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17: <h2><font color="#e00000">OpenBSD/sgi</font></h2>
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1.40 jasper 20: <a href="images/sgi_o2.jpg">
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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:
1.36 jasper 31: <p>
1.46 ! jsing 32: A mailing list dedicated to the OpenBSD/sgi port is available at
! 33: <u><font color="#23238e">sgi@openbsd.org</font></u>.
! 34: To join the OpenBSD/sgi mailing list, send a message body of <b>"subscribe
! 35: sgi"</b> to <a href="mailto:majordomo@openbsd.org">majordomo@openbsd.org</a>.
! 36: Please be sure to check our <a href="mail.html">mailing list policy</a> before
! 37: subscribing.
! 38: </p>
! 39:
! 40: <p>
1.36 jasper 41: The current port maintainers are Miod Vallat
1.37 deraadt 42: (<a href="mailto:miod@openbsd.org">miod@openbsd.org</a>)
1.36 jasper 43: and
44: Joel Sing
45: (<a href="mailto:jsing@openbsd.org">jsing@openbsd.org</a>).
1.46 ! jsing 46: </p>
1.36 jasper 47:
1.19 pefo 48:
1.30 nick 49: <a name="toc"></a>
1.19 pefo 50: <h3><font color="#0000e0"><i>Table of contents</i></font></h3>
1.43 deraadt 51: <table><tr>
52: <td width=1%></td>
1.42 deraadt 53: <td valign="top" width="20%">
1.36 jasper 54: <li><a href="#history">History of the port</a><br>
55: <li><a href="#status">Current status</a><br>
56: <li><a href="#hardware">Supported hardware</a><br>
1.42 deraadt 57: </td><td valign="top" width="20%">
1.36 jasper 58: <li><a href="#install">Getting and installing</a><br>
59: <li><a href="#projects">Projects & bugs left to fix</a><br>
1.42 deraadt 60: </td></tr></table>
61: <br clear=all>
1.36 jasper 62: <hr>
1.19 pefo 63:
64: <a name="history"></a>
1.36 jasper 65: <h3><font color="#0000e0"><strong>History</strong></font></h3>
1.3 fn 66: <p>
1.20 miod 67: The OpenBSD/sgi port has its roots in the <a href="arc.html">OpenBSD/arc</a>
68: port created early in the OpenBSD history. Arc support was rather soon
69: discontinued due to the lack of interest and availability of decent hardware.
70: The OpenBSD Mips support has since then been supported outside the OpenBSD
71: project. As SGI hardware has become affordable and easy to get by, interest
72: for an SGI port in the tree has increased.
73: The final piece, a working 64 bit toolchain, is now available and the 64 bit
74: SGI OpenBSD port is now available and managed in the OpenBSD source tree.
1.3 fn 75: </p>
1.1 deraadt 76:
1.19 pefo 77: <a name="status"></a>
1.36 jasper 78: <h3><font color="#0000e0"><strong>Current status</strong></font></h3>
1.19 pefo 79:
1.1 deraadt 80: <p>
1.20 miod 81: Currently OpenBSD/sgi runs in 64 bit mode and boots multi-user on supported
1.34 jasper 82: systems. Snapshots are made periodically as the port develops and expands.<br>
83: In late 2007 the port was expanded with support for the
1.45 miod 84: <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=wscons&sektion=4">wscons(4)</a>
1.34 jasper 85: framework. This makes it possible to use the glass console.
1.3 fn 86: </p>
1.1 deraadt 87:
1.36 jasper 88: <a name="hardware"></a>
89: <h3><font color="#0000e0"><strong>Supported hardware</strong></font></h3>
1.19 pefo 90:
91: <ul>
1.45 miod 92: For a complete system component and device driver listing for this architecture, see <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=intro&arch=sgi&sektion=4">intro(4/sgi)</a>.
1.19 pefo 93: <p>
1.39 deraadt 94: <li><strong>SGI O2 (aka Moosehead) with R5000, RM5200, RM7000, R10000 and R12000 CPUs.<br>
95: Level 2 caches are supported on all CPUs. RM7000 level 3 cache is supported.</strong>
1.36 jasper 96: <li><a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=ahc&sektion=4">ahc(4)</a> Adaptec AIC-7880 SCSI.
1.45 miod 97: <li><a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=mec&arch=sgi&sektion=4">mec(4)</a> MAC-110 100MBit ethernet.
1.36 jasper 98: <li><a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=com&sektion=4">com(4)</a> built-in serial ports.
99: <li><a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=fxp&sektion=4">fxp(4)</a> built-in Intel i8255x-based (except the i82556) PCI ethernet, on the <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=pci&sektion=4">pci(4)</a> bus.
1.45 miod 100: <li><a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=mavb&arch=sgi&sektion=4">mavb(4)</a> Moosehead A/V Board audio device.
101: <li><a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=gbe&arch=sgi&sektion=4">gbe(4)</a> SGI Graphics Back End Frame Buffer, supporting <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=wscons&sektion=4">wscons(4)</a> console which supports X Windows.
1.36 jasper 102: <li><a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=mkbc&sektion=4&arch=sgi">mkbc(4)</a> built in PS/2 Controller.
1.45 miod 103: <li><a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=pckbd&sektion=4">pckbd(4)</a> PS/2 keyboards.
104: <li><a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=pms&sektion=4">pms(4)</a> PS/2 mice.
1.36 jasper 105: <li><a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=power&sektion=4&arch=sgi">power(4)</a> button.
1.19 pefo 106: </ul>
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108: <a name="install"></a>
109: <h3><font color="#0000e0">
1.36 jasper 110: <strong>Getting and installing</strong>
1.19 pefo 111: </font></h3>
112:
113: <p>
1.23 david 114: The latest supported OpenBSD/sgi release is
1.44 steven 115: <a href="43.html">OpenBSD 4.3</a>.
1.23 david 116: Here are the
1.44 steven 117: <a href="ftp://ftp.OpenBSD.org/pub/OpenBSD/4.3/sgi/INSTALL.sgi">
118: OpenBSD/sgi 4.3 installation instructions
1.23 david 119: </a>.
1.19 pefo 120:
121: <p>
122: Snapshots are made available from time to time, in
123: <a href="ftp://ftp.OpenBSD.org/pub/OpenBSD/snapshots/sgi">this location</a>
124: as well as in a few
125: <a href="ftp.html">mirrors</a>.
126: Here are the
127: <a href="ftp://ftp.OpenBSD.org/pub/OpenBSD/snapshots/sgi/INSTALL.sgi">
128: OpenBSD/sgi snapshot installation instructions
129: </a> as well.
130:
1.36 jasper 131: <a name="projects"></a>
132: <h3><font color="#0000e0"><strong>Projects & bugs left to fix</strong></font></h3>
133:
134: <ul>
135: <li>Workaround for R10000 CPUs coherency behaviour
136: <li>Larger user VM space (currently limited to 2GB)
137: <li>Support more SGI hardware like Origin 200, Octane, etc
138: <li>Support for multiprocessor systems (<b>not</b> NUMA)
139: </ul>
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