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author | Miod Vallat <miod@cvs.openbsd.org> | 2008-08-18 23:19:30 +0000 |
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committer | Miod Vallat <miod@cvs.openbsd.org> | 2008-08-18 23:19:30 +0000 |
commit | 87d00f400eaf86a770dc09268649713d4a3d50f4 (patch) | |
tree | 9303df1e5e118503c8e8801c63811ceb1e56e53a /distrib/notes/vax | |
parent | fdbef39f25299be7dfee8fd1e022a3c078802917 (diff) |
Add support for the ``Firefox'' VAXstation 3520/3540/3820/3840 workstations,
currently limited to serial console and a single processor working.
All ``on-board'' devices, including the Q-bus adapter, but except for
the frame buffer, are supported. The machine will boot over the network
or from SCSI devices.
Lots of thanks to Al Kossow for www.bitsavers.org, on which I found the
technical documentation allowing me to complete this port (which was
lacking at the time I got that machine...).
Diffstat (limited to 'distrib/notes/vax')
-rw-r--r-- | distrib/notes/vax/hardware | 6 | ||||
-rw-r--r-- | distrib/notes/vax/prep | 22 |
2 files changed, 19 insertions, 9 deletions
diff --git a/distrib/notes/vax/hardware b/distrib/notes/vax/hardware index 04bc0379769..7b6332a3576 100644 --- a/distrib/notes/vax/hardware +++ b/distrib/notes/vax/hardware @@ -1,10 +1,11 @@ -dnl $OpenBSD: hardware,v 1.24 2008/08/06 18:23:56 miod Exp $ +dnl $OpenBSD: hardware,v 1.25 2008/08/18 23:19:15 miod Exp $ OpenBSD/MACHINE OSREV runs on a wide variety of VAX hardware. The following systems have been tested: - VAXstation 2000 - VAXstation 3100/{30,40} - VAXstation 3100/{38,48} - VAXstation 3100/76 + - VAXstation 3520,3540 - VAXstation 4000/VLC - VAXstation 4000/60 - VAXstation 4000/90 @@ -42,7 +43,8 @@ Supported devices {:-include-:}: * SCSI controllers: - NCR 5380 (asc) or NCR 53C9x (ncr) on-board SCSI (this {:-include-:}s most 3100s and VAXstation 4000s, as well - as the VAX 4000 10x series). + as the VAX 4000 10x series) + - SII (sii) SCSI on VAXstation 35x0 I/O module * Serial ports: - DZ*11 lines (also DZ*11 compatible lines on VAXstations) (dz) diff --git a/distrib/notes/vax/prep b/distrib/notes/vax/prep index 943299f581a..01b1e4cd986 100644 --- a/distrib/notes/vax/prep +++ b/distrib/notes/vax/prep @@ -1,4 +1,4 @@ -dnl $OpenBSD: prep,v 1.8 2008/08/05 23:03:50 miod Exp $ +dnl $OpenBSD: prep,v 1.9 2008/08/18 23:19:15 miod Exp $ VAX machines don't generally need any specific preparation. You will need to properly identify the console port on your machine. @@ -15,12 +15,20 @@ position. Be warned that early VAXstation 3100 models do not have a hole in the enclosure to access the switch, and will need to be opened for the switch to be flipped. -As an exception to the above rule, VXT2000 machines have a W3 jumper on -the motherboard, near the power supply connector. When the jumper is -open, the VXT2000 will use the keyboard and frame buffer console (this -is the factory configuration). Shorting the jumper will switch to -serial console on the DB25 serial connector, and will disable the -frame buffer. +There are two exceptions to the above rule, however: + +- VXT2000 machines have a W3 jumper on the motherboard, near the power supply + connector. When the jumper is open, the VXT2000 will use the keyboard and + frame buffer console (this is the factory configuration). Shorting the + jumper will switch to serial console on the DB25 serial connector, and will + disable the frame buffer. + +- VAXstation 35x0 do not have a permanent setting to force console on the + printer/console serial port. It will, however, default to serial console + if the graphics option boards are removed from the machine, or if the + ``Halt'' button on the maintainence panel is kept pressed during powerup + or reset, until the I/O panel led indicator displays `B' and output + appears on the serial port. Note that, if the frame buffer in your VAXstation is not supported, OpenBSD will use serial port 3 as the console, as if the S3 switch had been in the |