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1.653 kevlo 17: <h2><font color="#e00000">Hardware wanted</font></h2>
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1.325 deraadt 20: The following list outlines hardware that the OpenBSD project could use.
21: There are a number of reasons why developers need hardware, and it is important
22: to first of all realize these reasons:
23: <ul>
24: <li>To support a specific device, normally one which is more rare or new.
1.831 miod 25: <li>To be part of their development environment.
1.653 kevlo 26: <li>Some types of machines may be different in some way
1.741 sobrado 27: (i.e. big-endian or unsigned-char) and ensure that developers
1.325 deraadt 28: write code more carefully.
1.831 miod 29: <li>That said, space or power may be at a premium for some people.
1.653 kevlo 30: </ul>
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1.78 deraadt 33: If you do not own these devices, but want to help us, we recommend you
1.653 kevlo 34: search on <a href="http://www.ebay.com">eBay</a> for the devices. If
1.78 deraadt 35: you do the bidding and then get the device shipped to us, it really
1.325 deraadt 36: helps us. It is better if developers develop, and skip the bidding process,
1.653 kevlo 37: since any time saved can be spent on improving OpenBSD instead.<p>
1.258 david 38:
1.325 deraadt 39: If it is clear which specific developer should be contacted, please do
40: so directly. Otherwise contact <a href="mailto:deraadt@openbsd.org">Theo de Raadt</a>
1.653 kevlo 41: who will pass on the message to whichever developers are in need.<p>
1.22 deraadt 42:
1.325 deraadt 43: Please be very clear as to where you are located!! For larger items this
44: can be very important.
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1.653 kevlo 46: <hr>
1.22 deraadt 47:
1.331 jolan 48: <h3><font color="#e00000">Specific developers to contact for various reasons</font></h3>
1.228 jufi 49: <ul>
1.325 deraadt 50: <li>miod@openbsd.org and martin@openbsd.org for "older hardware" in Europe.
1.653 kevlo 51: <li>deraadt@openbsd.org for any general offers or questions.
52: </ul>
1.325 deraadt 53: If you do not get a response from these developers, please consider
54: contacting another developer.
1.280 miod 55: <p>
1.1 deraadt 56:
1.653 kevlo 57: <h3><font color="#e00000">General device requirements.</font></h3>
1.325 deraadt 58: We try to spread these types of devices around our development community.
1.313 jsg 59: <ul>
1.494 deraadt 60: <li><em>Narrow SCSI</em> disk drives of 2GB or more, 3.5" size.
61: (Narrow SCSI means 50pin).<br>
62: Many developers are running out of these drives, which are needed
63: to continue supporting older hardware.<br>
1.653 kevlo 64: <li>Laptops. These die often enough that our developers need about 2-3
1.325 deraadt 65: replacements a year.
1.653 kevlo 66: <li>Apple Mac powerpc equipment.
1.670 deraadt 67: <li>HP J6750 machines (J6700 is the second best choice).
1.912 deraadt 68: <li>Faster & smaller sparc64 machines, for instance 1U rack mount
69: machines. It is important to spread sparc64 around the development
1.913 sthen 70: community, since it is the most strict platform for detecting non-portable
1.912 deraadt 71: or buggy code.
1.653 kevlo 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>
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1.313 jsg 78:
1.653 kevlo 79: <h3><font color="#e00000">10Gb Ethernet Support</font></h3>
1.843 deraadt 80: David Gwynne (in Australia), Mike Belopuhov (in Germany), and Claudio Jeker (in
1.518 dlg 81: Switzerland) are working on support for 10 Gigabit Ethernet devices. These
82: developers would like the following hardware to help development:
83: <ul>
1.844 mikeb 84: <li>10GbaseSR SFP+ modules for use in 10Gb network cards
1.653 kevlo 85: <li>Switches with 10Gb modules for hacking
1.844 mikeb 86: <li>Direct Attach (SFP+) and CX4 cabling
1.727 jsg 87: <li>optical cabling with LC connectors (for 10GbaseSR and 10GbaseLR)
1.844 mikeb 88: <li>Broadcom, Emulex (ServerEngines) and QLogic 10Gb NICs for driver
89: development
1.653 kevlo 90: </ul>
1.843 deraadt 91: Contact dlg@openbsd.org, mikeb@openbsd.org, and claudio@openbsd.org.
1.653 kevlo 92: </p>
1.518 dlg 93:
1.741 sobrado 94: <h3><font color="#e00000">Specific platform requests by our developers</font></h3>
1.737 jasper 95: <ul>
96: <!--
97: Please (un)comment the relevant platform for your request.
98: -->
99:
1.831 miod 100: <!-- <li><i>alpha:</i> -->
1.917 mpi 101: <!-- <li><i>amd64:</i> -->
1.737 jasper 102: <!-- <li><i>armish:</i> -->
1.895 miod 103: <li><i>aviion:</i>
104: <ul>
105: <li>A working 400, 4000 or 4300 motherboard, preferrably with two processors.
106: Contact miod@openbsd.org.
107: </ul>
1.896 jasper 108: <!-- <li><i>armv7:</i> -->
1.737 jasper 109: <!-- <li><i>hp300:</i> -->
1.742 dtucker 110: <!-- <li><i>hppa:</i> -->
1.737 jasper 111: <li><i>hppa64:</i>
112: <ul>
113: <li>HP J6700/J6750 2U machines. Note these are fairly cheap on Ebay
114: at the moment.
115: Contact deraadt@openbsd.org.
116: </ul>
117: <li><i>i386:</i>
118: <ul>
119: <li>A <a href="http://www.commell.com.tw/Product/SBC/LE-565.HTM">Commmell LE-565</a>
120: motherboard is needed in Australia.
121: Contact djm@openbsd.org.
122: <li>Four Dell R610 (or similar) 2.5" SAS drive sleds.
123: Contact deraadt@openbsd.org.
1.852 espie 124: <li>Two DRAC (remote access cards) for Dell 1750 servers.
125: Contact espie@openbsd.org.
1.737 jasper 126: </ul>
127: <!-- <li><i>landisk:</i> -->
1.928 pea 128: <li><i>loongson:</i>
129: <ul>
130: <li>A Lemote Fuloong mini PC is needed in France for ports testing.
131: Contact pea@openbsd.org.
132: </ul>
1.737 jasper 133: <!-- <li><i>luna88k:</i> -->
134: <!-- <li><i>mac68k:</i> -->
1.807 landry 135: <li><i>macppc:</i>
136: <ul>
1.829 benoit 137: <li>A G4 Mac mini or a PowerMac G5 is needed in France for ports testing and development.
138: Contact benoit@openbsd.org
1.918 tobiasu 139: <li>A fast Mac mini G4 for GNAT (Ada) support on powerpc is needed in
140: Germany. They go for about EUR 55 on fleabay. Contact tobiasu@openbsd.org
1.807 landry 141: </ul>
1.737 jasper 142: <!-- <li><i>mvme68k:</i> -->
143: <!-- <li><i>mvme88k:</i> -->
1.868 jasper 144: <li><i>octeon:</i>
145: <ul>
1.873 jasper 146: <li>Any unsupported OCTEON hardware, such as
1.886 jasper 147: 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>,
148: <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>
149: or Lanner <a href="http://www.lannerinc.com/network_processor_platforms/MR-320">MR-320</a>,
150: <a href="http://www.lannerinc.com/network_processor_platforms/MR-330">MR-330</a>,
151: <a href="http://www.lannerinc.com/network_processor_platforms/MR-730">MR-730</a>,
152: or Portwell <a href="http://www.portwell.com/products/detail.asp?CUSTCHAR1=KILIN-6005">KILIN-6005</a>.
1.868 jasper 153: are needed for testing and development in Gorinchem, The Netherlands.
154: Contact jasper@openbsd.org.
155: </ul>
1.737 jasper 156: <!-- <li><i>palm:</i> -->
1.840 miod 157: <!-- <li><i>sgi:</i> -->
1.737 jasper 158: <li><i>socppc:</i>
159: <ul>
160: <li>A <a href="http://www.thecus.com/products_over.php?cid=12&pid=24&set_language=english">Thecus N1200</a>
161: is needed in Australia.
162: Contact djm@openbsd.org.
163: </ul>
164: <!-- <li><i>solbourne:</i> -->
1.865 ajacouto 165: <li><i>sparc:</i>
166: <ul>
167: <li>A removable hard drive for SPARCbook (Tadpole S3GX), preferably 2GB or bigger,
168: needed in Paris, France.
169: Contact ajacoutot@openbsd.org.
170: </ul>
1.737 jasper 171: <li><i>sparc64:</i>
1.228 jufi 172: <ul>
1.866 deraadt 173: <li>Disk drive caddies for the T5120/5220/5140/5240-series machines
174: (with disks in them, or empty).
175: Contact deraadt@openbsd.org.
1.737 jasper 176: </ul>
1.819 miod 177: <li><i>vax:</i>
178: <ul>
179: <li>A DWCTX-BX TURBOchannel adapter for VAXstation 4000/60 and VAXstation 4000/{90,96}
180: is needed in France.
181: Contact miod@openbsd.org.
182: </ul>
1.846 bmercer 183: <!-- <li><i>zaurus:</i> -->
1.888 ratchov 184: <!-- <li><i>Miscellaneous:</i> -->
1.899 miod 185: </ul>
1.737 jasper 186: </p>
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1.741 sobrado 188: <h3><font color="#e00000">Specific cards needed by our developers</font></h3>
1.737 jasper 189: <ul>
1.653 kevlo 190: <li>An Intel IOP348 based SAS controller (such as the Supermicro AOC-USAS-S4i)
1.606 deraadt 191: to help in <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=sli&sektion=4">sli(4)</a>
192: development. Needed in Brisbane, Australia.
193: Contact dlg@openbsd.org.
1.774 dlg 194: <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.
195: Needed in Brisbane, Australia.
196: Contact dlg@openbsd.org.
1.766 dlg 197: <li>A Sun Flash Accelerator F20 PCIe card.
198: Needed in Brisbane, Australia.
199: Contact dlg@openbsd.org.
1.764 dlg 200: <li>A PCIe to SD/MMC Card reader controller such as the JMicron JMB38X family.
201: Needed in Brisbane, Australia.
202: Contact dlg@openbsd.org.
1.737 jasper 203: <li>QLogic ISP10160 SCSI adapter needed in Assen, the Netherlands.
204: Contact kettenis@openbsd.org.
1.895 miod 205: <li>Some kind of Magma 1 (or 3) slot Expresscard->PCIe expansion system, for
1.737 jasper 206: improving our PCI drivers.
207: Contact deraadt@openbsd.org.
1.841 jsg 208: <li>CardBus serial adapter to unify PCI/CardBus serial code.
1.821 jsg 209: Needed in Melbourne, Australia. Contact jsg@openbsd.org.
1.859 dtucker 210: <li>Any VIA Rhine (VT610x) 10/100 PCI ethernet cards.
1.847 dtucker 211: Contact dtucker@openbsd.org.
1.737 jasper 212: </ul>
213: </p>
214:
1.741 sobrado 215: <h3><font color="#e00000">Specific devices and equipment needed by our developers</font></h3>
1.737 jasper 216: <ul>
1.653 kevlo 217: <li>Any device (monitor or projector) able to output a 1728x2304 image,
1.578 miod 218: sync on green, with either a 13W3 or an HD15 connector needed in France.
1.442 deraadt 219: Contact miod@openbsd.org, short-term loan acceptable.
1.653 kevlo 220: <li>TI TUSB3140 serial USB adapter in Calgary.
1.569 tobias 221: Contact deraadt@openbsd.org.
1.710 kettenis 222: <li>Sun StorEdge MultiPack-FC desktop array needed in Assen, The Netherlands.
1.650 kettenis 223: Contact kettenis@openbsd.org.
1.718 deraadt 224: <li>A variety pack of shortish (SPF connectors on at least one end) fibers
225: wanted in Calgary.
226: Contact deraadt@openbsd.org.
1.787 blambert 227: <li>Interesting bit of <a href="http://www.openpandora.org/">
228: portable ARM hardware</a> wanted in Oslo, Norway.
229: Contact blambert@openbsd.org
1.798 sebastia 230: <li>Any kind of DCC (Digital Command Control) capable controller, used to
231: control digital model railroads. Actually needed to test misc/srcpd
1.854 sebastia 232: with real hardware. Parts needed in Brandenburg, Germany.
1.817 mikeb 233: Contact sebastia@openbsd.org
1.808 matthew 234: <li>A USB drive that supports "USB Attached SCSI" wanted in San Francisco, CA, USA.
235: Contact matthew@openbsd.org.
1.851 stsp 236: <li>Laptops or other devices containing card readers of the Realtek RTS card
237: reader product family, which are not yet supported by the rtsx(4) driver,
238: are welcome in Berlin, Germany.
239: The PCI vendor ID of these card readers is 0x10ec. Known PCI product IDs
1.901 stsp 240: of unsupported card readers are 0x5289, 0x5227, 0x5249, and 0x5287.
241: Short-term loan acceptable. Contact stsp@openbsd.org.
1.870 stsp 242: <li>Laptops or other devices containing Elantech touchpads with hardware
243: versions 1, 2, and 4 are wanted in Berlin, Germany. Short-term loan
244: acceptable. Contact stsp@openbsd.org.
1.875 eric 245: <li>A fast and small laptop to replace my aging thinkpad x40 (x220 or x230
246: would be perfect) to work on ASR, smtpd and more.
247: Money to help buy one would be great too.
248: Contact eric@openbsd.org
1.879 otto 249: <li>A rack mountable UltraSPARC T1, T2 or T2+ machine or a Sun Fire T1000
250: motherboard. Contact otto@openbsd.org
1.915 mpi 251: <li>Any USB SuperSpeed (3.0) device using isochronous transfers, generally
252: webcams or cameras, needed in Aachen, Germany.
253: Contact mpi@openbsd.org.
1.921 stsp 254: <li>Alix APU boards are needed for wifi hacking in Berlin, Germany.
255: Contact stsp@openbsd.org
1.922 juanfra 256: <li>A <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/loongson.html">loongson</a> system is
257: needed in Spain. Only models with HDD. Only shipments from EU.
258: Contact juanfra@openbsd.org
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1.438 ray 263: <h2><font color="#e00000">Software wanted</font></h2>
1.404 espie 264: <ul>
1.438 ray 265: <li>Licenses for recent Maple for Linux, or Mathematica, or similar
1.404 espie 266: software. I no longer use these for regular work, but I would be willing
1.438 ray 267: to try and make sure it can be installed seamlessly through the ports
1.404 espie 268: tree.
1.522 deraadt 269: Contact espie@openbsd.org.
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