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| <font color="#0000ff"><i>Open</i></font><font color="#000084">BSD</font></a> |
<i>Open</i><b>BSD</b></a> |
| <font color="#e00000">mvme88k</font> |
mvme88k |
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| OpenBSD/mvme88k is a port of OpenBSD to the systems built upon |
OpenBSD/mvme88k is a port of OpenBSD to the systems built upon |
| Motorola's 88xxx-based VME motherboard family. |
Motorola's 88xxx-based VME motherboard family. |
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| <strong>The OpenBSD/mvme88k port has been discontinued after the 5.5 release.</strong> |
<strong>The OpenBSD/mvme88k port has been discontinued after the 5.5 release.</strong> |
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<h3 id="history"><strong>History:</strong></h3> |
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| The Motorola 88k processor is said to be the best RISC processor ever |
The Motorola 88k processor is said to be the best RISC processor ever |
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| for ELF shared libraries support. |
for ELF shared libraries support. |
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<h3 id="status"><strong>Current status:</strong></h3> |
| <h3><font color="#0000e0"><strong>Current status:</strong></font></h3> |
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| Currently, MVME181, MVME187, MVME188 and MVME197 boards, as well as similar |
Currently, MVME181, MVME187, MVME188 and MVME197 boards, as well as similar |
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| your mileage may vary. |
your mileage may vary. |
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<h3 id="hardware"><strong>Supported hardware:</strong></h3> |
| <h3><font color="#0000e0"><strong>Supported hardware:</strong></font></h3> |
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| <h4>Supported processor boards</h4> |
<h4>Supported processor boards</h4> |
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| <li><strong>MVME180 <i>``Angelfire''</i> and MVME181</strong><br> |
<li><strong>MVME180 <i>"Angelfire"</i> and MVME181</strong><br> |
| A low-cost, entry level board, featuring a single 88100 processor, two 88200 |
A low-cost, entry level board, featuring a single 88100 processor, two 88200 |
| CMMUs and two on-board serial ports.<br> |
CMMUs and two on-board serial ports.<br> |
| <li><strong>MVME187</strong><br> |
<li><strong>MVME187</strong><br> |
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| <strong>Series 900</strong>, etc), this port also runs on the |
<strong>Series 900</strong>, etc), this port also runs on the |
| MVME187-based <strong>Triton Dolphin System 100</strong>. |
MVME187-based <strong>Triton Dolphin System 100</strong>. |
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| <h4>Supported on-board devices</h4> |
<h4>Supported on-board devices</h4> |
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| <li><strong>MVME181</strong> |
<li><strong>MVME181</strong> |
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| <li>on-board serial ports (ttya-ttyb) |
<li>on-board serial ports (ttya-ttyb) |
| (<a href="https://man.openbsd.org/?query=dart&manpath=OpenBSD+5.5&sektion=4&arch=mvme88k">dart</a>) |
(<a href="https://man.openbsd.org/OpenBSD-5.5/mvme88k/dart.4">dart</a>) |
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| <li><strong>MVME187 and MVME197</strong> |
<li><strong>MVME187 and MVME197</strong> |
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| <li>Cirrus Logic CL2400 serial ports (tty00-tty03/tty07<i>[M8120]</i>) |
<li>Cirrus Logic CL2400 serial ports (tty00-tty03/tty07<i>[M8120]</i>) |
| (<a href="https://man.openbsd.org/?query=cl&manpath=OpenBSD+5.5&sektion=4&arch=mvme88k">cl</a>) |
(<a href="https://man.openbsd.org/OpenBSD-5.5/mvme88k/cl.4">cl</a>) |
| <li>Intel 82596CA Ethernet interface |
<li>Intel 82596CA Ethernet interface |
| (<a href="https://man.openbsd.org/?query=ie&manpath=OpenBSD+5.5&sektion=4&arch=mvme88k">ie</a>) |
(<a href="https://man.openbsd.org/OpenBSD-5.5/mvme88k/ie.4">ie</a>) |
| <li>NCR53c710 SCSI Controller |
<li>NCR53c710 SCSI Controller |
| (<a href="https://man.openbsd.org/?query=osiop&manpath=OpenBSD+5.5&sektion=4&arch=mvme88k">osiop</a>) |
(<a href="https://man.openbsd.org/OpenBSD-5.5/mvme88k/osiop.4">osiop</a>) |
| <li>128KB SRAM (/dev/sram0) |
<li>128KB SRAM (/dev/sram0) |
| <li>8KB NVRAM (/dev/nvram0) |
<li>8KB NVRAM (/dev/nvram0) |
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| <li><strong>MVME188</strong> |
<li><strong>MVME188</strong> |
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| <li>serial ports on <i>SYSCON</i> board (ttya-ttyb) |
<li>serial ports on <i>SYSCON</i> board (ttya-ttyb) |
| (<a href="https://man.openbsd.org/?query=dart&manpath=OpenBSD+5.5&sektion=4&arch=mvme88k">dart</a>) |
(<a href="https://man.openbsd.org/OpenBSD-5.5/mvme88k/dart.4">dart</a>) |
| <li>2KB NVRAM (/dev/nvram0) |
<li>2KB NVRAM (/dev/nvram0) |
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| <h4>Supported VME boards</h4> |
<h4>Supported VME boards</h4> |
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| <li><strong>MVME327A</strong> SCSI and floppy Controller |
<li><strong>MVME327A</strong> SCSI and floppy Controller |
| (<a href="https://man.openbsd.org/?query=vsbic&manpath=OpenBSD+5.5&sektion=4&arch=mvme88k">vsbic</a>), |
(<a href="https://man.openbsd.org/OpenBSD-5.5/mvme88k/vsbic.4">vsbic</a>), |
| currently limited to the SCSI interface |
currently limited to the SCSI interface |
| <li><strong>MVME328</strong> High Performance SCSI Controller |
<li><strong>MVME328</strong> High Performance SCSI Controller |
| (<a href="https://man.openbsd.org/?query=vs&manpath=OpenBSD+5.5&sektion=4&arch=mvme88k">vs</a>) |
(<a href="https://man.openbsd.org/OpenBSD-5.5/mvme88k/vs.4">vs</a>) |
| <li><strong>MVME332XT</strong> High Performance Serial I/O Controller |
<li><strong>MVME332XT</strong> High Performance Serial I/O Controller |
| (8 serial ports, 1 parallel port) (vx) |
(8 serial ports, 1 parallel port) (vx) |
| <li><strong>MVME376</strong> Ethernet Communications Controller |
<li><strong>MVME376</strong> Ethernet Communications Controller |
| (<a href="https://man.openbsd.org/?query=le&manpath=OpenBSD+5.5&sektion=4&arch=mvme88k">le</a>) |
(<a href="https://man.openbsd.org/OpenBSD-5.5/mvme88k/le.4">le</a>) |
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| <strong>Getting and installing OpenBSD/mvme88k:</strong> |
<strong>Getting and installing OpenBSD/mvme88k:</strong> |
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| The last supported OpenBSD/mvme88k release was |
The last supported OpenBSD/mvme88k release was |
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| OpenBSD/mvme88k 5.5 installation instructions</a>. |
OpenBSD/mvme88k 5.5 installation instructions</a>. |
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<h3 id="details"><strong>Hardware details:</strong></h3> |
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| As VME hardware is quite uncommon in the average retail place, and Motorola |
As VME hardware is quite uncommon in the average retail place, and Motorola |
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| built upon has been gathered by Paul Weissmann at |
built upon has been gathered by Paul Weissmann at |
| <a href="http://www.3rz.org/mirrors/badabada.org/">badabada</a>. |
<a href="http://www.3rz.org/mirrors/badabada.org/">badabada</a>. |
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| Pictures of a Motorola 900 modular chassis, with a 33MHz MVME187 CPU board, |
Pictures of a Motorola 900 modular chassis, with a 33MHz MVME187 CPU board, |
| 32MB RAM, 4 MVME332XT serial boards, and an Archive 250MB QIC tape drive. |
32MB RAM, 4 MVME332XT serial boards, and an Archive 250MB QIC tape drive. |
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| <li><a href="images/mvme187-4.jpg">MVME187 Series 900 (rear view close up)</a> |
<li><a href="images/mvme187-4.jpg">MVME187 Series 900 (rear view close up)</a> |
| <li><a href="images/mvme188-2.jpg">MVME188 Dual proc board</a> |
<li><a href="images/mvme188-2.jpg">MVME188 Dual proc board</a> |
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