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 Some models can only run diskless at the moment, though.  Some models can only run diskless at the moment, though.
   
 <p>  <p>
 Since none of the VAXstation frame buffers are currently supported, there  As of OpenBSD 3.9, none of the VAXstation frame buffers were supported, and
 are currently no X Window System servers available.  there were no X Window System servers available.
 However, a complete set of X clients and utilities is available,  
 allowing OpenBSD/vax machines to behave as X11 font servers, or run  
 X clients on remote display.  
   
 <p>  <p>
   In OpenBSD<i>-CURRENT</i>, most of the VAXstation frame buffers are
   supported, and some of them can run the X11R6 server.
   
   <p>
   Of course, regardless of frame buffer support, a complete set of X clients
   and utilities is available, allowing OpenBSD/vax machines to behave as X11
   font servers, or run X clients on remote display.
   
   <p>
 There a few problems still left in the OpenBSD/vax port, though:  There a few problems still left in the OpenBSD/vax port, though:
 <ul>  <ul>
   <li>The current compiler sometimes has optimizer issues (i.e. gcc -O2    <li>The current compiler sometimes has optimizer issues (i.e. gcc -O2
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   <li>Write driver for the VAXstation 2000's HDC9224    <li>Write driver for the VAXstation 2000's HDC9224
       (floppy/MFM hard disk controller)        (floppy/MFM hard disk controller)
   <li>MSCP support may still be rough    <li>MSCP support may still be rough
   <li>Write frame buffer drivers.    <li>Write and improve more frame buffer drivers
   <li>Move to ELF and shared libraries.    <li>Move to ELF and shared libraries
   <li>Support for any new systems we encounter    <li>Support for any new systems we encounter
 </ul>  </ul>
   
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 <h4>Supported models</h4>  <h4>Supported models</h4>
   
 <p>  <p>
 Almost all the on-board devices are supported on these models, except for  
 frame buffers and keyboard interfaces.  
 SCSI controller is only supported when listed.  
   
 <p>  
 <ul>  <ul>
   <li>VAXstation/MicroVAX 2000    <li>VAXstation 2000
   <li>VAXstation 3100/{30,40} (<font color="#009900">SCSI</font>)    <li>VAXstation 3100/{30,40} (<font color="#009900">SCSI</font>)
   <li>VAXstation 3100/{38,48} (<font color="#009900">SCSI</font>)    <li>VAXstation 3100/{38,48} (<font color="#009900">SCSI</font>)
   <li>VAXstation 3100/76 (<font color="#009900">SCSI</font>)    <li>VAXstation 3100/76 (<font color="#009900">SCSI</font>)
   <li>VAXstation 4000/VLC (<font color="#009900">SCSI</font>)    <li>VAXstation 4000/VLC (<font color="#009900">SCSI</font>)
   <li>VAXstation 4000/60 (<font color="#009900">SCSI</font>)    <li>VAXstation 4000/60 (<font color="#009900">SCSI</font>)
   <li>VAXstation 4000/90 (<font color="#009900">SCSI</font>)    <li>VAXstation 4000/90 (<font color="#009900">SCSI</font>)
     <li>VAXstation 4000/90A (<font color="#009900">SCSI</font>)
   <li>VAXstation 4000/96 (<font color="#009900">SCSI</font>)    <li>VAXstation 4000/96 (<font color="#009900">SCSI</font>)
     <li>MicroVAX 2000
   <li>MicroVAX 3100/{10,20}{,e} (<font color="#009900">SCSI</font>)    <li>MicroVAX 3100/{10,20}{,e} (<font color="#009900">SCSI</font>)
   <li>MicroVAX 3100/{30,40} (<font color="#009900">SCSI</font>)    <li>MicroVAX 3100/{30,40} (<font color="#009900">SCSI</font>)
   <li>MicroVAX 3100/80 (<font color="#009900">SCSI</font>)    <li>MicroVAX 3100/80 (<font color="#009900">SCSI</font>)
   <li>MicroVAX 3100/85 (<font color="#009900">SCSI</font>)    <li>MicroVAX 3100/85 (<font color="#009900">SCSI</font>)
   <li>MicroVAX 3100/90 (<font color="#009900">SCSI</font>)    <li>MicroVAX 3100/90 (<font color="#009900">SCSI</font>)
     <li>MicroVAX 3100/95 (<font color="#009900">SCSI</font>)
     <li>MicroVAX 3100/96 (<font color="#009900">SCSI</font>)
   <li>MicroVAX 3300    <li>MicroVAX 3300
   <li>VAX 4000 100 (<font color="#009900">SCSI</font>)    <li>VAX 4000 100 (<font color="#009900">SCSI</font>)
   <li>VAX 4000 105 (<font color="#009900">SCSI</font>)    <li>VAX 4000 105 (<font color="#009900">SCSI</font>)
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   <li>VAX 4000 300    <li>VAX 4000 300
   <li>VAX 4000 {400,500,600}    <li>VAX 4000 {400,500,600}
   <li>VAX 4000 {500A,700A}    <li>VAX 4000 {500A,700A}
     <li>VXT2000 and VXT2000+ <i>(-CURRENT only)</i>
   <li><a href="vax-simh.html">SIMH VAX</a>    <li><a href="vax-simh.html">SIMH VAX</a>
 </ul>  </ul>
   
   <p>
   <h4>QBUS devices</h4>
   
   <p>
   <ul>
   <li>KFQSA MSCP DSSI controller
   (<a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=uda&amp;sektion=4&amp;arch=vax">uda</a>)
   <li>Emulex UC08 MSCP SCSI controller
   (<a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=uda&amp;sektion=4&amp;arch=vax">uda</a>)
   <li>CXY08 DHV-11 emulating serial ports
   (<a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=dhu&amp;sektion=4&amp;arch=vax">dhu</a>)
   <li>DELQA Ethernet
   (<a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=qe&amp;sektion=4&amp;arch=vax">qe</a>)
   </ul>
   
   <p>
   <h4>Ethernet controllers</h4>
   
   <p>
   <ul>
   <li>on-board MicroVAX or VAXstation LANCE Ethernet
   (<a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=le&amp;sektion=4&amp;arch=vax">le</a>)
   <li>DEC SGEC
   (<a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=ze&amp;sektion=4&amp;arch=vax">ze</a>)
   </ul>
   
   <p>
   <h4>SCSI controllers</h4>
   
   <p>
   <ul>
   <li>NCR5380
   (<a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=asc&amp;sektion=4&amp;arch=vax">asc</a>)
   on-board SCSI
   <li>NCR53C9x
   (<a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=ncr&amp;sektion=4&amp;arch=vax">ncr</a>)
   on-board SCSI
   </ul>
   <p>
   This includes most 3100s and VAXstation 4000s, as well as the VAX 4000 10x
   series.
   
   <p>
   <h4>Serial ports</h4>
   
   <p>
   <ul>
   <li>DZ*11 or compatible serial ports
   (<a
    href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=dz&amp;sektion=4&amp;arch=vax">dz</a>)
   <li>SC26C94 serial ports on VXT2000
   (<a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=qsc&amp;sektion=4&amp;arch=vax">qsc</a>)
   </ul>
   
   <p>
   <h4>Frame buffers</h4> <i>(-CURRENT only)</i>
   
   <p>
   <ul>
   <li>VAXstation 3100 on-board monochrome frame buffer
   (<a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=smg&amp;sektion=4&amp;arch=vax">smg</a>)
   <li>VAXstation 3100/{30,38,40,48} color frame buffer option
   (<a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=gpx&amp;sektion=4&amp;arch=vax">gpx</a>)
   <li>VAXstation 4000/60 and 4000/VLC frame buffer
   (<a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=lcg&amp;sektion=4&amp;arch=vax">lcg</a>)
   <li>VAXstation 4000/90 color frame buffer
   (<a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=lcspx&amp;sektion=4&amp;arch=vax">lcspx</a>)
   <li>VXT2000 color frame buffer
   (<a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=lcspx&amp;sektion=4&amp;arch=vax">lcspx</a>)
   </ul>
   
   <p>
   The VAXstation 3100 SPX frame buffer, the VXT2000 monochrome frame buffer and
   the SPXg/SPXgt options for VAXstation 4000s are not supported yet.
   
   <p>
   <h4>Input devices</h4> <i>(-CURRENT only)</i>
   
   <p>
   <ul>
   <li>LK201 and LK401 keyboards
   (<a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=lkkbd&amp;sektion=4&amp;arch=vax">lkkbd</a>)
   <li>VSxxx mouse
   (<a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=lkms&amp;sektion=4&amp;arch=vax">lkms</a>)
   </ul>
   
 <hr>  <hr>
 <a name="hwdocs"></a>  <a name="hwdocs"></a>
 <h3><font color="#0000e0"><strong>Documentation wanted:</strong></font></h3>  <h3><font color="#0000e0"><strong>Documentation wanted:</strong></font></h3>
   
 <p>  <p>
 <ul>  <ul>
   <li>Programming info for LCG or SPGFX framebuffers    <li>Programming info for LCG, SPX, and SPXg/SPXgt framebuffers
   <li>Software references for SHAC DSSI    <li>Software references for SHAC DSSI
   <li>Any edition VARM    <li>Any edition VARM
 </ul>  </ul>
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