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| -rw-r--r-- | distrib/notes/mvme88k/contents | 5 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | distrib/notes/mvme88k/hardware | 23 |
2 files changed, 18 insertions, 10 deletions
diff --git a/distrib/notes/mvme88k/contents b/distrib/notes/mvme88k/contents index 0849c39faa7..e561359b0d8 100644 --- a/distrib/notes/mvme88k/contents +++ b/distrib/notes/mvme88k/contents @@ -1,4 +1,4 @@ -dnl $OpenBSD: contents,v 1.26 2013/05/12 12:15:59 miod Exp $ +dnl $OpenBSD: contents,v 1.27 2013/05/27 21:25:56 miod Exp $ TopPart OpenBSDdistsets @@ -18,7 +18,8 @@ OpenBSDrd loader. sboot The OpenBSD/MACHINE Sun-compatible network boot loader, in S-records format. - stboot A VID tape block. + stboot A VID tape block, to be used with the tape boot + loader. tftpboot The OpenBSD/MACHINE tftp-compatible network boot loader. diff --git a/distrib/notes/mvme88k/hardware b/distrib/notes/mvme88k/hardware index c5de7807b76..2d42c150dce 100644 --- a/distrib/notes/mvme88k/hardware +++ b/distrib/notes/mvme88k/hardware @@ -1,4 +1,4 @@ -dnl $OpenBSD: hardware,v 1.17 2013/05/17 23:17:21 miod Exp $ +dnl $OpenBSD: hardware,v 1.18 2013/05/27 21:25:56 miod Exp $ OpenBSD/MACHINE OSREV runs on the systems built around the following MVME boards: @@ -16,10 +16,13 @@ OpenBSD/MACHINE OSREV supports MVME188 and MVME197DP SMP (Symmetrical MultiProcessor) systems. To support SMP operation, a separate SMP kernel (bsd.mp) is included with the installation file sets. -While OpenBSD will boot in 8MB, 16MB of RAM are recommended as a minimum for -the system not to be swap-bound, wint 32MB or more being recommended for -serious usage of the system. A minimal system can probably be squeezed -onto a 250MB disk by installing only the `base' and `etc' sets. +While OpenBSD will boot single-user in 8MB, a minimum of 12MB of RAM is +necessary to install and boot multi-user, and 16MB of RAM are recommended +as a minimum for the system not to be swap-bound, with 32MB or more being +recommended for serious usage of the system. A minimal system can probably +be squeezed onto a 250MB disk by installing only the `base' and `etc' sets +and using a small swap partition. + Note that until you have at least 32MB of RAM, getting more RAM is more important than getting a faster CPU board. @@ -43,15 +46,19 @@ Supported devices: MVME181 on-board devices: serial ports, ttya-ttyb (dart) +MVME181 compatible VME memory boards: + MVME224 and MVME224A (4, 8, 16 and 32MB) + MVME236 (4, 8 and 16MB) + MVME187, M8120 and MVME197 on-board devices: - Cirrus Logic CD2401 serial ports, tty00-tty03/tty07(M8120) (cl) + Cirrus Logic CD2401 serial ports (cl) Intel 82596CA Ethernet (ie) NCR53c710 SCSI Controller (osiop) 128KB SRAM (/dev/sram0) 8KB NVRAM (/dev/nvram0) MVME188 on-board devices: - serial ports on SYSCON board, ttya-ttyb (dart) + serial ports on SYSCON board (dart) 2KB NVRAM (/dev/nvram0) Additional VMEbus devices: @@ -59,5 +66,5 @@ Additional VMEbus devices: MVME327A SCSI and floppy Controller (vsbic), currently limited to the SCSI interface only MVME328 High Performance SCSI Controller (vs) - MVME332XT High Performance Serial I/O Controller (vx) +dnl MVME332XT High Performance Serial I/O Controller (vx) MVME376 Ethernet Communications Controller (le) |