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powerpc64
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OpenBSD/powerpc64 runs on PowerNV machines using the IBM POWER9 processors.

<p>
A mailing list dedicated to the OpenBSD/macppc and OpenBSD/powerpc64 ports is
available at <a href="mailto:ppc@openbsd.org">ppc@openbsd.org</a>.
To join the OpenBSD/macppc and OpenBSD/powerpc64 mailing list, send a message
body of <b>"subscribe ppc"</b> to
<a href="mailto:majordomo@openbsd.org">majordomo@openbsd.org</a>.
Please be sure to check our <a href="mail.html">mailing list policy</a> before
subscribing.

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The current port maintainer is Mark Kettenis
(<a href="mailto:kettenis@openbsd.org">kettenis@openbsd.org</a>).
Others are definitely welcome to contribute!
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<h3 id="history"><strong>History:</strong></h3>

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OpenBSD 6.8 will be the first official release of OpenBSD/powerpcc64.

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And since there are always little bits missing, work is continuing...

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<h3 id="status"><strong>Current status:</strong></h3>

<p>
Currently OpenBSD/powerpc64 only supports POWER9 processors and runs
stably on PowerNV machines based on the Raptor Computing Systems Talos
II and Blackbird boards.  SMP is not yet supported.  Support for
POWER8 processors is planned but won't happen unless someone provides
us access to suitable hardware.

<p>
OpenBSD/powerpc64 does not run under a hypervisor such as PowerVM or
PowerKVM.

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<h3 id="hardware"><strong>Supported hardware:</strong></h3>

<p>
<h4>Supported machines</h4>

<p>
OpenBSD/powerpc64 is known to work on the following machines:
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 <li>Raptor Talos II
 <li>Raptor Blackbird
</ul>

<p>
OpenBSD/powerpc64 is expected to run on IBM PowerNV systems as well.
Please give it a try if you have access to such hardware.

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<h3 id="install">
<strong>Getting and installing OpenBSD/sparc64:</strong>
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<p>
Snapshots are made available from time to time, in
<a href="https://cdn.openbsd.org/pub/OpenBSD/snapshots/powerpc64">this location</a>
as well as on a few
<a href="ftp.html">mirrors</a>.
Here are the
<a href="https://ftp.openbsd.org/pub/OpenBSD/snapshots/powerpc64/INSTALL.powerpc64">
OpenBSD/powerpc64 snapshot installation instructions</a> as well.

<p>
There are several installation media provided, so that
OpenBSD/powerpc64 can be installed or upgraded via miniroot images as
well as network installs.

<ul>
  <li><strong>Miniroot</strong> (minirootXX.img)
  <p>
  The miniroot provides an easy installation environment.
  Just dump the miniroot to a USB flash drive with dd and insert it
  into a USB slot of the machine.
  After powering on the machine an OpenBSD install option should
  appear in the petitboot bootloader menu.
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  <li><strong>Network boot</strong> (bsd.rd)
  <p>
  It is also possible to boot the OpenBSD/powerpc64
  install environment directly from a HTTP or TFTP server.
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