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1.652 ! kevlo 17: </p><h2><font color="#e00000">Hardware wanted</font></h2>
1.228 jufi 18: <hr>
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1.325 deraadt 20: The following list outlines hardware that the OpenBSD project could use.
21: There are a number of reasons why developers need hardware, and it is important
22: to first of all realize these reasons:
23: <ul>
24: <li>To support a specific device, normally one which is more rare or new.
1.652 ! kevlo 25: </li><li>To be part of their development environment
! 26: </li><li>Some types of machines may be different in some way
1.325 deraadt 27: (ie. big-endian or unsigned-char) and ensure that developers
28: write code more carefully.
1.652 ! kevlo 29: </li><li>That said, space or power may be at a premium for some people
! 30: </li></ul>
1.1 deraadt 31: <p>
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1.78 deraadt 33: If you do not own these devices, but want to help us, we recommend you
1.652 ! kevlo 34: search on <a href="http://www.ebay.com/">eBay</a> for the devices. If
1.78 deraadt 35: you do the bidding and then get the device shipped to us, it really
1.325 deraadt 36: helps us. It is better if developers develop, and skip the bidding process,
1.652 ! kevlo 37: since any time saved can be spent on improving OpenBSD instead.</p><p>
1.258 david 38:
1.325 deraadt 39: If it is clear which specific developer should be contacted, please do
40: so directly. Otherwise contact <a href="mailto:deraadt@openbsd.org">Theo de Raadt</a>
1.652 ! kevlo 41: who will pass on the message to whichever developers are in need.</p><p>
1.22 deraadt 42:
1.325 deraadt 43: Please be very clear as to where you are located!! For larger items this
44: can be very important.
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1.22 deraadt 47:
1.331 jolan 48: <h3><font color="#e00000">Specific developers to contact for various reasons</font></h3>
1.228 jufi 49: <ul>
1.325 deraadt 50: <li>miod@openbsd.org and martin@openbsd.org for "older hardware" in Europe.
1.652 ! kevlo 51: </li><li>wvdputte@openbsd.org for shipping assistance inside Europe.
! 52: </li><li>deraadt@openbsd.org for any general offers or questions.
! 53: </li><li>jsg@openbsd.org for any new wireless equipment.
! 54: </li></ul>
1.325 deraadt 55: If you do not get a response from these developers, please consider
56: contacting another developer.
1.280 miod 57: <p>
1.1 deraadt 58:
1.652 ! kevlo 59: </p><h3><font color="#e00000">General device requirements.</font></h3>
1.325 deraadt 60: We try to spread these types of devices around our development community.
1.313 jsg 61: <ul>
1.494 deraadt 62: <li><em>Narrow SCSI</em> disk drives of 2GB or more, 3.5" size.
63: (Narrow SCSI means 50pin).<br>
64: Many developers are running out of these drives, which are needed
65: to continue supporting older hardware.<br>
1.652 ! kevlo 66: </li><li>A few 1U 1Gbit switches with many ports.
! 67: </li><li>Laptops. These die often enough that our developers need about 2-3
1.325 deraadt 68: replacements a year.
1.652 ! kevlo 69: </li><li>Apple Mac powerpc equipment.
! 70: </li><li>Faster & smaller sparc64 machines, for instance 1U rack mount machines
! 71: </li><li>Any amd64 or faster i386 hardware which comes available.
! 72: </li><li>We generally do not need older and "very common" ISA/PCI equipment, since
1.325 deraadt 73: our developers will generally have gotten their hands on these in the
74: past.
1.652 ! kevlo 75: </li></ul>
1.325 deraadt 76: <p>
1.313 jsg 77:
1.652 ! kevlo 78: </p><h3><font color="#e00000">10Gb Ethernet Support</font></h3>
1.518 dlg 79: David Gwynne (in Australia), Reyk Floeter (in Germany), and Claudio Jeker (in
80: Switzerland) are working on support for 10 Gigabit Ethernet devices. These
81: developers would like the following hardware to help development:
82: <ul>
1.547 dlg 83: <li>10GbaseSR XFP modules for use in 10Gb network cards
1.652 ! kevlo 84: </li><li>Switches with 10Gb modules for hacking
! 85: </li><li>CX4 cabling
! 86: </li><li>HP XFP's for 3500yl switches, preferrably with SR optics.
! 87: </li><li>XFP optical cabling (for 10GbaseSR and 10GbaseLR)
! 88: </li><li><a href="http://www.neteffect.com/products.html">NetEffect 10Gb NICs</a>
1.518 dlg 89: for driver development
1.652 ! kevlo 90: </li></ul>
1.587 reyk 91: Contact dlg@openbsd.org, reyk@openbsd.org, and claudio@openbsd.org.
1.652 ! kevlo 92: <p></p>
1.518 dlg 93:
1.331 jolan 94: <h3><font color="#e00000">Specific devices needed by specific developers</font></h3>
1.228 jufi 95: <ul>
1.635 michele 96: <li>Any MPLS capable equipment for interoperability testing. E.g. Cisco 1841.
97: Contact michele@openbsd.org and claudio@openbsd.org.
1.652 ! kevlo 98: </li><li>Bluetooth devices, especially phones, keyboards, mice, and headsets.
1.549 xsa 99: Contact uwe@openbsd.org and xsa@openbsd.org.
1.652 ! kevlo 100: </li><li>UltraSPARC III machine with PCI Express for driver development/sparc64
1.506 djm 101: testing in Melbourne, Australia.
1.522 deraadt 102: Contact jsg@openbsd.org.
1.652 ! kevlo 103: </li><li>Rack mountable UPS in Melbourne, Australia.
1.568 deraadt 104: Contact jsg@openbsd.org.
1.652 ! kevlo 105: </li><li>An Intel IOP348 based SAS controller (such as the Supermicro AOC-USAS-S4i)
1.606 deraadt 106: to help in <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=sli&sektion=4">sli(4)</a>
107: development. Needed in Brisbane, Australia.
108: Contact dlg@openbsd.org.
1.652 ! kevlo 109: </li><li><a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=ciss&sektion=4">ciss(4)</a>
1.340 deraadt 110: and
1.383 steven 111: <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=gdt&sektion=4">gdt(4)</a>
1.340 deraadt 112: RAID cards for bio and bioctl development needed in Austin, Texas, USA.
1.522 deraadt 113: Contact marco@openbsd.org.
1.652 ! kevlo 114: </li><li>Fast machine with PCIe bus for <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=mfi&sektion=4">mfi(4)</a> development.
1.522 deraadt 115: Contact marco@openbsd.org.
1.652 ! kevlo 116: </li><li>m88k-based DG AViiON hardware needed in France.
1.522 deraadt 117: Contact miod@openbsd.org.
1.652 ! kevlo 118: </li><li>Several developers need SDIO (any function) and SD/MMC memory cards.
1.522 deraadt 119: Contact uwe@openbsd.org.
1.652 ! kevlo 120: </li><li>Two CF- and SDIO-attached GPS receiver and devices that provide exact time
1.463 mbalmer 121: information for timedelta sensor related development radio clock in Basel,
1.605 ckuethe 122: Switzerland and Sunnyvale, USA.
1.496 ckuethe 123: Contact mbalmer@openbsd.org and ckuethe@openbsd.org.
1.652 ! kevlo 124: </li><li>Two <a href="http://www.bwi.com/prod/572922">MiniPCI GPS Receivers</a>
1.577 ckuethe 125: for timedelta sensor related development in Sunnyvale, USA and Basel,
1.489 ckuethe 126: Switzerland. The appropriate antenna and MiniPCI-to-PCI adapters would
127: also be useful.
1.522 deraadt 128: Contact ckuethe@openbsd.org and mbalmer@openbsd.org.
1.652 ! kevlo 129: </li><li>Serial attached GPS receivers with pulse-per-second outputs and weather-
1.577 ckuethe 130: resistant enclosures in Sunnyvale, USA and Basel, Switzerland.
131: Requested models include Magellan AC12, NovAtel SuperStarII Smart Antenna,
132: Motorola OnCore UT+, Motorola/iLotus/Synergy M12M (Timing), SigNav TM3-01,
133: NavSync CW25-TIM.
1.496 ckuethe 134: Contact mbalmer@openbsd.org and ckuethe@openbsd.org.
1.652 ! kevlo 135: </li><li>CDMA clock (Praecis Ct or similar) in Sunnyvale, USA.
1.586 ckuethe 136: Contact ckuethe@openbsd.org.
1.652 ! kevlo 137: </li><li>Newer Novatel Wireless HSDPA/UMTS cards (Merlin U730, U740 and U870)
1.557 fkr 138: as well as any unsupported 3G/UMTS/HSDPA device needed for driver
139: development in Oldenburg, Germany.
1.442 deraadt 140: Contact fkr@openbsd.org.
1.652 ! kevlo 141: </li><li>An Intel PRO/10GbE CX4 Server Adapter (PXLA8591CX4) needed in Calgary, Canada.
1.522 deraadt 142: Contact deraadt@openbsd.org.
1.652 ! kevlo 143: </li><li>Any device (monitor or projector) able to output a 1728x2304 image,
1.578 miod 144: sync on green, with either a 13W3 or an HD15 connector needed in France.
1.442 deraadt 145: Contact miod@openbsd.org, short-term loan acceptable.
1.652 ! kevlo 146: </li><li>An amd64 with more than 4 GB RAM for hacking on large memory support
1.442 deraadt 147: in i386 and amd64, needed in London, UK.
148: Contact tom@openbsd.org.
1.652 ! kevlo 149: </li><li>A battery and a power supply for an IBM Thinkpad X40 is needed in Munich, Germany.
1.522 deraadt 150: Contact markus@openbsd.org.
1.652 ! kevlo 151: </li><li>A Wacom USB or Serial touchpad needed in Hungary for driver developement.
1.548 robert 152: Contact robert@openbsd.org.
1.652 ! kevlo 153: </li><li>Zaurus C3000/C3100/C3200 in Illinois.
1.568 deraadt 154: Contact drahn@openbsd.org.
1.652 ! kevlo 155: </li><li>X60 power supply (schuko plug, preferably) and X60 dock (X6 UltraBase)
1.520 gwk 156: battery in Aalborg, Denmark.
1.516 mk 157: Contact mk@openbsd.org.
1.652 ! kevlo 158: </li><li>Ultrasparc III machines (Blade 1000, v210, etc) especially if they are
1.517 deraadt 159: dual-processor, wanted in Europe. Unfortunately not the old slow ones,
160: because they must be less than fridge-sized.
161: Contact art@openbsd.org.
1.652 ! kevlo 162: </li><li>Itanium 1U or 2U machines wanted in various places.
1.522 deraadt 163: Contact deraadt@openbsd.org.
1.652 ! kevlo 164: </li><li>PowerBook G4 laptop for testing purposes in Central USA.
1.529 jasper 165: Contact drahn@openbsd.org.
1.652 ! kevlo 166: </li><li>HP J6700/J6750 2U hppa64 machines. Note these are fairly cheap on Ebay
1.568 deraadt 167: at the moment.
168: Contact deraadt@openbsd.org.
1.652 ! kevlo 169: </li><li>A 1.4GHz or 1.6GHz IBM Thinkpad x40 laptop for Calgary.
1.536 deraadt 170: Contact deraadt@openbsd.org.
1.652 ! kevlo 171: </li><li>AMD64 or EM64T machine with 8GB+ of RAM (or $1700 to buy one) needed
1.568 deraadt 172: in Edmonton.
173: Contact weingart@openbsd.org.
1.652 ! kevlo 174: </li><li>One or Two Marvell Yukon II based ethernet cards needed in France.
1.564 jasper 175: Contact pyr@openbsd.org.
1.652 ! kevlo 176: </li><li>PowerPC mac mini needed in Heemstede, the Netherlands.
1.569 tobias 177: Contact otto@openbsd.org.
1.652 ! kevlo 178: </li><li>TI TUSB3140 serial USB adapter in Calgary.
1.569 tobias 179: Contact deraadt@openbsd.org.
1.652 ! kevlo 180: </li><li>A SATA drive around 250Gb for a ProLiant DL145 G2 needed in Hannover, Germany.
1.571 reyk 181: Contact reyk@openbsd.org.
1.652 ! kevlo 182: </li><li>A VTBook DVI PC-Card needed in France. Contact matthieu@openbsd.org.
! 183: </li><li>A FC-AL disk drive between 35Gb and 73Gb for a Sun Blade 2000 needed in Budapest, Hungary.
1.591 robert 184: Contact robert@openbsd.org.
1.652 ! kevlo 185: </li><li>An ASUS Eee PC needed in Bendigo, Victoria, Australia.
1.594 jsing 186: Contact jsing@openbsd.org.
1.652 ! kevlo 187: </li><li>Low profile machine with azalia(4) in France.
1.595 ratchov 188: Contact ratchov@openbsd.org.
1.652 ! kevlo 189: </li><li><a href="http://www.esi-audio.com/products/julia/">esi julia</a>
1.596 ratchov 190: audio interface (or possibly other Envy24HT based card) in France.
191: Contact ratchov@openbsd.org
1.652 ! kevlo 192: </li><li>QLogic ISP10160 SCSI adapter needed in Assen, the Netherlands.
1.597 kettenis 193: Contact kettenis@openbsd.org.
1.652 ! kevlo 194: </li><li>Hardware with an Attansic L1 Ethernet controller (most likely in the form of
1.603 jsing 195: an ASUS mainboard and appropriate CPU) needed in Bendigo, Victoria, Australia.
196: Contact jsing@openbsd.org.
1.652 ! kevlo 197: </li><li>Thinkpad with an
! 198: <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=aps&sektion=4">aps(4)</a> accelerometer for
! 199: <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=mg">mg(1)</a> development in Calgary, AB, Canada. Contact kjell@openbsd.org.
! 200: </li><li>A HP C-class workstation (preferably a C240 or C360) wanted in Sydney,
1.610 dtucker 201: Australia to help with Portable OpenSSH development. Contact
202: dtucker@openbsd.org.
1.652 ! kevlo 203: </li><li>Memory modules and a few StorageWorks drives for two AlphaServer 1200
1.616 sobrado 204: needed in Spain. Contact sobrado@openbsd.org.
1.652 ! kevlo 205: </li><li>Cisco NM-16A or NM-32A Modules to build more console servers are
1.620 claudio 206: welcome in Zurich, Switzerland. Contact claudio@openbsd.org
1.652 ! kevlo 207: </li><li>Various USB (wireless) devices to confirm/fix their working on OpenBSD/sgi,
1.619 jasper 208: needed in Gorinchem, The Netherlands. Contact jasper@openbsd.org.
1.652 ! kevlo 209: </li><li>Serial concentrator/console hardware, (too many consoles, not enough
1.622 drahn 210: ports) in Illinois, USA.
211: Contact drahn@openbsd.org.
1.652 ! kevlo 212: </li><li>Slide rail kit for Sun v20z needed in Gorinchem, The Netherlands.
1.633 sthen 213: Contact jasper@openbsd.org.
1.652 ! kevlo 214: </li><li>An Intel Mac laptop needed for OpenCVS development in New York City, USA.
1.629 ray 215: Contact ray@openbsd.org.
1.652 ! kevlo 216: </li><li>An I/O board for Force Flexor A264 board, as well as a PCIMG backplane
1.632 miod 217: with 64-bit PCI slots are needed in France.
218: Contact miod@openbsd.org.
1.652 ! kevlo 219: </li><li>A <a href="http://www.thecus.com/products_over.php?cid=12&pid=24&set_language=english">Thecus N1200</a>
1.634 djm 220: is needed in Australia.
221: Contact djm@openbsd.org.
1.652 ! kevlo 222: </li><li>A <a href="http://www.commell.com.tw/Product/SBC/LE-565.HTM">Commmell LE-565</a>
1.634 djm 223: motherboard is needed in Australia.
224: Contact djm@openbsd.org.
1.652 ! kevlo 225: </li><li>Narrow SCSI (50pin) disk drive 4GB or more, 3.5" size
1.637 kurt 226: is needed near New York City, USA.
227: Contact kurt@openbsd.org.
1.652 ! kevlo 228: </li><li>A couple of USB-to-serial adaptors and null-modem cables are needed
1.640 stsp 229: for ospf6d development in Cork, Ireland.
230: Contact stsp@openbsd.org
1.652 ! kevlo 231: </li><li>A couple of big (i.e 146Gb) SCA SCSI disk drives for a Sun Fire V210
1.641 landry 232: are needed for a FTP mirror in Paris, France.
233: Contact ajacoutot@openbsd.org or landry@openbsd.org
1.652 ! kevlo 234: </li><li>An SBus-based UltraSPARC (sparc64) workstation, preferably a Sun
1.643 kettenis 235: Ultra 2, needed in Assen, The Netherlands.
236: Contact kettenis@openbsd.org.
1.652 ! kevlo 237: </li><li>A decent AMD64 workstation (or approximately 900 euros to buy one) mostly
1.644 gilles 238: but not exclusively for OpenSMTPD development, needed in Paris, France.
239: Contact gilles@openbsd.org.
1.652 ! kevlo 240: </li><li>Sun StorEdge MultiPack-FC needed in Assen, The Netherlands.
1.650 kettenis 241: Contact kettenis@openbsd.org.
1.652 ! kevlo 242: </li><li>Sun XVR-1000 framebuffer needed in France and/or The Netherlands.
1.649 kettenis 243: Contact kettenis@openbsd.org.
1.652 ! kevlo 244: </li><li>A <a href="http://www.thecus.com/products_over.php?cid=12&pid=1&set_language=english">Thecus N2100</a>
1.651 jasper 245: needed in Gorinchem, The Netherlands.
246: Contact jasper@openbsd.org.
1.652 ! kevlo 247: </li><li>Hardware with an Attansic L1E Ethernet controller (most likely in
! 248: the ASUS P5Q series motherboards), needed in Taipei, Taiwan.
! 249: Contact kevlo@openbsd.org.
! 250: </li></ul>
1.159 fgsch 251: <p>
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1.438 ray 254: <h2><font color="#e00000">Software wanted</font></h2>
1.404 espie 255: <ul>
1.438 ray 256: <li>Licenses for recent Maple for Linux, or Mathematica, or similar
1.404 espie 257: software. I no longer use these for regular work, but I would be willing
1.438 ray 258: to try and make sure it can be installed seamlessly through the ports
1.404 espie 259: tree.
1.522 deraadt 260: Contact espie@openbsd.org.
1.652 ! kevlo 261: </li></ul>
1.404 espie 262: <p>
1.576 weingart 263:
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1.576 weingart 265: <h2><font color="#e00000">Documentation wanted</font></h2>
266: <ul>
267: <li>Two copies of <a href="http://www.intel.com/intelpress/sum_efi.htm">Beyond
268: Bios</a>. Contact weingart@openbsd.org.
1.652 ! kevlo 269: </li></ul>
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