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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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1.50 ! jasper 23: <p>
1.19 pefo 24: OpenBSD/sgi currently runs on the 64 bit MIPS-based SGI O2 workstations.
25: Other 64 bit SGI systems will be supported in the future.
1.18 miod 26: </p>
1.19 pefo 27: <p>
1.20 miod 28: OpenBSD/sgi is a fully featured 64 bit port and will thus only run on systems
29: based on 64 bit processors, i.e. R4000 and up.
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1.36 jasper 32: <p>
1.46 jsing 33: A mailing list dedicated to the OpenBSD/sgi port is available at
34: <u><font color="#23238e">sgi@openbsd.org</font></u>.
35: To join the OpenBSD/sgi mailing list, send a message body of <b>"subscribe
36: sgi"</b> to <a href="mailto:majordomo@openbsd.org">majordomo@openbsd.org</a>.
37: Please be sure to check our <a href="mail.html">mailing list policy</a> before
38: subscribing.
39: </p>
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1.36 jasper 42: The current port maintainers are Miod Vallat
1.37 deraadt 43: (<a href="mailto:miod@openbsd.org">miod@openbsd.org</a>)
1.36 jasper 44: and
45: Joel Sing
46: (<a href="mailto:jsing@openbsd.org">jsing@openbsd.org</a>).
1.46 jsing 47: </p>
1.36 jasper 48:
1.19 pefo 49:
1.30 nick 50: <a name="toc"></a>
1.19 pefo 51: <h3><font color="#0000e0"><i>Table of contents</i></font></h3>
1.43 deraadt 52: <table><tr>
53: <td width=1%></td>
1.42 deraadt 54: <td valign="top" width="20%">
1.36 jasper 55: <li><a href="#history">History of the port</a><br>
56: <li><a href="#status">Current status</a><br>
57: <li><a href="#hardware">Supported hardware</a><br>
1.42 deraadt 58: </td><td valign="top" width="20%">
1.36 jasper 59: <li><a href="#install">Getting and installing</a><br>
60: <li><a href="#projects">Projects & bugs left to fix</a><br>
1.42 deraadt 61: </td></tr></table>
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1.36 jasper 63: <hr>
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65: <a name="history"></a>
1.36 jasper 66: <h3><font color="#0000e0"><strong>History</strong></font></h3>
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1.20 miod 68: The OpenBSD/sgi port has its roots in the <a href="arc.html">OpenBSD/arc</a>
69: port created early in the OpenBSD history. Arc support was rather soon
70: discontinued due to the lack of interest and availability of decent hardware.
71: The OpenBSD Mips support has since then been supported outside the OpenBSD
1.47 sthen 72: project. As SGI hardware has become affordable and easy to come by, interest
1.20 miod 73: for an SGI port in the tree has increased.
74: The final piece, a working 64 bit toolchain, is now available and the 64 bit
75: SGI OpenBSD port is now available and managed in the OpenBSD source tree.
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1.19 pefo 78: <a name="status"></a>
1.36 jasper 79: <h3><font color="#0000e0"><strong>Current status</strong></font></h3>
1.19 pefo 80:
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1.20 miod 82: Currently OpenBSD/sgi runs in 64 bit mode and boots multi-user on supported
1.34 jasper 83: systems. Snapshots are made periodically as the port develops and expands.<br>
84: In late 2007 the port was expanded with support for the
1.45 miod 85: <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=wscons&sektion=4">wscons(4)</a>
1.34 jasper 86: framework. This makes it possible to use the glass console.
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1.36 jasper 89: <a name="hardware"></a>
90: <h3><font color="#0000e0"><strong>Supported hardware</strong></font></h3>
1.19 pefo 91:
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1.45 miod 93: 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 94: <p>
1.39 deraadt 95: <li><strong>SGI O2 (aka Moosehead) with R5000, RM5200, RM7000, R10000 and R12000 CPUs.<br>
96: Level 2 caches are supported on all CPUs. RM7000 level 3 cache is supported.</strong>
1.36 jasper 97: <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 98: <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 99: <li><a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=com&sektion=4">com(4)</a> built-in serial ports.
1.49 jasper 100: <li><a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=fxp&sektion=4">fxp(4)</a> 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 101: <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.
102: <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 103: <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 104: <li><a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=pckbd&sektion=4">pckbd(4)</a> PS/2 keyboards.
105: <li><a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=pms&sektion=4">pms(4)</a> PS/2 mice.
1.36 jasper 106: <li><a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=power&sektion=4&arch=sgi">power(4)</a> button.
1.49 jasper 107: <li><a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=usb&sektion=4&arch=sgi">usb(4)</a> on the <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=pci&sektion=4">pci(4)</a> bus, supporting some USB devices.
108: <li><a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=rum&sektion=4">rum(4)</a> Ralink Technology IEEE 802.11a/b/g USB adapters
1.19 pefo 109: </ul>
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112: <h3><font color="#0000e0">
1.36 jasper 113: <strong>Getting and installing</strong>
1.19 pefo 114: </font></h3>
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1.23 david 117: The latest supported OpenBSD/sgi release is
1.48 miod 118: <a href="44.html">OpenBSD 4.4</a>.
1.23 david 119: Here are the
1.48 miod 120: <a href="ftp://ftp.OpenBSD.org/pub/OpenBSD/4.4/sgi/INSTALL.sgi">
121: OpenBSD/sgi 4.4 installation instructions
1.23 david 122: </a>.
1.19 pefo 123:
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125: Snapshots are made available from time to time, in
126: <a href="ftp://ftp.OpenBSD.org/pub/OpenBSD/snapshots/sgi">this location</a>
127: as well as in a few
128: <a href="ftp.html">mirrors</a>.
129: Here are the
130: <a href="ftp://ftp.OpenBSD.org/pub/OpenBSD/snapshots/sgi/INSTALL.sgi">
131: OpenBSD/sgi snapshot installation instructions
132: </a> as well.
133:
1.36 jasper 134: <a name="projects"></a>
135: <h3><font color="#0000e0"><strong>Projects & bugs left to fix</strong></font></h3>
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137: <ul>
138: <li>Workaround for R10000 CPUs coherency behaviour
139: <li>Larger user VM space (currently limited to 2GB)
140: <li>Support more SGI hardware like Origin 200, Octane, etc
141: <li>Support for multiprocessor systems (<b>not</b> NUMA)
142: </ul>
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