OpenBSD/zaurus

OpenBSD/zaurus is an effort to make OpenBSD run on several PDAs of the Sharp Zaurus family. Initially targeted is the C3000 and C3100 models which contain a 4GB CF hard drive internally.

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The current port maintainers are Dale Rahn (drahn@openbsd.org) and Uwe Stuehler (uwe@openbsd.org). Others are definitely welcome to contribute!

History of the port
Current status
Project list
Supported hardware
Getting and installing OpenBSD/zaurus

History:

Shortly after Sharp unveiled its first Zaurus machines, some OpenBSD developers started dreaming of running OpenBSD on it, to have the smallest possible ssh-capable machine!

After the OpenBSD/cats was completed in order to benefit from a good ARM development platform, work on the Zaurus hardware started in 2004. Since the Zaurus is a fully capable machine, we no longer cross compile. All builds of Zaurus (and even the shared "arm" packages) are done on the Zaurus directly.

Current status:

The port is relatively new and development is progressing steadily, but basic hardware support is mostly complete and quite stable. The Zaurus boots multiuser, X11 runs, and device support is being constantly improved. Most PCMCIA/CF devices work (such as wireless/ethernet cards), as well as host USB, and the keyboard and touch screen are supported by X11. Audio playback is working, and the machine is of course able to suspend much like a regular laptop. Even the processor performance mode can be adjusted with apmd, just like on other platforms.

Projects (in no particular order):

Repair pcmcia issues that are causing "white-out" problems with some devices.
Fix the odd suspend crashing bugs and RTC skew.
SD/SDIO support.
C860/C1000 support.
Zaurus as a USB Ethernet device (appearing as cdce to another host).
Support the I2C GPIO controller (C3100 and C3200).
Internal flash memory support.

Supported hardware:

At the moment, the following Zaurus models and devices are supported:

Zaurus SL-C3000 / SL-C3100 / SL-C3200
- Standard and infrared serial ports (com)
- LCD display panel (lcd)
- Touch screen (zts)
- Native keyboard (zkbd)
- PCMCIA slot (pxapcic)
- On-board microdrive (wd)
- USB controller (ohci)
- Power management and suspend (apm)
- Sound chip (zaudio)
- Remote control (zrc)

USB Devices

Note: the Zaurus USB port supplies very little current when using the USB host cable, hence some devices will require use of a powered HUB. Using the Zaurus as a USB device is currently not supported.

ADMtek AN986-based USB adapters (aue), including:
- 3Com 3c460b
- Abocom UFE1000
- Abocom DSB650TX
- Accton USB320-EC
- Accton SpeedStream Ethernet
- Admtek Pegasus
- Admtek Pegasus II
- AEI USB Fast Ethernet
- Allied Telesyn AT-USB100
- ATEN UC-110T
- Belkin USB to LAN
- Billionton Systems USB100
- Billionton Systems USB100EL
- Billionton Systems USB100LP
- Billionton Systems USBE100
- Corega FEther USB-TX
- Corega FEther USB-TXS
- D-Link DSB-650
- D-Link DSB-650TX
- D-Link DSB-650TX-PNA
- ELCON Systemtechnik Goldpfeil P-LAN
- Elecom LD-USB/TX
- Elecom LD-USBL/TX
- Elsa Microlink USB2Ethernet
- GIGABYTE GN-BR402W
- Hawking UF100
- HP HN210E
- I/O DATA USB ETTX
- Kingston KNU101TX
- Laneed LD-USBL/TX
- Linksys USB100TX
- Linksys USB100H1
- Linksys USB10T
- Linksys USB10TA
- Linksys USB10TX
- Melco Inc. LUA-TX
- Melco Inc. LUA2-TX
- Microsoft MN110
- Mobility EasiDock Ethernet
- Netgear FA101
- Omnidirectional Control Technology USB TO Ethernet
- Siemens SpeedStream USB
- Smartbridges smartNIC 2
- SMC 2202USB/ETH
- SMC 2206USB/ETH
- SOHOware NUB100
- SOHOware NUB110
ASIX Electronics AX88172 USB adapters (axe), including:
- ATEN UC210T
- BAFO BF-320
- Billionton Systems USB2AR
- Buffalo(MELCO) LUA-U2-KTX
- Corega FEther USB2-TX
- D-Link DUB-E100
- Good Way GWUSB2E
- Hawking UF200
- Intellinet USB 2.0 to Ethernet (rev A)
- JVC MP-PRX1
- Linksys USB200M
- Netgear FA120
- Sitecom LN-029
- SMC 2209USB/ETH
- SnapPort USB 2.0 LAN Adapter
- ST Lab USB 2.0 Fast Ethernet
- Surecom EP-1427X-2
- System TALKS SGC-X2UL
- TRENDnet TU2-ET100
- Z-TEK ZK-R01-2
Atmel AT76C50x IEEE 802.11b USB adapters (atu), including:
- 3Com 3CRSHEW696
- AboCom BWU613
- Accton 2664W
- Acer Peripherals AWL300
- Acer Peripherals AWL400
- Actiontec 802UAT1
- Addtron AWU120
- Aincomm AWU2000B
- Askey Computer Voyager 1010
- Askey Computer WLL013 (Intersil Radio)
- Askey Computer WLL013 (RFMD Radio)
- Atmel AT76C503 (Intersil Radio)
- Atmel AT76C503 (RFMD Radio)
- Atmel AT76C505 (RFMD Radio)
- Atmel AT76C505 (RFMD 2958 Radio)
- Atmel AT76C505A (RFMD 2958 Radio)
- Atmel AT76C505AS (RFMD 2958 Radio)
- Belkin F5D6050
- Bluetake BW002
- Compaq iPAQ h54xx/h55xx Internal WLAN
- Conceptronic C11U
- Conceptronic WL210
- Corega WLAN USB Stick 11
- Dick Smith Electronics CHUSB 611G
- Dick Smith Electronics WL200U
- Dick Smith Electronics WL240U
- Dick Smith Electronics XH1153
- D-Link DWL-120 rev E
- Geowave GW-US11S
- Gigabyte GN-WLBM101
- Gigaset WLAN
- Hewlett-Packard HN210W
- Intel AP310 AnyPoint II
- I/O DATA USB WN-B11
- Lexar 2662W-AR
- Linksys WUSB11 802.11b
- Linksys WUSB11 802.11b v2.8
- MSI WLAN
- Netgear MA101
- Netgear MA101 rev B
- OQO model 01 WiFi
- Ovislink AirLive WL-1120USB
- OvisLink AirLive WL-1130USB
- Planex Communications GW-US11S
- Samsung SWL2100W
- Siemens WLL013
- SMC EZ Connect 11Mbps (SMC2662w)
- SMC EZ Connect 11Mbps v2 (SMC2662wV2)
- Tekram U-300C
- TRENDnet TEW-229UB
- W-Buddie WN210
- Z-Com M4Y-750
USB Host-to-Host Communication Devices (cdce)
CATC USB-EL1210A-based USB adapters (cue), including:
- Belkin F5U111
- CATC Netmate and Netmate II
- SmartBridges SmartLink
Kawasaki LSI KL5KUSB101B-based USB adapters (kue), including:
- 3Com 3c19250
- 3Com 3c460 HomeConnect
- AboCom Systems URE450 Ethernet
- ADS Technologies USB-10BT
- Aox USB101
- Asante USB to Ethernet
- ATen DSB-650C
- ATen UC10T
- Corega USB-T
- D-Link DSB-650C
- Entrega NET-USB-E45
- I/O Data USB-ET/T
- Jaton USB XpressNet
- Kawasaki USB101
- Kingston Ethernet
- Linksys USB10T
- Mobility Ethernet
- Netgear EA101
- Peracom USB
- Portgear Ethernet
- Portsmith Express Ethernet
- Psion Dacom Gold Port Ethernet
- Shark Pocket Adapter
- Silicom U2E
- SMC 2102USB
- SMC 2104USB
Davicom DM9601 USB Ethernet adapters (udav), including:
- Corega FEther USB-TXC
USB Keyboards (ukbd)
USB Mass Storage devices, i.e., USB floppy drives and USB memory stick controllers (umass)
USB-USB cables (upl)
Ralink Technology IEEE 802.11a/b/g USB adapters (ural), including:
- AMIT WL532U
- ASUS WL-167g
- Belkin F5D7050
- Buffalo WLI-U2-KG54
- Buffalo WLI-U2-KG54-AI
- Buffalo WLI-U2-KG54-YB
- CNet CWD-854
- Compex WLU54G
- Conceptronic C54RU
- D-Link DWL-G122 (b1)
- Dynalink WLG25USB
- E-Tech WGUS02
- Eminent 3035
- Gigabyte GN-WBKG
- Hercules HWGUSB2-54
- KCORP LifeStyle KLS-685
- Linksys WUSB54G v4
- Linksys WUSB54GP v4
- MSI MS-6861
- MSI MS-6865
- MSI MS-6869
- Nintendo Wi-Fi USB Connector
- Nova Tech NV-902W
- OvisLink Evo-W54USB
- SerComm UB801R
- SparkLAN WL-685R
- Sphairon UB801R
- Surecom EP-9001-g
- Sweex LC100060
- Tonze UW-6200C
- Zaapa ZNWUSB-54
- Zinwell ZPlus-G250
- Zinwell ZWX-G261
- Zonet ZEW2500
Realtek RTL8150L based USB adapters (url), including:
- Abocom RTL8151
- GreenHouse GH-USB100B
- GreenHouse GH-USB100B with HomePNA
- Linksys USB100M
- Longshine LCS-8138TX
- Melco Inc. LUA-KTX
- Micronet SP128AR
- SMC 2208USB/ETH
- TRENDnet TU-ET100C
- Zt USB10/100
Intersil PRISM 2.5/3 based USB 802.11b adapters (wi)
- Acer Warplink USB-400
- Actiontec HWU01170
- AirVast WM168b
- Ambit WLAN
- Apacer Wireless Steno MB112
- ASUS WL-140
- Compaq W100
- Corega WLUSB-11
- Corega WLUSB-11 Key
- D-Link DWL-120 (rev F)
- D-Link DWL-122
- I-O DATA WN-B11/USB
- Intel PRO/Wireless 2011B
- Intersil Prism 2X
- JVC MP-XP7250
- Linksys WUSB11 v3.0
- Linksys WUSB12
- Melco WLI-USB-KB11
- Melco WLI-USB-KS11G
- Melco WLI-USB-S11
- Microsoft MN510
- Netgear MA111 (version 1 only)
- Pheenet WL-503IA
- Planex GW-US11H
- Siemens SpeedStream SS1022
- Sitecom WL-022
- Syntax USB-400
- US Robotics 1120
- Z-Com XI-725/726
- Z-Com XI-735
- ZyXEL ZyAIR B-200

PCMCIA/CF Devices
Note that it is possible to use a PCMCIA card using a PCMCIA->CF adapter.

CF Mass Storage devices
- Most Compact Flash cards and CF Microdrives. (wd)
NE2000 compatible CF Ethernet adapters (ne)
- Billionton Systems CFLT2-10N
- Buffalo LPC-CF-CLT
- Hawking CF686TX
- Tamarack TC3299CE
- TRENDnet TE-CF100
Intersil PRISM-2-3 based 802.11b Compact Flash adapters (wi)
- AmbiCom WL1100C-CF
- ASUS WL-110
- Belkin F5D6060
- Buffalo AirStation
- D-Link DCF-660W
- ELSA XI800
- Linksys WCF12
- Netgear MA701
- Pretec Compact WLAN OC-WLBXX-A
- Senao NL-2511CF
Serial ports (com).
- Most modems, digital cellular modems, and serial cards should work.
- AudioVOX GSM/GPRS modems
- Novatel Wireless Merlin U530 GSM/GPRS/UMTS modems
- Siemens Connect2AIR GSM/GPRS modems
- Sierra Wireless A550, A555 CDMA 1x, and A710, A750 GSM/GPRS modems
- Pretec CompactGPRS GSM/GPRS modems

Getting and installing OpenBSD/zaurus:

The latest supported OpenBSD/zaurus release is OpenBSD 4.0. Here are the OpenBSD/zaurus 4.0 installation instructions .

Snapshots are made available from time to time, in this location as well as in a few mirrors. Here are the OpenBSD/zaurus snapshot installation instructions as well.