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13: <i>Open</i><b>BSD</b></a>
14: powerpc64
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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>
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52: <p>
1.4 ! kettenis 53: Currently OpenBSD/powerpc64 supports POWER9 processors and runs stably
! 54: on PowerNV machines based on the Raptor Computing Systems Talos II and
! 55: Blackbird boards. Support for POWER8 processors is included but
! 56: untested.
1.1 kettenis 57:
58: <p>
59: OpenBSD/powerpc64 does not run under a hypervisor such as PowerVM or
60: PowerKVM.
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62: <hr>
63:
64: <h3 id="hardware"><strong>Supported hardware:</strong></h3>
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66: <p>
67: <h4>Supported machines</h4>
68:
69: <p>
70: OpenBSD/powerpc64 is known to work on the following machines:
71: <ul style="column-count: 1">
72: <li>Raptor Talos II
73: <li>Raptor Blackbird
74: </ul>
75:
76: <p>
77: OpenBSD/powerpc64 is expected to run on IBM PowerNV systems as well.
78: Please give it a try if you have access to such hardware.
79:
80: <hr>
81:
82: <h3 id="install">
1.3 tj 83: <strong>Getting and installing OpenBSD/powerpc64:</strong>
1.1 kettenis 84: </h3>
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1.3 tj 86: <!-- XXXrelease
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88: The latest supported OpenBSD/powerpc64 release is
89: <a href="68.html">OpenBSD 6.8</a>.
90: Here are the
91: <a href="https://ftp.openbsd.org/pub/OpenBSD/6.8/powerpc64/INSTALL.powerpc64">
92: OpenBSD/powerpc64 installation instructions</a>.
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1.1 kettenis 95: <p>
96: Snapshots are made available from time to time, in
97: <a href="https://cdn.openbsd.org/pub/OpenBSD/snapshots/powerpc64">this location</a>
98: as well as on a few
99: <a href="ftp.html">mirrors</a>.
100: Here are the
101: <a href="https://ftp.openbsd.org/pub/OpenBSD/snapshots/powerpc64/INSTALL.powerpc64">
102: OpenBSD/powerpc64 snapshot installation instructions</a> as well.
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104: <p>
1.3 tj 105: There are several types of installation media provided, so that
1.1 kettenis 106: OpenBSD/powerpc64 can be installed or upgraded via miniroot images as
107: well as network installs.
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109: <ul>
110: <li><strong>Miniroot</strong> (minirootXX.img)
111: <p>
112: The miniroot provides an easy installation environment.
113: Just dump the miniroot to a USB flash drive with dd and insert it
114: into a USB slot of the machine.
115: After powering on the machine an OpenBSD install option should
116: appear in the petitboot bootloader menu.
117: <p>
118: <li><strong>Network boot</strong> (bsd.rd)
119: <p>
120: It is also possible to boot the OpenBSD/powerpc64
121: install environment directly from a HTTP or TFTP server.
122: </ul>