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diff --git a/distrib/notes/sparc/hardware b/distrib/notes/sparc/hardware index 977abd4f808..d425275cfe8 100644 --- a/distrib/notes/sparc/hardware +++ b/distrib/notes/sparc/hardware @@ -1,6 +1,16 @@ -NetBSD/sparc 1.0 runs on Sun4c class machines only, which includes -the SS1, SS1+, SS2, IPC, ELC, IPX, and the SLC. It does not run -on Sun4, Sun4m, or Sun4d machines. +NetBSD/sparc 1.1 runs on the following classes of machines: + - sun4c (e.g. the SS1, SS1+, SS2, IPC, ELC, IPX, and SLC) + - sun4 (e.g. the 4/100, 4/200, and 4/300. note that support + for the 4/400 processor is incomplete) + +NetBSD/sparc 1.1 does *not* run on these machines (yet): + - sun-4/400 (lacking support for the I/O cache, and has + ethernet problems) + - sun4m (e.g. sparc classic, 4, 5, 10, and 20) + - sun4d (e.g. sparc center 2000) + +Work on porting NetBSD/sparc to the sun4m platform is currently in +progress, but was not ready in time for the 1.1 release. The minimal configuration requires 4M of RAM and ~60M of disk space. To install the entire system requires much more disk space, and to run @@ -10,16 +20,36 @@ around 16M of RAM, getting more RAM is more important than getting a faster CPU.) Supported devices include: - Video: cgthree, cgsix, and bwtwo frame buffers - Serial ports: ttya and ttyb - On-board AMD Lance ethernet - Some SCSI CD-ROM drives - Sun keyboard and mouse + sun4c sbus video: + cgsix, cgthree, and bwtwo frame buffers + sun4 video (not thoroughly tested?): + P4 on-board bwtwo, and VME cgtwo card + serial ports: + ttya and ttyb (can be used as console if needed) + ethernet: + on-board AMD Lance ethernet ("le0"), + Sbus AMD Lance ethernet cards, + on-board Intel 82586 ethernet (ie0 on 4/100's and 4/200's), + VME Intel 82586 ethernet cards + SCSI: + on-board "esp" SCSI controller (sun4c's, and the 4/300), + sbus "esp" SCSI controller, + Sun "SUN-3"/"si" VME SCSI controller (polled mode only, slow), + Sun "SCSI Weird"/"sw" on-board controller (4/110 only, polled) + VME disks: + Xylogics 7053 VME/SMD disk controller ("xd"), + Xylogics 450/451 VME disk controller ("xy") + [note: VME/IPI disks are not supported] + sun floppy disk drive on sun4c's + sun keyboard and mouse + sun4c audio + Hardware the we do NOT currently support, but get many questions about: - The floppy drive. + sun4m, including multiprocessor machines + interrupt driven SCSI driver for sun-4/100's and sun-4/200's + +The next release will hopefully run on many more machines. In +particular, some Sun4m support will be there. -The next release will likely run on many more machines. In -particular, some Sun4 support will be there, and perhaps even -Sun4m. |