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authorNiklas Hallqvist <niklas@cvs.openbsd.org>1996-10-30 22:41:57 +0000
committerNiklas Hallqvist <niklas@cvs.openbsd.org>1996-10-30 22:41:57 +0000
commit072b56c97e17e8e69ddab5a735b5297387a88a70 (patch)
tree22eaee09956502609c240ddff8a108d8733521f9 /sys/arch/alpha/STATUS
parentb85b15782739220b5bf2563ccdc7ac9e256a31d2 (diff)
Merge to NetBSD 961020. Retained our kernel APIs where NetBSD has changed.
-Wall -Wstrict-prototypes -Wmissing-prototypes too.
Diffstat (limited to 'sys/arch/alpha/STATUS')
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1 files changed, 17 insertions, 23 deletions
diff --git a/sys/arch/alpha/STATUS b/sys/arch/alpha/STATUS
index b0d70786deb..62539c2ea7d 100644
--- a/sys/arch/alpha/STATUS
+++ b/sys/arch/alpha/STATUS
@@ -1,17 +1,16 @@
-$OpenBSD: STATUS,v 1.4 1996/07/29 22:57:07 niklas Exp $
-$NetBSD: STATUS,v 1.3.4.1 1996/06/13 20:49:04 cgd Exp $
+$OpenBSD: STATUS,v 1.5 1996/10/30 22:37:54 niklas Exp $
+$NetBSD: STATUS,v 1.5 1996/09/06 04:01:37 cgd Exp $
-NetBSD/Alpha's Status
+OpenBSD/Alpha's Status
If you find an inaccuracy in this file, can clarify it in any place,
-etc., please send mail to me (cgd@cs.cmu.edu).
+etc., please send mail to me (niklas@appli.se).
Supported hardware:
- DEC 3000/[456789]00 (I've only tested it on the 400 and
- 600, but the rest should "just work) using the following
- peripherals:
+ DEC 3000/[456789]00 (I've not tested them, but they should
+ "just work") using the following peripherals:
Supported hardware:
Built-in serial ports
@@ -58,12 +57,11 @@ Supported hardware:
DEC ZLXp-E2 and ZLXp-E3 PCI video boards.
Other PCI boards.
- AlphaStation 600 systems, with the same supported hardware
- list as the AlphaStation {200,250,255,400} systems. (NOTE
- THAT THAT MEANS THE AlphaStation 600's BUILT-IN SCSI
+ AlphaStation 500 and 600 systems, with the same supported
+ hardware list as the AlphaStation {200,250,255,400} systems.
+ (NOTE THAT THAT MEANS THE AlphaStation 600's BUILT-IN SCSI
CONTROLLERS DO NOT WORK. You'll need to get a 53c810 board,
- or run diskless.) AlphaStation 500 systems may work, but
- have not been tested.
+ or run diskless.)
AXPpci systems (including Multia), with the same supported
hardware list as the AlphaStation {200,250,255,400} systems.
@@ -75,16 +73,9 @@ At this time none of the following systems are supported:
in disguise).
Multiprocessor Alpha systems
-I was hoping to get a DECpc AXP port working "for free" based on
-the PCI work, but the DECpc AXP is a very different (and, in my
-opinion, very alien) piece of hardware. If somebody wants to make
-NetBSD/Alpha run on the DECpc AXP system, get in touch and I'll do
-what I can to help you get started.
-
-
Console frame buffers & keyboard are supported only with the frame
buffers and keyboards mentioned as supported above. On other systems
-(including all TurboChannel-based machines), NetBSD/Alpha _must_ be used
+(including all TurboChannel-based machines), OpenBSD/Alpha _must_ be used
with a serial console. To configure various Alpha systems to use a serial
console, do the following depending on the model:
@@ -108,10 +99,13 @@ See the file src/sys/arch/alpha/README to find out how to get the
latest sources and binaries.
Please see the file src/sys/arch/alpha/TODO.users for a list of things
-that users can do to help NetBSD/Alpha improve. If you're interested
+that users can do to help OpenBSD/Alpha improve. If you're interested
in doing any of them, or porting to new hardware, get in touch and
I'll do what I can to help.
-Chris Demetriou
-cgd@cs.cmu.edu
+This document was derived from the NetBSD version originally written by
+Chris Demetriou <cgd@cs.cmu.edu>.
+
+Niklas Hallqvist
+niklas@openbsd.org