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authormartin <martin@openbsd.org>2005-05-26 20:36:40 +0000
committermartin <martin@openbsd.org>2005-05-26 20:36:40 +0000
commitbaaa0ce34db5a4516abc0c9cd574379f1a928c86 (patch)
treec6150bfd81672c90d65b630827a45a988cdb9560
parentnat pass log tests (diff)
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rework and catch up on the supported/unsupported/untested hardware section
and mention the video address hack for some models
-rw-r--r--distrib/notes/mac68k/hardware109
-rw-r--r--distrib/notes/mac68k/install6
2 files changed, 62 insertions, 53 deletions
diff --git a/distrib/notes/mac68k/hardware b/distrib/notes/mac68k/hardware
index 503c73722fe..9e44064c9ff 100644
--- a/distrib/notes/mac68k/hardware
+++ b/distrib/notes/mac68k/hardware
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-dnl $OpenBSD: hardware,v 1.23 2005/02/16 01:30:48 martin Exp $
+dnl $OpenBSD: hardware,v 1.24 2005/05/26 20:36:40 martin Exp $
OpenBSD/MACHINE OSREV runs on several of the older Macintosh computers.
8MB of RAM should be sufficient to boot and a minimal system can probably
be squeezed onto a 120MB partition by installing just the minimum sets.
@@ -7,61 +7,68 @@ booting, more RAM and disk space is highly recommended. About 250MB will be
necessary to install all of the OpenBSD OSREV binary distribution (note that
this does not count swap space!).
-A Mac OS partition is also required to install OpenBSD/MACHINE OSREV and boot it,
-see below.
+A Mac OS partition is also required to install OpenBSD/MACHINE OSREV and boot
+it, see below.
-OpenBSD/MACHINE OSREV now runs on most 680x0 Macintosh's. Specifically, it
+OpenBSD/MACHINE OSREV runs on most 680x0 Macintosh's. Specifically, it
should work on:
- 68020 with 68851 PMMU and 68881 FPU
- 68030 with 68882 FPU (many Macs do not have this)
- 68040 (not including the 68LC040)
+ * 68020 with 68851 PMMU and 68881 FPU
+ * 68030 with 68882 FPU (many Macs do not have this)
+ * 68040 (not including the 68LC040)
-The following Macintosh models are "fully" supported. This means that at
-least the SCSI controller, ADB (keyboard and mouse), and some sort of
-display will function on these models. On some of these machines, a PMMU
-and/or FPU are required if they are not provided by default with the
-machine.
- Mac II, Mac IIx, Mac IIcx, Mac IIci, Mac SE/30,
- Mac IIsi, Mac IIvx, Mac IIvi, Performa 600, Centris 650,
- Color Classic, Classic II, LC520, LC550, Performa 4xx, LCII,
- LCIII, MacTV, Quadra 610, Quadra 700, Quadra 650, Quadra 800,
- Quadra 840AV, some Duo Series,
- PowerBook 180 and 180c, PB140, PB145, PB145B, PB160, PB170, PB165,
- PB165c
+The following Macintosh models are supported and tested. This means that at
+least the SCSI controller, serial console and on-board ethernet will function on
+these models. On some of these machines, a full 68040 CPU is required to
+replace the default 68LC040 CPU.
+ * LC family: LC 475, Performa 475, Performa 476
+ * Centris family: 610, 650
+ * Quadra family: 605, 610, 630, 650, 660AV, 700, 800, 840AV, 900, 950
-Supported devices on all of the above systems {:-include-:}:
- Internal SCSI bus (esp, ncrscsi, sbc) and most SCSI tapes, hard drives,
- and CD-ROM drives
- Internal sound -- enough to beep on some machines, anyway (asc)
- Most NuBus video cards (there have been some
- problems with some 24-bit color cards)
- Both internal serial ports (zsc)
- ADB keyboards and mice (adb)
- Ethernet cards based on the Natl. Semiconductor 8390
- (Asante, Apple, and a few others) (ae)
- Some Ethernet cards based on the SONIC chip including internal
- Ethernet on Apple Quadras/Centrises and PowerBook 500 series (sn)
-
-Some systems will boot and are usable from an external terminal
-(serial tty or SL/IP):
- LC475, Performa 475, Quadra 605, Quadra 950
- Possibly others
+Supported devices:
+ * Internal SCSI controllers and peripherals:
+ - Quadra/Centris series' onboard NCR 53c96 SCSI controller
+ (esp).
+ - Macintosh II-series', Performa, and LC-series' onboard NCR
+ 5380 SCSI controller (ncrscsi, sbc).
+ - SCSI disk drives (sd).
+ - SCSI cdrom drives (cd).
+ - Autochangers (ch).
+ - Tape drives (st).
+ * Internal sound (asc).
+ * NuBus internal expansion bus (nubus) (except on the 840AV).
+ * Most NuBus video cards.
+ * Both internal serial ports (zsc).
+ * ADB keyboards and mice (adb) (except on the IIfx, Quadra 900 and 950).
+ * Ethernet cards based on the Natl. Semiconductor 8390 (Asante, Apple,
+ and a few others) (ae).
+ * Quadra/Centris AV series' onboard MACE ethernet (mc).
+ * Some ethernet cards based on the SONIC chip including internal
+ Ethernet on many of Apple's non-AV Quadras/Centrises (sn).
-Some systems are reportedly almost supported:
- LC/Performa575 (if 68LC040 replaced with a 68040)
- LC/Performa630 (if 68LC040 replaced with a 68040, and booted from an
- external SCSI drive)
- PowerBook 550c (but the internal SCSI drive is not supported yet)
+Untested systems:
+ The following Macintosh models are untested and/or lack support for
+ major subsystems. It is very likely that many of these system don't
+ work at all.
+ * Classic family: Color Classic, Classic II
+ * Macintosh II family: Mac II, IIx, IIcx, IIci, IIsi, IIfx, IIvi, IIvx,
+ Performa 600
+ * LC family: LC, LC II, LC III, LC III+, Performa 400-430,
+ Performa 450, Performa 460
+ * 500 family: 520, 550, 575, 580, Mac TV
-What isn't supported, but often asked about:
- PowerPC-based Macs. Newer Mac PPC systems are supported by the
+OpenBSD/MACHINE OSREV does NOT run on these machines:
+ * PowerPC-based Macs. Newer Mac PPC systems are supported by the
OpenBSD/macppc port.
-dnl XXX I think IIfx work now...
- Machines based on Apple's IOP technology including the Mac IIfx.
- Machines based on the 68LC040 processor. Unfortunately, the chip
- itself contains a major bug for which no workaround is available
- in OpenBSD.
- LCPDS Ethernet cards.
- Apple Communication Slot (CS) Ethernet cards.
- Floppy drive.
+ * Powerbook family. Hardware capabilities limit the usability of these
+ systems.
+ * Machines based on the 68LC040 processor. Unfortunately, the chip
+ itself contains a major bug for which there is no software workaround
+ available in OpenBSD.
+
+Hardware that we do NOT currently support, but get many questions about:
+ * LCPDS Ethernet cards.
+ * Apple Communication Slot (CS) Ethernet cards.
+ * Floppy drive.
+ * IOP ADB subsystem on the IIfx, Quadra 900 and 950.
+ * IDE drives.
diff --git a/distrib/notes/mac68k/install b/distrib/notes/mac68k/install
index 7ffe4451a3f..28e65dd7a9e 100644
--- a/distrib/notes/mac68k/install
+++ b/distrib/notes/mac68k/install
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-dnl $OpenBSD: install,v 1.29 2004/12/03 20:42:05 miod Exp $
+dnl $OpenBSD: install,v 1.30 2005/05/26 20:36:40 martin Exp $
OpenBSDInstallShortPrelude
OpenBSDInstallPart2
@@ -6,7 +6,9 @@ OpenBSDInstallPart2
Double-click on the BSD/Mac68k Booter icon on the desktop to
start the application. Go to the "Booting..." entry in the
"Options" menu, and make it point to the bsd.rd kernel on your
- Mac OS filesystem. Then boot the kernel.
+ Mac OS filesystem. For the Quadra 605, LC 475, Performa 475 and
+ Performa 476 models it is also necessary to activate the video address
+ hack. Now boot the kernel.
OpenBSDBootMsgs