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| <li><a href="#hardware">Supported hardware list</a> |
<li><a href="#hardware">Supported hardware list</a> |
| <li><a href="#install">Getting and installing OpenBSD/sparc</a> |
<li><a href="#install">Getting and installing OpenBSD/sparc</a> |
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| <li>Provide an accelerated X server for the cgsix frame buffer |
<li>Provide an accelerated X server for the cgsix frame buffer |
| <li>Merge in useful NetBSD work. |
<li>Merge in useful NetBSD work. |
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| <h4>Supported machines</h4> |
<h4>Supported machines</h4> |
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| <li>Sun Voyager |
<li>Sun Voyager |
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| The following Sparc clones are also supported: (non exhaustive list) |
The following Sparc clones are also supported: (non exhaustive list) |
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| <li>Tatung TWS,SuperCOMPstation-20S (SS20 clone) |
<li>Tatung TWS,SuperCOMPstation-20S (SS20 clone) |
| <li>Transtec SS5/170 |
<li>Transtec SS5/170 |
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| <h4>Supported devices</h4> |
<h4>Supported devices</h4> |
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| This list of devices basically declares that any ``stock'' sun4c or sun4m |
This list of devices basically declares that any ``stock'' sun4c or sun4m |
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| - 24-bit color, accelerated (currently only supported in unaccelerated 8-bit |
- 24-bit color, accelerated (currently only supported in unaccelerated 8-bit |
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mode) |
| <li><a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?arch=sparc&sektion=4&query=tcx">tcx</a> - 8 or 24-bit color, accelerated |
<li><a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?arch=sparc&sektion=4&query=tcx">tcx</a> - 8 or 24-bit color, accelerated |
| <li><a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?arch=sparc&sektion=4&query=vigra">Vigra</a> VS10, VS11 <font color="#0000e0">*</font> and VS12 SBus frame buffers - 8-bit color, unaccelerated, selectable VGA and Sun-compatible video modes |
<li><a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?arch=sparc&sektion=4&query=vigra">Vigra</a> VS10, VS11 and VS12 SBus frame buffers - 8-bit color, unaccelerated, selectable VGA and Sun-compatible video modes |
| <li>Weitek Power9000 (<a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?arch=sparc&sektion=4&query=pninek">pninek</a>) - found in Tadpole SPARCbook 3 (8-bit color, accelerated) |
<li>Weitek Power9000 (<a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?arch=sparc&sektion=4&query=pninek">pninek</a>) - found in Tadpole SPARCbook 3 (8-bit color, accelerated) |
| <font color="#0000e0">*</font> |
<font color="#0000e0">*</font> |
| <li>Weitek Power9100 (<a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?arch=sparc&sektion=4&query=pnozz">pnozz</a>) - found in Tadpole SPARCbook 3GS, 3GX, 3TX and 3XP (8, 16 or 32-bit color, accelerated) |
<li>Weitek Power9100 (<a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?arch=sparc&sektion=4&query=pnozz">pnozz</a>) - found in Tadpole SPARCbook 3GS, 3GX, 3TX and 3XP (8, 16 or 32-bit color, accelerated) |
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| <font color="#e00000">*</font> Not supported in sun4c-class machines due |
<font color="#e00000">*</font> Not supported in sun4c-class machines due |
| to PROM limitations. |
to PROM limitations. |
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| <font color="#0000e0">*</font> Support added after 3.3. |
<font color="#0000e0">*</font> Support added after 3.4. |
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| <h4>Unsupported machines</h4> |
<h4>Unsupported machines</h4> |
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| <li>Tadpole SPARCbook 1, LC and 2: these machines use quite unusual components, |
<li>Tadpole SPARCbook 1, LC and 2: these machines use quite unusual components, |
| and do not have a Sun-compatible PROM. |
and do not have a Sun-compatible PROM. |
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| <h4>Unsupported Devices</h4> |
<h4>Unsupported Devices</h4> |
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| First of all, there are MANY unsupported devices. |
First of all, there are MANY unsupported devices. |
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| <li><strong>SBus cards other than those listed above...</strong> |
<li><strong>SBus cards other than those listed above...</strong> |
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| The latest supported OpenBSD/sparc release is |
The latest supported OpenBSD/sparc release is |
| <a href="33.html">OpenBSD 3.3</a>. |
<a href="34.html">OpenBSD 3.4</a>. |
| Here are the |
Here are the |
| <a href="ftp://ftp.OpenBSD.org/pub/OpenBSD/3.3/sparc/INSTALL.sparc"> |
<a href="ftp://ftp.OpenBSD.org/pub/OpenBSD/3.4/sparc/INSTALL.sparc"> |
| OpenBSD/sparc 3.3 installation instructions |
OpenBSD/sparc 3.4 installation instructions |
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| kernel configuration file. |
kernel configuration file. |
| The CD can be booted off the OpenPROM prompt with |
The CD can be booted off the OpenPROM prompt with |
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<pre> |
| boot cdrom 3.3/sparc/bsd.rd |
boot cdrom 3.4/sparc/bsd.rd |
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</pre> |
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| <li><strong>Floppy</strong> (floppy33.fs) |
<li><strong>Floppy</strong> (floppy34.fs) |
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| Booting off the floppy provides a small ffs filesystem with a kernel |
Booting off the floppy provides a small ffs filesystem with a kernel |
| containing drivers for the most popular devices found on Sparc machines.<br> |
containing drivers for the most popular devices found on Sparc machines.<br> |
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<pre> |
| boot floppy |
boot floppy |
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| <li><strong>Miniroot</strong> (miniroot33.fs) |
<li><strong>Miniroot</strong> (miniroot34.fs) |
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| The miniroot provides the same installation environment as the bootable CD, |
The miniroot provides the same installation environment as the bootable CD, |
| and is intended for easy bootstrap if there is already an operating system |
and is intended for easy bootstrap if there is already an operating system |
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| (the disk designation may be different, depending on the chosen swap |
(the disk designation may be different, depending on the chosen swap |
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partition). |
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| <li><strong>Netboot</strong> (boot.net, bsd.rd) |
<li><strong>Netboot</strong> (boot.net, bsd.rd) |
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| Using a diskless setup, it is also possible to boot the OpenBSD/sparc |
Using a diskless setup, it is also possible to boot the OpenBSD/sparc |
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| manual page for details on how to setup a network boot environment. |
manual page for details on how to setup a network boot environment. |
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