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+
+

FreeBSD 4.7-RELEASE + Errata

+ +

The FreeBSD Project

+ +

Copyright © 2000, 2001, 2002 by + The FreeBSD Documentation Project

+ +

$FreeBSD: + src/release/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/errata/article.sgml,v + 1.1.2.82 2002/09/16 23:08:45 bmah Exp $
+

+
+
+ +
+
+ + +

This document lists errata items for FreeBSD + 4.7-RELEASE, containing significant information + discovered after the release. This information includes + security advisories, as well as news relating to the + software or documentation that could affect its operation + or usability. An up-to-date version of this document + should always be consulted before installing this version + of FreeBSD.

+ +

Unless otherwise noted, items listed here also pertain + to FreeBSD 4.6.2-RELEASE, which was designed to fix + certain, specific problems in 4.6-RELEASE (see the + release notes for more details).

+ +

This errata document for FreeBSD 4.7-RELEASE will be + maintained until the release of FreeBSD 4.8-RELEASE.

+
+
+ +
+
+ +

1 Introduction

+ +

This errata document contains ``late-breaking news'' + about FreeBSD 4.7-RELEASE. Before installing this version, + it is important to consult this document to learn about any + post-release discoveries or problems that may already have + been found and fixed.

+ +

Any version of this errata document actually distributed + with the release (for example, on a CDROM distribution) + will be out of date by definition, but other copies are + kept updated on the Internet and should be consulted as the + ``current errata'' for this release. These other copies of + the errata are located at http://www.FreeBSD.org/releases/, plus any sites + which keep up-to-date mirrors of this location.

+ +

Source and binary snapshots of FreeBSD 4-STABLE also + contain up-to-date copies of this document (as of the time + of the snapshot).

+ +

For a list of all FreeBSD CERT security advisories, see + http://www.FreeBSD.org/security/ or ftp://ftp.FreeBSD.org/pub/FreeBSD/CERT/.

+
+ +
+
+ +

2 Security + Advisories

+ +

No active security advisories.

+
+ +
+
+ +

3 Late-Breaking + News

+ +

No news.

+
+
+
+ +

This file, and other release-related + documents, can be downloaded from ftp://ftp.FreeBSD.org/.

+ +

For questions about FreeBSD, read the + documentation + before contacting <questions@FreeBSD.org>.

+ +

For questions about this + documentation, e-mail <doc@FreeBSD.org>.

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+
+

FreeBSD/alpha 4.7-RELEASE + Hardware Notes

+ +

The FreeBSD Documentation + Project

+ +

Copyright © 2000, 2001, 2002 by + The FreeBSD Documentation Project

+
+
+ +
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+
Table of Contents
+ +
1 Introduction
+ +
2 Supported processors and + motherboards
+ +
+
+
2.1 Overview
+ +
2.2 In general, what do you need + to run FreeBSD on an Alpha?
+ +
2.3 System-specific + information
+ +
+
+
2.3.1 AXPpci33 + (``NoName'')
+ +
2.3.2 Universal Desktop Box + (UDB or ``Multia'')
+ +
2.3.3 Personal Workstation + (``Miata'')
+ +
2.3.4 DEC3000 family (the + ``Bird'' machines)
+ +
2.3.5 Evaluation Board 64 + family
+ +
2.3.6 Evaluation Board 164 + (``EB164, PC164, PC164LX, PC164SX'') + family
+ +
2.3.7 AlphaStation 200 + (``Mustang'') and 400 (``Avanti'') + series
+ +
2.3.8 AlphaStation 500 and + 600 (``Alcor'' & ``Maverick'' for EV5, + ``Bret'' for EV56)
+ +
2.3.9 AlphaServer 1000 + (``Mikasa''), 1000A (``Noritake'') and + 800(``Corelle'')
+ +
2.3.10 DS10/VS10/XP900 + (``Webbrick'') / XP1000 (``Monet'') / DS10L + (``Slate'')
+ +
2.3.11 DS20/DS20E + (``Goldrush'')
+ +
2.3.12 AlphaPC 264DP / + UP2000
+ +
2.3.13 AlphaServer 2000 + (``DemiSable''), 2100 (``Sable''), 2100A + (``Lynx'')
+ +
2.3.14 AlphaServer 4x00 + (``Rawhide'')
+ +
2.3.15 AlphaServer 1200 + (``Tincup'') and AlphaStation 1200 + (``DaVinci'')
+ +
2.3.16 AlphaServer 8200 + and 8400 (``TurboLaser'')
+ +
2.3.17 Alpha Processor + Inc. UP1000
+ +
2.3.18 Alpha Processor + Inc. UP1100
+ +
2.3.19 Alpha Processor + Inc. CS20, Compaq DS20L
+
+
+ +
2.4 Supported Hardware + Overview
+ +
2.5 Acknowledgments
+
+
+ +
3 Supported Devices
+ +
+
+
3.1 Disk Controllers
+ +
3.2 Ethernet + Interfaces
+ +
3.3 FDDI Interfaces
+ +
3.4 ATM Interfaces
+ +
3.5 Wireless Network + Interfaces
+ +
3.6 Miscellaneous + Networks
+ +
3.7 ISDN Interfaces
+ +
3.8 Multi-port Serial + Interfaces
+ +
3.9 Audio Devices
+ +
3.10 Camera and Video Capture + Devices
+ +
3.11 USB Devices
+ +
3.12 Miscellaneous
+
+
+
+
+ +
+
+ +

1 Introduction

+ +

This document contains the hardware compatability notes + for FreeBSD 4.7-RELEASE on the Alpha/AXP hardware platform + (also referred to as FreeBSD/alpha 4.7-RELEASE). It lists + devices known to work on this platform, as well as some + notes on boot-time kernel customization that may be useful + when attempting to configure support for new devices.

+ +
+
+

Note: This document includes information + specific to the Alpha/AXP hardware platform. Versions + of the hardware compatability notes for other + architectures will differ in some details.

+
+
+
+ +
+
+ +

2 Supported processors + and motherboards

+ Maintained + by Wilko Bulte. + +

Additions, corrections and constructive criticism are + invited. In particular, information on system quirks is + more than welcome.

+ +
+
+ +

2.1 Overview

+ +

This document tries to provide a starting point for + those who want to run FreeBSD on an Alpha-based machine. + It is aimed at providing background information on the + various hardware designs. It is not a replacement for the + systems manuals.

+ +

The information is structured as follows:

+ +
    +
  • +

    general hardware requirements to run FreeBSD on + alpha;

    +
    • + +
  • +

    system specific information for each of the + systems/boards supported by FreeBSD;

    +
    • + +
  • +

    information on expansion boards for FreeBSD, + including things that differ from what is in the + generic supported hardware list.

    +
    • +
+ +
+
+

Note: You will see references to DEC, + Digital Equipment Corporation and Compaq used more or + less interchangeably. Now that Compaq has acquired + Digital Equipment it would be more correct to refer + to Compaq only. Given the fact that you will see the + mix of names everywhere, I don't bother.

+
+
+ +
+
+

Note: SRM commands will be in UPPER CASE. Lower case input + is also acceptable to SRM. Upper case is used for + clarity.

+
+
+ +
+
+

Note: Compaq has put information on the Web + for Linux developers that is also very useful for + FreeBSD users. Please check at Linux Alpha Power tools.

+
+
+
+ +
+
+ +

2.2 In general, what do + you need to run FreeBSD on an Alpha?

+ +

Obviously you will need an Alpha machine that FreeBSD + knows about. Alpha machines are NOT like PCs. There are + considerable differences between the various core logic + chip sets and mainboard designs. This means that a kernel + needs to know the intimate details of a particular + machine before it can run on it. Throwing some odd GENERIC kernel at unknown hardware + is almost guaranteed to fail miserably.

+ +

For a machine even to be considered for FreeBSD use + please make sure it has the SRM console firmware + installed. Or at least make sure that SRM console + firmware is available for the particular machine type. If + FreeBSD does not currently support your machine type, + there is a good chance that this will change at some + point in time, assuming SRM is available. All bets are + off when SRM console firmware is not available.

+ +

Machines with the ARC or AlphaBIOS console firmware + were intended for WindowsNT. Some have SRM console + firmware available in the system ROMs which you only have + to select (via an ARC or AlphaBIOS menu). In other cases + you will have to re-flash the ROMs with SRM code. Check + on http://ftp.digital.com/pub/DEC/Alpha/firmware to see + what is available for your particular system. In any + case: no SRM means no FreeBSD (or NetBSD, OpenBSD, + Tru64 Unix or OpenVMS for that matter). With the demise + of WindowsNT/alpha a lot of former NT boxes are sold on + the second hand market. They have little or no trade-in + value when they are NT-only from the console firmware + perspective. So, be suspicious if the price appears too + good.

+ +

Known non-SRM machines are:

+ +
    +
  • +

    Digital XL series

    +
    • + +
  • +

    Digital XLT series

    +
    • + +
  • +

    Samsung PC164UX (``Ruffian'')

    +
    • + +
  • +

    Samsung 164B

    +
    • +
+ +

Machines that have SRM but are not supported by + FreeBSD are:

+ +
    +
  • +

    DECpc 150 (``Jensen'')

    +
    • + +
  • +

    DEC 2000/300 (``Jensen'')

    +
    • + +
  • +

    DEC 2000/500 (``Culzean'')

    +
    • + +
  • +

    AXPvme series (``Medulla'')

    +
    • +
+ +

To complicate things a bit further: Digital used to + have so called ``white-box'' Alpha machines destined as + NT-only and ``blue-box'' Alpha machines destined for + OpenVMS and Digital Unix. These names are based on the + color of the cabinets, ``FrostWhite'' and ``TopGunBlue'' + respectively. Although you could put the SRM console + firmware on a whitebox, OpenVMS and Digital Unix will + refuse to boot on them. FreeBSD in post-4.0-RELEASE will + run on both the white and the blue-box variants. Before + someone asks: the white ones had a rather different + (read: cheaper) Digital price tag.

+ +

As part of the SRM you will get the so called OSF/1 + PAL code (OSF/1 being the initial name of Digital's UNIX + offering on Alpha). The PAL code can be thought of as a + software abstraction layer between the hardware and the + operating system. It uses normal CPU instruction plus a + handful of privileged instructions specific for PAL use. + PAL is not microcode. The ARC console firmware contains a + different PAL code, geared towards WinNT and in no way + suitable for use by FreeBSD (or more generic: Unix or + OpenVMS). Before someone asks: Linux/alpha brings its own + PAL code, allowing it to boot on ARC and AlphaBIOS. There + are various reasons why this is not a very good idea in + the eyes of the *BSD folks. I don't want to go into + details here. If you are interested in the gory details + search the FreeBSD and NetBSD web sites.

+ +

There is another pitfall ahead: you will need a disk + adapter that the SRM console firmware recognizes in order + to be able to boot from a disk. What is acceptable to SRM + as a boot adapter is unfortunately highly system and SRM + version dependent. For older PCI based machines it means + you will need either a NCR/Symbios 53C810 based adapter, + or a Qlogic 1020/1040 based adapter. Some machines come + with a SCSI chip embedded on the mainboard. Newer machine + designs and SRM versions will be able to work with more + modern SCSI chips/adapters. Check out the machine + specific info below. Please note that the rest of this + discussion only refers to Symbios chips, this is meant to + include the older chips that still have NCR stamped on + them. Symbios bought NCR sometime.

+ +

The problem might bite those who have machines that + started their lives as WindowsNT boxes. The ARC or + AlphaBIOS knows about other adapter types that it can + boot from than the SRM. For example you can boot from an + Adaptec 2940UW with ARC/AlphaBios but (generally) not + with SRM. Some newer machine types have introduced + Adaptec boot support. Please consult the machine specific + section for details.

+ +

Most adapters that cannot be booted from work fine for + data-only disks. The differences between SRM and ARC + could also get you pre-packaged IDE CDROMs and hard + drives in some (former WindowsNT) systems. SRM versions + exist (depends on the machine type) that can boot from + IDE disks and CDROMs. Check the machine specific section + for details.

+ +

FreeBSD 4.0 and later can be booted from the + distribution CDROM. Earlier versions needed booting from + a 2 disk floppy set.

+ +

In order to be bootable the root partition (partition + a) must be at offset 0 of the disk drive. This means you + have to use the installer's partitioning menu and start + with assigning partition a at offset 0 to the root + partition. Subsequently layout the rest of the partitions + to your liking. If you do not adhere to this rule the + install will proceed just fine, but the system will not + be bootable from the freshly installed disk.

+ +

If you don't have/want a local disk drive you can boot + via the Ethernet. This assumes an Ethernet adapter/chip + that is recognized by the SRM console. Generally speaking + this boils down to either a 21040 or 21142 or 21143 based + Ethernet interface. Older machines or SRM versions may + not recognize the 21142 / 21143 Fast Ethernet chips, you + are then limited to using 10Mbit Ethernet for net booting + those machines. Non-DEC cards based on said chips will + generally (but are not guaranteed to) work. Note that + Intel took over the 21x4x chips when it bought Digital + Semiconductor. So you might see an Intel logo on them + these days. Recent machine designs have SRM support for + Intel 8255x Ethernet chips.

+ +

Alpha machines can be run with SRM on a graphics + console or on a serial console. ARC can also be run on a + serial consoles if need be. VT100 emulation with 8 bit + controls should at least allow you to switch from + ARC/AlphaBIOS to SRM mode without having to install a + graphics card first.

+ +

If you want to run your Alpha machine without a + monitor/graphics card just don't connect a keyboard/mouse + to the machine. Instead hook up a serial + terminal[emulator] to serial port #1. The SRM will talk + 9600N81 to you. This can also be really practical for + debugging purposes. Beware: some/most (?) SRMs will also + present you with a console prompt at serial port #2. The + booting kernel, however, will display the boot messages + on serial port #1 and will also put the console there. + This can be + extremely confusing.

+ +

Most PCI based Alphas can use ordinary PC-type VGA + cards. The SRM contains enough smarts to make that work. + It does not, however, mean that each and every PCI VGA + card out on the street will work in an Alpha machine. + Things like S3 Trio64, Mach64, and Matrox Millennium + generally work. Old ET4000 based ISA cards have also + worked for me. But ask around first before buying.

+ +

Most PCI devices from the PC-world will also work in + FreeBSD PCI-based machines. Check the /sys/alpha/conf/GENERIC file for the + latest word on this. Check the appropriate machine type's + discussion in case you want to use PCI cards that have + PCI bridge chips on them. In some cases you might + encounter problems with PCI cards not handling PCI parity + correctly. This can lead to panics. PCI parity checking + can be disabled using the following SRM command:

+
+    >>> SET PCI_PARITY OFF
+
+ +

This is not a FreeBSD problem, all operating systems + running on Alpha hardware will need this workaround.

+ +

If your system (also) contains EISA expansion slots + you will need to run the EISA Configuration Utility (ECU) + after you have installed EISA cards or after you have + upgraded your console firmware.

+ +

For Alpha CPUs you will find multiple generations. The + original Alpha design is the 21064. It was produced in a + chip process called MOS4, chips made in this process are + nicknamed EV4. Newer CPUs are 21164, 21264 etc. You will + see designations like EV4S, EV45, EV5, EV56, EV6, EV67, + EV68. The EVs with double digit numbers are slightly + improved versions. For example EV45 has an improved FPU + and 16 kByte on-chip separate I & D caches compared + to the EV4 on which it is based. Rule of thumb: the + higher the digit immediately following ``EV'' the more + desirable (read: faster / more modern).

+ +

For memory you want at least 32 Mbytes. I have had + FreeBSD run on a 16 Mbyte system but you will not enjoy + that. Kernel build times halved when I went to 32 Mbytes. + Note that the SRM console steals 2Mbyte from the total + system memory (and keeps it). For more serious work 64 + Mbytes or more are recommended.

+ +

While on the subject of memory: pay close attention to + the type of memory your machine uses. There are very + different memory configurations and requirements for the + various machines.

+ +

Final word: I expect the above to sound a bit daunting + to the first-time Alpha user. Don't be daunted too much. + And do feel free to ask questions if something is not + clear after reading this document.

+
+ +
+
+ +

2.3 System-specific + information

+ +

Below is an overview of the hardware that FreeBSD runs + on. This list will definitely grow, a look in /sys/alpha/conf/GENERIC can be + enlightening.

+ +

Alpha machines are often best known by their project + code name. Where known these are listed below in + parentheses.

+ +
+
+ +

2.3.1 AXPpci33 + (``NoName'')

+ +

The NoName is a baby-AT mainboard based on the 21066 + LCA (Low Cost Alpha) processor. NoName was originally + designed for OEM-use. The LCA chip includes almost all + of the logic to drive a PCI bus and the memory + subsystem. All of this makes for a low-priced + design.

+ +

Due to the limited memory interface the system is + not particularly fast in case of cache misses. As long + as you stay inside the on-chip cache the CPU is + comparable to a 21064 (first generation Alpha). These + boards should be very cheap to obtain these days. It is + a full-fledged 64 bit CPU, just don't expect miracles + as far as speed goes.

+ +

Features:

+ +
    +
  • +

    21066 Alpha CPU at 166 MHz or 21066A CPU at + 233MHz. 21068 CPUs are also possible, but are even + slower.

    +
    • + +
  • +

    on-board Bcache / L2 cache: 0, 256k or 1 Mbyte + (uses DIL chips)

    +
    • + +
  • +

    PS/2 mouse & keyboard port OR 5pin DIN + keyboard (2 mainboard models)

    +
    • + +
  • +

    memory:

    + +
      +
    • +

      bus width: 64 bits

      +
      • + +
    • +

      PS/2 style 72 pin 36 bit Fast Page Mode + SIMMs

      +
      • + +
    • +

      70ns or better

      +
      • + +
    • +

      installed in pairs of 2

      +
      • + +
    • +

      4 SIMM sockets

      +
      • + +
    • +

      uses ECC

      +
      • +
    +
    • + +
  • +

    512kB Flash ROM for the console code.

    +
    • + +
  • +

    2 16550A serial ports

    +
    • + +
  • +

    1 parallel port

    +
    • + +
  • +

    floppy interface

    +
    • + +
  • +

    1 embedded IDE interface

    +
    • + +
  • +

    expansion:

    + +
      +
    • +

      3 32 bit PCI slots (1 shared with ISA)

      +
      • + +
    • +

      5 ISA slots (1 shared with PCI)

      +
      • +
    +
    • + +
  • +

    embedded Fast SCSI using a Symbios 53C810 + chip

    +
    • +
+ +

NoNames can either have SRM or ARC + console firmware in their Flash ROM. The Flash ROM is + not big enough to hold both ARC and SRM at the same + time and allow software selection of alternate console + code. But you only need SRM anyway.

+ +

Cache for the NoNames are 15 or 20 ns DIL chips. For + a 256 kByte cache you want to check your junked 486 + mainboard. Chips for a 1 Mbyte cache are a rarer breed + unfortunately. Getting at least a 256kByte cache is + recommended performance wise. Cache-less they are + really slow.

+ +

The NoName mainboard has a PC/AT-standard power + connector. It also has a power connector for 3.3 Volts. + No need to rush out to get a new power supply. The 3.3 + Volts is only needed in case you run 3.3 Volts PCI + expansion boards. These are quite rare.

+ +

The IDE interface is supported by FreeBSD and + requires a line in the kernel configuration file as + follows:

+
+    device ata0 at isa? port IO_WD1 irq 14
+
+ +

The SRM console unfortunately cannot boot + from IDE disks. This means you will have to use a SCSI + disk as the boot device.

+ +

The NoName is somewhat stubborn when it comes to + serial consoles. It needs

+
+    >>> SET CONSOLE SERIAL
+
+ +

before it goes for a serial console. Pulling the + keyboard from the machine is not sufficient, like it is + on most other Alpha models. Going back to a graphical + console needs

+
+    >>> SET CONSOLE GRAPHICS
+
+ +

at the serial console.

+ +

There have been reports that you sometimes need to + press Control-Alt-Del to capture + the SRM's attention. I have never seen this myself, but + it is worth trying if you are greeted by a blank screen + after powerup.

+ +

Make sure you use true 36 bit SIMMs, and only FPM + (Fast Page Mode) DRAM. EDO DRAM or SIMMs with fake + parity will + not work. The board uses the 4 extra bits + for ECC. 33 bit FPM SIMMs will for the same reason not + work.

+ +

Given the choice, get the PS/2-variant mainboard. + Apart from giving you a mouse port as bonus it is + directly supported by Tru64 Unix in case you ever want + or need to run it. The ``DIN-plug''-variant should work + OK for FreeBSD.

+ +

The OEM manual is recommended + reading.

+ +

The kernel configuration file for a NoName kernel + must contain:

+
+    options    DEC_AXPPCI_33           
+    cpu EV4
+
+
+ +
+
+ +

2.3.2 Universal + Desktop Box (UDB or ``Multia'')

+ +
+
+

Note: Multia can be either Intel or Alpha + CPU based. We assume Alpha based ones here for + obvious reasons.

+
+
+ +

Multia is a small desktop box intended as a sort of + personal workstation. They come in a considerable + number of variations, check closely what you get.

+ +

Features:

+ +
    +
  • +

    21066 Alpha CPU at 166 MHz or 21066A CPU at + 233MHz

    +
    • + +
  • +

    on-board Bcache / L2 cache: COAST-like 256 kByte + cache module; 233MHz models have 512kByte of cache; + 166MHz models have soldered-on 256kB caches

    +
    • + +
  • +

    PS/2 mouse & keyboard port

    +
    • + +
  • +

    memory:

    + +
      +
    • +

      bus width: 64 bits

      +
      • + +
    • +

      PS/2 style 72 pin 36 bit Fast Page Mode + SIMMs

      +
      • + +
    • +

      70ns or better

      +
      • + +
    • +

      SIMMs are installed in pairs of 2

      +
      • + +
    • +

      4 SIMM sockets

      +
      • + +
    • +

      uses ECC

      +
      • +
    +
    • + +
  • +

    2 16550A serial ports

    +
    • + +
  • +

    1 parallel port

    +
    • + +
  • +

    floppy interface

    +
    • + +
  • +

    Intel 82378ZB PCI to ISA bridge

    +
    • + +
  • +

    1 embedded 21040 based 10Mbit Ethernet, AUI and + 10base2 connector

    +
    • + +
  • +

    expansion:

    + +
      +
    • +

      1 32 bit PCI slot

      +
      • + +
    • +

      2 PCMCIA slots

      +
      • +
    +
    • + +
  • +

    on-board Crystal CS4231 or AD1848 sound chip

    +
    • + +
  • +

    embedded Fast SCSI, using a Symbios 53C810[A] + chip on the PCI riser card

    +
    • +
+ +

Multia has enough Flash ROM to store both SRM and + ARC code at the same time and allow software selection + of one of them.

+ +

The embeded TGA video adapter is not currently + usable as a FreeBSD console. You will need to use a + serial console.

+ +

Multia has only one 32 bit PCI slot for expansion, + and it is only suitable for a small form factor PCI + card. By sacrificing the PCI slot space you can mount a + 3.5" hard disk drive. Mounting stuff may have come + with your Multia. Adding a 3.5" disk is not a + recommended upgrade due to the limited power rating of + the power supply and the extremely marginal cooling of + the system box.

+ +

Multia also has 2 PCMCIA expansion slots. These are + currently not supported by FreeBSD.

+ +

The CPU might or might not be socketed, check this + before considering CPU upgrade hacks. The low-end + Multias have a soldered-in CPU.

+ +

Multia has 2 serial ports but routes both of them to + the outside world on a single 25 pin sub-D connector. + The Multia FAQ explains how to build your own Y-cable + to allow both ports to be used.

+ +

Although the Multia SRM supports booting from floppy + this can be problematic. Typically the errors look + like:

+
+    *** Soft Error - Error #10 - FDC: Data overrun or underrun
+
+ +

This is not a FreeBSD problem, it is a SRM problem. + The best available workaround to install FreeBSD is to + boot from a SCSI CDROM.

+ +

There have been reports that you sometimes need to + press Control-Alt-Del to capture + the SRM's attention. I have never seen this myself, but + it is worth trying when you are greeted by a blank + screen after powerup.

+ +

Sound works fine using + pcm(4) driver and a + line in the kernel configuration file as follows for + the Crystal CS4231 chip:

+
+    device pcm0 at isa? port 0x530  irq 9 drq 3 flags 0x15
+
+ +

I have not yet been successful in getting my Multia + with the AD1848 to play any sound.

+ +

While verifying playback I was reminded of the lack + of CPU power of the 166MHz CPU. MP3 only plays + acceptable using 22kHz down-sampling.

+ +

Multias are somewhat notorious for dying of heat + strokes. The very compact box does not really allow + access to cooling air. Please use the Multia on its + vertical stand, don't put it horizontally (``pizza + style''). Replacing the fan with something which pushes + around more air is really recommended. You can also cut + one of the wires to the fan speed sensor. Once cut, the + fan runs at a (loud) full speed. Beware of PCI cards + with high power consumption. If your system has died + you might want to check the Multia-Heat-Death pages at + the NetBSD Web site for help in reviving it.

+ +

The Intel 82378ZB PCI to ISA bridge enables the use + of an IDE disk. This requires a line in the kernel + configuration file as follows:

+
+    device ata0 at isa? port IO_WD1 irq 14
+
+ +

The IDE connector pin spacing is thought for + 2.5" laptop disks. A 3.5" IDE disk would not + fit in the case anyway. At least not without + sacrificing your only PCI slot. The SRM console + unfortunately does not know how to boot from IDE disks. + You will need to use a SCSI disk as the boot disk.

+ +

In case you want to change the internal hard drive: + the internal flat cable running from the PCI riser + board to the 2.5" hard drive has a finer + pitch than the standard SCSI flat cables. Otherwise it + would not fit on the 2.5" drives. There are also + riser cards that have a standard-pitch SCSI cable + attached to it, which will fit an ordinary SCSI + disk.

+ +

Again, I recommend against trying to cram a + replacement hard disk inside. Use the external SCSI + connector and put your disk in an external enclosure. + Multias run hot enough as-is. In most cases you will + have the external high density 50-pin SCSI connector + but some Multia models came without disk and may lack + the connector. Something to check before buying + one.

+ +

The kernel configuration file for a Multia kernel + must contain:

+
+    options    DEC_AXPPCI_33
+    cpu EV4
+
+ +

Recommended reading on Multia can be found at http://www.netbsd.org/Ports/alpha/multiafaq.html + or http://www.brouhaha.com/~eric/computers/udb.html.

+
+ +
+
+ +

2.3.3 Personal + Workstation (``Miata'')

+ +

The Miata is a small tower machine intended to be + put under a desk. There are multiple Miata variants. + The original Miata is the MX5 model. Because it suffers + from a number of hardware design flaws a redesign was + done, yielding the MiataGL. Unfortunately the variants + are not easily distinguishable at first sight from the + outside of the case. An easy check is to see if the + back of the machine sports two USB connectors. If yes, + it is a MiataGL. MX5 models tend to be more common in + the used system market place.

+ +

System designations look like ``Personal Workstation + 433a''. Personal Workstation, being a bit of a + mouthful, is often abbreviated to PWS. This means it + has a 433 MHz CPU, and started life as a WinNT + workstation (the trailing ``a''). Systems designated + from day 1 to run Tru64 Unix or OpenVMS will sport + ``433au''. WinNT-Miatas are likely to come + pre-configured with an IDE CDROM drive. So, in general + systems are named like PWS[433,500,600]a[u].

+ +

There was also a Miata model with a special CPU + cooling system by Kryotech. The Kryotech has a special + cooling system and is housed in a different + enclosure.

+ +

Features:

+ +
    +
  • +

    21164A EV56 Alpha CPU at 433, 500 or 600MHz

    +
    • + +
  • +

    21174 Core Logic (``Pyxis'') chip set

    +
    • + +
  • +

    on-board Bcache / L3 cache: 0, 2 or 4 Mbytes + (uses a cache module)

    +
    • + +
  • +

    memory:

    + +
      +
    • +

      bus width: 128 bits wide, ECC protected

      +
      • + +
    • +

      unbuffered 72 bit wide SDRAMs DIMMs, + installed in pairs of 2

      +
      • + +
    • +

      6 DIMM sockets

      +
      • + +
    • +

      maximum memory 1.5 GBytes

      +
      • +
    +
    • + +
  • +

    on-board Fast Ethernet:

    + +
      +
    • +

      MX5 uses a 21142 or 21143 Ethernet chip, + dependent on the version of the PCI riser + card

      +
      • + +
    • +

      MiataGL has a 21143 chip

      +
      • + +
    • +

      the bulkhead can be 10/100 Mbit UTP, or 10 + Mbit UTP/BNC

      +
      • +
    +
    • + +
  • +

    2 on-board [E]IDE disk interfaces, based on the + CMD646 (MX5) or the Cypress 82C693 (MiataGL)

    +
    • + +
  • +

    1 Ultra-Wide SCSI Qlogic 1040 [MiataGL only]

    +
    • + +
  • +

    2 64-bit PCI slots

    +
    • + +
  • +

    3 32-bit PCI slots (behind a DEC PCI-PCI bridge + chip)

    +
    • + +
  • +

    3 ISA slots (physically shared with the 32 bit + PCI slots, via an Intel 82378IB PCI to ISA bridge + chip)

    +
    • + +
  • +

    2 16550A serial port

    +
    • + +
  • +

    1 parallel port

    +
    • + +
  • +

    PS/2 keyboard & mouse port

    +
    • + +
  • +

    USB interface [MiataGL only]

    +
    • + +
  • +

    embedded sound based on an ESS1888 chip

    +
    • +
+ +

The Miata logic is divided into two printed circuit + boards. The lower board in the bottom of the machine + has the PCI and ISA slots and things like the sound + chip etc. The top board has the CPU, the Pyxis chip, + memory etc. Note that MX5 and the MiataGL use a + different PCI riser board. This means that you cannot + just upgrade to a MiataGL CPU board (with the newer + Pyxis chip) but that you will also need a different + riser board. Apparently an MX5 riser with a MiataGL CPU + board will work but it is definitely not a supported or + tested configuration. Everything else (cabinet, wiring, + etc.) is identical for MX5 and MiataGL.

+ +

MX5 has problems with DMA via the 2 64-bit PCI slots + when this DMA crosses a page boundary. The 32 bit slots + don't have this problem because the PCI-PCI bridge chip + does not allow the offending transfers. The SRM code + knows about the problem and refuses to start the system + if there is a PCI card in one of the 64bit slots that + it does not know about. Cards that are ``known good'' + to the SRM are allowed to be used in the 64bit + slots.

+ +

If you want to fool the SRM you can type set pci_device_override at the + SRM prompt. Just don't complain if your data + mysteriously gets mangled.

+ +

The complete command is:

+
+    >>> SET PCI_DEVICE_OVERRIDE <vendor_id><device_id>
+
+ +

For example:

+
+    >>> SET PCI_DEVICE_OVERRIDE 88c15333
+
+ +

The most radical approach is to use:

+
+    >>> SET PCI_DEVICE_OVERRIDE -1
+
+ +

This disables PCI ID checking altogether, so that + you can install any PCI card without its ID getting + checked. For this to work you need a reasonable current + SRM version.

+ +
+
+

Important: Do this on your own risk..

+
+
+ +

The FreeBSD kernel reports it when it sees a buggy + Pyxis chip:

+
+    Sep 16 18:39:43 miata /kernel: cia0: Pyxis, pass 1
+    Sep 16 18:39:43 miata /kernel: cia0: extended capabilities: 1<BWEN>
+    Sep 16 18:39:43 miata /kernel: cia0: WARNING: Pyxis pass 1 DMA bug; no bets...
+
+ +

A MiataGL probes as:

+
+    Jan  3 12:22:32 miata /kernel: cia0: Pyxis, pass 1
+    Jan  3 12:22:32 miata /kernel: cia0: extended capabilities: 1<BWEN>
+    Jan  3 12:22:32 miata /kernel: pcib0: <2117x PCI host bus adapter> on cia0
+
+ +

MiataGL does not have the DMA problems of the MX5. + PCI cards that make the MX5 SRM choke when installed in + the 64bit slots are accepted without problems by the + MiataGL SRM.

+ +

The latest mainboard revisions of MX5 contain a + hardware workaround for the bug. The SRM does not know + about the ECO and will complain about unknown cards as + before. So does the FreeBSD kernel by the way.

+ +

The Miata SRM can boot from IDE CDROM drives. IDE + hard disk boot is known to work for both MiataGL and + MX5 disks, so you can root FreeBSD from an IDE disk. + Speeds on MX5 are around 14 Mbytes/sec assuming a + suitable drive. Miata's CMD646 chip will support up to + WDMA2 mode as the chip is too buggy for use with + UDMA.

+ +

Miata MX5s generally use Qlogic 1040 based SCSI + adapters. These are bootable by the SRM console. Note + that Adaptec cards are not bootable by the Miata SRM + console.

+ +

The MiataGL has a faster PCI-PCI bridge chip on the + PCI riser card than some of the MX5 riser card + versions. Some of the MX5 risers have the same chip as + the MiataGL. All in all there is a lot of + variation.

+ +

Not all VGA cards will work behind the PCI-PCI + bridge. This manifests itself as no video at all. + Workaround is to put the VGA card ``before'' the + bridge, in one of the 64 bit PCI slots.

+ +

Both MX5 and MiataGL have an on-board sound chip, an + ESS1888. It emulates a SoundBlaster and can be enabled + by putting

+
+    device pcm0
+    device  sbc0
+
+ +

in your kernel configuration file:

+ +

in case your Miata has the optional cache board + installed make sure it is firmly seated. A slightly + loose cache has been observed to cause weird crashes + (not surprising obviously, but maybe not so obvious + when troubleshooting). The cache module is identical + between MX5 and MiataGL.

+ +

Installing a 2Mb cache module achieves, apart from a + 10-15% speed increase (based on buildworld elapsed + time), a decrease for PCI DMA read + bandwidth from 64bit PCI cards. A benchmark on a 64-bit + Myrinet card resulted in a decrease from 149 Mbytes/sec + to 115 Mbytes/sec. Something to keep in mind when doing + really high speed things with 64 bit PCI adapters.

+ +

Although the hardware allows you to install up to + 1.5Gbyte of memory, FreeBSD is limited to 1Gbyte + because the DMA code does not correctly handle memory + above 1Gbyte.

+ +

Moving to a faster CPU is quite simple, swap out the + CPU chip and set the clock multiplier dipswitch to the + speed of the new CPU.

+ +

If you experience SRM errors like

+
+    ERROR: scancode 0xa3 not supported on PCXAL
+
+ +

after halting FreeBSD you should update your SRM + firmware to V7.2-1 or later. This SRM version is first + available on the Firmware Update CD V5.7, or on http://www.compaq.com/ This SRM problem is + fixed on both Miata MX5 and Miata GL.

+ +

USB is supported by FreeBSD 4.1 and later.

+ +

Disconnect the power cord before dismantling the + machine, the soft-power switch keeps part of the logic + powered even when the machine is switched + off.

+ +

The kernel configuration file for a Miata kernel + must contain:

+
+    options    DEC_ST550               
+    cpu EV5
+
+
+ +
+
+ +

2.3.4 DEC3000 family + (the ``Bird'' machines)

+ +

The DEC3000 series were among the first Alpha + machines ever produced. They are based on an I/O bus + called the TurboChannel (TC) bus. These machines are + built like tanks (watch your back).

+ +

DEC3000 can be subdivided in DEC3000/500-class and + DEC3000/300-class. The DEC3000/500-class is the early + high-end workstation/server Alpha family. Servers use + serial consoles, workstations have graphics tubes. + DEC3000/300-class is the lower-cost workstation + class.

+ +

DEC3000/500-class are quite fast (considering their + age) thanks to the good memory design. DEC3000/300 is + crippled compared to DEC3000/500 because of its much + narrower memory bus.

+ +

They are called ``Birds'' because their internal DEC + code names were bird names:

+ +
+ + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + +
+ DEC3000/400 + Sandpiper + 133MHz CPU, desktop
+ DEC3000/500 + Flamingo + 150MHz CPU, floor standing
+ DEC3000/500XHot + Pink + 200MHz CPU, floor standing
+ DEC3000/600 + Sandpiper+ + 175MHz CPU, desktop
+ DEC3000/700 + Sandpiper45 + 225MHz CPU, floor standing
+ DEC3000/800 + Flamingo Ultra + 200MHz CPU, floor standing
+ DEC3000/900 + Flamingo45 + 275MHz CPU, floor standing
+ DEC3000/300 + Pelican + 150MHz CPU, desktop, 2 TC slots
+ DEC3000/300X + Pelican+ + 175MHz CPU, desktop, 2 TC slots
+ DEC3000/300LX + Pelican+ + 125MHz CPU, desktop, 2 TC slots
+ DEC3000/300L +   + 100MHz CPU, desktop, no TC slots
+
+ +

Features:

+ +
    +
  • +

    21064 CPU (100 to 200 MHz) or 21064A CPU (225 to + 275 MHz)

    +
    • + +
  • +

    memory DEC3000/500 class:

    + +
      +
    • +

      bus width: 256 bit, with ECC

      +
      • + +
    • +

      proprietary 100pin SIMMs

      +
      • + +
    • +

      installed in sets of 8

      +
      • +
    +
    • + +
  • +

    memory DEC3000/300 class:

    + +
      +
    • +

      bus width: 64 bit, with ECC

      +
      • + +
    • +

      PS/2 style 72pin 36 bit FPM SIMMs 70ns or + better

      +
      • + +
    • +

      used in pairs of 2

      +
      • +
    +
    • + +
  • +

    Bcache / L2 cache: varying sizes, 512 kB to 2 + Mbyte

    +
    • + +
  • +

    built-in 10Mbit Ethernet based on a Lance 7990 + chip, AUI and UTP

    +
    • + +
  • +

    one or two SCSI buses based on a NCR53C94 or a + NCR53CF94-2 chip

    +
    • + +
  • +

    2 serial ports based on Zilog 8530 (one usable + as a serial console)

    +
    • + +
  • +

    embedded ISDN interface

    +
    • + +
  • +

    on-board 8 bit sound

    +
    • + +
  • +

    8 bit graphics on-board or via a TC card + (depending on model)

    +
    • +
+ +

Currently DEC3000 machines can only be used diskless + on FreeBSD. The reason for this is that the SCSI + drivers needed for the TC SCSI adapters were not + brought into CAM that the recent FreeBSD versions use. + TC option cards for single (PMAZ-A) or dual fast SCSI + (PMAZC-AA) are also available. These cards currently + have no drivers on FreeBSD either.

+ +

DEC3000/300 has 5 MBytes/sec SCSI on-board. This bus + is used for both internal and external devices. + DEC3000/500 has 2 SCSI buses. One is for internal + devices only, the other one is for external devices + only.

+ +

Floppy devices found in the DEC3000s are attached to + the SCSI bus (via a bridge card). This makes it + possible to boot from them using the same device names + as ordinary SCSI hard-disks, for example:

+
+    >>> BOOT DKA300
+
+ +

The 3000/300 series has a half-speed TurboChannel + compared to the other 3000 machines. Some TC expansion + cards have troubles with the half-speed bus. Caveat + emptor.

+ +

The embedded ISDN interface is not supported on + FreeBSD.

+ +

DEC3000/300-class uses standard 36 bit, 72 pin Fast + Page Mode SIMMs. EDO SIMMs, 32 or 33 bit SIMMs all will + not work in Pelicans. For 32Mbyte SIMMs to work on the + DEC3000/300-class the presence detect bits/pins of the + SIMM must correspond to what the machine expects. If + they don't, the SIMM is ``seen'' as a 8 Mbyte SIMM. 8 + Mbyte and 32 Mbyte SIMMs can be mixed, as long as the + pairs themselves are identical.

+ +

When you find yourself in need of fixing 32Mbyte + SIMMs that lack correct presence bits the following + info might be of use:

+ +

There are four presence detection bits on PS/2 + SIMMs. Two of the bits indicate the access time. The + other two indicate the memory size.

+ +

At one end of the SIMM there are two rows of four + solder pads. One row is connected to Vss (GND) and the + other is connected to pins 67 (PRD1), 68 (PRD2), 69 + (PRD3), 70 (PRD4).

+ +

If you bridge a pair of pads with a small resistor + or a drop of solder you ground that particular bit.

+ +
+ + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + +
+ PRD1 + PRD2 + Memory Size
+ GND + GND4 or + 64 Mbyte
+ Open + GND2 or + 32 Mbyte
+ GND + Open1 or + 16 Mbyte
+ Open + Open8 + Mbyte
+
+ +
+ + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + +
+ PRD3 + PRD4 + Access Time
+ GND + GND50 or + 100 nsec
+ Open + GND80 + nsec
+ GND + Open70 + nsec
+ Open + Open60 + nsec
+
+ +

DEC3000/500-class can use 2, 4, 8, 16 and 32 Mbyte + 100pin SIMMs. Note that the maximum memory size varies + from system to system, desktop machines have sacrificed + box size for less memory SIMM sockets. Given enough + sockets and enough SIMMs you can get to 512 Mbytes + maximum. This is one of the main differences between + floor standing and desktop machines, the latter have + far less SIMM sockets.

+ +

The sound hardware is not supported on any of the + Birds.

+ +

There is no X-Windows version available for the TC + machines. DEC3000/300 needs a serial console. + DEC3000/500-class might work with a graphical console. + I ran mine with a serial console so I cannot verify + this.

+ +

Birds can be obtained from surplus sales etc. As + they are not PCI based they are no longer actively + maintained. TC expansion boards can be difficult to + obtain these days and support for them is not too good + unless you write/debug the code yourself. Programming + information for TC boards is hard to find. Birds are + recommended only if a. you can get them cheap and b. if + you prepared to work on the code to support them + better.

+ +

For the DEC3000/[4-9]00 series machines the kernel + config file must contain:

+
+    options    DEC_3000_500           
+    cpu EV4
+
+ +

For the DEC3000/300 (``Pelican'') machines the + kernel config file must contain:

+
+    options    DEC_3000_300            
+    cpu EV4
+
+
+ +
+
+ +

2.3.5 Evaluation + Board 64 family

+ +

In its attempts to popularize the Alpha CPU DEC + produced a number of so called Evaluation Boards. + Members of this family are EB64, EB64+, AlphaPC64 + (codename ``Cabriolet''). A non-DEC member of this + family is the Aspen Alpine. The EB64 family of + evaluation boards has the following feature set:

+ +
    +
  • +

    21064 or 21064A CPU, 150 to 275 MHz

    +
    • + +
  • +

    memory:

    + +
      +
    • +

      memory buswidth: 128 bit

      +
      • + +
    • +

      PS/2 style 72 pin 33 bit Fast Page Mode + SIMMs

      +
      • + +
    • +

      70ns or better

      +
      • + +
    • +

      installed in sets of 4

      +
      • + +
    • +

      8 SIMM sockets

      +
      • + +
    • +

      uses parity memory

      +
      • +
    +
    • + +
  • +

    Bcache / L2 cache: 0, 512 kByte, 1 Mbyte or 2 + Mbytes

    +
    • + +
  • +

    21072 (``APECS'') chip set

    +
    • + +
  • +

    Intel 82378ZB PCI to ISA bridge chip + (``Saturn'')

    +
    • + +
  • +

    dual 16550A serial ports

    +
    • + +
  • +

    parallel printer port

    +
    • + +
  • +

    Symbios 53C810 Fast-SCSI (not on AlphaPC64)

    +
    • + +
  • +

    IDE interface (only on AlphaPC64)

    +
    • + +
  • +

    embedded 10 Mbit Ethernet (not on AlphaPC64)

    +
    • + +
  • +

    2 PCI slots (4 slots on AlphaPC64)

    +
    • + +
  • +

    3 ISA slots

    +
    • +
+ +

Aspen Alpine is slightly different, but is close + enough to the EB64+ to run an EB64+ SRM EPROM (mine + did..). The Aspen Alpine does not have an embedded + Ethernet, has 3 instead of 2 PCI slots. It comes with 2 + Mbytes of cache already soldered onto the mainboard. It + has jumpers to select the use of 60, 70 or 80ns SIMM + speeds.

+ +

36 bits SIMMs work fine, 3 bits simply remain + unused. Note the systems use Fast Page Mode memory, not + EDO memory.

+ +

The EB64+ SRM console code is housed in an + UV-erasable EPROM. No easy flash SRM upgrades for the + EB64+ The latest SRM version available for EB64+ is + quite ancient anyway.

+ +

The EB64+ SRM can boot both 53C810 and Qlogic1040 + SCSI adapters. Pitfall for the Qlogic is that the + firmware that is down-loaded by the SRM onto the Qlogic + chip is very old. There are no updates for the EB64+ + SRM available. So you are stuck with old Qlogic bits + too. I have had quite some problems when I wanted to + use Ultra-SCSI drives on the Alpine with Qlogic. The + FreeBSD kernel can be compiled to include a much newer + Qlogic firmware revision. This is not the default + because it adds hundreds of kBytes worth of bloat to + the kernel. In FreeBSD 4.1 and later the isp firmware + is contained in a kernel loadable module. All of this + might mean that you need to use a non-Qlogic adapter to + boot from.

+ +

AlphaPC64 boards generally come with ARC console + firmware. SRM console code can be loaded from floppy + into the Flash ROM.

+ +

The IDE interface of the AlphaPC64 is not bootable + from the SRM console.

+ +

Note that the boards require a power supply that + supplies 3.3 Volts for the CPU.

+ +

For the EB64 family machines the kernel config file + must contain:

+
+    options    DEC_EB64PLUS            
+    cpu EV4
+
+
+ +
+
+ +

2.3.6 Evaluation + Board 164 (``EB164, PC164, PC164LX, PC164SX'') + family

+ +

EB164 is a newer design evaluation board, based on + the 21164A CPU. This design has been used to ``spin + off'' multiple variations, some of which are used by + OEM manufacturers/assembly shops. Samsung did its own + PC164LX which has only 32 bit PCI, whereas the Digital + variant has 64 bit PCI.

+ +
    +
  • +

    21164A, multiple speed variants [EB164, PC164, + PC164LX]

    +
    • + +
  • +

    21164PC [only on PC164SX]

    +
    • + +
  • +

    21174 (Alcor) chip set

    +
    • + +
  • +

    Bcache / L3 cache: EB164 uses special + cache-SIMMs

    +
    • + +
  • +

    memory bus: 128 bit / 256 bit

    +
    • + +
  • +

    memory:

    + +
      +
    • +

      PS/2 style SIMMs in sets of 4 or 8

      +
      • + +
    • +

      36 bit, Fast Page Mode, uses ECC, [EB164 / + PC164]

      +
      • + +
    • +

      SDRAM DIMMs in sets of 2, uses ECC [PC164SX + / PC164LX]

      +
      • +
    +
    • + +
  • +

    2 16550A serial ports

    +
    • + +
  • +

    PS/2 style keyboard & mouse

    +
    • + +
  • +

    floppy controller

    +
    • + +
  • +

    parallel port

    +
    • + +
  • +

    32 bits PCI

    +
    • + +
  • +

    64 bits PCI [some models]

    +
    • + +
  • +

    ISA slots via an Intel 82378ZB PCI to ISA bridge + chip

    +
    • +
+ +

Using 8 SIMMs for a 256bit wide memory can yield + interesting speedups over a 4 SIMM/128bit wide memory. + Obviously all 8 SIMMs must be of the same type to make + this work. The system must be explicitly setup to use + the 8 SIMM memory arrangement. You must have 8 SIMMs, 4 + SIMMs distributed over 2 banks will not work. For the + AlphaPC164 you can have a maximum of 1Gbyte of RAM, + using 8 128Mbyte SIMMs. The manual indicates the + maximum is 512 Mbyte.

+ +

The SRM can boot from Qlogic 10xx boards or the + Symbios 53C810[A]. Newer Symbios 810 revisions like the + Symbios 810AE are not recognized by the SRM on PC164. + PC164 SRM does not appear to recognize a Symbios 53C895 + based host adapter (tested with a Tekram DC-390U2W). On + the other hand some no-name Symbios 53C985 board has + been reported to work. Cards like the Tekram DC-390F + (Symbios875 based) have been confirmed to work fine on + the PC164. Unfortunately this seems to be dependent on + the actual version of the chip/board.

+ +

Symbios 53C825[a] will also work as boot adapter. + Diamond FirePort, although based on Symbios chips, is + not bootable by the PC164SX SRM. PC164SX is reported to + boot fine with Symbios825, Symbios875, Symbios895 and + Symbios876 based cards. In addition, Adaptec 2940U and + 2940UW are reported to work for booting (verified on + SRM V5.7-1). Adaptec 2930U2 and 2940U2[W] do not + work.

+ +

164LX and 164SX with SRM firmware version 5.8 or + later can boot from Adaptec 2940-series adapters.

+ +

In summary: this family of machines is ``blessed'' + with a challenging compatibility as far as SCSI + adapters go.

+ +

On 164SX you can have a maximum of 1 Gbyte of RAM. 4 + regular 256MB PC133 ECC DIMMs are reported to work just + fine. Whether 512MB DIMMs will also work is currently + unknown.

+ +

PCI bridge chips are sometimes not appreciated by + the 164SX, they cause SRM errors and kernel panics in + those cases. This seems to depend on the fact if the + card is recognised, and therefore correctly + initialised, by the SRM console. The 164SX' onboard IDE + interface is quite slow, a Promise card gives a 3-4 + times speed improvement.

+ +

On PC164 the SRM sometimes seems to loose its + variable settings. ``For PC164, current superstition + says that, to avoid losing settings, you want to first + downgrade to SRM 4.x and then upgrade to 5.x.'' One + sample error that was observed was:

+
+    ERROR: ISA table corrupt!
+
+ +

A sequence of a downgrade to SRM4.9, an

+
+    >>> ISACFG -INIT
+
+ +

followed by

+
+    >>> INIT
+
+ +

made the problem go away. Some PC164 owners report + they have never seen the problem.

+ +

On PC164SX the AlphaBIOS allows you a selection to + select SRM to be used as console on the next power up. + This selection does not appear to have any effect. In + other words, you will get the AlphaBIOS regardless of + what you select. The fix is to reflash the console ROM + with the SRM code for PC164SX. This will overwrite the + AlphaBIOS and will get you the SRM console you desire. + The SRM code can be found on the Compaq Web site.

+ +

164LX can either have the SRM console code or the + AlphaBIOS code in its flash ROM because the flash ROM + is too small to hold both at the same time.

+ +

PC164 can boot from IDE disks assuming your SRM + version is recent enough.

+ +

EB164 needs a power supply that supplies 3.3 Volts. + PC164 does not implement the PS_ON signal that ATX + power supplies need to switch on. A simple switch + pulling this signal to ground allows you to run a + standard ATX power supply.

+ +

For the EB164 class machines the kernel config file + must contain:

+
+    options         DEC_EB164
+    cpu             EV5
+
+
+ +
+
+ +

2.3.7 AlphaStation + 200 (``Mustang'') and 400 (``Avanti'') series

+ +

The Digital AlphaStation 200 and 400 series systems + are early low end PCI based workstations. The 200 and + 250 series are desktop boxes, the 400 series is a + desk-side mini-tower.

+ +

Features:

+ +
    +
  • +

    21064 or 21064A CPU at speeds of 166 up to 333 + MHz

    +
    • + +
  • +

    DECchip 21071-AA core logic chip-set

    +
    • + +
  • +

    Bcache / L2 cache: 512 Kbytes (200 and 400 + series) or 2048KBytes (250 series)

    +
    • + +
  • +

    memory:

    + +
      +
    • +

      64 bit bus width

      +
      • + +
    • +

      8 to 384 MBytes of RAM

      +
      • + +
    • +

      70 ns or better Fast Page DRAM

      +
      • + +
    • +

      in three pairs (200 and 400 series)

      +
      • + +
    • +

      in two quads, so banks of four. (250 + series)

      +
      • + +
    • +

      the memory subsystem uses parity

      +
      • +
    +
    • + +
  • +

    PS/2 keyboard and mouse port

    +
    • + +
  • +

    two 16550 serial ports

    +
    • + +
  • +

    parallel port

    +
    • + +
  • +

    floppy disk interface

    +
    • + +
  • +

    32 bit PCI expansion slots (3 for the + AS400-series, 2 for the AS200 & 250-series)

    +
    • + +
  • +

    ISA expansion slots (4 for the AS400-series, 2 + for the AS200 & 250-series) (some ISA/PCI slots + are physically shared)

    +
    • + +
  • +

    embedded 21040-based Ethernet (200 & 250 + series)

    +
    • + +
  • +

    embedded Symbios 53c810 Fast SCSI-2 chip

    +
    • + +
  • +

    Intel 82378IB (``Saturn'') PCI-ISA bridge + chip

    +
    • + +
  • +

    graphics is embedded TGA or PCI VGA (model + dependent)

    +
    • + +
  • +

    16 bit sound (on 200 & 250 series)

    +
    • +
+ +

The systems use parity memory SIMMs, but these do + not need 36 bit wide SIMMs. 33 bit wide SIMMs are + sufficient, 36 bit SIMMs are acceptable too. EDO or 32 + bit SIMMs will not work. 4, 8, 16, 32 and 64 Mbyte + SIMMs are supported.

+ +

The AS200 & AS250 sound hardware is reported to + work OK assuming you have the following line in your + kernel config file:

+
+    device pcm0 at isa? port 0x530 irq 9 drq 0 flags 0x10011
+
+ +

AlphaStation 200 & 250 series have an automatic + SCSI terminator. This means that as soon as you plug a + cable onto the external SCSI connector the internal + terminator of the system is disabled. It also means + that you should not leave unterminated cables plugged + into the machine.

+ +

AlphaStation 400 series have an SRM variable that + controls termination. In case you have external SCSI + devices connected you must set this SRM variable + using

+
+    >>> SET CONTROL_SCSI_TERM EXTERNAL.
+
+ +

If only internal SCSI devices are present use:

+
+    >>> SET CONTROL_SCSI_TERM INTERNAL
+
+ +

For the AlphaStation-[24][05]00 machines the kernel + config file must contain:

+
+    options    DEC_2100_A50
+    cpu EV4
+
+
+ +
+
+ +

2.3.8 AlphaStation + 500 and 600 (``Alcor'' & ``Maverick'' for EV5, + ``Bret'' for EV56)

+ +

AS500 and 600 were the high-end EV5 / PCI based + workstations. EV6 based machines have in the meantime + taken their place as front runners. AS500 is a desktop + in a dark blue case (TopGun blue), AS600 is a sturdy + desk-side box. AS600 has a nice LCD panel to observe + the early stages of SRM startup.

+ +

Features:

+ +
    +
  • +

    21164 EV5 CPU at 266, 300, 333, 366, 400, 433, + 466, or 500 MHz (AS500) or at 266, 300 or 333 MHz + (AS600)

    +
    • + +
  • +

    21171 or 21172 (Alcor) core logic chip-set

    +
    • + +
  • +

    Cache:

    + +
      +
    • +

      2 or 4 Mb L3 / Bcache (AS600 at 266 MHz)

      +
      • + +
    • +

      4 Mb L3 / Bcache (AS600 at 300 MHz)

      +
      • + +
    • +

      2 or 8 Mb L3 / Bcache (8 Mb on 500 MHz + version only)

      +
      • + +
    • +

      2 to 16 Mb L3 / Bcache (AS600; 3 cache-SIMM + slots)

      +
      • +
    +
    • + +
  • +

    memory buswidth: 256 bits

    +
    • + +
  • +

    AS500 memory:

    + +
      +
    • +

      industry standard 72 bit wide buffered + DIMMs

      +
      • + +
    • +

      8 DIMM slots

      +
      • + +
    • +

      installed in sets of 4

      +
      • + +
    • +

      maximum memory is 1 GB (512 Mb max on 333 + MHz CPUs)

      +
      • + +
    • +

      uses ECC

      +
      • +
    +
    • + +
  • +

    AS600 memory:

    + +
      +
    • +

      industry standard 36 bit Fast Page Mode + SIMMs

      +
      • + +
    • +

      32 SIMM slots

      +
      • + +
    • +

      installed in sets of 8

      +
      • + +
    • +

      maximum memory is 1 GB

      +
      • + +
    • +

      uses ECC

      +
      • +
    +
    • + +
  • +

    Qlogic 1020 based wide SCSI bus (1 bus/chip for + AS500, 2 buses/chip for AS600)

    +
    • + +
  • +

    21040 based 10 Mbit Ethernet adapter, both + Thinwire and UTP connectors

    +
    • + +
  • +

    expansion:

    + +
      +
    • +

      AS500:

      + +
        +
      • +

        3 32-bit PCI slots

        +
        • + +
      • +

        1 64-bit PCI slot

        +
        • +
      +
      • + +
    • +

      AS600:

      + +
        +
      • +

        2 32-bit PCI slot

        +
        • + +
      • +

        3 64-bit PCI slots

        +
        • + +
      • +

        1 PCI/EISA physically shared slot

        +
        • + +
      • +

        3 EISA slots

        +
        • + +
      • +

        1 PCI and 1 EISA slot are occupied by + default

        +
        • +
      +
      • +
    +
    • + +
  • +

    21050 PCI-to-PCI bridge chip

    +
    • + +
  • +

    Intel 82375EB PCI-EISA bridge (AS600 only)

    +
    • + +
  • +

    2 16550A serial ports

    +
    • + +
  • +

    1 parallel port

    +
    • + +
  • +

    16 bit audio Windows Sound System, in a + dedicated slot (AS500) in EISA slot (AS600, this is + an ISA card)

    +
    • + +
  • +

    PS/2 keyboard and mouse port

    +
    • +
+ +

Early machines had Fast SCSI interfaces, later ones + are Ultra SCSI capable. AS500 shares its single SCSI + bus with internal and external devices. For a Fast SCSI + bus you are limited to 1.8 meters bus length external + to the box. The AS500 Qlogic ISP1020A chip can be set + to run in Ultra mode by setting a SRM variable. FreeBSD + however follows the Qlogic chip errata and limits the + bus speed to Fast.

+ +

Beware of ancient SRM versions on AS500. When you + see weird SCSI speeds being reported by FreeBSD + like

+
+    cd0 at isp0 bus 0 target 4 lun 0
+    cd0: <DEC RRD45   DEC 0436> Removable CD-ROM SCSI-2 device
+    cd0: 250.000MB/s transfers (250.000MHz, offset 12)
+
+ +

it is time to do a SRM console firmware upgrade.

+ +

AS600 has one Qlogic SCSI chip dedicated to the + internal devices whereas the other Qlogic SCSI chip is + dedicated to external SCSI devices.

+ +

In AS500 DIMMs are installed in sets of 4, in + ``physically interleaved'' layout. So, a bank of 4 + DIMMs is not 4 physically adjacent + DIMMs.

+ +

In AS600 the memory SIMMs are placed onto two memory + daughter cards. SIMMs are installed in sets of 8. Both + memory daughter cards must be populated + identically.

+ +

Note that both AS500 and AS600 are EISA machines. + This means you have to run the EISA Configuration + Utility (ECU) from floppy after adding EISA cards or to + change things like the configuration settings of the + onboard I/O. For AS500 which does not have a physical + EISA slot the ECU is used to configure the onboard + sound interface etc.

+ +

AS500 onboard sound can be used by adding a line + like

+
+    device pcm0 at isa? port? irq 10 drq 0 flags 0x10011
+
+ +

to the kernel configuration file.

+ +

Using the ECU I configured my AS500 to use IRQ 10, + port 0x530, and drq 0. Note the uncommon flags in the + kernel configuration.

+ +

AS600 has a peculiarity for its PCI slots. AS600 (or + rather the PCI expansion card containing the SCSI + adapters) does not allow I/O port mapping, therefore + all devices behind it must use memory mapping. If you + have problems getting the Qlogic SCSI adapters to work, + add the following option to /boot/loader.rc:

+
+    set isp_mem_map=0xff
+
+ +

This may need to be typed at the boot loader prompt + before booting the installation kernel.

+ +

For the AlphaStation-[56]00 machines the kernel + config file must contain:

+
+    options    DEC_KN20AA 
+    cpu EV5
+
+
+ +
+
+ +

2.3.9 AlphaServer + 1000 (``Mikasa''), 1000A (``Noritake'') and + 800(``Corelle'')

+ +

The AlphaServer 1000 and 800 range of machines are + intended as departmental servers. They come in quite + some variations in packaging and mainboard/cpu. + Generally speaking there are 21064 (EV4) CPU based + machines and 21164 (EV5) based ones. The CPU is on a + daughter card, and the type of CPU (EV4 or EV5) must + match the mainboard in use.

+ +

AlphaServer 800 has a much smaller mini tower case, + it lacks the StorageWorks SCSI hot-plug chassis. The + main difference between AS1000 and AS1000A is that + AS1000A has 7 PCI slots whereas AS1000 only has 3 PCI + slots and has EISA slots instead.

+ +

AS800 with an EV5/400 MHz CPU was later re-branded + to become a ``DIGITAL Server 3300[R]'', AS800 with an + EV5/500 MHz CPU was later re-branded to become a + ``DIGITAL Server 3305[R]''.

+ +

Features:

+ +
    +
  • +

    21064 EV4[5] CPU at 200, 233 or 266 MHz 21164 + EV5[6] CPU at 300, 333 or 400 MHz (or 500 MHz for + AS800 only)

    +
    • + +
  • +

    memory:

    + +
      +
    • +

      buswidth: 128 bit with ECC

      +
      • + +
    • +

      AS1000[A]:

      + +
        +
      • +

        72pin 36 bit Fast Page Mode SIMMs, 70ns + or better

        +
        • + +
      • +

        16 (EV5 machines) or 20 (EV4 machines) + SIMM slots

        +
        • + +
      • +

        max memory is 1 GB

        +
        • + +
      • +

        uses ECC

        +
        • +
      +
      • + +
    • +

      AS800: Uses 60ns 3.3 Volts EDO DIMMs

      +
      • +
    +
    • + +
  • +

    embedded VGA (on some mainboard models)

    +
    • + +
  • +

    3 PCI, 2 EISA, 1 64-bit PCI/EISA combo + (AS800)

    +
    • + +
  • +

    7 PCI, 2 EISA (AS1000A)

    +
    • + +
  • +

    2 PCI, 1 EISA/PCI, 7 EISA (AS1000)

    +
    • + +
  • +

    embedded SCSI based on Symbios 810 [AS1000] or + Qlogic 1020 [AS1000A]

    +
    • +
+ +

AS1000 based machines come in multiple enclosure + types. Floor standing, rack-mount, with or without + StorageWorks SCSI chassis etc. The electronics are the + same.

+ +

AS1000-systems: All EV4 based machines use standard + PS/2 style 36 bit 72pin SIMMs in sets of 5. The fifth + SIMM is used for ECC. All EV5 based machines use + standard PS/2 style 36 bit 72pin SIMMs in sets of 4. + The ECC is done based on the 4 extra bits per SIMM (4 + bits out of 36). The EV5 mainboards have 16 SIMM slots, + the EV4 mainboards have 20 slots.

+ +

AS800 machines use DIMMs in sets of 4. DIMM + installation must start in slots marked bank 0. A bank + is four physically adjacent slots. The biggest size + DIMMs must be installed in bank 0 in case 2 banks of + different DIMM sizes are used. Max memory size is 2GB. + Note that these are EDO DIMMs.

+ +

The AS1000/800 are somewhat stubborn when it comes + to serial consoles. They need

+
+    >>> SET CONSOLE SERIAL
+
+ +

before they go for a serial console. Pulling the + keyboard from the machine is not sufficient, like it is + on most other Alpha models. Going back to a graphical + console needs

+
+    >>> SET CONSOLE GRAPHICS
+
+ +

at the serial console.

+ +

For AS800 you want to check if your Ultra-Wide SCSI + is indeed in Ultra mode. This can be done using the EEROMCFG.EXE utility that is on + the Console Firmware Upgrade CDROM.

+ +

For the AlphaServer1000/1000A/800 machines the + kernel config file must contain:

+
+    options    DEC_1000A
+    cpu EV4     # depends on the CPU model installed
+    cpu EV5     # depends on the CPU model installed
+
+
+ +
+
+ +

2.3.10 + DS10/VS10/XP900 (``Webbrick'') / XP1000 (``Monet'') / + DS10L (``Slate'')

+ +

Webbrick and Monet are high performance + workstations/servers based on the EV6 CPU and the + Tsunami chipset. Tsunami is also used in much + higher-end systems and as such has plenty of + performance to offer. DS10, VS10 and XP900 are + different names for essentially the same system. The + differences are the software and options that are + supported. DS10L is a DS10 based machine in a 1U high + rackmount enclosure. DS10L is intended for ISPs and for + HPTC clusters (e.g. Beowulf)

+ +
+
+ +

2.3.10.1 + ``Webbrick / Slate''

+ +
    +
  • +

    21264 EV6 CPU at 466 MHz

    +
    • + +
  • +

    L2 / Bcache: 2MB, ECC protected

    +
    • + +
  • +

    memory bus: 128 bit via crossbar, 1.3GB/sec + memory bandwidth

    +
    • + +
  • +

    memory:

    + +
      +
    • +

      industry standard 200 pin 83 MHz buffered + ECC SDRAM DIMMs

      +
      • + +
    • +

      4 DIMM slots for DS10; 2GB max memory

      +
      • + +
    • +

      2 DIMM slots for DS10L; 1GB max memory

      +
      • + +
    • +

      DIMMs are installed in pairs of 2

      +
      • +
    +
    • + +
  • +

    21271 Core Logic chipset (``Tsunami'')

    +
    • + +
  • +

    2 on-board 21143 Fast Ethernet controllers

    +
    • + +
  • +

    AcerLabs M5237 (Aladdin-V) USB controller + (disabled)

    +
    • + +
  • +

    AcerLabs M1533 PCI-ISA bridge

    +
    • + +
  • +

    AcerLabs Aladdin ATA-33 controller

    +
    • + +
  • +

    embedded dual EIDE

    +
    • + +
  • +

    expansion: 3 64-bit PCI slots and 1 32-bit PCI + slot. DS10L has a single 64bit PCI slot

    +
    • + +
  • +

    2 16550A serial ports

    +
    • + +
  • +

    1 parallel port

    +
    • + +
  • +

    2 USB

    +
    • + +
  • +

    PS/2 keyboard & mouse port

    +
    • +
+ +

The system has a smart power controller. This + means that parts of the system remain powered when it + is switched off (like an ATX-style PC power supply). + Before servicing the machine remove the power + cord.

+ +

The smart power controller is called the RMC. When + enabled, typing EscapeEscapeRMC on serial port 1 will bring + you to the RMC prompt. RMC allows you to powerup or + powerdown, reset the machine, monitor and set + temperature trip levels etc. RMC has its own builtin + help.

+ +

Webbrick is shipped in a desktop-style case + similar to the older 21164 ``Maverick'' workstations + but this case offers much better access to the + components. If you intend to build a farm you can + rackmount them in a 19-inch rack; they are 3U high. + Slate is 1U high but has only one PCI slot.

+ +

DS10 has 4 DIMM slots. DIMMs are installed as + pairs. Please note that DIMM pairs are not installed + in adjacent DIMM sockets but rather physically + interleaved. DIMM sizes of 32, 64, 128, 256 and 512 + Mbytes are supported.

+ +

When 2 pairs of identical-sized DIMMs are + installed DS10 will use memory interleaving for + increased performance. DS10L, which has only 2 DIMM + slots cannot do interleaving.

+ +

Starting with SRM firmware version 5.9 you can + boot from Adaptec 2940-series adapters in addition to + the usual set of Qlogic and Symbios/NCR adapters.

+ +

The base model comes with a FUJITSU 9.5GB ATA disk + as its boot device. FreeBSD works just fine using + EIDE disks on Webbrick. DS10 has 2 IDE interfaces on + the mainboard. Machines destined for Tru64 Unix or + VMS are standard equipped with Qlogic-driven + Ultra-SCSI disks

+ +

On the PCI bus 32 and 64 bit cards are supported, + in 3.3V and 5V variants.

+ +

The USB ports are not supported and are disabled + by the SRM console in all recent SRM versions.

+ +

The kernel config file must contain:

+
+    options    DEC_ST6600    
+    cpu EV5
+
+ +
+
+

Note: Contrary to expectation there is + no cpu EV6 defined for + inclusion in the kernel config file. The cpu EV5 is mandatory to keep + + config(8) + happy.

+
+
+
+ +
+
+ +

2.3.10.2 + ``Monet''

+ +
    +
  • +

    21264 EV6 at 500 MHz 21264 EV67 at 500 or 667 + MHz (XP1000G, codenamed Brisbane) CPU is mounted + on a daughter-card which is field-upgradable

    +
    • + +
  • +

    L2 / Bcache: 4MB, ECC protected

    +
    • + +
  • +

    memory bus: 256 bit

    +
    • + +
  • +

    memory: 128 or 256 Mbytes 100 MHz (PC100) 168 + pin JEDEC standard, registered ECC SDRAM + DIMMs

    +
    • + +
  • +

    21271 Core Logic chip-set (``Tsunami'')

    +
    • + +
  • +

    1 on-board 21143 Ethernet controller

    +
    • + +
  • +

    Cypress 82C693 USB controller

    +
    • + +
  • +

    Cypress 82C693 PCI-ISA bridge

    +
    • + +
  • +

    Cypress 82C693 controller

    +
    • + +
  • +

    expansion: 2 independent PCI buses, driven by + high-speed I/O channels called ``hoses'':

    + +
      +
    • +

      hose 0: (the upper 3 slots) 2 64-bit PCI + slots 1 32-bit PCI slot

      +
      • + +
    • +

      hose 1: (the bottom 2 slots) 2 32-bit PCI + slots (behind a 21154 PCI-PCI bridge)

      +
      • + +
    • +

      2 of the 64-bit PCI slots are for + full-length cards

      +
      • + +
    • +

      all of the 32-bit PCI slots are for short + cards

      +
      • + +
    • +

      1 of the 32-bit PCI slots is physically + shared with an ISA slot

      +
      • + +
    • +

      all PCI slots run at 33MHz

      +
      • +
    +
    • + +
  • +

    1 Ultra-Wide SCSI port based on a Qlogic 1040 + chip

    +
    • + +
  • +

    2 16550A serial port

    +
    • + +
  • +

    1 parallel port

    +
    • + +
  • +

    PS/2 keyboard & mouse port

    +
    • + +
  • +

    embedded 16-bit ESS ES1888 sound chip

    +
    • + +
  • +

    2 USB ports

    +
    • + +
  • +

    graphics options: ELSA Gloria Synergy or + DEC/Compaq PowerStorm 3D accelerator cards

    +
    • +
+ +

Monet is housed in a mini-tower like enclosure + quite similar to the Miata box.

+ +

The on-board Qlogic UW-SCSI chip supports up to 4 + internal devices. There is no external connector for + the on-board SCSI.

+ +

For 500 MHz CPUs 83 MHz DIMMs will do. Compaq + specifies PC100 DIMMs for all CPU speeds. DIMMs are + installed in sets of 4, starting with the DIMM slots + marked ``0'' Memory capacity is max 4 GB. DIMMs are + installed ``physically interleaved'', note the + markings of the slots. Memory bandwidth of Monet is + twice that of Webbrick. The DIMMs live on the CPU + daughter-card. Note that the system uses ECC RAM so + you need DIMMs with 72 bits (not the generic PC-class + 64 bit DIMMs)

+ +

The EIDE interface is usable / SRM bootable so + FreeBSD can be rooted on an EIDE disk. Although the + Cypress chip has potential for 2 EIDE channels Monet + uses only one of them.

+ +

The USB interface is supported by FreeBSD.If you + experience problems trying to use the USB interface + please check if the SRM variable usb_enable is set to on. You can change this by + performing:

+
+    >>> SET USB_ENABLE ON
+
+ +
+
+

Important: Don"t try to use + Symbios-chip based SCSI adapters in the PCI slots + connected to hose 1. There is a not-yet-found + FreeBSD bug that prevents this from working + correctly.

+
+
+ +
+
+

Important: Not all VGA cards will work + behind the PCI-PCI bridge (so in slots 4 and 5). + Only cards that implement VGA-legacy addressing + correctly will work. Workaround is to put the VGA + card ``before'' the bridge.

+
+
+ +

The sound chip is not currently supported with + FreeBSD.

+ +

The kernel config file must contain:

+
+    options    DEC_ST6600    
+    cpu EV5
+
+ +
+
+

Note: Contrary to expectation there is + no cpu EV6 defined for + inclusion in the kernel config file. The cpu EV5 is mandatory to keep + + config(8) + happy.

+
+
+
+
+ +
+
+ +

2.3.11 DS20/DS20E + (``Goldrush'')

+ +

Features:

+ +
    +
  • +

    21264 EV6 CPU at 500 or 670 MHz

    +
    • + +
  • +

    dual CPU capable machine

    +
    • + +
  • +

    L2 / Bcache: 4 Mbytes per CPU

    +
    • + +
  • +

    memory bus: dual 256 bit wide with crossbar + switch

    +
    • + +
  • +

    memory:

    + +
      +
    • +

      SDRAM DIMMs

      +
      • + +
    • +

      installed in sets of 4

      +
      • + +
    • +

      16 DIMM slots, max. 4GB

      +
      • + +
    • +

      uses ECC

      +
      • +
    +
    • + +
  • +

    21271 Core Logic chip-set (``Tsunami'')

    +
    • + +
  • +

    embedded Adaptec ? Wide Ultra SCSI

    +
    • + +
  • +

    expansion:

    + +
      +
    • +

      2 independent PCI buses, driven by + high-speed I/O channels called ``hoses''

      +
      • + +
    • +

      6 64-bit PCI slots, 3 per hose

      +
      • + +
    • +

      1 ISA slot

      +
      • +
    +
    • +
+ +

DS20 needs

+
+    >>> SET CONSOLE SERIAL
+
+ +

before it goes for a serial console. Pulling the + keyboard from the machine is not sufficient. Going back + to a graphical console needs

+
+    >>> SET CONSOLE GRAPHICS
+
+ +

at the serial console. Confusing is the fact that + you will get SRM console output on the graphics console + with the console set to serial, but when FreeBSD boots + it honors the CONSOLE variable + setting and all the boot messages as well as the login + prompt will go to the serial port.

+ +

The DS20 is housed in a fat cube-like enclosure. The + enclosure also contains a StorageWorks SCSI hot-swap + shelf for a maximum of seven 3.5" SCSI devices. + The DS20E is in a sleeker case, and lacks the + StorageWorks shelf.

+ +

The system has a smart power controller. This means + that parts of the system remain powered when it is + switched off (like an ATX-style PC power supply). + Before servicing the machine remove the power + cord(s).

+ +

The smart power controller is called the RMC. When + enabled, typing EscapeEscapeRMC on serial port 1 will bring you + to the RMC prompt. RMC allows you to powerup or + powerdown, reset the machine, monitor and set + temperature trip levels etc. RMC has its own builtin + help.

+ +

The embedded Adaptec SCSI chip on the DS20 is + disabled and is therefore not usable under FreeBSD.

+ +

Starting with SRM firmware version 5.9 you can boot + from Adaptec 2940-series adapters in addition to the + usual set of Qlogic and Symbios/NCR adapters. This + unfortunately does not include the embedded Adaptec + SCSI chips.

+ +

If you are using banks of DIMMs of different sizes + the biggest DIMMs should be installed in the DIMM slots + marked 0 on the mainboard. The + DIMM slots should be filled ``in order'' so after bank + 0 install in bank 1 and so on.

+ +

Don't try to use Symbios-chip based SCSI adapters in + the PCI slots connected to hose 1. There is a + not-yet-found FreeBSD bug that prevents this from + working correctly. DS20 ships by default with a Symbios + on hose 1 so you have to move this card before you can + install/boot FreeBSD on it.

+ +

The kernel config file must contain:

+
+    options    DEC_ST6600    
+    cpu EV5
+
+ +
+
+

Note: Contrary to expectation there is no + cpu EV6 defined for + inclusion in the kernel config file. The cpu EV5 is mandatory to keep + config(8) + happy.

+
+
+
+ +
+
+ +

2.3.12 AlphaPC + 264DP / UP2000

+ +

UP2000 is built by Alpha Processor Inc.

+ +

Features:

+ +
    +
  • +

    21264 EV6 CPU at 670 MHz

    +
    • + +
  • +

    dual CPU capable

    +
    • + +
  • +

    L2 / Bcache: 4 Mbytes per CPU

    +
    • + +
  • +

    memory bus: 256 bit

    +
    • + +
  • +

    memory: SDRAM DIMMs installed in sets of 4, uses + ECC, 16 DIMM slots, max. 4GB

    +
    • + +
  • +

    21272 Core Logic chip-set (``Tsunami'')

    +
    • + +
  • +

    embedded Adaptec AIC7890/91 Wide Ultra SCSI

    +
    • + +
  • +

    2 embedded IDE based on Cypress 82C693 chips

    +
    • + +
  • +

    embedded USB via Cypress 82C693

    +
    • + +
  • +

    expansion:

    + +
      +
    • +

      2 independent PCI buses, driven by + high-speed I/O channels called ``hoses''

      +
      • + +
    • +

      6 64-bit PCI slots, 3 per hose

      +
      • + +
    • +

      1 ISA slot

      +
      • +
    +
    • +
+ +

Currently a maximum of 2GB memory is supported by + FreeBSD.

+ +

The on-board Adaptec is not bootable but works with + FreeBSD 4.0 and later as a datadisk-only SCSI bus.

+ +

Busmaster DMA is supported on the first IDE + interface only.

+ +

The kernel config file must contain:

+
+    options    DEC_ST6600    
+    cpu EV5
+
+ +
+
+

Note: Contrary to expectation there is no + cpu EV6 defined for + inclusion in the kernel config file. The cpu EV5 is mandatory to keep + config(8) + happy.

+
+
+
+ +
+
+ +

2.3.13 AlphaServer + 2000 (``DemiSable''), 2100 (``Sable''), 2100A + (``Lynx'')

+ +

The AlphaServer 2[01]00 machines are intended as + departmental servers. This is medium iron. They are + multi-CPU machines, up to 2 CPUs (AS2000) or 4 CPUs + (2100[A]) can be installed. Both floor-standing and + 19" rackmount boxes exist. Rackmount variations + have different numbers of I/O expansion slots, + different max number of CPUs and different maximum + memory size. Some of the boxes come with an integral + StorageWorks shelf to house hot-swap SCSI disks. There + was an upgrade program available to convert your Sable + machine into a Lynx by swapping the I/O backplane (the + C-bus backplane remains). CPU upgrades were available + as well.

+ +
    +
  • +

    21064 EV4[5] CPU[s] at 200, 233, 275 MHz or + 21164 EV5[6] CPU[s]s at 250, 300, 375, 400 MHz

    +
    • + +
  • +

    cache: varies in size with the CPU model; 1, 4 + or 8Mbyte per CPU

    +
    • + +
  • +

    embedded floppy controller driving a 2.88 Mbytes + drive

    +
    • + +
  • +

    embedded 10Mbit 21040 Ethernet [AS2100 only]

    +
    • + +
  • +

    2 serial ports

    +
    • + +
  • +

    1 parallel port

    +
    • + +
  • +

    PS/2 style keyboard & mouse port

    +
    • +
+ +

The CPUs spec-ed as 200 MHz are in reality running + at 190 MHz. Maximum number of CPUs is 4. All CPUs must + be of the same type/speed.

+ +

If any of the processors are ever marked as failed, + they will remain marked as failed even after they have + been replaced (or reseated) until you issue the + command

+
+    >>> CLEAR_ERROR ALL
+
+ +

on the SRM console and power-cycle the machine. This + may be true for other modules (IO and memory) as well, + but it has not been verified.

+ +

The machines use dedicated memory boards. These + boards live on a 128 bit C-bus shared with the CPU + boards. DemiSable supports up to 1GB, Sable up to 2GB. + One of the memory bus slots can either hold a CPU or a + memory card. A 4 CPU machine can have a maximum of 2 + memory boards.

+ +

Some memory board models house SIMMs. These are + called SIMM carriers. There are also memory modules + that have soldered-on memory chips instead of SIMMs. + These are called ``flat memory modules''.

+ +

SIMM boards are used in sets of eight 72-pin 36 bit + FPM memory of 70ns or faster. SIMM types supported are + 1Mb x36 bit (4 Mbyte) and 4Mb x36 bit (16 Mbyte). Each + memory board can house 4 banks of SIMMs. SIMM sizes can + not be mixed on a single memory board. The first memory + module must be filled with SIMMs before starting to + fill the next memory module. Note that the spacing + between the slots is not that big, so make sure your + SIMMs fit physically (before buying them..)

+ +

Both Lynx and Sable are somewhat stubborn when it + comes to serial consoles. They need

+
+    >>> SET CONSOLE SERIAL
+
+ +

before they go for a serial console. Pulling the + keyboard from the machine is not sufficient, like it is + on many other Alpha models. Going back to a graphical + console needs

+
+    >>> SET CONSOLE GRAPHICS
+
+ +

at the serial console. On Lynx keep the VGA card in + one of the primary PCI slots. EISA VGA cards are not + slot sensitive.

+ +

The machines are equipped with a small OCP (Operator + Control Panel) LCD screen. On this screen the self-test + messages are displayed during system initialization. + You can put your own little text there by using the + SRM:

+
+    >>> SET OCP_TEXT "FreeBSD"
+     
+
+ +

The SRM

+
+    >>> SHOW FRU
+
+ +

command produces an overview of your configuration + with module serial numbers, hardware revisions and + error log counts.

+ +

Both Sable, DemiSable and Lynx have Symbios 810 + based Fast SCSI on-board. Check if it is set to Fast + SCSI speed by

+
+    >>> SHOW PKA0_FAST
+
+ +

When set to 1 it is negotiating for Fast speeds.

+
+    >>> SET PKA0_FAST 1
+
+ +

enables Fast SCSI speeds.

+ +

AS2100[A] come equipped with a StorageWorks 7 slot + SCSI cage. A second cage can be added inside the + cabinet. AS2000 has a single 7 slot SCSI cage, which + cannot be expanded with an additional one. Note that + the slot locations in these cages map differently to + SCSI IDs compared to the standard StorageWorks shelves. + Slot IDs from top to bottom are 0, 4, 1, 5, 2, 6, 3 + when using a single bus configuration.

+ +

The cage can also be set to provide two independent + SCSI buses. This is used for embedded RAID controllers + like the KZPSC (Mylex DAC960). Slot ID assignments for + split bus are, from top to bottom: 0A, 0B, 1A, 1B, 2A, + 2B, 3A, 3B. Where A and B signify a SCSI bus. In a + single bus configuration the terminator module on the + back of the SCSI cage is on the TOP. The jumper module + is on the BOTTOM. For split bus operation these two + modules are reversed. The terminator can be + distinguished from the jumper by noting the chips on + the terminator. The jumper does not have any active + components on it.

+ +

DemiSable has 7 EISA slots and 3 PCI slots. Sable + has 8 EISA and 3 PCI slots. Lynx, being newer, has 8 + PCI and 3 EISA slots. The Lynx PCI slots are grouped in + sets of 4. The 4 PCI slots closest to the CPU/memory + slots are the primary slots, so logically before the + PCI bridge chip. Note that contrary to expectation the + primary PCI slots are the highest numbered ones (PCI4 - + PCI7).

+ +

Make sure you run the EISA Configuration Utility + (from floppy) when adding/change expansion cards in + EISA slots or after upgrading your console firmware. + This is done by inserting the ECU floppy and typing

+
+    >>> RUNECU
+
+ +
+
+

Note: EISA slots are currently + unsupported, but the Compaq Qvision EISA VGA + adapter is treated as an ISA device. It therefore + works OK as a console.

+
+
+ +

A special Extended I/O module for use on the C-bus + was planned-for. If they ever saw daylight is unknown. + In any case FreeBSD has never been verified with an + ExtIO module.

+ +

The machines can be equipped with redundant power + supplies. Note that the enclosure is equipped with + interlock switches that switch off power when the + enclosure is opened. The system's cooling fans are + speed controlled. When the machine has more than 2 CPUs + and more than 1 memory board dual power supplies are + mandatory.

+ +

The kernel config file must contain:

+
+    options    DEC_2100_A500
+    cpu EV4 #dependent on CPU model installed
+    cpu EV5 #dependent on CPU model installed
+
+
+ +
+
+ +

2.3.14 AlphaServer + 4x00 (``Rawhide'')

+ +

The AlphaServer 4x00 machines are intended as small + enterprise servers. Expect a 30" high pedestal + cabinet or alternatively the same system box in a + 19" rack. This is medium iron, not a typical + hobbyist system. Rawhides are multi-CPU machines, up to + 4 CPUs can be in a single machine. Basic disk storage + is housed in one or two StorageWorks shelves at the + bottom of the pedestal. The Rawhides intended for the + NT market are designated DIGITAL Server 7300 (5/400 + CPU), DIGITAL Server 7305 (5/533 CPU). A trailing R on + the part-number means a rackmount variant.

+ +

Features:

+ +
    +
  • +

    21164 EV5 CPUs at 266, 300 MHz or 21164A EV56 + CPUs at 400, 466, 533, 600 and 666 Mhz

    +
    • + +
  • +

    cache: 4 Mbytes per CPU. EV5 300 MHz was also + available cache-less. 8 Mbytes for EV5 600Mhz

    +
    • + +
  • +

    memory bus: 128 bit with ECC

    +
    • + +
  • +

    embedded floppy controller

    +
    • + +
  • +

    2 serial ports

    +
    • + +
  • +

    1 parallel port

    +
    • + +
  • +

    PS/2 style keyboard & mouse port

    +
    • +
+ +

Rawhide uses a maximum of 8 RAM modules. These + modules are used in pairs and supply 72 bits to the bus + (this includes ECC bits). Memory can be EDO RAM or + synchronous DRAM. A fully populated Rawhide has 4 pairs + of memory modules. Given the choice use SDRAM for best + performance. The highest capacity memory board must be + in memory slot 0. A mix of memory board sizes is + allowed. A mix of EDO and SDRAM is also reported as + working (assuming you don't try to mix EDO and SDRAM in + one module pair). A mix of EDO and SDRAM results in the + entire memory subsystem running + at the slower EDO timing

+ +

Rawhide has an embedded Symbios 810 chip that gives + you a narrow fast-SCSI bus. Generally only the SCSI + CDROM is driven by this interface.

+ +

Rawhides are available with a 8 64-bit PCI / 3 EISA + slot expansion backplanes (called ``Saddle'' modules). + There are 2 separate PCI buses, PCI0 and PCI1. PCI0 has + 1 dedicated PCI slot and (shared) 3 PCI/EISA slots. + PCI0 also has a PCI/EISA bridge that drives things like + the serial and parallel ports, keyboard/mouse etc. PCI1 + has 4 PCI slots and an Symbios 810 SCSI chip. VGA + console cards must be installed in a slot connected to + PCI0.

+ +

The current FreeBSD implementation has problems in + handling PCI bridges. There is currently a limited fix + in place which allows for single level, single device + PCI bridges. The fix allows the use of the Digital + supplied Qlogic SCSI card which sits behind a 21054 PCI + bridge chip.

+ +
+
+

Note: EISA slots are currently + unsupported, but the Compaq Qvision EISA VGA + adapter is treated as an ISA device. It therefore + works OK as a console.

+
+
+ +

Rawhide employs an I2C based power controller + system. If you want to be sure all power is removed + from the system remove the mains cables from the + system.

+ +

The kernel config file must contain:

+
+    options    DEC_KN300
+    cpu EV5
+
+
+ +
+
+ +

2.3.15 AlphaServer + 1200 (``Tincup'') and AlphaStation 1200 + (``DaVinci'')

+ +

The AlphaServer 1200 machine is the successor to the + AlphaServer 1000A. It uses the same enclosure the 1000A + uses, but the logic is based on the AlphaServer 4000 + design. These are multi-CPU machines, up to 2 CPUs can + be in a single machine. Basic disk storage is housed in + a StorageWorks shelves The AS1200 intended for the NT + market were designated DIGITAL Server 5300 (5/400 CPU) + and DIGITAL Server 5305 (5/533 CPU).

+ +

Features:

+ +
    +
  • +

    21164A EV56 CPUs at 400 or 533 Mhz

    +
    • + +
  • +

    cache: 4 Mbytes per CPU

    +
    • + +
  • +

    memory bus: 128 bit with ECC, DIMM memory on two + memory daughter boards

    +
    • + +
  • +

    embedded floppy controller

    +
    • + +
  • +

    2 serial ports

    +
    • + +
  • +

    1 parallel port

    +
    • + +
  • +

    PS/2 style keyboard & mouse port

    +
    • +
+ +

AS1200 uses 2 memory daughter cards. On each of + these cards are 8 DIMM slots. DIMMs must be installed + in pairs. The maximum memory size is 4 GBytes. Slots + must be filled in order and slot 0 must contain the + largest size DIMM if different sized DIMMs are used. + AS1200 employs fixed starting addresses for DIMMs, each + DIMM pair starts at a 512 Mbyte boundary. This means + that if DIMMs smaller than 256 Mbyte are used the + system's physical memory map will contain ``holes''. + Supported DIMM sizes are 64 Mbytes and 256 Mbytes. The + DIMMs are 72 bit SDRAM based, as the system employs + ECC.

+ +
+
+

Note: FreeBSD currently supports up to + 2GBytes

+
+
+ +

AS1200 has an embedded Symbios 810 drive Fast SCSI + bus.

+ +

Tincup has 5 64-bit PCI slots, one 1 32-bit PCI slot + and one EISA slot (which is physically shared with one + of the 64-bit PCI slots). There are 2 separate PCI + buses, PCI0 and PCI1. PCI0 has the 32-bit PCI slot and + the 2 top-most 64-bit PCI slots. PCI0 also has an Intel + 82375EB PCI/EISA bridge that drives things like the + serial and parallel ports, keyboard/mouse etc. PCI1 has + 4 64-bit PCI slots and an Symbios 810 SCSI chip. VGA + console cards must be installed in a slot connected to + PCI0.

+ +

The system employs an I2C based power controller + system. If you want to be sure all power is removed + from the system remove the mains cables from the + system. Tincup uses dual power supplies in load-sharing + mode and not as a redundancy pair.

+ +

The kernel config file must contain:

+
+    options    DEC_KN300
+    cpu EV5
+
+
+ +
+
+ +

2.3.16 AlphaServer + 8200 and 8400 (``TurboLaser'')

+ +

The AlphaServer 8200 and 8400 machines are + enterprise servers. Expect a tall 19" cabinet + (8200) or fat (8400) 19" rack. This is big iron, + not a hobbyist system. TurboLasers are multi-CPU + machines, up to 12 CPUs can be in a single machine. The + TurboLaser System Bus (TLSB) allows 9 nodes on the + AS8400 and 5 nodes on the AS8200. TLSB is 256 bit data, + 40 bit address allowing 2.1 GBytes/sec. Nodes on the + TLSB can be CPUs, memory or I/O. A maximum of 3 I/O + ports are supported on a TLSB.

+ +

Basic disk storage is housed in a StorageWorks + shelf. AS8400 uses 3 phase power, AS8200 uses single + phase power.

+ +

Features:

+ +
    +
  • +

    21164 EV5/EV56 CPUs at up to 467 MHz or 21264 + EV67 CPUs at up to 625 MHz

    +
    • + +
  • +

    one or two CPUs per CPU module

    +
    • + +
  • +

    cache: 4Mbytes B-cache per CPU

    +
    • + +
  • +

    memory bus: 256 bit with ECC

    +
    • + +
  • +

    memory: big memory modules that plug into the + TLSB, which in turn hold special SIMM modules. + Memory modules come in varying sizes, up to 4 + GBytes a piece. Uses ECC (8 bits per 64 bits of + data) 7 memory modules max for AS8400, 3 modules + max for AS8200. Maximum memory is 28 GBytes.

    +
    • + +
  • +

    expansion: 3 system ``I/O ports'' that allow up + to 12 I/O channels each I/O channel can connect to + XMI, Futurebus+ or PCI boxes

    +
    • +
+ +

FreeBSD supports (and has been tested with) up to 2 + GBytes of memory on TurboLaser. There is a trade-off to + be made between TLSB slots occupied by memory modules + and TLSB slots occupied by CPU modules. For example you + can have 28GBytes of memory but only 2 CPUs (1 module) + at the same time.

+ +

Only PCI expansion is supported on FreeBSD. XMI or + Futurebus+ (which are AS8400 only) are both + unsupported.

+ +

The I/O port modules are designated KFTIA or KFTHA. + The I/O port modules supply so called ``hoses'' that + connect to up to 4 (KFTHA) PCI buses or 1 PCI bus + (KFTIA). KFTIA has embedded dual 10baseT Ethernet, + single FDDI, 3 SCSI Fast Wide Differential SCSI buses + and a single Fast Wide Single Ended SCSI bus. The FWSE + SCSI is intended for the CDROM.

+ +

KFTHA can drive via each of its 4 hoses a DWLPA or + DWLPB box. The DWLPx house a 12 slots 32 bit PCI + backplane. Physically the 12 slots are 3 4-slot buses + but to the software it appears as a single 12 slots PCI + bus. A fully expanded AS8x00 can have 3 (I/O ports) + times 4 (hoses) times 12 (PCI slots/DWLPx) = 144 PCI + slots. The maximum bandwidth per KFTHA is 500 + Mbytes/second. DWLPA can also house 8 EISA cards, 2 + slots are PCI-only, 2 slots are EISA only. Of the 12 + slots 2 are always occupied by an I/O and connector + module. DWLPB are the prefered I/O boxes.

+ +

For best performance distribute high bandwidth + (FibreChannel, Gigabit Ethernet) over multiple hoses + and/or multiple KFTHA/KFTIA.

+ +

Currently PCI expansion cards containing PCI bridges + are not usable with FreeBSD. Don't use them at this + time.

+ +

The single ended narrow SCSI bus on the KFTIA will + turn up as the fourth SCSI bus. The 3 fast-wide + differential SCSI buses of the KFTIA precede it.

+ +

AS8x00 are generally run with serial consoles. Some + newer machines might have a graphical console of some + sorts but FreeBSD has only been tested on a serial + console.

+ +

For serial console usage either change /etc/ttys to have:

+
+    console "/usr/libexec/getty std.9600"   unknown   on secure
+
+ +

as the console entry, or add

+
+    zs0     "/usr/libexec/getty std.9600"   unknown   on secure
+
+ +

For the AlphaServer 8x00 machines the kernel config + file must contain:

+
+    options    DEC_KN8AE   # Alpha 8200/8400 (Turbolaser)
+    cpu EV5
+
+ +

Contrary to expectation there is no cpu EV6 defined for inclusion in the + kernel config file. The cpu + EV5 is mandatory to keep + config(8) happy.

+
+ +
+
+ +

2.3.17 Alpha + Processor Inc. UP1000

+ +

The UP1000 is an ATX mainboard based on the 21264a + CPU which itself lives in a Slot B module. It is + normally housed in an ATX tower enclosure.

+ +

Features:

+ +
    +
  • +

    21264a Alpha CPU at 600 or 700 MHz in a Slot B + module (includes cooling fans)

    +
    • + +
  • +

    memory bus: 128 bits to the L2 cache, 64 bits + from Slot B to the AMD-751

    +
    • + +
  • +

    on-board Bcache / L2 cache: 2MB (600Mhz) or 4MB + (700Mhz)

    +
    • + +
  • +

    AMD AMD-751 (``Irongate'') system controller + chip

    +
    • + +
  • +

    Acer Labs M1543C PCI-ISA bridge controller / + super-IO chip

    +
    • + +
  • +

    PS/2 mouse & keyboard port

    +
    • + +
  • +

    memory: 168-pin PC100 unbuffered SDRAM DIMMS, 3 + DIMM slots DIMM sizes supported are 64, 128 or 256 + Mb in size

    +
    • + +
  • +

    2 16550A serial port

    +
    • + +
  • +

    1 ECP/EPP parallel port

    +
    • + +
  • +

    floppy interface

    +
    • + +
  • +

    2 embedded Ultra DMA33 IDE interface

    +
    • + +
  • +

    2 USB ports

    +
    • + +
  • +

    expansion:

    + +
      +
    • +

      4 32 bit PCI slots

      +
      • + +
    • +

      2 ISA slots

      +
      • + +
    • +

      1 AGP slot

      +
      • +
    +
    • +
+ +

Slot B is a box-like enclosure that houses a + daughter-board for the CPU and cache. It has 2 small + fans for cooling. Loud fans..

+ +

The machine needs ECC capable DIMMs, so 72 bit ones. + This does not appear to be documented in the UP1000 + docs. The system accesses the serial EEPROM on the + DIMMs via the SM bus. Note that if only a single DIMM + is used it must be installed in slot 2. This is a + bit counter-intuitive.

+ +

The UP1000 needs a 400Watt ATX power supply + according to the manufacturer. This might be a bit + overly conservative/pessimistic judging from the power + consumption of the board & cpu. But as always you + will have to take your expansion cards and peripherals + into account. The M1543C chip contains power management + functionality & temperature monitoring (via I2C / + SM bus).

+ +

Chances are that your UP1000 comes by default with + AlphaBios only. The SRM console firmware is available + from the Alpha Processor Inc. web site. It is currently + available in a beta version which was successfully used + during the port of FreeBSD to the UP1000.

+ +

The embedded Ultra DMA EIDE ports are bootable by + the SRM console.

+ +

UP1000 SRM can boot off an Adaptec 294x adapter. + Under high I/O load conditions machine lockups have + been observed using the Adaptec 294x. A Symbios 875 + based card works just fine, using the sym driver. Most + likely other cards based on the Symbios chips that the + sym driver supports will work as well.

+ +

The USB interfaces are disabled by the SRM console + and have not (yet) been tested with FreeBSD.

+ +

For the UP1000 the kernel config file must + contain:

+
+    options    API_UP1000  # UP1000, UP1100 (Nautilus)
+    cpu EV5
+
+
+ +
+
+ +

2.3.18 Alpha + Processor Inc. UP1100

+ +

The UP1100 is an ATX mainboard based on the 21264a + CPU running at 600 MHz. It is normally housed in an ATX + tower enclosure.

+ +

Features:

+ +
    +
  • +

    21264a Alpha EV6 CPU at 600 or 700 MHz

    +
    • + +
  • +

    memory bus: 100MHz 64-bit (PC-100 SDRAM), 800 + MB/s memory bandwidth

    +
    • + +
  • +

    on-board Bcache / L2 cache: 2Mb

    +
    • + +
  • +

    AMD AMD-751 (``Irongate'') system controller + chip

    +
    • + +
  • +

    Acer Labs M1535D PCI-ISA bridge controller / + super-IO chip

    +
    • + +
  • +

    PS/2 mouse & keyboard port

    +
    • + +
  • +

    memory: 168-pin PC100 unbuffered SDRAM DIMMS, 3 + DIMM slots DIMM sizes supported are 64, 128 or 256 + Mb in size

    +
    • + +
  • +

    2 16550A serial port

    +
    • + +
  • +

    1 ECP/EPP parallel port

    +
    • + +
  • +

    floppy interface

    +
    • + +
  • +

    2 embedded Ultra DMA66 IDE interface

    +
    • + +
  • +

    2 USB port

    +
    • + +
  • +

    expansion: 3 32 bit PCI slots and 1 AGP2x + slot

    +
    • +
+ +

SRM console code comes standard with the UP1100. The + SRM lives in 2Mbytes of flash ROM.

+ +

The machine needs ECC capable DIMMs, so 72 bit ones. + This does not appear to be documented in the UP1100 + docs. The system accesses the serial EEPROM on the + DIMMs via the SM bus. Note that if only a single DIMM + is used it must be installed in slot 2. This is a + bit counter-intuitive.

+ +

The UP1100 needs a 400Watt ATX power supply + according to the manufacturer. This might be a bit + overly conservative/pessimistic judging from the power + consumption of the board & cpu. But as always you + will have to take your expansion cards and peripherals + into account. The M1535D chip contains power management + functionality & temperature monitoring (via I2C / + SM bus using a LM75 thermal sensor).

+ +

The UP1100 has an on-board 21143 10/100Mbit Ethernet + interface.

+ +

The UP1100 is equipped with a SoundBlaster + compatible audio interface. Whether it works with + FreeBSD is as of yet unknown.

+ +

The embedded Ultra DMA EIDE ports are bootable by + the SRM console.

+ +

The UP1100 has 3 USB ports, 2 going external and one + connected to the AGP port.

+ +

For the UP1100 the kernel config file must + contain:

+
+    options    API_UP1000  # UP1000, UP1100 (Nautilus)
+    cpu EV5
+
+ +

Contrary to expectation there is no cpu EV6 defined for inclusion in the + kernel config file. The cpu + EV5 is mandatory to keep + config(8) happy.

+
+ +
+
+ +

2.3.19 Alpha + Processor Inc. CS20, Compaq DS20L

+ +

The CS20 is a 19", 1U high rackmount server + based on the 21264[ab] CPU. It can have a maximum of 2 + CPUs. Compaq sells the CS20 rebranded as the + AlphaServer DS20L. DS20L has 833MHz CPUs.

+ +

Features:

+ +
    +
  • +

    21264a Alpha CPU at 667 MHz or 21264b 833 MHz + (max. 2 CPUs)

    +
    • + +
  • +

    memory bus: 100MHz 256-bit wide

    +
    • + +
  • +

    21271 Core Logic chipset (``Tsunami'')

    +
    • + +
  • +

    Acer Labs M1533 PCI-ISA bridge controller / + super-IO chip

    +
    • + +
  • +

    PS/2 mouse & keyboard port

    +
    • + +
  • +

    memory: 168-pin PC100 PLL buffered/registered + SDRAM DIMMS, 8 DIMM slots, uses ECC memory, min 256 + Mbytes / max 2 GBytes of memory

    +
    • + +
  • +

    2 16550A serial port

    +
    • + +
  • +

    1 ECP/EPP parallel port

    +
    • + +
  • +

    ALI M1543C Ultra DMA66 IDE interface

    +
    • + +
  • +

    embedded dual Intel 82559 10/100Mbit + Ethernet

    +
    • + +
  • +

    embedded Symbios 53C1000 Ultra160 SCSI + controller

    +
    • + +
  • +

    expansion: 2 64 bit PCI slots (2/3 length)

    +
    • +
+ +

SRM console code comes standard with the CS20. The + SRM lives in 2Mbytes of flash ROM.

+ +

The CS20 needs ECC capable DIMMs. Note that it uses + buffered DIMMs.

+ +

The CS20 has an I2C based internal monitoring system + for things like temperature, fans, voltages etc. The + I2C also supports ``wake on LAN''.

+ +

Each PCI slot is connected to its own independent + PCI bus on the Tsunami.

+ +

The embedded Ultra DMA EIDE ports are bootable by + the SRM console.

+ +

The CS20 has an embedded slim-line IDE CD drive. + There is a front-accessible bay for a 1" high + 3.5" SCSI hard-disk drive with SCA connector.

+ +

Note that there is no floppy disk drive (or a + connector to add one).

+ +

The kernel config file must contain:

+
+    options    DEC_ST6600
+    cpu EV5
+
+ +

Contrary to expectation there is no cpu EV6 defined for inclusion in the + kernel config file. The cpu + EV5 is mandatory to keep + config(8) happy.

+
+
+ +
+
+ +

2.4 Supported + Hardware Overview

+ +

A word of caution: the installed base for FreeBSD is + not nearly as large as for FreeBSD/Intel. This means that + the enormous variation of PCI/ISA expansion cards out + there has much less chance of having been tested on alpha + than on Intel. This is not to imply they are doomed to + fail, just that the chance of running into something + never tested before is much higher. GENERIC contains things that are known to + work on Alpha only.

+ +

The PCI and ISA expansion busses are fully supported. + Turbo Channel is not in GENERIC + and has limited support (see the relevant machine model + info). The MCA bus is not supported. The EISA bus is not + supported for use with EISA expansion cards as the EISA + support code is lacking. ISA cards in EISA slots are + reported to work. The Compaq Qvision EISA VGA card is + driven in ISA mode and works OK as a console.

+ +

1.44 Mbyte and 1.2 Mbyte floppy drives are supported. + 2.88 Mbyte drives sometimes found in Alpha machines are + supported up to 1.44Mbyte.

+ +

ATA and ATAPI (IDE) devices are supported via the + ata(4) driver + framework. As most people run their Alphas with SCSI + disks it is not as well tested as SCSI. Be aware of + boot-ability restrictions for IDE disks. See the machine + specific information.

+ +

There is full SCSI support via the CAM layer for + Adaptec 2940x (AIC7xxx chip-based), Qlogic family and + Symbios. Be aware of the machine-specific boot-ability + issues for the various adapter types.

+ +

The Qlogic QL2x00 FibreChannel host adapters are fully + supported.

+ +

If you want to boot your Alpha over the Ethernet you + will obviously need an Ethernet card that the SRM console + recognizes. This generally means you need a board with an + 21x4x Ethernet chip as that is what Digital used. These + chips are driven by the FreeBSD + de(4) (older driver) or + + dc(4) (newer driver). + Some new SRM versions are known to recognize the Intel + 8255x Ethernet chips as driven by the FreeBSD + fxp(4) driver. But + beware: the + fxp(4) driver is + reported not to work correctly with FreeBSD (although it + works excellently on FreeBSD/x86).

+ +

DEC DEFPA PCI FDDI network adapters are supported on + alpha.

+ +

In general the SRM console emulates a + VGA-compatibility mode on PCI VGA cards. This is, + however, not guaranteed to work by Compaq/DEC for each + and every card type out there. When the SRM thinks the + VGA is acceptable FreeBSD will be able to use it. The + console driver works just like on a FreeBSD/intel + machine. Please note that VESA modes are not supported on + Alpha, so that leaves you with 80x25 consoles.

+ +

In some Alpha machines you will find video adapters + based on TGA chips. The plain TGA adapter does not + emulate VGA and is therefore not usable for a FreeBSD + console. TGA2 cards have a basic VGA compatibility mode + and work fine as FreeBSD consoles.

+ +

The ``PC standard'' serial ports found on most Alphas + are supported. For TurboChannel machines the serial ports + are also supported.

+ +

ISDN (i4b) is not supported on FreeBSD/alpha.

+
+ +
+
+ +

2.5 + Acknowledgments

+ +

In compiling this file I used multiple information + sources, but the NetBSD Web site proved to be an invaluable + source of information. If it wasn't for NetBSD/alpha + there probably would not be a FreeBSD/alpha in the first + place.

+ +

People who kindly helped me create this section:

+ +
    +
  • +

    Andrew Gallatin

    +
    • + +
  • +

    Chuck Robey

    +
    • + +
  • +

    Matthew Jacob

    +
    • + +
  • +

    Michael Smith

    +
    • + +
  • +

    David O'Brien

    +
    • + +
  • +

    Christian Weisgerber

    +
    • + +
  • +

    Kazutaka YOKOTA

    +
    • + +
  • +

    Nick Maniscalco

    +
    • + +
  • +

    Eric Schnoebelen

    +
    • + +
  • +

    Peter van Dijk

    +
    • + +
  • +

    Peter Jeremy

    +
    • + +
  • +

    Dolf de Waal

    +
    • + +
  • +

    Wim Lemmers, ex-Compaq

    +
    • + +
  • +

    Wouter Brackman, Compaq

    +
    • + +
  • +

    Lodewijk van den Berg, Compaq

    +
    • +
+
+
+ +
+
+ +

3 Supported + Devices

+ $FreeBSD: + src/release/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/hardware/common/dev.sgml,v + 1.13.2.68 2002/09/19 22:56:09 bmah Exp $ + +

This section describes the devices currently known to be + supported by with FreeBSD on the Alpha/AXP platform. Other + configurations may also work, but simply have not been + tested yet. Feedback, updates, and corrections to this list + are encouraged.

+ +

Where possible, the drivers applicable to each device or + class of devices is listed. If the driver in question has a + manual page in the FreeBSD base distribution (most should), + it is referenced here.

+ +
+
+ +

3.1 Disk + Controllers

+ +

IDE/ATA controllers ( + ata(4) driver)

+ +
    +
  • +

    Acerlabs Aladdin

    +
    • + +
  • +

    AMD 756 ATA66, 766 ATA100, 768 ATA100

    +
    • + +
  • +

    Cenatek Rocket Drive

    +
    • + +
  • +

    CMD 646, 648 ATA66, and 649 ATA100

    +
    • + +
  • +

    Cypress 82C693

    +
    • + +
  • +

    Cyrix 5530 ATA33

    +
    • + +
  • +

    HighPoint HPT366 ATA66, HPT370 ATA100, HPT372 + ATA133, HPT374 ATA133

    +
    • + +
  • +

    Intel PIIX, PIIX3, PIIX4

    +
    • + +
  • +

    Intel ICH ATA66, ICH2 ATA100, ICH3 ATA100, ICH4 + ATA100

    +
    • + +
  • +

    nVidia nForce ATA100

    +
    • + +
  • +

    Promise ATA100 OEM chip (pdc20265)

    +
    • + +
  • +

    Promise ATA133 OEM chip (pdc20269)

    +
    • + +
  • +

    Promise Fasttrak-33, -66, -100, -100 TX2/TX4, -133 + TX2/TX2000

    +
    • + +
  • +

    Promise Ultra-33, -66, -100, -133 TX2/TX2000

    +
    • + +
  • +

    ServerWorks ROSB4 ATA33

    +
    • + +
  • +

    ServerWorks CSB5 ATA66/ATA100

    +
    • + +
  • +

    Sil 0680 UDMA6

    +
    • + +
  • +

    SiS 530, 540, 620

    +
    • + +
  • +

    SiS 630, 633, 635, 645, 730, 733, 735, 740, 745, + 750

    +
    • + +
  • +

    SiS 5591 ATA100

    +
    • + +
  • +

    VIA 82C586 ATA33, 82C596 ATA66, 82C686a ATA66, + 82C686b ATA100

    +
    • + +
  • +

    VIA 8233, 8235 ATA133

    +
    • +
+
+
+ +

Adaptec SCSI Controllers

+ +
    +
  • +

    Adaptec + 19160/291x/2920/2930/2940/2950/29160/3940/3950/3960/39160/398x/494x + series PCI SCSI controllers, including + Narrow/Wide/Twin/Ultra/Ultra2 variants ( + ahc(4) driver)

    +
    • + +
  • +

    Adaptec AIC7770, AIC7850, AIC7860, AIC7870, + AIC7880, and AIC789x on-board SCSI controllers ( + ahc(4) driver)

    +
    • +
+
+
+ +

AMI MegaRAID Express and Enterprise family RAID + controllers ( + amr(4) driver)

+ +
    +
  • +

    MegaRAID Series 418

    +
    • + +
  • +

    MegaRAID Enterprise 1200 (Series 428)

    +
    • + +
  • +

    MegaRAID Enterprise 1300 (Series 434)

    +
    • + +
  • +

    MegaRAID Enterprise 1400 (Series 438)

    +
    • + +
  • +

    MegaRAID Enterprise 1500 (Series 467)

    +
    • + +
  • +

    MegaRAID Enterprise 1600 (Series 471)

    +
    • + +
  • +

    MegaRAID Elite 1500 (Series 467)

    +
    • + +
  • +

    MegaRAID Elite 1600 (Series 493)

    +
    • + +
  • +

    MegaRAID Express 100 (Series 466WS)

    +
    • + +
  • +

    MegaRAID Express 200 (Series 466)

    +
    • + +
  • +

    MegaRAID Express 300 (Series 490)

    +
    • + +
  • +

    MegaRAID Express 500 (Series 475)

    +
    • + +
  • +

    Dell PERC

    +
    • + +
  • +

    Dell PERC 2/SC

    +
    • + +
  • +

    Dell PERC 2/DC

    +
    • + +
  • +

    Dell PERC 3/DCL

    +
    • + +
  • +

    HP NetRaid-1si

    +
    • + +
  • +

    HP NetRaid-3si

    +
    • + +
  • +

    HP Embedded NetRaid

    +
    • +
+ +
+
+

Booting from these controllers is not supported + due to SRM limitations.

+
+
+
+
+ +

Mylex DAC960 and DAC1100 RAID controllers with 2.x, + 3.x, 4.x and 5.x firmware ( + mlx(4) driver)

+ +
    +
  • +

    DAC960P

    +
    • + +
  • +

    DAC960PD

    +
    • + +
  • +

    DAC960PDU

    +
    • + +
  • +

    DAC960PL

    +
    • + +
  • +

    DAC960PJ

    +
    • + +
  • +

    DAC960PG

    +
    • + +
  • +

    AcceleRAID 150

    +
    • + +
  • +

    AcceleRAID 250

    +
    • + +
  • +

    eXtremeRAID 1100

    +
    • +
+ +
+
+

Booting from these controllers is not supported + due to SRM limitations. This list includes + controllers sold by Digital/Compaq in Alpha systems + in the StorageWorks family, e.g. KZPSC or KZPAC.

+
+
+
+
+ +

LSI/SymBios (formerly NCR) 53C810, 53C810a, 53C815, + 53C825, 53C825a, 53C860, 53C875, 53C875a, 53C876, 53C885, + 53C895, 53C895a, 53C896, 53C1010-33, 53C1010-66, 53C1000, + 53C1000R PCI SCSI controllers, either embedded on + motherboard or on add-on boards ( + ncr(4) and + sym(4) drivers)

+ +
    +
  • +

    ASUS SC-200, SC-896

    +
    • + +
  • +

    Data Technology DTC3130 (all variants)

    +
    • + +
  • +

    DawiControl DC2976UW

    +
    • + +
  • +

    Diamond FirePort (all)

    +
    • + +
  • +

    NCR cards (all)

    +
    • + +
  • +

    Symbios cards (all)

    +
    • + +
  • +

    Tekram DC390W, 390U, 390F, 390U2B, 390U2W, 390U3D, + and 390U3W

    +
    • + +
  • +

    Tyan S1365

    +
    • +
+
+
+ +

Qlogic controllers and variants ( + isp(4) driver)

+ +
    +
  • +

    Qlogic 1020, 1040 SCSI and Ultra SCSI host + adapters

    +
    • + +
  • +

    Qlogic 1240 dual Ultra SCSI controllers

    +
    • + +
  • +

    Qlogic 1080 Ultra2 LVD and 1280 Dual Ultra2 LVD + controllers

    +
    • + +
  • +

    Qlogic 12160 Ultra3 LVD controllers

    +
    • + +
  • +

    Qlogic 2100 and Qlogic 2200 Fibre Channel SCSI + controllers

    +
    • + +
  • +

    Qlogic 2300 and Qlogic 2312 2-Gigabit Fibre + Channel SCSI controllers

    +
    • + +
  • +

    Performance Technology SBS440 ISP1000 variants

    +
    • + +
  • +

    Performance Technology SBS450 ISP1040 variants

    +
    • + +
  • +

    Performance Technology SBS470 ISP2100 variants

    +
    • + +
  • +

    Antares Microsystems P-0033 ISP2100 variants

    +
    • +
+
+
+ +

+ +

LSI Logic Fusion/MP architecture Fiber Channel + controllers (mpt driver)

+ +
    +
  • +

    LSI FC909, FC929

    +
    • + +
  • +

    LSI 53c1020, 53c1030

    +
    • +
+
+
+ +

+ +

With all supported SCSI controllers, full support is + provided for SCSI-I, SCSI-II, and SCSI-III peripherals, + including hard disks, optical disks, tape drives + (including DAT, 8mm Exabyte, Mammoth, and DLT), medium + changers, processor target devices and CD-ROM drives. + WORM devices that support CD-ROM commands are supported + for read-only access by the CD-ROM drivers (such as + cd(4)). WORM/CD-R/CD-RW + writing support is provided by + cdrecord(1), which is a + part of the + sysutils/cdrtools port in + the Ports Collection.

+ +

The following CD-ROM type systems are supported at + this time:

+ +
    +
  • +

    SCSI interface (also includes ProAudio Spectrum + and SoundBlaster SCSI) ( + cd(4))

    +
    • + +
  • +

    ATAPI IDE interface ( + acd(4))

    +
    • +
+
+
+
+ +
+
+ +

3.2 Ethernet + Interfaces

+ +

Adaptec Duralink PCI Fast Ethernet adapters based on + the Adaptec AIC-6915 Fast Ethernet controller chip ( + sf(4) driver)

+ +
    +
  • +

    ANA-62011 64-bit single port 10/100baseTX + adapter

    +
    • + +
  • +

    ANA-62022 64-bit dual port 10/100baseTX + adapter

    +
    • + +
  • +

    ANA-62044 64-bit quad port 10/100baseTX + adapter

    +
    • + +
  • +

    ANA-69011 32-bit single port 10/100baseTX + adapter

    +
    • + +
  • +

    ANA-62020 64-bit single port 100baseFX adapter

    +
    • +
+
+
+ +

AMD PCnet NICs ( + lnc(4) and + pcn(4) drivers)

+ +
    +
  • +

    AMD PCnet/PCI (79c970 & 53c974 or 79c974)

    +
    • + +
  • +

    AMD PCnet/FAST

    +
    • + +
  • +

    Isolan AT 4141-0 (16 bit)

    +
    • + +
  • +

    Isolink 4110 (8 bit)

    +
    • + +
  • +

    PCnet/FAST+

    +
    • + +
  • +

    PCnet/FAST III

    +
    • + +
  • +

    PCnet/PRO

    +
    • + +
  • +

    PCnet/Home

    +
    • + +
  • +

    HomePNA

    +
    • +
+
+
+ +

National Semiconductor DS8390-based Ethernet NICs, + including Novell NE2000 and clones ( + ed(4) driver)

+ +
    +
  • +

    3C503 Etherlink II ( + ed(4) driver)

    +
    • + +
  • +

    NetVin 5000

    +
    • + +
  • +

    Novell NE1000, NE2000, and NE2100

    +
    • + +
  • +

    RealTek 8029

    +
    • + +
  • +

    SMC Elite 16 WD8013 Ethernet interface

    +
    • + +
  • +

    SMC Elite Ultra

    +
    • + +
  • +

    SMC WD8003E, WD8003EBT, WD8003W, WD8013W, WD8003S, + WD8003SBT and WD8013EBT and clones

    +
    • + +
  • +

    Surecom NE-34

    +
    • + +
  • +

    VIA VT86C926

    +
    • + +
  • +

    Winbond W89C940

    +
    • +
+
+
+ +

RealTek 8129/8139 Fast Ethernet NICs ( + rl(4) driver)

+ +
    +
  • +

    Accton ``Cheetah'' EN1207D (MPX 5030/5038; RealTek + 8139 clone)

    +
    • + +
  • +

    Allied Telesyn AT2550

    +
    • + +
  • +

    Allied Telesyn AT2500TX

    +
    • + +
  • +

    D-Link DFE-530TX+, DFE-538TX

    +
    • + +
  • +

    Farallon NetLINE 10/100 PCI

    +
    • + +
  • +

    Genius GF100TXR (RTL8139)

    +
    • + +
  • +

    KTX-9130TX 10/100 Fast Ethernet

    +
    • + +
  • +

    NDC Communications NE100TX-E

    +
    • + +
  • +

    Netronix Inc. EA-1210 NetEther 10/100

    +
    • + +
  • +

    OvisLink LEF-8129TX

    +
    • + +
  • +

    OvisLink LEF-8139TX

    +
    • + +
  • +

    SMC EZ Card 10/100 PCI 1211-TX

    +
    • +
+
+
+ +

Lite-On 82c168/82c169 PNIC Fast Ethernet NICs ( + dc(4) driver)

+ +
    +
  • +

    Kingston KNE110TX

    +
    • + +
  • +

    LinkSys EtherFast LNE100TX

    +
    • + +
  • +

    Matrox FastNIC 10/100

    +
    • + +
  • +

    NetGear FA310-TX Rev. D1

    +
    • +
+
+
+ +

Macronix 98713, 98713A, 98715, 98715A and 98725 Fast + Ethernet NICs ( + dc(4) driver)

+ +
    +
  • +

    Accton EN1217 (98715A)

    +
    • + +
  • +

    Adico AE310TX (98715A)

    +
    • + +
  • +

    Compex RL100-TX (98713 or 98713A)

    +
    • + +
  • +

    CNet Pro120A (98713 or 98713A)

    +
    • + +
  • +

    CNet Pro120B (98715)

    +
    • + +
  • +

    NDC Communications SFA100A (98713A)

    +
    • + +
  • +

    SVEC PN102TX (98713)

    +
    • +
+
+
+ +

Macronix/Lite-On PNIC II LC82C115 Fast Ethernet NICs + ( + dc(4) driver)

+ +
    +
  • +

    LinkSys EtherFast LNE100TX Version 2

    +
    • +
+
+
+ +

Winbond W89C840F Fast Ethernet NICs ( + wb(4) driver)

+ +
    +
  • +

    Trendware TE100-PCIE

    +
    • +
+
+
+ +

VIA Technologies VT3043 ``Rhine I'' and VT86C100A + ``Rhine II'' Fast Ethernet NICs ( + vr(4) driver)

+ +
    +
  • +

    AOpen/Acer ALN-320

    +
    • + +
  • +

    D-Link DFE-530TX

    +
    • + +
  • +

    Hawking Technologies PN102TX

    +
    • +
+
+
+ +

Silicon Integrated Systems SiS 900 and SiS 7016 PCI + Fast Ethernet NICs ( + sis(4) driver)

+ +
    +
  • +

    SiS 630, 635 and 735 motherboard chipsets

    +
    • +
+
+
+ +

National Semiconductor DP83815 Fast Ethernet NICs ( + sis(4) driver)

+ +
    +
  • +

    NetGear FA311-TX

    +
    • + +
  • +

    NetGear FA312-TX

    +
    • +
+
+
+ +

Sundance Technologies ST201 PCI Fast Ethernet NICs ( + ste(4) driver)

+ +
    +
  • +

    D-Link DFE-550TX

    +
    • +
+
+
+ +

SysKonnect SK-984x PCI Gigabit Ethernet cards ( + sk(4) drivers)

+ +
    +
  • +

    SK-9821 1000baseT copper, single port

    +
    • + +
  • +

    SK-9822 1000baseT copper, dual port

    +
    • + +
  • +

    SK-9841 1000baseLX single mode fiber, single + port

    +
    • + +
  • +

    SK-9842 1000baseLX single mode fiber, dual + port

    +
    • + +
  • +

    SK-9843 1000baseSX multimode fiber, single + port

    +
    • + +
  • +

    SK-9844 1000baseSX multimode fiber, dual port

    +
    • +
+
+
+ +

Texas Instruments ThunderLAN PCI NICs ( + tl(4) driver)

+ +
    +
  • +

    Compaq Netelligent 10, 10/100, 10/100 + Dual-Port

    +
    • + +
  • +

    Compaq Netelligent 10/100 TX Embedded UTP, 10 T + PCI UTP/Coax, 10/100 TX UTP

    +
    • + +
  • +

    Compaq NetFlex 3P, 3P Integrated, 3P w/BNC

    +
    • + +
  • +

    Olicom OC-2135/2138, OC-2325, OC-2326 10/100 TX + UTP

    +
    • + +
  • +

    Racore 8165 10/100baseTX

    +
    • + +
  • +

    Racore 8148 10baseT/100baseTX/100baseFX + multi-personality

    +
    • +
+
+
+ +

ADMtek Inc. AL981-based PCI Fast Ethernet NICs ( + dc(4) driver)

+ +

ADMtek Inc. AN985-based PCI Fast Ethernet NICs ( + dc(4) driver)

+ +
    +
  • +

    LinkSys EtherFast LNE100TX v4.0/4.1

    +
    • +
+
+
+ +

ASIX Electronics AX88140A PCI NICs ( + dc(4) driver)

+ +
    +
  • +

    Alfa Inc. GFC2204

    +
    • + +
  • +

    CNet Pro110B

    +
    • +
+
+
+ +

DEC DC21040, DC21041, DC21140, DC21141, DC21142, and + DC21143 based NICs ( + de(4) driver)

+ +
    +
  • +

    Asante

    +
    • + +
  • +

    Cogent EM100FX and EM440TX

    +
    • + +
  • +

    DEC DE425, DE435, DE450, and DE500

    +
    • + +
  • +

    SMC Etherpower 8432T, 9332, and 9334

    +
    • + +
  • +

    ZYNX ZX 3xx

    +
    • +
+
+
+ +

DEC/Intel 21143 based Fast Ethernet NICs ( + dc(4) driver)

+ +
    +
  • +

    DEC DE500

    +
    • + +
  • +

    Compaq Presario 7900 series built-in Ethernet

    +
    • + +
  • +

    D-Link DFE-570TX

    +
    • + +
  • +

    Kingston KNE100TX

    +
    • + +
  • +

    LinkSys EtherFast 10/100 Instant GigaDrive + built-in Ethernet

    +
    • +
+
+
+ +

Davicom DM9100 and DM9102 PCI Fast Ethernet NICs ( + dc(4) driver)

+ +
    +
  • +

    Jaton Corporation XpressNet

    +
    • +
+
+
+ +

Intel 82557- or 82559-based Fast Ethernet NICs ( + fxp(4) driver)

+ +
    +
  • +

    Intel EtherExpress Pro/100B PCI Fast Ethernet

    +
    • + +
  • +

    Intel InBusiness 10/100 PCI Network Adapter

    +
    • + +
  • +

    Intel PRO/100+ Management Adapter

    +
    • + +
  • +

    Intel Pro/100 VE Desktop Adapter

    +
    • + +
  • +

    Intel Pro/100 M Desktop Adapter

    +
    • + +
  • +

    Intel Pro/100 S Desktop, Server and Dual-Port + Server Adapters

    +
    • + +
  • +

    On-board Ethernet NICs on many Intel + motherboards.

    +
    • +
+
+
+ +

3Com Etherlink XL-based NICs ( + xl(4) driver)

+ +
    +
  • +

    3C900/905/905B/905C PCI

    +
    • + +
  • +

    3C556/556B MiniPCI

    +
    • + +
  • +

    3C450-TX HomeConnect adapter

    +
    • + +
  • +

    3c980/3c980B Fast Etherlink XL server adapter

    +
    • + +
  • +

    3cSOHO100-TX OfficeConnect adapter

    +
    • + +
  • +

    Dell Optiplex GX1 on-board 3C918

    +
    • + +
  • +

    Dell On-board 3C920

    +
    • + +
  • +

    Dell Precision on-board 3C905B

    +
    • + +
  • +

    Dell Latitude laptop docking station embedded + 3C905-TX

    +
    • +
+
+
+ +

Ethernet and Fast Ethernet NICs based on the 3Com 3XP + Typhoon/Sidewinder (3CR990) chipset ( + txp(4) driver)

+ +
    +
  • +

    3Com 3CR990-TX-95

    +
    • + +
  • +

    3Com 3CR990-TX-97

    +
    • + +
  • +

    3Com 3CR990B-SRV

    +
    • + +
  • +

    3Com 3CR990B-TXM

    +
    • + +
  • +

    3Com 3CR990SVR95

    +
    • + +
  • +

    3Com 3CR990SVR97

    +
    • +
+
+
+ +

Gigabit Ethernet NICs based on the Intel 82542 and + 82543 controller chips ( + wx(4), + gx(4) and + em(4) drivers), plus + NICs supported by the Intel 82540EM, 82544, 82545EM, and + 82546EB controller chips ( + em(4) driver only)

+ +
    +
  • +

    Intel PRO/1000 Gigabit Ethernet

    +
    • +
+ +
+
+

Note: The + wx(4) driver is + deprecated.

+
+
+ +
+
+

Note: The + em(4) driver is + officially supported by Intel, but is only supported + on the i386.

+
+
+
+
+
+ +
+
+ +

3.3 FDDI + Interfaces

+ +

DEC DEFPA PCI ( + fpa(4) driver)

+
+ +
+
+ +

3.4 ATM + Interfaces

+
+ +
+
+ +

3.5 Wireless Network + Interfaces

+
+ +
+
+ +

3.6 Miscellaneous + Networks

+
+ +
+
+ +

3.7 ISDN + Interfaces

+
+ +
+
+ +

3.8 Multi-port Serial + Interfaces

+ +

AST 4 port serial card using shared IRQ

+ +

Comtrol Rocketport card ( + rp(4) driver)

+
+ +
+
+ +

3.9 Audio + Devices

+ +

ESS

+ +
    +
  • +

    ES1868, ES1869, ES1879 and ES1888 ( + sbc(4) driver)

    +
    • + +
  • +

    Maestro-1, Maestro-2, and Maestro-2E

    +
    • + +
  • +

    Maestro-3/Allegro

    + +
    +
    +

    Note: The Maestro-3/Allegro cannot be + compiled into the FreeBSD kernel due to licensing + restrictions. To use this driver, add the + following line to /boot/loader.conf:

    +
    +    snd_maestro3_load="YES"
+
    +
    +
    +
    • +
+
+
+ +

MSS/WSS Compatible DSPs ( + pcm(4) driver)

+ +

Creative Technologies SoundBlaster series ( + sbc(4) driver)

+ +
    +
  • +

    SoundBlaster

    +
    • + +
  • +

    SoundBlaster Pro

    +
    • + +
  • +

    SoundBlaster AWE-32

    +
    • + +
  • +

    SoundBlaster AWE-64

    +
    • + +
  • +

    SoundBlaster AWE-64 GOLD

    +
    • + +
  • +

    SoundBlaster ViBRA-16

    +
    • +
+
+
+
+ +
+
+ +

3.10 Camera and Video + Capture Devices

+
+ +
+
+ +

3.11 USB Devices

+ +

A range of USB peripherals are supported; devices + known to work are listed in this section. Owing to the + generic nature of most USB devices, with some exceptions + any device of a given class will be supported, even if + not explicitly listed here.

+ +
+
+

Note: USB Ethernet adapters can be found in + the section listing Ethernet + interfaces.

+
+
+ +

Host Controllers ( + ohci(4) and + uhci(4) drivers)

+ +
    +
  • +

    ALi Aladdin-V

    +
    • + +
  • +

    AMD-756

    +
    • + +
  • +

    CMD Tech 670 & 673

    +
    • + +
  • +

    Intel 82371SB (PIIX3)

    +
    • + +
  • +

    Intel 82371AB and EB (PIIX4)

    +
    • + +
  • +

    Intel 82801AA (ICH)

    +
    • + +
  • +

    Intel 82801AB (ICH0)

    +
    • + +
  • +

    Intel 82801BA/BAM (ICH2)

    +
    • + +
  • +

    Intel 82443MX

    +
    • + +
  • +

    NEC uPD 9210

    +
    • + +
  • +

    OPTi 82C861 (FireLink)

    +
    • + +
  • +

    SiS 5571

    +
    • + +
  • +

    VIA 83C572 USB

    +
    • + +
  • +

    UHCI or OHCI compliant motherboard chipsets (no + exceptions known)

    +
    • +
+
+
+ +

Hubs

+ +
    +
  • +

    Andromeda hub

    +
    • + +
  • +

    MacAlly self powered hub (4 ports)

    +
    • + +
  • +

    NEC hub

    +
    • +
+
+
+ +

Keyboards ( + ukbd(4) driver)

+ +
    +
  • +

    Apple iMac keyboard

    +
    • + +
  • +

    BTC BTC7935 keyboard with PS/2 mouse port

    +
    • + +
  • +

    Cherry G81-3504 keyboard

    +
    • + +
  • +

    Logitech M2452 keyboard

    +
    • + +
  • +

    MacAlly iKey keyboard

    +
    • + +
  • +

    Microsoft keyboard

    +
    • +
+
+
+ +

Mice ( + ums(4) driver)

+ +
    +
  • +

    Agiler Mouse 29UO

    +
    • + +
  • +

    Apple iMac Mouse

    +
    • + +
  • +

    Belkin Mouse

    +
    • + +
  • +

    Chic mouse

    +
    • + +
  • +

    Cypress mouse

    +
    • + +
  • +

    Genius Niche mouse

    +
    • + +
  • +

    Kensington Mouse-in-a-Box

    +
    • + +
  • +

    Logitech wheel mouse (3 buttons)

    +
    • + +
  • +

    Logitech PS/2 / USB mouse (3 buttons)

    +
    • + +
  • +

    MacAlly mouse (3 buttons)

    +
    • + +
  • +

    Microsoft IntelliMouse (3 buttons)

    +
    • + +
  • +

    Trust Ami Mouse (3 buttons)

    +
    • +
+
+
+ +

Printers and parallel printer conversion cables ( + ulpt(4) driver)

+ +
    +
  • +

    ATen parallel printer adapter

    +
    • + +
  • +

    Belkin F5U002 parallel printer adapter

    +
    • + +
  • +

    Entrega USB-to-parallel printer adapter

    +
    • +
+
+
+ +

Storage ( + umass(4) driver)

+ +
    +
  • +

    Matshita CF-VFDU03 floppy drive

    +
    • + +
  • +

    Microtech USB-SCSI-HD 50 USB to SCSI cable

    +
    • + +
  • +

    Panasonic floppy drive

    +
    • + +
  • +

    Y-E Data floppy drive (720/1.44/2.88Mb)

    +
    • +
+
+
+
+ +
+
+ +

3.12 + Miscellaneous

+ +

Floppy drives ( + fd(4) driver)

+ +

Keyboards including:

+ +
    +
  • +

    AT-style keyboards

    +
    • + +
  • +

    PS/2 keyboards

    +
    • + +
  • +

    USB keyboards (specific instances are listed in + the section describing USB + devices)

    +
    • +
+
+
+ +

Mice including:

+ +
    +
  • +

    PS/2 mice ( + psm(4) driver)

    +
    • + +
  • +

    Serial mice

    +
    • + +
  • +

    USB mice (specific instances are listed in the + section describing USB + devices)

    +
    • +
+
+
+ +

``PC standard'' parallel ports ( + ppc(4) driver)

+ +

``PC standard'' 8250, 16450, and 16550-based serial + ports ( + sio(4) driver)

+
+
+
+
+ +

This file, and other release-related + documents, can be downloaded from ftp://ftp.FreeBSD.org/.

+ +

For questions about FreeBSD, read the + documentation + before contacting <questions@FreeBSD.org>.

+ +

For questions about this + documentation, e-mail <doc@FreeBSD.org>.

+
+
+ + + diff --git a/en/releases/4.7R/hardware-i386.html b/en/releases/4.7R/hardware-i386.html new file mode 100644 index 0000000000..813c6252c2 --- /dev/null +++ b/en/releases/4.7R/hardware-i386.html @@ -0,0 +1,4187 @@ + + + + + FreeBSD/i386 4.7-RELEASE Hardware Notes + + + + + +
+
+

FreeBSD/i386 4.7-RELEASE + Hardware Notes

+ +

The FreeBSD Documentation + Project

+ +

Copyright © 2000, 2001, 2002 by + The FreeBSD Documentation Project

+
+
+ +
+
+
Table of Contents
+ +
1 Introduction
+ +
2 Supported Processors and + Motherboards
+ +
3 Supported Devices
+ +
+
+
3.1 Disk Controllers
+ +
3.2 Ethernet + Interfaces
+ +
3.3 FDDI Interfaces
+ +
3.4 ATM Interfaces
+ +
3.5 Wireless Network + Interfaces
+ +
3.6 Miscellaneous + Networks
+ +
3.7 ISDN Interfaces
+ +
3.8 Multi-port Serial + Interfaces
+ +
3.9 Audio Devices
+ +
3.10 Camera and Video Capture + Devices
+ +
3.11 USB Devices
+ +
3.12 Miscellaneous
+
+
+
+
+ +
+
+ +

1 Introduction

+ +

This document contains the hardware compatability notes + for FreeBSD 4.7-RELEASE on the IA-32 hardware platform + (also referred to as FreeBSD/i386 4.7-RELEASE). It lists + devices known to work on this platform, as well as some + notes on boot-time kernel customization that may be useful + when attempting to configure support for new devices.

+ +
+
+

Note: This document includes information + specific to the IA-32 hardware platform. Versions of + the hardware compatability notes for other + architectures will differ in some details.

+
+
+
+ +
+
+ +

2 Supported Processors + and Motherboards

+ +

FreeBSD/i386 runs on a wide variety of ``IBM PC + compatible'' machines. Due to the wide range of hardware + available for this architecture, it is impossible to + exhaustively list all combinations of equipment supported + by FreeBSD. Nevertheless, some general guidelines are + presented here.

+ +

Almost all i386-compatible processors are supported. All + Intel processors beginning with the 80386 are supported, + including the 80386, 80486, Pentium, Pentium Pro, Pentium + II, Pentium III, Pentium 4, and variants thereof, such as + the Xeon and Celeron processors. (While technically + supported, the use of the 80386SX is specifically not + recommended.) All i386-compatible AMD processors are also + supported, including the Am486, Am5x86, K5, K6 (and + variants), Athlon (including Athlon-MP, Athlon-XP, + Athlon-4, and Athlon Thunderbird), and Duron processors. + The AMD Élan SC520 embedded processor is supported. + The Transmeta Crusoe is recognized and supported, as are + i386-compatible processors from Cyrix and NexGen.

+ +

There is a wide variety of motherboards available for + this architecture. Motherboards using the ISA, VLB, EISA, + AGP, and PCI expansion busses are well-supported. There is + some limited support for the MCA (``MicroChannel'') + expansion bus used in the IBM PS/2 line of PCs.

+ +

Symmetric multi-processor (SMP) systems are generally + supported by FreeBSD, although in some cases, BIOS or + motherboard bugs may generate some problems. Perusal of the + archives of the FreeBSD symmetric multiprocessing mailing + list + may yield some clues.

+ +

FreeBSD will generally run on i386-based laptops, albeit + with varying levels of support for certain hardware + features such as sound, graphics, power management, and + PCCARD expansion slots. These features tend to vary in + idiosyncratic ways between machines, and frequently require + special-case support in FreeBSD to work around hardware + bugs or other oddities. When in doubt, a search of the + archives of the FreeBSD laptop computer mailing list + may be useful.

+
+ +
+
+ +

3 Supported + Devices

+ $FreeBSD: + src/release/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/hardware/common/dev.sgml,v + 1.13.2.68 2002/09/19 22:56:09 bmah Exp $ + +

This section describes the devices currently known to be + supported by with FreeBSD on the IA-32 platform. Other + configurations may also work, but simply have not been + tested yet. Feedback, updates, and corrections to this list + are encouraged.

+ +

Where possible, the drivers applicable to each device or + class of devices is listed. If the driver in question has a + manual page in the FreeBSD base distribution (most should), + it is referenced here.

+ +
+
+ +

3.1 Disk + Controllers

+ +

IDE/ATA controllers ( + ata(4) driver)

+ +
    +
  • +

    Acerlabs Aladdin

    +
    • + +
  • +

    AMD 756 ATA66, 766 ATA100, 768 ATA100

    +
    • + +
  • +

    Cenatek Rocket Drive

    +
    • + +
  • +

    CMD 646, 648 ATA66, and 649 ATA100

    +
    • + +
  • +

    Cypress 82C693

    +
    • + +
  • +

    Cyrix 5530 ATA33

    +
    • + +
  • +

    HighPoint HPT366 ATA66, HPT370 ATA100, HPT372 + ATA133, HPT374 ATA133

    +
    • + +
  • +

    Intel PIIX, PIIX3, PIIX4

    +
    • + +
  • +

    Intel ICH ATA66, ICH2 ATA100, ICH3 ATA100, ICH4 + ATA100

    +
    • + +
  • +

    nVidia nForce ATA100

    +
    • + +
  • +

    Promise ATA100 OEM chip (pdc20265)

    +
    • + +
  • +

    Promise ATA133 OEM chip (pdc20269)

    +
    • + +
  • +

    Promise Fasttrak-33, -66, -100, -100 TX2/TX4, -133 + TX2/TX2000

    +
    • + +
  • +

    Promise Ultra-33, -66, -100, -133 TX2/TX2000

    +
    • + +
  • +

    ServerWorks ROSB4 ATA33

    +
    • + +
  • +

    ServerWorks CSB5 ATA66/ATA100

    +
    • + +
  • +

    Sil 0680 UDMA6

    +
    • + +
  • +

    SiS 530, 540, 620

    +
    • + +
  • +

    SiS 630, 633, 635, 645, 730, 733, 735, 740, 745, + 750

    +
    • + +
  • +

    SiS 5591 ATA100

    +
    • + +
  • +

    VIA 82C586 ATA33, 82C596 ATA66, 82C686a ATA66, + 82C686b ATA100

    +
    • + +
  • +

    VIA 8233, 8235 ATA133

    +
    • +
+
+
+ +

Adaptec SCSI Controllers

+ +
    +
  • +

    Adaptec 1535 ISA SCSI controllers

    +
    • + +
  • +

    Adaptec 154x series ISA SCSI controllers ( + aha(4) driver)

    +
    • + +
  • +

    Adaptec 164x series MCA SCSI controllers ( + aha(4) driver)

    +
    • + +
  • +

    Adaptec 174x series EISA SCSI controller in + standard and enhanced mode ( + aha(4) and + ahb(4) driver)

    +
    • + +
  • +

    Adaptec 274x series EISA SCSI controllers, + including narrow and wide variants ( + ahc(4) driver)

    +
    • + +
  • +

    Adaptec 284x series VLB SCSI controllers, + including narrow and wide variants ( + ahc(4) driver)

    +
    • + +
  • +

    Adaptec + 19160/291x/2920/2930/2940/2950/29160/3940/3950/3960/39160/398x/494x + series PCI SCSI controllers, including + Narrow/Wide/Twin/Ultra/Ultra2 variants ( + ahc(4) driver)

    +
    • + +
  • +

    Adaptec AIC7770, AIC7850, AIC7860, AIC7870, + AIC7880, and AIC789x on-board SCSI controllers ( + ahc(4) driver)

    +
    • + +
  • +

    Adaptec 1510 series ISA SCSI controllers (not for + bootable devices)

    +
    • + +
  • +

    Adaptec 152x series ISA SCSI controllers ( + aha(4) driver)

    +
    • + +
  • +

    Adaptec AIC-6260 and AIC-6360 based boards, which + includes the AHA-152x and SoundBlaster SCSI cards ( + aic(4) driver)

    +
    • +
+
+
+ +

Ultra-320 SCSI controllers based on the Adaptec + AIC7901, AIC7901A, and AIC7902 Ultra320 controller chips + ( + ahd(4) driver)

+ +
    +
  • +

    Adaptec 29320, 29320A, 29320B, 29320LP

    +
    • + +
  • +

    Adaptec 39320, 39320D

    +
    • +
+
+
+ +

Adaptec 2100S/32x0S/34x0S SCSI RAID controllers ( + asr(4) driver)

+ +

Adaptec 2000S/2005S Zero-Channel RAID controllers ( + asr(4) driver)

+ +

Adaptec 2400A ATA-100 RAID controller ( + asr(4) driver)

+ +

Adaptec FSA family RAID controllers ( + aac(4) driver)

+ +
    +
  • +

    Adaptec AAC-2622

    +
    • + +
  • +

    Adaptec AAC-364

    +
    • + +
  • +

    Adaptec SCSI RAID 5400S

    +
    • + +
  • +

    Dell PERC 2/QC

    +
    • + +
  • +

    Dell PERC 2/Si

    +
    • + +
  • +

    Dell PERC 3/Di

    +
    • + +
  • +

    Dell PERC 3/QC

    +
    • + +
  • +

    Dell PERC 3/Si

    +
    • + +
  • +

    HP NetRAID-4M

    +
    • +
+
+
+ +

AdvanSys SCSI controllers (all models, + adv(4) and + adw(4) drivers)

+ +

BusLogic MultiMaster ``W'' Series Host Adapters ( + bt(4) driver):

+ +
    +
  • +

    BT-948

    +
    • + +
  • +

    BT-958

    +
    • + +
  • +

    BT-958D

    +
    • +
+
+
+ +

BusLogic MultiMaster ``C'' Series Host Adapters ( + bt(4) driver):

+ +
    +
  • +

    BT-946C

    +
    • + +
  • +

    BT-956C

    +
    • + +
  • +

    BT-956CD

    +
    • + +
  • +

    BT-445C

    +
    • + +
  • +

    BT-747C

    +
    • + +
  • +

    BT-757C

    +
    • + +
  • +

    BT-757CD

    +
    • + +
  • +

    BT-545C

    +
    • + +
  • +

    BT-540CF

    +
    • +
+
+
+ +

BusLogic MultiMaster ``S'' Series Host Adapters ( + bt(4) driver):

+ +
    +
  • +

    BT-445S

    +
    • + +
  • +

    BT-747S

    +
    • + +
  • +

    BT-747D

    +
    • + +
  • +

    BT-757S

    +
    • + +
  • +

    BT-757D

    +
    • + +
  • +

    BT-545S

    +
    • + +
  • +

    BT-542D

    +
    • + +
  • +

    BT-742A

    +
    • + +
  • +

    BT-542B

    +
    • +
+
+
+ +

BusLogic MultiMaster ``A'' Series Host Adapters ( + bt(4) driver):

+ +
    +
  • +

    BT-742A

    +
    • + +
  • +

    BT-542B

    +
    • +
+
+
+ +
+
+

Note: BusLogic/Mylex ``Flashpoint'' + adapters are not yet supported.

+
+
+ +
+
+

Note: AMI FastDisk controllers that are + true BusLogic MultiMaster clones are also + supported.

+
+
+ +
+
+

Note: The Buslogic/Bustek BT-640 and + Storage Dimensions SDC3211B and SDC3211F Microchannel + (MCA) bus adapters are also supported.

+
+
+ +

DPT SmartCACHE Plus, SmartCACHE III, SmartRAID III, + SmartCACHE IV and SmartRAID IV SCSI/RAID controllers ( + dpt(4) driver)

+ +

DPT SmartRAID V and VI SCSI RAID controllers ( + asr(4) driver)

+ +
    +
  • +

    PM1554

    +
    • + +
  • +

    PM2554

    +
    • + +
  • +

    PM2654

    +
    • + +
  • +

    PM2865

    +
    • + +
  • +

    PM2754

    +
    • + +
  • +

    PM3755

    +
    • + +
  • +

    PM3757

    +
    • +
+
+
+ +

AMI MegaRAID Express and Enterprise family RAID + controllers ( + amr(4) driver)

+ +
    +
  • +

    MegaRAID Series 418

    +
    • + +
  • +

    MegaRAID Enterprise 1200 (Series 428)

    +
    • + +
  • +

    MegaRAID Enterprise 1300 (Series 434)

    +
    • + +
  • +

    MegaRAID Enterprise 1400 (Series 438)

    +
    • + +
  • +

    MegaRAID Enterprise 1500 (Series 467)

    +
    • + +
  • +

    MegaRAID Enterprise 1600 (Series 471)

    +
    • + +
  • +

    MegaRAID Elite 1500 (Series 467)

    +
    • + +
  • +

    MegaRAID Elite 1600 (Series 493)

    +
    • + +
  • +

    MegaRAID Express 100 (Series 466WS)

    +
    • + +
  • +

    MegaRAID Express 200 (Series 466)

    +
    • + +
  • +

    MegaRAID Express 300 (Series 490)

    +
    • + +
  • +

    MegaRAID Express 500 (Series 475)

    +
    • + +
  • +

    Dell PERC

    +
    • + +
  • +

    Dell PERC 2/SC

    +
    • + +
  • +

    Dell PERC 2/DC

    +
    • + +
  • +

    Dell PERC 3/DCL

    +
    • + +
  • +

    HP NetRaid-1si

    +
    • + +
  • +

    HP NetRaid-3si

    +
    • + +
  • +

    HP Embedded NetRaid

    +
    • +
+ +
+
+

Note: Booting from these controllers is + supported. EISA adapters are not supported.

+
+
+
+
+ +

Mylex DAC960 and DAC1100 RAID controllers with 2.x, + 3.x, 4.x and 5.x firmware ( + mlx(4) driver)

+ +
    +
  • +

    DAC960P

    +
    • + +
  • +

    DAC960PD

    +
    • + +
  • +

    DAC960PDU

    +
    • + +
  • +

    DAC960PL

    +
    • + +
  • +

    DAC960PJ

    +
    • + +
  • +

    DAC960PG

    +
    • + +
  • +

    AcceleRAID 150

    +
    • + +
  • +

    AcceleRAID 250

    +
    • + +
  • +

    eXtremeRAID 1100

    +
    • +
+ +
+
+

Note: Booting from these controllers is + supported. EISA adapters are not supported.

+
+
+
+
+ +

Mylex PCI to SCSI RAID controllers with 6.x firmware + ( + mly(4) driver)

+ +
    +
  • +

    AcceleRAID 160

    +
    • + +
  • +

    AcceleRAID 170

    +
    • + +
  • +

    AcceleRAID 352

    +
    • + +
  • +

    eXtremeRAID 2000

    +
    • + +
  • +

    eXtremeRAID 3000

    +
    • +
+ +
+
+

Note: Compatible Mylex controllers not + listed should work, but have not been verified.

+
+
+
+
+ +

3ware Escalade ATA RAID controllers ( + twe(4) driver)

+ +
    +
  • +

    5000 series

    +
    • + +
  • +

    6000 series

    +
    • + +
  • +

    7000 series

    +
    • +
+
+
+ +

LSI/SymBios (formerly NCR) 53C810, 53C810a, 53C815, + 53C825, 53C825a, 53C860, 53C875, 53C875a, 53C876, 53C885, + 53C895, 53C895a, 53C896, 53C1010-33, 53C1010-66, 53C1000, + 53C1000R PCI SCSI controllers, either embedded on + motherboard or on add-on boards ( + ncr(4) and + sym(4) drivers)

+ +
    +
  • +

    ASUS SC-200, SC-896

    +
    • + +
  • +

    Data Technology DTC3130 (all variants)

    +
    • + +
  • +

    DawiControl DC2976UW

    +
    • + +
  • +

    Diamond FirePort (all)

    +
    • + +
  • +

    NCR cards (all)

    +
    • + +
  • +

    Symbios cards (all)

    +
    • + +
  • +

    Tekram DC390W, 390U, 390F, 390U2B, 390U2W, 390U3D, + and 390U3W

    +
    • + +
  • +

    Tyan S1365

    +
    • +
+
+
+ +

NCR 53C500 based PC-Card SCSI host adapters (ncv + driver)

+ +
    +
  • +

    IO DATA PCSC-DV

    +
    • + +
  • +

    KME KXLC002 (TAXAN ICD-400PN, etc.), KXLC004

    +
    • + +
  • +

    Macnica Miracle SCSI-II mPS110

    +
    • + +
  • +

    Media Intelligent MSC-110, MSC-200

    +
    • + +
  • +

    NEC PC-9801N-J03R

    +
    • + +
  • +

    New Media Corporation BASICS SCSI

    +
    • + +
  • +

    Qlogic Fast SCSI

    +
    • + +
  • +

    RATOC REX-9530, REX-5572 (as SCSI only)

    +
    • +
+
+
+ +

TMC 18C30, 18C50 based ISA/PC-Card SCSI host adapters + (stg driver)

+ +
    +
  • +

    Future Domain SCSI2GO

    +
    • + +
  • +

    IBM SCSI PCMCIA Card

    +
    • + +
  • +

    ICM PSC-2401 SCSI

    +
    • + +
  • +

    Melco IFC-SC

    +
    • + +
  • +

    RATOC REX-5536, REX-5536AM, REX-5536M, + REX-9836A

    +
    • +
+
+
+ +

Qlogic controllers and variants ( + isp(4) driver)

+ +
    +
  • +

    Qlogic 1020, 1040 SCSI and Ultra SCSI host + adapters

    +
    • + +
  • +

    Qlogic 1240 dual Ultra SCSI controllers

    +
    • + +
  • +

    Qlogic 1080 Ultra2 LVD and 1280 Dual Ultra2 LVD + controllers

    +
    • + +
  • +

    Qlogic 12160 Ultra3 LVD controllers

    +
    • + +
  • +

    Qlogic 2100 and Qlogic 2200 Fibre Channel SCSI + controllers

    +
    • + +
  • +

    Qlogic 2300 and Qlogic 2312 2-Gigabit Fibre + Channel SCSI controllers

    +
    • + +
  • +

    Performance Technology SBS440 ISP1000 variants

    +
    • + +
  • +

    Performance Technology SBS450 ISP1040 variants

    +
    • + +
  • +

    Performance Technology SBS470 ISP2100 variants

    +
    • + +
  • +

    Antares Microsystems P-0033 ISP2100 variants

    +
    • +
+
+
+ +

DTC 3290 EISA SCSI controller in 1542 emulation + mode.

+ +

Tekram DC390 and DC390T controllers, maybe other cards + based on the AMD 53c974 as well ( + amd(4) driver)

+ +

Workbit Ninja SCSI-3 based PC-Card SCSI host adapters + (nsp driver)

+ +
    +
  • +

    Alpha-Data AD-PCS201

    +
    • + +
  • +

    IO DATA CBSC16

    +
    • +
+
+
+ +

Parallel to SCSI interfaces ( + vpo(4) driver)

+ +
    +
  • +

    AIC 7110 SCSI controller (built-in to Iomega ZIP + drive)

    +
    • + +
  • +

    Iomega Jaz Traveller interface

    +
    • + +
  • +

    Iomega MatchMaker SCSI interface (built-in to + Iomega ZIP+ drive)

    +
    • +
+
+
+ +

SCSI adapters utilizing the Command Interface for + SCSI-3 Support (ciss driver)

+ +
    +
  • +

    Compaq Smart Array 5* series (5300, 5i, 532)

    +
    • +
+
+
+ +

Intel Integrated RAID Controllers (iir driver)

+ +
    +
  • +

    Intel RAID Controller SRCMR

    +
    • + +
  • +

    ICP Vortex SCSI RAID controllers (all + Wide/Ultra160, 32-bit/64-bit PCI models)

    +
    • +
+
+
+ +

Promise SuperTrak ATA RAID controllers (pst + driver)

+ +
    +
  • +

    Promise SuperTrak SX6000 ATA RAID controller

    +
    • +
+
+
+ +

+ +

LSI Logic Fusion/MP architecture Fiber Channel + controllers (mpt driver)

+ +
    +
  • +

    LSI FC909, FC929

    +
    • + +
  • +

    LSI 53c1020, 53c1030

    +
    • +
+
+
+ +

+ +

With all supported SCSI controllers, full support is + provided for SCSI-I, SCSI-II, and SCSI-III peripherals, + including hard disks, optical disks, tape drives + (including DAT, 8mm Exabyte, Mammoth, and DLT), medium + changers, processor target devices and CD-ROM drives. + WORM devices that support CD-ROM commands are supported + for read-only access by the CD-ROM drivers (such as + cd(4)). WORM/CD-R/CD-RW + writing support is provided by + cdrecord(1), which is a + part of the + sysutils/cdrtools port in + the Ports Collection.

+ +

The following CD-ROM type systems are supported at + this time:

+ +
    +
  • +

    SCSI interface (also includes ProAudio Spectrum + and SoundBlaster SCSI) ( + cd(4))

    +
    • + +
  • +

    Matsushita/Panasonic (Creative SoundBlaster) + proprietary interface (562/563 models) ( + matcd(4))

    +
    • + +
  • +

    Sony proprietary interface (all models) ( + scd(4))

    +
    • + +
  • +

    ATAPI IDE interface ( + acd(4))

    +
    • +
+
+
+ +

The following drivers were supported under the old + SCSI subsystem, but are not yet supported under the new + CAM SCSI subsystem:

+ +
    +
  • +

    NCR5380/NCR53400 (``ProAudio Spectrum'') SCSI + controller

    +
    • + +
  • +

    UltraStor 14F, 24F and 34F SCSI controllers.

    + +
    +
    +

    Note: There is work-in-progress to port + the UltraStor driver to the new CAM SCSI + framework, but no estimates on when or if it will + be completed.

    +
    +
    +
    +
    +
    • + +
  • +

    Seagate ST01/02 SCSI controllers

    +
    • + +
  • +

    Future Domain 8xx/950 series SCSI controllers

    +
    • + +
  • +

    WD7000 SCSI controller

    +
    • +
+
+
+ +

The following device is unmaintained:

+ +
    +
  • +

    Mitsumi proprietary CD-ROM interface (all models) + ( + mcd(4))

    +
    • +
+
+
+
+ +
+
+ +

3.2 Ethernet + Interfaces

+ +

Adaptec Duralink PCI Fast Ethernet adapters based on + the Adaptec AIC-6915 Fast Ethernet controller chip ( + sf(4) driver)

+ +
    +
  • +

    ANA-62011 64-bit single port 10/100baseTX + adapter

    +
    • + +
  • +

    ANA-62022 64-bit dual port 10/100baseTX + adapter

    +
    • + +
  • +

    ANA-62044 64-bit quad port 10/100baseTX + adapter

    +
    • + +
  • +

    ANA-69011 32-bit single port 10/100baseTX + adapter

    +
    • + +
  • +

    ANA-62020 64-bit single port 100baseFX adapter

    +
    • +
+
+
+ +

Allied-Telesis AT1700 and RE2000 cards ( + fe(4) driver)

+ +
    +
  • +

    CONTEC C-NET(PC)C PCMCIA Ethernet

    +
    • + +
  • +

    Fujitsu MBH10303, MBH10302 Ethernet PCMCIA

    +
    • + +
  • +

    Fujitsu Towa LA501 Ethernet

    +
    • + +
  • +

    Fujitsu FMV-J182, FMV-J182A

    +
    • + +
  • +

    RATOC REX-5588, REX-9822, REX-4886, and + REX-R280

    +
    • + +
  • +

    Eiger Labs EPX-10BT

    +
    • + +
  • +

    HITACHI HT-4840-11

    +
    • + +
  • +

    NextCom J Link NC5310

    +
    • + +
  • +

    TDK LAK-CD021, LAK-CD021A, LAK-CD021BX

    +
    • +
+
+
+ +

Alteon Networks PCI Gigabit Ethernet NICs based on the + Tigon 1 and Tigon 2 chipsets ( + ti(4) driver)

+ +
    +
  • +

    3Com 3c985-SX (Tigon 1 and 2)

    +
    • + +
  • +

    Alteon AceNIC (Tigon 1 and 2)

    +
    • + +
  • +

    Alteon AceNIC 1000baseT (Tigon 2)

    +
    • + +
  • +

    Asante PCI 1000BASE-SX Gigabit Ethernet + Adapter

    +
    • + +
  • +

    Asante GigaNIX1000T Gigabit Ethernet Adapter

    +
    • + +
  • +

    DEC/Compaq EtherWORKS 1000

    +
    • + +
  • +

    Farallon PN9000SX

    +
    • + +
  • +

    NEC Gigabit Ethernet

    +
    • + +
  • +

    Netgear GA620 (Tigon 2)

    +
    • + +
  • +

    Netgear GA620T (Tigon 2, 1000baseT)

    +
    • + +
  • +

    Silicon Graphics Gigabit Ethernet

    +
    • +
+
+
+ +

AMD PCnet NICs ( + lnc(4) and + pcn(4) drivers)

+ +
    +
  • +

    AMD PCnet/PCI (79c970 & 53c974 or 79c974)

    +
    • + +
  • +

    AMD PCnet/FAST

    +
    • + +
  • +

    Isolan AT 4141-0 (16 bit)

    +
    • + +
  • +

    Isolink 4110 (8 bit)

    +
    • + +
  • +

    PCnet/FAST+

    +
    • + +
  • +

    PCnet/FAST III

    +
    • + +
  • +

    PCnet/PRO

    +
    • + +
  • +

    PCnet/Home

    +
    • + +
  • +

    HomePNA

    +
    • +
+
+
+ +

SMC 83c17x (EPIC)-based Ethernet NICs ( + tx(4) driver)

+ +
    +
  • +

    SMC EtherPower II 9432 series

    +
    • +
+
+
+ +

National Semiconductor DS8390-based Ethernet NICs, + including Novell NE2000 and clones ( + ed(4) driver)

+ +
    +
  • +

    3C503 Etherlink II ( + ed(4) driver)

    +
    • + +
  • +

    DEC Etherworks DE305

    +
    • + +
  • +

    Hewlett-Packard PC Lan+ 27247B and 27252A

    +
    • + +
  • +

    NetVin 5000

    +
    • + +
  • +

    Novell NE1000, NE2000, and NE2100

    +
    • + +
  • +

    RealTek 8029

    +
    • + +
  • +

    SMC Elite 16 WD8013 Ethernet interface

    +
    • + +
  • +

    SMC Elite Ultra

    +
    • + +
  • +

    SMC WD8003E, WD8003EBT, WD8003W, WD8013W, WD8003S, + WD8003SBT and WD8013EBT and clones

    +
    • + +
  • +

    Surecom NE-34

    +
    • + +
  • +

    VIA VT86C926

    +
    • + +
  • +

    Winbond W89C940

    +
    • +
+
+
+ +

NE2000 compatible PC-Card (PCMCIA) Ethernet and + FastEthernet cards ( + ed(4) driver)

+ +
    +
  • +

    AR-P500 Ethernet

    +
    • + +
  • +

    Accton EN2212/EN2216/UE2216

    +
    • + +
  • +

    Allied Telesis CentreCOM LA100-PCM_V2

    +
    • + +
  • +

    AmbiCom 10BaseT card

    +
    • + +
  • +

    BayNetworks NETGEAR FA410TXC Fast Ethernet

    +
    • + +
  • +

    CNet BC40 adapter

    +
    • + +
  • +

    COREGA Ether PCC-T/EtherII PCC-T/FEther + PCC-TXF/PCC-TXD

    +
    • + +
  • +

    Compex Net-A adapter

    +
    • + +
  • +

    CyQ've ELA-010

    +
    • + +
  • +

    D-Link DE-650/660

    +
    • + +
  • +

    Danpex EN-6200P2

    +
    • + +
  • +

    Elecom Laneed LD-CDL/TX, LD-CDF, LD-CDS, + LD-10/100CD, LD-CDWA (DP83902A), MACNICA Ethernet ME1 + for JEIDA

    +
    • + +
  • +

    IO DATA PCLATE

    +
    • + +
  • +

    IBM Creditcard Ethernet I/II

    +
    • + +
  • +

    IC-CARD Ethernet/IC-CARD+ Ethernet

    +
    • + +
  • +

    Kingston KNE-PC2, KNE-PCM/x Ethernet

    +
    • + +
  • +

    Linksys EC2T/PCMPC100/PCM100, PCMLM56, EtherFast + 10/100 PC Card, Combo PCMCIA Ethernet Card (PCMPC100 + V2)

    +
    • + +
  • +

    Melco + LPC-T/LPC2-T/LPC2-CLT/LPC2-TX/LPC3-TX/LPC3-CLX

    +
    • + +
  • +

    NDC Ethernet Instant-Link

    +
    • + +
  • +

    National Semiconductor InfoMover NE4100

    +
    • + +
  • +

    NetGear FA-410TX

    +
    • + +
  • +

    Network Everywhere Ethernet 10BaseT PC Card

    +
    • + +
  • +

    Planex FNW-3600-T

    +
    • + +
  • +

    Socket LP-E

    +
    • + +
  • +

    Surecom EtherPerfect EP-427

    +
    • + +
  • +

    TDK LAK-CD031,Grey Cell GCS2000 Ethernet Card

    +
    • + +
  • +

    Telecom Device SuperSocket RE450T

    +
    • +
+
+
+ +

RealTek RTL 8002 Pocket Ethernet ( + rdp(4) driver)

+ +

RealTek 8129/8139 Fast Ethernet NICs ( + rl(4) driver)

+ +
    +
  • +

    Accton ``Cheetah'' EN1207D (MPX 5030/5038; RealTek + 8139 clone)

    +
    • + +
  • +

    Allied Telesyn AT2550

    +
    • + +
  • +

    Allied Telesyn AT2500TX

    +
    • + +
  • +

    D-Link DFE-530TX+, DFE-538TX

    +
    • + +
  • +

    Farallon NetLINE 10/100 PCI

    +
    • + +
  • +

    Genius GF100TXR (RTL8139)

    +
    • + +
  • +

    KTX-9130TX 10/100 Fast Ethernet

    +
    • + +
  • +

    NDC Communications NE100TX-E

    +
    • + +
  • +

    Netronix Inc. EA-1210 NetEther 10/100

    +
    • + +
  • +

    OvisLink LEF-8129TX

    +
    • + +
  • +

    OvisLink LEF-8139TX

    +
    • + +
  • +

    SMC EZ Card 10/100 PCI 1211-TX

    +
    • +
+
+
+ +

Lite-On 82c168/82c169 PNIC Fast Ethernet NICs ( + dc(4) driver)

+ +
    +
  • +

    Kingston KNE110TX

    +
    • + +
  • +

    LinkSys EtherFast LNE100TX

    +
    • + +
  • +

    Matrox FastNIC 10/100

    +
    • + +
  • +

    NetGear FA310-TX Rev. D1

    +
    • +
+
+
+ +

Macronix 98713, 98713A, 98715, 98715A and 98725 Fast + Ethernet NICs ( + dc(4) driver)

+ +
    +
  • +

    Accton EN1217 (98715A)

    +
    • + +
  • +

    Adico AE310TX (98715A)

    +
    • + +
  • +

    Compex RL100-TX (98713 or 98713A)

    +
    • + +
  • +

    CNet Pro120A (98713 or 98713A)

    +
    • + +
  • +

    CNet Pro120B (98715)

    +
    • + +
  • +

    NDC Communications SFA100A (98713A)

    +
    • + +
  • +

    SVEC PN102TX (98713)

    +
    • +
+
+
+ +

Macronix/Lite-On PNIC II LC82C115 Fast Ethernet NICs + ( + dc(4) driver)

+ +
    +
  • +

    LinkSys EtherFast LNE100TX Version 2

    +
    • +
+
+
+ +

Winbond W89C840F Fast Ethernet NICs ( + wb(4) driver)

+ +
    +
  • +

    Trendware TE100-PCIE

    +
    • +
+
+
+ +

VIA Technologies VT3043 ``Rhine I'' and VT86C100A + ``Rhine II'' Fast Ethernet NICs ( + vr(4) driver)

+ +
    +
  • +

    AOpen/Acer ALN-320

    +
    • + +
  • +

    D-Link DFE-530TX

    +
    • + +
  • +

    Hawking Technologies PN102TX

    +
    • +
+
+
+ +

Silicon Integrated Systems SiS 900 and SiS 7016 PCI + Fast Ethernet NICs ( + sis(4) driver)

+ +
    +
  • +

    SiS 630, 635 and 735 motherboard chipsets

    +
    • +
+
+
+ +

National Semiconductor DP83815 Fast Ethernet NICs ( + sis(4) driver)

+ +
    +
  • +

    NetGear FA311-TX

    +
    • + +
  • +

    NetGear FA312-TX

    +
    • +
+
+
+ +

National Semiconductor DP83820 and DP83821 Gigabit + Ethernet NICs ( + nge(4) driver)

+ +
    +
  • +

    Addtron AEG320T

    +
    • + +
  • +

    Asante FriendlyNet GigaNIC 1000TA and 1000TPC

    +
    • + +
  • +

    D-Link DGE-500T

    +
    • + +
  • +

    LinkSys EG1032 (32-bit PCI) and EG1064 (64-bit + PCI)

    +
    • + +
  • +

    Netgear GA621 and GA622T

    +
    • + +
  • +

    SMC EZ Card 1000 (SMC9462TX)

    +
    • + +
  • +

    Surecom Technology EP-320G-TX

    +
    • +
+
+
+ +

Sundance Technologies ST201 PCI Fast Ethernet NICs ( + ste(4) driver)

+ +
    +
  • +

    D-Link DFE-550TX

    +
    • +
+
+
+ +

SysKonnect SK-984x PCI Gigabit Ethernet cards ( + sk(4) drivers)

+ +
    +
  • +

    SK-9821 1000baseT copper, single port

    +
    • + +
  • +

    SK-9822 1000baseT copper, dual port

    +
    • + +
  • +

    SK-9841 1000baseLX single mode fiber, single + port

    +
    • + +
  • +

    SK-9842 1000baseLX single mode fiber, dual + port

    +
    • + +
  • +

    SK-9843 1000baseSX multimode fiber, single + port

    +
    • + +
  • +

    SK-9844 1000baseSX multimode fiber, dual port

    +
    • +
+
+
+ +

Texas Instruments ThunderLAN PCI NICs ( + tl(4) driver)

+ +
    +
  • +

    Compaq Netelligent 10, 10/100, 10/100 + Dual-Port

    +
    • + +
  • +

    Compaq Netelligent 10/100 Proliant

    +
    • + +
  • +

    Compaq Netelligent 10/100 TX Embedded UTP, 10 T + PCI UTP/Coax, 10/100 TX UTP

    +
    • + +
  • +

    Compaq NetFlex 3P, 3P Integrated, 3P w/BNC

    +
    • + +
  • +

    Olicom OC-2135/2138, OC-2325, OC-2326 10/100 TX + UTP

    +
    • + +
  • +

    Racore 8165 10/100baseTX

    +
    • + +
  • +

    Racore 8148 10baseT/100baseTX/100baseFX + multi-personality

    +
    • +
+
+
+ +

ADMtek Inc. AL981-based PCI Fast Ethernet NICs ( + dc(4) driver)

+ +

ADMtek Inc. AN985-based PCI Fast Ethernet NICs ( + dc(4) driver)

+ +
    +
  • +

    LinkSys EtherFast LNE100TX v4.0/4.1

    +
    • +
+
+
+ +

ADMtek Inc. AN986-based USB Ethernet NICs ( + aue(4) driver)

+ +
    +
  • +

    Abocom UFE1000, DSB650TX_NA

    +
    • + +
  • +

    Accton USB320-EC, SpeedStream

    +
    • + +
  • +

    ADMtek AN986, AN8511

    +
    • + +
  • +

    Billionton USB100, USB100LP, USB100EL, USBE100

    +
    • + +
  • +

    Corega Ether FEther USB-TX, FEther USB-TXS

    +
    • + +
  • +

    D-Link DSB-650, DSB-650TX, DSB-650TX-PNA

    +
    • + +
  • +

    Elsa Microlink USB2Ethernet

    +
    • + +
  • +

    I/O Data USB ETTX

    +
    • + +
  • +

    Kingston KNU101TX

    +
    • + +
  • +

    LinkSys USB10T, USB10TA, USB10TX, USB100TX, + USB100H1

    +
    • + +
  • +

    Melco Inc. LUA-TX, LUA2-TX

    +
    • + +
  • +

    Siemens Speedstream

    +
    • + +
  • +

    SmartBridges smartNIC

    +
    • + +
  • +

    SMC 2202USB

    +
    • + +
  • +

    SOHOware NUB100

    +
    • +
+
+
+ +

CATC USB-EL1210A-based USB Ethernet NICs ( + cue(4) driver)

+ +
    +
  • +

    Belkin F5U011, F5U111

    +
    • + +
  • +

    CATC Netmate, Netmate II

    +
    • + +
  • +

    SmartBridges SmartLink

    +
    • +
+
+
+ +

Kawasaki LSI KU5KUSB101B-based USB Ethernet NICs ( + kue(4) driver)

+ +
    +
  • +

    3Com 3c19250

    +
    • + +
  • +

    AOX USB101

    +
    • + +
  • +

    ADS Technologies USB-10BT

    +
    • + +
  • +

    ATen UC10T

    +
    • + +
  • +

    Corega USB-T

    +
    • + +
  • +

    D-Link DSB-650C

    +
    • + +
  • +

    Entrega NET-USB-E45

    +
    • + +
  • +

    Kawasaki DU-H3E

    +
    • + +
  • +

    LinkSys USB10T

    +
    • + +
  • +

    Netgear EA101

    +
    • + +
  • +

    Peracom USB Ethernet Adapter

    +
    • + +
  • +

    SMC 2102USB, 2104USB

    +
    • +
+
+
+ +

ASIX Electronics AX88140A PCI NICs ( + dc(4) driver)

+ +
    +
  • +

    Alfa Inc. GFC2204

    +
    • + +
  • +

    CNet Pro110B

    +
    • +
+
+
+ +

DEC EtherWORKS II and III NICs ( + le(4) driver)

+ +
    +
  • +

    DE200, DE201, DE202, DE422

    +
    • + +
  • +

    DE203, DE204, DE205

    +
    • +
+
+
+ +

DEC DC21040, DC21041, DC21140, DC21141, DC21142, and + DC21143 based NICs ( + de(4) driver)

+ +
    +
  • +

    Asante

    +
    • + +
  • +

    Cogent EM100FX and EM440TX

    +
    • + +
  • +

    DEC DE425, DE435, DE450, and DE500

    +
    • + +
  • +

    SMC Etherpower 8432T, 9332, and 9334

    +
    • + +
  • +

    ZYNX ZX 3xx

    +
    • +
+
+
+ +

DEC/Intel 21143 based Fast Ethernet NICs ( + dc(4) driver)

+ +
    +
  • +

    DEC DE500

    +
    • + +
  • +

    Compaq Presario 7900 series built-in Ethernet

    +
    • + +
  • +

    D-Link DFE-570TX

    +
    • + +
  • +

    Kingston KNE100TX

    +
    • + +
  • +

    LinkSys EtherFast 10/100 Instant GigaDrive + built-in Ethernet

    +
    • +
+
+
+ +

Davicom DM9100 and DM9102 PCI Fast Ethernet NICs ( + dc(4) driver)

+ +
    +
  • +

    Jaton Corporation XpressNet

    +
    • +
+
+
+ +

Conexant LANfinity RS7112 (MiniPCI) ( + dc(4) driver)

+ +

Fujitsu MB86960A/MB86965A based Fast Ethernet NICs ( + fe(4) driver)

+ +
    +
  • +

    CONTEC C-NET(PC)C Ethernet

    +
    • + +
  • +

    Eiger Labs EPX-10BT

    +
    • + +
  • +

    Fujitsu FMV-J182, FMV-J182A, MBH10302, MBH10303 + Ethernet PCMCIA

    +
    • + +
  • +

    Fujitsu Towa LA501 Ethernet

    +
    • + +
  • +

    HITACHI HT-4840-11

    +
    • + +
  • +

    NextCom J Link NC5310

    +
    • + +
  • +

    RATOC REX-5588, REX-9822, REX-4886, REX-R280

    +
    • + +
  • +

    TDK LAK-CD021, LAK-CD021A, LAK-CD021BX

    +
    • +
+
+
+ +

Intel 82557- or 82559-based Fast Ethernet NICs ( + fxp(4) driver)

+ +
    +
  • +

    Intel EtherExpress Pro/100B PCI Fast Ethernet

    +
    • + +
  • +

    Intel InBusiness 10/100 PCI Network Adapter

    +
    • + +
  • +

    Intel PRO/100+ Management Adapter

    +
    • + +
  • +

    Intel Pro/100 VE Desktop Adapter

    +
    • + +
  • +

    Intel Pro/100 M Desktop Adapter

    +
    • + +
  • +

    Intel Pro/100 S Desktop, Server and Dual-Port + Server Adapters

    +
    • + +
  • +

    On-board Ethernet NICs on many Intel + motherboards.

    +
    • +
+
+
+ +

Intel 82595-based Ethernet NICs ( + ex(4) driver)

+ +
    +
  • +

    Intel EtherExpress Pro/10 and Pro/10+ Ethernet

    +
    • + +
  • +

    Olicom OC2220

    +
    • +
+
+
+ +

Intel 82586-based Ethernet NICs ( + ie(4) driver)

+ +
    +
  • +

    3Com 3C507 Etherlink 16/TP

    +
    • + +
  • +

    AT&T Starlan 10 and Starlan Fiber

    +
    • + +
  • +

    EN100

    +
    • + +
  • +

    Intel EtherExpress 16

    +
    • + +
  • +

    RACAL Interlan NI5210

    +
    • +
+
+
+ +

3Com 3C5x9 Etherlink III NICs ( + ep(4) driver)

+ +
    +
  • +

    3C509

    +
    • + +
  • +

    3C529 MCA

    +
    • + +
  • +

    3C579 EISA

    +
    • + +
  • +

    3CXE589EC, 3CXE589ET PCMCIA

    +
    • + +
  • +

    3C589/589B/589C/589D/589E/574TX/574B + PC-card/PCMCIA

    +
    • + +
  • +

    Megahertz 3CCFEM556BI, 3CXEM556, 3CCFEM556B

    +
    • + +
  • +

    OfficeConnect 3CXSH572BT

    +
    • + +
  • +

    Farallon EtherMac

    +
    • +
+
+
+ +

3Com 3C501 8-bit ISA Ethernet NIC ( + el(4) driver)

+ +

3Com Etherlink XL-based NICs ( + xl(4) driver)

+ +
    +
  • +

    3C900/905/905B/905C PCI

    +
    • + +
  • +

    3C556/556B MiniPCI

    +
    • + +
  • +

    3C450-TX HomeConnect adapter

    +
    • + +
  • +

    3c980/3c980B Fast Etherlink XL server adapter

    +
    • + +
  • +

    3cSOHO100-TX OfficeConnect adapter

    +
    • + +
  • +

    Dell Optiplex GX1 on-board 3C918

    +
    • + +
  • +

    Dell On-board 3C920

    +
    • + +
  • +

    Dell Precision on-board 3C905B

    +
    • + +
  • +

    Dell Latitude laptop docking station embedded + 3C905-TX

    +
    • +
+
+
+ +

3Com 3C59X series NICs ( + vx(4) driver)

+ +
    +
  • +

    3C590 Etherlink III (PCI)

    +
    • + +
  • +

    3C595 Fast Etherlink III (PCI)

    +
    • + +
  • +

    3C592/3C597 (EISA)

    +
    • +
+
+
+ +

Crystal Semiconductor CS89x0-based NICs ( + cs(4) driver)

+ +
    +
  • +

    IBM Etherjet ISA

    +
    • +
+
+
+ +

Megahertz X-Jack Ethernet PC-Card CC-10BT (sn + driver)

+ +

Xircom CreditCard adapters (16 bit) and workalikes (xe + driver)

+ +
    +
  • +

    Accton EN2226/Fast EtherCard (16-bit version)

    +
    • + +
  • +

    Compaq Netelligent 10/100 PC Card

    +
    • + +
  • +

    Intel EtherExpress PRO/100 Mobile Adapter (16-bit + version)

    +
    • + +
  • +

    Xircom 10/100 Network PC Card adapter

    +
    • + +
  • +

    Xircom Realport card + modem(Ethernet part)

    +
    • + +
  • +

    Xircom CreditCard Ethernet 10/100

    +
    • + +
  • +

    Xircom CreditCard 10Base-T ``CreditCard Ethernet + Adapter IIps'' (PS-CE2-10)

    +
    • + +
  • +

    Xircom CreditCard Ethernet 10/100 + modem + (Ethernet part)

    +
    • +
+
+
+ +

National Semiconductor DP8393X (SONIC) Ethernet cards + (snc driver)

+ +
    +
  • +

    NEC PC-9801-83, -84, -103, and -104

    +
    • + +
  • +

    NEC PC-9801N-25 and -J02R

    +
    • +
+
+
+ +

Gigabit Ethernet cards based on the Level 1 LXT1001 + NetCellerator controller ( + lge(4) driver)

+ +
    +
  • +

    D-Link DGE-500SX

    +
    • + +
  • +

    SMC TigerCard 1000 (SMC9462SX)

    +
    • +
+
+
+ +

Ethernet and Fast Ethernet NICs based on the 3Com 3XP + Typhoon/Sidewinder (3CR990) chipset ( + txp(4) driver)

+ +
    +
  • +

    3Com 3CR990-TX-95

    +
    • + +
  • +

    3Com 3CR990-TX-97

    +
    • + +
  • +

    3Com 3CR990B-SRV

    +
    • + +
  • +

    3Com 3CR990B-TXM

    +
    • + +
  • +

    3Com 3CR990SVR95

    +
    • + +
  • +

    3Com 3CR990SVR97

    +
    • +
+
+
+ +

Gigabit Ethernet NICs based on the Broadcom BCM570x + ( + bge(4) driver)

+ +
    +
  • +

    3Com 3c996-SX, 3c996-T

    +
    • + +
  • +

    Netgear GA302T

    +
    • + +
  • +

    SysKonnect SK-9D21 and 9D41

    +
    • + +
  • +

    Built-in Gigabit Ethernet NICs on DELL PowerEdge + 2550 servers

    +
    • +
+
+
+ +

Gigabit Ethernet NICs based on the Intel 82542 and + 82543 controller chips ( + wx(4), + gx(4) and + em(4) drivers), plus + NICs supported by the Intel 82540EM, 82544, 82545EM, and + 82546EB controller chips ( + em(4) driver only)

+ +
    +
  • +

    Intel PRO/1000 Gigabit Ethernet

    +
    • +
+ +
+
+

Note: The + wx(4) driver is + deprecated.

+
+
+ +
+
+

Note: The + em(4) driver is + officially supported by Intel, but is only supported + on the i386.

+
+
+
+
+ +

Myson Ethernet NICs (my driver)

+ +
    +
  • +

    Myson MTD80X Based Fast Ethernet Card

    +
    • + +
  • +

    Myson MTD89X Based Gigabit Ethernet Card

    +
    • +
+
+
+
+ +
+
+ +

3.3 FDDI + Interfaces

+ +

DEC DEFPA PCI ( + fpa(4) driver)

+ +

DEC DEFEA EISA ( + fpa(4) driver)

+
+ +
+
+ +

3.4 ATM + Interfaces

+ +

Efficient Networks, Inc. ENI-155p ATM PCI Adapters + (hea driver)

+ +

FORE Systems, Inc. PCA-200E ATM PCI Adapters (hfa + driver)

+ +

The ATM support in FreeBSD supports the following + signaling protocols:

+ +
    +
  • +

    The ATM Forum UNI 3.1 signaling protocol

    +
    • + +
  • +

    The ATM Forum UNI 3.0 signaling protocol

    +
    • + +
  • +

    The ATM Forum ILMI address registration

    +
    • + +
  • +

    FORE Systems' proprietary SPANS signaling + protocol

    +
    • + +
  • +

    Permanent Virtual Channels (PVCs)

    +
    • +
+
+
+ +

Support for the IETF ``Classical IP and ARP over ATM'' + model is provided, compliant with the following RFCs and + Internet Drafts:

+ +
    +
  • +

    RFC 1483, ``Multiprotocol Encapsulation over ATM + Adaptation Layer 5''

    +
    • + +
  • +

    RFC 1577, ``Classical IP and ARP over ATM''

    +
    • + +
  • +

    RFC 1626, ``Default IP MTU for use over ATM + AAL5''

    +
    • + +
  • +

    RFC 1755, ``ATM Signaling Support for IP over + ATM''

    +
    • + +
  • +

    RFC 2225, ``Classical IP and ARP over ATM''

    +
    • + +
  • +

    RFC 2334, ``Server Cache Synchronization Protocol + (SCSP)''

    +
    • + +
  • +

    Internet Draft draft-ietf-ion-scsp-atmarp-00.txt, + ``A Distributed ATMARP Service Using SCSP''

    +
    • +
+
+
+ +

Support for an ATM sockets interface is also + provided.

+
+ +
+
+ +

3.5 Wireless Network + Interfaces

+ +

NCR / AT&T / Lucent Technologies WaveLan T1-speed + ISA/radio LAN cards ( + wl(4) driver)

+ +

Lucent Technologies WaveLAN/IEEE 802.11 PCMCIA and ISA + standard speed (2Mbps) and turbo speed (6Mbps) wireless + network adapters and workalikes ( + wi(4) driver)

+ +
+
+

Note: The ISA versions of these adapters + are actually PCMCIA cards combined with an ISA to + PCMCIA bridge card, so both kinds of devices work + with the same driver.

+
+
+ +
    +
  • +

    3COM 3crwe737A AirConnect Wireless LAN PC Card

    +
    • + +
  • +

    Accton airDirect WN3301

    +
    • + +
  • +

    Addtron AWA100

    +
    • + +
  • +

    Adtec ADLINK340APC

    +
    • + +
  • +

    Airway 802.11 Adapter

    +
    • + +
  • +

    Avaya Wireless PC Card

    +
    • + +
  • +

    Blue Concentric Circle CF Wireless LAN Model + WL-379F

    +
    • + +
  • +

    BreezeNET PC-DS.11

    +
    • + +
  • +

    Buffalo WLI-CF-S11G

    +
    • + +
  • +

    Cabletron RoamAbout 802.11 DS

    +
    • + +
  • +

    Compaq WL100, WL110

    +
    • + +
  • +

    Corega KK Wireless LAN PCC-11, PCCA-11, + PCCB-11

    +
    • + +
  • +

    D-Link DWL-650

    +
    • + +
  • +

    Dell TrueMobile 1150 Series

    +
    • + +
  • +

    ELECOM Air@Hawk/LD-WL11/PCC

    +
    • + +
  • +

    ELSA AirLancer MC-11

    +
    • + +
  • +

    Farallon Skyline 11Mbps Wireless

    +
    • + +
  • +

    ICOM SL-1100

    +
    • + +
  • +

    IBM High Rate Wireless LAN PC Card

    +
    • + +
  • +

    Intel PRO/Wireless 2011 LAN PC Card

    +
    • + +
  • +

    IO Data WN-B11/PCM

    +
    • + +
  • +

    Laneed Wireless card

    +
    • + +
  • +

    Linksys Instant Wireless WPC11

    +
    • + +
  • +

    Lucent WaveLAN/IEEE 802.11

    +
    • + +
  • +

    Melco Airconnect WLI-PCM-S11, WLI-PCM-L11

    +
    • + +
  • +

    NCR WaveLAN/IEEE 802.11

    +
    • + +
  • +

    NEC Wireless Card CMZ-RT-WP

    +
    • + +
  • +

    NEC Aterm WL11C (PC-WL/11C)

    +
    • + +
  • +

    NEC PK-WL001

    +
    • + +
  • +

    Netgear MA401

    +
    • + +
  • +

    PLANEX GeoWave/GW-NS110

    +
    • + +
  • +

    Proxim Harmony, RangeLAN-DS

    +
    • + +
  • +

    SMC 2632W, 2602W

    +
    • + +
  • +

    Sony PCWA-C100

    +
    • + +
  • +

    TDK LAK-CD011WL

    +
    • + +
  • +

    Toshiba Wireless LAN Card

    +
    • + +
  • +

    US Robotics Wireless Card 2410

    +
    • +
+
+
+ +

Aironet 802.11 wireless adapters ( + an(4) driver)

+ +
    +
  • +

    Aironet 4500/4800 series (PCMCIA, PCI, and ISA + adapters are all supported)

    +
    • + +
  • +

    Cisco Systems Aironet 340 and 350 series (PCMCIA, + PCI, and ISA adapters are all supported)

    +
    • + +
  • +

    Xircom Wireless Ethernet adapter (rebadged + Aironet)

    +
    • +
+
+
+ +

Raytheon Raylink 2.4GHz wireless adapters ( + ray(4) driver)

+ +
    +
  • +

    Webgear Aviator

    +
    • + +
  • +

    Webgear Aviator Pro

    +
    • + +
  • +

    Raytheon Raylink PC Card

    +
    • +
+
+
+ +

AMD Am79C930 and Harris (Intersil) based 802.11 cards + (awi driver)

+ +
    +
  • +

    BayStack 650 and 660

    +
    • + +
  • +

    Farallon SkyLINE Wireless

    +
    • + +
  • +

    Icom SL-200

    +
    • + +
  • +

    Melco WLI-PCM

    +
    • + +
  • +

    NEL SSMagic

    +
    • + +
  • +

    Netwave AirSurfer Plus and AirSurfer Pro

    +
    • + +
  • +

    ZoomAir 4000

    +
    • +
+
+
+
+ +
+
+ +

3.6 Miscellaneous + Networks

+ +

Granch SBNI12 point-to-point communications adapters + (sbni driver)

+ +
    +
  • +

    SBNI12-XX and SBNI12D-XX ISA and PCI

    +
    • +
+
+
+ +

SMC COM90cx6 ARCNET network adapters (cm driver)

+ +
    +
  • +

    SMC 90c26, 90c56, and 90c66 in 90c56 compatability + mode

    +
    • +
+
+
+
+ +
+
+ +

3.7 ISDN + Interfaces

+ +

AcerISDN P10 ISA PnP (experimental)

+ +

Asuscom ISDNlink 128K ISA

+ +

ASUSCOM P-IN100-ST-D (and other Winbond W6692-based + cards)

+ +

AVM

+ +
    +
  • +

    A1

    +
    • + +
  • +

    B1 ISA (tested with V2.0)

    +
    • + +
  • +

    B1 PCI (tested with V4.0)

    +
    • + +
  • +

    Fritz!Card classic

    +
    • + +
  • +

    Fritz!Card PnP

    +
    • + +
  • +

    Fritz!Card PCI

    +
    • + +
  • +

    Fritz!Card PCI, Version 2

    +
    • + +
  • +

    T1

    +
    • +
+
+
+ +

Creatix

+ +
    +
  • +

    ISDN-S0

    +
    • + +
  • +

    ISDN-S0 P&P

    +
    • +
+
+
+ +

Compaq Microcom 610 ISDN (Compaq series PSB2222I) ISA + PnP

+ +

Dr. Neuhaus Niccy Go@ and compatibles

+ +

Dynalink IS64PPH and IS64PPH+

+ +

Eicon Diehl DIVA 2.0 and 2.02

+ +

ELSA

+ +
    +
  • +

    ELSA PCC-16

    +
    • + +
  • +

    QuickStep 1000pro ISA

    +
    • + +
  • +

    MicroLink ISDN/PCI

    +
    • + +
  • +

    QuickStep 1000pro PCI

    +
    • +
+
+
+ +

ITK ix1 Micro ( < V.3, non-PnP version )

+ +

Sedlbauer Win Speed

+ +

Siemens I-Surf 2.0

+ +

TELEINT ISDN SPEED No.1 (experimental)

+ +

Teles

+ +
    +
  • +

    S0/8

    +
    • + +
  • +

    S0/16

    +
    • + +
  • +

    S0/16.3

    +
    • + +
  • +

    S0/16.3 PnP

    +
    • + +
  • +

    16.3c ISA PnP (experimental)

    +
    • + +
  • +

    Teles PCI-TJ

    +
    • +
+
+
+ +

Traverse Technologies NETjet-S PCI

+ +

USRobotics Sportster ISDN TA intern

+ +

Winbond W6692 based PCI cards

+
+ +
+
+ +

3.8 Multi-port Serial + Interfaces

+ +

AST 4 port serial card using shared IRQ

+ +

ARNET serial cards ( + ar(4) driver)

+ +
    +
  • +

    ARNET 8 port serial card using shared IRQ

    +
    • + +
  • +

    ARNET (now Digiboard) Sync 570/i high-speed + serial

    +
    • +
+
+
+ +

Boca multi-port serial cards

+ +
    +
  • +

    Boca BB1004 4-Port serial card (Modems not + supported)

    +
    • + +
  • +

    Boca IOAT66 6-Port serial card (Modems + supported)

    +
    • + +
  • +

    Boca BB1008 8-Port serial card (Modems not + supported)

    +
    • + +
  • +

    Boca BB2016 16-Port serial card (Modems + supported)

    +
    • +
+
+
+ +

Comtrol Rocketport card ( + rp(4) driver)

+ +

Cyclades Cyclom-Y serial board ( + cy(4) driver)

+ +

STB 4 port card using shared IRQ

+ +

DigiBoard intelligent serial cards ( + dgb(4) driver)

+ +
    +
  • +

    DigiBoard PC/Xe series

    +
    • + +
  • +

    DigiBoard PC/Xi series

    +
    • +
+
+
+ +

PCI-Based multi-port serial boards ( + puc(4) driver)

+ +
    +
  • +

    Avlab Technology, PCI IO 2S

    +
    • + +
  • +

    Moxa Industio CP-114

    +
    • + +
  • +

    Syba Tech Ltd. PCI-4S2P-550-ECP

    +
    • + +
  • +

    Netmos NM9835 PCI-2S-550

    +
    • + +
  • +

    PCCOM dual port RS232/422/485

    +
    • + +
  • +

    SIIG Cyber Serial Dual PCI 16C550

    +
    • +
+
+
+ +

SDL Communication serial boards

+ +
    +
  • +

    SDL Communications Riscom/8 Serial Board (rc + driver)

    +
    • + +
  • +

    SDL Communications RISCom/N2 and N2pci high-speed + sync serial boards ( + sr(4) driver)

    +
    • +
+
+
+ +

Stallion Technologies multiport serial boards

+ + +
+
+ +

Specialix SI/XIO/SX multiport serial cards, with both + the older SIHOST2.x and the new ``enhanced'' (transputer + based, aka JET) host cards (ISA, EISA and PCI are + supported) ( + si(4) driver)

+
+ +
+
+ +

3.9 Audio + Devices

+ +

Advance ( + sbc(4) driver)

+ +
    +
  • +

    Asound 100 and 110

    +
    • + +
  • +

    Logic ALS120 and ALS4000

    +
    • +
+
+
+ +

CMedia sound chips

+ +
    +
  • +

    CMI8338/CMI8738

    +
    • +
+
+
+ +

Crystal Semiconductor ( + csa(4) driver)

+ +
    +
  • +

    CS461x/462x Audio Accelerator

    +
    • + +
  • +

    CS428x Audio Controller

    +
    • +
+
+
+ +

ENSONIQ ( + pcm(4) driver)

+ +
    +
  • +

    AudioPCI ES1370/1371

    +
    • +
+
+
+ +

ESS

+ +
    +
  • +

    ES1868, ES1869, ES1879 and ES1888 ( + sbc(4) driver)

    +
    • + +
  • +

    Maestro-1, Maestro-2, and Maestro-2E

    +
    • + +
  • +

    Maestro-3/Allegro

    + +
    +
    +

    Note: The Maestro-3/Allegro cannot be + compiled into the FreeBSD kernel due to licensing + restrictions. To use this driver, add the + following line to /boot/loader.conf:

    +
    +    snd_maestro3_load="YES"
+
    +
    +
    +
    • +
+
+
+ +

ForteMedia fm801

+ +

Gravis ( + gusc(4) driver)

+ +
    +
  • +

    UltraSound MAX

    +
    • + +
  • +

    UltraSound PnP

    +
    • +
+
+
+ +

Intel 443MX, 810, 815, and 815E integrated sound + devices ( + pcm(4) driver)

+ +

MSS/WSS Compatible DSPs ( + pcm(4) driver)

+ +

NeoMagic 256AV/ZX ( + pcm(4) driver)

+ +

OPTi 931/82C931 ( + pcm(4) driver)

+ +

S3 Sonicvibes

+ +

Creative Technologies SoundBlaster series ( + sbc(4) driver)

+ +
    +
  • +

    SoundBlaster

    +
    • + +
  • +

    SoundBlaster Pro

    +
    • + +
  • +

    SoundBlaster AWE-32

    +
    • + +
  • +

    SoundBlaster AWE-64

    +
    • + +
  • +

    SoundBlaster AWE-64 GOLD

    +
    • + +
  • +

    SoundBlaster ViBRA-16

    +
    • +
+
+
+ +

Trident 4DWave DX/NX ( + pcm(4) driver)

+ +

VIA Technologies VT82C686A

+ +

Yamaha

+ +
    +
  • +

    DS1

    +
    • + +
  • +

    DS1e

    +
    • +
+
+
+
+ +
+
+ +

3.10 Camera and Video + Capture Devices

+ +

Brooktree Bt848/849/878/879-based frame grabbers ( + bktr(4) driver)

+ +
    +
  • +

    AverMedia cards

    +
    • + +
  • +

    Hauppauge Wincast TV and WinTV boards (PCI)

    +
    • + +
  • +

    Intel Smart Video Recorder III

    +
    • + +
  • +

    Miro PC TV

    +
    • + +
  • +

    STB TV PCI

    +
    • + +
  • +

    Video Highway XTreme

    +
    • + +
  • +

    VideoLogic Captivator PCI

    +
    • +
+
+
+ +

Connectix QuickCam

+ +

Cortex1 frame grabber (ctx driver)

+ +

Creative Labs Video Spigot frame grabber (spigot + driver)

+ +

Matrox Meteor Video frame grabber ( + meteor(4) driver)

+
+ +
+
+ +

3.11 USB Devices

+ +

A range of USB peripherals are supported; devices + known to work are listed in this section. Owing to the + generic nature of most USB devices, with some exceptions + any device of a given class will be supported, even if + not explicitly listed here.

+ +
+
+

Note: USB Ethernet adapters can be found in + the section listing Ethernet + interfaces.

+
+
+ +

Host Controllers ( + ohci(4) and + uhci(4) drivers)

+ +
    +
  • +

    ALi Aladdin-V

    +
    • + +
  • +

    AMD-756

    +
    • + +
  • +

    CMD Tech 670 & 673

    +
    • + +
  • +

    Intel 82371SB (PIIX3)

    +
    • + +
  • +

    Intel 82371AB and EB (PIIX4)

    +
    • + +
  • +

    Intel 82801AA (ICH)

    +
    • + +
  • +

    Intel 82801AB (ICH0)

    +
    • + +
  • +

    Intel 82801BA/BAM (ICH2)

    +
    • + +
  • +

    Intel 82443MX

    +
    • + +
  • +

    NEC uPD 9210

    +
    • + +
  • +

    OPTi 82C861 (FireLink)

    +
    • + +
  • +

    SiS 5571

    +
    • + +
  • +

    VIA 83C572 USB

    +
    • + +
  • +

    UHCI or OHCI compliant motherboard chipsets (no + exceptions known)

    +
    • +
+
+
+ +

USB host controllers (PCI)

+ +
    +
  • +

    ADS Electronics PCI plug-in card (2 ports)

    +
    • + +
  • +

    Entrega PCI plug-in card (4 ports)

    +
    • +
+
+
+ +

Hubs

+ +
    +
  • +

    Andromeda hub

    +
    • + +
  • +

    MacAlly self powered hub (4 ports)

    +
    • + +
  • +

    NEC hub

    +
    • +
+
+
+ +

Keyboards ( + ukbd(4) driver)

+ +
    +
  • +

    Apple iMac keyboard

    +
    • + +
  • +

    BTC BTC7935 keyboard with PS/2 mouse port

    +
    • + +
  • +

    Cherry G81-3504 keyboard

    +
    • + +
  • +

    Logitech M2452 keyboard

    +
    • + +
  • +

    MacAlly iKey keyboard

    +
    • + +
  • +

    Microsoft keyboard

    +
    • +
+
+
+ +

Miscellaneous

+ +
    +
  • +

    ActiveWire I/O Board

    +
    • + +
  • +

    Diamond Rio 500, 600, and 800 MP3 players ( + urio(4) driver)

    +
    • + +
  • +

    D-Link DSB-R100 USB Radio (ufm driver)

    +
    • +
+
+
+ +

Modems (umodem driver)

+ +
    +
  • +

    3Com 5605

    +
    • + +
  • +

    Metricom Ricochet GS USB wireless modem

    +
    • +
+
+
+ +

Mice ( + ums(4) driver)

+ +
    +
  • +

    Agiler Mouse 29UO

    +
    • + +
  • +

    Apple iMac Mouse

    +
    • + +
  • +

    Belkin Mouse

    +
    • + +
  • +

    Chic mouse

    +
    • + +
  • +

    Cypress mouse

    +
    • + +
  • +

    Genius Niche mouse

    +
    • + +
  • +

    Kensington Mouse-in-a-Box

    +
    • + +
  • +

    Logitech wheel mouse (3 buttons)

    +
    • + +
  • +

    Logitech PS/2 / USB mouse (3 buttons)

    +
    • + +
  • +

    MacAlly mouse (3 buttons)

    +
    • + +
  • +

    Microsoft IntelliMouse (3 buttons)

    +
    • + +
  • +

    Trust Ami Mouse (3 buttons)

    +
    • +
+
+
+ +

Printers and parallel printer conversion cables ( + ulpt(4) driver)

+ +
    +
  • +

    ATen parallel printer adapter

    +
    • + +
  • +

    Belkin F5U002 parallel printer adapter

    +
    • + +
  • +

    Entrega USB-to-parallel printer adapter

    +
    • +
+
+
+ +

Serial devices

+ +
    +
  • +

    Prolific PL-2303 serial adapter ( + uplcom(4) + driver)

    +
    • + +
  • +

    SUNTAC Slipper U VS-10U ( + uvscom(4) + driver)

    +
    • +
+
+
+ +

Scanners (through SANE) ( + uscanner(4) driver)

+ +
    +
  • +

    Perfection 636U

    +
    • + +
  • +

    HP ScanJet 4100C, 5200C, 6300C

    +
    • +
+
+
+ +

Storage ( + umass(4) driver)

+ +
    +
  • +

    Iomega USB Zip 100Mb (primitive support still)

    +
    • + +
  • +

    Matshita CF-VFDU03 floppy drive

    +
    • + +
  • +

    Microtech USB-SCSI-HD 50 USB to SCSI cable

    +
    • + +
  • +

    Panasonic floppy drive

    +
    • + +
  • +

    Y-E Data floppy drive (720/1.44/2.88Mb)

    +
    • +
+
+
+ +

Handspring Visor and other PalmOS devices ( + uvisor(4) driver)

+ +
    +
  • +

    Handspring Visor

    +
    • + +
  • +

    Palm M125, M500, M505

    +
    • + +
  • +

    Sony Clie 4.0 and 4.1

    +
    • +
+
+
+
+ +
+
+ +

3.12 + Miscellaneous

+ +

FAX-Modem/PCCARD

+ +
    +
  • +

    Melco IGM-PCM56K/IGM-PCM56KH

    +
    • + +
  • +

    Nokia Card Phone 2.0 (gsm900/dcs1800 HSCSD + terminal)

    +
    • +
+
+
+ +

Floppy drives ( + fd(4) driver)

+ +

Genius and Mustek hand scanners

+ +

GPB and Transputer drivers

+ +

Keyboards including:

+ +
    +
  • +

    AT-style keyboards

    +
    • + +
  • +

    PS/2 keyboards

    +
    • + +
  • +

    USB keyboards (specific instances are listed in + the section describing USB + devices)

    +
    • +
+
+
+ +

Loran-C receiver (Dave Mills experimental hardware, + loran driver).

+ +

Mice including:

+ +
    +
  • +

    Bus mice ( + mse(4) driver)

    +
    • + +
  • +

    PS/2 mice ( + psm(4) driver)

    +
    • + +
  • +

    Serial mice

    +
    • + +
  • +

    USB mice (specific instances are listed in the + section describing USB + devices)

    +
    • +
+
+
+ +

``PC standard'' parallel ports ( + ppc(4) driver)

+ +

PC-compatible joysticks ( + joy(4) driver)

+ +

PHS Data Communication Card/PCCARD

+ +
    +
  • +

    NTT DoCoMo P-in Comp@ct

    +
    • + +
  • +

    Panasonic KX-PH405

    +
    • + +
  • +

    SII MC-P200

    +
    • +
+
+
+ +

``PC standard'' 8250, 16450, and 16550-based serial + ports ( + sio(4) driver)

+ +

X-10 power controllers ( + tw(4) driver)

+ +

Xilinx XC6200-based reconfigurable hardware cards + compatible with the HOT1 from Virtual Computers + (xrpu driver).

+
+
+
+
+ +

This file, and other release-related + documents, can be downloaded from ftp://ftp.FreeBSD.org/.

+ +

For questions about FreeBSD, read the + documentation + before contacting <questions@FreeBSD.org>.

+ +

For questions about this + documentation, e-mail <doc@FreeBSD.org>.

+
+
+ + + diff --git a/en/releases/4.7R/hardware.sgml b/en/releases/4.7R/hardware.sgml new file mode 100644 index 0000000000..e4bc31b84b --- /dev/null +++ b/en/releases/4.7R/hardware.sgml @@ -0,0 +1,26 @@ + + + + %includes; +]> + + &header; + +

The hardware notes for FreeBSD are customized for different + platforms, as some of the changes made to FreeBSD apply only to + specific processor architectures.

+ +

Hardware notes for FreeBSD 4.7-RELEASE are available for the following + platforms:

+ + + +

A list of all platforms currently under development can be found + on the Supported + Platforms page.

+ + diff --git a/en/releases/4.7R/installation-alpha.html b/en/releases/4.7R/installation-alpha.html new file mode 100644 index 0000000000..83e9796d6d --- /dev/null +++ b/en/releases/4.7R/installation-alpha.html @@ -0,0 +1,2265 @@ + + + + + FreeBSD/alpha 4.7-RELEASE Installation + Instructions + + + + + +
+
+

FreeBSD/alpha 4.7-RELEASE + Installation Instructions

+ +

The FreeBSD Project

+ +

Copyright © 2000, 2001, 2002 by + The FreeBSD Documentation Project

+
+
+ +
+
+ + +

This article gives some brief instructions on + installing FreeBSD/alpha 4.7-RELEASE, with particular + emphasis given to obtaining a FreeBSD distribution. Some + notes on troubleshooting and frequently-asked questions + are also given.

+
+
+ +
+
+ +

1 Installing + FreeBSD

+ +

This section documents the process of installing a new + distribution of FreeBSD. These instructions pay particular + emphasis to the process of obtaining the FreeBSD + 4.7-RELEASE distribution and to beginning the installation + procedure. The ``Installing FreeBSD'' chapter of the FreeBSD Handbook provides more in-depth + information about the installation program itself, + including a guided walkthrough with screenshots.

+ +

If you are upgrading from a previous release of FreeBSD, + please see Section 3 for + instructions on upgrading.

+ +
+
+ +

1.1 Getting + Started

+ +

Probably the most important pre-installation step that + can be taken is that of reading the various instruction + documents provided with FreeBSD. A roadmap of documents + pertaining to this release of FreeBSD can be found in README.TXT, which can usually be + found in the same location as this file; most of these + documents, such as the release notes and the hardware + compatability list, are also accessible in the + Documentation menu of the installer.

+ +

Note that on-line versions of the FreeBSD FAQ and Handbook are also available from the + FreeBSD + Project Web site, if you have an Internet + connection.

+ +

This collection of documents may seem daunting, but + the time spent reading them will likely be saved many + times over. Being familiar with what resources are + available can also be helpful in the event of problems + during installation.

+ +

The best laid plans sometimes go awry, so if you run + into trouble take a look at Section + 4, which contains valuable troubleshooting + information. You should also read an updated copy of ERRATA.TXT before installing, since + this will alert you to any problems which have reported + in the interim for your particular release.

+ +
+
+

Important: While FreeBSD does its best to + safeguard against accidental loss of data, it's still + more than possible to wipe out your entire disk + with this installation if you make a mistake. Please + do not proceed to the final FreeBSD installation menu + unless you've adequately backed up any important data + first.

+
+
+
+ +
+
+ +

1.2 Hardware + Requirements

+ +

FreeBSD for the Alpha/AXP supports the platforms + described in HARDWARE.TXT.

+ +

You will need a dedicated disk for FreeBSD/alpha. It + is not possible to share a disk with another operating + system at this time. This disk will need to be attached + to a SCSI controller which is supported by the SRM + firmware or an IDE disk assuming the SRM in your machine + supports booting from IDE disks.

+ +

Your root filesystem MUST be the first partition + (partition a) on the disk to be + bootable.

+ +

You will need the SRM console firmware for your + platform. In some cases, it is possible to switch between + AlphaBIOS (or ARC) firmware and SRM. In others it will be + necessary to download new firmware from the vendor's Web + site.

+ +

If you are not familiar with configuring hardware for + FreeBSD, you should be sure to read the HARDWARE.TXT file; it contains important + information on what hardware is supported by FreeBSD.

+
+ +
+
+ +

1.3 Floppy Disk + Image Instructions

+ +

Depending on how you choose to install FreeBSD, you + may need to create a set of floppy disks (usually two) to + begin the installation process. This section briefly + describes how to create these disks, either from a CDROM + installation or from the Internet. Note that in the + common case of installing FreeBSD from CDROM, on a + machine that supports bootable CDROMs, the steps outlined + in this section will not be needed and can be + skipped.

+ +

For a normal CDROM or network installation, all you + need to copy onto actual floppies from the floppies/ directory are the kern.flp and mfsroot.flp images (for 1.44MB + floppies).

+ +

Getting these images over the network is easy. Simply + fetch the release/floppies/kern.flp and release/floppies/mfsroot.flp files from ftp://ftp.FreeBSD.org/ or one of the many + mirrors listed at FTP Sites section of the Handbook, or + on the http://www.freebsdmirrors.org/ Web pages.

+ +

Get two blank, freshly formatted floppies and image + copy kern.flp onto one and mfsroot.flp onto the other. These + images are not DOS files. You cannot simply + copy them to a DOS or UFS floppy as regular files, you + need to ``image'' copy them to the floppy with fdimage.exe under DOS (see the tools directory on your CDROM or FreeBSD + FTP mirror) or the + dd(1) command in + UNIX.

+ +

For example, to create the kernel floppy image from + DOS, you'd do something like this:

+
+    C> fdimage kern.flp a:
+
+ +

Assuming that you'd copied fdimage.exe and kern.flp into a directory somewhere. You + would do the same for mfsroot.flp, of course.

+ +

If you're creating the boot floppy from a UNIX + machine, you may find that:

+
+    # dd if=floppies/kern.flp of=/dev/rfd0
+
+ +

or

+
+    # dd if=floppies/kern.flp of=/dev/floppy
+
+ +

work well, depending on your hardware and operating + system environment (different versions of UNIX have + different names for the floppy drive).

+ +

If you're on an alpha machine that can network-boot + its floppy images or you have a 2.88MB or LS-120 floppy + capable of taking a 2.88MB image on an x86 machine, you + may wish to use the single (but twice as large) boot.flp image. It contains the + contents of kern.flp and mfsroot.flp on a single floppy. + This file should also be used as the boot file for those + mastering ``El Torito'' bootable CD images. See the + mkisofs(8) command for + more information.

+
+ +
+
+ +

1.4 + Installing FreeBSD from CDROM or the Internet

+ +

The easiest type of installation is from CDROM. If you + have a supported CDROM drive and a FreeBSD installation + CDROM, you can boot FreeBSD directly from the CDROM. + Insert the CDROM into the drive and type the following + command to start the installation (substituting the name + of the appropriate CDROM drive if necessary):

+
+    >>>boot dka0
+
+ +

Alternatively you can boot the installation from + floppy disk. You should start the installation by + building a set of FreeBSD boot floppies from the files + floppies/kern.flp and floppies/mfsroot.flp using the + instructions found in Section + 1.3. From the SRM console prompt (>>>), just insert the kern.flp floppy and type the following + command to start the installation:

+
+    >>>boot dva0
+
+ +

Insert the mfsroot.flp + floppy when prompted and you will end up at the first + screen of the install program.

+
+ +
+
+ +

1.5 Detail on various + installation types

+ +

Once you've gotten yourself to the initial + installation screen somehow, you should be able to follow + the various menu prompts and go from there. If you've + never used the FreeBSD installation before, you are also + encouraged to read some of the documentation in the + Documentation submenu as well as the general ``Usage'' + instructions on the first menu.

+ +
+
+

Note: If you get stuck at a screen, press + the F1 key for online + documentation relevant to that specific section.

+
+
+ +

If you've never installed FreeBSD before, or even if + you have, the ``Standard'' installation mode is the most + recommended since it makes sure that you'll visit all the + various important checklist items along the way. If + you're much more comfortable with the FreeBSD + installation process and know exactly what you want to do, + use the ``Express'' or ``Custom'' installation options. + If you're upgrading an existing system, use the + ``Upgrade'' option.

+ +

The FreeBSD installer supports the direct use of + floppy, DOS, tape, CDROM, FTP, NFS and UFS partitions as + installation media; further tips on installing from each + type of media are listed below.

+ +

Once the install procedure has finished, you will be + able to start FreeBSD/alpha by typing something like this + to the SRM prompt:

+
+    >>>boot dkc0
+
+ +

This instructs the firmware to boot the specified + disk. To find the SRM names of disks in your machine, use + the show device command:

+
+    >>>show device
+    dka0.0.0.4.0               DKA0           TOSHIBA CD-ROM XM-57  3476
+    dkc0.0.0.1009.0            DKC0                       RZ1BB-BS  0658
+    dkc100.1.0.1009.0          DKC100             SEAGATE ST34501W  0015
+    dva0.0.0.0.1               DVA0
+    ewa0.0.0.3.0               EWA0              00-00-F8-75-6D-01
+    pkc0.7.0.1009.0            PKC0                  SCSI Bus ID 7  5.27
+    pqa0.0.0.4.0               PQA0                       PCI EIDE
+    pqb0.0.1.4.0               PQB0                       PCI EIDE
+
+ +

This example is from a Digital Personal Workstation + 433au and shows three disks attached to the machine. The + first is a CDROM called dka0 + and the other two are disks and are called dkc0 and dkc100 repectively.

+ +

You can specify which kernel file to load and what + boot options to use with the -file and -flags + options, for example:

+
+    >>> boot -file kernel.old -flags s
+
+ +

To make FreeBSD/alpha boot automatically, use these + commands:

+
+    >>> set boot_osflags a
+    >>> set bootdef_dev dkc0
+    >>> set auto_action BOOT
+
+ +
+
+ +

1.5.1 Installing + from a Network CDROM

+ +

If you simply wish to install from a local CDROM + drive then see Section + 1.4. If you don't have a CDROM drive on your system + and wish to use a FreeBSD distribution CD in the CDROM + drive of another system to which you have network + connectivity, there are also several ways of going + about it:

+ +
    +
  • +

    If you would be able to FTP install FreeBSD + directly from the CDROM drive in some FreeBSD + machine, it's quite easy: You simply add the + following line to the password file (using the + vipw(8) + command):

    +
    +    ftp:*:99:99::0:0:FTP:/cdrom:/sbin/nologin
+
    + +

    On the machine on which you are running the + install, go to the Options menu and set Release + Name to any. You may then + choose a Media type of FTP + and type in ftp://machine after + picking ``URL'' in the ftp sites menu.

    + +
    +
    +

    Warning: This may allow anyone on the + local network (or Internet) to make ``anonymous + FTP'' connections to this machine, which may + not be desirable.

    +
    +
    +
    • + +
  • +

    If you would rather use NFS to export the CDROM + directly to the machine(s) you'll be installing + from, you need to first add an entry to the /etc/exports file (on the + machine with the CDROM drive). The example below + allows the machine ziggy.foo.com to mount the CDROM + directly via NFS during installation:

    +
    +    /cdrom          -ro             ziggy.foo.com
+
    + +

    The machine with the CDROM must also be + configured as an NFS server, of course, and if + you're not sure how to do that then an NFS + installation is probably not the best choice for + you unless you're willing to read up on + rc.conf(5) and + configure things appropriately. Assuming that this + part goes smoothly, you should be able to enter: + cdrom-host:/cdrom as + the path for an NFS installation when the target + machine is installed, e.g. wiggy:/cdrom.

    +
    • +
+
+ +
+
+ +

1.5.2 Installing + from Floppies

+ +

If you must install from floppy disks, either due to + unsupported hardware or just because you enjoy doing + things the hard way, you must first prepare some + floppies for the install.

+ +

First, make your boot floppies as described in Section 1.3.

+ +

Second, peruse Section 2 and + pay special attention to the ``Distribution Format'' + section since it describes which files you're going to + need to put onto floppy and which you can safely + skip.

+ +

Next you will need, at minimum, as many 1.44MB + floppies as it takes to hold all files in the bin (binary distribution) + directory. If you're preparing these floppies under + DOS, then these floppies must be formatted using the + MS-DOS FORMAT command. If + you're using Windows, use the Windows File Manager + format command.

+ +
+
+

Important: Frequently, floppy disks come + ``factory preformatted''. While convenient, many + problems reported by users in the past have + resulted from the use of improperly formatted + media. Re-format them yourself, just to make + sure.

+
+
+ +

If you're creating the floppies from another FreeBSD + machine, a format is still not a bad idea though you + don't need to put a DOS filesystem on each floppy. You + can use the + disklabel(8) and + newfs(8) commands to + put a UFS filesystem on a floppy, as the following + sequence of commands illustrates:

+
+    # fdformat -f 1440 fd0.1440
+    # disklabel -w -r fd0.1440 floppy3
+    # newfs -t 2 -u 18 -l 1 -i 65536 /dev/fd0
+
+ +

After you've formatted the floppies for DOS or UFS, + you'll need to copy the files onto them. The + distribution files are split into chunks conveniently + sized so that 5 of them will fit on a conventional + 1.44MB floppy. Go through all your floppies, packing as + many files as will fit on each one, until you've got + all the distributions you want packed up in this + fashion. Each distribution should go into its own + subdirectory on the floppy, e.g.: a:\bin\bin.inf, a:\bin\bin.aa, a:\bin\bin.ab, ...

+ +
+
+

Important: The bin.inf file also needs to go on + the first floppy of the bin set since it is read by the + installation program in order to figure out how + many additional pieces to look for when fetching + and concatenating the distribution. When putting + distributions onto floppies, the distname.inf file must + occupy the first floppy of each distribution set. + This is also covered in README.TXT.

+
+
+ +

Once you come to the Media screen of the install, + select ``Floppy'' and you'll be prompted for the + rest.

+
+ +
+
+ +

1.5.4 Installing + from QIC/SCSI Tape

+ +

When installing from tape, the installation program + expects the files to be simply tar'ed onto it, so after + fetching all of the files for the distributions you're + interested in, simply use + tar(1) to get them + onto the tape with a command something like this:

+
+    # cd /where/you/have/your/dists
+    # tar cvf /dev/rsa0 dist1 .. dist2
+
+ +

When you go to do the installation, you should also + make sure that you leave enough room in some temporary + directory (which you'll be allowed to choose) to + accommodate the full contents of the tape you've + created. Due to the non-random access nature of tapes, + this method of installation requires quite a bit of + temporary storage. You should expect to require as much + temporary storage as you have stuff written on + tape.

+ +
+
+

Note: When going to do the installation, + the tape must be in the drive before + booting from the boot floppies. The installation + ``probe'' may otherwise fail to find it.

+
+
+ +

Now create a boot floppy as described in Section 1.3 and proceed with the + installation.

+
+ +
+
+ +

1.5.5 Installing + over a Network using FTP or NFS

+ +

After making the boot floppies as described in the + first section, you can load the rest of the + installation over a network using one of 3 types of + connections: serial port, parallel port, or + Ethernet.

+ +
+
+ +

1.5.5.1 Serial + Port

+ +

SLIP support is rather primitive, and is limited + primarily to hard-wired links, such as a serial cable + running between two computers. The link must be + hard-wired because the SLIP installation doesn't + currently offer a dialing capability. If you need to + dial out with a modem or otherwise dialog with the + link before connecting to it, then I recommend that + the PPP utility be used instead.

+ +

If you're using PPP, make sure that you have your + Internet Service Provider's IP address and DNS + information handy as you'll need to know it fairly + early in the installation process. You may also need + to know your own IP address, though PPP supports + dynamic address negotiation and may be able to pick + up this information directly from your ISP if they + support it.

+ +

You will also need to know how to use the various + ``AT commands'' for dialing out with your particular + brand of modem as the PPP dialer provides only a very + simple terminal emulator.

+
+ +
+
+ +

1.5.5.2 Parallel + Port

+ +

If a hard-wired connection to another FreeBSD or + Linux machine is available, you might also consider + installing over a ``laplink'' style parallel port + cable. The data rate over the parallel port is much + higher than what is typically possible over a serial + line (up to 50k/sec), thus resulting in a quicker + installation. It's not typically necessary to use + ``real'' IP addresses when using a point-to-point + parallel cable in this way and you can generally just + use RFC 1918 style addresses for the ends of the link + (e.g. 10.0.0.1, 10.0.0.2, etc).

+ +
+
+

Important: If you use a Linux machine + rather than a FreeBSD machine as your PLIP peer, + you will also have to specify link0 in the TCP/IP setup screen's + ``extra options for ifconfig'' field in order to + be compatible with Linux's slightly different + PLIP protocol.

+
+
+
+ +
+
+ +

1.5.5.3 + Ethernet

+ +

FreeBSD supports many common Ethernet cards; a + table of supported cards is provided as part of the + FreeBSD Hardware Notes (see HARDWARE.TXT in the Documentation + menu on the boot floppy or the top level directory of + the CDROM). If you are using one of the supported + PCMCIA Ethernet cards, also be sure that it's plugged + in before the laptop is powered + on. FreeBSD does not, unfortunately, currently + support ``hot insertion'' of PCMCIA cards during + installation.

+ +

You will also need to know your IP address on the + network, the netmask value + for your subnet and the name of your machine. Your + system administrator can tell you which values are + appropriate to your particular network setup. If you + will be referring to other hosts by name rather than + IP address, you'll also need a name server and + possibly the address of a gateway (if you're using + PPP, it's your provider's IP address) to use in + talking to it. If you want to install by FTP via an + HTTP proxy (see below), you will also need the + proxy's address.

+ +

If you do not know the answers to these questions + then you should really probably talk to your system + administrator first before trying this type + of installation. Using a randomly chosen IP address + or netmask on a live network is almost guaranteed not + to work, and will probably result in a lecture from + said system administrator.

+ +

Once you have a network connection of some sort + working, the installation can continue over NFS or + FTP.

+
+ +
+
+ +

1.5.5.4 NFS + installation tips

+ +

NFS installation is fairly straight-forward: + Simply copy the FreeBSD distribution files you want + onto a server somewhere and then point the NFS media + selection at it.

+ +

If this server supports only ``privileged port'' + access (this is generally the default for Sun and + Linux workstations), you will need to set this option + in the Options menu before installation can + proceed.

+ +

If you have a poor quality Ethernet card which + suffers from very slow transfer rates, you may also + wish to toggle the appropriate Options flag.

+ +

In order for NFS installation to work, the server + must also support ``subdir mounts'', e.g. if your + FreeBSD distribution directory lives on wiggy:/usr/archive/stuff/FreeBSD, + then wiggy will have to allow + the direct mounting of /usr/archive/stuff/FreeBSD, not just + /usr or /usr/archive/stuff.

+ +

In FreeBSD's /etc/exports file this is controlled + by the -alldirs option. Other + NFS servers may have different conventions. If you + are getting Permission + Denied messages from the server then it's likely + that you don't have this properly enabled.

+
+ +
+
+ +

1.5.5.5 FTP + Installation tips

+ +

FTP installation may be done from any mirror site + containing a reasonably up-to-date version of + FreeBSD. A full menu of reasonable choices for almost + any location in the world is provided in the FTP site + menu during installation.

+ +

If you are installing from some other FTP site not + listed in this menu, or you are having troubles + getting your name server configured properly, you can + also specify your own URL by selecting the ``URL'' + choice in that menu. A URL can contain a hostname or + an IP address, so something like the following would + work in the absence of a name server:

+
+    ftp://216.66.64.162/pub/FreeBSD/releases/alpha/4.2-RELEASE
+
+ +

There are three FTP installation modes you can + use:

+ +
    +
  • +

    FTP: This method uses the standard ``Active'' + mode for transfers, in which the server initiates + a connection to the client. This will not work + through most firewalls but will often work best + with older FTP servers that do not support + passive mode. If your connection hangs with + passive mode, try this one.

    +
    • + +
  • +

    FTP Passive: This sets the FTP "Passive" mode + which prevents the server from opening + connections to the client. This option is best + for users to pass through firewalls that do not + allow incoming connections on random port + addresses.

    +
    • + +
  • +

    FTP via an HTTP proxy: This option instructs + FreeBSD to use HTTP to connect to a proxy for all + FTP operations. The proxy will translate the + requests and send them to the FTP server. This + allows the user to pass through firewalls that do + not allow FTP at all, but offer an HTTP proxy. + You must specify the hostname of the proxy in + addition to the FTP server.

    + +

    In the rare case that you have an FTP proxy + that does not go through HTTP, you can specify + the URL as something like:

    +
    +    ftp://foo.bar.com:port/pub/FreeBSD
+
    + +

    In the URL above, port is the port number + of the proxy FTP server.

    +
    • +
+
+
+
+
+ +
+
+ +

1.5.6 Tips for + Serial Console Users

+ +

If you'd like to install FreeBSD on a machine using + just a serial port (e.g. you don't have or wish to use + a VGA card), please follow these steps:

+ +
+
    +
  1. +

    Connect some sort of ANSI (vt100) compatible + terminal or terminal emulation program to the COM1 port of the PC you + are installing FreeBSD onto.

    +
    2. + +
  2. +

    Unplug the keyboard (yes, that's correct!) and + then try to boot from floppy or the installation + CDROM, depending on the type of installation + media you have, with the keyboard unplugged.

    +
    3. + +
  3. +

    If you don't get any output on your serial + console, plug the keyboard in again and wait for + some beeps. If you are booting from the CDROM, + proceed to step 5 as soon + as you hear the beep.

    +
    4. + +
  4. +

    For a floppy boot, the first beep means to + remove the kern.flp + floppy and insert the mfsroot.flp floppy, after which + you should press Enter and + wait for another beep.

    +
    5. + +
  5. + + +

    Hit the space bar, then enter

    +
    +    boot -h
+
    + +

    and you should now definitely be seeing + everything on the serial port. If that still + doesn't work, check your serial cabling as well + as the settings on your terminal emulation + program or actual terminal device. It should be + set for 9600 baud, 8 bits, no parity.

    +
    6. +
+
+
+
+ +
+
+ +

1.6 Question and + Answer Section for Alpha/AXP Architecture Users

+ +
+
+
1.6.1. Can I boot from the ARC + or Alpha BIOS Console?
+ +
1.6.2. Help! I have no space! + Do I need to delete everything first?
+ +
1.6.3. Can I mount my Compaq + Tru64 or VMS extended partitions?
+ +
1.6.4. What about support for + Compaq Tru64 (OSF/1) binaries?
+ +
1.6.5. What about support for + Linux binaries?
+ +
1.6.6. What about support for + NT Alpha binaries?
+
+ +
+
+

1.6.1. Can I boot + from the ARC or Alpha BIOS Console?

+
+ +
+

No. FreeBSD, like Compaq Tru64 and VMS, + will only boot from the SRM console.

+
+
+ +
+
+

1.6.2. Help! I have + no space! Do I need to delete everything first?

+
+ +
+

Unfortunately, yes.

+
+
+ +
+
+

1.6.3. Can I mount + my Compaq Tru64 or VMS extended partitions?

+
+ +
+

No, not at this time.

+
+
+ +
+
+

1.6.4. What about + support for Compaq Tru64 (OSF/1) binaries?

+
+ +
+

FreeBSD can run Tru64 applications very + well using the + emulators/osf1_base + port/package.

+
+
+ +
+
+

1.6.5. What about + support for Linux binaries?

+
+ +
+

FreeBSD can run AlphaLinux binaries with + the assistance of the + emulators/linux_base + port/package.

+
+
+ +
+
+

1.6.6. What about + support for NT Alpha binaries?

+
+ +
+

FreeBSD is not able to run NT + applications natively, although it has the ability + to mount NT partitions.

+
+
+
+
+
+ +
+
+ +

2 Distribution + Format

+ +

A typical FreeBSD distribution directory looks something + like this:

+
+    ERRATA.HTM      README.TXT      compat1x        dict            manpages
+    ERRATA.TXT      RELNOTES.HTM    compat20        doc             packages
+    HARDWARE.HTM    RELNOTES.TXT    compat21        docbook.css     ports
+    HARDWARE.TXT    XF86336         compat22        floppies        proflibs
+    INSTALL.HTM     bin             compat3x        games           src
+    INSTALL.TXT     catpages        compat4x        info            tools
+    README.HTM      cdrom.inf       crypto          kernel
+
+ +

If you want to do a CDROM, FTP or NFS installation from + this distribution directory, all you need to do is make the + 1.44MB boot floppies from the floppies directory (see Section 1.3 for instructions on how to + do this), boot them and follow the instructions. The rest + of the data needed during the installation will be obtained + automatically based on your selections. If you've never + installed FreeBSD before, you also want to read the + entirety of this document (the installation instructions) + file.

+ +

If you're trying to do some other type of installation + or are merely curious about how a distribution is + organized, what follows is a more thorough description of + each item in more detail:

+ +
    +
  1. +

    The *.TXT and *.HTM files contain documentation (for + example, this document is contained in both INSTALL.TXT and INSTALL.HTM) and should be read before + starting an installation. The *.TXT files are plain text, while the + *.HTM files are HTML files + that can be read by almost any Web browser. Some + distributions may contain documentation in other + formats as well, such as PDF or PostScript.

    +
    2. + +
  2. +

    docbook.css is a Cascading + Style Sheet (CSS) file used by some Web browsers for + formatting the HTML documentation.

    +
    3. + +
  3. +

    The XF86336 directory + contains the XFree86 project's 3.3.6 release and + consists of a series of gzip'd tar files which contain + each component of the XFree86 distribution.

    +
    4. + +
  4. +

    The bin, catpages, crypto, dict, + doc, games, info, + manpages, proflibs, and src directories contain the primary + distribution components of FreeBSD itself and are split + into smaller files for easy packing onto floppies + (should that be necessary).

    +
    5. + +
  5. +

    The compat1x, compat20, compat21, compat22, compat3x, and compat4x directories contain + distributions for compatibility with older releases and + are distributed as single gzip'd tar files - they can + be installed during release time or later by running + their install.sh scripts.

    +
    6. + +
  6. +

    The floppies/ subdirectory + contains the floppy installation images; further + information on using them can be found in Section 1.3.

    +
    7. + +
  7. +

    The packages and ports directories contain the + FreeBSD Packages and Ports Collections. Packages may be + installed from the packages directory by running the + command:

    +
    +    #/stand/sysinstall configPackages
+
    + +

    Packages can also be installed by feeding individual + filenames in packages/ to the + + pkg_add(1) + command.

    + +

    The Ports Collection may be installed like any other + distribution and requires about 100MB unpacked. More + information on the ports collection may be obtained + from http://www.FreeBSD.org/ports/ or locally + from /usr/share/doc/handbook + if you've installed the doc + distribution.

    +
    8. + +
  8. +

    Last of all, the tools + directory contains various DOS tools for discovering + disk geometries, installing boot managers and the like. + It is purely optional and provided only for user + convenience.

    +
    9. +
+
+
+ +

A typical distribution directory (for example, the info distribution) looks like this + internally:

+
+    CHECKSUM.MD5    info.ab         info.ad         info.inf        install.sh
+    info.aa         info.ac         info.ae         info.mtree
+
+ +

The CHECKSUM.MD5 file contains + MD5 signatures for each file, should data corruption be + suspected, and is purely for reference. It is not used by + the actual installation and does not need to be copied with + the rest of the distribution files. The info.a* files are split, gzip'd tar files, + the contents of which can be viewed by doing:

+
+    # cat info.a* | tar tvzf -
+
+ +

During installation, they are automatically concatenated + and extracted by the installation procedure.

+ +

The info.inf file is also + necessary since it is read by the installation program in + order to figure out how many pieces to look for when + fetching and concatenating the distribution. When putting + distributions onto floppies, the .inf file must occupy the first floppy of each + distribution set!

+ +

The info.mtree file is another + non-essential file which is provided for user reference. It + contains the MD5 signatures of the unpacked + distribution files and can be later used with the + mtree(8) program to + verify the installation permissions and checksums against + any possible modifications to the file. When used with the + bin distribution, this can be an + excellent way of detecting trojan horse attacks on your + system.

+ +

Finally, the install.sh file + is for use by those who want to install the distribution + after installation time. To install the info distribution + from CDROM after a system was installed, for example, you'd + do:

+
+    # cd /cdrom/info
+    # sh install.sh
+
+
+ +
+
+ +

3 Upgrading + FreeBSD

+ +

These instructions describe a procedure for doing a + binary upgrade from an older version of FreeBSD.

+ +
+
+

Warning: While the FreeBSD upgrade procedure + does its best to safeguard against accidental loss of + data, it is still more than possible to wipe out your entire + disk with this installation! Please do not + accept the final confirmation request unless you have + adequately backed up any important data files.

+
+
+ +
+
+

Important: These notes assume that you are + using the version of + sysinstall(8) + supplied with the version of FreeBSD to which you + intend to upgrade. Using a mismatched version of + sysinstall(8) is + almost guaranteed to cause problems and has been known + to leave systems in an unusable state. The most + commonly made mistake in this regard is the use of an + old copy of + sysinstall(8) from an + existing installation to upgrade to a newer version of + FreeBSD. This is not recommended.

+
+
+ +
+
+ +

3.1 + Introduction

+ +

The upgrade procedure replaces distributions selected + by the user with those corresponding to the new FreeBSD + release. It preserves standard system configuration data, + as well as user data, installed packages and other + software.

+ +

Administrators contemplating an upgrade are encouraged + to study this section in its entirety before commencing + an upgrade. Failure to do so may result in a failed + upgrade or loss of data.

+ +
+
+ +

3.1.1 Upgrade + Overview

+ +

Upgrading of a distribution is performed by + extracting the new version of the component over the + top of the previous version. Files belonging to the old + distribution are not deleted.

+ +

System configuration is preserved by retaining and + restoring the previous version of the following + files:

+ +

Xaccel.ini, XF86Config, adduser.conf, aliases, aliases.db, amd.map, crontab, csh.cshrc, csh.login, csh.logout, cvsupfile, dhclient.conf, disktab, dm.conf, dumpdates, exports, fbtab, fstab, + ftpusers, gettytab, gnats, group, + hosts, host.conf, hosts.allow, hosts.equiv, hosts.lpd, inetd.conf, kerberosIV, localtime, login.access, login.conf, mail, mail.rc, make.conf, manpath.config, master.passwd, modems, motd, + namedb, networks, newsyslog.conf, nsmb.conf, pam.conf, passwd, periodic, ppp, printcap, profile, pwd.db, rc.conf, rc.conf.local, rc.firewall, rc.local, remote, resolv.conf, rmt, sendmail.cf, sendmail.cw, services, shells, skeykeys, spwd.db, ssh, + syslog.conf, ttys, uucp

+ +

The versions of these files which correspond to the + new version are moved to /etc/upgrade/. The system administrator + may peruse these new versions and merge components as + desired. Note that many of these files are + interdependent, and the best merge procedure is to copy + all site-specific data from the current files into the + new.

+ +

During the upgrade procedure, the administrator is + prompted for a location into which all files from /etc/ are saved. In the event + that local modifications have been made to other files, + they may be subsequently retrieved from this + location.

+
+
+ +
+
+ +

3.2 Procedure

+ +

This section details the upgrade procedure. Particular + attention is given to items which substantially differ + from a normal installation.

+ +
+
+ +

3.2.1 + Backup

+ +

User data and system configuration should be backed + up before upgrading. While the upgrade procedure does + its best to prevent accidental mistakes, it is possible + to partially or completely destroy data and + configuration information.

+
+ +
+
+ +

3.2.2 Mount + Filesystems

+ +

The disklabel editor is entered with the nominated + disk's filesystem devices listed. Prior to commencing + the upgrade, the administrator should make a note of + the device names and corresponding mountpoints. These + mountpoints should be entered here. Do notset the + ``newfs flag'' for any filesystems, as this will cause + data loss.

+
+ +
+
+ +

3.2.3 Select + Distributions

+ +

When selecting distributions, there are no + constraints on which must be selected. As a general + rule, the bin distribution + should be selected for an update, and the man distribution if manpages are already + installed. Other distributions may be selected beyond + those originally installed if the administrator wishes + to add additional functionality.

+
+ +
+
+ +

3.2.4 After + Installation

+ +

Once the installation procedure has completed, the + administrator is prompted to examine the new + configuration files. At this point, checks should be + made to ensure that the system configuration is valid. + In particular, the /etc/rc.conf and /etc/fstab files should be checked.

+
+
+ +
+
+ +

3.3 Upgrading from + Source Code

+ +

Those interested in an upgrade method that allows more + flexibility and sophistication should take a look at The Cutting Edge in the FreeBSD + Handbook. This procedure involves rebuilding all of + FreeBSD from source code. It requires reliable network + connectivity, extra disk space, and time, but has + advantages for networks and other more complex + installations. This is roughly the same procedure as is + used for track the -STABLE or -CURRENT development + branches.

+ +

/usr/src/UPDATING contains + important information on updating a FreeBSD system from + source code. It lists various issues resulting from + changes in FreeBSD that may affect an upgrade.

+ +

+
+
+ +
+
+ +

4 + Troubleshooting

+ +
+

4.1 Repairing an + Existing FreeBSD Installation

+ +

FreeBSD features a ``Fixit'' option in the top menu of + the boot floppy. To use it, you will also need either a + fixit.flp image floppy, + generated in the same fashion as the boot floppy, or the + ``live filesystem'' CDROM; typically the second CDROM in + a multi-disc FreeBSD distribution.

+ +

To invoke fixit, simply boot the kern.flp floppy, choose the ``Fixit'' + item and insert the fixit floppy or CDROM when asked. You + will then be placed into a shell with a wide variety of + commands available (in the /stand and /mnt2/stand directories) for checking, + repairing and examining file systems and their contents. + Some UNIX administration experience is required to + use the fixit option.

+
+ +
+
+ +

4.2 Common + Installation Problems, Q&A

+ +
+
+
4.2.1. I go to boot from the + hard disk for the first time after installing + FreeBSD, the kernel loads and probes my hardware, but + stops with messages like:
+ +
4.2.2. I go to boot from the + hard disk for the first time after installing + FreeBSD, but the Boot Manager prompt just prints F? at the boot menu each time + but the boot won't go any further.
+
+ +
+
+

4.2.1. I go to boot + from the hard disk for the first time after + installing FreeBSD, the kernel loads and probes my + hardware, but stops with messages like:

+
+    changing root device to wd1s1a panic: cannot mount root
+
+ +

What is wrong? What can I do?

+ +

What is this bios_drive:interface(unit,partition)kernel_name + thing that is displayed with the boot help?

+
+ +
+

There is a longstanding problem in the + case where the boot disk is not the first disk in + the system. The BIOS uses a different numbering + scheme to FreeBSD, and working out which numbers + correspond to which is difficult to get right.

+ +

In the case where the boot disk is not the first + disk in the system, FreeBSD can need some help + finding it. There are two common situations here, + and in both of these cases, you need to tell + FreeBSD where the root filesystem is. You do this + by specifying the BIOS disk number, the disk type + and the FreeBSD disk number for that type.

+ +

The first situation is where you have two IDE + disks, each configured as the master on their + respective IDE busses, and wish to boot FreeBSD + from the second disk. The BIOS sees these as disk 0 + and disk 1, while FreeBSD sees them as wd0 and wd2.

+ +

FreeBSD is on BIOS disk 1, of type wd and the FreeBSD disk number is 2, + so you would say:

+
+    1:wd(2,a)kernel
+
+ +

Note that if you have a slave on the primary + bus, the above is not necessary (and is effectively + wrong).

+ +

The second situation involves booting from a + SCSI disk when you have one or more IDE disks in + the system. In this case, the FreeBSD disk number + is lower than the BIOS disk number. If you have two + IDE disks as well as the SCSI disk, the SCSI disk + is BIOS disk 2, type da + and FreeBSD disk number 0, so you would say:

+
+    2:da(0,a)kernel
+
+ +

To tell FreeBSD that you want to boot from BIOS + disk 2, which is the first SCSI disk in the system. + If you only had one IDE disk, you would use '1:' + instead.

+ +

Once you have determined the correct values to + use, you can put the command exactly as you would + have typed it in the /boot.config file using a standard + text editor. Unless instructed otherwise, FreeBSD + will use the contents of this file as the default + response to the boot: + prompt.

+
+
+ +
+
+

4.2.2. I go to boot + from the hard disk for the first time after + installing FreeBSD, but the Boot Manager prompt + just prints F? at the boot + menu each time but the boot won't go any + further.

+
+ +
+

The hard disk geometry was set + incorrectly in the Partition editor when you + installed FreeBSD. Go back into the partition + editor and specify the actual geometry of your hard + disk. You must reinstall FreeBSD again from the + beginning with the correct geometry.

+ +

If you are failing entirely in figuring out the + correct geometry for your machine, here's a tip: + Install a small DOS partition at the beginning of + the disk and install FreeBSD after that. The + install program will see the DOS partition and try + to infer the correct geometry from it, which + usually works.

+ +

The following tip is no longer recommended, but + is left here for reference:

+ + +
+

If you are setting up a truly dedicated + FreeBSD server or workstation where you don't + care for (future) compatibility with DOS, Linux + or another operating system, you've also got the + option to use the entire disk (`A' in the + partition editor), selecting the non-standard + option where FreeBSD occupies the entire disk + from the very first to the very last sector. This + will leave all geometry considerations aside, but + is somewhat limiting unless you're never going to + run anything other than FreeBSD on a disk.

+
+
+
+
+
+ +
+
+ +

4.3 Known Hardware + Problems, Q&A

+ +
+
+

Note: Please send hardware tips for this + section to Jordan K. Hubbard <jkh@FreeBSD.org>.

+
+
+ +
+
+
4.3.1. The mcd(4) driver keeps + thinking that it has found a device and this stops my + Intel EtherExpress card from working.
+ +
4.3.2. FreeBSD claims to + support the 3Com PCMCIA card, but my card isn't + recognized when it's plugged into my laptop.
+ +
4.3.3. FreeBSD finds my PCMCIA + network card, but no packets appear to be sent even + though it claims to be working.
+ +
4.3.4. The system finds my + ed(4) network card, but + I keep getting device timeout errors.
+ +
4.3.5. I have a + Matsushita/Panasonic drive but it isn't recognized by + the system.
+ +
4.3.6. I booted the install + floppy on my IBM ThinkPad (tm) laptop, and the + keyboard is all messed up.
+ +
4.3.7. When I try to boot the + install floppy, I see the following message and + nothing seems to be happening. I cannot enter + anything from the keyboard either.
+ +
4.3.8. I have a + Matsushita/Panasonic CR-522, a Matsushita/Panasonic + CR-523 or a TEAC CD55a drive, but it is not + recognized even when the correct I/O port is + set.
+ +
4.3.9. I'm trying to install + from a tape drive but all I get is something like + this on the screen:
+ +
4.3.10. I've installed + FreeBSD onto my system, but it hangs when booting + from the hard drive with the message:
+ +
4.3.11. My system can not + find my Intel EtherExpress 16 card.
+ +
4.3.12. When installing on an + EISA HP Netserver, my on-board AIC-7xxx SCSI + controller isn't detected.
+ +
4.3.13. I have a Panasonic + AL-N1 or Rios Chandler Pentium machine and I find + that the system hangs before ever getting into the + installation now.
+ +
4.3.14. I have this CMD640 + IDE controller that is said to be broken.
+ +
4.3.15. On a Compaq Aero + notebook, I get the message ``No floppy devices + found! Please check ...'' when trying to install from + floppy.
+ +
4.3.16. When I go to boot my + Intel AL440LX (``Atlanta'') -based system from the + hard disk the first time, it stops with a Read Error message.
+ +
4.3.17. When installing on an + Dell Poweredge XE, Dell proprietary RAID controller + DSA (Dell SCSI Array) isn't recognized.
+ +
4.3.18. My Ethernet adapter + is detected as an AMD PCnet-FAST (or similar) but it + doesn't work. (Eg. onboard Ethernet on IBM Netfinity + 5xxx or 7xxx)
+ +
4.3.19. I have an IBM + EtherJet PCI card, it is detected by the fxp(4) driver + correctly, but the lights on the card don't come on + and it doesn't connect to the network.
+ +
4.3.20. When I configure the + network during installation on an IBM Netfinity 3500, + the system freezes.
+ +
4.3.21. When I install onto a + drive managed by a Mylex PCI RAID controller, the + system fails to boot (eg. with a read error message).
+
+ +
+
+

4.3.1. The mcd(4) driver keeps + thinking that it has found a device and this stops + my Intel EtherExpress card from working.

+
+ +
+

Use the UserConfig utility (see HARDWARE.TXT) and disable the + probing of the mcd0 and + mcd1 devices. Generally + speaking, you should only leave the devices that + you will be using enabled in your kernel.

+
+
+ +
+
+

4.3.2. FreeBSD + claims to support the 3Com PCMCIA card, but my card + isn't recognized when it's plugged into my + laptop.

+
+ +
+

There are a couple of possible problems. + First of all, FreeBSD does not support + multi-function cards, so if you have a combo + Ethernet/modem card (such as the 3C562), it won't + work. The default driver for the 3C589 card was + written just like all of the other drivers in + FreeBSD, and depend on the card's own configuration + data stored in NVRAM to work. You must correctly + configure FreeBSD's driver to match the IRQ, port, + and IOMEM stored in NVRAM.

+ +

Unfortunately, the only program capable of + reading them is the 3COM supplied DOS program. This + program must be run on a absolutely clean system + (no other drivers must be running), and the program + will whine about CARD-Services not being found, but + it will continue. This is necessary to read the + NVRAM values. You want to know the IRQ, port, and + IOMEM values (the latter is called the CIS tuple by + 3COM). The first two can be set in the program, the + third is un-settable, and can only be read. Once + you have these values, set them in UserConfig and + your card will be recognized.

+
+
+ +
+
+

4.3.3. FreeBSD + finds my PCMCIA network card, but no packets appear + to be sent even though it claims to be working.

+
+ +
+

Many PCMCIA cards have the ability to use + either the 10-Base2 (BNC) or 10-BaseT connectors + for connecting to the network. The driver is unable + to ``auto-select'' the correct connector, so you + must tell it which connector to use. In order to + switch between the two connectors, the link flags + must be set. Depending on the model of the card, + -link0 link1 or -link0 -link1 will choose the correct + network connector. You can set these in + sysinstall(8) by + using the Extra options to + ifconfig: field in the network setup + screen.

+
+
+ +
+
+

4.3.4. The system + finds my ed(4) network card, + but I keep getting device timeout errors.

+
+ +
+

Your card is probably on a different IRQ + from what is specified in the kernel configuration. + The ed driver does not use the `soft' configuration + by default (values entered using EZSETUP in DOS), + but it will use the software configuration if you + specify ? in the IRQ field + of your kernel config file.

+ +

Either move the jumper on the card to a hard + configuration setting (altering the kernel settings + if necessary), or specify the IRQ as -1 in UserConfig or ? in your kernel config file. This + will tell the kernel to use the soft + configuration.

+ +

Another possibility is that your card is at IRQ + 9, which is shared by IRQ 2 and frequently a cause + of problems (especially when you have a VGA card + using IRQ 2!). You should not use IRQ 2 or 9 if at + all possible.

+
+
+ +
+
+

4.3.5. I have a + Matsushita/Panasonic drive but it isn't recognized + by the system.

+
+ +
+

Make certain that the I/O port that the + + matcd(4) driver + is set to is correct for the host interface card + you have. (Some SoundBlaster DOS drivers report a + hardware I/O port address for the CD-ROM interface + that is 0x10 lower than it really is.)

+ +

If you are unable to determine the settings for + the card by examining the board or documentation, + you can use UserConfig to change the 'port' address + (I/O port) to -1 and start the system. This setting + causes the driver to look at a number of I/O ports + that various manufacturers use for their + Matsushita/Panasonic/Creative CD-ROM interfaces. + Once the driver locates the address, you should run + UserConfig again and specify the correct address. + Leaving the 'port' parameter set to -1 increases + the amount of time that it takes the system to + boot, and this could interfere with other + devices.

+ +

The double-speed Matsushita CR-562 and CR-563 + are the only drives that are supported.

+
+
+ +
+
+

4.3.6. I booted the + install floppy on my IBM ThinkPad (tm) laptop, and + the keyboard is all messed up.

+
+ +
+

Older IBM laptops use a non-standard + keyboard controller, so you must tell the keyboard + driver (atkbd0) to go into a special mode which + works on the ThinkPads. Change the atkbd0 'Flags' + to 0x4 in UserConfig and it should work fine. (Look + in the Input Menu for 'Keyboard'.)

+
+
+ +
+
+

4.3.7. When I try + to boot the install floppy, I see the following + message and nothing seems to be happening. I cannot + enter anything from the keyboard either.

+
+    Keyboard: no
+
+
+ +
+

Due to lack of space, full support for + old XT/AT (84-key) keyboards is no longer available + in the bootblocks. Some notebook computers may also + have this type of keyboard. If you are still using + this kind of hardware, you will see the above + message appears when you boot from the CD-ROM or an + install floppy.

+ +

As soon as you see this message, hit the space + bar, and you will see the prompt:

+
+    >> FreeBSD/i386 BOOT
+    Default: x:xx(x,x)/boot/loader 
+    boot:
+
+ +

Then enter -Dh, and things should + proceed normally.

+
+
+ +
+
+

4.3.8. I have a + Matsushita/Panasonic CR-522, a Matsushita/Panasonic + CR-523 or a TEAC CD55a drive, but it is not + recognized even when the correct I/O port is + set.

+
+ +
+

These CD-ROM drives are currently not + supported by FreeBSD. The command sets for these + drives are not compatible with the double-speed + CR-562 and CR-563 drives.

+ +

The single-speed CR-522 and CR-523 drives can be + identified by their use of a CD-caddy.

+
+
+ +
+
+

4.3.9. I'm trying + to install from a tape drive but all I get is + something like this on the screen:

+
+    sa0(aha0:1:0) NOT READY csi 40,0,0,0
+
+
+ +
+

There's a limitation in the current + sysinstall(8) + that the tape must be in the drive while + sysinstall(8) is + started or it won't be detected. Try again with the + tape in the drive the whole time.

+
+
+ +
+
+

4.3.10. I've + installed FreeBSD onto my system, but it hangs when + booting from the hard drive with the message:

+
+    Changing root to /dev/da0a
+
+
+ +
+

his problem may occur in a system with a + 3com 3c509 Ethernet adapter. The + ep(4) device + driver appears to be sensitive to probes for other + devices that also use address 0x300. Boot your + FreeBSD system by power cycling the machine (turn + off and on). At the Boot: + prompt specify the -c. This + will invoke UserConfig (see Section 4.1 above). Use the disable command to disable the + device probes for all devices at address 0x300 + except the ep0 driver. On exit, your machine should + successfully boot FreeBSD.

+
+
+ +
+
+

4.3.11. My system + can not find my Intel EtherExpress 16 card.

+
+ +
+

You must set your Intel EtherExpress 16 + card to be memory mapped at address 0xD0000, and + set the amount of mapped memory to 32K using the + Intel supplied softset.exe program.

+
+
+ +
+
+

4.3.12. When + installing on an EISA HP Netserver, my on-board + AIC-7xxx SCSI controller isn't detected.

+
+ +
+

This is a known problem, and will + hopefully be fixed in the future. In order to get + your system installed at all, boot with the -c option into UserConfig, but + don't use the pretty visual + mode but the plain old CLI mode. Type:

+
+    eisa 12
+    quit
+
+ +

at the prompt. (Instead of `quit', you might + also type `visual', and continue the rest of the + configuration session in visual mode.) While it's + recommended to compile a custom kernel, dset now + also understands to save this value.

+ +

Refer to the FAQ topic 3.16 for an explanation + of the problem, and for how to continue. Remember + that you can find the FAQ on your local system in + /usr/share/doc/FAQ, provided you have installed the + `doc' distribution.

+
+
+ +
+
+

4.3.13. I have a + Panasonic AL-N1 or Rios Chandler Pentium machine + and I find that the system hangs before ever + getting into the installation now.

+
+ +
+

Your machine doesn't like the new i586_copyout and i586_copyin code for some reason. To + disable this, boot the installation boot floppy and + when it comes to the very first menu (the choice to + drop into kernel UserConfig mode or not) choose the + command-line interface (``expert mode'') version + and type the following at it:

+
+    flags npx0 1
+
+ +

Then proceed normally to boot. This will be + saved into your kernel, so you only need to do it + once.

+
+
+ +
+
+

4.3.14. I have + this CMD640 IDE controller that is said to be + broken.

+
+ +
+

Yes, it is. FreeBSD does not support this + controller except through the legacy wdc + driver.

+
+
+ +
+
+

4.3.15. On a + Compaq Aero notebook, I get the message ``No floppy + devices found! Please check ...'' when trying to + install from floppy.

+
+ +
+

With Compaq being always a little + different from other systems, they do not announce + their floppy drive in the CMOS RAM of an Aero + notebook. Therefore, the floppy disk driver assumes + there is no drive configured. Go to the UserConfig + screen, and set the Flags value of the fdc0 device + to 0x1. This pretends the existence of the first + floppy drive (as a 1.44 MB drive) to the driver + without asking the CMOS at all.

+
+
+ +
+
+

4.3.16. When I go + to boot my Intel AL440LX (``Atlanta'') -based + system from the hard disk the first time, it stops + with a Read Error + message.

+
+ +
+

There appears to be a bug in the BIOS on + at least some of these boards, this bug results in + the FreeBSD bootloader thinking that it is booting + from a floppy disk. This is only a problem if you + are not using the BootEasy boot manager. Slice the + disk in ``compatible''mode and install BootEasy + during the FreeBSD installation to avoid the bug, + or upgrade the BIOS (see Intel's website for + details).

+
+
+ +
+
+

4.3.17. When + installing on an Dell Poweredge XE, Dell + proprietary RAID controller DSA (Dell SCSI Array) + isn't recognized.

+
+ +
+

Configure the DSA to use AHA-1540 + emulation using EISA configuration utility. After + that FreeBSD detects the DSA as an Adaptec AHA-1540 + SCSI controller, with irq 11 and port 340. Under + emulation mode system will use DSA RAID disks, but + you cannot use DSA-specific features such as + watching RAID health.

+
+
+ +
+
+

4.3.18. My + Ethernet adapter is detected as an AMD PCnet-FAST + (or similar) but it doesn't work. (Eg. onboard + Ethernet on IBM Netfinity 5xxx or 7xxx)

+
+ +
+

The + lnc(4) driver is + currently faulty, and will often not work correctly + with the PCnet-FAST and PCnet-FAST+. You need to + install a different Ethernet adapter.

+
+
+ +
+
+

4.3.19. I have an + IBM EtherJet PCI card, it is detected by the fxp(4) driver + correctly, but the lights on the card don't come on + and it doesn't connect to the network.

+
+ +
+

We don't understand why this happens. + Neither do IBM (we asked them). The card is a + standard Intel EtherExpress Pro/100 with an IBM + label on it, and these cards normally work just + fine. You may see these symptoms only in some IBM + Netfinity servers. The only solution is to install + a different Ethernet adapter.

+
+
+ +
+
+

4.3.20. When I + configure the network during installation on an IBM + Netfinity 3500, the system freezes.

+
+ +
+

There is a problem with the onboard + Ethernet in the Netfinity 3500 which we have not + been able to identify at this time. It may be + related to the SMP features of the system being + misconfigured. You will have to install another + Ethernet adapter and avoid attempting to configure + the onboard adapter at any time.

+
+
+ +
+
+

4.3.21. When I + install onto a drive managed by a Mylex PCI RAID + controller, the system fails to boot (eg. with a + read error message).

+
+ +
+

There is a bug in the Mylex driver which + results in it ignoring the ``8GB'' geometry mode + setting in the BIOS. Use the 2GB mode instead.

+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+ +

This file, and other release-related + documents, can be downloaded from ftp://ftp.FreeBSD.org/.

+ +

For questions about FreeBSD, read the + documentation + before contacting <questions@FreeBSD.org>.

+ +

For questions about this + documentation, e-mail <doc@FreeBSD.org>.

+
+
+ + + diff --git a/en/releases/4.7R/installation-i386.html b/en/releases/4.7R/installation-i386.html new file mode 100644 index 0000000000..fb681d20fb --- /dev/null +++ b/en/releases/4.7R/installation-i386.html @@ -0,0 +1,2288 @@ + + + + + FreeBSD/i386 4.7-RELEASE Installation + Instructions + + + + + +
+
+

FreeBSD/i386 4.7-RELEASE + Installation Instructions

+ +

The FreeBSD Project

+ +

Copyright © 2000, 2001, 2002 by + The FreeBSD Documentation Project

+
+
+ +
+
+ + +

This article gives some brief instructions on + installing FreeBSD/i386 4.7-RELEASE, with particular + emphasis given to obtaining a FreeBSD distribution. Some + notes on troubleshooting and frequently-asked questions + are also given.

+
+
+ +
+
+ +

1 Installing + FreeBSD

+ +

This section documents the process of installing a new + distribution of FreeBSD. These instructions pay particular + emphasis to the process of obtaining the FreeBSD + 4.7-RELEASE distribution and to beginning the installation + procedure. The ``Installing FreeBSD'' chapter of the FreeBSD Handbook provides more in-depth + information about the installation program itself, + including a guided walkthrough with screenshots.

+ +

If you are upgrading from a previous release of FreeBSD, + please see Section 3 for + instructions on upgrading.

+ +
+
+ +

1.1 Getting + Started

+ +

Probably the most important pre-installation step that + can be taken is that of reading the various instruction + documents provided with FreeBSD. A roadmap of documents + pertaining to this release of FreeBSD can be found in README.TXT, which can usually be + found in the same location as this file; most of these + documents, such as the release notes and the hardware + compatability list, are also accessible in the + Documentation menu of the installer.

+ +

Note that on-line versions of the FreeBSD FAQ and Handbook are also available from the + FreeBSD + Project Web site, if you have an Internet + connection.

+ +

This collection of documents may seem daunting, but + the time spent reading them will likely be saved many + times over. Being familiar with what resources are + available can also be helpful in the event of problems + during installation.

+ +

The best laid plans sometimes go awry, so if you run + into trouble take a look at Section + 4, which contains valuable troubleshooting + information. You should also read an updated copy of ERRATA.TXT before installing, since + this will alert you to any problems which have reported + in the interim for your particular release.

+ +
+
+

Important: While FreeBSD does its best to + safeguard against accidental loss of data, it's still + more than possible to wipe out your entire disk + with this installation if you make a mistake. Please + do not proceed to the final FreeBSD installation menu + unless you've adequately backed up any important data + first.

+
+
+
+ +
+
+ +

1.2 Hardware + Requirements

+ +

FreeBSD for the IA-32 requires an 80386 or better + processor. The + sysinstall(8) + installation program requires 16MB of RAM; after + installation, FreeBSD itself can be run in 4-8MB of RAM + with a pared-down kernel. You will need at least 100MB of + free hard drive space for the most minimal installation; + a more realistic minimum is on the order of 250-350MB. + See below for ways of shrinking existing DOS partitions + in order to install FreeBSD.

+ +

If you are not familiar with configuring hardware for + FreeBSD, you should be sure to read the HARDWARE.TXT file; it contains important + information on what hardware is supported by FreeBSD.

+
+ +
+
+ +

1.3 Floppy Disk + Image Instructions

+ +

Depending on how you choose to install FreeBSD, you + may need to create a set of floppy disks (usually two) to + begin the installation process. This section briefly + describes how to create these disks, either from a CDROM + installation or from the Internet. Note that in the + common case of installing FreeBSD from CDROM, on a + machine that supports bootable CDROMs, the steps outlined + in this section will not be needed and can be + skipped.

+ +

For a normal CDROM or network installation, all you + need to copy onto actual floppies from the floppies/ directory are the kern.flp and mfsroot.flp images (for 1.44MB + floppies).

+ +

Getting these images over the network is easy. Simply + fetch the release/floppies/kern.flp and release/floppies/mfsroot.flp files from ftp://ftp.FreeBSD.org/ or one of the many + mirrors listed at FTP Sites section of the Handbook, or + on the http://www.freebsdmirrors.org/ Web pages.

+ +

Get two blank, freshly formatted floppies and image + copy kern.flp onto one and mfsroot.flp onto the other. These + images are not DOS files. You cannot simply + copy them to a DOS or UFS floppy as regular files, you + need to ``image'' copy them to the floppy with fdimage.exe under DOS (see the tools directory on your CDROM or FreeBSD + FTP mirror) or the + dd(1) command in + UNIX.

+ +

For example, to create the kernel floppy image from + DOS, you'd do something like this:

+
+    C> fdimage kern.flp a:
+
+ +

Assuming that you'd copied fdimage.exe and kern.flp into a directory somewhere. You + would do the same for mfsroot.flp, of course.

+ +

If you're creating the boot floppy from a UNIX + machine, you may find that:

+
+    # dd if=floppies/kern.flp of=/dev/rfd0
+
+ +

or

+
+    # dd if=floppies/kern.flp of=/dev/floppy
+
+ +

work well, depending on your hardware and operating + system environment (different versions of UNIX have + different names for the floppy drive).

+
+ +
+
+ +

1.4 + Installing FreeBSD from CDROM or the Internet

+ +

The easiest type of installation is from CDROM. If you + have a supported CDROM drive and a FreeBSD installation + CDROM, there are 2 ways of starting the installation from + it:

+ +
    +
  • +

    If your system supports bootable CDROM media + (usually an option which can be selectively enabled + in the controller's setup menu or in the PC BIOS for + some systems) and you have it enabled, FreeBSD + supports the ``El Torrito'' bootable CD standard. + Simply put the installation CD in your CDROM drive + and boot the system to begin installation.

    +
    • + +
  • +

    Build a set of FreeBSD boot floppies from the floppies/ directory in every + FreeBSD distribution. Either simply use the makeflp.bat script from DOS or + read Section 1.3 for more + information on creating the bootable floppies under + different operating systems. Then you simply boot + from the first floppy and you should soon be in the + FreeBSD installation.

    +
    • +
+
+
+ +

If you don't have a CDROM (or your computer does not + support booting from CDROM) and would like to simply + install over the net using PPP, SLIP or a dedicated + connection. You should start the installation by building + a set of FreeBSD boot floppies from the files floppies/kern.flp and floppies/mfsroot.flp using the + instructions found in Section + 1.3. Restart your computer using the kern.flp disk; when prompted, insert the + mfsroot.flp disk. Then, please + go to Section 1.5.5 for additional + tips on installing via FTP or NFS.

+
+ +
+
+ +

1.5 Detail on various + installation types

+ +

Once you've gotten yourself to the initial + installation screen somehow, you should be able to follow + the various menu prompts and go from there. If you've + never used the FreeBSD installation before, you are also + encouraged to read some of the documentation in the + Documentation submenu as well as the general ``Usage'' + instructions on the first menu.

+ +
+
+

Note: If you get stuck at a screen, press + the F1 key for online + documentation relevant to that specific section.

+
+
+ +

If you've never installed FreeBSD before, or even if + you have, the ``Standard'' installation mode is the most + recommended since it makes sure that you'll visit all the + various important checklist items along the way. If + you're much more comfortable with the FreeBSD + installation process and know exactly what you want to do, + use the ``Express'' or ``Custom'' installation options. + If you're upgrading an existing system, use the + ``Upgrade'' option.

+ +

The FreeBSD installer supports the direct use of + floppy, DOS, tape, CDROM, FTP, NFS and UFS partitions as + installation media; further tips on installing from each + type of media are listed below.

+ +
+
+ +

1.5.1 Installing + from a Network CDROM

+ +

If you simply wish to install from a local CDROM + drive then see Section + 1.4. If you don't have a CDROM drive on your system + and wish to use a FreeBSD distribution CD in the CDROM + drive of another system to which you have network + connectivity, there are also several ways of going + about it:

+ +
    +
  • +

    If you would be able to FTP install FreeBSD + directly from the CDROM drive in some FreeBSD + machine, it's quite easy: You simply add the + following line to the password file (using the + vipw(8) + command):

    +
    +    ftp:*:99:99::0:0:FTP:/cdrom:/sbin/nologin
+
    + +

    On the machine on which you are running the + install, go to the Options menu and set Release + Name to any. You may then + choose a Media type of FTP + and type in ftp://machine after + picking ``URL'' in the ftp sites menu.

    + +
    +
    +

    Warning: This may allow anyone on the + local network (or Internet) to make ``anonymous + FTP'' connections to this machine, which may + not be desirable.

    +
    +
    +
    • + +
  • +

    If you would rather use NFS to export the CDROM + directly to the machine(s) you'll be installing + from, you need to first add an entry to the /etc/exports file (on the + machine with the CDROM drive). The example below + allows the machine ziggy.foo.com to mount the CDROM + directly via NFS during installation:

    +
    +    /cdrom          -ro             ziggy.foo.com
+
    + +

    The machine with the CDROM must also be + configured as an NFS server, of course, and if + you're not sure how to do that then an NFS + installation is probably not the best choice for + you unless you're willing to read up on + rc.conf(5) and + configure things appropriately. Assuming that this + part goes smoothly, you should be able to enter: + cdrom-host:/cdrom as + the path for an NFS installation when the target + machine is installed, e.g. wiggy:/cdrom.

    +
    • +
+
+ +
+
+ +

1.5.2 Installing + from Floppies

+ +

If you must install from floppy disks, either due to + unsupported hardware or just because you enjoy doing + things the hard way, you must first prepare some + floppies for the install.

+ +

First, make your boot floppies as described in Section 1.3.

+ +

Second, peruse Section 2 and + pay special attention to the ``Distribution Format'' + section since it describes which files you're going to + need to put onto floppy and which you can safely + skip.

+ +

Next you will need, at minimum, as many 1.44MB + floppies as it takes to hold all files in the bin (binary distribution) + directory. If you're preparing these floppies under + DOS, then these floppies must be formatted using the + MS-DOS FORMAT command. If + you're using Windows, use the Windows File Manager + format command.

+ +
+
+

Important: Frequently, floppy disks come + ``factory preformatted''. While convenient, many + problems reported by users in the past have + resulted from the use of improperly formatted + media. Re-format them yourself, just to make + sure.

+
+
+ +

If you're creating the floppies from another FreeBSD + machine, a format is still not a bad idea though you + don't need to put a DOS filesystem on each floppy. You + can use the + disklabel(8) and + newfs(8) commands to + put a UFS filesystem on a floppy, as the following + sequence of commands illustrates:

+
+    # fdformat -f 1440 fd0.1440
+    # disklabel -w -r fd0.1440 floppy3
+    # newfs -t 2 -u 18 -l 1 -i 65536 /dev/fd0
+
+ +

After you've formatted the floppies for DOS or UFS, + you'll need to copy the files onto them. The + distribution files are split into chunks conveniently + sized so that 5 of them will fit on a conventional + 1.44MB floppy. Go through all your floppies, packing as + many files as will fit on each one, until you've got + all the distributions you want packed up in this + fashion. Each distribution should go into its own + subdirectory on the floppy, e.g.: a:\bin\bin.inf, a:\bin\bin.aa, a:\bin\bin.ab, ...

+ +
+
+

Important: The bin.inf file also needs to go on + the first floppy of the bin set since it is read by the + installation program in order to figure out how + many additional pieces to look for when fetching + and concatenating the distribution. When putting + distributions onto floppies, the distname.inf file must + occupy the first floppy of each distribution set. + This is also covered in README.TXT.

+
+
+ +

Once you come to the Media screen of the install, + select ``Floppy'' and you'll be prompted for the + rest.

+
+ +
+
+ +

1.5.3 Installing + from a DOS partition

+ +

To prepare for installation from an MS-DOS partition + you should simply copy the files from the distribution + into a directory called FREEBSD on the Primary DOS partition + (C:). For example, to do a + minimal installation of FreeBSD from DOS using files + copied from the CDROM, you might do something like + this:

+
+    C:\> MD C:\FREEBSD
+    C:\> XCOPY /S E:\BIN C:\FREEBSD\BIN
+
+ +

Assuming that E: was + where your CD was mounted.

+ +

For as many distributions as you wish to install + from DOS (and you have free space for), install each + one in a directory under C:\FREEBSD - the BIN dist is only the minimal + requirement.

+ +

Once you've copied the directories, you can simply + launch the installation from floppies as normal and + select ``DOS'' as your media type when the time + comes.

+
+ +
+
+ +

1.5.4 Installing + from QIC/SCSI Tape

+ +

When installing from tape, the installation program + expects the files to be simply tar'ed onto it, so after + fetching all of the files for the distributions you're + interested in, simply use + tar(1) to get them + onto the tape with a command something like this:

+
+    # cd /where/you/have/your/dists
+    # tar cvf /dev/rsa0 dist1 .. dist2
+
+ +

When you go to do the installation, you should also + make sure that you leave enough room in some temporary + directory (which you'll be allowed to choose) to + accommodate the full contents of the tape you've + created. Due to the non-random access nature of tapes, + this method of installation requires quite a bit of + temporary storage. You should expect to require as much + temporary storage as you have stuff written on + tape.

+ +
+
+

Note: When going to do the installation, + the tape must be in the drive before + booting from the boot floppies. The installation + ``probe'' may otherwise fail to find it.

+
+
+ +

Now create a boot floppy as described in Section 1.3 and proceed with the + installation.

+
+ +
+
+ +

1.5.5 Installing + over a Network using FTP or NFS

+ +

After making the boot floppies as described in the + first section, you can load the rest of the + installation over a network using one of 3 types of + connections: serial port, parallel port, or + Ethernet.

+ +
+
+ +

1.5.5.1 Serial + Port

+ +

SLIP support is rather primitive, and is limited + primarily to hard-wired links, such as a serial cable + running between two computers. The link must be + hard-wired because the SLIP installation doesn't + currently offer a dialing capability. If you need to + dial out with a modem or otherwise dialog with the + link before connecting to it, then I recommend that + the PPP utility be used instead.

+ +

If you're using PPP, make sure that you have your + Internet Service Provider's IP address and DNS + information handy as you'll need to know it fairly + early in the installation process. You may also need + to know your own IP address, though PPP supports + dynamic address negotiation and may be able to pick + up this information directly from your ISP if they + support it.

+ +

You will also need to know how to use the various + ``AT commands'' for dialing out with your particular + brand of modem as the PPP dialer provides only a very + simple terminal emulator.

+
+ +
+
+ +

1.5.5.2 Parallel + Port

+ +

If a hard-wired connection to another FreeBSD or + Linux machine is available, you might also consider + installing over a ``laplink'' style parallel port + cable. The data rate over the parallel port is much + higher than what is typically possible over a serial + line (up to 50k/sec), thus resulting in a quicker + installation. It's not typically necessary to use + ``real'' IP addresses when using a point-to-point + parallel cable in this way and you can generally just + use RFC 1918 style addresses for the ends of the link + (e.g. 10.0.0.1, 10.0.0.2, etc).

+ +
+
+

Important: If you use a Linux machine + rather than a FreeBSD machine as your PLIP peer, + you will also have to specify link0 in the TCP/IP setup screen's + ``extra options for ifconfig'' field in order to + be compatible with Linux's slightly different + PLIP protocol.

+
+
+
+ +
+
+ +

1.5.5.3 + Ethernet

+ +

FreeBSD supports many common Ethernet cards; a + table of supported cards is provided as part of the + FreeBSD Hardware Notes (see HARDWARE.TXT in the Documentation + menu on the boot floppy or the top level directory of + the CDROM). If you are using one of the supported + PCMCIA Ethernet cards, also be sure that it's plugged + in before the laptop is powered + on. FreeBSD does not, unfortunately, currently + support ``hot insertion'' of PCMCIA cards during + installation.

+ +

You will also need to know your IP address on the + network, the netmask value + for your subnet and the name of your machine. Your + system administrator can tell you which values are + appropriate to your particular network setup. If you + will be referring to other hosts by name rather than + IP address, you'll also need a name server and + possibly the address of a gateway (if you're using + PPP, it's your provider's IP address) to use in + talking to it. If you want to install by FTP via an + HTTP proxy (see below), you will also need the + proxy's address.

+ +

If you do not know the answers to these questions + then you should really probably talk to your system + administrator first before trying this type + of installation. Using a randomly chosen IP address + or netmask on a live network is almost guaranteed not + to work, and will probably result in a lecture from + said system administrator.

+ +

Once you have a network connection of some sort + working, the installation can continue over NFS or + FTP.

+
+ +
+
+ +

1.5.5.4 NFS + installation tips

+ +

NFS installation is fairly straight-forward: + Simply copy the FreeBSD distribution files you want + onto a server somewhere and then point the NFS media + selection at it.

+ +

If this server supports only ``privileged port'' + access (this is generally the default for Sun and + Linux workstations), you will need to set this option + in the Options menu before installation can + proceed.

+ +

If you have a poor quality Ethernet card which + suffers from very slow transfer rates, you may also + wish to toggle the appropriate Options flag.

+ +

In order for NFS installation to work, the server + must also support ``subdir mounts'', e.g. if your + FreeBSD distribution directory lives on wiggy:/usr/archive/stuff/FreeBSD, + then wiggy will have to allow + the direct mounting of /usr/archive/stuff/FreeBSD, not just + /usr or /usr/archive/stuff.

+ +

In FreeBSD's /etc/exports file this is controlled + by the -alldirs option. Other + NFS servers may have different conventions. If you + are getting Permission + Denied messages from the server then it's likely + that you don't have this properly enabled.

+
+ +
+
+ +

1.5.5.5 FTP + Installation tips

+ +

FTP installation may be done from any mirror site + containing a reasonably up-to-date version of + FreeBSD. A full menu of reasonable choices for almost + any location in the world is provided in the FTP site + menu during installation.

+ +

If you are installing from some other FTP site not + listed in this menu, or you are having troubles + getting your name server configured properly, you can + also specify your own URL by selecting the ``URL'' + choice in that menu. A URL can contain a hostname or + an IP address, so something like the following would + work in the absence of a name server:

+
+    ftp://216.66.64.162/pub/FreeBSD/releases/i386/4.2-RELEASE
+
+ +

There are three FTP installation modes you can + use:

+ +
    +
  • +

    FTP: This method uses the standard ``Active'' + mode for transfers, in which the server initiates + a connection to the client. This will not work + through most firewalls but will often work best + with older FTP servers that do not support + passive mode. If your connection hangs with + passive mode, try this one.

    +
    • + +
  • +

    FTP Passive: This sets the FTP "Passive" mode + which prevents the server from opening + connections to the client. This option is best + for users to pass through firewalls that do not + allow incoming connections on random port + addresses.

    +
    • + +
  • +

    FTP via an HTTP proxy: This option instructs + FreeBSD to use HTTP to connect to a proxy for all + FTP operations. The proxy will translate the + requests and send them to the FTP server. This + allows the user to pass through firewalls that do + not allow FTP at all, but offer an HTTP proxy. + You must specify the hostname of the proxy in + addition to the FTP server.

    + +

    In the rare case that you have an FTP proxy + that does not go through HTTP, you can specify + the URL as something like:

    +
    +    ftp://foo.bar.com:port/pub/FreeBSD
+
    + +

    In the URL above, port is the port number + of the proxy FTP server.

    +
    • +
+
+
+
+
+ +
+
+ +

1.5.6 Tips for + Serial Console Users

+ +

If you'd like to install FreeBSD on a machine using + just a serial port (e.g. you don't have or wish to use + a VGA card), please follow these steps:

+ +
+
    +
  1. +

    Connect some sort of ANSI (vt100) compatible + terminal or terminal emulation program to the COM1 port of the PC you + are installing FreeBSD onto.

    +
    2. + +
  2. +

    Unplug the keyboard (yes, that's correct!) and + then try to boot from floppy or the installation + CDROM, depending on the type of installation + media you have, with the keyboard unplugged.

    +
    3. + +
  3. +

    If you don't get any output on your serial + console, plug the keyboard in again and wait for + some beeps. If you are booting from the CDROM, + proceed to step 5 as soon + as you hear the beep.

    +
    4. + +
  4. +

    For a floppy boot, the first beep means to + remove the kern.flp + floppy and insert the mfsroot.flp floppy, after which + you should press Enter and + wait for another beep.

    +
    5. + +
  5. + + +

    Hit the space bar, then enter

    +
    +    boot -h
+
    + +

    and you should now definitely be seeing + everything on the serial port. If that still + doesn't work, check your serial cabling as well + as the settings on your terminal emulation + program or actual terminal device. It should be + set for 9600 baud, 8 bits, no parity.

    +
    6. +
+
+
+
+ +
+
+ +

1.6 Question and + Answer Section for IA-32 Architecture Users

+ +
+
+
1.6.1. Help! I have no space! + Do I need to delete everything first?
+ +
1.6.2. Can I use compressed + DOS filesystems from FreeBSD?
+ +
1.6.3. Can I mount my DOS + extended partitions?
+ +
1.6.4. Can I run DOS binaries + under FreeBSD?
+
+ +
+
+

1.6.1. Help! I have + no space! Do I need to delete everything first?

+
+ +
+

If your machine is already running DOS + and has little or no free space available for + FreeBSD's installation, all is not lost! You may + find the FIPS utility, + provided in the tools/ + subdirectory on the FreeBSD CDROM or on the various + FreeBSD ftp sites, to be quite useful.

+ +

FIPS allows you to + split an existing DOS partition into two pieces, + preserving the original partition and allowing you + to install onto the second free piece. You first + ``defrag'' your DOS partition, using the DOS 6.xx + DEFRAG utility or the Norton Disk Tools, then run + FIPS. It will prompt you for the rest of the + information it needs. Afterwards, you can reboot + and install FreeBSD on the new partition. Also note + that FIPS will create the second partition as a + ``clone'' of the first, so you'll actually see that + you now have two DOS Primary partitions where you + formerly had one. Don't be alarmed! You can simply + delete the extra DOS Primary partition (making sure + it's the right one by examining its size).

+ +

FIPS does NOT + currently work with FAT32 or VFAT style partitions + as used by newer versions of Windows 95. To split + up such a partition, you will need a commercial + product such as Partition + Magic. Sorry, but this is just the breaks if + you've got a Windows partition hogging your whole + disk and you don't want to reinstall from + scratch.

+
+
+ +
+
+

1.6.2. Can I use + compressed DOS filesystems from FreeBSD?

+
+ +
+

No. If you are using a utility such as Stacker(tm) or DoubleSpace(tm), FreeBSD will + only be able to use whatever portion of the + filesystem you leave uncompressed. The rest of the + filesystem will show up as one large file (the + stacked/dblspaced file!). Do not remove that file + as you will probably regret it greatly!

+ +

It is probably better to create another + uncompressed DOS extended partition and use this + for communications between DOS and FreeBSD if such + is your desire.

+
+
+ +
+
+

1.6.3. Can I mount + my DOS extended partitions?

+
+ +
+

Yes. DOS extended partitions are mapped + in at the end of the other ``slices'' in FreeBSD, + e.g. your D: drive + might be /dev/da0s5, your + E: drive /dev/da0s6, and so on. This example + assumes, of course, that your extended partition is + on SCSI drive 0. For IDE drives, substitute ad for da appropriately. You otherwise + mount extended partitions exactly like you would + mount any other DOS drive, e.g.:

+
+    # mount -t msdos /dev/da0s5 /dos_d
+
+
+
+ +
+
+

1.6.4. Can I run + DOS binaries under FreeBSD?

+
+ +
+

Ongoing work with BSDI's + doscmd(1) utility + will suffice in many cases, though it still has + some rough edges. If you're interested in working + on this, please send mail to the FreeBSD-emulation + mailing list + and indicate that you're interested in joining this + ongoing effort!

+ +

The + emulators/pcemu + port/package in the FreeBSD Ports Collection which + emulates an 8088 and enough BIOS services to run + DOS text mode applications. It requires the X + Window System (XFree86) to operate.

+
+
+
+
+
+ +
+
+ +

2 Distribution + Format

+ +

A typical FreeBSD distribution directory looks something + like this:

+
+    ERRATA.HTM      README.TXT      compat1x        dict            manpages
+    ERRATA.TXT      RELNOTES.HTM    compat20        doc             packages
+    HARDWARE.HTM    RELNOTES.TXT    compat21        docbook.css     ports
+    HARDWARE.TXT    XF86336         compat22        floppies        proflibs
+    INSTALL.HTM     bin             compat3x        games           src
+    INSTALL.TXT     catpages        compat4x        info            tools
+    README.HTM      cdrom.inf       crypto          kernel
+
+ +

If you want to do a CDROM, FTP or NFS installation from + this distribution directory, all you need to do is make the + 1.44MB boot floppies from the floppies directory (see Section 1.3 for instructions on how to + do this), boot them and follow the instructions. The rest + of the data needed during the installation will be obtained + automatically based on your selections. If you've never + installed FreeBSD before, you also want to read the + entirety of this document (the installation instructions) + file.

+ +

If you're trying to do some other type of installation + or are merely curious about how a distribution is + organized, what follows is a more thorough description of + each item in more detail:

+ +
    +
  1. +

    The *.TXT and *.HTM files contain documentation (for + example, this document is contained in both INSTALL.TXT and INSTALL.HTM) and should be read before + starting an installation. The *.TXT files are plain text, while the + *.HTM files are HTML files + that can be read by almost any Web browser. Some + distributions may contain documentation in other + formats as well, such as PDF or PostScript.

    +
    2. + +
  2. +

    docbook.css is a Cascading + Style Sheet (CSS) file used by some Web browsers for + formatting the HTML documentation.

    +
    3. + +
  3. +

    The XF86336 directory + contains the XFree86 project's 3.3.6 release and + consists of a series of gzip'd tar files which contain + each component of the XFree86 distribution.

    +
    4. + +
  4. +

    The bin, catpages, crypto, dict, + doc, games, info, + manpages, proflibs, and src directories contain the primary + distribution components of FreeBSD itself and are split + into smaller files for easy packing onto floppies + (should that be necessary).

    +
    5. + +
  5. +

    The compat1x, compat20, compat21, compat22, compat3x, and compat4x directories contain + distributions for compatibility with older releases and + are distributed as single gzip'd tar files - they can + be installed during release time or later by running + their install.sh scripts.

    +
    6. + +
  6. +

    The floppies/ subdirectory + contains the floppy installation images; further + information on using them can be found in Section 1.3.

    +
    7. + +
  7. +

    The packages and ports directories contain the + FreeBSD Packages and Ports Collections. Packages may be + installed from the packages directory by running the + command:

    +
    +    #/stand/sysinstall configPackages
+
    + +

    Packages can also be installed by feeding individual + filenames in packages/ to the + + pkg_add(1) + command.

    + +

    The Ports Collection may be installed like any other + distribution and requires about 100MB unpacked. More + information on the ports collection may be obtained + from http://www.FreeBSD.org/ports/ or locally + from /usr/share/doc/handbook + if you've installed the doc + distribution.

    +
    8. + +
  8. +

    Last of all, the tools + directory contains various DOS tools for discovering + disk geometries, installing boot managers and the like. + It is purely optional and provided only for user + convenience.

    +
    9. +
+
+
+ +

A typical distribution directory (for example, the info distribution) looks like this + internally:

+
+    CHECKSUM.MD5    info.ab         info.ad         info.inf        install.sh
+    info.aa         info.ac         info.ae         info.mtree
+
+ +

The CHECKSUM.MD5 file contains + MD5 signatures for each file, should data corruption be + suspected, and is purely for reference. It is not used by + the actual installation and does not need to be copied with + the rest of the distribution files. The info.a* files are split, gzip'd tar files, + the contents of which can be viewed by doing:

+
+    # cat info.a* | tar tvzf -
+
+ +

During installation, they are automatically concatenated + and extracted by the installation procedure.

+ +

The info.inf file is also + necessary since it is read by the installation program in + order to figure out how many pieces to look for when + fetching and concatenating the distribution. When putting + distributions onto floppies, the .inf file must occupy the first floppy of each + distribution set!

+ +

The info.mtree file is another + non-essential file which is provided for user reference. It + contains the MD5 signatures of the unpacked + distribution files and can be later used with the + mtree(8) program to + verify the installation permissions and checksums against + any possible modifications to the file. When used with the + bin distribution, this can be an + excellent way of detecting trojan horse attacks on your + system.

+ +

Finally, the install.sh file + is for use by those who want to install the distribution + after installation time. To install the info distribution + from CDROM after a system was installed, for example, you'd + do:

+
+    # cd /cdrom/info
+    # sh install.sh
+
+
+ +
+
+ +

3 Upgrading + FreeBSD

+ +

These instructions describe a procedure for doing a + binary upgrade from an older version of FreeBSD.

+ +
+
+

Warning: While the FreeBSD upgrade procedure + does its best to safeguard against accidental loss of + data, it is still more than possible to wipe out your entire + disk with this installation! Please do not + accept the final confirmation request unless you have + adequately backed up any important data files.

+
+
+ +
+
+

Important: These notes assume that you are + using the version of + sysinstall(8) + supplied with the version of FreeBSD to which you + intend to upgrade. Using a mismatched version of + sysinstall(8) is + almost guaranteed to cause problems and has been known + to leave systems in an unusable state. The most + commonly made mistake in this regard is the use of an + old copy of + sysinstall(8) from an + existing installation to upgrade to a newer version of + FreeBSD. This is not recommended.

+
+
+ +
+
+ +

3.1 + Introduction

+ +

The upgrade procedure replaces distributions selected + by the user with those corresponding to the new FreeBSD + release. It preserves standard system configuration data, + as well as user data, installed packages and other + software.

+ +

Administrators contemplating an upgrade are encouraged + to study this section in its entirety before commencing + an upgrade. Failure to do so may result in a failed + upgrade or loss of data.

+ +
+
+ +

3.1.1 Upgrade + Overview

+ +

Upgrading of a distribution is performed by + extracting the new version of the component over the + top of the previous version. Files belonging to the old + distribution are not deleted.

+ +

System configuration is preserved by retaining and + restoring the previous version of the following + files:

+ +

Xaccel.ini, XF86Config, adduser.conf, aliases, aliases.db, amd.map, crontab, csh.cshrc, csh.login, csh.logout, cvsupfile, dhclient.conf, disktab, dm.conf, dumpdates, exports, fbtab, fstab, + ftpusers, gettytab, gnats, group, + hosts, host.conf, hosts.allow, hosts.equiv, hosts.lpd, inetd.conf, kerberosIV, localtime, login.access, login.conf, mail, mail.rc, make.conf, manpath.config, master.passwd, modems, motd, + namedb, networks, newsyslog.conf, nsmb.conf, pam.conf, passwd, periodic, ppp, printcap, profile, pwd.db, rc.conf, rc.conf.local, rc.firewall, rc.local, remote, resolv.conf, rmt, sendmail.cf, sendmail.cw, services, shells, skeykeys, spwd.db, ssh, + syslog.conf, ttys, uucp

+ +

The versions of these files which correspond to the + new version are moved to /etc/upgrade/. The system administrator + may peruse these new versions and merge components as + desired. Note that many of these files are + interdependent, and the best merge procedure is to copy + all site-specific data from the current files into the + new.

+ +

During the upgrade procedure, the administrator is + prompted for a location into which all files from /etc/ are saved. In the event + that local modifications have been made to other files, + they may be subsequently retrieved from this + location.

+
+
+ +
+
+ +

3.2 Procedure

+ +

This section details the upgrade procedure. Particular + attention is given to items which substantially differ + from a normal installation.

+ +
+
+ +

3.2.1 + Backup

+ +

User data and system configuration should be backed + up before upgrading. While the upgrade procedure does + its best to prevent accidental mistakes, it is possible + to partially or completely destroy data and + configuration information.

+
+ +
+
+ +

3.2.2 Mount + Filesystems

+ +

The disklabel editor is entered with the nominated + disk's filesystem devices listed. Prior to commencing + the upgrade, the administrator should make a note of + the device names and corresponding mountpoints. These + mountpoints should be entered here. Do notset the + ``newfs flag'' for any filesystems, as this will cause + data loss.

+
+ +
+
+ +

3.2.3 Select + Distributions

+ +

When selecting distributions, there are no + constraints on which must be selected. As a general + rule, the bin distribution + should be selected for an update, and the man distribution if manpages are already + installed. Other distributions may be selected beyond + those originally installed if the administrator wishes + to add additional functionality.

+
+ +
+
+ +

3.2.4 After + Installation

+ +

Once the installation procedure has completed, the + administrator is prompted to examine the new + configuration files. At this point, checks should be + made to ensure that the system configuration is valid. + In particular, the /etc/rc.conf and /etc/fstab files should be checked.

+
+
+ +
+
+ +

3.3 Upgrading from + Source Code

+ +

Those interested in an upgrade method that allows more + flexibility and sophistication should take a look at The Cutting Edge in the FreeBSD + Handbook. This procedure involves rebuilding all of + FreeBSD from source code. It requires reliable network + connectivity, extra disk space, and time, but has + advantages for networks and other more complex + installations. This is roughly the same procedure as is + used for track the -STABLE or -CURRENT development + branches.

+ +

/usr/src/UPDATING contains + important information on updating a FreeBSD system from + source code. It lists various issues resulting from + changes in FreeBSD that may affect an upgrade.

+ +

+
+
+ +
+
+ +

4 + Troubleshooting

+ +
+

4.1 Repairing an + Existing FreeBSD Installation

+ +

FreeBSD features a ``Fixit'' option in the top menu of + the boot floppy. To use it, you will also need either a + fixit.flp image floppy, + generated in the same fashion as the boot floppy, or the + ``live filesystem'' CDROM; typically the second CDROM in + a multi-disc FreeBSD distribution.

+ +

To invoke fixit, simply boot the kern.flp floppy, choose the ``Fixit'' + item and insert the fixit floppy or CDROM when asked. You + will then be placed into a shell with a wide variety of + commands available (in the /stand and /mnt2/stand directories) for checking, + repairing and examining file systems and their contents. + Some UNIX administration experience is required to + use the fixit option.

+
+ +
+
+ +

4.2 Common + Installation Problems, Q&A

+ +
+
+
4.2.1. I go to boot from the + hard disk for the first time after installing + FreeBSD, the kernel loads and probes my hardware, but + stops with messages like:
+ +
4.2.2. I go to boot from the + hard disk for the first time after installing + FreeBSD, but the Boot Manager prompt just prints F? at the boot menu each time + but the boot won't go any further.
+
+ +
+
+

4.2.1. I go to boot + from the hard disk for the first time after + installing FreeBSD, the kernel loads and probes my + hardware, but stops with messages like:

+
+    changing root device to wd1s1a panic: cannot mount root
+
+ +

What is wrong? What can I do?

+ +

What is this bios_drive:interface(unit,partition)kernel_name + thing that is displayed with the boot help?

+
+ +
+

There is a longstanding problem in the + case where the boot disk is not the first disk in + the system. The BIOS uses a different numbering + scheme to FreeBSD, and working out which numbers + correspond to which is difficult to get right.

+ +

In the case where the boot disk is not the first + disk in the system, FreeBSD can need some help + finding it. There are two common situations here, + and in both of these cases, you need to tell + FreeBSD where the root filesystem is. You do this + by specifying the BIOS disk number, the disk type + and the FreeBSD disk number for that type.

+ +

The first situation is where you have two IDE + disks, each configured as the master on their + respective IDE busses, and wish to boot FreeBSD + from the second disk. The BIOS sees these as disk 0 + and disk 1, while FreeBSD sees them as wd0 and wd2.

+ +

FreeBSD is on BIOS disk 1, of type wd and the FreeBSD disk number is 2, + so you would say:

+
+    1:wd(2,a)kernel
+
+ +

Note that if you have a slave on the primary + bus, the above is not necessary (and is effectively + wrong).

+ +

The second situation involves booting from a + SCSI disk when you have one or more IDE disks in + the system. In this case, the FreeBSD disk number + is lower than the BIOS disk number. If you have two + IDE disks as well as the SCSI disk, the SCSI disk + is BIOS disk 2, type da + and FreeBSD disk number 0, so you would say:

+
+    2:da(0,a)kernel
+
+ +

To tell FreeBSD that you want to boot from BIOS + disk 2, which is the first SCSI disk in the system. + If you only had one IDE disk, you would use '1:' + instead.

+ +

Once you have determined the correct values to + use, you can put the command exactly as you would + have typed it in the /boot.config file using a standard + text editor. Unless instructed otherwise, FreeBSD + will use the contents of this file as the default + response to the boot: + prompt.

+
+
+ +
+
+

4.2.2. I go to boot + from the hard disk for the first time after + installing FreeBSD, but the Boot Manager prompt + just prints F? at the boot + menu each time but the boot won't go any + further.

+
+ +
+

The hard disk geometry was set + incorrectly in the Partition editor when you + installed FreeBSD. Go back into the partition + editor and specify the actual geometry of your hard + disk. You must reinstall FreeBSD again from the + beginning with the correct geometry.

+ +

If you are failing entirely in figuring out the + correct geometry for your machine, here's a tip: + Install a small DOS partition at the beginning of + the disk and install FreeBSD after that. The + install program will see the DOS partition and try + to infer the correct geometry from it, which + usually works.

+ +

The following tip is no longer recommended, but + is left here for reference:

+ + +
+

If you are setting up a truly dedicated + FreeBSD server or workstation where you don't + care for (future) compatibility with DOS, Linux + or another operating system, you've also got the + option to use the entire disk (`A' in the + partition editor), selecting the non-standard + option where FreeBSD occupies the entire disk + from the very first to the very last sector. This + will leave all geometry considerations aside, but + is somewhat limiting unless you're never going to + run anything other than FreeBSD on a disk.

+
+
+
+
+
+ +
+
+ +

4.3 Known Hardware + Problems, Q&A

+ +
+
+

Note: Please send hardware tips for this + section to Jordan K. Hubbard <jkh@FreeBSD.org>.

+
+
+ +
+
+
4.3.1. The mcd(4) driver keeps + thinking that it has found a device and this stops my + Intel EtherExpress card from working.
+ +
4.3.2. FreeBSD claims to + support the 3Com PCMCIA card, but my card isn't + recognized when it's plugged into my laptop.
+ +
4.3.3. FreeBSD finds my PCMCIA + network card, but no packets appear to be sent even + though it claims to be working.
+ +
4.3.4. The system finds my + ed(4) network card, but + I keep getting device timeout errors.
+ +
4.3.5. I have a + Matsushita/Panasonic drive but it isn't recognized by + the system.
+ +
4.3.6. I booted the install + floppy on my IBM ThinkPad (tm) laptop, and the + keyboard is all messed up.
+ +
4.3.7. When I try to boot the + install floppy, I see the following message and + nothing seems to be happening. I cannot enter + anything from the keyboard either.
+ +
4.3.8. I have a + Matsushita/Panasonic CR-522, a Matsushita/Panasonic + CR-523 or a TEAC CD55a drive, but it is not + recognized even when the correct I/O port is + set.
+ +
4.3.9. I'm trying to install + from a tape drive but all I get is something like + this on the screen:
+ +
4.3.10. I've installed + FreeBSD onto my system, but it hangs when booting + from the hard drive with the message:
+ +
4.3.11. My system can not + find my Intel EtherExpress 16 card.
+ +
4.3.12. When installing on an + EISA HP Netserver, my on-board AIC-7xxx SCSI + controller isn't detected.
+ +
4.3.13. I have a Panasonic + AL-N1 or Rios Chandler Pentium machine and I find + that the system hangs before ever getting into the + installation now.
+ +
4.3.14. I have this CMD640 + IDE controller that is said to be broken.
+ +
4.3.15. On a Compaq Aero + notebook, I get the message ``No floppy devices + found! Please check ...'' when trying to install from + floppy.
+ +
4.3.16. When I go to boot my + Intel AL440LX (``Atlanta'') -based system from the + hard disk the first time, it stops with a Read Error message.
+ +
4.3.17. When installing on an + Dell Poweredge XE, Dell proprietary RAID controller + DSA (Dell SCSI Array) isn't recognized.
+ +
4.3.18. My Ethernet adapter + is detected as an AMD PCnet-FAST (or similar) but it + doesn't work. (Eg. onboard Ethernet on IBM Netfinity + 5xxx or 7xxx)
+ +
4.3.19. I have an IBM + EtherJet PCI card, it is detected by the fxp(4) driver + correctly, but the lights on the card don't come on + and it doesn't connect to the network.
+ +
4.3.20. When I configure the + network during installation on an IBM Netfinity 3500, + the system freezes.
+ +
4.3.21. When I install onto a + drive managed by a Mylex PCI RAID controller, the + system fails to boot (eg. with a read error message).
+
+ +
+
+

4.3.1. The mcd(4) driver keeps + thinking that it has found a device and this stops + my Intel EtherExpress card from working.

+
+ +
+

Use the UserConfig utility (see HARDWARE.TXT) and disable the + probing of the mcd0 and + mcd1 devices. Generally + speaking, you should only leave the devices that + you will be using enabled in your kernel.

+
+
+ +
+
+

4.3.2. FreeBSD + claims to support the 3Com PCMCIA card, but my card + isn't recognized when it's plugged into my + laptop.

+
+ +
+

There are a couple of possible problems. + First of all, FreeBSD does not support + multi-function cards, so if you have a combo + Ethernet/modem card (such as the 3C562), it won't + work. The default driver for the 3C589 card was + written just like all of the other drivers in + FreeBSD, and depend on the card's own configuration + data stored in NVRAM to work. You must correctly + configure FreeBSD's driver to match the IRQ, port, + and IOMEM stored in NVRAM.

+ +

Unfortunately, the only program capable of + reading them is the 3COM supplied DOS program. This + program must be run on a absolutely clean system + (no other drivers must be running), and the program + will whine about CARD-Services not being found, but + it will continue. This is necessary to read the + NVRAM values. You want to know the IRQ, port, and + IOMEM values (the latter is called the CIS tuple by + 3COM). The first two can be set in the program, the + third is un-settable, and can only be read. Once + you have these values, set them in UserConfig and + your card will be recognized.

+
+
+ +
+
+

4.3.3. FreeBSD + finds my PCMCIA network card, but no packets appear + to be sent even though it claims to be working.

+
+ +
+

Many PCMCIA cards have the ability to use + either the 10-Base2 (BNC) or 10-BaseT connectors + for connecting to the network. The driver is unable + to ``auto-select'' the correct connector, so you + must tell it which connector to use. In order to + switch between the two connectors, the link flags + must be set. Depending on the model of the card, + -link0 link1 or -link0 -link1 will choose the correct + network connector. You can set these in + sysinstall(8) by + using the Extra options to + ifconfig: field in the network setup + screen.

+
+
+ +
+
+

4.3.4. The system + finds my ed(4) network card, + but I keep getting device timeout errors.

+
+ +
+

Your card is probably on a different IRQ + from what is specified in the kernel configuration. + The ed driver does not use the `soft' configuration + by default (values entered using EZSETUP in DOS), + but it will use the software configuration if you + specify ? in the IRQ field + of your kernel config file.

+ +

Either move the jumper on the card to a hard + configuration setting (altering the kernel settings + if necessary), or specify the IRQ as -1 in UserConfig or ? in your kernel config file. This + will tell the kernel to use the soft + configuration.

+ +

Another possibility is that your card is at IRQ + 9, which is shared by IRQ 2 and frequently a cause + of problems (especially when you have a VGA card + using IRQ 2!). You should not use IRQ 2 or 9 if at + all possible.

+
+
+ +
+
+

4.3.5. I have a + Matsushita/Panasonic drive but it isn't recognized + by the system.

+
+ +
+

Make certain that the I/O port that the + + matcd(4) driver + is set to is correct for the host interface card + you have. (Some SoundBlaster DOS drivers report a + hardware I/O port address for the CD-ROM interface + that is 0x10 lower than it really is.)

+ +

If you are unable to determine the settings for + the card by examining the board or documentation, + you can use UserConfig to change the 'port' address + (I/O port) to -1 and start the system. This setting + causes the driver to look at a number of I/O ports + that various manufacturers use for their + Matsushita/Panasonic/Creative CD-ROM interfaces. + Once the driver locates the address, you should run + UserConfig again and specify the correct address. + Leaving the 'port' parameter set to -1 increases + the amount of time that it takes the system to + boot, and this could interfere with other + devices.

+ +

The double-speed Matsushita CR-562 and CR-563 + are the only drives that are supported.

+
+
+ +
+
+

4.3.6. I booted the + install floppy on my IBM ThinkPad (tm) laptop, and + the keyboard is all messed up.

+
+ +
+

Older IBM laptops use a non-standard + keyboard controller, so you must tell the keyboard + driver (atkbd0) to go into a special mode which + works on the ThinkPads. Change the atkbd0 'Flags' + to 0x4 in UserConfig and it should work fine. (Look + in the Input Menu for 'Keyboard'.)

+
+
+ +
+
+

4.3.7. When I try + to boot the install floppy, I see the following + message and nothing seems to be happening. I cannot + enter anything from the keyboard either.

+
+    Keyboard: no
+
+
+ +
+

Due to lack of space, full support for + old XT/AT (84-key) keyboards is no longer available + in the bootblocks. Some notebook computers may also + have this type of keyboard. If you are still using + this kind of hardware, you will see the above + message appears when you boot from the CD-ROM or an + install floppy.

+ +

As soon as you see this message, hit the space + bar, and you will see the prompt:

+
+    >> FreeBSD/i386 BOOT
+    Default: x:xx(x,x)/boot/loader 
+    boot:
+
+ +

Then enter -Dh, and things should + proceed normally.

+
+
+ +
+
+

4.3.8. I have a + Matsushita/Panasonic CR-522, a Matsushita/Panasonic + CR-523 or a TEAC CD55a drive, but it is not + recognized even when the correct I/O port is + set.

+
+ +
+

These CD-ROM drives are currently not + supported by FreeBSD. The command sets for these + drives are not compatible with the double-speed + CR-562 and CR-563 drives.

+ +

The single-speed CR-522 and CR-523 drives can be + identified by their use of a CD-caddy.

+
+
+ +
+
+

4.3.9. I'm trying + to install from a tape drive but all I get is + something like this on the screen:

+
+    sa0(aha0:1:0) NOT READY csi 40,0,0,0
+
+
+ +
+

There's a limitation in the current + sysinstall(8) + that the tape must be in the drive while + sysinstall(8) is + started or it won't be detected. Try again with the + tape in the drive the whole time.

+
+
+ +
+
+

4.3.10. I've + installed FreeBSD onto my system, but it hangs when + booting from the hard drive with the message:

+
+    Changing root to /dev/da0a
+
+
+ +
+

his problem may occur in a system with a + 3com 3c509 Ethernet adapter. The + ep(4) device + driver appears to be sensitive to probes for other + devices that also use address 0x300. Boot your + FreeBSD system by power cycling the machine (turn + off and on). At the Boot: + prompt specify the -c. This + will invoke UserConfig (see Section 4.1 above). Use the disable command to disable the + device probes for all devices at address 0x300 + except the ep0 driver. On exit, your machine should + successfully boot FreeBSD.

+
+
+ +
+
+

4.3.11. My system + can not find my Intel EtherExpress 16 card.

+
+ +
+

You must set your Intel EtherExpress 16 + card to be memory mapped at address 0xD0000, and + set the amount of mapped memory to 32K using the + Intel supplied softset.exe program.

+
+
+ +
+
+

4.3.12. When + installing on an EISA HP Netserver, my on-board + AIC-7xxx SCSI controller isn't detected.

+
+ +
+

This is a known problem, and will + hopefully be fixed in the future. In order to get + your system installed at all, boot with the -c option into UserConfig, but + don't use the pretty visual + mode but the plain old CLI mode. Type:

+
+    eisa 12
+    quit
+
+ +

at the prompt. (Instead of `quit', you might + also type `visual', and continue the rest of the + configuration session in visual mode.) While it's + recommended to compile a custom kernel, dset now + also understands to save this value.

+ +

Refer to the FAQ topic 3.16 for an explanation + of the problem, and for how to continue. Remember + that you can find the FAQ on your local system in + /usr/share/doc/FAQ, provided you have installed the + `doc' distribution.

+
+
+ +
+
+

4.3.13. I have a + Panasonic AL-N1 or Rios Chandler Pentium machine + and I find that the system hangs before ever + getting into the installation now.

+
+ +
+

Your machine doesn't like the new i586_copyout and i586_copyin code for some reason. To + disable this, boot the installation boot floppy and + when it comes to the very first menu (the choice to + drop into kernel UserConfig mode or not) choose the + command-line interface (``expert mode'') version + and type the following at it:

+
+    flags npx0 1
+
+ +

Then proceed normally to boot. This will be + saved into your kernel, so you only need to do it + once.

+
+
+ +
+
+

4.3.14. I have + this CMD640 IDE controller that is said to be + broken.

+
+ +
+

Yes, it is. FreeBSD does not support this + controller except through the legacy wdc + driver.

+
+
+ +
+
+

4.3.15. On a + Compaq Aero notebook, I get the message ``No floppy + devices found! Please check ...'' when trying to + install from floppy.

+
+ +
+

With Compaq being always a little + different from other systems, they do not announce + their floppy drive in the CMOS RAM of an Aero + notebook. Therefore, the floppy disk driver assumes + there is no drive configured. Go to the UserConfig + screen, and set the Flags value of the fdc0 device + to 0x1. This pretends the existence of the first + floppy drive (as a 1.44 MB drive) to the driver + without asking the CMOS at all.

+
+
+ +
+
+

4.3.16. When I go + to boot my Intel AL440LX (``Atlanta'') -based + system from the hard disk the first time, it stops + with a Read Error + message.

+
+ +
+

There appears to be a bug in the BIOS on + at least some of these boards, this bug results in + the FreeBSD bootloader thinking that it is booting + from a floppy disk. This is only a problem if you + are not using the BootEasy boot manager. Slice the + disk in ``compatible''mode and install BootEasy + during the FreeBSD installation to avoid the bug, + or upgrade the BIOS (see Intel's website for + details).

+
+
+ +
+
+

4.3.17. When + installing on an Dell Poweredge XE, Dell + proprietary RAID controller DSA (Dell SCSI Array) + isn't recognized.

+
+ +
+

Configure the DSA to use AHA-1540 + emulation using EISA configuration utility. After + that FreeBSD detects the DSA as an Adaptec AHA-1540 + SCSI controller, with irq 11 and port 340. Under + emulation mode system will use DSA RAID disks, but + you cannot use DSA-specific features such as + watching RAID health.

+
+
+ +
+
+

4.3.18. My + Ethernet adapter is detected as an AMD PCnet-FAST + (or similar) but it doesn't work. (Eg. onboard + Ethernet on IBM Netfinity 5xxx or 7xxx)

+
+ +
+

The + lnc(4) driver is + currently faulty, and will often not work correctly + with the PCnet-FAST and PCnet-FAST+. You need to + install a different Ethernet adapter.

+
+
+ +
+
+

4.3.19. I have an + IBM EtherJet PCI card, it is detected by the fxp(4) driver + correctly, but the lights on the card don't come on + and it doesn't connect to the network.

+
+ +
+

We don't understand why this happens. + Neither do IBM (we asked them). The card is a + standard Intel EtherExpress Pro/100 with an IBM + label on it, and these cards normally work just + fine. You may see these symptoms only in some IBM + Netfinity servers. The only solution is to install + a different Ethernet adapter.

+
+
+ +
+
+

4.3.20. When I + configure the network during installation on an IBM + Netfinity 3500, the system freezes.

+
+ +
+

There is a problem with the onboard + Ethernet in the Netfinity 3500 which we have not + been able to identify at this time. It may be + related to the SMP features of the system being + misconfigured. You will have to install another + Ethernet adapter and avoid attempting to configure + the onboard adapter at any time.

+
+
+ +
+
+

4.3.21. When I + install onto a drive managed by a Mylex PCI RAID + controller, the system fails to boot (eg. with a + read error message).

+
+ +
+

There is a bug in the Mylex driver which + results in it ignoring the ``8GB'' geometry mode + setting in the BIOS. Use the 2GB mode instead.

+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+ +

This file, and other release-related + documents, can be downloaded from ftp://ftp.FreeBSD.org/.

+ +

For questions about FreeBSD, read the + documentation + before contacting <questions@FreeBSD.org>.

+ +

For questions about this + documentation, e-mail <doc@FreeBSD.org>.

+
+
+ + + diff --git a/en/releases/4.7R/readme.html b/en/releases/4.7R/readme.html new file mode 100644 index 0000000000..95deebc1db --- /dev/null +++ b/en/releases/4.7R/readme.html @@ -0,0 +1,512 @@ + + + + + FreeBSD 4.7-RELEASE README + + + + + +
+
+

FreeBSD 4.7-RELEASE + README

+ +

The FreeBSD Project

+ +

Copyright © 2000, 2001, 2002 by + The FreeBSD Documentation Project

+ +

$FreeBSD: + src/release/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/readme/article.sgml,v + 1.1.2.14 2002/03/26 20:28:56 keramida Exp $
+

+
+
+ +
+
+ + +

This document gives a brief introduction to FreeBSD + 4.7-RELEASE. It includes some information on how to + obtain FreeBSD, a listing of various ways to contact the + FreeBSD Project, and pointers to some other sources of + information.

+
+
+ +
+
+ +

1 Introduction

+ +

This distribution is a release of FreeBSD 4.7-RELEASE, + the latest point along the 4-STABLE branch.

+ +
+
+ +

1.1 About + FreeBSD

+ +

FreeBSD is an operating system based on 4.4 BSD Lite + for Intel, AMD, Cyrix or NexGen ``x86'' based PC hardware + and Compaq (formerly DEC) Alpha computers. Versions for + the IA64, PowerPC, and Sparc64 architectures are + currently under development as well. FreeBSD works with a + wide variety of peripherals and configurations and can be + used for everything from software development to games to + Internet Service Provision.

+ +

This release of FreeBSD contains everything you need + to run such a system, including full source code for the + kernel and all utilities in the base distribution. With + the source distribution installed, you can literally + recompile the entire system from scratch with one + command, making it ideal for students, researchers, or + users who simply want to see how it all works.

+ +

A large collection of third-party ported software (the + ``Ports Collection'') is also provided to make it easy to + obtain and install all your favorite traditional UNIX + utilities for FreeBSD. Each ``port'' consists of a set of + scripts to retrieve, configure, build, and install a + piece of software, with a single command. Over 7,600 + ports, from editors to programming languages to graphical + applications, make FreeBSD a powerful and comprehensive + operating environment that extends far beyond what's + provided by many commercial versions of UNIX. Most ports + are also available as pre-compiled ``packages'', which + can be quickly installed from the installation + program.

+
+ +
+
+ +

1.2 Target + Audience

+ +

This release of FreeBSD is suitable for all users. It + has undergone a period of testing and quality assurance + checking to ensure the highest reliability and + dependability.

+
+
+ +
+
+ +

2 Obtaining + FreeBSD

+ +

FreeBSD may be obtained in a variety of ways. This + section focuses on those ways that are primarily useful for + obtaining a complete FreeBSD distribution, rather than + updating an existing installation.

+ +
+
+ +

2.1 CDROM and + DVD

+ +

FreeBSD -RELEASE distributions may be ordered on CDROM + or DVD from several publishers. This is frequently the + most convenient way to obtain FreeBSD for new + installations, as it provides a convenient way to quickly + reinstall the system if necessary. Some distributions + include some of the optional, precompiled ``packages'' + from the FreeBSD Ports Collection.

+ +

A list of the CDROM and DVD publishers known to the + project are listed in the ``Obtaining FreeBSD'' appendix to the + Handbook.

+
+ +
+
+ +

2.2 FTP

+ +

You can use FTP to retrieve FreeBSD and any or all of + its optional packages from ftp://ftp.FreeBSD.org/, which is the official + FreeBSD release site, or any of its ``mirrors''.

+ +

Lists of locations that mirror FreeBSD can be found in + the FTP Sites section of the Handbook, or + on the http://www.freebsdmirrors.org/ Web pages. + Finding a close (in networking terms) mirror from which + to download the distribution is highly recommended.

+ +

Additional mirror sites are always welcome. Contact + + for more details on becoming an official mirror site.

+ +

Mirrors generally contain the floppy disk images + necessary to begin an installation, as well as the + distribution files needed for the install process itself. + Many mirrors also contain the ISO images necessary to + create a CDROM of a FreeBSD release.

+
+
+ +
+
+ +

3 Contacting the + FreeBSD Project

+ +
+

3.1 Email and Mailing + Lists

+ +

For any questions or general technical support issues, + please send mail to the FreeBSD general questions mailing + list .

+ +

If you are tracking the -STABLE development efforts, + you must join the FreeBSD-STABLE + mailing list , + in order to keep abreast of recent developments and + changes that may affect the way you use and maintain the + system.

+ +

Being a largely-volunteer effort, the FreeBSD Project + is always happy to have extra hands willing to + help--there are already far more desired enhancements + than there is time to implement them. To contact the + developers on technical matters, or with offers of help, + please send mail to the FreeBSD technical discussions + mailing list .

+ +

Please note that these mailing lists can experience + significant amounts of traffic. If + you have slow or expensive mail access, or are only + interested in keeping up with major FreeBSD events, you + may find it preferable to subscribe instead to the + FreeBSD announcements mailing list <freebsd-announce@FreeBSD.org>.

+ +

All of the mailing lists can be freely joined by + anyone wishing to do so. Send mail to <majordomo@FreeBSD.org> + and include the keyword help on + a line by itself somewhere in the body of the message. + This will give you more information on joining the + various lists, accessing archives, etc. There are a + number of mailing lists targeted at special interest + groups not mentioned here; more information can be + obtained either through majordomo or the mailing lists section of the FreeBSD + Web site.

+ +
+
+

Important: Do not send email to the + lists asking to be subscribed. Use the <majordomo@FreeBSD.org> + address instead.

+
+
+
+ +
+
+ +

3.2 Submitting Problem + Reports

+ +

Suggestions, bug reports and contributions of code are + always valued--please do not hesitate to report any + problems you may find. Bug reports with attached fixes + are of course even more welcome.

+ +

The preferred method to submit bug reports from a + machine with Internet mail connectivity is to use the + send-pr(1) command or + use the Web form at http://www.FreeBSD.org/send-pr.html. ``Problem + Reports'' (PRs) submitted in this way will be filed and + their progress tracked; the FreeBSD developers will do + their best to respond to all reported bugs as soon as + possible. A list of all active PRs is available on the + FreeBSD Web site; this list is useful to see what + potential problems other users have encountered.

+ +

Note that + send-pr(1) itself is a + shell script that should be easy to move even onto a + non-FreeBSD system. Using this interface is highly + preferred. If, for some reason, you are unable to use + send-pr(1) to submit a + bug report, you can try to send it to the FreeBSD problem + reports mailing list .

+ +

For more information, ``Writing FreeBSD Problem Reports'', + available on the FreeBSD Web site, has a number of + helpful hints on writing and submitting effective problem + reports.

+
+
+ +
+
+ +

4 Further + Reading

+ +

There are many sources of information about FreeBSD; + some are included with this distribution, while others are + available on-line or in print versions.

+ +
+
+ +

4.1 Release + Documentation

+ +

A number of other files provide more specific + information about this release distribution. These files + are provided in various formats. Most distributions will + include both ASCII text (.TXT) + and HTML (.HTM) renditions. + Some distributions may also include other formats such as + PostScript (.PS) or Portable + Document Format (.PDF).

+ +
    +
  • +

    README.TXT: This file, + which gives some general information about FreeBSD as + well as some cursory notes about obtaining a + distribution.

    +
    • + +
  • +

    RELNOTES.TXT: The + release notes, showing what's new and different in + FreeBSD 4.7-RELEASE compared to the previous release + (FreeBSD 4.6-RELEASE).

    +
    • + +
  • +

    HARDWARE.TXT: The + hardware compatability list, showing devices with + which FreeBSD has been tested and is known to + work.

    +
    • + +
  • +

    INSTALL.TXT: + Installation instructions for installing FreeBSD from + its distribution media.

    +
    • + +
  • +

    ERRATA.TXT: Release + errata. Late-breaking, post-release information can + be found in this file, which is principally + applicable to releases (as opposed to snapshots). It + is important to consult this file before installing a + release of FreeBSD, as it contains the latest + information on problems which have been found and + fixed since the release was created.

    +
    • +
+ +
+
+

Note: Several of these documents (in + particular, RELNOTES.TXT, + HARDWARE.TXT, and INSTALL.TXT) contain + information that is specific to a particular hardware + architecture. For example, the alpha release notes + contain information not applicable to the i386, and + vice versa. The architecture for which each document + applies will be listed in that document's title.

+
+
+
+
+ +

These documents are generally available via the + Documentation menu during installation. Once the system + is installed, you can revisit this menu by running the + sysinstall(8) + utility.

+ +
+
+

Note: It is extremely important to read the + errata for any given release before installing it, to + learn about any ``late-breaking news'' or + post-release problems. The errata file accompanying + each release (most likely right next to this file) is + already out of date by definition, but other copies + are kept updated on the Internet and should be + consulted as the ``current errata'' for this release. + These other copies of the errata are located at http://www.FreeBSD.org/releases/ (as well + as any sites which keep up-to-date mirrors of this + location).

+
+
+
+ +
+
+ +

4.2 Manual + Pages

+ +

As with almost all UNIX-like operating systems, + FreeBSD comes with a set of on-line manual pages, + accessed through the + man(1) command or + through the hypertext manual pages gateway on the + FreeBSD Web site. In general, the manual pages provide + information on the different commands and APIs available + to the FreeBSD user.

+ +

In some cases, manual pages are written to given + information on particular topics. Notable examples of + such manual pages are + tuning(7) (a guide to + performance tuning), + security(7) (an + introduction to FreeBSD security), and + style(9) (a style guide + to kernel coding).

+
+ +
+
+ +

4.3 Books and + Articles

+ +

Two highly-useful collections of FreeBSD-related + information, maintained by the FreeBSD Project, are the + FreeBSD Handbook and FreeBSD FAQ (Frequently Asked + Questions document). On-line versions of the Handbook and FAQ are always available from the FreeBSD Documentation page or its mirrors. If + you install the doc + distribution set, you can use a Web browser to read the + Handbook and FAQ locally.

+ +

A number of on-line books and articles, also + maintained by the FreeBSD Project, cover + more-specialized, FreeBSD-related topics. This material + spans a wide range of topics, from effective use of the + mailing lists, to dual-booting FreeBSD with other + operating systems, to guidelines for new committers. Like + the Handbook and FAQ, these documents are available from + the FreeBSD Documentation Page or in the doc distribution set.

+ +

A listing of other books and documents about FreeBSD + can be found in the bibliography of the FreeBSD Handbook. + Because of FreeBSD's strong UNIX heritage, many other + articles and books written for UNIX systems are + applicable as well, some of which are also listed in the + bibliography.

+
+
+ +
+
+ +

5 + Acknowledgments

+ +

FreeBSD represents the cumulative work of many hundreds, + if not thousands, of individuals from around the world who + have worked countless hours to bring about this release. + For a complete list of FreeBSD developers and contributors, + please see ``Contributors to FreeBSD'' on the + FreeBSD Web site or any of its mirrors.

+ +

Special thanks also go to the many thousands of FreeBSD + users and testers all over the world, without whom this + release simply would not have been possible.

+
+
+
+ +

This file, and other release-related + documents, can be downloaded from ftp://ftp.FreeBSD.org/.

+ +

For questions about FreeBSD, read the + documentation + before contacting <questions@FreeBSD.org>.

+ +

For questions about this + documentation, e-mail <doc@FreeBSD.org>.

+
+
+ + + diff --git a/en/releases/4.7R/relnotes-alpha.html b/en/releases/4.7R/relnotes-alpha.html new file mode 100644 index 0000000000..4a26543490 --- /dev/null +++ b/en/releases/4.7R/relnotes-alpha.html @@ -0,0 +1,1148 @@ + + + + + FreeBSD/alpha 4.7-RELEASE Release Notes + + + + + +
+
+

FreeBSD/alpha 4.7-RELEASE + Release Notes

+ +

The FreeBSD Project

+ +

Copyright © 2000, 2001, 2002 by + The FreeBSD Documentation Project

+ +

$FreeBSD: + src/release/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/relnotes/common/new.sgml,v + 1.22.2.300 2002/09/30 19:03:49 dd Exp $
+

+ +
+
+ + +

The release notes for FreeBSD 4.7-RELEASE contain a + summary of the changes made to the FreeBSD base system + since 4.6-RELEASE. Both changes for kernel and userland + are listed, as well as applicable security advisories + for the base system that were issued since the last + release. Some brief remarks on upgrading are also + presented.

+
+
+
+
+ +
+
+
Table of Contents
+ +
1 Introduction
+ +
2 What's New
+ +
+
+
2.1 Kernel Changes
+ +
+
+
2.1.1 Processor/Motherboard + Support
+ +
2.1.2 Boot Loaders
+ +
2.1.3 Network Interface + Support
+ +
2.1.4 Network + Protocols
+ +
2.1.5 Disks and + Storage
+ +
2.1.6 Filesystems
+ +
2.1.7 PCCARD + Support
+ +
2.1.8 Multimedia + Support
+ +
2.1.9 Contributed + Software
+
+
+ +
2.2 Security + Advisories
+ +
2.3 Userland Changes
+ +
+
+
2.3.1 Contributed + Software
+ +
2.3.2 Ports/Packages + Collection
+
+
+ +
2.4 Release Engineering and + Integration
+
+
+ +
3 Upgrading from previous releases + of FreeBSD
+
+
+ +
+
+ +

1 Introduction

+ +

This document contains the release notes for FreeBSD + 4.7-RELEASE on the Alpha/AXP hardware platform. It + describes new features of FreeBSD that have been added (or + changed) since 4.6-RELEASE. It also provides some notes on + upgrading from previous versions of FreeBSD.

+ +

This distribution of FreeBSD 4.7-RELEASE is a release + distribution. It can be found at ftp://ftp.FreeBSD.org/ or any of its mirrors. + More information on obtaining this (or other) release + distributions of FreeBSD can be found in the ``Obtaining FreeBSD'' appendix in the FreeBSD Handbook.

+
+ +
+
+ +

2 What's New

+ +

This section describes the most user-visible new or + changed features in FreeBSD since 4.6-RELEASE. Typical + release note items document new drivers or hardware + support, new commands or options, major bugfixes, or + contributed software upgrades. Security advisories for the + base system that were issued after 4.6-RELEASE are also + listed.

+ +
+
+ +

2.1 Kernel + Changes

+ +

+ acct(2) has been + changed to open the accounting file in append mode, so + that + accton(8) can be used + to enable accounting to an append-only file.

+ +

RLIMIT_VMEM support has been + added. This feature defines a new resource limit that + covers a process's entire virtual memory space, including + + mmap(2) space. This + limit can be configured in + login.conf(5) via the + new vmemoryuse variable.

+ +

A bug in the + sendfile(2) system + call, in which headers counted against the size of the + file to be sent, has been fixed.

+ +

The + ucom(4) device driver + has been added, to support USB modems, serial devices, + and other programs that need to look like a tty. The + related + uplcom(4) and + uvscom(4) drivers + provide specific support for the Prolific PL-2303 serial + adapter and the SUNTAC Slipper U VS-10U, + respectively.

+ +

The + uvisor(4) driver for + connecting Handspring Visors via USB has been added.

+ +
+
+ +

2.1.1 + Processor/Motherboard Support

+ +

Support for the AlphaServer 8200/8400 TurboLaser is + broken, the install kernel causes a machine check + during startup.

+
+ +
+
+ +

2.1.2 Boot + Loaders

+
+ +
+
+ +

2.1.3 Network + Interface Support

+
+ +
+
+ +

2.1.4 Network + Protocols

+ +

A new version of + ipfw(4) (commonly + referred to as ``IPFW2'') has been added as an option. + It now uses variable-sized representation of rules in + the kernel, similar to + bpf(4) instructions. + Most of the externally-visible behavior (i.e. through + + ipfw(8)) should be + unchanged., although + ipfw(8) now supports + or connectives between match + fields. This new version is not enabled by default. To + use it:

+ +
+
    +
  1. +

    Add options IPFW2 + (undocumented) to the kernel configuration.

    +
    2. + +
  2. +

    Compile and install libalias and + ipfw(8) with + the -DIPFW2 option + specified to + make(1).

    +
    3. +
+
+ +

A new + ng_l2tp(4) netgraph + node type, which implements the encapsulation layer of + the L2TP protocol as described in RFC 2661, has been + added.

+ +

The + tcp(4) protocol's + retransmission timer can now be manipulated with two + sysctl variables, net.inet.tcp.rexmit_min and net.inet.tcp.rexmit_slop.

+ +

The + tcp(4) protocol now + has the ability to dynamically limit the send-side + window to maximize bandwidth and minimize round trip + times. The feature can be enabled via the net.inet.tcp.inflight_enable sysctl.

+
+ +
+
+ +

2.1.5 Disks and + Storage

+ +

A bug which sometimes prevented + ata(4) tagged + queueing from working correctly has been corrected.

+ +

The + ata(4) driver now + computes maximum transfer sizes correctly. This fixes + numerous READ_BIG and other + errors that occurred when accessing certain ATA + devices.

+ +

The + ata(4) driver now has + support for the Sil 0680 and VIA 8233/8235 + controllers.

+ +

The mpt driver, for supporting the LSI Logic + Fusion/MP architecture Fiber Channel controllers, has + been added.

+ +

The floppy disk drive on the AlphaStation / + AlphaServer DS10 does not work with FreeBSD due to + unfound bugs.

+ +

When installing on alphas that have QLogic + Fibrechannel cards installed, disable recognition of + these cards from the loader. This to avoid very long + isp(4) timeouts + during kernel startup. For example, assume you have a + system with a QLogic Fiberchannel card that would show + up as isp1. You would enter at the 'ok ' prompt: set + isp_disable=0x2

+
+ +
+
+ +

2.1.6 + Filesystems

+
+ +
+
+ +

2.1.7 PCCARD + Support

+
+ +
+
+ +

2.1.8 Multimedia + Support

+ +

The uaudio driver, for USB audio devices, has been + added.

+
+ +
+
+ +

2.1.9 Contributed + Software

+ +

IPFilter has been updated + to 3.4.29.

+
+
+ +
+
+ +

2.2 Security + Advisories

+ +

The original fix for security advisory SA-02:23 (which + addressed the use of file descriptors by set-user-id or + set-group-id programs) contained an error. It was still + possible for systems using + procfs(5) or + linprocfs(5) to be + exploited. This error has now been corrected; a revised + version of security advisory FreeBSD-SA-02:23 contains more + details.

+ +

A buffer overflow in the resolver, which could be + exploited by a malicious domain name server or an + attacker forging DNS messages, has been fixed. See + security advisory FreeBSD-SA-02:28 for more details.

+ +

A buffer overflow in + tcpdump(1), which could + be triggered by badly-formed NFS packets, has been fixed. + See security advisory FreeBSD-SA-02:29 for more details.

+ +

+ ktrace(1) can no longer + trace the operation of formerly privileged processes; + this prevents the leakage of sensitive information that + the process could have obtained before abandoning its + privileges. For a discussion of this issue, see security + advisory FreeBSD-SA-02:30 for more details.

+ +

A race condition in + pppd(8), which could be + used to change the permissions of an arbitrary file, has + been corrected. For more information, see security + advisory FreeBSD-SA-02:32.

+ +

Multiple buffer overflows in OpenSSL have been corrected, by way of + an upgrade to the base system version of OpenSSL. More details can be found in + security advisory FreeBSD-SA-02:33.

+ +

A heap buffer overflow in the XDR decoder has been + fixed. For more details, see security advisory FreeBSD-SA-02:34.

+ +

A bug that could allow local users to read and write + arbitrary blocks on an FFS filesystem has been corrected. + More details can be found in security advisory FreeBSD-SA-02:35.

+ +

A bug in the NFS server code, which could allow a + remote denial of service attack, has been fixed. Security + advisory FreeBSD-SA-02:36 has more details.

+ +

A bug that could allow local users to panic a system + using the + kqueue(2) mechanism has + been fixed. More information is contained in security + advisory FreeBSD-SA-02:37.

+ +

Several bounds-checking bugs in system calls, which + could result in some system calls returning a large + portion of kernel memory, have been fixed. More + information can be found in security advisory FreeBSD-SA-02:38.

+ +

A bug that could allow applications using libkvm to leak sensitive file descriptors + has been corrected. (See security advisory FreeBSD-SA-02:39 for more + details.)

+
+ +
+
+ +

2.3 Userland + Changes

+ +

+ biff(1) now accepts a + b argument to enable ``bell + notification'' of new mail (which does not disturb the + terminal contents as biff y + would).

+ +

+ cp(1) now takes a + (nonstandard) -n option to + automatically answer ``no'' when it would ask to + overwrite a file.

+ +

The + daemon(8) program, a + command-line interface to + daemon(3), has been + added. It detaches itself from its controlling terminal + and executes a program specified on the command line. + This allows the user to run an arbitrary program as if it + were written to be a daemon.

+ +

+ dump(8) now supports a + new -S flag to allow it to just + print out the dump size estimates and exit.

+ +

+ finger(1) now has + support for a .pubkey file.

+ +

+ finger(1) now supports + a -g flag to restrict the + printing of GECOS information to the user's full name + only.

+ +

+ finger(1) now supports + the -4 and -6 flags to specify an address family for + remote queries.

+ +

+ fold(1) now supports a + -b flag to break at byte + positions and a -s flag to break + at word boundaries.

+ +

+ ftp(1) now supports the + epsv4 command to switch between + using the new EPSV/EPRT and plain old PASV/PORT requests + when talking over IPv4. This command is intended to + remedy the problem arising when running + ftp(1) through IPFilter or another firewall not + supporting the newer FTP requests.

+ +

+ ftpd(8) now supports + the -m option to permit guest + users to modify existing files if allowed by filesystem + permissions. In particular, this enables guest users to + resume uploads.

+ +

+ ftpd(8) now supports + the -M option to prevent guest + users from creating directories.

+ +

+ ftpd(8) now supports + the -W option to disable logging + FTP sessions to + wtmp(5).

+ +

+ ifconfig(8) now + supports a eui64 command to fill + in the lowermost 64 bits of an IPv6 address + automatically. This makes + prefix(8) obsolete.

+ +

+ ifconfig(8) now has the + ability to set promiscuous mode on an interface, via the + new promisc flag.

+ +

+ inetd(8) now has the + capability for limiting the maximum number of + simultaneous invocations of each service from a single IP + address.

+ +

+ lock(1) now accepts a + -v to disable switching VTYs + while the current terminal is locked. This permits + locking the entire console from a single terminal.

+ +

The + ls(1) program now + supports a -m flag to list files + across a page, a -p flag to force + printing of a / after + directories, and a -x flag to + sort filenames across a page.

+ +

+ mv(1) now takes a + (nonstandard) -n option to + automatically answer ``no'' when it would ask to + overwrite a file.

+ +

+ nice(1) now uses the + -n option to specify the + ``niceness'' of the utility being run.

+ +

+ od(1) now supports the + -A option to specify the input + address base, the -N option to + specify the number of bytes to dump, the -j option to specify the number of bytes to + skip, the -s option to output + signed decimal shorts, and the -t + option to specify output type.

+ +

+ pam_opie(8) no longer + emits fake challenges when the no_fake_prompts variable is specified.

+ +

A + pam_opieaccess(8) + module has been added.

+ +

+ pam_radius(8), + pam_ssh(8), and + pam_tacplus(8) have + been synchronized with the versions in FreeBSD -CURRENT + as of 3 July 2002.

+ +

+ pam_unix(8) has been + synchronized with the version in FreeBSD -CURRENT as of 9 + March 2002 (pre-OpenPAM).

+ +

+ pwd(1) now supports the + -L flag to print the logical + current working directory.

+ +

The + renice(8) command + implements a -n option, which + specifies an increment to be applied to the priority of a + process.

+ +

+ sed(1) now takes a -i option to enable in-place editing + of files.

+ +

+ sh(1) now supports a + -C option to prevent existing + regular files from being overwritten by output + redirection, and a -u to give an + error if an unset variable is expanded.

+ +

The + sh(1) built-in cd command now supports -L and -P flags to + invoke logical or physical modes of operation, + respectively. Logical mode is the default, but the + default can be changed with the physical + sh(1) option.

+ +

The + sh(1) built-in jobs command now supports a -s flag to output PIDs only and a -l flag to add PIDs to the + output.

+ +

The + sh(1) built-in export and readonly commands now support a -p flag to print their output in + ``portable'' format.

+ +

+ sh(1) no longer accepts + invalid constructs as command & && command, && command, or || command.

+ +

+ split(1) now supports a + -a option to specify the number + of letters to use for the suffix of split files.

+ +

+ su(1) now has support + for Kerberos V authentication.

+ +

+ tr(1) now has basic + support for equivalence classes for locales that support + them.

+ +

+ unexpand(1) now + supports a -t to specify tabstabs + analogous to + expand(1).

+ +

+ vidcontrol(1) now + accepts a -S to allow the user to + disable VTY switching.

+ +

+ who(1) now has a number + of new options: -H shows column + headings; -T shows + mesg(1) state; -m is an equivalent to am i; -u shows idle + time; -q to list names in + columns.

+ +

+ xargs(1) now supports a + -I replstr option that allows the + user to tell + xargs(1) to insert the + data read from standard input at specific points in the + command line arguments rather than at the end. (A + FreeBSD-specific -J option is + similar, but is now deprecated in favor of the more + portable -I option.)

+ +

+ xargs(1) now supports a + -L option to force its utility + argument to be called after some number of lines.

+ +
+
+ +

2.3.1 Contributed + Software

+ +

BIND has been updated to + 8.3.3.

+ +

Binutils has been updated + to 2.12.1 (specifically, a post-release snapshot from + 20 July 2002).

+ +

gcc has been updated to a + snapshot from the GCC 2.95 CVS branch from 20 March + 2002. It carries the unofficial version number of + 2.95.4.

+ +

Heimdal Kerberos has been + updated to a pre-0.5 snapshot from 29 August 2002.

+ +

libpcap has been updated + to 0.7.1.

+ +

The FTP daemon from NetBSD, otherwise known as lukemftpd 1.2 beta 1, has been + imported and is available as + lukemftpd(8).

+ +

+ m4(1) has been + imported from OpenBSD, as of 26 April 2002.

+ +

The OPIE + one-time-password suite has been updated to 2.4.

+ +

OpenSSH has been updated + to version 3.4p1. Among the changes:

+ +
    +
  • +

    The *2 files are + obsolete (for example, ~/.ssh/known_hosts can hold the + contents of ~/.ssh/known_hosts2).

    +
    • + +
  • +

    + ssh-keygen(1) can + import and export keys using the SECSH Public Key + File Format, for key exchange with several + commercial SSH implementations.

    +
    • + +
  • +

    + ssh-add(1) now + adds all three default keys.

    +
    • + +
  • +

    + ssh-keygen(1) no + longer defaults to a specific key type; one must be + specified with the -t + option.

    +
    • + +
  • +

    A ``privilege separation'' feature, which uses + unprivileged processes to contain and restrict the + effects of future compromises or programming + errors.

    +
    • + +
  • +

    Several bugfixes, including closure of a + security hole that could lead to an integer + overflow and undesired privilege escalation.

    +
    • + +
  • +

    The default SSH protocol to use is now Version 2 + (with a fallback to Version 1), rather than Version + 1 (with a fallback to Version 2).

    +
    • +
+
+
+ +

OpenSSL has been updated + to 0.9.6g.

+ +

sendmail has been updated + from version 8.12.3 to version 8.12.6.

+ +

GNU tar has been updated + to 1.13.25.

+ +

tcsh has been updated to + version 6.12.

+ +

texinfo has been updated + to 4.2.

+ +

The contributed version of tcp_wrappers now includes the + tcpd(8) helper + daemon. While not strictly necessary in a standard + FreeBSD installation (because + inetd(8) already + incorporates this functionality), this may be useful + for + inetd(8) replacements + such as xinetd.

+ +

tcpdump has been updated + to 3.7.1.

+ +

top has been updated to + version 3.5b12.

+
+ +
+
+ +

2.3.2 Ports/Packages + Collection

+ +

The libraries installed by the + emulators/linux_base port + (required for Linux emulation) have been updated; they + now correspond to those included with Red Hat Linux 7.1.

+ +

XFree86 has been updated + to 4.2.1. This version provides some security and bug + fixes over version 4.2.0.

+
+
+ +
+
+ +

2.4 Release + Engineering and Integration

+ +

A bug that caused /usr/share/examples to be incompletely + populated on fresh installs has been fixed.

+ +

It is now possible to make releases of FreeBSD + 5-CURRENT on a FreeBSD 4-STABLE host and vice versa. + Cross-architecture (building a release for a target + architecture on a host of a different architecture) + releases are also possible. See + release(7) for + details.

+
+
+ +
+
+ +

3 Upgrading from + previous releases of FreeBSD

+ +

If you're upgrading from a previous release of FreeBSD, + you generally will have three options:

+ +
    +
  • +

    Using the binary upgrade option of + sysinstall(8). This + option is perhaps the quickest, although it presumes + that your installation of FreeBSD uses no special + compilation options.

    +
    • + +
  • +

    Performing a complete reinstall of FreeBSD. + Technically, this is not an upgrading method, and in + any case is usually less convenient than a binary + upgrade, in that it requires you to manually backup and + restore the contents of /etc. + However, it may be useful in cases where you want (or + need) to change the partitioning of your disks.

    +
    • + +
  • +

    From source code in /usr/src. This route is more flexible, + but requires more disk space, time, and technical + expertise. More information can be found in the ``Using make + world'' section of the FreeBSD Handbook. Upgrading from + very old versions of FreeBSD may be problematic; in + cases like this, it is usually more effective to + perform a binary upgrade or a complete reinstall.

    +
    • +
+
+
+ +

Please read the INSTALL.TXT + file for more information, preferably before beginning + an upgrade. If you are upgrading from source, please be + sure to read /usr/src/UPDATING as + well.

+ +

Finally, if you want to use one of various means to + track the -STABLE or -CURRENT branches of FreeBSD, please + be sure to consult the ``-CURRENT vs. -STABLE'' section of the + FreeBSD Handbook.

+ +
+
+

Important: Upgrading FreeBSD should, of + course, only be attempted after backing up all data and + configuration files.

+
+
+
+
+
+ +

This file, and other release-related + documents, can be downloaded from ftp://ftp.FreeBSD.org/.

+ +

For questions about FreeBSD, read the + documentation + before contacting <questions@FreeBSD.org>.

+ +

For questions about this + documentation, e-mail <doc@FreeBSD.org>.

+
+
+ + + diff --git a/en/releases/4.7R/relnotes-i386.html b/en/releases/4.7R/relnotes-i386.html new file mode 100644 index 0000000000..5ebf82d6e2 --- /dev/null +++ b/en/releases/4.7R/relnotes-i386.html @@ -0,0 +1,1174 @@ + + + + + FreeBSD/i386 4.7-RELEASE Release Notes + + + + + +
+
+

FreeBSD/i386 4.7-RELEASE + Release Notes

+ +

The FreeBSD Project

+ +

Copyright © 2000, 2001, 2002 by + The FreeBSD Documentation Project

+ +

$FreeBSD: + src/release/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/relnotes/common/new.sgml,v + 1.22.2.300 2002/09/30 19:03:49 dd Exp $
+

+ +
+
+ + +

The release notes for FreeBSD 4.7-RELEASE contain a + summary of the changes made to the FreeBSD base system + since 4.6-RELEASE. Both changes for kernel and userland + are listed, as well as applicable security advisories + for the base system that were issued since the last + release. Some brief remarks on upgrading are also + presented.

+
+
+
+
+ +
+
+
Table of Contents
+ +
1 Introduction
+ +
2 What's New
+ +
+
+
2.1 Kernel Changes
+ +
+
+
2.1.1 Processor/Motherboard + Support
+ +
2.1.2 Boot Loaders
+ +
2.1.3 Network Interface + Support
+ +
2.1.4 Network + Protocols
+ +
2.1.5 Disks and + Storage
+ +
2.1.6 Filesystems
+ +
2.1.7 PCCARD + Support
+ +
2.1.8 Multimedia + Support
+ +
2.1.9 Contributed + Software
+
+
+ +
2.2 Security + Advisories
+ +
2.3 Userland Changes
+ +
+
+
2.3.1 Contributed + Software
+ +
2.3.2 Ports/Packages + Collection
+
+
+ +
2.4 Release Engineering and + Integration
+
+
+ +
3 Upgrading from previous releases + of FreeBSD
+
+
+ +
+
+ +

1 Introduction

+ +

This document contains the release notes for FreeBSD + 4.7-RELEASE on the IA-32 hardware platform. It describes + new features of FreeBSD that have been added (or changed) + since 4.6-RELEASE. It also provides some notes on upgrading + from previous versions of FreeBSD.

+ +

This distribution of FreeBSD 4.7-RELEASE is a release + distribution. It can be found at ftp://ftp.FreeBSD.org/ or any of its mirrors. + More information on obtaining this (or other) release + distributions of FreeBSD can be found in the ``Obtaining FreeBSD'' appendix in the FreeBSD Handbook.

+
+ +
+
+ +

2 What's New

+ +

This section describes the most user-visible new or + changed features in FreeBSD since 4.6-RELEASE. Typical + release note items document new drivers or hardware + support, new commands or options, major bugfixes, or + contributed software upgrades. Security advisories for the + base system that were issued after 4.6-RELEASE are also + listed.

+ +
+
+ +

2.1 Kernel + Changes

+ +

+ acct(2) has been + changed to open the accounting file in append mode, so + that + accton(8) can be used + to enable accounting to an append-only file.

+ +

RLIMIT_VMEM support has been + added. This feature defines a new resource limit that + covers a process's entire virtual memory space, including + + mmap(2) space. This + limit can be configured in + login.conf(5) via the + new vmemoryuse variable.

+ +

A bug in the + sendfile(2) system + call, in which headers counted against the size of the + file to be sent, has been fixed.

+ +

The + ucom(4) device driver + has been added, to support USB modems, serial devices, + and other programs that need to look like a tty. The + related + uplcom(4) and + uvscom(4) drivers + provide specific support for the Prolific PL-2303 serial + adapter and the SUNTAC Slipper U VS-10U, + respectively.

+ +

The + uvisor(4) driver for + connecting Handspring Visors via USB has been added.

+ +
+
+ +

2.1.1 + Processor/Motherboard Support

+ +

Support for the AMD Élan SC520 has been + added; this requires the CPU_ELAN option in the kernel + configuration file.

+
+ +
+
+ +

2.1.2 Boot + Loaders

+
+ +
+
+ +

2.1.3 Network + Interface Support

+ +

The + em(4) driver now + supports the Intel 82545EM and 82545EB chips. It also + has VLAN support.

+ +

The + rp(4) driver has been + updated to version 3.02 and can now be built as a + module.

+
+ +
+
+ +

2.1.4 Network + Protocols

+ +

A new version of + ipfw(4) (commonly + referred to as ``IPFW2'') has been added as an option. + It now uses variable-sized representation of rules in + the kernel, similar to + bpf(4) instructions. + Most of the externally-visible behavior (i.e. through + + ipfw(8)) should be + unchanged., although + ipfw(8) now supports + or connectives between match + fields. This new version is not enabled by default. To + use it:

+ +
+
    +
  1. +

    Add options IPFW2 + (undocumented) to the kernel configuration.

    +
    2. + +
  2. +

    Compile and install libalias and + ipfw(8) with + the -DIPFW2 option + specified to + make(1).

    +
    3. +
+
+ +

A new + ng_l2tp(4) netgraph + node type, which implements the encapsulation layer of + the L2TP protocol as described in RFC 2661, has been + added.

+ +

The + tcp(4) protocol's + retransmission timer can now be manipulated with two + sysctl variables, net.inet.tcp.rexmit_min and net.inet.tcp.rexmit_slop.

+ +

The + tcp(4) protocol now + has the ability to dynamically limit the send-side + window to maximize bandwidth and minimize round trip + times. The feature can be enabled via the net.inet.tcp.inflight_enable sysctl.

+
+ +
+
+ +

2.1.5 Disks and + Storage

+ +

The + ahd(4) driver, which + supports the Adaptec AIC7901, AIC7901A, and AIC7902 + Ultra320 PCI-X SCSI Controller chips, has been + added.

+ +

A bug which sometimes prevented + ata(4) tagged + queueing from working correctly has been corrected.

+ +

The + ata(4) driver now + computes maximum transfer sizes correctly. This fixes + numerous READ_BIG and other + errors that occurred when accessing certain ATA + devices.

+ +

The + ata(4) driver now has + support for the Sil 0680 and VIA 8233/8235 + controllers.

+ +

The mpt driver, for supporting the LSI Logic + Fusion/MP architecture Fiber Channel controllers, has + been added.

+ +

The pst driver, for supporting Promise SuperTrak ATA + RAID controllers, has been added.

+
+ +
+
+ +

2.1.6 + Filesystems

+
+ +
+
+ +

2.1.7 PCCARD + Support

+
+ +
+
+ +

2.1.8 Multimedia + Support

+ +

The VT8233 audio controller now has its own driver + to facilitate supporting all known revisions of the + hardware. It is loadable at boot time by adding device pcm to the kernel + configuration or by adding snd_via8233="YES" to /boot/loader.conf. Documentation to + support this work was provided by VIA.

+ +

The ich sound driver now provides rudimentary + support for ich4 audio support.

+ +

The uaudio driver, for USB audio devices, has been + added.

+
+ +
+
+ +

2.1.9 Contributed + Software

+ +

IPFilter has been updated + to 3.4.29.

+
+
+ +
+
+ +

2.2 Security + Advisories

+ +

The original fix for security advisory SA-02:23 (which + addressed the use of file descriptors by set-user-id or + set-group-id programs) contained an error. It was still + possible for systems using + procfs(5) or + linprocfs(5) to be + exploited. This error has now been corrected; a revised + version of security advisory FreeBSD-SA-02:23 contains more + details.

+ +

A buffer overflow in the resolver, which could be + exploited by a malicious domain name server or an + attacker forging DNS messages, has been fixed. See + security advisory FreeBSD-SA-02:28 for more details.

+ +

A buffer overflow in + tcpdump(1), which could + be triggered by badly-formed NFS packets, has been fixed. + See security advisory FreeBSD-SA-02:29 for more details.

+ +

+ ktrace(1) can no longer + trace the operation of formerly privileged processes; + this prevents the leakage of sensitive information that + the process could have obtained before abandoning its + privileges. For a discussion of this issue, see security + advisory FreeBSD-SA-02:30 for more details.

+ +

A race condition in + pppd(8), which could be + used to change the permissions of an arbitrary file, has + been corrected. For more information, see security + advisory FreeBSD-SA-02:32.

+ +

Multiple buffer overflows in OpenSSL have been corrected, by way of + an upgrade to the base system version of OpenSSL. More details can be found in + security advisory FreeBSD-SA-02:33.

+ +

A heap buffer overflow in the XDR decoder has been + fixed. For more details, see security advisory FreeBSD-SA-02:34.

+ +

A bug that could allow local users to read and write + arbitrary blocks on an FFS filesystem has been corrected. + More details can be found in security advisory FreeBSD-SA-02:35.

+ +

A bug in the NFS server code, which could allow a + remote denial of service attack, has been fixed. Security + advisory FreeBSD-SA-02:36 has more details.

+ +

A bug that could allow local users to panic a system + using the + kqueue(2) mechanism has + been fixed. More information is contained in security + advisory FreeBSD-SA-02:37.

+ +

Several bounds-checking bugs in system calls, which + could result in some system calls returning a large + portion of kernel memory, have been fixed. More + information can be found in security advisory FreeBSD-SA-02:38.

+ +

A bug that could allow applications using libkvm to leak sensitive file descriptors + has been corrected. (See security advisory FreeBSD-SA-02:39 for more + details.)

+
+ +
+
+ +

2.3 Userland + Changes

+ +

+ biff(1) now accepts a + b argument to enable ``bell + notification'' of new mail (which does not disturb the + terminal contents as biff y + would).

+ +

+ cp(1) now takes a + (nonstandard) -n option to + automatically answer ``no'' when it would ask to + overwrite a file.

+ +

The + daemon(8) program, a + command-line interface to + daemon(3), has been + added. It detaches itself from its controlling terminal + and executes a program specified on the command line. + This allows the user to run an arbitrary program as if it + were written to be a daemon.

+ +

+ dump(8) now supports a + new -S flag to allow it to just + print out the dump size estimates and exit.

+ +

+ finger(1) now has + support for a .pubkey file.

+ +

+ finger(1) now supports + a -g flag to restrict the + printing of GECOS information to the user's full name + only.

+ +

+ finger(1) now supports + the -4 and -6 flags to specify an address family for + remote queries.

+ +

+ fold(1) now supports a + -b flag to break at byte + positions and a -s flag to break + at word boundaries.

+ +

+ ftp(1) now supports the + epsv4 command to switch between + using the new EPSV/EPRT and plain old PASV/PORT requests + when talking over IPv4. This command is intended to + remedy the problem arising when running + ftp(1) through IPFilter or another firewall not + supporting the newer FTP requests.

+ +

+ ftpd(8) now supports + the -m option to permit guest + users to modify existing files if allowed by filesystem + permissions. In particular, this enables guest users to + resume uploads.

+ +

+ ftpd(8) now supports + the -M option to prevent guest + users from creating directories.

+ +

+ ftpd(8) now supports + the -W option to disable logging + FTP sessions to + wtmp(5).

+ +

+ ifconfig(8) now + supports a eui64 command to fill + in the lowermost 64 bits of an IPv6 address + automatically. This makes + prefix(8) obsolete.

+ +

+ ifconfig(8) now has the + ability to set promiscuous mode on an interface, via the + new promisc flag.

+ +

+ inetd(8) now has the + capability for limiting the maximum number of + simultaneous invocations of each service from a single IP + address.

+ +

+ lock(1) now accepts a + -v to disable switching VTYs + while the current terminal is locked. This permits + locking the entire console from a single terminal.

+ +

The + ls(1) program now + supports a -m flag to list files + across a page, a -p flag to force + printing of a / after + directories, and a -x flag to + sort filenames across a page.

+ +

+ mv(1) now takes a + (nonstandard) -n option to + automatically answer ``no'' when it would ask to + overwrite a file.

+ +

+ nice(1) now uses the + -n option to specify the + ``niceness'' of the utility being run.

+ +

+ od(1) now supports the + -A option to specify the input + address base, the -N option to + specify the number of bytes to dump, the -j option to specify the number of bytes to + skip, the -s option to output + signed decimal shorts, and the -t + option to specify output type.

+ +

+ pam_opie(8) no longer + emits fake challenges when the no_fake_prompts variable is specified.

+ +

A + pam_opieaccess(8) + module has been added.

+ +

+ pam_radius(8), + pam_ssh(8), and + pam_tacplus(8) have + been synchronized with the versions in FreeBSD -CURRENT + as of 3 July 2002.

+ +

+ pam_unix(8) has been + synchronized with the version in FreeBSD -CURRENT as of 9 + March 2002 (pre-OpenPAM).

+ +

+ pwd(1) now supports the + -L flag to print the logical + current working directory.

+ +

The + renice(8) command + implements a -n option, which + specifies an increment to be applied to the priority of a + process.

+ +

+ sed(1) now takes a -i option to enable in-place editing + of files.

+ +

+ sh(1) now supports a + -C option to prevent existing + regular files from being overwritten by output + redirection, and a -u to give an + error if an unset variable is expanded.

+ +

The + sh(1) built-in cd command now supports -L and -P flags to + invoke logical or physical modes of operation, + respectively. Logical mode is the default, but the + default can be changed with the physical + sh(1) option.

+ +

The + sh(1) built-in jobs command now supports a -s flag to output PIDs only and a -l flag to add PIDs to the + output.

+ +

The + sh(1) built-in export and readonly commands now support a -p flag to print their output in + ``portable'' format.

+ +

+ sh(1) no longer accepts + invalid constructs as command & && command, && command, or || command.

+ +

+ split(1) now supports a + -a option to specify the number + of letters to use for the suffix of split files.

+ +

+ su(1) now has support + for Kerberos V authentication.

+ +

+ tr(1) now has basic + support for equivalence classes for locales that support + them.

+ +

+ unexpand(1) now + supports a -t to specify tabstabs + analogous to + expand(1).

+ +

+ vidcontrol(1) now + accepts a -S to allow the user to + disable VTY switching.

+ +

+ who(1) now has a number + of new options: -H shows column + headings; -T shows + mesg(1) state; -m is an equivalent to am i; -u shows idle + time; -q to list names in + columns.

+ +

+ xargs(1) now supports a + -I replstr option that allows the + user to tell + xargs(1) to insert the + data read from standard input at specific points in the + command line arguments rather than at the end. (A + FreeBSD-specific -J option is + similar, but is now deprecated in favor of the more + portable -I option.)

+ +

+ xargs(1) now supports a + -L option to force its utility + argument to be called after some number of lines.

+ +
+
+ +

2.3.1 Contributed + Software

+ +

BIND has been updated to + 8.3.3.

+ +

Binutils has been updated + to 2.12.1 (specifically, a post-release snapshot from + 20 July 2002).

+ +

gcc has been updated to a + snapshot from the GCC 2.95 CVS branch from 20 March + 2002. It carries the unofficial version number of + 2.95.4.

+ +

Heimdal Kerberos has been + updated to a pre-0.5 snapshot from 29 August 2002.

+ +

libpcap has been updated + to 0.7.1.

+ +

The FTP daemon from NetBSD, otherwise known as lukemftpd 1.2 beta 1, has been + imported and is available as + lukemftpd(8).

+ +

+ m4(1) has been + imported from OpenBSD, as of 26 April 2002.

+ +

The OPIE + one-time-password suite has been updated to 2.4.

+ +

OpenSSH has been updated + to version 3.4p1. Among the changes:

+ +
    +
  • +

    The *2 files are + obsolete (for example, ~/.ssh/known_hosts can hold the + contents of ~/.ssh/known_hosts2).

    +
    • + +
  • +

    + ssh-keygen(1) can + import and export keys using the SECSH Public Key + File Format, for key exchange with several + commercial SSH implementations.

    +
    • + +
  • +

    + ssh-add(1) now + adds all three default keys.

    +
    • + +
  • +

    + ssh-keygen(1) no + longer defaults to a specific key type; one must be + specified with the -t + option.

    +
    • + +
  • +

    A ``privilege separation'' feature, which uses + unprivileged processes to contain and restrict the + effects of future compromises or programming + errors.

    +
    • + +
  • +

    Several bugfixes, including closure of a + security hole that could lead to an integer + overflow and undesired privilege escalation.

    +
    • + +
  • +

    The default SSH protocol to use is now Version 2 + (with a fallback to Version 1), rather than Version + 1 (with a fallback to Version 2).

    +
    • +
+
+
+ +

OpenSSL has been updated + to 0.9.6g.

+ +

sendmail has been updated + from version 8.12.3 to version 8.12.6.

+ +

Version 1.4.5 of the smbfs userland utilities has been + imported.

+ +

GNU tar has been updated + to 1.13.25.

+ +

tcsh has been updated to + version 6.12.

+ +

texinfo has been updated + to 4.2.

+ +

The contributed version of tcp_wrappers now includes the + tcpd(8) helper + daemon. While not strictly necessary in a standard + FreeBSD installation (because + inetd(8) already + incorporates this functionality), this may be useful + for + inetd(8) replacements + such as xinetd.

+ +

tcpdump has been updated + to 3.7.1.

+ +

top has been updated to + version 3.5b12.

+
+ +
+
+ +

2.3.2 Ports/Packages + Collection

+ +

The libraries installed by the + emulators/linux_base port + (required for Linux emulation) have been updated; they + now correspond to those included with Red Hat Linux 7.1.

+ +

XFree86 has been updated + to 4.2.1. This version provides some security and bug + fixes over version 4.2.0.

+
+
+ +
+
+ +

2.4 Release + Engineering and Integration

+ +

A bug that caused /usr/share/examples to be incompletely + populated on fresh installs has been fixed.

+ +

It is now possible to make releases of FreeBSD + 5-CURRENT on a FreeBSD 4-STABLE host and vice versa. + Cross-architecture (building a release for a target + architecture on a host of a different architecture) + releases are also possible. See + release(7) for + details.

+
+
+ +
+
+ +

3 Upgrading from + previous releases of FreeBSD

+ +

If you're upgrading from a previous release of FreeBSD, + you generally will have three options:

+ +
    +
  • +

    Using the binary upgrade option of + sysinstall(8). This + option is perhaps the quickest, although it presumes + that your installation of FreeBSD uses no special + compilation options.

    +
    • + +
  • +

    Performing a complete reinstall of FreeBSD. + Technically, this is not an upgrading method, and in + any case is usually less convenient than a binary + upgrade, in that it requires you to manually backup and + restore the contents of /etc. + However, it may be useful in cases where you want (or + need) to change the partitioning of your disks.

    +
    • + +
  • +

    From source code in /usr/src. This route is more flexible, + but requires more disk space, time, and technical + expertise. More information can be found in the ``Using make + world'' section of the FreeBSD Handbook. Upgrading from + very old versions of FreeBSD may be problematic; in + cases like this, it is usually more effective to + perform a binary upgrade or a complete reinstall.

    +
    • +
+
+
+ +

Please read the INSTALL.TXT + file for more information, preferably before beginning + an upgrade. If you are upgrading from source, please be + sure to read /usr/src/UPDATING as + well.

+ +

Finally, if you want to use one of various means to + track the -STABLE or -CURRENT branches of FreeBSD, please + be sure to consult the ``-CURRENT vs. -STABLE'' section of the + FreeBSD Handbook.

+ +
+
+

Important: Upgrading FreeBSD should, of + course, only be attempted after backing up all data and + configuration files.

+
+
+
+
+
+ +

This file, and other release-related + documents, can be downloaded from ftp://ftp.FreeBSD.org/.

+ +

For questions about FreeBSD, read the + documentation + before contacting <questions@FreeBSD.org>.

+ +

For questions about this + documentation, e-mail <doc@FreeBSD.org>.

+
+
+ + + diff --git a/en/releases/4.7R/relnotes.sgml b/en/releases/4.7R/relnotes.sgml new file mode 100644 index 0000000000..63bfcbee0c --- /dev/null +++ b/en/releases/4.7R/relnotes.sgml @@ -0,0 +1,26 @@ + + + + %includes; +]> + + &header; + +

The release notes for FreeBSD are customized for different + platforms, as some of the changes made to FreeBSD apply only to + specific processor architectures.

+ +

Release notes for FreeBSD 4.7-RELEASE are available for the following + platforms:

+ + + +

A list of all platforms currently under development can be found + on the Supported + Platforms page.

+ +