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OpenBSD/mvme68k runs on a large subset of Motorola's 680x0-based VME motherboard family. -

There is currently no maintainer for the mvme68k port. -

Table of contents

@@ -50,21 +48,18 @@ based on Paul Mackerras' old DA30 code (and using hardware donated by Jonathan Levine at Theo's request) provided a solid development platform. -

Bizzarely, Dale Rahn, working for Motorola back then, also independently wrote a port to the MVME147. For most kernel parts, both their ports were analyzed but more code was written from scratch by Theo, or based on the hp300 code. -

Dale helped significantly during the porting to the 68040 models and wrote most of the code specific to the MVME167 model. Later, Steve Murphree continued work and made the MVME177 work, as well as adding support for more VME devices. -


@@ -75,14 +70,12 @@ supported hardware section below boot multi-user, and support enough of the on-board devices to be generally usable. -

OpenBSD/mvme68k is able to run sun3 SunOS binaries via the COMPAT_SUNOS kernel option. Thus, the MVME177 board is probably the fastest machine capable of running SunOS m68k binaries! -

As none of the mvme68k boards have graphics devices, and none of the Motorola @@ -91,7 +84,6 @@ However, a complete set of X clients and utilities is available, allowing OpenBSD/mvme68k machines to behave as X11 font servers, or run X clients on remote display. -


@@ -133,7 +125,6 @@

Other models may work already (MVME165, MVME166, for example). -

Supported extension boards

@@ -157,7 +148,6 @@ OpenBSD/mvme68k 3.6 installation instructions . -

Snapshots are made available from time to time, in @@ -168,7 +158,6 @@ OpenBSD/mvme68k snapshot installation instructions as well. -


@@ -178,13 +167,11 @@ As VME hardware is quite uncommon in the average retail place, this section is here to satisfy the well-founded curiosity about the mvme68k hardware. -

This picture is a MVME162 processor board, with the on-board ethernet and SCSI controller options, one IndustryPack module, and a memory extension.
MVME162 picture -

This is a boot log of an MVME177 system. @@ -260,7 +247,7 @@
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