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<h3><font color=#0000e0>Supported Hardware:</font></h3> |
<h3><font color=#0000e0>Supported Hardware:</font></h3> |
OpenBSD/sun3 runs on the following Sun-3 models: |
OpenBSD/sun3 runs on the following Sun3 models: |
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<li> Sun-3/50 |
<li> Sun-3/50 |
<li> Sun-3/60, 3/60LE |
<li> Sun-3/60, 3/60LE |
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<li> Sun-3/110 |
<li> Sun-3/110 |
<li> Sun-3/260 and 3/280 |
<li> Sun-3/260 and 3/280 |
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Other Sun-3 models are NOT supported, especially 68030-based ones (<a href="sun3x.html">sun3x</a>). |
Other Sun3 models are NOT supported, especially 68030-based ones (<a href="sun3x.html">sun3x</a>). |
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OpenBSD will not run on 3/160 machines with only 2Mb of memory, and very |
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hardly on 4Mb machines. |
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<p>Supported devices: |
<p>Supported devices: |
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There is no formal OpenBSD/sun3 release yet. |
The complete OpenBSD/sun3 release is <a href=ftp.html>available via |
Full snapshots, including userland, kernel, diskless and ufs bootstrap loaders |
ftp</a>; snapshots are made available on an irregular basis.<br> |
are available. |
You should read the |
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<a href=ftp://ftp.openbsd.org/pub/OpenBSD/2.7/sun3/INSTALL.sun3>installation |
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notes</a> for this release before trying to install OpenBSD/sun3. |
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The first boot of the system will take some time do to the generation of a DSA key for ssh. This can take up to 15 minutes on a 3/160, but times can vary greatly depending on your machine. This is a one time process and is nothing to worry about. |
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The diskless configuration is prone to instability. If many processes |
The diskless configuration is prone to instability. If many processes |
coredump during multi-user startup, hit <L1-A> and from the ``>'' |
coredump during multi-user startup, hit <L1-A> and from the ``>'' |
prompt use ``b le()bsd'' to reboot again. It usually works on the second |
prompt use ``b le()bsd'' to reboot again. It usually works on the second |
try. Alternatively, you can boot single-user ``b le()bsd -s'', and exit |
try. Alternatively, you can boot single-user ``b le()bsd -s'', and exit |
single-user mode as soon as it appears with control-D. |
single-user mode as soon as it appears with control-D. |
This behaviour doesn't appear when running from a local harddisk. |
This behaviour doesn't appear when running from a local harddisk. |
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<p>You can use <a href="anoncvs.html">cvs</a> to get The X Window System. |
<p>You can use <a href="anoncvs.html">cvs</a> to get The X Window System. |
Kenneth Stailey had written patches for OpenBSD/sun3, which should have been |
Kenneth Stailey had written patches for OpenBSD/sun3, which should have been |
intergrated into the mainstream XFree86 sources. However, X has not been tested |
intergrated into the mainstream XFree86 sources. However, X has not been tested |
on OpenBSD/sun3 for quite some time. |
on OpenBSD/sun3 for quite some time. |
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<h3><font color=#0000e0><strong>Projects being worked on (in no particular order):</strong></font></h3> |
<h3><font color=#0000e0><strong>Projects being worked on (in no particular order):</strong></font></h3> |
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