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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.
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39:
1.92 bentley 40: <h3 id="toc"><font color="#0000e0"><i>Table of contents</i></font></h3>
1.43 deraadt 41: <table><tr>
42: <td width=1%></td>
1.42 deraadt 43: <td valign="top" width="20%">
1.36 jasper 44: <li><a href="#history">History of the port</a><br>
45: <li><a href="#status">Current status</a><br>
46: <li><a href="#hardware">Supported hardware</a><br>
1.42 deraadt 47: </td><td valign="top" width="20%">
1.36 jasper 48: <li><a href="#install">Getting and installing</a><br>
1.42 deraadt 49: </td></tr></table>
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1.36 jasper 51: <hr>
1.19 pefo 52:
1.92 bentley 53: <h3 id="history"><font color="#0000e0"><strong>History</strong></font></h3>
1.3 fn 54: <p>
1.20 miod 55: The OpenBSD/sgi port has its roots in the <a href="arc.html">OpenBSD/arc</a>
1.78 miod 56: port created early in the OpenBSD history. ARC support was rather soon
1.20 miod 57: discontinued due to the lack of interest and availability of decent hardware.
1.54 miod 58: <br>
1.64 deraadt 59: Eventually SGI hardware became more affordable and obtainable, and interest
60: for an SGI port in the tree increased.
1.54 miod 61: The final piece, a working 64 bit toolchain, eventually became available and
62: allowed the 64 bit SGI OpenBSD port to appear in 2004.
63: <br>
1.64 deraadt 64: Hardware support was initially limited to the O2 workstations. Efforts
1.54 miod 65: to port to more systems did not really start until 2008, where the first
66: Octane support parts were introduced. This work was completed in 2009
1.55 miod 67: with support for Origin family systems as well, allowing OpenBSD to be
1.64 deraadt 68: the first free operating system to run on the Fuel workstations, and even
69: later, also on Origin 350 servers.
1.78 miod 70: The earlier generation of R4000 Indigo, Indy and Indigo 2 was not forgotten
71: either and support for it appeared in 2012.
1.3 fn 72: </p>
1.1 deraadt 73:
1.92 bentley 74: <h3 id="status"><font color="#0000e0"><strong>Current status</strong></font></h3>
1.19 pefo 75:
1.1 deraadt 76: <p>
1.20 miod 77: Currently OpenBSD/sgi runs in 64 bit mode and boots multi-user on supported
1.54 miod 78: systems. Snapshots are made periodically as the port develops and expands.
79: <br>
1.78 miod 80: All graphics options but the IP27 Kona frame buffer should be supported;
1.80 jsg 81: on such setups the kernel will be limited to serial console operation only.
1.63 miod 82: <br>
83: An X server, currently unaccelerated, is also available for IP32 (O2) systems.
1.3 fn 84: </p>
1.1 deraadt 85:
1.92 bentley 86: <h3 id="hardware"><font color="#0000e0"><strong>Supported hardware</strong></font></h3>
1.19 pefo 87:
1.54 miod 88: 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>.
89: <p>
90: The following families are supported:
1.19 pefo 91: <ul>
1.84 sthen 92: <li>IP20 (R4000 Indigo) family:
1.78 miod 93: <ul>
94: <li>Indigo (R4000 and R4400 models)
95: </ul>
1.84 sthen 96: <li>IP22 (Indy, Indigo2) family:
1.78 miod 97: <ul>
1.90 miod 98: <li>Challenge S
1.78 miod 99: <li>Indy
100: <li>Indigo2
101: </ul>
1.90 miod 102: All R4000, R4400, R4600 and R5000 processors are supported.
1.59 dms 103: <li>IP27 (Origin) family:
1.54 miod 104: <ul>
1.72 miod 105: <li>Origin 200
1.54 miod 106: </ul>
1.70 miod 107: Origin 2000 and Onyx 2 are not supported yet.
1.84 sthen 108: <li>IP28 (POWER Indigo2) family:
1.82 miod 109: <ul>
110: <li>POWER Indigo2 R10000
111: </ul>
1.59 dms 112: <li>IP30 (Octane a.k.a Speedracer) family:
1.54 miod 113: <ul>
114: <li>Octane
115: <li>Octane 2
116: </ul>
1.71 jasper 117: Multiprocessor operation is supported.
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
1.74 jasper 128: <li>Origin 3000
1.71 jasper 129: <li>Origin 350
1.74 jasper 130: <li>Tezro
131: <li>Onyx 4 (currently limited to serial console)
1.69 miod 132: <li>Onyx 350 has not been tested, but ought to work
1.71 jasper 133: since it is very similar to Origin 350.
1.54 miod 134: </ul>
1.70 miod 135: Origin 300 and Onyx 300 are not supported yet.
1.54 miod 136: </ul>
1.66 miod 137: Note that <i>Octane 3</i> and <i>Origin 400</i> systems are completely different
1.65 miod 138: architectures based on x86 processors, and as such are not supported
139: by OpenBSD/sgi.
1.54 miod 140:
1.19 pefo 141: <p>
1.54 miod 142: The following devices are supported:
143: <ul>
144: <li><strong>Ethernet Adapters</strong>
145: <ul>
1.82 miod 146: <li>built-in IP22/IP28
1.78 miod 147: <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=sq&arch=sgi&sektion=4">sq(4)</a>
148: Seeq 80C03 Ethernet.
149: <li>built-in O2
150: <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=mec&arch=sgi&sektion=4">mec(4)</a>
151: MAC-110 10/100Mbit Ethernet.
1.71 jasper 152: <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 found on Octane, Origin 200/2000/300/3000 and Fuel).
1.68 sthen 153: <li>Broadcom BCM57xx (a.k.a. Tigon3) <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=bge&arch=sgi&sektion=4">bge(4)</a> 10/100/Gigabit ethernet (this is the on-board interface found on Origin 350 and Tezro).
1.54 miod 154: <li>Many
155: <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=pci&sektion=4">PCI</a>
156: adapters, including wireless adapters.
157: </ul>
158: <li><strong>SCSI Host Adapters</strong>
159: <ul>
1.82 miod 160: <li>IP22/IP28 built-in
1.78 miod 161: <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=wdsc&sektion=4">wdsc(4)</a>
162: WD33C93 SCSI.
163: <li>O2 built-in
164: <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=ahc&sektion=4">ahc(4)</a>
165: Adaptec AIC-7880 SCSI.
166: <li>IP27/IP30/IP35 built-in
167: <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=isp&sektion=4">isp(4)</a>
168: QLogic ISP SCSI.
1.54 miod 169: <li>Some
170: <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=pci&sektion=4">PCI</a>
171: SCSI adapters.
172: </ul>
173: <li><strong>RS-232 Devices</strong>
174: <ul>
1.78 miod 175: <li>On-board
176: <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=zstty&sektion=4">zstty(4)</a>
177: and
178: <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=com&sektion=4">com(4)</a>
179: serial ports.
1.54 miod 180: </ul>
181: <li><strong>USB Controllers and Devices</strong>
182: <ul>
1.79 jasper 183: <li>Fuel, Origin 3* and Tezro on-board <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=ohci&sektion=4">ohci(4)</a>.
1.54 miod 184: <li><a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=pci&sektion=4">PCI</a>
185: USB controllers.
186: <li>Most
187: <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=pci&sektion=4">USB</a>
188: devices.
189: </ul>
190: <li><strong>Audio Devices</strong>
191: <ul>
192: <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.
1.69 miod 193: <!--
1.68 sthen 194: <li>Tezro <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=envy&arch=sgi&sektion=4">envy(4)</a> Envy24 audio device.
1.69 miod 195: -->
1.54 miod 196: </ul>
197: <li><strong>Video Devices</strong>
198: <ul>
1.78 miod 199: <li>Indigo Light (<i>Entry</i>, <i>Starter</i>) graphics
200: (<a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=light&arch=sgi&sektion=4">light(4)</a>)
201: <li>Indy and Indigo2 Newport (<i>XL</i>, <i>XGE</i>) graphics
202: (<a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=newport&arch=sgi&sektion=4">newport(4)</a>)
203: <li>Indigo, Indy and Indigo2 Express (<i>XS</i>, <i>XZ</i>, <i>Elan</i>, <i>Extreme</i>) graphics
204: (<a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=grtwo&arch=sgi&sektion=4">grtwo(4)</a>)
1.63 miod 205: <li>O2 <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=gbe&arch=sgi&sektion=4">gbe(4)</a>
1.78 miod 206: Graphics Back End Frame Buffer
207: <li>Indigo2 Impact (<i>Mardigras</i>) and Octane ImpactSR graphics
208: (<a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=impact&arch=sgi&sektion=4">impact(4)</a>)
209: <li>Octane 2, Fuel, Onyx 350 and Tezro VPro graphics
210: (<a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=odyssey&arch=sgi&sektion=4">odyssey(4)</a>)
1.54 miod 211: </ul>
212: <li><strong>Input Devices</strong>
213: <ul>
1.78 miod 214: <li>Indigo
215: <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=zskbd&sektion=4&arch=sgi">zskbd(4)</a>
216: keyboard
217: and
218: <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=zsms&sektion=4&arch=sgi">zsms(4)</a>
219: mouse.
220: <li>Indy and Indigo2 <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=pckbc&sektion=4">pckbc(4)</a> built in PS/2 Controller.
1.54 miod 221: <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.
1.63 miod 222: <li>Octane and Origin family
223: <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=iockbc&sektion=4&arch=sgi">iockbc(4)</a> PS/2 Controller
224: found on
225: <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=ioc&sektion=4&arch=sgi">ioc(4)</a> IOC3- or
1.78 miod 226: <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=iof&sektion=4&arch=sgi">iof(4)</a>
227: IOC4- based I/O boards (such as IO9 and IO10).
1.45 miod 228: <li><a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=pckbd&sektion=4">pckbd(4)</a> PS/2 keyboards.
229: <li><a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=pms&sektion=4">pms(4)</a> PS/2 mice.
1.54 miod 230: </ul>
231: <li><strong>Miscellaneous Devices</strong>
232: <ul>
1.78 miod 233: <li>Indy and Indigo2 <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=panel&sektion=4&arch=sgi">panel(4)</a>
234: power and volume buttons.
1.71 jasper 235: <li>O2 and Octane <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=power&sektion=4&arch=sgi">power(4)</a> button.
1.54 miod 236: </ul>
1.19 pefo 237: </ul>
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1.92 bentley 239: <h3 id="install"><font color="#0000e0">
1.36 jasper 240: <strong>Getting and installing</strong>
1.19 pefo 241: </font></h3>
242:
243: <p>
1.23 david 244: The latest supported OpenBSD/sgi release is
1.93 nick 245: <a href="57.html">OpenBSD 5.7</a>.
1.23 david 246: Here are the
1.93 nick 247: <a href="http://ftp.OpenBSD.org/pub/OpenBSD/5.7/sgi/INSTALL.sgi">
248: OpenBSD/sgi 5.7 installation instructions
1.23 david 249: </a>.
1.19 pefo 250:
251: <p>
252: Snapshots are made available from time to time, in
1.86 sthen 253: <a href="http://ftp.OpenBSD.org/pub/OpenBSD/snapshots/sgi">this location</a>
1.19 pefo 254: as well as in a few
255: <a href="ftp.html">mirrors</a>.
256: Here are the
1.86 sthen 257: <a href="http://ftp.OpenBSD.org/pub/OpenBSD/snapshots/sgi/INSTALL.sgi">
1.19 pefo 258: OpenBSD/sgi snapshot installation instructions
259: </a> as well.
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