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13: <i>Open</i><b>BSD</b></a>
14: powerpc64
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18: <table><tr><td>
19: <p>
20: OpenBSD/powerpc64 runs on PowerNV machines using the IBM POWER9 processors.
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22: <p>
23: A mailing list dedicated to the OpenBSD/macppc and OpenBSD/powerpc64 ports is
24: available at <a href="mailto:ppc@openbsd.org">ppc@openbsd.org</a>.
25: To join the OpenBSD/macppc and OpenBSD/powerpc64 mailing list, send a message
1.3 ! tj 26: body of "<b>subscribe ppc</b>" to
1.1 kettenis 27: <a href="mailto:majordomo@openbsd.org">majordomo@openbsd.org</a>.
28: Please be sure to check our <a href="mail.html">mailing list policy</a> before
29: subscribing.
30:
31: <p>
32: The current port maintainer is Mark Kettenis
33: (<a href="mailto:kettenis@openbsd.org">kettenis@openbsd.org</a>).
34: Others are definitely welcome to contribute!
35: </table>
36:
37: <hr>
38:
39: <h3 id="history"><strong>History:</strong></h3>
40:
41: <p>
1.3 ! tj 42: <!-- XXXrelease reword -->
1.2 landry 43: OpenBSD 6.8 will be the first official release of OpenBSD/powerpc64.
1.1 kettenis 44:
45: <p>
46: And since there are always little bits missing, work is continuing...
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48: <hr>
49:
50: <h3 id="status"><strong>Current status:</strong></h3>
51:
52: <p>
53: Currently OpenBSD/powerpc64 only supports POWER9 processors and runs
54: stably on PowerNV machines based on the Raptor Computing Systems Talos
55: II and Blackbird boards. SMP is not yet supported. Support for
56: POWER8 processors is planned but won't happen unless someone provides
57: us access to suitable hardware.
58:
59: <p>
60: OpenBSD/powerpc64 does not run under a hypervisor such as PowerVM or
61: PowerKVM.
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63: <hr>
64:
65: <h3 id="hardware"><strong>Supported hardware:</strong></h3>
66:
67: <p>
68: <h4>Supported machines</h4>
69:
70: <p>
71: OpenBSD/powerpc64 is known to work on the following machines:
72: <ul style="column-count: 1">
73: <li>Raptor Talos II
74: <li>Raptor Blackbird
75: </ul>
76:
77: <p>
78: OpenBSD/powerpc64 is expected to run on IBM PowerNV systems as well.
79: Please give it a try if you have access to such hardware.
80:
81: <hr>
82:
83: <h3 id="install">
1.3 ! tj 84: <strong>Getting and installing OpenBSD/powerpc64:</strong>
1.1 kettenis 85: </h3>
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1.3 ! tj 87: <!-- XXXrelease
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! 89: The latest supported OpenBSD/powerpc64 release is
! 90: <a href="68.html">OpenBSD 6.8</a>.
! 91: Here are the
! 92: <a href="https://ftp.openbsd.org/pub/OpenBSD/6.8/powerpc64/INSTALL.powerpc64">
! 93: OpenBSD/powerpc64 installation instructions</a>.
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1.1 kettenis 96: <p>
97: Snapshots are made available from time to time, in
98: <a href="https://cdn.openbsd.org/pub/OpenBSD/snapshots/powerpc64">this location</a>
99: as well as on a few
100: <a href="ftp.html">mirrors</a>.
101: Here are the
102: <a href="https://ftp.openbsd.org/pub/OpenBSD/snapshots/powerpc64/INSTALL.powerpc64">
103: OpenBSD/powerpc64 snapshot installation instructions</a> as well.
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105: <p>
1.3 ! tj 106: There are several types of installation media provided, so that
1.1 kettenis 107: OpenBSD/powerpc64 can be installed or upgraded via miniroot images as
108: well as network installs.
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110: <ul>
111: <li><strong>Miniroot</strong> (minirootXX.img)
112: <p>
113: The miniroot provides an easy installation environment.
114: Just dump the miniroot to a USB flash drive with dd and insert it
115: into a USB slot of the machine.
116: After powering on the machine an OpenBSD install option should
117: appear in the petitboot bootloader menu.
118: <p>
119: <li><strong>Network boot</strong> (bsd.rd)
120: <p>
121: It is also possible to boot the OpenBSD/powerpc64
122: install environment directly from a HTTP or TFTP server.
123: </ul>