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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.
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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!
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37: <hr>
38:
39: <h3 id="history"><strong>History:</strong></h3>
40:
41: <p>
1.5 ! benno 42: OpenBSD 6.8 was the first official release of OpenBSD/powerpc64.
1.1 kettenis 43:
44: <p>
45: And since there are always little bits missing, work is continuing...
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47: <hr>
48:
49: <h3 id="status"><strong>Current status:</strong></h3>
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51: <p>
1.4 kettenis 52: Currently OpenBSD/powerpc64 supports POWER9 processors and runs stably
53: on PowerNV machines based on the Raptor Computing Systems Talos II and
54: Blackbird boards. Support for POWER8 processors is included but
55: untested.
1.1 kettenis 56:
57: <p>
58: OpenBSD/powerpc64 does not run under a hypervisor such as PowerVM or
59: PowerKVM.
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61: <hr>
62:
63: <h3 id="hardware"><strong>Supported hardware:</strong></h3>
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65: <p>
66: <h4>Supported machines</h4>
67:
68: <p>
69: OpenBSD/powerpc64 is known to work on the following machines:
70: <ul style="column-count: 1">
71: <li>Raptor Talos II
72: <li>Raptor Blackbird
73: </ul>
74:
75: <p>
76: OpenBSD/powerpc64 is expected to run on IBM PowerNV systems as well.
77: Please give it a try if you have access to such hardware.
78:
79: <hr>
80:
81: <h3 id="install">
1.3 tj 82: <strong>Getting and installing OpenBSD/powerpc64:</strong>
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87: The latest supported OpenBSD/powerpc64 release is
88: <a href="68.html">OpenBSD 6.8</a>.
89: Here are the
90: <a href="https://ftp.openbsd.org/pub/OpenBSD/6.8/powerpc64/INSTALL.powerpc64">
91: OpenBSD/powerpc64 installation instructions</a>.
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1.1 kettenis 94: <p>
95: Snapshots are made available from time to time, in
96: <a href="https://cdn.openbsd.org/pub/OpenBSD/snapshots/powerpc64">this location</a>
97: as well as on a few
98: <a href="ftp.html">mirrors</a>.
99: Here are the
100: <a href="https://ftp.openbsd.org/pub/OpenBSD/snapshots/powerpc64/INSTALL.powerpc64">
101: OpenBSD/powerpc64 snapshot installation instructions</a> as well.
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103: <p>
1.3 tj 104: There are several types of installation media provided, so that
1.1 kettenis 105: OpenBSD/powerpc64 can be installed or upgraded via miniroot images as
106: well as network installs.
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108: <ul>
109: <li><strong>Miniroot</strong> (minirootXX.img)
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111: The miniroot provides an easy installation environment.
112: Just dump the miniroot to a USB flash drive with dd and insert it
113: into a USB slot of the machine.
114: After powering on the machine an OpenBSD install option should
115: appear in the petitboot bootloader menu.
116: <p>
117: <li><strong>Network boot</strong> (bsd.rd)
118: <p>
119: It is also possible to boot the OpenBSD/powerpc64
120: install environment directly from a HTTP or TFTP server.
121: </ul>