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Other 64 bit SGI systems will be supported in the future.

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<p>

OpenBSD/sgi is a fully featured 64 bit port and will thus only run on systems based on 64 bit processors, eg R4000 and up.

OpenBSD/sgi is a fully featured 64 bit port and will thus only run on systems

based on 64 bit processors, i.e. R4000 and up.

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<h3><font color="#0000e0"><strong>History:</strong></font></h3>

<p>

The OpenBSD/sgi port has its roots in the OpenBSD/arc port created early

The OpenBSD/sgi port has its roots in the <a href="arc.html">OpenBSD/arc</a>

in the OpenBSD history. Arc support was rather soon dropped due to lack of

port created early in the OpenBSD history. Arc support was rather soon

interest and availability of decent hardware. The OpenBSD Mips support have

discontinued due to the lack of interest and availability of decent hardware.

since then been supported outside the OpenBSD project. As SGI hardware have

The OpenBSD Mips support has since then been supported outside the OpenBSD

become affordable and easy to get by, interest for a SGI port in the tree

project. As SGI hardware has become affordable and easy to get by, interest

have increased. The final piece, a working 64 bit toolchain, is now

for an SGI port in the tree has increased.

available and the 64 bit SGI OpenBSD port is now in the tree.

The final piece, a working 64 bit toolchain, is now available and the 64 bit

SGI OpenBSD port is now available and managed in the OpenBSD source tree.

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<h3><font color="#0000e0"><strong>Current status:</strong></font></h3>

<p>

Currently OpenBSD/sgi runs in 64 bit mode and boot multi-user on supported

Currently OpenBSD/sgi runs in 64 bit mode and boots multi-user on supported

systems. Snapshots are made periodically as the port develops and expands.

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<ul>

<li>Support booting and installation from CD-ROM

<li>Workaround for R10000 CPUs coherency behaviour

<li>Wscons support for the O2 built in video

<li>Wscons support for the O2 built-in video

<li>Support the O2 built in audio

<li>Support the O2 built-in audio

<li>X11 server support

<li>Larger user VM space. Currently limited to 2GB

<li>Larger user VM space (currently limited to 2GB)

<li>Support more SGI HW like Origin 200, Octance, etc

<li>Support more SGI hardware like Origin 200, Octane, etc

<li>Support for multiprocessor systems (<b>not</b> NUMA)

</ul>

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<li>O2 (aka Moosehead) with R5000, RM5200, RM7000, R10000 and R12000 cpus. Level 2 caches are supported on all CPUs. RM7000 level 3 cache is supported.

<ul>

<li>Built in Adaptec AIC-7880 SCSI, ahc(4)

<li>Built-in Adaptec AIC-7880 SCSI

<li>Built in ethernet, mec(4)

(<a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=ahc&sektion=4">ahc</a>)

<li>Built in serial ports, com(4)

<li>Built-in Ethernet

(<a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=mec&sektion=4&arch=sgi">mec</a>)

<li>Built-in serial ports

(<a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=com&sektion=4">com</a>)

<li>64 bit PCI expansion slot

<li>Intel i8255x-based (except the i82556) PCI ethernet, fxp(4)

<li>Intel i8255x-based (except the i82556) PCI ethernet

(<a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=fxp&sektion=4">fxp</a>)

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</font></h3>

<p>

OpenBSD/sgi is not yet released in an official release.

There is no official OpenBSD/sgi release yet.

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</a> as well.

<p>

Until a bootable CD is avaialble, netbooting is the only available

Until a bootable CD is available, netbooting is the only installation method.

installation method.

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