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17: <h2><font color="#e00000">OpenBSD/sgi</font></h2>
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1.50 jasper 23: <p>
1.54 miod 24: OpenBSD/sgi runs on several 64 bit MIPS-based SGI servers and workstations.
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:
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>
1.54 miod 59: <li><a href="#projects">Projects</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
1.54 miod 71: project.
72: <br>
73: As SGI hardware has become affordable and easy to come by, interest
1.20 miod 74: for an SGI port in the tree has increased.
1.54 miod 75: The final piece, a working 64 bit toolchain, eventually became available and
76: allowed the 64 bit SGI OpenBSD port to appear in 2004.
77: <br>
78: Hardware support was initially limited to the O2 workstations. Efforts
79: to port to more systems did not really start until 2008, where the first
80: Octane support parts were introduced. This work was completed in 2009
1.55 miod 81: with support for Origin family systems as well, allowing OpenBSD to be
82: the first free operating system running on the Fuel workstations.
1.3 fn 83: </p>
1.1 deraadt 84:
1.19 pefo 85: <a name="status"></a>
1.36 jasper 86: <h3><font color="#0000e0"><strong>Current status</strong></font></h3>
1.19 pefo 87:
1.1 deraadt 88: <p>
1.20 miod 89: Currently OpenBSD/sgi runs in 64 bit mode and boots multi-user on supported
1.54 miod 90: systems. Snapshots are made periodically as the port develops and expands.
91: <br>
92: On most systems it is currently limited to serial console only.
93: This is however not the case on O2, on which it is possible to use the glass
94: console.
1.3 fn 95: </p>
1.1 deraadt 96:
1.36 jasper 97: <a name="hardware"></a>
98: <h3><font color="#0000e0"><strong>Supported hardware</strong></font></h3>
1.19 pefo 99:
1.54 miod 100: 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>.
101: <p>
102: The following families are supported:
1.19 pefo 103: <ul>
1.59 dms 104: <li>IP27 (Origin) family:
1.54 miod 105: <ul>
106: <li>Origin 200. Dual-Origin 200 systems using the CRAYlink connection should
1.59 dms 107: work, but currently limited to the first node. <sup>*</sup>
1.54 miod 108: <li>Origin 2000 and Onyx 2 have not been tested, but should work, currently
1.59 dms 109: limited to the first node. <sup>*</sup>
1.54 miod 110: </ul>
1.59 dms 111: <li>IP30 (Octane a.k.a Speedracer) family:
1.54 miod 112: <ul>
113: <li>Octane
114: <li>Octane 2
115: </ul>
1.57 miod 116: Octane 3 systems are a completely different architecture based on
117: x86 processors, and as such are not supported by OpenBSD/sgi.
1.54 miod 118: <li>IP32 (O2 a.k.a Moosehead) family:
119: <ul>
120: <li>O2
121: <li>O2+
122: </ul>
123: R5000, RM5200, RM7000 as well as R10000 and R12000 processors are supported.
124: RM7000 level 3 cache is supported.
1.59 dms 125: <li>IP35 (Tezro) family:
1.54 miod 126: <ul>
127: <li>Fuel
128: <li>Origin 300, Onyx 300 and Origin 3000 have not been tested, but should
1.60 miod 129: work, currently limited to the first node. <sup>*</sup>
1.59 dms 130: <li>Origin 350 <sup>*2</sup>
1.56 miod 131: <li>Onyx 350, Onyx 4 and Tezro have not been tested, but ought to work
1.59 dms 132: since they are very similar to Origin 350. <sup>*2</sup>
1.54 miod 133: </ul>
134: </ul>
1.59 dms 135: <sup>*</sup> support for multiple nodes in <i>M</i> mode
1.56 miod 136: has been added after the 4.6 release.
137: <br>
1.59 dms 138: <sup>*2</sup> support for these families has been added after the 4.6 release.
1.56 miod 139: <br>
1.54 miod 140:
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1.54 miod 142: The following devices are supported:
143: <ul>
144: <li><strong>Ethernet Adapters</strong>
145: <ul>
146: <li>O2 <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=mec&arch=sgi&sektion=4">mec(4)</a> MAC-110 10/100MBit ethernet.
1.60 miod 147: <li>IOC3 <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=iec&arch=sgi&sektion=4">iec(4)</a> 10/100MBit ethernet (this is the on-board interface
148: found on Octane, Origin 200/2000/300/3000 and Fuel) <sup>*</sup>
1.54 miod 149: <li>Many
150: <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=pci&sektion=4">PCI</a>
151: adapters, including wireless adapters.
152: </ul>
153: <li><strong>SCSI Host Adapters</strong>
154: <ul>
1.36 jasper 155: <li><a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=ahc&sektion=4">ahc(4)</a> Adaptec AIC-7880 SCSI.
1.54 miod 156: <li><a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=isp&sektion=4">isp(4)</a> QLogic ISP SCSI.
157: <li>Some
158: <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=pci&sektion=4">PCI</a>
159: SCSI adapters.
160: </ul>
161: <li><strong>RS-232 Devices</strong>
162: <ul>
1.36 jasper 163: <li><a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=com&sektion=4">com(4)</a> built-in serial ports.
1.54 miod 164: </ul>
165: <li><strong>USB Controllers and Devices</strong>
166: <ul>
167: <li>Fuel on-board <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=ohci&sektion=4">ohci</a>.
168: <li><a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=pci&sektion=4">PCI</a>
169: USB controllers.
170: <li>Most
171: <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=pci&sektion=4">USB</a>
172: devices.
173: </ul>
174: <li><strong>Audio Devices</strong>
175: <ul>
176: <li>O2 <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.
177: </ul>
178: <li><strong>Video Devices</strong>
179: <ul>
180: <li>O2 <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=gbe&arch=sgi&sektion=4">gbe(4)</a> Graphics Back End Frame Buffer, supporting <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=wscons&sektion=4">wscons(4)</a> console and X Window.
181: </ul>
182: <li><strong>Input Devices</strong>
183: <ul>
184: <li>O2 <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 185: <li><a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=pckbd&sektion=4">pckbd(4)</a> PS/2 keyboards.
186: <li><a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=pms&sektion=4">pms(4)</a> PS/2 mice.
1.54 miod 187: </ul>
188: <li><strong>Miscellaneous Devices</strong>
189: <ul>
1.60 miod 190: <li>O2 and Octane<sup>*</sup> <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=power&sektion=4&arch=sgi">power(4)</a> button.
1.54 miod 191: </ul>
1.19 pefo 192: </ul>
1.60 miod 193: <sup>*</sup> support added after the 4.6 release.
1.19 pefo 194:
195: <a name="install"></a>
196: <h3><font color="#0000e0">
1.36 jasper 197: <strong>Getting and installing</strong>
1.19 pefo 198: </font></h3>
199:
200: <p>
1.23 david 201: The latest supported OpenBSD/sgi release is
1.59 dms 202: <a href="46.html">OpenBSD 4.6</a>.
1.23 david 203: Here are the
1.59 dms 204: <a href="ftp://ftp.OpenBSD.org/pub/OpenBSD/4.6/sgi/INSTALL.sgi">
205: OpenBSD/sgi 4.6 installation instructions
1.23 david 206: </a>.
1.19 pefo 207:
208: <p>
209: Snapshots are made available from time to time, in
210: <a href="ftp://ftp.OpenBSD.org/pub/OpenBSD/snapshots/sgi">this location</a>
211: as well as in a few
212: <a href="ftp.html">mirrors</a>.
213: Here are the
214: <a href="ftp://ftp.OpenBSD.org/pub/OpenBSD/snapshots/sgi/INSTALL.sgi">
215: OpenBSD/sgi snapshot installation instructions
216: </a> as well.
217:
1.36 jasper 218: <a name="projects"></a>
1.54 miod 219: <h3><font color="#0000e0"><strong>Projects (in no particular order)</strong></font></h3>
1.36 jasper 220:
221: <ul>
222: <li>Larger user VM space (currently limited to 2GB)
1.55 miod 223: <li>Framebuffer support on Octane and Fuel systems
1.56 miod 224: <li>SMP support (in progress)
225: <li>IOC4 ATAPI controller support
1.36 jasper 226: </ul>
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