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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>deraadt@openbsd.org for any general offers or questions.
53: <li>jsg@openbsd.org for any new wireless equipment.
54: </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:
1.653 kevlo 59: <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>
1.653 kevlo 66: <li>Laptops. These die often enough that our developers need about 2-3
1.325 deraadt 67: replacements a year.
1.653 kevlo 68: <li>Apple Mac powerpc equipment.
1.670 deraadt 69: <li>HP J6750 machines (J6700 is the second best choice).
1.653 kevlo 70: <li>Faster & smaller sparc64 machines, for instance 1U rack mount machines
71: <li>Any amd64 or faster i386 hardware which comes available.
72: <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.
1.653 kevlo 75: </ul>
1.325 deraadt 76: <p>
1.313 jsg 77:
1.670 deraadt 78: <h3><font color="#e00000">Networking equipment</font></h3>
79: <ul>
80: <li>A Cisco 7301 with 1GB of ram and a PA-MCX-2TE1 T1 adaptor or such.
1.682 deraadt 81: <li>or a Cisco HWIC copper ethernet card of some sort.
82: <li>A second Intel PRO/10GbE CX4 Server Adapter (PXLA8591CX4).
1.670 deraadt 83: </ul>
84: Contact deraadt@openbsd.org.
85: </p>
86:
1.653 kevlo 87: <h3><font color="#e00000">10Gb Ethernet Support</font></h3>
1.518 dlg 88: David Gwynne (in Australia), Reyk Floeter (in Germany), and Claudio Jeker (in
89: Switzerland) are working on support for 10 Gigabit Ethernet devices. These
90: developers would like the following hardware to help development:
91: <ul>
1.547 dlg 92: <li>10GbaseSR XFP modules for use in 10Gb network cards
1.653 kevlo 93: <li>Switches with 10Gb modules for hacking
94: <li>CX4 cabling
95: <li>HP XFP's for 3500yl switches, preferrably with SR optics.
96: <li>XFP optical cabling (for 10GbaseSR and 10GbaseLR)
97: <li><a href="http://www.neteffect.com/products.html">NetEffect 10Gb NICs</a>
1.518 dlg 98: for driver development
1.653 kevlo 99: </ul>
1.587 reyk 100: Contact dlg@openbsd.org, reyk@openbsd.org, and claudio@openbsd.org.
1.653 kevlo 101: </p>
1.518 dlg 102:
1.331 jolan 103: <h3><font color="#e00000">Specific devices needed by specific developers</font></h3>
1.228 jufi 104: <ul>
1.635 michele 105: <li>Any MPLS capable equipment for interoperability testing. E.g. Cisco 1841.
106: Contact michele@openbsd.org and claudio@openbsd.org.
1.653 kevlo 107: <li>Bluetooth devices, especially phones, keyboards, mice, and headsets.
1.549 xsa 108: Contact uwe@openbsd.org and xsa@openbsd.org.
1.653 kevlo 109: <li>UltraSPARC III machine with PCI Express for driver development/sparc64
1.506 djm 110: testing in Melbourne, Australia.
1.522 deraadt 111: Contact jsg@openbsd.org.
1.653 kevlo 112: <li>Rack mountable UPS in Melbourne, Australia.
1.568 deraadt 113: Contact jsg@openbsd.org.
1.653 kevlo 114: <li>An Intel IOP348 based SAS controller (such as the Supermicro AOC-USAS-S4i)
1.606 deraadt 115: to help in <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=sli&sektion=4">sli(4)</a>
116: development. Needed in Brisbane, Australia.
117: Contact dlg@openbsd.org.
1.653 kevlo 118: <li><a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=ciss&sektion=4">ciss(4)</a>
1.340 deraadt 119: and
1.383 steven 120: <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=gdt&sektion=4">gdt(4)</a>
1.340 deraadt 121: RAID cards for bio and bioctl development needed in Austin, Texas, USA.
1.522 deraadt 122: Contact marco@openbsd.org.
1.653 kevlo 123: <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 124: Contact marco@openbsd.org.
1.653 kevlo 125: <li>m88k-based DG AViiON hardware needed in France.
1.522 deraadt 126: Contact miod@openbsd.org.
1.653 kevlo 127: <li>Several developers need SDIO (any function) and SD/MMC memory cards.
1.522 deraadt 128: Contact uwe@openbsd.org.
1.653 kevlo 129: <li>Two CF- and SDIO-attached GPS receiver and devices that provide exact time
1.463 mbalmer 130: information for timedelta sensor related development radio clock in Basel,
1.605 ckuethe 131: Switzerland and Sunnyvale, USA.
1.496 ckuethe 132: Contact mbalmer@openbsd.org and ckuethe@openbsd.org.
1.653 kevlo 133: <li>Two <a href="http://www.bwi.com/prod/572922">MiniPCI GPS Receivers</a>
1.577 ckuethe 134: for timedelta sensor related development in Sunnyvale, USA and Basel,
1.489 ckuethe 135: Switzerland. The appropriate antenna and MiniPCI-to-PCI adapters would
136: also be useful.
1.522 deraadt 137: Contact ckuethe@openbsd.org and mbalmer@openbsd.org.
1.653 kevlo 138: <li>Serial attached GPS receivers with pulse-per-second outputs and weather-
1.577 ckuethe 139: resistant enclosures in Sunnyvale, USA and Basel, Switzerland.
140: Requested models include Magellan AC12, NovAtel SuperStarII Smart Antenna,
141: Motorola OnCore UT+, Motorola/iLotus/Synergy M12M (Timing), SigNav TM3-01,
142: NavSync CW25-TIM.
1.496 ckuethe 143: Contact mbalmer@openbsd.org and ckuethe@openbsd.org.
1.653 kevlo 144: <li>CDMA clock (Praecis Ct or similar) in Sunnyvale, USA.
1.586 ckuethe 145: Contact ckuethe@openbsd.org.
1.653 kevlo 146: <li>Newer Novatel Wireless HSDPA/UMTS cards (Merlin U730, U740 and U870)
1.557 fkr 147: as well as any unsupported 3G/UMTS/HSDPA device needed for driver
148: development in Oldenburg, Germany.
1.442 deraadt 149: Contact fkr@openbsd.org.
1.653 kevlo 150: <li>Any device (monitor or projector) able to output a 1728x2304 image,
1.578 miod 151: sync on green, with either a 13W3 or an HD15 connector needed in France.
1.442 deraadt 152: Contact miod@openbsd.org, short-term loan acceptable.
1.653 kevlo 153: <li>An amd64 with more than 4 GB RAM for hacking on large memory support
1.442 deraadt 154: in i386 and amd64, needed in London, UK.
155: Contact tom@openbsd.org.
1.653 kevlo 156: <li>A battery and a power supply for an IBM Thinkpad X40 is needed in Munich, Germany.
1.522 deraadt 157: Contact markus@openbsd.org.
1.653 kevlo 158: <li>A Wacom USB or Serial touchpad needed in Hungary for driver developement.
1.548 robert 159: Contact robert@openbsd.org.
1.653 kevlo 160: <li>Zaurus C3000/C3100/C3200 in Illinois.
1.568 deraadt 161: Contact drahn@openbsd.org.
1.653 kevlo 162: <li>X60 power supply (schuko plug, preferably) and X60 dock (X6 UltraBase)
1.520 gwk 163: battery in Aalborg, Denmark.
1.516 mk 164: Contact mk@openbsd.org.
1.653 kevlo 165: <li>Ultrasparc III machines (Blade 1000, v210, etc) especially if they are
1.517 deraadt 166: dual-processor, wanted in Europe. Unfortunately not the old slow ones,
167: because they must be less than fridge-sized.
168: Contact art@openbsd.org.
1.653 kevlo 169: <li>Itanium 1U or 2U machines wanted in various places.
1.522 deraadt 170: Contact deraadt@openbsd.org.
1.653 kevlo 171: <li>PowerBook G4 laptop for testing purposes in Central USA.
1.529 jasper 172: Contact drahn@openbsd.org.
1.653 kevlo 173: <li>HP J6700/J6750 2U hppa64 machines. Note these are fairly cheap on Ebay
1.568 deraadt 174: at the moment.
175: Contact deraadt@openbsd.org.
1.653 kevlo 176: <li>A 1.4GHz or 1.6GHz IBM Thinkpad x40 laptop for Calgary.
1.536 deraadt 177: Contact deraadt@openbsd.org.
1.653 kevlo 178: <li>AMD64 or EM64T machine with 8GB+ of RAM (or $1700 to buy one) needed
1.568 deraadt 179: in Edmonton.
180: Contact weingart@openbsd.org.
1.653 kevlo 181: <li>One or Two Marvell Yukon II based ethernet cards needed in France.
1.564 jasper 182: Contact pyr@openbsd.org.
1.653 kevlo 183: <li>PowerPC mac mini needed in Heemstede, the Netherlands.
1.569 tobias 184: Contact otto@openbsd.org.
1.653 kevlo 185: <li>TI TUSB3140 serial USB adapter in Calgary.
1.569 tobias 186: Contact deraadt@openbsd.org.
1.653 kevlo 187: <li>A SATA drive around 250Gb for a ProLiant DL145 G2 needed in Hannover, Germany.
1.571 reyk 188: Contact reyk@openbsd.org.
1.653 kevlo 189: <li>An ASUS Eee PC needed in Bendigo, Victoria, Australia.
1.594 jsing 190: Contact jsing@openbsd.org.
1.653 kevlo 191: <li>Low profile machine with azalia(4) in France.
1.595 ratchov 192: Contact ratchov@openbsd.org.
1.653 kevlo 193: <li>Thinkpad with an
194: <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=aps&sektion=4"
195: >aps(4)</a> accelerometer for
196: <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=mg"
197: >mg(1)</a> development in Calgary, AB, Canada. Contact kjell@openbsd.org.
198: <li>A HP C-class workstation (preferably a C240 or C360) wanted in Sydney,
1.610 dtucker 199: Australia to help with Portable OpenSSH development. Contact
200: dtucker@openbsd.org.
1.653 kevlo 201: <li>Cisco NM-16A or NM-32A Modules to build more console servers are
1.620 claudio 202: welcome in Zurich, Switzerland. Contact claudio@openbsd.org
1.653 kevlo 203: <li>Slide rail kit for Sun v20z needed in Gorinchem, The Netherlands.
1.633 sthen 204: Contact jasper@openbsd.org.
1.653 kevlo 205: <li>An I/O board for Force Flexor A264 board, as well as a PCIMG backplane
1.632 miod 206: with 64-bit PCI slots are needed in France.
207: Contact miod@openbsd.org.
1.653 kevlo 208: <li>A <a href="http://www.thecus.com/products_over.php?cid=12&pid=24&set_language=english">Thecus N1200</a>
1.634 djm 209: is needed in Australia.
210: Contact djm@openbsd.org.
1.653 kevlo 211: <li>A <a href="http://www.commell.com.tw/Product/SBC/LE-565.HTM">Commmell LE-565</a>
1.634 djm 212: motherboard is needed in Australia.
213: Contact djm@openbsd.org.
1.653 kevlo 214: <li>Narrow SCSI (50pin) disk drive 4GB or more, 3.5" size
1.637 kurt 215: is needed near New York City, USA.
216: Contact kurt@openbsd.org.
1.670 deraadt 217: <li>QLogic ISP10160 SCSI adapter needed in Assen, the Netherlands.
218: Contact kettenis@openbsd.org.
1.653 kevlo 219: <li>An SBus-based UltraSPARC (sparc64) workstation, preferably a Sun
1.643 kettenis 220: Ultra 2, needed in Assen, The Netherlands.
221: Contact kettenis@openbsd.org.
1.653 kevlo 222: <li>Sun StorEdge MultiPack-FC needed in Assen, The Netherlands.
1.650 kettenis 223: Contact kettenis@openbsd.org.
1.685 krw 224: <li>Sun StorEdge MultiPack-FC desktop array needed in Toronto, Canada.
225: Contact krw@openbsd.org.
1.692 kettenis 226: <li>Sun XVR-100 framebuffer needed in The Netherlands.
1.649 kettenis 227: Contact kettenis@openbsd.org.
1.654 todd 228: <li>Serial cables for Apple Powerpc G4 based towers, would greatly assist
229: debugging. These are rare and hard to find. One manufacturer was
230: <a href="http://www.geethree.com/stealth/index.html">geethree.com</a>.
231: Contact drahn@openbsd.org or todd@openbsd.org.
1.679 oga 232: <li>Openmoko Freerunner smartphone needed in London, UK for porting work.
233: Contact oga@openbsd.org.
1.658 jsing 234: <li>SGI O2 workstation, preferably with a 300MHz or faster CPU,
235: needed in London, England.
236: Contact oga@openbsd.org.
1.686 sthen 237: <li>A stand-alone PCI network interface card using VIA VT6105M RhineIII
238: for portability testing of driver changes needed in Devon, UK.
239: RouterBoard RB44 is one such card.
240: Contact sthen@openbsd.org.
1.687 sobrado 241: <li>A few memory modules and disk drives for an AlphaServer DS10 needed in
242: Asturias, Spain.
1.688 sobrado 243: Contact sobrado@openbsd.org.
1.689 miod 244: <li>An SGI Fuel or Origin (or Onyx) 300 and either an Origin (or Onyx) 350 or
245: a Tezro (preferrably the rackmount version) needed in France.
246: Contact miod@openbsd.org.
1.693 thib 247: <li>An NetApp FAS250 (or similar) wanted for compatibility testing in Iceland/Sweden
248: contact thib@openbsd.org.
1.694 damien 249: <li>Various Atheros 802.11n devices (from AR5416 up to AR9285), preferably in PCI/PCI-E/Mini-PCI/Mini-PCI Express/CardBus
250: form-factors (not ExpressCard).
251: Please provide antennas and pigtails for Mini-PCI form-factor whenever possible.
252: Contact damien@openbsd.org.
1.697 deraadt 253: <li>A 24 port 100 MBit/s switch, such as the HP Procurve 2424M, needed in France.
254: Contact miod@openbsd.org.
255: <li>A variety of laptops for our ACPI developers working on suspend.
256: Contact deraadt@openbsd.org.
1.700 ! deraadt 257: <li>Some kind of Magma 1 (or 3) slot Expresscard->PCI expansion system, for
! 258: improving our PCI drivers.
! 259: Contact deraadt@openbsd.org.
1.653 kevlo 260: </ul>
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1.438 ray 264: <h2><font color="#e00000">Software wanted</font></h2>
1.404 espie 265: <ul>
1.438 ray 266: <li>Licenses for recent Maple for Linux, or Mathematica, or similar
1.404 espie 267: software. I no longer use these for regular work, but I would be willing
1.438 ray 268: to try and make sure it can be installed seamlessly through the ports
1.404 espie 269: tree.
1.522 deraadt 270: Contact espie@openbsd.org.
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1.576 weingart 275: <h2><font color="#e00000">Documentation wanted</font></h2>
276: <ul>
277: <li>Two copies of <a href="http://www.intel.com/intelpress/sum_efi.htm">Beyond
278: Bios</a>. Contact weingart@openbsd.org.
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