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1.20      mickey      4: <title>OpenBSD: Hardware Wanted</title>
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1.228     jufi       18: <h2><font color="#e00000">Hardware wanted</font></h2>
                     19: <hr>
1.1       deraadt    20:
1.325     deraadt    21: The following list outlines hardware that the OpenBSD project could use.
                     22: There are a number of reasons why developers need hardware, and it is important
                     23: to first of all realize these reasons:
                     24: <ul>
                     25: <li>To support a specific device, normally one which is more rare or new.
                     26: <li>To be part of their development environment
                     27: <li>Some types of machines may be different in some way
                     28:     (ie. big-endian or unsigned-char) and ensure that developers
                     29:     write code more carefully.
                     30: <li>That said, space or power may be at a premium for some people
                     31: </ul>
1.1       deraadt    32: <p>
                     33:
1.78      deraadt    34: If you do not own these devices, but want to help us, we recommend you
1.228     jufi       35: search on <a href="http://www.ebay.com">eBay</a> for the devices.  If
1.78      deraadt    36: you do the bidding and then get the device shipped to us, it really
1.325     deraadt    37: helps us.  It is better if developers develop, and skip the bidding process,
                     38: since any time saved can be spent on improving OpenBSD instead.<p>
1.258     david      39:
1.325     deraadt    40: If it is clear which specific developer should be contacted, please do
                     41: so directly.  Otherwise contact <a href="mailto:deraadt@openbsd.org">Theo de Raadt</a>
                     42: who will pass on the message to whichever developers are in need.<p>
1.22      deraadt    43:
1.325     deraadt    44: Please be very clear as to where you are located!!  For larger items this
                     45: can be very important.
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1.90      deraadt    47: <hr>
1.22      deraadt    48:
1.331     jolan      49: <h3><font color="#e00000">Specific developers to contact for various reasons</font></h3>
1.228     jufi       50: <ul>
1.325     deraadt    51: <li>miod@openbsd.org and martin@openbsd.org for "older hardware" in Europe.
                     52: <li>wvdputte@openbsd.org for shipping assistance inside Europe.
                     53: <li>deraadt@openbsd.org for any general offers or questions.
                     54: <li>jsg@openbsd.org for any new wireless equipment.
                     55: <li>brad@openbsd.org for any new/rare ethernet equipment.
                     56: </ul>
                     57: If you do not get a response from these developers, please consider
                     58: contacting another developer.
1.280     miod       59: <p>
1.1       deraadt    60:
1.331     jolan      61: <h3><font color="#e00000">General device requirements.</font></h3>
1.325     deraadt    62: We try to spread these types of devices around our development community.
1.313     jsg        63: <ul>
1.334     deraadt    64: <li>A few 1U 1Gbit switches with many ports
1.384     deraadt    65: <li>A 10Gbit switch so we can support 10Gbit one day
1.325     deraadt    66: <li>Laptops.  These die often enough that our developers need about 2-3
                     67:     replacements a year.
                     68: <li>Apple Mac powerpc equipment.
1.334     deraadt    69: <li>Faster &amp; smaller sparc64 machines, for instance 1U rack mount machines
1.325     deraadt    70: <li>Any amd64 or faster i386 hardware which comes available
1.343     miod       71: <li>Narrow SCSI disk drives of 2GB or more.
1.325     deraadt    72: <li>Other devices
                     73: <li>We generally do not need older and "very common" ISA/PCI equipment, since
                     74:     our developers will generally have gotten their hands on these in the
                     75:     past.
1.320     djm        76: </ul>
1.325     deraadt    77: <p>
1.313     jsg        78:
1.331     jolan      79: <h3><font color="#e00000">Specific devices needed by specific developers</font></h3>
1.228     jufi       80: <ul>
1.389     jsg        81: <li>PCI Express to ExpressCard adapter
                     82:     (ie <a href="http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16815114009">
                     83:       SUNIX PTE1414</a>,
                     84:     <a href="http://www.sunrichtech.com.hk/assign.asp?keyid=bg1">
                     85:       Sunsway/ST-Lab I-300</a>)
1.442     deraadt    86:     needed for driver development in Melbourne.
                     87:     Contact jsg@openbsd.org
1.389     jsg        88: <li>A PCI bus analyser would be really useful for working on undocumented hardware,
1.442     deraadt    89:     required in Melbourne.
                     90:     Contact jsg@openbsd.org
1.436     jsg        91: <li>Powermac G5 with PCI Express for driver development/macppc testing
1.442     deraadt    92:     in Melbourne.
                     93:     Contact jsg@openbsd.org
1.436     jsg        94: <li>UltraSPARC III machine with PCI Express for driver development/sparc64
1.442     deraadt    95:     testing in Melbourne.
                     96:     Contact jsg@openbsd.org
1.368     djm        97: <li>An WPA/WPA2 and 802.1x capable wireless access point in Melbourne
1.442     deraadt    98:     (preferably 802.11a capable too).
                     99:     Contact djm@openbsd.org
1.406     jolan     100: <li>CompactFlash GPRS card such as the Audiovox RTM-8000D needed in Madison, WI.
1.340     deraadt   101:     Contact jolan@openbsd.org
1.406     jolan     102: <li>umodem(4) based EVDO device needed in Madison, WI.
1.375     jolan     103:     Contact jolan@openbsd.org
1.406     jolan     104: <li>Elan Digital Systems U132 USB -&gt; Cardbus Adapter needed in Madison, WI.
1.340     deraadt   105:     Contact jolan@openbsd.org
                    106: <li>A fast, supported hppa workstation (preferable an HP C360) needed in
1.442     deraadt   107:     the Netherlands.
                    108:     Contact kettenis@openbsd.org
1.340     deraadt   109: <li>An amd64 machine needed for RAID development in Brisbane, Australia.
1.442     deraadt   110:     Preferably a Sun x4100 or x4200.
                    111:     Contact dlg@openbsd.org
1.383     steven    112: <li><a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=ciss&amp;sektion=4">ciss(4)</a>
1.340     deraadt   113:     and
1.383     steven    114:     <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=gdt&amp;sektion=4">gdt(4)</a>
1.340     deraadt   115:     RAID cards for bio and bioctl development needed in Austin, Texas, USA.
                    116:     Contact marco@openbsd.org
1.442     deraadt   117: <li>Fast machine with PCIe bus for <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=mfi&amp;sektion=4">mfi(4)</a> development.
                    118:     Contact marco@openbsd.org
1.345     deraadt   119: <li>DG AViiON hardware needed in France.
                    120:     Contact miod@openbsd.org
1.349     uwe       121: <li>Several developers need SDIO (any function) and SD/MMC memory cards.
                    122:     Contact uwe@openbsd.org
1.399     mbalmer   123: <li>A CF- and SDIO-attached GPS receiver and GPS receivers that provide a PPS
1.409     mbalmer   124:     signal, especially serially attached ones, for
1.383     steven    125:     <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=nmea&amp;sektion=4">nmea(4)</a>
1.399     mbalmer   126:     development and a Leunig NeoClock (4X NTP) radio clock in Basel,
1.442     deraadt   127:     Switzerland.
                    128:     Contact mbalmer@openbsd.org.
1.358     bernd     129: <li>A very fast i386 machine (3GHz and up) for ports development and
1.442     deraadt   130:     ports testing needed in Hamburg, Germany.
                    131:     Contact bernd@openbsd.org
1.431     fkr       132: <li>A Vodafone mobile connect 'super 3G' USB modem, an Option GT 3G+ and
                    133:     newer Novatel Wireless HSDPA/UMTS cards (Merlin U730 and U870) needed
1.442     deraadt   134:     for driver development in Oldenburg, Germany.
                    135:     Contact fkr@openbsd.org.
1.369     drahn     136: <li>A UPS is needed for multi-architecture infrastructure in Central USA.
                    137:     Contact drahn@openbsd.org
1.442     deraadt   138: <li>73GB+ scsi drives needed in Windsor, Canada.
                    139:     Contact gwk@openbsd.org
1.380     jason     140: <li>USB/RS-232 adapter based on Cypress 7C63743 and/or 7C64013 for hacking on
1.442     deraadt   141:     <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=ucycom&amp;sektion=4">ucycom(4)</a> needed in Washington DC area.
                    142:     Contact jason@openbsd.org
1.390     kettenis  143: <li>A Sun Cassini (GigaSwift) NIC needed in the Netherlands.
                    144:     Contact kettenis@openbsd.org
1.391     beck      145: <li>SCSI tape changers (libraries) for hacking on
                    146:     <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=ch&amp;sektion=4">
                    147:     ch(4),</a>
                    148:     <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=st&amp;sektion=4">
                    149:     st(4)</a>
1.442     deraadt   150:     and related utilities needed in Alberta, Canada.
                    151:     Contact beck@openbsd.org.
1.395     deraadt   152: <li>PATA/SATA drives needed for ATA development in Moscow, Russia
                    153:     or really anywhere else in Western Europe.
1.394     grange    154:     Contact grange@openbsd.org
1.396     martin    155: <li>A fast Alpha machine (preferably a AlphaServer DS20L) needed in Vienna,
1.442     deraadt   156:     Austria.
                    157:     Contact martin@openbsd.org
1.417     brad      158: <li>A switch with at least one 1000baseSX fiber port needed in the Netherlands.
1.400     kettenis  159:     Contact kettenis@openbsd.org
1.421     deraadt   160: <li>An Intel PRO/10GbE CX4 Server Adapter (PXLA8591CX4) neeed in Calgary, Canada.
                    161:     Contact deraadt@openbsd.org
                    162: <li>An Intel PRO/10GbE SR Server Adapter (PXLA8591SR) needed in Toronto, Canada.
                    163:     Contact brad@openbsd.org
1.442     deraadt   164: <li>Two 1000baseSX SFP's needed in Toronto, Canada.
                    165:     Contact brad@openbsd.org
1.421     deraadt   166: <li>Three Seagate SATA-II 320GB (ST3320620AS) drives needed in Toronto, Canada.
                    167:     Contact brad@openbsd.org
                    168: <li>An LSI Logic MegaRAID SATA 300-4XLP RAID adapter needed in Toronto, Canada.
                    169:     Contact brad@openbsd.org
1.442     deraadt   170: <li>A fast macppc machine (e.g. a G4) for macppc work in Winsdor, Canada.
1.421     deraadt   171:     Contact gwk@openbsd.org
1.425     grange    172: <li>A few SCSI drives (preferably of the same size) with cables for
                    173:     <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=ips&amp;sektion=4">
                    174:     ips</a> driver development needed in Moscow, Russia.
1.421     deraadt   175:     Contact grange@openbsd.org
1.428     jasper    176: <li>A 20/40GB laptop harddisk needed in the Netherlands.
                    177:     Contact jasper@openbsd.org
1.429     bernd     178: <li>A battery for an IBM Thinkpad X31 is needed in Hamburg, Germany.
                    179:     Contact bernd@openbsd.org
1.430     otto      180: <li>An LCD monitor, for example 20" (1600x1050) with DVI connector needed
1.442     deraadt   181:     in Heemstede, the Netherlands.
                    182:     Contact otto@openbsd.org
1.432     dim       183: <li>Any Intel
                    184:     <a href="http://www.intel.com/products/chipsets/Q965_Q963/index.htm">Q965</a>
                    185:     or <a href=http://www.intel.com/products/chipsets/G965/index.htm>G965</a>
                    186:     chipset-based (e.g. with integrated graphics) machine, needed for hacking on
                    187:     X hardware acceleration support in Utrecht, the Netherlands.
                    188:     Contact dim@openbsd.org
1.434     claudio   189: <li>Marvell based SDIO Wireless cards and Marvell based USB adaptors, for
1.442     deraadt   190:     example the Xbox360 wireless adaptor needed in Switzerland.
                    191:     Contact claudio@openbsd.org or mglocker@openbsd.org
1.434     claudio   192: <li>Two UltraSPARC-II 450MHz CPUs and additional RAM for an Enterprise 420R
1.442     deraadt   193:     needed in Zurich, Switzerland.
                    194:     Contact claudio@openbsd.org
1.445     mglocker  195: <li>A bcw(4) device (Broadcom BCM43xx chip) as PCI or Cardbus needed in
                    196:     Switzerland.
                    197:     Contact mglocker@openbsd.org
1.442     deraadt   198: <li>A 2048 bytes/sector storage device needed in Munich, Germany.
                    199:     Contact pedro@openbsd.org
1.437     miod      200: <li>Any device (monitor or projector) able to output a 1728x2304 image,
                    201:     sync on green, with either a 13W3 or an HD15 connector needed in Toulouse,
1.442     deraadt   202:     France.
                    203:     Contact miod@openbsd.org, short-term loan acceptable.
1.438     ray       204: <li>A Soekris Board and Case, power supply, and 512+ MB compact flash card
1.442     deraadt   205:     needed in NYC, United States.
                    206:     Contact ray@openbsd.org.
1.440     tom       207: <li>An amd64 with more than 4 GB RAM for hacking on large memory support
1.442     deraadt   208:     in i386 and amd64, needed in London, UK.
                    209:     Contact tom@openbsd.org.
1.443     ray       210: <li>A switch needed in NYC, United States.
                    211:     Contact ray@openbsd.org.
1.446   ! reyk      212: <li>An NetXen NX2031 10G NIC (like the HP NC510C/F) for hacking on a driver,
        !           213:     needed in Hannover, Germany.
        !           214:     Contact reyk@openbsd.org.
1.228     jufi      215: </ul>
1.159     fgsch     216: <p>
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1.1       deraadt   218: <hr>
1.438     ray       219: <h2><font color="#e00000">Software wanted</font></h2>
1.404     espie     220: <ul>
1.438     ray       221: <li>Licenses for recent Maple for Linux, or Mathematica, or similar
1.404     espie     222:     software. I no longer use these for regular work, but I would be willing
1.438     ray       223:     to try and make sure it can be installed seamlessly through the ports
1.404     espie     224:     tree.
                    225:     Contact espie@openbsd.org
                    226: </ul>
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