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                     14: <h2><font color="#e00000">OpenBSD/sgi</font></h2>
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1.61      jasper     17: <a href="images/sgi_octane.jpg">
1.73      nick       18: <img src="images/sgi_octane.jpg" align="right"></a>
1.1       deraadt    19:
1.50      jasper     20: <p>
1.96    ! miod       21: OpenBSD/sgi runs on most 64 bit MIPS-based SGI servers and workstations.
1.18      miod       22: </p>
1.19      pefo       23: <p>
1.20      miod       24: OpenBSD/sgi is a fully featured 64 bit port and will thus only run on systems
                     25: based on 64 bit processors, i.e. R4000 and up.
1.19      pefo       26: </p>
                     27:
1.36      jasper     28: <p>
1.46      jsing      29: A mailing list dedicated to the OpenBSD/sgi port is available at
                     30: <u><font color="#23238e">sgi@openbsd.org</font></u>.
                     31: To join the OpenBSD/sgi mailing list, send a message body of <b>"subscribe
                     32: sgi"</b> to <a href="mailto:majordomo@openbsd.org">majordomo@openbsd.org</a>.
                     33: Please be sure to check our <a href="mail.html">mailing list policy</a> before
                     34: subscribing.
                     35: </p>
                     36:
1.92      bentley    37: <h3 id="toc"><font color="#0000e0"><i>Table of contents</i></font></h3>
1.43      deraadt    38: <table><tr>
                     39: <td width=1%></td>
1.42      deraadt    40: <td valign="top" width="20%">
1.36      jasper     41:   <li><a href="#history">History of the port</a><br>
                     42:   <li><a href="#status">Current status</a><br>
                     43:   <li><a href="#hardware">Supported hardware</a><br>
1.42      deraadt    44: </td><td valign="top" width="20%">
1.36      jasper     45:   <li><a href="#install">Getting and installing</a><br>
1.42      deraadt    46: </td></tr></table>
                     47: <br clear=all>
1.36      jasper     48: <hr>
1.19      pefo       49:
1.92      bentley    50: <h3 id="history"><font color="#0000e0"><strong>History</strong></font></h3>
1.3       fn         51: <p>
1.20      miod       52: The OpenBSD/sgi port has its roots in the <a href="arc.html">OpenBSD/arc</a>
1.78      miod       53: port created early in the OpenBSD history. ARC support was rather soon
1.20      miod       54: discontinued due to the lack of interest and availability of decent hardware.
1.96    ! miod       55: </p>
        !            56: <p>
1.64      deraadt    57: Eventually SGI hardware became more affordable and obtainable, and interest
                     58: for an SGI port in the tree increased.
1.54      miod       59: The final piece, a working 64 bit toolchain, eventually became available and
                     60: allowed the 64 bit SGI OpenBSD port to appear in 2004.
1.96    ! miod       61: </p>
        !            62: <p>
1.64      deraadt    63: Hardware support was initially limited to the O2 workstations.  Efforts
1.54      miod       64: to port to more systems did not really start until 2008, where the first
                     65: Octane support parts were introduced. This work was completed in 2009
1.55      miod       66: with support for Origin family systems as well, allowing OpenBSD to be
1.64      deraadt    67: the first free operating system to run on the Fuel workstations, and even
                     68: later, also on Origin 350 servers.
1.96    ! miod       69: </p>
        !            70: <p>
        !            71: The earlier generation of R4000 Indigo, Indy and Indigo2 was not forgotten
        !            72: either and support for it appeared in 2012. This paved the way for
        !            73: R8000 and R10000 <i>POWER Indigo2</i> support as well.
1.3       fn         74: </p>
1.1       deraadt    75:
1.92      bentley    76: <h3 id="status"><font color="#0000e0"><strong>Current status</strong></font></h3>
1.19      pefo       77:
1.1       deraadt    78: <p>
1.96    ! miod       79: OpenBSD/sgi runs in 64 bit mode and boots multi-user on supported
1.54      miod       80: systems. Snapshots are made periodically as the port develops and expands.
                     81: <br>
1.78      miod       82: All graphics options but the IP27 Kona frame buffer should be supported;
1.80      jsg        83: on such setups the kernel will be limited to serial console operation only.
1.63      miod       84: <br>
                     85: An X server, currently unaccelerated, is also available for IP32 (O2) systems.
1.3       fn         86: </p>
1.1       deraadt    87:
1.92      bentley    88: <h3 id="hardware"><font color="#0000e0"><strong>Supported hardware</strong></font></h3>
1.19      pefo       89:
1.54      miod       90: 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&amp;arch=sgi&amp;sektion=4">intro(4/sgi)</a>.
                     91: <p>
                     92: The following families are supported:
1.19      pefo       93: <ul>
1.84      sthen      94: <li>IP20 (R4000 Indigo) family:
1.78      miod       95:   <ul>
                     96:   <li>Indigo (R4000 and R4400 models)
                     97:   </ul>
1.96    ! miod       98: </ul>
        !            99: <ul>
1.84      sthen     100: <li>IP22 (Indy, Indigo2) family:
1.78      miod      101:   <ul>
1.90      miod      102:   <li>Challenge S
1.78      miod      103:   <li>Indy
                    104:   <li>Indigo2
                    105:   </ul>
1.96    ! miod      106: All R4000, R4400, R4600 and R5000 processor options are supported.
        !           107: </ul>
        !           108: <ul>
        !           109: <li>IP26 (<i>POWER Indigo2</i>) family:
        !           110: <small>(support completed after the 5.8 release)</small>
        !           111:   <ul>
        !           112:   <li>POWER Indigo2 R10000
        !           113:   </ul>
        !           114: </ul>
        !           115: <ul>
1.59      dms       116: <li>IP27 (Origin) family:
1.54      miod      117:   <ul>
1.72      miod      118:   <li>Origin 200
1.54      miod      119:   </ul>
1.70      miod      120:   Origin 2000 and Onyx 2 are not supported yet.
1.96    ! miod      121: </ul>
        !           122: <ul>
        !           123: <li>IP28 (<i>POWER Indigo2</i>) family:
1.82      miod      124:   <ul>
                    125:   <li>POWER Indigo2 R10000
                    126:   </ul>
1.96    ! miod      127: </ul>
        !           128: <ul>
        !           129: <li>IP30 (Octane a.k.a <i>Speedracer</i>) family:
1.54      miod      130:   <ul>
                    131:   <li>Octane
                    132:   <li>Octane 2
                    133:   </ul>
1.71      jasper    134:   Multiprocessor operation is supported.
1.96    ! miod      135: </ul>
        !           136: <ul>
        !           137: <li>IP32 (O2 a.k.a <i>Moosehead</i>) family:
1.54      miod      138:   <ul>
                    139:   <li>O2
                    140:   <li>O2+
                    141:   </ul>
1.96    ! miod      142: R5000, RM5200, RM7000 as well as R10000 and R12000 processor options are
        !           143: supported, including the RM7000 level 3 cache.
        !           144: </ul>
        !           145: <ul>
1.59      dms       146: <li>IP35 (Tezro) family:
1.54      miod      147:   <ul>
                    148:   <li>Fuel
1.74      jasper    149:   <li>Origin 3000
1.71      jasper    150:   <li>Origin 350
1.74      jasper    151:   <li>Tezro
                    152:   <li>Onyx 4 (currently limited to serial console)
1.69      miod      153:   <li>Onyx 350 has not been tested, but ought to work
1.71      jasper    154:       since it is very similar to Origin 350.
1.54      miod      155:   </ul>
1.70      miod      156:   Origin 300 and Onyx 300 are not supported yet.
1.54      miod      157: </ul>
1.66      miod      158: Note that <i>Octane 3</i> and <i>Origin 400</i> systems are completely different
1.65      miod      159: architectures based on x86 processors, and as such are not supported
                    160: by OpenBSD/sgi.
1.54      miod      161:
1.19      pefo      162: <p>
1.54      miod      163: The following devices are supported:
                    164: <ul>
                    165: <li><strong>Ethernet Adapters</strong>
                    166: <ul>
1.96    ! miod      167: <li>built-in IP20/IP22/IP26/IP28
1.78      miod      168: <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=sq&amp;arch=sgi&amp;sektion=4">sq(4)</a>
                    169: Seeq 80C03 Ethernet.
                    170: <li>built-in O2
                    171: <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=mec&amp;arch=sgi&amp;sektion=4">mec(4)</a>
                    172: MAC-110 10/100Mbit Ethernet.
1.71      jasper    173: <li>IOC3 <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=iec&amp;arch=sgi&amp;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     174: <li>Broadcom BCM57xx (a.k.a. Tigon3) <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=bge&amp;arch=sgi&amp;sektion=4">bge(4)</a> 10/100/Gigabit ethernet (this is the on-board interface found on Origin 350 and Tezro).
1.54      miod      175: <li>Many
                    176: <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=pci&amp;sektion=4">PCI</a>
                    177: adapters, including wireless adapters.
                    178: </ul>
                    179: <li><strong>SCSI Host Adapters</strong>
                    180: <ul>
1.96    ! miod      181: <li>IP20/IP22/IP26/IP28 built-in
1.78      miod      182: <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=wdsc&amp;sektion=4">wdsc(4)</a>
                    183: WD33C93 SCSI.
                    184: <li>O2 built-in
                    185: <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=ahc&amp;sektion=4">ahc(4)</a>
                    186: Adaptec AIC-7880 SCSI.
                    187: <li>IP27/IP30/IP35 built-in
                    188: <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=isp&amp;sektion=4">isp(4)</a>
                    189: QLogic ISP SCSI.
1.54      miod      190: <li>Some
                    191: <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=pci&amp;sektion=4">PCI</a>
                    192: SCSI adapters.
                    193: </ul>
                    194: <li><strong>RS-232 Devices</strong>
                    195: <ul>
1.78      miod      196: <li>On-board
                    197: <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=zstty&amp;sektion=4">zstty(4)</a>
                    198: and
                    199: <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=com&amp;sektion=4">com(4)</a>
                    200: serial ports.
1.54      miod      201: </ul>
                    202: <li><strong>USB Controllers and Devices</strong>
                    203: <ul>
1.79      jasper    204: <li>Fuel, Origin 3* and Tezro on-board <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=ohci&amp;sektion=4">ohci(4)</a>.
1.54      miod      205: <li><a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=pci&amp;sektion=4">PCI</a>
                    206: USB controllers.
                    207: <li>Most
                    208: <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=pci&amp;sektion=4">USB</a>
                    209: devices.
                    210: </ul>
                    211: <li><strong>Audio Devices</strong>
                    212: <ul>
                    213: <li>O2 <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=mavb&amp;arch=sgi&amp;sektion=4">mavb(4)</a> Moosehead A/V Board audio device.
1.69      miod      214: <!--
1.68      sthen     215: <li>Tezro <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=envy&amp;arch=sgi&amp;sektion=4">envy(4)</a> Envy24 audio device.
1.69      miod      216: -->
1.54      miod      217: </ul>
                    218: <li><strong>Video Devices</strong>
                    219: <ul>
1.78      miod      220: <li>Indigo Light (<i>Entry</i>, <i>Starter</i>) graphics
                    221: (<a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=light&amp;arch=sgi&amp;sektion=4">light(4)</a>)
                    222: <li>Indy and Indigo2 Newport (<i>XL</i>, <i>XGE</i>) graphics
                    223: (<a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=newport&amp;arch=sgi&amp;sektion=4">newport(4)</a>)
                    224: <li>Indigo, Indy and Indigo2 Express (<i>XS</i>, <i>XZ</i>, <i>Elan</i>, <i>Extreme</i>) graphics
                    225: (<a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=grtwo&amp;arch=sgi&amp;sektion=4">grtwo(4)</a>)
1.63      miod      226: <li>O2 <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=gbe&amp;arch=sgi&amp;sektion=4">gbe(4)</a>
1.78      miod      227: Graphics Back End Frame Buffer
                    228: <li>Indigo2 Impact (<i>Mardigras</i>) and Octane ImpactSR graphics
                    229: (<a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=impact&amp;arch=sgi&amp;sektion=4">impact(4)</a>)
                    230: <li>Octane 2, Fuel, Onyx 350 and Tezro VPro graphics
                    231: (<a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=odyssey&amp;arch=sgi&amp;sektion=4">odyssey(4)</a>)
1.54      miod      232: </ul>
                    233: <li><strong>Input Devices</strong>
                    234: <ul>
1.78      miod      235: <li>Indigo
                    236: <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=zskbd&amp;sektion=4&amp;arch=sgi">zskbd(4)</a>
                    237: keyboard
                    238: and
                    239: <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=zsms&amp;sektion=4&amp;arch=sgi">zsms(4)</a>
                    240: mouse.
                    241: <li>Indy and Indigo2 <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=pckbc&amp;sektion=4">pckbc(4)</a> built in PS/2 Controller.
1.54      miod      242: <li>O2 <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=mkbc&amp;sektion=4&amp;arch=sgi">mkbc(4)</a> built in PS/2 Controller.
1.63      miod      243: <li>Octane and Origin family
                    244: <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=iockbc&amp;sektion=4&amp;arch=sgi">iockbc(4)</a> PS/2 Controller
                    245: found on
                    246: <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=ioc&amp;sektion=4&amp;arch=sgi">ioc(4)</a> IOC3- or
1.78      miod      247: <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=iof&amp;sektion=4&amp;arch=sgi">iof(4)</a>
                    248: IOC4- based I/O boards (such as IO9 and IO10).
1.45      miod      249: <li><a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=pckbd&amp;sektion=4">pckbd(4)</a> PS/2 keyboards.
                    250: <li><a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=pms&amp;sektion=4">pms(4)</a> PS/2 mice.
1.54      miod      251: </ul>
                    252: <li><strong>Miscellaneous Devices</strong>
                    253: <ul>
1.78      miod      254: <li>Indy and Indigo2 <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=panel&amp;sektion=4&amp;arch=sgi">panel(4)</a>
                    255: power and volume buttons.
1.71      jasper    256: <li>O2 and Octane <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=power&amp;sektion=4&amp;arch=sgi">power(4)</a> button.
1.54      miod      257: </ul>
1.19      pefo      258: </ul>
                    259:
1.92      bentley   260: <h3 id="install"><font color="#0000e0">
1.36      jasper    261: <strong>Getting and installing</strong>
1.19      pefo      262: </font></h3>
                    263:
                    264: <p>
1.23      david     265: The latest supported OpenBSD/sgi release is
1.93      nick      266: <a href="57.html">OpenBSD 5.7</a>.
1.23      david     267: Here are the
1.93      nick      268: <a href="http://ftp.OpenBSD.org/pub/OpenBSD/5.7/sgi/INSTALL.sgi">
                    269: OpenBSD/sgi 5.7 installation instructions
1.23      david     270: </a>.
1.19      pefo      271:
                    272: <p>
                    273: Snapshots are made available from time to time, in
1.86      sthen     274: <a href="http://ftp.OpenBSD.org/pub/OpenBSD/snapshots/sgi">this location</a>
1.19      pefo      275: as well as in a few
                    276: <a href="ftp.html">mirrors</a>.
                    277: Here are the
1.86      sthen     278: <a href="http://ftp.OpenBSD.org/pub/OpenBSD/snapshots/sgi/INSTALL.sgi">
1.19      pefo      279: OpenBSD/sgi snapshot installation instructions
                    280: </a> as well.
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