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1.653     kevlo      18: <h2><font color="#e00000">Hardware wanted</font></h2>
1.228     jufi       19: <hr>
1.1       deraadt    20:
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.
1.831     miod       26: <li>To be part of their development environment.
1.653     kevlo      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.
1.831     miod       30: <li>That said, space or power may be at a premium for some people.
1.653     kevlo      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.
1.1       deraadt    46:
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: </ul>
1.325     deraadt    54: If you do not get a response from these developers, please consider
                     55: contacting another developer.
1.280     miod       56: <p>
1.1       deraadt    57:
1.653     kevlo      58: <h3><font color="#e00000">General device requirements.</font></h3>
1.325     deraadt    59: We try to spread these types of devices around our development community.
1.313     jsg        60: <ul>
1.494     deraadt    61: <li><em>Narrow SCSI</em> disk drives of 2GB or more, 3.5" size.
                     62:     (Narrow SCSI means 50pin).<br>
                     63:     Many developers are running out of these drives, which are needed
                     64:     to continue supporting older hardware.<br>
1.653     kevlo      65: <li>Laptops.  These die often enough that our developers need about 2-3
1.325     deraadt    66:     replacements a year.
1.653     kevlo      67: <li>Apple Mac powerpc equipment.
1.670     deraadt    68: <li>HP J6750 machines (J6700 is the second best choice).
1.653     kevlo      69: <li>Faster &amp; smaller sparc64 machines, for instance 1U rack mount machines
                     70: <li>Any amd64 or faster i386 hardware which comes available.
                     71: <li>We generally do not need older and "very common" ISA/PCI equipment, since
1.325     deraadt    72:     our developers will generally have gotten their hands on these in the
                     73:     past.
1.737     jasper     74: <li>A variety of laptops for our ACPI developers working on suspend.
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>
1.895     miod       80:   <li>A Cisco 7301 with &gt;=1GB ram and PA-MC-2T(1) T1 adaptor, or
                     81:       Cisco 7201 with &gt;=1GB ram and PA-MCX-2TE1 T1 adaptor, or something else like that!
1.811     deraadt    82:   <li>A 1U 10-Gigabit switch (such as Procurve 6600-24XG or 6410cl-6XG)
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>
1.843     deraadt    88: David Gwynne (in Australia), Mike Belopuhov (in Germany), and Claudio Jeker (in
1.518     dlg        89: Switzerland) are working on support for 10 Gigabit Ethernet devices. These
                     90: developers would like the following hardware to help development:
                     91: <ul>
1.844     mikeb      92:   <li>10GbaseSR SFP+ modules for use in 10Gb network cards
1.653     kevlo      93:   <li>Switches with 10Gb modules for hacking
1.844     mikeb      94:   <li>Direct Attach (SFP+) and CX4 cabling
1.727     jsg        95:   <li>optical cabling with LC connectors (for 10GbaseSR and 10GbaseLR)
1.844     mikeb      96:   <li>Broadcom, Emulex (ServerEngines) and QLogic 10Gb NICs for driver
                     97:       development
1.653     kevlo      98: </ul>
1.843     deraadt    99: Contact dlg@openbsd.org, mikeb@openbsd.org, and claudio@openbsd.org.
1.653     kevlo     100: </p>
1.518     dlg       101:
1.741     sobrado   102: <h3><font color="#e00000">Specific platform requests by our developers</font></h3>
1.737     jasper    103: <ul>
                    104: <!--
                    105:        Please (un)comment the relevant platform for your request.
                    106: -->
                    107:
1.831     miod      108: <!-- <li><i>alpha:</i> -->
1.894     mpi       109: <!-- <li><i>amd64:</i> -->
1.737     jasper    110: <!-- <li><i>armish:</i> -->
1.895     miod      111: <li><i>aviion:</i>
                    112: <ul>
                    113: <li>A working 400, 4000 or 4300 motherboard, preferrably with two processors.
                    114:     Contact miod@openbsd.org.
                    115: </ul>
1.896     jasper    116: <!-- <li><i>armv7:</i> -->
1.737     jasper    117: <!-- <li><i>hp300:</i> -->
1.742     dtucker   118: <!-- <li><i>hppa:</i> -->
1.737     jasper    119: <li><i>hppa64:</i>
                    120: <ul>
                    121: <li>HP J6700/J6750 2U machines.  Note these are fairly cheap on Ebay
                    122:     at the moment.
                    123:     Contact deraadt@openbsd.org.
                    124: </ul>
                    125: <li><i>i386:</i>
                    126: <ul>
                    127: <li>A <a href="http://www.commell.com.tw/Product/SBC/LE-565.HTM">Commmell LE-565</a>
                    128:     motherboard is needed in Australia.
                    129:     Contact djm@openbsd.org.
                    130: <li>Four Dell R610 (or similar) 2.5" SAS drive sleds.
                    131:     Contact deraadt@openbsd.org.
1.852     espie     132: <li>Two DRAC (remote access cards) for Dell 1750 servers.
                    133:     Contact espie@openbsd.org.
1.737     jasper    134: </ul>
                    135: <!-- <li><i>landisk:</i> -->
1.855     martynas  136: <li><i>loongson:</i>
                    137: <ul>
1.881     martynas  138: <li>A Loongson 3A machine needed in Zurich, Switzerland.
1.855     martynas  139:     Contact martynas@openbsd.org.
                    140: </ul>
1.737     jasper    141: <!-- <li><i>luna88k:</i> -->
                    142: <!-- <li><i>mac68k:</i> -->
1.807     landry    143: <li><i>macppc:</i>
                    144: <ul>
1.829     benoit    145: <li>A G4 Mac mini or a PowerMac G5 is needed in France for ports testing and development.
                    146:     Contact benoit@openbsd.org
1.807     landry    147: </ul>
1.737     jasper    148: <!-- <li><i>mvme68k:</i> -->
                    149: <!-- <li><i>mvme88k:</i> -->
1.868     jasper    150: <li><i>octeon:</i>
                    151: <ul>
1.873     jasper    152: <li>Any unsupported OCTEON hardware, such as
1.886     jasper    153:   the D-Link <a href="http://www.dlink.com/uk/en/business-solutions/security/services-routers/dsr-500n-wireless-n-unified-services-router">DSR-500(N)</a>,
                    154:   <a href="http://www.dlink.com/uk/en/business-solutions/security/services-routers/dsr-1000n-wireless-n-dual-band-unified-service-router">DSR-1000(N)</a>
                    155:   or Lanner <a href="http://www.lannerinc.com/network_processor_platforms/MR-320">MR-320</a>,
                    156:   <a href="http://www.lannerinc.com/network_processor_platforms/MR-330">MR-330</a>,
                    157:   <a href="http://www.lannerinc.com/network_processor_platforms/MR-730">MR-730</a>,
                    158:   or Portwell <a href="http://www.portwell.com/products/detail.asp?CUSTCHAR1=KILIN-6005">KILIN-6005</a>.
1.868     jasper    159:   are needed for testing and development in Gorinchem, The Netherlands.
                    160:   Contact jasper@openbsd.org.
                    161: </ul>
1.737     jasper    162: <!-- <li><i>palm:</i> -->
1.840     miod      163: <!-- <li><i>sgi:</i> -->
1.737     jasper    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> -->
1.865     ajacouto  171: <li><i>sparc:</i>
                    172: <ul>
                    173: <li>A removable hard drive for SPARCbook (Tadpole S3GX), preferably 2GB or bigger,
                    174:     needed in Paris, France.
                    175:     Contact ajacoutot@openbsd.org.
                    176: </ul>
1.737     jasper    177: <li><i>sparc64:</i>
1.228     jufi      178: <ul>
1.866     deraadt   179: <li>Disk drive caddies for the T5120/5220/5140/5240-series machines
                    180:     (with disks in them, or empty).
                    181:     Contact deraadt@openbsd.org.
1.737     jasper    182: </ul>
1.819     miod      183: <li><i>vax:</i>
                    184: <ul>
                    185: <li>A DWCTX-BX TURBOchannel adapter for VAXstation 4000/60 and VAXstation 4000/{90,96}
                    186:     is needed in France.
                    187:     Contact miod@openbsd.org.
                    188: </ul>
1.846     bmercer   189: <!-- <li><i>zaurus:</i> -->
1.888     ratchov   190: <!-- <li><i>Miscellaneous:</i> -->
1.899     miod      191: </ul>
1.737     jasper    192: </p>
                    193:
1.741     sobrado   194: <h3><font color="#e00000">Specific cards needed by our developers</font></h3>
1.737     jasper    195: <ul>
1.653     kevlo     196: <li>An Intel IOP348 based SAS controller (such as the Supermicro AOC-USAS-S4i)
1.606     deraadt   197:     to help in <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=sli&amp;sektion=4">sli(4)</a>
                    198:     development. Needed in Brisbane, Australia.
                    199:     Contact dlg@openbsd.org.
1.774     dlg       200: <li>A LSISAS2008 based SAS controller to help in <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=mpii&amp;sektion=4">mpii(4)</a> development.
                    201:     Needed in Brisbane, Australia.
                    202:     Contact dlg@openbsd.org.
1.766     dlg       203: <li>A Sun Flash Accelerator F20 PCIe card.
                    204:     Needed in Brisbane, Australia.
                    205:     Contact dlg@openbsd.org.
1.764     dlg       206: <li>A PCIe to SD/MMC Card reader controller such as the JMicron JMB38X family.
                    207:     Needed in Brisbane, Australia.
                    208:     Contact dlg@openbsd.org.
1.737     jasper    209: <li>QLogic ISP10160 SCSI adapter needed in Assen, the Netherlands.
                    210:     Contact kettenis@openbsd.org.
1.895     miod      211: <li>Some kind of Magma 1 (or 3) slot Expresscard-&gt;PCIe expansion system, for
1.737     jasper    212:     improving our PCI drivers.
                    213:     Contact deraadt@openbsd.org.
1.841     jsg       214: <li>CardBus serial adapter to unify PCI/CardBus serial code.
1.821     jsg       215:     Needed in Melbourne, Australia.  Contact jsg@openbsd.org.
1.859     dtucker   216: <li>Any VIA Rhine (VT610x) 10/100 PCI ethernet cards.
1.847     dtucker   217:     Contact dtucker@openbsd.org.
1.737     jasper    218: </ul>
                    219: </p>
                    220:
1.741     sobrado   221: <h3><font color="#e00000">Specific devices and equipment needed by our developers</font></h3>
1.737     jasper    222: <ul>
1.653     kevlo     223: <li>Any device (monitor or projector) able to output a 1728x2304 image,
1.578     miod      224:     sync on green, with either a 13W3 or an HD15 connector needed in France.
1.442     deraadt   225:     Contact miod@openbsd.org, short-term loan acceptable.
1.653     kevlo     226: <li>TI TUSB3140 serial USB adapter in Calgary.
1.569     tobias    227:     Contact deraadt@openbsd.org.
1.653     kevlo     228: <li>A SATA drive around 250Gb for a ProLiant DL145 G2 needed in Hannover, Germany.
1.571     reyk      229:     Contact reyk@openbsd.org.
1.653     kevlo     230: <li>Narrow SCSI (50pin) disk drive 4GB or more, 3.5" size
1.637     kurt      231:     is needed near New York City, USA.
                    232:     Contact kurt@openbsd.org.
1.710     kettenis  233: <li>Sun StorEdge MultiPack-FC desktop array needed in Assen, The Netherlands.
1.650     kettenis  234:     Contact kettenis@openbsd.org.
1.718     deraadt   235: <li>A variety pack of shortish (SPF connectors on at least one end) fibers
                    236:     wanted in Calgary.
                    237:     Contact deraadt@openbsd.org.
1.787     blambert  238: <li>Interesting bit of <a href="http://www.openpandora.org/">
                    239:     portable ARM hardware</a> wanted in Oslo, Norway.
                    240:     Contact blambert@openbsd.org
1.798     sebastia  241: <li>Any kind of DCC (Digital Command Control) capable controller, used to
                    242:     control digital model railroads. Actually needed to test misc/srcpd
1.854     sebastia  243:     with real hardware. Parts needed in Brandenburg, Germany.
1.817     mikeb     244:     Contact sebastia@openbsd.org
1.808     matthew   245: <li>A USB drive that supports "USB Attached SCSI" wanted in San Francisco, CA, USA.
                    246:     Contact matthew@openbsd.org.
1.904   ! mikeb     247: <li>Cisco ASA 5505 with a license for IPsec tunnels or a Juniper SSG5 is
        !           248:     needed in Aachen, Germany.  Any other IPsec and/or IKEv2 capable
        !           249:     equipment is welcomed too.  Contact mikeb@openbsd.org.
1.851     stsp      250: <li>Laptops or other devices containing card readers of the Realtek RTS card
                    251:     reader product family, which are not yet supported by the rtsx(4) driver,
                    252:     are welcome in Berlin, Germany.
                    253:     The PCI vendor ID of these card readers is 0x10ec. Known PCI product IDs
1.901     stsp      254:     of unsupported card readers are 0x5289, 0x5227, 0x5249, and 0x5287.
                    255:     Short-term loan acceptable.  Contact stsp@openbsd.org.
1.881     martynas  256: <li>A laptop needed in Zurich, Switzerland.  Preferably Asus Zenbook.
1.855     martynas  257:     Contact martynas@openbsd.org.
1.870     stsp      258: <li>Laptops or other devices containing Elantech touchpads with hardware
                    259:     versions 1, 2, and 4 are wanted in Berlin, Germany. Short-term loan
                    260:     acceptable. Contact stsp@openbsd.org.
1.875     eric      261: <li>A fast and small laptop to replace my aging thinkpad x40 (x220 or x230
                    262:     would be perfect) to work on ASR, smtpd and more.
                    263:     Money to help buy one would be great too.
                    264:     Contact eric@openbsd.org
1.879     otto      265: <li>A rack mountable UltraSPARC T1, T2 or T2+ machine or a Sun Fire T1000
                    266:     motherboard.  Contact otto@openbsd.org
1.887     sobrado   267: <li>A not too old X or T series ThinkPad (let us say an X200 or T400) would be
                    268:     very useful.  My main laptop, an X40, is getting old.
                    269:     Contact sobrado@openbsd.org
1.889     landry    270: <li>Various PATA/SATA 2.5" and 3.5" SSD drives, at least 32GB.
                    271:     Contact landry@openbsd.org
1.898     juanfra   272: <li>A netbook/laptop new or used (but in good conditions) is needed in Spain.
                    273:     Any laptop with at least 512MB RAM and 2 hours of battery life is enough.
                    274:     Only shipments from Europe. Contact juanfra@openbsd.org
1.653     kevlo     275: </ul>
1.159     fgsch     276: <p>
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1.438     ray       279: <h2><font color="#e00000">Software wanted</font></h2>
1.404     espie     280: <ul>
1.438     ray       281: <li>Licenses for recent Maple for Linux, or Mathematica, or similar
1.404     espie     282:     software. I no longer use these for regular work, but I would be willing
1.438     ray       283:     to try and make sure it can be installed seamlessly through the ports
1.404     espie     284:     tree.
1.522     deraadt   285:     Contact espie@openbsd.org.
1.653     kevlo     286: </ul>
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