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