMac G4 (QuickSilver 2002)
1.47 drahn 129: <li>PowerMac G4 (Mirror Door Drive)
130: <li>PowerMac G4 (FW 800)
1.33 miod 131: <li>PowerMac Dual G4
132: <li>PowerMac G4 Cube
133: <li>iMac Rev A
134: <li>iMac Rev B
135: <li>iMac Rev C
136: <li>iMac DV
137: <li>iMac DV+
138: <li>LCD iMac
139: <li>PowerBook G3 (FireWire)
140: <li>PowerBook G4
1.68 brad 141: <li>PowerBook G4 12", 15" and 17"
1.33 miod 142: <li>iBook
1.69 brad 143: <li>iBook2
144: <li>iBook G4
1.33 miod 145: <li>Xserve <i>(currently only running on serial console with video card removed)</i>
1.82 xsa 146: <li>Mac mini
1.33 miod 147: <li>StarMax <i>(development in progress)</i>
148: <li>others... <i>(development in progress)</i>
1.11 drahn 149: </ul>
1.33 miod 150: To help us improve the accuracy of this list, <b>PLEASE</b>
151: <a href="faq/faq4.html#SendDmesg">send your dmesg</a> after installation
152: to <a href="mailto:dmesg@openbsd.org">dmesg@openbsd.org</a>.
1.11 drahn 153:
1.33 miod 154: <h4>Supported peripherals</h4>
1.1 brad 155:
1.15 deraadt 156: <ul>
1.56 xsa 157: <li><strong>Onboard I/O modules</strong>
1.84 xsa 158: (<a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=macobio&arch=macppc&sektion=4">macobio</a>)
1.1 brad 159: <ul>
160: <li>Apple Paddington
161: <li>Apple Keylargo
162: </ul>
163:
1.15 deraadt 164: <li><strong>PCI-Bridges</strong>
1.57 krw 165: (<a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=pchb&arch=macppc&sektion=4">pchb</a>)
1.1 brad 166: <ul>
167: <li>Apple Uni-North
168: <li>Apple Uni-North AGP
169: <li>Apple Uni-North Eth
170: <li>Motorola MPC106 Host-PCI
171: </ul>
172:
1.15 deraadt 173: <li><strong>Video Cards</strong>
1.1 brad 174: <ul>
175: <li>ATI Mach64 GP
176: <li>ATI Mach64 GV
177: <li>ATI Mach64 128 PK
178: <li>ATI Mach64 128 VR AGP
1.71 jsg 179: <li>ATI Rage 128 Mobility M3
1.1 brad 180: <li>ATI Rage Fury AGP4x
1.71 jsg 181: <li>ATI Radeon Mobility M7
182: <li>ATI Radeon Mobility 9200 (M9+)
183: <li>Nvidia GeForce4 440 Go 64M
1.1 brad 184: </ul>
185:
1.72 jsg 186: <li><strong>Ethernet Adapters</strong>
1.1 brad 187: <ul>
1.78 jsg 188: <li>ADMtek AN986-based USB adapters (<a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=aue&arch=macppc&sektion=4">aue</a>), including:
189: <ul>
190: <li>3Com 3c460b
191: <li>Abocom UFE1000
192: <li>Abocom DSB650TX
193: <li>Accton USB320-EC
194: <li>Accton SpeedStream Ethernet
195: <li>Admtek Pegasus
196: <li>Admtek Pegasus II
197: <li>AEI USB Fast Ethernet<font color="#0000e0">*</font>
198: <li>Allied Telesyn AT-USB100<font color="#0000e0">*</font>
199: <li>ATEN UC-110T<font color="#0000e0">*</font>
200: <li>Belkin USB to LAN
201: <li>Billionton Systems USB100
202: <li>Billionton Systems USB100EL
203: <li>Billionton Systems USB100LP
204: <li>Billionton Systems USBE100
205: <li>Corega FEther USB-TX
206: <li>Corega FEther USB-TXS
207: <li>D-Link DSB-650
208: <li>D-Link DSB-650TX
209: <li>D-Link DSB-650TX-PNA
210: <li>ELCON Systemtechnik Goldpfeil P-LAN<font color="#0000e0">*</font>
211: <li>Elecom LD-USB/TX
212: <li>Elecom LD-USBL/TX
213: <li>Elsa Microlink USB2Ethernet
214: <li>GIGABYTE GN-BR402W<font color="#0000e0">*</font>
215: <li>Hawking UF100
216: <li>HP HN210E
217: <li>I/O DATA USB ETTX
218: <li>Kingston KNU101TX
219: <li>Laneed LD-USBL/TX
220: <li>LinkSys USB100TX
221: <li>LinkSys USB100H1
222: <li>LinkSys USB10T
223: <li>LinkSys USB10TA
224: <li>LinkSys USB10TX
225: <li>Melco Inc. LUA-TX
226: <li>Melco Inc. LUA2-TX
227: <li>Microsoft MN110
228: <li>Mobility EasiDock Ethernet<font color="#0000e0">*</font>
229: <li>Netgear FA101
230: <li>Omnidirectional Control Technology USB TO Ethernet<font color="#0000e0">*</font>
231: <li>Siemens SpeedStream USB
232: <li>Smartbridges smartNIC 2
233: <li>SMC 2202USB
234: <li>SMC EZ Connect USB
235: <li>SOHOware NUB100
236: <li>SOHOware NUB110<font color="#0000e0">*</font>
237: </ul>
238:
239: <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:
240: <ul>
241: <li>3Com 3c985 and 3c985B
242: <li>Alteon ACEnic V (fiber and copper)
243: <li>Digital EtherWORKS 1000SX
244: <li>Farallon PN9000SX
245: <li>Netgear GA620 and GA620T
246: <li>SGI Tigon
247: </ul>
248:
249: <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>)
250:
251: <li>Apple GMAC (<a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=gem&arch=macppc&sektion=4">gem</a>)
252:
253: <li>ASIX Electronics AX88172 based USB adapters (<a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=axe&arch=macppc&sektion=4">axe</a>), including:
254: <ul>
255: <li>ATEN UC210T<font color="#0000e0">*</font>
256: <li>Billionton Systems USB2AR<font color="#0000e0">*</font>
257: <li>Buffalo(MELCO) LUA-U2-KTX
258: <li>Corega FEther USB2-TX<font color="#0000e0">*</font>
259: <li>D-Link DUB-E100
260: <li>Hawking UF200<font color="#0000e0">*</font>
261: <li>Intellinet USB 2.0 to Ethernet (rev A)
1.87 ! miod 262: <li>JVC MP-PRX1<font color="#0000e0">*</font>
1.78 jsg 263: <li>LinkSys USB200M
264: <li>Netgear FA120
265: <li>Sitecom LN-029<font color="#0000e0">*</font>
266: <li>SnapPort USB 2.0 LAN Adapter<font color="#0000e0">*</font>
267: <li>ST Lab USB 2.0 Fast Ethernet
268: <li>Surecom EP-1427X-2<font color="#0000e0">*</font>
269: <li>System TALKS SGC-X2UL
270: <li>TRENDnet TU2-ET100<font color="#0000e0">*</font>
271: </ul>
272:
273: <li>CATC USB-EL1210A-based USB adapters (<a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=cue&arch=macppc&sektion=4">cue</a>), including:
274: <ul>
275: <li>Belkin F5U111
276: <li>CATC Netmate
277: <li>CATC Netmate II
278: <li>SmartBridges SmartLink
279: </ul>
280:
281: <li>Davicom DM9601 USB Ethernet adapters (<a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=udav&arch=macppc&sektion=4">udav</a>), including:
282: <font color="#0000e0">*</font>
283: <ul>
284: <li>Corega FEther USB-TXC
285: </ul>
286:
1.57 krw 287: <li>DEC DECchip 21040 (Tulip) (<a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=de&arch=macppc&sektion=4">de</a>)
288: <li>DEC DECchip 21143 (Tulip clones) (<a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=dc&arch=macppc&sektion=4">dc</a>)
289: <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:
1.26 pvalchev 290: <ul>
291: <li>Intel EtherExpress PRO/10+
292: <li>Intel EtherExpress PRO/100, PRO/100B, and PRO/100+
293: <li>Intel EtherExpress PRO/100+ "Management Adapter"
294: <li>Intel EtherExpress PRO/100 Dual Port
295: <li>Intel PRO/100 VE, PRO/100 VM, and PRO/100 S
296: </ul>
1.57 krw 297: <li>Intel 21145-based PCI adapters (<a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=dc&arch=macppc&sektion=4">dc</a>)
1.30 nate 298:
1.70 brad 299: <li>Intel i82540, i82541, i82542, i82543, i82544, i82545, is82546 and i82547 based adapters
1.57 krw 300: (<a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=em&arch=macppc&sektion=4">em</a>),
1.25 nate 301: including:
302: <ul>
303: <li> Intel PRO/1000 Gigabit Server Adapter (SX Fiber) (PWLA8490)
304: <li> Intel PRO/1000F Gigabit Server Adapter (SX Fiber) (PWLA8490SX)
305: <li> Intel PRO/1000T Server Adapter (PWLA8490T)
306: <li> Intel PRO/1000XT Server Adapter (PWLA8490XT)
307: <li> Intel PRO/1000XS Server Adapter (SX Fiber) (PWLA8490XF)
308: <li> Intel PRO/1000T Desktop Adapter (PWLA8390T)
309: <li> Intel PRO/1000XTL Lo Profile PCI Server (PWLA8490XTL)
310: <li> Intel PRO/1000MT Desktop Adapter (PWLA8390MT)
311: <li> Intel PRO/1000MT Server Adapter (PWLA8490MT)
312: <li> Intel PRO/1000MT Dual Port Server Adapter (PWLA8492MT)
313: <li> Intel PRO/1000MF Server Adapter (SX Fiber) (PWLA8490MF)
314: <li> Intel PRO/1000MF Dual Port Server Adapter (SX Fiber) (PWLA8492MF)
315: <li> Intel PRO/1000MF Server Adapter (LX Fiber) (PWLA8490LX)
1.70 brad 316: <li> Intel PRO/1000MT Quad PCI-X Adapter (PWLA8494MT)
1.25 nate 317: </ul>
1.72 jsg 318:
1.78 jsg 319: <li>Kawasaki LSI KL5KUSB101B-based USB adapters (<a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=kue&arch=macppc&sektion=4">kue</a>), including:
1.72 jsg 320: <ul>
1.78 jsg 321: <li>3Com 3c19250
322: <li>3Com 3c460 HomeConnect
323: <li>AboCom Systems URE450 Ethernet
324: <li>ADS Technologies USB-10BT
325: <li>Aox USB101
326: <li>Asante USB to Ethernet
327: <li>ATen DSB-650C
328: <li>ATen UC10T
329: <li>Corega USB-T
330: <li>D-Link DSB-650C
331: <li>Entrega NET-USB-E45
332: <li>I/O Data USB-ET/T
333: <li>Jaton USB XpressNet
334: <li>Kawasaki USB101
335: <li>Kingston Ethernet
336: <li>LinkSys USB10T
337: <li>Mobility Ethernet
338: <li>Netgear EA101
339: <li>Peracom USB
340: <li>Portgear Ethernet
341: <li>Portsmith Express Ethernet
342: <li>Psion Dacom Gold Port Ethernet<font color="#0000e0">*</font>
343: <li>Shark Pocket Adapter
344: <li>Silicom U2E<font color="#0000e0">*</font>
345: <li>SMC 2102USB
346: <li>SMC 2104USB
1.72 jsg 347: </ul>
1.77 martin 348:
349: <li>RealTek 8129/8139-based adapters (<a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=rl&arch=macppc&sektion=4">rl</a>), including:
350: <ul>
351: <li>Accton MPX5030 CardBus
352: <li>Allied Telesyn AT2550
353: <li>Corega FEther CB-TXD 10/100 Ethernet
354: <li>D-Link DFE530TX+, DFE538TX, DFE-690TXD
355: <li>Encore ENL832-TX 10/100 M PCI
356: <li>Genius GF100TXR
357: <li>KTX-9130TX 10/100 Fast Ethernet
358: <li>Longshine LCS-8038TX-R
359: <li>NDC Communications NE100TX-E
360: <li>Netronix Inc. EA-1210 NetEther 10/100
361: <li>Nortel BayStack 21
362: <li>OvisLink LEF-8129TX, LEF-8139TX
363: <li>SMC EZ Card 10/100 PCI 1211-TX
364: <li>TrendNet TE100-PCBUSR CardBus
365: </ul>
1.78 jsg 366:
367: <li>Realtek RTL8150L based USB adapters (<a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=url&arch=macppc&sektion=4">url</a>), including:
368: <ul>
369: <li>Abocom RTL8151<font color="#0000e0">*</font>
370: <li>GreenHouse GH-USB100B
371: <li>GreenHouse GH-USB100B with HomePNA<font color="#0000e0">*</font>
372: <li>Linksys USB100M
373: <li>Longshine LCS-8138TX<font color="#0000e0">*</font>
374: <li>Melco Inc. LUA-KTX
375: <li>Micronet SP128AR<font color="#0000e0">*</font>
376: <li>SMC 2208USB/ETH
377: <li>TrendNet TU-ET100C<font color="#0000e0">*</font>
378: <li>Zt USB10/100
379: </ul>
380:
381: <li>Realtek 8169/8169S/8110S based PCI adapters (<a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=re&arch=macppc&sektion=4">re</a>), including:
382: <ul>
383: <li>Buffalo LGY-PCI-GT (8169S)
384: <li>Corega CG-LAPCIGT (8169S) <font color="#0000e0">*</font>
385: <li>Gigabyte 7N400 Pro2 Integrated Gigabit Ethernet (8110S)
386: <li>PLANEX COMMUNICATIONS Inc. GN-1200TC (8169S)
387: <li>Xterasys XN-152 10/100/1000 NIC (8169)
388: </ul>
1.1 brad 389: </ul>
390:
1.15 deraadt 391: <li><strong>Wireless Ethernet Adapters</strong>
1.1 brad 392: <ul>
1.83 jsg 393: <li>Aironet 802.11b PCI and PCMCIA (<a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=an&arch=macppc&sektion=4">an</a>)
394: <li>Atmel AT76C50x based USB 802.11b adapters (<a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=atu&arch=macppc&sektion=4">atu</a>), including:
395: <font color="#0000e0">*</font>
396: <ul>
397: <li>Acer Peripherals AWL300
398: <li>Acer Peripherals AWL400
399: <li>Aincomm AWU2000B
400: <li>Bluetake BW002
401: <li>D-Link DWL-120
402: <li>Geowave GW-US11S
403: <li>Linksys WUSB11
404: <li>Linksys WUSB11-V28
405: <li>Netgear MA101 rev B
406: <li>Ovislink AirLive WL-1120USB
407: <li>OvisLink AirLive WL-1130USB
408: <li>SMC 2662W-AR
409: <li>SMC 2662W-V4
410: </ul>
411: <li>WaveLAN 802.11b onboard Airport slot, PCI, and PCMCIA (<a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=wi&arch=macppc&sektion=4">wi</a>)
412: <li>Prism II and Prism 2.5 PCI, PCMCIA and USB (<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.
1.1 brad 413: </ul>
1.15 deraadt 414:
415: <li><strong>SCSI and IDE Host Adapters</strong>
1.1 brad 416: <ul>
1.57 krw 417: <li> Adaptec AIC-7770, AIC-7850, AIC-7860, AIC-7870, AIC-7880, AIC-7890,
418: AIC-7891, AIC-7892, AIC-7895, AIC-7896, AIC-7897 and AIC-7899 based host
419: adapters
1.66 mickey 420: (<a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=ahc&sektion=4"
1.57 krw 421: >ahc</a>)
422: including the Adaptec cards
423: <ul>
424: <li>AHA-274X[W,T]
425: <li>AHA-284X
426: <li>AHA-2910, AHA-2915
427: <li>AHA-2920
428: <li>AHA-2930[C,U2]
429: <li>AHA-2940[J,N,U,AU,UW,UW Dual,UW Pro,U2W,U2B]
430: <li>AHA-2950[U2W,U2B]
431: <li>AHA-3940[U,AU,UW,AUW,U2W]
432: <li>AHA-3950U2
433: <li>AHA-3960
434: <li>AHA-3985
435: <li>AHA-4944UW
436: <li>AHA-19160B
437: <li>AHA-29160[B,N]
438: <li>AHA-39160
439: </ul>
440: <li>Symbios Logic 53c810, 53c825 (<a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=siop&arch=macppc&sektion=4">siop</a>)
1.77 martin 441: <li>AMD Am53c974 PCscsi-PCI host adapters including the Tekram DC-390
442: (<a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=pcscp&arch=macppc&sektion=4">pcscp</a>)
443: <li>QLogic PCI SCSI controllers (<a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=isp&arch=macppc&sektion=4">isp</a>)
1.13 nick 444: <li>All PCI IDE
1.57 krw 445: (<a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=pciide&arch=macppc&sektion=4">pciide</a>)
1.13 nick 446: adapters supported by the <a href="i386.html">i386</a> platform
1.1 brad 447: </ul>
448:
1.15 deraadt 449: <li><strong>RAID Controllers</strong>
1.1 brad 450: <ul>
1.57 krw 451: <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>)
1.1 brad 452: </ul>
453:
1.15 deraadt 454: <li><strong>Drives</strong>
1.1 brad 455: <ul>
456: <li>All IDE devices supported on the <a href="i386.html">i386</a>.
457: <li>All ATAPI drives supported on the <a href="i386.html">i386</a>.
458: <li>All SCSI drives supported on the <a href="i386.html">i386</a>.
459: </ul>
460:
1.15 deraadt 461: <li><strong>USB Controllers/Hubs</strong>
1.1 brad 462: <ul>
1.57 krw 463: <li>Apple USB (<a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=ohci&arch=macppc&sektion=4">ohci</a>)
464: <li>OHCI root hub (<a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=ohci&arch=macppc&sektion=4">ohci</a>)
465: <li>Opti RM861HA (<a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=ohci&arch=macppc&sektion=4">ohci</a>)
1.1 brad 466: <li>Alps Electric Hub in Apple USB Keyboard
467: </ul>
468:
1.15 deraadt 469: <li><strong>USB Devices</strong>
1.1 brad 470: <ul>
1.57 krw 471: <li>Alps Electric Apple USB Keyboard (<a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=ukbd&arch=macppc&sektion=4">ukbd</a>)
472: <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>)
473: <li>Logitech M4848 (<a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=ums&arch=macppc&sektion=4">ums</a>)
474: <li>Kensington USB/PS2 Wheel Mouse (<a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=ums&arch=macppc&sektion=4">ums</a>)
475: <li>USB Zip Drives (<a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=umass&arch=macppc&sektion=4">umass</a>)
1.1 brad 476: </ul>
477:
1.63 mickey 478: <li><strong>CardBus/PCMCIA bridges</strong>
1.19 drahn 479: <ul>
1.41 nick 480: <li>PBG4 onboard CardBus bridge is now supported, as are PCI CardBus bridges.
1.67 mickey 481: (<a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=cbb&sektion=4">cbb</a>)
1.19 drahn 482: <li>Orinoco/Prism cards are only current supported cards
1.67 mickey 483: (<a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=wi&sektion=4">wi</a>)
1.19 drahn 484: </ul>
1.41 nick 485: <li><strong>Cryptography Accelerators</strong>
1.21 drahn 486: <ul>
1.57 krw 487: <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>)
488: <li>Hifn 6500-based boards (<a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=lofn&arch=macppc&sektion=4">lofn</a>)
489: <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:
1.29 jason 490: <ul>
1.50 jason 491: <li>Soekris Engineering vpn1201, vpn1211, vpn1401, and vpn1411
1.29 jason 492: <li>GTGI PowerCrypt Encryption Accelerator
493: <li>NetSec 7751
1.42 jason 494: <li>Hifn 7751 and 9751 reference boards
1.29 jason 495: <li>Invertex AEON
496: </ul>
1.57 krw 497: <li>SafeNet SafeXcel 1141/1741 (<a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=safe&arch=macppc&sektion=4">safe</a>)
1.21 drahn 498: </ul>
1.19 drahn 499:
1.46 jason 500: <li><strong>Audio Devices</strong>
501: <ul>
1.57 krw 502: <li>AWACS (<a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=awacs&arch=macppc&sektion=4&">awacs</a>)
503: <li>Ensoniq AudioPCI (<a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=eap&arch=macppc&sektion=4">eap</a>)
504: <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&arch=macppc&sektion=4&">snapper</a>)
505: <li>USB audio (<a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=uaudio&arch=macppc&sektion=4">uaudio</a>)
1.46 jason 506: </ul>
507:
1.57 krw 508: <li><strong>Radio Receiver Devices</strong> (<a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=radio&arch=macppc&sektion=9">radio</a>)
1.37 mickey 509: <ul>
1.57 krw 510: <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>)
1.37 mickey 511: </ul>
512:
1.15 deraadt 513: <li><strong>Other Devices</strong>
1.13 nick 514: <ul>
515: <li>Serial Ports: While the modern PowerMacintosh series has no external
516: standard serial ports, many have an on-board modem which can be
517: removed and replaced with an adapter (several manufacturers of these exist)
518: which will produce a standard (and supported) serial port.
1.35 miod 519: <li>Backlight on lcd devices can be controlled through the brightness control
520: keys on ADB (laptop) keyboards, or through'wsconsctl -w display.brightness=xx'
1.21 drahn 521: (0 - 100) and 'wsconsctl -w display.backlight=xx' (0 or 100)
1.57 krw 522: <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:
1.37 mickey 523: <ul>
1.54 mickey 524: <li>Animation Technologies FlyVideo
1.73 jsg 525: <li>AOpen VA1000
1.54 mickey 526: <li>Askey/Dynalink Magic TView
1.62 mickey 527: <li>ATI TV-Wonder and Wonder/VE
1.54 mickey 528: <li>AverMedia cards
529: <li>Hauppauge Wincast TV and WinTV/PCI
530: <li>IMS TV Turbo
531: <li>Intel Smart Video Recorder III
532: <li>I/O DATA GV-BCTV2/PCI
1.73 jsg 533: <li>I/O DATA GV-BCTV3/PCI
1.54 mickey 534: <li>KISS TV/FM PCI
535: <li>Leadtek Winfast TV 2000
536: <li>Miro PC TV
537: <li>MMAC Osprey
538: <li>NEC PK-UG-X017
1.37 mickey 539: <li>STB TV PCI Television Tuner
1.54 mickey 540: <li>Terratec TerraTVplus
541: <li>Video Highway XTreme
542: <li>VideoLogic Captivator PCI
1.80 mickey 543: <li>Zoltrix TV and Genie TV/FM
1.37 mickey 544: </ul>
1.15 deraadt 545: </ul>
1.28 henning 546: </ul>
1.33 miod 547:
1.78 jsg 548: <p>
549: <font color="#0000e0">*</font> Support added after 3.6.
550:
1.22 drahn 551: <a name="unsup"></a>
1.33 miod 552: <h4>Unsupported Hardware</h4>
553:
1.1 brad 554: <ul>
1.39 ian 555: <li>Any older Mac with a 4-digit part number (6100, 7300, 7500,
556: 8500, 9500).
1.33 miod 557: <li>Older Apple PowerMac systems with a 601 processor or lacking
1.59 drahn 558: Open Firmware are not supported.
559: <li>Older Open Firmware machines are not currently supported.
1.13 nick 560: This is mostly due to lack of developer resources and limited
561: availability of hardware.
562: <li>Built-in modems on most machines are not supported. In many systems,
563: the serial port the modem is attached to is supported, but the modem
564: itself is not supported.
565: <li>Newer PowerBooks have an internal modem attached as a USB device, these
566: are not supported.
1.55 xsa 567: <li>The tumbler 'digital audio' subsystem on older iBooks is not supported.
1.33 miod 568: <li>Sleep/Suspend on laptops is not supported.
1.47 drahn 569: <li>Airport Extreme is not supported, no available docs.
570: <li>Bluetooth is not supported.
571: <li>Multi-speed laptops are not adjustable.
1.76 nick 572: <li>G5-based machines are not supported (<a href="want.html">donate?</a>).
1.85 martin 573: <li>Firewire is not supported.
1.1 brad 574: </ul>
1.33 miod 575:
1.36 miod 576: <hr>
577: <a name="install"></a>
578: <h3><font color="#0000e0">
579: <strong>Getting and installing OpenBSD/macppc:</strong>
580: </font></h3>
581:
582: <p>
583: The latest supported OpenBSD/macppc release is
1.74 miod 584: <a href="36.html">OpenBSD 3.6</a>.
1.36 miod 585: Here are the
1.74 miod 586: <a href="ftp://ftp.OpenBSD.org/pub/OpenBSD/3.6/macppc/INSTALL.macppc">
587: OpenBSD/macppc 3.6 installation instructions
1.36 miod 588: </a>.
589:
590: <p>
591: Snapshots are made available from time to time, in
592: <a href="ftp://ftp.OpenBSD.org/pub/OpenBSD/snapshots/macppc">this location</a>
593: as well as in a few
594: <a href="ftp.html">mirrors</a>.
595: Here are the
596: <a href="ftp://ftp.OpenBSD.org/pub/OpenBSD/snapshots/macppc/INSTALL.macppc">
597: OpenBSD/macppc snapshot installation instructions
598: </a> as well.
599:
600: <p>
601: There are several installation media provided:
1.57 krw 602:
1.36 miod 603: <ul>
604: <li><strong>CD boot</strong>
605: <p>
606: With the OpenBSD CD inserted in the cdrom drive, powering the machine on
607: while leaving the ``C'' key pressed will bootstrap the installation
608: procedure.
1.59 drahn 609: Alternatively, the CD can be booted at the Open Firmware prompt, with
1.36 miod 610: <pre>
1.74 miod 611: boot cd:,ofwboot 3.6/macppc/bsd.rd
1.36 miod 612: </pre>
1.53 saad 613: <li><strong>Mac OS based boot</strong>
1.36 miod 614: <p>
1.53 saad 615: If the system disk is shared with Mac OS, the <tt>ofwboot</tt> boot loader
1.36 miod 616: and the <tt>bsd.rd</tt> installation media can be copied to the first HFS
617: or HFS+ partition.
1.59 drahn 618: Then the installation procedure can be booted at the Open Firmware prompt,
1.36 miod 619: with
620: <pre>
621: boot hd:,ofwboot bsd.rd
622: </pre>
623: </ul>
624:
625: <a name="multiboot"></a>
626: <h3><font color="#0000e0">Multiboot/Shared HFS disks:</font></h3>
627: <p>
1.53 saad 628: Having OpenBSD multiboot, or share, a disk with Mac OS X/Mac OS 9
1.36 miod 629: is possible as long as the disk is first partitioned with the
1.53 saad 630: Mac OS utility, <i>Drive Setup</i> (Mac OS 9) or <i>System Disk
631: Utility</i> (Mac OS X).
1.36 miod 632: Unallocated space, or a partition not in use, must be left for OpenBSD's use.
1.53 saad 633: Since OpenBSD is only able to boot from HFS (not Mac OS X UFS) filesystem,
1.36 miod 634: the first partition must formated as HFS or HFS+, not UFS, to be able to boot
635: OpenBSD.
636:
637: <p>
638: Please refer to the installation instructions for more details on how to
639: install a shared disk.
1.53 saad 640: Standalone (no Mac OS present) installation is also supported.
1.36 miod 641:
642: <a name="root"></a>
643: <h3><font color="#0000e0">Boot device considerations:</font></h3>
644: <p>
645: Modern MacPPC systems have two IDE interfaces (called Ultra and IDE), each of
646: which can have two devices on them (ultra0, ultra1, ide0, ide1).
647: When multiple drives are present in the system, there are limitations
648: of which drives can be configured as the OpenBSD root drive.
649: Invalid configurations will not be able to properly
650: detect which drive is the root drive, so any attempt will either
651: prompt for a root drive or fail.
652:
653: <ul>
654: <li><tt>ultra0</tt> is always a valid root drive.
655: <li><tt>ultra1</tt> is valid as a root disk, as long as <tt>ultra0</tt>
656: is a hard drive, not a non-hard disk ATAPI device).
657: <li><tt>ide1</tt> (Zip drive bay) is valid as a root disk if no hard drive is
658: located at <tt>ultra1</tt>,
659: <li><tt>ide0</tt> (cdrom) is valid as a root drive <b>only</b> if no hard
660: drives are connected to the Ultra bus.
661: </ul>
662:
663: <hr>
1.33 miod 664: <a name="problems"></a>
665: <h3><font color="#0000e0">Known Problems</font></h3>
666:
667: <ul>
668: <li>Laptop systems may power off within 2-5 minutes if the lid is closed
669: while running from battery.
670: <li>Older iMacs can have a problem with the USB keyboard driver where
671: the first key pressed after boot will repeat endlessly. The workaround
672: is to press <SHIFT> first or to disconnect and reconnect the USB mouse
673: after the problem has occurred.
674: </ul>
1.1 brad 675:
1.36 miod 676: <hr>
1.33 miod 677: <a name="other"></a>
678: <h3><font color="#0000e0">Other Features</font></h3>
1.1 brad 679:
1.33 miod 680: <ul>
681: <li> <CTRL><CMD><POWER> on ADB (not USB) keyboards
682: will reset the computer.
683: </ul>
1.5 miod 684:
1.1 brad 685: <hr>
1.33 miod 686: <a href="plat.html">
687: <img height="24" width="24" src="back.gif" border="0" alt="Supported platforms">
688: </a>
689: <br>
690: <small><a href="mailto:www@openbsd.org">www@openbsd.org</a></small>
1.1 brad 691: <br>
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1.1 brad 693:
694: </body>
695: </html>
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