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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
1.741 sobrado 28: (i.e. big-endian or unsigned-char) and ensure that developers
1.325 deraadt 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>
1.1 deraadt 32: <p>
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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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1.653 kevlo 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.
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.
1.737 jasper 75: <li>A variety of laptops for our ACPI developers working on suspend.
1.653 kevlo 76: </ul>
1.325 deraadt 77: <p>
1.313 jsg 78:
1.670 deraadt 79: <h3><font color="#e00000">Networking equipment</font></h3>
80: <ul>
1.756 deraadt 81: <li>A Cisco 7301 with >=1GB ram and PA-MC-2T(1) T1 adaptor, or
82: Cisco 7201 with >=1GB ram and PA-MCX-2TE1 T1 adaptor, or something else like that!
1.773 deraadt 83: <li>Intel PRO/10GbE PCIe CX4 Server Adapter (EXPX9502CX4).
1.670 deraadt 84: </ul>
85: Contact deraadt@openbsd.org.
86: </p>
87:
1.653 kevlo 88: <h3><font color="#e00000">10Gb Ethernet Support</font></h3>
1.518 dlg 89: David Gwynne (in Australia), Reyk Floeter (in Germany), and Claudio Jeker (in
90: Switzerland) are working on support for 10 Gigabit Ethernet devices. These
91: developers would like the following hardware to help development:
92: <ul>
1.547 dlg 93: <li>10GbaseSR XFP modules for use in 10Gb network cards
1.653 kevlo 94: <li>Switches with 10Gb modules for hacking
95: <li>CX4 cabling
1.727 jsg 96: <li>optical cabling with LC connectors (for 10GbaseSR and 10GbaseLR)
1.653 kevlo 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:
1.741 sobrado 103: <h3><font color="#e00000">Specific platform requests by our developers</font></h3>
1.737 jasper 104: <ul>
105: <!--
106: Please (un)comment the relevant platform for your request.
107: -->
108:
109: <li><i>alpha:</i>
110: <ul>
111: <li>An I/O board for Force Flexor A264 board, as well as a PCIMG backplane
112: with 64-bit PCI slots are needed in France.
113: Contact miod@openbsd.org.
114: <li>A few memory modules and disk drives for an AlphaServer DS10 needed in
115: Asturias, Spain.
116: Contact sobrado@openbsd.org.
117: </ul>
118: <!-- <li><i>amd64:</i> -->
119: <!-- <li><i>armish:</i> -->
120: <li><i>aviion:</i>
121: <ul>
122: <li>m88k-based DG AViiON hardware needed in France.
123: Contact miod@openbsd.org.
124: </ul>
1.786 deraadt 125: <!-- <li><i>beagle</i> -->
1.737 jasper 126: <!-- <li><i>hp300:</i> -->
1.742 dtucker 127: <!-- <li><i>hppa:</i> -->
1.737 jasper 128: <li><i>hppa64:</i>
129: <ul>
130: <li>HP J6700/J6750 2U machines. Note these are fairly cheap on Ebay
131: at the moment.
132: Contact deraadt@openbsd.org.
133: </ul>
134: <li><i>i386:</i>
135: <ul>
1.738 jasper 136: <li>An IBM/Lenovo X-series laptop (X60 or newer) in Edmonton Alberta, Canada.
1.737 jasper 137: Contact gwk@openbsd.org.
138: <li>IBM ThinkPad Dock II (model 2877) with PCI/CardBus/ultrabay slots for a T42
139: to work on better hotplug device support, needed in Hannover, Germany.
140: Contact jsg@openbsd.org.
141: <li>A <a href="http://www.commell.com.tw/Product/SBC/LE-565.HTM">Commmell LE-565</a>
142: motherboard is needed in Australia.
143: Contact djm@openbsd.org.
144: <li>Four Dell R610 (or similar) 2.5" SAS drive sleds.
145: Contact deraadt@openbsd.org.
1.778 zinovik 146: <li>A laptop with 15" screen is needed in Russia.
147: Contact zinovik@openbsd.org.
1.737 jasper 148: </ul>
149: <!-- <li><i>landisk:</i> -->
1.771 pirofti 150: <!-- <li><i>loongson:</i> -->
1.737 jasper 151: <!-- <li><i>luna88k:</i> -->
152: <!-- <li><i>mac68k:</i> -->
1.769 otto 153: <!-- <li><i>macppc:</i> -->
1.737 jasper 154: <!-- <li><i>mvme68k:</i> -->
155: <!-- <li><i>mvme88k:</i> -->
156: <!-- <li><i>palm:</i> -->
157: <li><i>sgi:</i>
158: <ul>
1.762 miod 159: <li>An SGI Onyx 2 deskside with Kona graphics, an SGI Origin (or Onyx) 300 and
1.768 miod 160: either an SGI Tezro or an SGI Origin (or Onyx) 350 needed in France.
1.737 jasper 161: Contact miod@openbsd.org.
162: </ul>
163: <li><i>socppc:</i>
164: <ul>
165: <li>A <a href="http://www.thecus.com/products_over.php?cid=12&pid=24&set_language=english">Thecus N1200</a>
166: is needed in Australia.
167: Contact djm@openbsd.org.
168: </ul>
169: <!-- <li><i>solbourne:</i> -->
170: <!-- <li><i>sparc:</i> -->
171: <li><i>sparc64:</i>
1.228 jufi 172: <ul>
1.707 jsg 173: <li>UltraSPARC machine with PCI Express for driver development/sparc64
174: testing in Hannover, Germany.
1.522 deraadt 175: Contact jsg@openbsd.org.
1.737 jasper 176: <li>An SBus-based UltraSPARC workstation, preferably a Sun
177: Ultra 2, needed in Assen, The Netherlands.
178: Contact kettenis@openbsd.org.
1.767 lum 179: <li>v120 or v100 required for multi-platform testing in Yerevan, Armenia.
180: Contact lum@openbsd.org.
1.737 jasper 181: </ul>
182: <!-- <li><i>vax:</i> -->
183: <!-- <li><i>zaurus:</i> -->
184: <li><i>Miscellaneous:</i>
185: <ul>
186: <li>Itanium 1U or 2U machines wanted in various places.
187: Contact deraadt@openbsd.org.
1.754 oga 188: <li>Machines with Intel GM45 Graphics chipsets or newer (preferably with
189: provision for serial console) needed in London, UK
190: for X driver development.
191: Contact oga@openbsd.org
1.737 jasper 192: <li>Low profile machine with azalia(4) in France.
193: Contact ratchov@openbsd.org.
1.758 mk 194: <li>X60 power supply (schuko plug, preferably) and X60 dock (X6 UltraBase)
195: battery in Aalborg, Denmark.
196: Contact mk@openbsd.org.
1.765 jasper 197: <li>Low power 1U machine (amd64/i386) needed in Gorinchem, The Netherlands.
198: Contact jasper@openbsd.org.
1.737 jasper 199: </ul>
200:
201: </ul>
202: </p>
203:
1.741 sobrado 204: <h3><font color="#e00000">Specific cards needed by our developers</font></h3>
1.737 jasper 205: <ul>
1.707 jsg 206: <li>Unsupported CardBus cards such as
207: <ul>
208: <li>Adaptec SlimSCSI APA-1480 CardBus (aic7860/ahc)
209: <li>DELOCK 61610 PCMCIA CardBus to Wide SCSI U2 (sym53c8xx/siop)
210: <li>Ratoc Systems CB31U/CB32U CardBus (Initio inic-850/adv)
211: <li>Mobility Electronics EasiDock 1000EV CardBus docking station (VGA/Ethernet/PS2/parallel/serial/USB)
212: </ul>
213: to improve support for detachable drivers. Needed in Hannover, Germany.
214: Contact jsg@openbsd.org.
1.785 jsg 215: <li>Intel 82576 SFP and 82580 based Gigabit Ethernet devices
1.783 jsg 216: for improving hardware support in em(4). Needed in Hannover, Germany.
217: Contact jsg@openbsd.org.
1.653 kevlo 218: <li>An Intel IOP348 based SAS controller (such as the Supermicro AOC-USAS-S4i)
1.606 deraadt 219: to help in <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=sli&sektion=4">sli(4)</a>
220: development. Needed in Brisbane, Australia.
221: Contact dlg@openbsd.org.
1.774 dlg 222: <li>A LSISAS2008 based SAS controller to help in <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=mpii&sektion=4">mpii(4)</a> development.
223: Needed in Brisbane, Australia.
224: Contact dlg@openbsd.org.
1.766 dlg 225: <li>A Sun Flash Accelerator F20 PCIe card.
226: Needed in Brisbane, Australia.
227: Contact dlg@openbsd.org.
1.764 dlg 228: <li>A PCIe to SD/MMC Card reader controller such as the JMicron JMB38X family.
229: Needed in Brisbane, Australia.
230: Contact dlg@openbsd.org.
1.737 jasper 231: <li>A <a href="http://www.bwi.com/prod/572922">MiniPCI GPS Receiver</a>
232: for timedelta sensor related development in Sunnyvale, USA.
233: The appropriate antenna and MiniPCI-to-PCI adapters would also be useful.
234: Contact ckuethe@openbsd.org.
235: <li>Newer Novatel Wireless HSDPA/UMTS cards (Merlin U730, U740 and U870)
236: as well as any unsupported 3G/UMTS/HSDPA device needed for driver
237: development in Oldenburg, Germany.
238: Contact fkr@openbsd.org.
1.738 jasper 239: <li>One or two Marvell Yukon II based ethernet cards needed in France.
1.737 jasper 240: Contact pyr@openbsd.org.
241: <li>QLogic ISP10160 SCSI adapter needed in Assen, the Netherlands.
242: Contact kettenis@openbsd.org.
243: <li>A stand-alone PCI network interface card using VIA VT6105M RhineIII
244: for portability testing of driver changes needed in Devon, UK.
1.789 ! sthen 245: Options include RouterBoard RB44 and Soekris lan17x1.
1.737 jasper 246: Contact sthen@openbsd.org.
247: <li>Some kind of Magma 1 (or 3) slot Expresscard->PCIe expansion system, for
248: improving our PCI drivers.
249: Contact deraadt@openbsd.org.
250: <li>Sun XVR-300 framebuffer needed in Assen, the Netherlands. Contact
251: kettenis@openbsd.org.
1.763 jakemsr 252: <li>USB audio devices wanted in Oregon, USA. Contact jakemsr@openbsd.org.
1.781 matthew 253: <li>Any PCI or PCIe SCSI adapters needed for SCSI development in San
254: Francisco, USA. Matching SCSI devices would also be useful.
255: Contact matthew@openbsd.org.
1.788 jakemsr 256: <li>PCI and CardBus/PCMCIA USB adapters (any speed) and a variety of USB
257: hubs (also any speed) wanted in Oregon, USA. Contact
258: jakemsr@openbsd.org.
1.737 jasper 259: </ul>
260: </p>
261:
1.741 sobrado 262: <h3><font color="#e00000">Specific devices and equipment needed by our developers</font></h3>
1.737 jasper 263: <ul>
264: <li>Any MPLS capable equipment for interoperability testing. E.g. Cisco 1841.
265: Contact michele@openbsd.org and claudio@openbsd.org.
266: <li>Bluetooth devices, especially phones, keyboards, mice, and headsets.
1.739 jasper 267: Contact xsa@openbsd.org.
1.724 matthieu 268: <li>A CF- and SDIO-attached GPS receiver and device that provide exact time
269: information for timedelta sensor related development radio clock in
270: Sunnyvale, USA.
271: Contact ckuethe@openbsd.org.
272: <li>A <a href="http://www.bwi.com/prod/572922">MiniPCI GPS Receiver</a>
273: for timedelta sensor related development in Sunnyvale, USA.
274: The appropriate antenna and MiniPCI-to-PCI adapters would also be useful.
275: Contact ckuethe@openbsd.org.
1.653 kevlo 276: <li>Serial attached GPS receivers with pulse-per-second outputs and weather-
1.724 matthieu 277: resistant enclosures in Sunnyvale, USA.
1.577 ckuethe 278: Requested models include Magellan AC12, NovAtel SuperStarII Smart Antenna,
279: Motorola OnCore UT+, Motorola/iLotus/Synergy M12M (Timing), SigNav TM3-01,
280: NavSync CW25-TIM.
1.724 matthieu 281: Contact ckuethe@openbsd.org.
1.653 kevlo 282: <li>CDMA clock (Praecis Ct or similar) in Sunnyvale, USA.
1.586 ckuethe 283: Contact ckuethe@openbsd.org.
1.653 kevlo 284: <li>Any device (monitor or projector) able to output a 1728x2304 image,
1.578 miod 285: sync on green, with either a 13W3 or an HD15 connector needed in France.
1.442 deraadt 286: Contact miod@openbsd.org, short-term loan acceptable.
1.653 kevlo 287: <li>TI TUSB3140 serial USB adapter in Calgary.
1.569 tobias 288: Contact deraadt@openbsd.org.
1.653 kevlo 289: <li>A SATA drive around 250Gb for a ProLiant DL145 G2 needed in Hannover, Germany.
1.571 reyk 290: Contact reyk@openbsd.org.
1.653 kevlo 291: <li>Slide rail kit for Sun v20z needed in Gorinchem, The Netherlands.
1.633 sthen 292: Contact jasper@openbsd.org.
1.653 kevlo 293: <li>Narrow SCSI (50pin) disk drive 4GB or more, 3.5" size
1.637 kurt 294: is needed near New York City, USA.
295: Contact kurt@openbsd.org.
1.710 kettenis 296: <li>Sun StorEdge MultiPack-FC desktop array needed in Assen, The Netherlands.
1.650 kettenis 297: Contact kettenis@openbsd.org.
1.718 deraadt 298: <li>A variety pack of shortish (SPF connectors on at least one end) fibers
299: wanted in Calgary.
300: Contact deraadt@openbsd.org.
1.760 ajacouto 301: <li>An HP All-in-one (printer-fax-scanner) network and USB (print/hpijs),
302: needed for support in ports in Paris, France.
1.749 ajacouto 303: Contact ajacoutot@openbsd.org
1.777 landry 304: <li>A couple of huge (i.e 300Gb) SCA SCSI disk drives for a Sun Fire V210
305: are needed for a FTP mirror in Paris, France.
306: Contact ajacoutot@openbsd.org or landry@openbsd.org
1.787 blambert 307: <li>Interesting bit of <a href="http://www.openpandora.org/">
308: portable ARM hardware</a> wanted in Oslo, Norway.
309: Contact blambert@openbsd.org
1.653 kevlo 310: </ul>
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1.438 ray 314: <h2><font color="#e00000">Software wanted</font></h2>
1.404 espie 315: <ul>
1.438 ray 316: <li>Licenses for recent Maple for Linux, or Mathematica, or similar
1.404 espie 317: software. I no longer use these for regular work, but I would be willing
1.438 ray 318: to try and make sure it can be installed seamlessly through the ports
1.404 espie 319: tree.
1.522 deraadt 320: Contact espie@openbsd.org.
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