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1.8 rahnds 15: <h2>OpenBSD/powerpc</h2>
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1.8 rahnds 18: <h3><strong>Status:</strong></h3>
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1.11 ! deraadt 21: This is a rather new port. It supports some types of machines with
! 22: PowerPC processors in them -- <strong>but not all</strong>. Even though
! 23: there are standards commitees trying to resolve the problem, there are
! 24: significant differences between various PowerPC computers, even when made
! 25: by the same vendor! This port will run on some machines, but not on others.
! 26: Check the list below.
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! 29: As such, this is still rather preliminary and should not be considered
! 30: finished. However, if you have powerpc hardware we would like to know
! 31: if it at least boots the install floppy.
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! 34: The following processors are supported: 603, 603e, 604, 604ev.
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1.11 ! deraadt 37: The port does not yet use real device drivers. It uses OpenFirmware
! 38: for all device driver needs: console, disk, ethernet. It can be
! 39: installed from floppy and network or cdrom. Netboot and netroot
! 40: support exists, but is untested.
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1.11 ! deraadt 44: <strong>Known working hardware:</strong>
! 45: <ul>
! 46: <li> Motorola machines
! 47: with OpenFirmware (PPC1bug firmware is known not to work):
1.8 rahnds 48: <ul>
49: <li>Series E
50: <li>RiscPC
51: <li>Pro2000
52: <li>Pro3000
53: <li>Pro4000
54: <li>Pro6000
55: </ul>
1.11 ! deraadt 56: <li>XXX What else?
! 57: </ul>
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! 60: <strong>Untested hardware (MAY work -- please mail with results):</strong>
1.8 rahnds 61: <ul>
1.9 rahnds 62: <li> Firepower machines
63: <li> Motorola Net4000
64: <li> Motorola Net6000
1.11 ! deraadt 65: <li> V-I
! 66: <ul>
! 67: <li> None known to work.
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! 72: <strong>Machines that DO NOT WORK</strong>.
1.8 rahnds 73: <ul>
1.11 ! deraadt 74: <li>PPCP class machines.
! 75: <li>Apple PowerMac systems with at least a 603 processor and OpenFirmware.
! 76: The Apple implementation of OpenFirmware does not support loading of ELF
! 77: executables (like the boot-blocks for this port). This needs a workaround.
1.8 rahnds 78: </ul>
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81: <h3><strong>History:</strong></h3>
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84: The powerpc specific portions of the kernel came from the NetBSD port
85: by Wolfgang Solfrank. The userland and build tools came from an
86: independant and incomplete port by Dale Rahn. Hopefully pieces
87: from that other port will be merged, device driver support for
88: interrupts and some real driver support.
89: The conversion to the Wolfgang port was done because it was running
90: multiuser and the other port was still single user out of memory ramdisk
91: (no fully working device drivers).
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95: Contact
96: <a href=mailto:deraadt@theos.com>Theo de Raadt</a> or
1.10 briggs 97: <a href=mailto:rahnds@openbsd.org>Dale Rahn</a> or
1.11 ! deraadt 98: <a href=mailto:briggs@openbsd.org>Allen Briggs (for Apple hardware)</a>
1.8 rahnds 99: if you are interested in working with other people on this, or need more
1.1 deraadt 100: information.
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