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  </p>
  
  <p>
- OpenBSD/sparc can be correctly described as NetBSD/sparc + improvements.
- </p>
- 
- <p>
  The people working the most on OpenBSD/sparc currently consists of
  Theo de Raadt, Jason Downs, and probably Chuck Cranor again now that it
  once again works.
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  <p>
  An important note about OpenBSD/sparc is that it is designed so that
  a single kernel can run on *ALL* sparc machines.  Whereas SunOS and
! Solaris have always had `kernel architectures', ie. sun4, sun4c, and
! sun4m, the same `GENERIC' OpenBSD kernel will run on all the models. 
  </p>
  
  <hr>
  <p>
  <a href=ftp.html>Snapshots are made available from time to time.</a>
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  <p>
  An important note about OpenBSD/sparc is that it is designed so that
  a single kernel can run on *ALL* sparc machines.  Whereas SunOS and
! Solaris have always had separate `kernel architectures', ie. sun4, sun4c,
! and sun4m, the same `GENERIC' OpenBSD kernel will run on all the supported
! models. 
  </p>
  
+ <p>
+ OpenBSD/sparc can be reasonably described as a continuation of the
+ NetBSD/sparc development with improvements.  The current status is
+ somewhere between under development and ready for gneral use, in that
+ it does support many of the Sparc based systems and their peripherals,
+ and can be quite reliable depending on the system configuration and
+ usage.
+ </p>
+ 
+ <p>
+ Most of the problems are believed to stem from the wide variety of sparc
+ processor and cache implementations along with their undocumented bugs,
+ rather then general kernal problems.
+ Feedback on which models do and do not work reliably is
+ appreciated, particularly with the newer sun4m implementations like the
+ Fujitsu TurboSparc and Ross HyperSparc based systems and upgrades.
+ </p>
+ 
+ <p>
+ The installation tools and process as of the 2.0 release are currently not
+ in user-friendly form, as most developers short-cut the process from running
+ SunOS or OpenBSD systems.  This situation is currently being improved.
+ </p>
+ 
  <hr>
  <p>
  <a href=ftp.html>Snapshots are made available from time to time.</a>
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  <li> sun4: the 4/100, 4/200, and 4/300
  <li> sun4m machines: at least the LC, LX, 4, 5, 10, and 20. A few cpu
  	combinations do not work reliably.
! <li> Typically it works on clones of these machines
  </ul>
- 
  <h4>Supported devices.  This list of basically declares that any `stock' sun4c
  "sparcstation" machine will probably work; for sun4 machines one must be more
  careful.</h4>
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  <li> sun4: the 4/100, 4/200, and 4/300
  <li> sun4m machines: at least the LC, LX, 4, 5, 10, and 20. A few cpu
  	combinations do not work reliably.
! <li> Typically it works on faithful clones of these machines
  </ul>
  <h4>Supported devices.  This list of basically declares that any `stock' sun4c
  "sparcstation" machine will probably work; for sun4 machines one must be more
  careful.</h4>
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  <h4>OpenBSD/sparc does *not* run on these machines (yet):</h4>
  <ul>
  <li> 4/400 (lacks support for the I/O cache, and has ethernet problems)
+ <li> older sun4m systems with Viking (TMS390Z55) processor modules without
+ external cache chips, aka SuperCache, aka MXCC, aka PAC.
  <li> the VME sun4m model --4/600
  <li> sun4d: sparc center 1000/2000
  <li> the new Ultra sparc-64 machines...
  <li> It does not work on most Solbourne machines, which are quite different.
  </ul>
+ <p>
+ OpenBSD/Sparc on the 4c/4m machines is criticaly dependent on configuration
+ information returned by the openboot prom.  A sparc clone that differs
+ substantially from the Sun model as far as device names and properties will
+ require additional work in this area.
  
  <h4>Unsupported Devices. First of all, there are MANY unsupported devices.
  A comprehensive list can probably not be written.</h4>
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  <li> VME GP/GP2 Graphics Processor
  <li> sbus cgeight 24-bit video card (note: sbus cgeight is quite different from
      VME cgeight)
  </ul>
  
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  <a href=mailto:www@openbsd.org>www@openbsd.org</a>
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  <li> VME GP/GP2 Graphics Processor
  <li> sbus cgeight 24-bit video card (note: sbus cgeight is quite different from
      VME cgeight)
+ <li> sbus cards other than the standard video/scsi/ethernet listed above
+ <li> On-board Audio and ISDN hardware present on some sun4m systems
+ <li> Multiple Processors/Modules in sun4m systems (OpenBSD will run, but only uses one processor)
  </ul>
  
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