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18: <h2><font color="#e00000">OpenBSD/sgi</font></h2>
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1.19 pefo 23: OpenBSD/sgi currently runs on the 64 bit MIPS-based SGI O2 workstations.
24: Other 64 bit SGI systems will be supported in the future.
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1.19 pefo 26: <p>
1.20 ! miod 27: OpenBSD/sgi is a fully featured 64 bit port and will thus only run on systems
! 28: based on 64 bit processors, i.e. R4000 and up.
1.19 pefo 29: </p>
30:
31:
32: <a href="#toc"></a>
33: <h3><font color="#0000e0"><i>Table of contents</i></font></h3>
34: <ul>
35: <li><a href="#history">History of the port</a>
36: <li><a href="#status">Current status</a>
37: <li><a href="#hardware">Supported hardware</a>
38: <li><a href="#install">Getting and installing OpenBSD/sgi</a>
39: </ul>
40:
41:
42: <hr>
43: <a name="history"></a>
44: <h3><font color="#0000e0"><strong>History:</strong></font></h3>
1.1 deraadt 45:
1.3 fn 46: <p>
1.20 ! miod 47: The OpenBSD/sgi port has its roots in the <a href="arc.html">OpenBSD/arc</a>
! 48: port created early in the OpenBSD history. Arc support was rather soon
! 49: discontinued due to the lack of interest and availability of decent hardware.
! 50: The OpenBSD Mips support has since then been supported outside the OpenBSD
! 51: project. As SGI hardware has become affordable and easy to get by, interest
! 52: for an SGI port in the tree has increased.
! 53: The final piece, a working 64 bit toolchain, is now available and the 64 bit
! 54: SGI OpenBSD port is now available and managed in the OpenBSD source tree.
1.3 fn 55: </p>
1.1 deraadt 56:
1.19 pefo 57: <hr>
58: <a name="status"></a>
59: <h3><font color="#0000e0"><strong>Current status:</strong></font></h3>
60:
1.1 deraadt 61: <p>
1.20 ! miod 62: Currently OpenBSD/sgi runs in 64 bit mode and boots multi-user on supported
1.19 pefo 63: systems. Snapshots are made periodically as the port develops and expands.
1.3 fn 64: </p>
1.1 deraadt 65:
1.19 pefo 66:
67: <hr>
68: <a name="projects"></a>
69: <h3><font color="#0000e0"><strong>Projects (in no particular order):
70: </strong></font></h3>
71:
72: <p>
73: <ul>
74: <li>Support booting and installation from CD-ROM
75: <li>Workaround for R10000 CPUs coherency behaviour
1.20 ! miod 76: <li>Wscons support for the O2 built-in video
! 77: <li>Support the O2 built-in audio
1.19 pefo 78: <li>X11 server support
1.20 ! miod 79: <li>Larger user VM space (currently limited to 2GB)
! 80: <li>Support more SGI hardware like Origin 200, Octane, etc
1.19 pefo 81: <li>Support for multiprocessor systems (<b>not</b> NUMA)
82: </ul>
83: </p>
84:
85: <hr>
86: <a name="hardware"></a>
87: <h3><font color="#0000e0"><strong>Supported hardware:</strong></font></h3>
88:
89: <p>
90: <h4>Supported models</h4>
91:
92: <p>
93: <ul>
94: <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.
95: <ul>
1.20 ! miod 96: <li>Built-in Adaptec AIC-7880 SCSI
! 97: (<a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=ahc&sektion=4">ahc</a>)
! 98: <li>Built-in Ethernet
! 99: (<a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=mec&sektion=4&arch=sgi">mec</a>)
! 100: <li>Built-in serial ports
! 101: (<a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=com&sektion=4">com</a>)
1.19 pefo 102: <li>64 bit PCI expansion slot
1.20 ! miod 103: <li>Intel i8255x-based (except the i82556) PCI ethernet
! 104: (<a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=fxp&sektion=4">fxp</a>)
1.19 pefo 105: </ul>
106: </ul>
107:
108: <p>
109: <h4>Supported peripherals</h4>
110:
111: <p>
112: While most models support expansion via PCI many PCI devices may work.
113: However each device has to be tested before they will be listed here as
114: supported so if support for a particular device is wanted, suitable hardware
115: must be made available to a developer who can test and verify functionality.
116: </p>
117:
118:
119: <p>
120: Please contact <a href="mailto:pefo@openbsd.org">Per Fogelström</a>
121: if you would like more information.
122: </p>
123:
124: <hr>
125: <a name="install"></a>
126: <h3><font color="#0000e0">
127: <strong>Getting and installing OpenBSD/sgi:</strong>
128: </font></h3>
129:
130: <p>
1.20 ! miod 131: There is no official OpenBSD/sgi release yet.
1.19 pefo 132: </p>
133:
134: <p>
135: Snapshots are made available from time to time, in
136: <a href="ftp://ftp.OpenBSD.org/pub/OpenBSD/snapshots/sgi">this location</a>
137: as well as in a few
138: <a href="ftp.html">mirrors</a>.
139: Here are the
140: <a href="ftp://ftp.OpenBSD.org/pub/OpenBSD/snapshots/sgi/INSTALL.sgi">
141: OpenBSD/sgi snapshot installation instructions
142: </a> as well.
143:
144: <p>
1.20 ! miod 145: Until a bootable CD is available, netbooting is the only installation method.
1.19 pefo 146: </p>
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154: <small><a href="mailto:www@openbsd.org">www@openbsd.org</a></small>
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