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18: <h2><font color="#e00000">OpenBSD/sgi</font></h2>
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1.18 miod 20: <hr>
1.1 deraadt 21:
1.18 miod 22: <p>
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.
1.18 miod 25: </p>
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:
1.30 nick 32: <a name="toc"></a>
1.19 pefo 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>
1.21 miod 37: <li><a href="#projects">Project list</a>
1.19 pefo 38: <li><a href="#hardware">Supported hardware</a>
39: <li><a href="#install">Getting and installing OpenBSD/sgi</a>
40: </ul>
41:
42:
43: <hr>
44: <a name="history"></a>
45: <h3><font color="#0000e0"><strong>History:</strong></font></h3>
1.1 deraadt 46:
1.3 fn 47: <p>
1.20 miod 48: The OpenBSD/sgi port has its roots in the <a href="arc.html">OpenBSD/arc</a>
49: port created early in the OpenBSD history. Arc support was rather soon
50: discontinued due to the lack of interest and availability of decent hardware.
51: The OpenBSD Mips support has since then been supported outside the OpenBSD
52: project. As SGI hardware has become affordable and easy to get by, interest
53: for an SGI port in the tree has increased.
54: The final piece, a working 64 bit toolchain, is now available and the 64 bit
55: SGI OpenBSD port is now available and managed in the OpenBSD source tree.
1.3 fn 56: </p>
1.1 deraadt 57:
1.19 pefo 58: <hr>
59: <a name="status"></a>
60: <h3><font color="#0000e0"><strong>Current status:</strong></font></h3>
61:
1.1 deraadt 62: <p>
1.20 miod 63: Currently OpenBSD/sgi runs in 64 bit mode and boots multi-user on supported
1.34 jasper 64: systems. Snapshots are made periodically as the port develops and expands.<br>
65: In late 2007 the port was expanded with support for the
66: <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=wscons&sektion=4&arch=sgi">wscons(4)</a>
67: framework. This makes it possible to use the glass console.
1.3 fn 68: </p>
1.1 deraadt 69:
1.19 pefo 70:
71: <hr>
72: <a name="projects"></a>
73: <h3><font color="#0000e0"><strong>Projects (in no particular order):
74: </strong></font></h3>
75:
76: <p>
77: <ul>
78: <li>Workaround for R10000 CPUs coherency behaviour
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>
1.24 david 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.
1.19 pefo 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>)
1.26 miod 105: <li>Built-in audio
106: (<a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=mavb&sektion=4&arch=sgi">mavb</a>)
1.35 ! jasper 107: <li>Built-in video
1.33 jasper 108: (<a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=gbe&sektion=4&arch=sgi">gbe</a>)
109: <li>Built-in PS/2 Controller
110: (<a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=mkbc&sektion=4&arch=sgi">mkbc</a>)
111: <li>PS/2 keyboards
112: (<a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=pckbd&sektion=4&arch=sgi">pckbd</a>)
113: <li>PS/2 mice
114: (<a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=pms&sektion=4&arch=sgi">pms</a>)
115: <li>Power button
116: (<a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=power&sektion=4&arch=sgi">power</a>)
1.19 pefo 117: </ul>
118: </ul>
119:
120: <p>
121: <h4>Supported peripherals</h4>
122:
123: <p>
124: While most models support expansion via PCI many PCI devices may work.
125: However each device has to be tested before they will be listed here as
126: supported so if support for a particular device is wanted, suitable hardware
127: must be made available to a developer who can test and verify functionality.
128: </p>
129:
130:
131: <p>
132: Please contact <a href="mailto:pefo@openbsd.org">Per Fogelström</a>
133: if you would like more information.
134: </p>
135:
136: <hr>
137: <a name="install"></a>
138: <h3><font color="#0000e0">
139: <strong>Getting and installing OpenBSD/sgi:</strong>
140: </font></h3>
141:
142: <p>
1.23 david 143: The latest supported OpenBSD/sgi release is
1.29 miod 144: <a href="41.html">OpenBSD 4.1</a>.
1.23 david 145: Here are the
1.29 miod 146: <a href="ftp://ftp.OpenBSD.org/pub/OpenBSD/4.1/sgi/INSTALL.sgi">
147: OpenBSD/sgi 4.1 installation instructions
1.23 david 148: </a>.
1.19 pefo 149:
150: <p>
151: Snapshots are made available from time to time, in
152: <a href="ftp://ftp.OpenBSD.org/pub/OpenBSD/snapshots/sgi">this location</a>
153: as well as in a few
154: <a href="ftp.html">mirrors</a>.
155: Here are the
156: <a href="ftp://ftp.OpenBSD.org/pub/OpenBSD/snapshots/sgi/INSTALL.sgi">
157: OpenBSD/sgi snapshot installation instructions
158: </a> as well.
159:
1.31 miod 160: <p>
161: Due to kernel stability issues on this platform with the 4.2 codebase, the
162: 4.2 release has been skipped on this platform. These problems have been fixed
163: since, and sgi should be part of the regular releases starting with the next
164: release, 4.3.
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