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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>
33:
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.
1.796 jsg 53: <li>damien@openbsd.org for any new wireless equipment.
1.653 kevlo 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!
1.811 deraadt 83: <li>A 1U 10-Gigabit switch (such as Procurve 6600-24XG or 6410cl-6XG)
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: </ul>
115: <!-- <li><i>amd64:</i> -->
116: <!-- <li><i>armish:</i> -->
117: <li><i>aviion:</i>
118: <ul>
119: <li>m88k-based DG AViiON hardware needed in France.
120: Contact miod@openbsd.org.
121: </ul>
1.806 grange 122: <!-- <li><i>beagle</i> -->
1.737 jasper 123: <!-- <li><i>hp300:</i> -->
1.742 dtucker 124: <!-- <li><i>hppa:</i> -->
1.737 jasper 125: <li><i>hppa64:</i>
126: <ul>
127: <li>HP J6700/J6750 2U machines. Note these are fairly cheap on Ebay
128: at the moment.
129: Contact deraadt@openbsd.org.
130: </ul>
131: <li><i>i386:</i>
132: <ul>
133: <li>A <a href="http://www.commell.com.tw/Product/SBC/LE-565.HTM">Commmell LE-565</a>
134: motherboard is needed in Australia.
135: Contact djm@openbsd.org.
136: <li>Four Dell R610 (or similar) 2.5" SAS drive sleds.
137: Contact deraadt@openbsd.org.
1.778 zinovik 138: <li>A laptop with 15" screen is needed in Russia.
139: Contact zinovik@openbsd.org.
1.822 jasper 140: <li>An X-series ThinkPad (preferably x200/x201/x220) with good batteries needed
141: for ports development in the Netherlands.
142: Contact jasper@openbsd.org.
1.737 jasper 143: </ul>
144: <!-- <li><i>landisk:</i> -->
1.771 pirofti 145: <!-- <li><i>loongson:</i> -->
1.737 jasper 146: <!-- <li><i>luna88k:</i> -->
147: <!-- <li><i>mac68k:</i> -->
1.807 landry 148: <li><i>macppc:</i>
149: <ul>
150: <li>An Xserve G4 (or G5 w/ PATA disks) is needed in France for ports testing and development.
151: Contact landry@openbsd.org.
1.823 ! mpi 152: <li>A G4 Mac mini and either an iMac or a PowerMac G5 needed in France.
1.822 jasper 153: Contact mpi@openbsd.org
1.807 landry 154: </ul>
1.737 jasper 155: <!-- <li><i>mvme68k:</i> -->
156: <!-- <li><i>mvme88k:</i> -->
157: <!-- <li><i>palm:</i> -->
158: <li><i>sgi:</i>
159: <ul>
1.762 miod 160: <li>An SGI Onyx 2 deskside with Kona graphics, an SGI Origin (or Onyx) 300 and
1.768 miod 161: either an SGI Tezro or an SGI Origin (or Onyx) 350 needed in France.
1.737 jasper 162: Contact miod@openbsd.org.
163: </ul>
164: <li><i>socppc:</i>
165: <ul>
166: <li>A <a href="http://www.thecus.com/products_over.php?cid=12&pid=24&set_language=english">Thecus N1200</a>
167: is needed in Australia.
168: Contact djm@openbsd.org.
169: </ul>
170: <!-- <li><i>solbourne:</i> -->
171: <!-- <li><i>sparc:</i> -->
172: <li><i>sparc64:</i>
1.228 jufi 173: <ul>
1.737 jasper 174: <li>An SBus-based UltraSPARC workstation, preferably a Sun
175: Ultra 2, needed in Assen, The Netherlands.
176: Contact kettenis@openbsd.org.
1.767 lum 177: <li>v120 or v100 required for multi-platform testing in Yerevan, Armenia.
178: Contact lum@openbsd.org.
1.737 jasper 179: </ul>
1.819 miod 180: <li><i>vax:</i>
181: <ul>
182: <li>A DWCTX-BX TURBOchannel adapter for VAXstation 4000/60 and VAXstation 4000/{90,96}
183: is needed in France.
184: Contact miod@openbsd.org.
185: </ul>
1.737 jasper 186: <!-- <li><i>zaurus:</i> -->
187: <li><i>Miscellaneous:</i>
188: <ul>
189: <li>Itanium 1U or 2U machines wanted in various places.
190: Contact deraadt@openbsd.org.
1.754 oga 191: <li>Machines with Intel GM45 Graphics chipsets or newer (preferably with
192: provision for serial console) needed in London, UK
193: for X driver development.
194: Contact oga@openbsd.org
1.737 jasper 195: <li>Low profile machine with azalia(4) in France.
196: Contact ratchov@openbsd.org.
1.758 mk 197: <li>X60 power supply (schuko plug, preferably) and X60 dock (X6 UltraBase)
198: battery in Aalborg, Denmark.
199: Contact mk@openbsd.org.
1.737 jasper 200: </ul>
201:
202: </ul>
203: </p>
204:
1.741 sobrado 205: <h3><font color="#e00000">Specific cards needed by our developers</font></h3>
1.737 jasper 206: <ul>
1.653 kevlo 207: <li>An Intel IOP348 based SAS controller (such as the Supermicro AOC-USAS-S4i)
1.606 deraadt 208: to help in <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=sli&sektion=4">sli(4)</a>
209: development. Needed in Brisbane, Australia.
210: Contact dlg@openbsd.org.
1.774 dlg 211: <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.
212: Needed in Brisbane, Australia.
213: Contact dlg@openbsd.org.
1.766 dlg 214: <li>A Sun Flash Accelerator F20 PCIe card.
215: Needed in Brisbane, Australia.
216: Contact dlg@openbsd.org.
1.764 dlg 217: <li>A PCIe to SD/MMC Card reader controller such as the JMicron JMB38X family.
218: Needed in Brisbane, Australia.
219: Contact dlg@openbsd.org.
1.737 jasper 220: <li>A <a href="http://www.bwi.com/prod/572922">MiniPCI GPS Receiver</a>
221: for timedelta sensor related development in Sunnyvale, USA.
222: The appropriate antenna and MiniPCI-to-PCI adapters would also be useful.
223: Contact ckuethe@openbsd.org.
1.738 jasper 224: <li>One or two Marvell Yukon II based ethernet cards needed in France.
1.737 jasper 225: Contact pyr@openbsd.org.
226: <li>QLogic ISP10160 SCSI adapter needed in Assen, the Netherlands.
227: Contact kettenis@openbsd.org.
228: <li>Some kind of Magma 1 (or 3) slot Expresscard->PCIe expansion system, for
229: improving our PCI drivers.
230: Contact deraadt@openbsd.org.
231: <li>Sun XVR-300 framebuffer needed in Assen, the Netherlands. Contact
232: kettenis@openbsd.org.
1.788 jakemsr 233: <li>PCI and CardBus/PCMCIA USB adapters (any speed) and a variety of USB
234: hubs (also any speed) wanted in Oregon, USA. Contact
235: jakemsr@openbsd.org.
1.793 jakemsr 236: <li>All types of USB devices, especially USB network devices, wanted in
237: Oregon, USA. Contact jakemsr@openbsd.org.
1.821 jsg 238: <li>Intel X540 and Intel I350-T2 or I350-T4 to add support for newer
239: devices to ixgbe(4) and em(4) respectively.
240: Needed in Melbourne, Australia. Contact jsg@openbsd.org.
1.737 jasper 241: </ul>
242: </p>
243:
1.741 sobrado 244: <h3><font color="#e00000">Specific devices and equipment needed by our developers</font></h3>
1.737 jasper 245: <ul>
246: <li>Any MPLS capable equipment for interoperability testing. E.g. Cisco 1841.
247: Contact michele@openbsd.org and claudio@openbsd.org.
248: <li>Bluetooth devices, especially phones, keyboards, mice, and headsets.
1.739 jasper 249: Contact xsa@openbsd.org.
1.724 matthieu 250: <li>A CF- and SDIO-attached GPS receiver and device that provide exact time
251: information for timedelta sensor related development radio clock in
252: Sunnyvale, USA.
253: Contact ckuethe@openbsd.org.
254: <li>A <a href="http://www.bwi.com/prod/572922">MiniPCI GPS Receiver</a>
255: for timedelta sensor related development in Sunnyvale, USA.
256: The appropriate antenna and MiniPCI-to-PCI adapters would also be useful.
257: Contact ckuethe@openbsd.org.
1.653 kevlo 258: <li>Serial attached GPS receivers with pulse-per-second outputs and weather-
1.724 matthieu 259: resistant enclosures in Sunnyvale, USA.
1.577 ckuethe 260: Requested models include Magellan AC12, NovAtel SuperStarII Smart Antenna,
261: Motorola OnCore UT+, Motorola/iLotus/Synergy M12M (Timing), SigNav TM3-01,
262: NavSync CW25-TIM.
1.724 matthieu 263: Contact ckuethe@openbsd.org.
1.653 kevlo 264: <li>CDMA clock (Praecis Ct or similar) in Sunnyvale, USA.
1.586 ckuethe 265: Contact ckuethe@openbsd.org.
1.653 kevlo 266: <li>Any device (monitor or projector) able to output a 1728x2304 image,
1.578 miod 267: sync on green, with either a 13W3 or an HD15 connector needed in France.
1.442 deraadt 268: Contact miod@openbsd.org, short-term loan acceptable.
1.653 kevlo 269: <li>TI TUSB3140 serial USB adapter in Calgary.
1.569 tobias 270: Contact deraadt@openbsd.org.
1.653 kevlo 271: <li>A SATA drive around 250Gb for a ProLiant DL145 G2 needed in Hannover, Germany.
1.571 reyk 272: Contact reyk@openbsd.org.
1.653 kevlo 273: <li>Narrow SCSI (50pin) disk drive 4GB or more, 3.5" size
1.637 kurt 274: is needed near New York City, USA.
275: Contact kurt@openbsd.org.
1.710 kettenis 276: <li>Sun StorEdge MultiPack-FC desktop array needed in Assen, The Netherlands.
1.650 kettenis 277: Contact kettenis@openbsd.org.
1.718 deraadt 278: <li>A variety pack of shortish (SPF connectors on at least one end) fibers
279: wanted in Calgary.
280: Contact deraadt@openbsd.org.
1.760 ajacouto 281: <li>An HP All-in-one (printer-fax-scanner) network and USB (print/hpijs),
282: needed for support in ports in Paris, France.
1.749 ajacouto 283: Contact ajacoutot@openbsd.org
1.787 blambert 284: <li>Interesting bit of <a href="http://www.openpandora.org/">
285: portable ARM hardware</a> wanted in Oslo, Norway.
286: Contact blambert@openbsd.org
1.794 ratchov 287: <li>A 1.8" IDE hard disk suitable to replace the dead hardisk of a
288: thinkpad x40 (ex, KingSpec 1.8" PATA/IDE SSD) is needed
289: in Grenoble, France.
290: Contact ratchov@openbsd.org
1.798 sebastia 291: <li>Any kind of DCC (Digital Command Control) capable controller, used to
292: control digital model railroads. Actually needed to test misc/srcpd
293: with real hardware. Parts needed in Brandenburg a. d. Havel, Germany.
294: Contact sebastia@openbsd.org
1.815 sebastia 295: <li>My Toshiba Libretto U500 seems to die slowly, which means I'm out of a notebook.
296: I'd like to have a new one ;) Otherwise, for the GNUstep and other ports, a PPC,
297: ARM or AMD64 based notebook would also be fine.
1.817 mikeb 298: Contact sebastia@openbsd.org
1.808 matthew 299: <li>A USB drive that supports "USB Attached SCSI" wanted in San Francisco, CA, USA.
300: Contact matthew@openbsd.org.
1.816 mikeb 301: <li>Cisco ASA 5505 with a license for IPsec tunnels is needed in Hanover,
302: Germany. Any other IPsec and/or IKEv2 capable equipment is welcomed too.
303: Contact mikeb@openbsd.org.
1.818 jasper 304: <li>Parallax Propeller board, like <a href="http://www.adafruit.com/products/312">
305: Propeller Platform USB</a>, for porting and testing development/programming
306: software in ports, needed in Gorinchem, the Netherlands.
307: Contact jasper@openbsd.org.
1.653 kevlo 308: </ul>
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1.438 ray 312: <h2><font color="#e00000">Software wanted</font></h2>
1.404 espie 313: <ul>
1.438 ray 314: <li>Licenses for recent Maple for Linux, or Mathematica, or similar
1.404 espie 315: software. I no longer use these for regular work, but I would be willing
1.438 ray 316: to try and make sure it can be installed seamlessly through the ports
1.404 espie 317: tree.
1.522 deraadt 318: Contact espie@openbsd.org.
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