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1.117     bentley     1: <!doctype html>
                      2: <html lang=en id=platform>
                      3: <meta charset=utf-8>
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1.8       downsj      5: <title>OpenBSD/sgi</title>
                      6: <meta name="description" content="the OpenBSD/sgi page">
1.103     tb          7: <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1">
                      8: <link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="openbsd.css">
1.106     tb          9: <link rel="canonical" href="https://www.openbsd.org/sgi.html">
1.3       fn         10:
                     11:
1.117     bentley    12: <h2 id=OpenBSD>
1.103     tb         13: <a href="index.html">
1.117     bentley    14: <i>Open</i><b>BSD</b></a>
                     15: sgi
1.103     tb         16: </h2>
1.18      miod       17: <hr>
1.117     bentley    18:
                     19: <table><tr><td>
1.103     tb         20: <p>
1.96      miod       21: OpenBSD/sgi runs on most 64 bit MIPS-based SGI servers and workstations.
1.20      miod       22: OpenBSD/sgi is a fully featured 64 bit port and will thus only run on systems
                     23: based on 64 bit processors, i.e. R4000 and up.
1.117     bentley    24:
1.102     deraadt    25: <p>
1.118   ! tj         26: <strong>The OpenBSD/sgi port was discontinued after the 6.5 release.</strong>
        !            27:
        !            28: <p>
1.46      jsing      29: A mailing list dedicated to the OpenBSD/sgi port is available at
1.117     bentley    30: <a href="mailto:sgi@openbsd.org">sgi@openbsd.org</a>.
1.46      jsing      31: To join the OpenBSD/sgi mailing list, send a message body of <b>"subscribe
                     32: sgi"</b> to <a href="mailto:majordomo@openbsd.org">majordomo@openbsd.org</a>.
                     33: Please be sure to check our <a href="mail.html">mailing list policy</a> before
                     34: subscribing.
                     35:
1.117     bentley    36: <td>
                     37: <a href="images/sgi_octane.jpg">
                     38: <img src="images/sgi_octane.jpg" alt="sgi octane"></a>
                     39: </table>
                     40:
1.36      jasper     41: <hr>
1.19      pefo       42:
1.117     bentley    43: <h3 id="history"><strong>History</strong></h3>
                     44:
1.3       fn         45: <p>
1.20      miod       46: The OpenBSD/sgi port has its roots in the <a href="arc.html">OpenBSD/arc</a>
1.78      miod       47: port created early in the OpenBSD history. ARC support was rather soon
1.20      miod       48: discontinued due to the lack of interest and availability of decent hardware.
1.117     bentley    49:
1.96      miod       50: <p>
1.64      deraadt    51: Eventually SGI hardware became more affordable and obtainable, and interest
                     52: for an SGI port in the tree increased.
1.54      miod       53: The final piece, a working 64 bit toolchain, eventually became available and
                     54: allowed the 64 bit SGI OpenBSD port to appear in 2004.
1.117     bentley    55:
1.96      miod       56: <p>
1.64      deraadt    57: Hardware support was initially limited to the O2 workstations.  Efforts
1.54      miod       58: to port to more systems did not really start until 2008, where the first
                     59: Octane support parts were introduced. This work was completed in 2009
1.55      miod       60: with support for Origin family systems as well, allowing OpenBSD to be
1.64      deraadt    61: the first free operating system to run on the Fuel workstations, and even
                     62: later, also on Origin 350 servers.
1.117     bentley    63:
1.96      miod       64: <p>
                     65: The earlier generation of R4000 Indigo, Indy and Indigo2 was not forgotten
                     66: either and support for it appeared in 2012. This paved the way for
                     67: R8000 and R10000 <i>POWER Indigo2</i> support as well.
1.1       deraadt    68:
1.117     bentley    69: <h3 id="status"><strong>Current status</strong></h3>
1.19      pefo       70:
1.1       deraadt    71: <p>
1.96      miod       72: OpenBSD/sgi runs in 64 bit mode and boots multi-user on supported
1.54      miod       73: systems. Snapshots are made periodically as the port develops and expands.
                     74: <br>
1.78      miod       75: All graphics options but the IP27 Kona frame buffer should be supported;
1.80      jsg        76: on such setups the kernel will be limited to serial console operation only.
1.63      miod       77: <br>
                     78: An X server, currently unaccelerated, is also available for IP32 (O2) systems.
1.1       deraadt    79:
1.117     bentley    80: <h3 id="hardware"><strong>Supported hardware</strong></h3>
                     81:
                     82: For a complete system component and device driver listing for this architecture, see <a href="https://man.openbsd.org/sgi/intro.4">intro(4/sgi)</a>.
1.19      pefo       83:
1.54      miod       84: <p>
                     85: The following families are supported:
1.19      pefo       86: <ul>
1.84      sthen      87: <li>IP20 (R4000 Indigo) family:
1.78      miod       88:   <ul>
                     89:   <li>Indigo (R4000 and R4400 models)
                     90:   </ul>
1.96      miod       91: </ul>
                     92: <ul>
1.84      sthen      93: <li>IP22 (Indy, Indigo2) family:
1.78      miod       94:   <ul>
1.90      miod       95:   <li>Challenge S
1.78      miod       96:   <li>Indy
                     97:   <li>Indigo2
                     98:   </ul>
1.96      miod       99: All R4000, R4400, R4600 and R5000 processor options are supported.
                    100: </ul>
                    101: <ul>
                    102: <li>IP26 (<i>POWER Indigo2</i>) family:
                    103:   <ul>
1.97      miod      104:   <li>POWER Indigo2 R8000
1.96      miod      105:   </ul>
                    106: </ul>
                    107: <ul>
1.59      dms       108: <li>IP27 (Origin) family:
1.54      miod      109:   <ul>
1.72      miod      110:   <li>Origin 200
1.54      miod      111:   </ul>
1.105     visa      112:   Origin 2000 and Onyx 2 are not supported yet. Single-node multiprocessor
                    113:   operation is supported on Origin 200.
1.96      miod      114: </ul>
                    115: <ul>
                    116: <li>IP28 (<i>POWER Indigo2</i>) family:
1.82      miod      117:   <ul>
                    118:   <li>POWER Indigo2 R10000
                    119:   </ul>
1.96      miod      120: </ul>
                    121: <ul>
                    122: <li>IP30 (Octane a.k.a <i>Speedracer</i>) family:
1.54      miod      123:   <ul>
                    124:   <li>Octane
                    125:   <li>Octane 2
                    126:   </ul>
1.71      jasper    127:   Multiprocessor operation is supported.
1.96      miod      128: </ul>
                    129: <ul>
                    130: <li>IP32 (O2 a.k.a <i>Moosehead</i>) family:
1.54      miod      131:   <ul>
                    132:   <li>O2
                    133:   <li>O2+
                    134:   </ul>
1.96      miod      135: R5000, RM5200, RM7000 as well as R10000 and R12000 processor options are
                    136: supported, including the RM7000 level 3 cache.
                    137: </ul>
                    138: <ul>
1.59      dms       139: <li>IP35 (Tezro) family:
1.54      miod      140:   <ul>
                    141:   <li>Fuel
1.74      jasper    142:   <li>Origin 3000
1.71      jasper    143:   <li>Origin 350
1.74      jasper    144:   <li>Tezro
                    145:   <li>Onyx 4 (currently limited to serial console)
1.69      miod      146:   <li>Onyx 350 has not been tested, but ought to work
1.71      jasper    147:       since it is very similar to Origin 350.
1.54      miod      148:   </ul>
1.105     visa      149:   Origin 300 and Onyx 300 are not supported yet. Single-node multiprocessor
                    150:   operation is supported at least on Origin 350.
1.54      miod      151: </ul>
1.66      miod      152: Note that <i>Octane 3</i> and <i>Origin 400</i> systems are completely different
1.65      miod      153: architectures based on x86 processors, and as such are not supported
                    154: by OpenBSD/sgi.
1.54      miod      155:
1.19      pefo      156: <p>
1.54      miod      157: The following devices are supported:
                    158: <ul>
                    159: <li><strong>Ethernet Adapters</strong>
                    160: <ul>
1.96      miod      161: <li>built-in IP20/IP22/IP26/IP28
1.117     bentley   162: <a href="https://man.openbsd.org/sgi/sq.4">sq(4)</a>
1.78      miod      163: Seeq 80C03 Ethernet.
                    164: <li>built-in O2
1.117     bentley   165: <a href="https://man.openbsd.org/sgi/mec.4">mec(4)</a>
1.78      miod      166: MAC-110 10/100Mbit Ethernet.
1.117     bentley   167: <li>IOC3 <a href="https://man.openbsd.org/sgi/iec.4">iec(4)</a> 10/100Mbit ethernet (this is the on-board interface found on Octane, Origin 200/2000/300/3000 and Fuel).
                    168: <li>Broadcom BCM57xx (a.k.a. Tigon3) <a href="https://man.openbsd.org/sgi/bge.4">bge(4)</a> 10/100/Gigabit ethernet (this is the on-board interface found on Origin 350 and Tezro).
1.54      miod      169: <li>Many
1.117     bentley   170: <a href="https://man.openbsd.org/pci.4">PCI</a>
1.54      miod      171: adapters, including wireless adapters.
                    172: </ul>
                    173: <li><strong>SCSI Host Adapters</strong>
                    174: <ul>
1.96      miod      175: <li>IP20/IP22/IP26/IP28 built-in
1.117     bentley   176: <a href="https://man.openbsd.org/wdsc.4">wdsc(4)</a>
1.78      miod      177: WD33C93 SCSI.
                    178: <li>O2 built-in
1.117     bentley   179: <a href="https://man.openbsd.org/ahc.4">ahc(4)</a>
1.78      miod      180: Adaptec AIC-7880 SCSI.
                    181: <li>IP27/IP30/IP35 built-in
1.117     bentley   182: <a href="https://man.openbsd.org/qlw.4">qlw(4)</a>
1.78      miod      183: QLogic ISP SCSI.
1.54      miod      184: <li>Some
1.117     bentley   185: <a href="https://man.openbsd.org/pci.4">PCI</a>
1.54      miod      186: SCSI adapters.
                    187: </ul>
                    188: <li><strong>RS-232 Devices</strong>
                    189: <ul>
1.78      miod      190: <li>On-board
1.117     bentley   191: <a href="https://man.openbsd.org/zstty.4">zstty(4)</a>
1.78      miod      192: and
1.117     bentley   193: <a href="https://man.openbsd.org/com.4">com(4)</a>
1.78      miod      194: serial ports.
1.54      miod      195: </ul>
                    196: <li><strong>USB Controllers and Devices</strong>
                    197: <ul>
1.117     bentley   198: <li>Fuel, Origin 3* and Tezro on-board <a href="https://man.openbsd.org/ohci.4">ohci(4)</a>.
                    199: <li><a href="https://man.openbsd.org/pci.4">PCI</a>
1.54      miod      200: USB controllers.
                    201: <li>Most
1.117     bentley   202: <a href="https://man.openbsd.org/pci.4">USB</a>
1.54      miod      203: devices.
                    204: </ul>
                    205: <li><strong>Audio Devices</strong>
                    206: <ul>
1.117     bentley   207: <li>O2 <a href="https://man.openbsd.org/sgi/mavb.4">mavb(4)</a> Moosehead A/V Board audio device.
1.69      miod      208: <!--
1.117     bentley   209: <li>Tezro <a href="https://man.openbsd.org/sgi/envy.4">envy(4)</a> Envy24 audio device.
1.69      miod      210: -->
1.54      miod      211: </ul>
                    212: <li><strong>Video Devices</strong>
                    213: <ul>
1.78      miod      214: <li>Indigo Light (<i>Entry</i>, <i>Starter</i>) graphics
1.117     bentley   215: (<a href="https://man.openbsd.org/sgi/light.4">light(4)</a>)
1.78      miod      216: <li>Indy and Indigo2 Newport (<i>XL</i>, <i>XGE</i>) graphics
1.117     bentley   217: (<a href="https://man.openbsd.org/sgi/newport.4">newport(4)</a>)
1.78      miod      218: <li>Indigo, Indy and Indigo2 Express (<i>XS</i>, <i>XZ</i>, <i>Elan</i>, <i>Extreme</i>) graphics
1.117     bentley   219: (<a href="https://man.openbsd.org/sgi/grtwo.4">grtwo(4)</a>)
                    220: <li>O2 <a href="https://man.openbsd.org/sgi/gbe.4">gbe(4)</a>
1.78      miod      221: Graphics Back End Frame Buffer
                    222: <li>Indigo2 Impact (<i>Mardigras</i>) and Octane ImpactSR graphics
1.117     bentley   223: (<a href="https://man.openbsd.org/sgi/impact.4">impact(4)</a>)
1.78      miod      224: <li>Octane 2, Fuel, Onyx 350 and Tezro VPro graphics
1.117     bentley   225: (<a href="https://man.openbsd.org/sgi/odyssey.4">odyssey(4)</a>)
1.54      miod      226: </ul>
                    227: <li><strong>Input Devices</strong>
                    228: <ul>
1.78      miod      229: <li>Indigo
1.117     bentley   230: <a href="https://man.openbsd.org/sgi/zskbd.4">zskbd(4)</a>
1.78      miod      231: keyboard
                    232: and
1.117     bentley   233: <a href="https://man.openbsd.org/sgi/zsms.4">zsms(4)</a>
1.78      miod      234: mouse.
1.117     bentley   235: <li>Indy and Indigo2 <a href="https://man.openbsd.org/pckbc.4">pckbc(4)</a> built in PS/2 Controller.
                    236: <li>O2 <a href="https://man.openbsd.org/sgi/mkbc.4">mkbc(4)</a> built in PS/2 Controller.
1.63      miod      237: <li>Octane and Origin family
1.117     bentley   238: <a href="https://man.openbsd.org/sgi/iockbc.4">iockbc(4)</a> PS/2 Controller
1.63      miod      239: found on
1.117     bentley   240: <a href="https://man.openbsd.org/sgi/ioc.4">ioc(4)</a> IOC3- or
                    241: <a href="https://man.openbsd.org/sgi/iof.4">iof(4)</a>
1.78      miod      242: IOC4- based I/O boards (such as IO9 and IO10).
1.117     bentley   243: <li><a href="https://man.openbsd.org/pckbd.4">pckbd(4)</a> PS/2 keyboards.
                    244: <li><a href="https://man.openbsd.org/pms.4">pms(4)</a> PS/2 mice.
1.54      miod      245: </ul>
                    246: <li><strong>Miscellaneous Devices</strong>
                    247: <ul>
1.117     bentley   248: <li>Indy and Indigo2 <a href="https://man.openbsd.org/sgi/panel.4">panel(4)</a>
1.78      miod      249: power and volume buttons.
1.117     bentley   250: <li>O2 and Octane <a href="https://man.openbsd.org/sgi/power.4">power(4)</a> button.
1.54      miod      251: </ul>
1.19      pefo      252: </ul>
                    253:
1.117     bentley   254: <h3 id="install">
1.36      jasper    255: <strong>Getting and installing</strong>
1.117     bentley   256: </h3>
1.19      pefo      257:
                    258: <p>
1.118   ! tj        259: The last supported OpenBSD/sgi release was
1.116     tj        260: <a href="65.html">OpenBSD 6.5</a>.
1.23      david     261: Here are the
1.116     tj        262: <a href="https://ftp.openbsd.org/pub/OpenBSD/6.5/sgi/INSTALL.sgi">
1.113     tj        263: OpenBSD/sgi installation instructions</a>.