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<h1 class="TITLE"><a id="AEN2" name="AEN2">FreeBSD/alpha
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5.0-RELEASE Hardware Notes</a></h1>
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<h3 class="CORPAUTHOR">The FreeBSD Documentation
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Project</h3>
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<p class="COPYRIGHT">Copyright © 2000, 2001, 2002,
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2003 by The FreeBSD Documentation Project</p>
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<dl>
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<dt><b>Table of Contents</b></dt>
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<dt>1 <a href="#INTRO">Introduction</a></dt>
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<dt>2 <a href="#SUPPORT-PROC">Supported processors and
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motherboards</a></dt>
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<dd>
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<dl>
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<dt>2.1 <a href="#AEN25">Overview</a></dt>
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<dt>2.2 <a href="#AEN44">In general, what do you need
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to run FreeBSD on an Alpha?</a></dt>
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<dt>2.3 <a href="#AEN105">System-specific
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information</a></dt>
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<dd>
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<dl>
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<dt>2.3.1 <a href="#AEN110">AXPpci33
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(``NoName'')</a></dt>
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<dt>2.3.2 <a href="#AEN185">Universal Desktop Box
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(UDB or ``Multia'')</a></dt>
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<dt>2.3.3 <a href="#AEN274">Personal Workstation
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(``Miata'')</a></dt>
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<dt>2.3.4 <a href="#AEN384">Evaluation Board 64
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family</a></dt>
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<dt>2.3.5 <a href="#AEN439">Evaluation Board 164
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(``EB164, PC164, PC164LX, PC164SX'')
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family</a></dt>
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<dt>2.3.6 <a href="#AEN504">AlphaStation 200
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(``Mustang'') and 400 (``Avanti'')
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series</a></dt>
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<dt>2.3.7 <a href="#AEN571">AlphaStation 500 and
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600 (``Alcor'' & ``Maverick'' for EV5,
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``Bret'' for EV56)</a></dt>
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<dt>2.3.8 <a href="#AEN683">AlphaServer 1000
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(``Mikasa''), 1000A (``Noritake'') and
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800(``Corelle'')</a></dt>
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<dt>2.3.9 <a href="#AEN739">DS10/VS10/XP900
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(``Webbrick'') / XP1000 (``Monet'') / DS10L
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(``Slate'')</a></dt>
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<dt>2.3.10 <a href="#AEN890">DS20/DS20E
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(``Goldrush'')</a></dt>
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<dt>2.3.11 <a href="#AEN959">AlphaPC 264DP /
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UP2000</a></dt>
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<dt>2.3.12 <a href="#AEN1005">AlphaServer 2000
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(``DemiSable''), 2100 (``Sable''), 2100A
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(``Lynx'')</a></dt>
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<dt>2.3.13 <a href="#AEN1076">AlphaServer 4x00
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(``Rawhide'')</a></dt>
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<dt>2.3.14 <a href="#AEN1107">AlphaServer 1200
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(``Tincup'') and AlphaStation 1200
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(``DaVinci'')</a></dt>
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<dt>2.3.15 <a href="#AEN1137">AlphaServer 8200
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and 8400 (``TurboLaser'')</a></dt>
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<dt>2.3.16 <a href="#AEN1180">Alpha Processor
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Inc. UP1000</a></dt>
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<dt>2.3.17 <a href="#AEN1229">Alpha Processor
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Inc. UP1100</a></dt>
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<dt>2.3.18 <a href="#AEN1277">Alpha Processor
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Inc. CS20, Compaq DS20L</a></dt>
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</dd>
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<dt>2.4 <a href="#AEN1324">Supported Hardware
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Overview</a></dt>
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<dt>2.5 <a href="#AEN1356">Acknowledgments</a></dt>
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</dl>
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</dd>
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<dt>3 <a href="#SUPPORT">Supported Devices</a></dt>
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<dd>
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<dt>3.1 <a href="#AEN1403">Disk Controllers</a></dt>
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<dt>3.2 <a href="#ETHERNET">Ethernet
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Interfaces</a></dt>
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<dt>3.3 <a href="#AEN2897">FDDI Interfaces</a></dt>
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<dt>3.4 <a href="#AEN2907">ATM Interfaces</a></dt>
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<dt>3.5 <a href="#AEN2949">Wireless Network
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Interfaces</a></dt>
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<dt>3.6 <a href="#AEN3077">Miscellaneous
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Networks</a></dt>
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<dt>3.7 <a href="#AEN3098">ISDN Interfaces</a></dt>
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<dt>3.8 <a href="#AEN3162">Serial Interfaces</a></dt>
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<dt>3.9 <a href="#AEN3322">Audio Devices</a></dt>
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<dt>3.10 <a href="#AEN3448">Camera and Video Capture
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Devices</a></dt>
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<dt>3.11 <a href="#USB">USB Devices</a></dt>
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<dt>3.12 <a href="#FIREWIRE">IEEE 1394 (Firewire)
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Devices</a></dt>
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<dt>3.13 <a href="#BLUETOOTH">Bluetooth
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Devices</a></dt>
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<dt>3.14 <a href="#AEN3747">Cryptographic
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Accelerators</a></dt>
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<dt>3.15 <a href="#AEN3772">Miscellaneous</a></dt>
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</dl>
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</dd>
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<div class="SECT1">
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<hr />
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<h1 class="SECT1"><a id="INTRO" name="INTRO">1
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Introduction</a></h1>
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<p>This document contains the hardware compatibility notes
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for FreeBSD 5.0-RELEASE on the Alpha/AXP hardware platform
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(also referred to as FreeBSD/alpha 5.0-RELEASE). It lists
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devices known to work on this platform, as well as some
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notes on boot-time kernel customization that may be useful
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when attempting to configure support for new devices.</p>
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<div class="NOTE">
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<blockquote class="NOTE">
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<p><b>Note:</b> This document includes information
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specific to the Alpha/AXP hardware platform. Versions
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of the hardware compatibility notes for other
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architectures will differ in some details.</p>
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</blockquote>
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</div>
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</div>
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<div class="SECT1">
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<hr />
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<h1 class="SECT1"><a id="SUPPORT-PROC"
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name="SUPPORT-PROC">2 Supported processors and
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motherboards</a></h1>
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<i class="AUTHORGROUP"><span class="CONTRIB">Maintained
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by</span> Wilko Bulte.</i>
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<p>Additions, corrections and constructive criticism are
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invited. In particular, information on system quirks is
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more than welcome.</p>
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<div class="SECT2">
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<hr />
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<h2 class="SECT2"><a id="AEN25" name="AEN25">2.1
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Overview</a></h2>
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<p>This document tries to provide a starting point for
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those who want to run FreeBSD on an Alpha-based machine.
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It is aimed at providing background information on the
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various hardware designs. It is not a replacement for the
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systems manuals.</p>
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<p>The information is structured as follows:</p>
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<ul>
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<li>
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<p>general hardware requirements to run FreeBSD on
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alpha;</p>
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</li>
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<li>
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<p>system specific information for each of the
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systems/boards supported by FreeBSD;</p>
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</li>
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<li>
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<p>information on expansion boards for FreeBSD,
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including things that differ from what is in the
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generic supported hardware list.</p>
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</li>
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</ul>
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<div class="NOTE">
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<blockquote class="NOTE">
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<p><b>Note:</b> You will see references to DEC,
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Digital Equipment Corporation and Compaq used more or
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less interchangeably. Now that Compaq has acquired
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Digital Equipment it would be more correct to refer
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to Compaq only. Given the fact that you will see the
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mix of names everywhere, I don't bother.</p>
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</blockquote>
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</div>
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<div class="NOTE">
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<blockquote class="NOTE">
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<p><b>Note:</b> SRM commands will be in <tt
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class="USERINPUT"><b>UPPER CASE</b></tt>. Lower case
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input is also acceptable to SRM. Upper case is used
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for clarity.</p>
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</blockquote>
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</div>
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<div class="NOTE">
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<blockquote class="NOTE">
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<p><b>Note:</b> Compaq has put information on the Web
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for Linux developers that is also very useful for
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FreeBSD users. Please check at <a
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href="http://www.support.compaq.com/alpha-tools/"
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target="_top">Linux Alpha Power tools</a>.</p>
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</blockquote>
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</div>
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</div>
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<div class="SECT2">
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<hr />
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<h2 class="SECT2"><a id="AEN44" name="AEN44">2.2 In
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general, what do you need to run FreeBSD on an
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Alpha?</a></h2>
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<p>Obviously you will need an Alpha machine that FreeBSD
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knows about. Alpha machines are NOT like PCs. There are
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considerable differences between the various core logic
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chip sets and mainboard designs. This means that a kernel
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needs to know the intimate details of a particular
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machine before it can run on it. Throwing some odd <tt
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class="FILENAME">GENERIC</tt> kernel at unknown hardware
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is almost guaranteed to fail miserably.</p>
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<p>For a machine even to be considered for FreeBSD use
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please make sure it has the SRM console firmware
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installed. Or at least make sure that SRM console
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firmware is available for the particular machine type. If
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FreeBSD does not currently support your machine type,
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there is a good chance that this will change at some
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point in time, assuming SRM is available. All bets are
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off when SRM console firmware is not available.</p>
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<p>Machines with the ARC or AlphaBIOS console firmware
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were intended for WindowsNT. Some have SRM console
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firmware available in the system ROMs which you only have
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to select (via an ARC or AlphaBIOS menu). In other cases
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you will have to re-flash the ROMs with SRM code. Check
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on http://ftp.digital.com/pub/DEC/Alpha/firmware to see
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what is available for your particular system. In any
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case: no SRM means <span class="emphasis"><i
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class="EMPHASIS">no</i></span> FreeBSD (or NetBSD,
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OpenBSD, Tru64 Unix or OpenVMS for that matter). With the
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demise of WindowsNT/alpha a lot of former NT boxes are
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sold on the second hand market. They have little or no
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trade-in value when they are NT-only from the console
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firmware perspective. So, be suspicious if the price
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appears too good.</p>
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<p>Known non-SRM machines are:</p>
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<ul>
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<li>
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<p>Digital XL series</p>
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</li>
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<li>
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<p>Digital XLT series</p>
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</li>
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<li>
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<p>Samsung PC164UX (``Ruffian'')</p>
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</li>
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<li>
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<p>Samsung 164B</p>
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</li>
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</ul>
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<p>Machines that have SRM but are not supported by
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FreeBSD are:</p>
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<ul>
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<li>
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<p>DECpc 150 (``Jensen'')</p>
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</li>
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<li>
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<p>DEC 2000/300 (``Jensen'')</p>
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</li>
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<li>
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<p>DEC 2000/500 (``Culzean'')</p>
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</li>
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<li>
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<p>AXPvme series (``Medulla'')</p>
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</li>
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</ul>
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<p>To complicate things a bit further: Digital used to
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have so called ``white-box'' Alpha machines destined as
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NT-only and ``blue-box'' Alpha machines destined for
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OpenVMS and Digital Unix. These names are based on the
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color of the cabinets, ``FrostWhite'' and ``TopGunBlue''
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respectively. Although you could put the SRM console
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firmware on a whitebox, OpenVMS and Digital Unix will
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refuse to boot on them. FreeBSD in post-4.0-RELEASE will
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run on both the white and the blue-box variants. Before
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someone asks: the white ones had a rather different
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(read: cheaper) Digital price tag.</p>
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<p>As part of the SRM you will get the so called OSF/1
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PAL code (OSF/1 being the initial name of Digital's UNIX
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offering on Alpha). The PAL code can be thought of as a
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software abstraction layer between the hardware and the
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operating system. It uses normal CPU instruction plus a
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handful of privileged instructions specific for PAL use.
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PAL is not microcode. The ARC console firmware contains a
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different PAL code, geared towards WinNT and in no way
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suitable for use by FreeBSD (or more generic: Unix or
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OpenVMS). Before someone asks: Linux/alpha brings its own
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PAL code, allowing it to boot on ARC and AlphaBIOS. There
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are various reasons why this is not a very good idea in
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the eyes of the *BSD folks. I don't want to go into
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details here. If you are interested in the gory details
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search the FreeBSD and NetBSD web sites.</p>
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<p>There is another pitfall ahead: you will need a disk
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adapter that the SRM console firmware recognizes in order
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to be able to boot from a disk. What is acceptable to SRM
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as a boot adapter is unfortunately highly system and SRM
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version dependent. For older PCI based machines it means
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you will need either a NCR/Symbios 53C810 based adapter,
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or a Qlogic 1020/1040 based adapter. Some machines come
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with a SCSI chip embedded on the mainboard. Newer machine
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designs and SRM versions will be able to work with more
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modern SCSI chips/adapters. Check out the machine
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specific info below. Please note that the rest of this
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discussion only refers to Symbios chips, this is meant to
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include the older chips that still have NCR stamped on
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them. Symbios bought NCR sometime.</p>
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<p>The problem might bite those who have machines that
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started their lives as WindowsNT boxes. The ARC or
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AlphaBIOS knows about <span class="emphasis"><i
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class="EMPHASIS">other</i></span> adapter types that it
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can boot from than the SRM. For example you can boot from
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an Adaptec 2940UW with ARC/AlphaBios but (generally) not
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with SRM. Some newer machine types have introduced
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Adaptec boot support. Please consult the machine specific
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section for details.</p>
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<p>Most adapters that cannot be booted from work fine for
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data-only disks. The differences between SRM and ARC
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could also get you pre-packaged IDE CDROMs and hard
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drives in some (former WindowsNT) systems. SRM versions
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exist (depends on the machine type) that can boot from
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IDE disks and CDROMs. Check the machine specific section
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for details.</p>
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<p>FreeBSD 4.0 and later can be booted from the
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distribution CDROM. Earlier versions needed booting from
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a 2 disk floppy set.</p>
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<p>In order to be bootable the root partition (partition
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a) must be at offset 0 of the disk drive. This means you
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have to use the installer's partitioning menu and start
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with assigning partition a at offset 0 to the root
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partition. Subsequently layout the rest of the partitions
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to your liking. If you do not adhere to this rule the
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install will proceed just fine, but the system will not
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be bootable from the freshly installed disk.</p>
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<p>If you don't have/want a local disk drive you can boot
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via the Ethernet. This assumes an Ethernet adapter/chip
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that is recognized by the SRM console. Generally speaking
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this boils down to either a 21040 or 21142 or 21143 based
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Ethernet interface. Older machines or SRM versions may
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not recognize the 21142 / 21143 Fast Ethernet chips, you
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are then limited to using 10Mbit Ethernet for net booting
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those machines. Non-DEC cards based on said chips will
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generally (but are not guaranteed to) work. Note that
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Intel took over the 21x4x chips when it bought Digital
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Semiconductor. So you might see an Intel logo on them
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these days. Recent machine designs have SRM support for
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Intel 8255x Ethernet chips.</p>
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<p>Alpha machines can be run with SRM on a graphics
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console or on a serial console. ARC can also be run on a
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serial consoles if need be. VT100 emulation with 8 bit
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controls should at least allow you to switch from
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ARC/AlphaBIOS to SRM mode without having to install a
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graphics card first.</p>
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<p>If you want to run your Alpha machine without a
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monitor/graphics card just don't connect a keyboard/mouse
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to the machine. Instead hook up a serial
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terminal[emulator] to serial port #1. The SRM will talk
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9600N81 to you. This can also be really practical for
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debugging purposes. Beware: some/most (?) SRMs will also
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present you with a console prompt at serial port #2. The
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booting kernel, however, will display the boot messages
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on serial port #1 and will also put the console there.
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<span class="emphasis"><i class="EMPHASIS">This can be
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extremely confusing.</i></span></p>
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<p>Most PCI based Alphas can use ordinary PC-type VGA
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cards. The SRM contains enough smarts to make that work.
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It does not, however, mean that each and every PCI VGA
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card out on the street will work in an Alpha machine.
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Things like S3 Trio64, Mach64, and Matrox Millennium
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generally work. Old ET4000 based ISA cards have also
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worked for me. But ask around first before buying.</p>
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<p>Most PCI devices from the PC-world will also work in
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FreeBSD PCI-based machines. Check the <tt
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class="FILENAME">/sys/alpha/conf/GENERIC</tt> file for
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the latest word on this. Check the appropriate machine
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type's discussion in case you want to use PCI cards that
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have PCI bridge chips on them. In some cases you might
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encounter problems with PCI cards not handling PCI parity
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correctly. This can lead to panics. PCI parity checking
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can be disabled using the following SRM command:</p>
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<pre class="SCREEN">
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<tt class="PROMPT">>>></tt> <tt
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class="USERINPUT"><b>SET PCI_PARITY OFF</b></tt>
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</pre>
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<p>This is not a FreeBSD problem, all operating systems
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running on Alpha hardware will need this workaround.</p>
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<p>If your system (also) contains EISA expansion slots
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you will need to run the EISA Configuration Utility (ECU)
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after you have installed EISA cards or after you have
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upgraded your console firmware.</p>
|
|
|
|
<p>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).</p>
|
|
|
|
<p>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.</p>
|
|
|
|
<p>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.</p>
|
|
|
|
<p>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.</p>
|
|
</div>
|
|
|
|
<div class="SECT2">
|
|
<hr />
|
|
|
|
<h2 class="SECT2"><a id="AEN105" name="AEN105">2.3
|
|
System-specific information</a></h2>
|
|
|
|
<p>Below is an overview of the hardware that FreeBSD runs
|
|
on. This list will definitely grow, a look in <tt
|
|
class="FILENAME">/sys/alpha/conf/GENERIC</tt> can be
|
|
enlightening.</p>
|
|
|
|
<p>Alpha machines are often best known by their project
|
|
code name. Where known these are listed below in
|
|
parentheses.</p>
|
|
|
|
<div class="SECT3">
|
|
<hr />
|
|
|
|
<h3 class="SECT3"><a id="AEN110" name="AEN110">2.3.1
|
|
AXPpci33 (``NoName'')</a></h3>
|
|
|
|
<p>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.</p>
|
|
|
|
<p>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.</p>
|
|
|
|
<p>Features:</p>
|
|
|
|
<ul>
|
|
<li>
|
|
<p>21066 Alpha CPU at 166 MHz or 21066A CPU at
|
|
233MHz. 21068 CPUs are also possible, but are even
|
|
slower.</p>
|
|
</li>
|
|
|
|
<li>
|
|
<p>on-board Bcache / L2 cache: 0, 256k or 1 Mbyte
|
|
(uses DIL chips)</p>
|
|
</li>
|
|
|
|
<li>
|
|
<p>PS/2 mouse & keyboard port OR 5pin DIN
|
|
keyboard (2 mainboard models)</p>
|
|
</li>
|
|
|
|
<li>
|
|
<p>memory:</p>
|
|
|
|
<ul>
|
|
<li>
|
|
<p>bus width: 64 bits</p>
|
|
</li>
|
|
|
|
<li>
|
|
<p>PS/2 style 72 pin 36 bit Fast Page Mode
|
|
SIMMs</p>
|
|
</li>
|
|
|
|
<li>
|
|
<p>70ns or better</p>
|
|
</li>
|
|
|
|
<li>
|
|
<p>installed in pairs of 2</p>
|
|
</li>
|
|
|
|
<li>
|
|
<p>4 SIMM sockets</p>
|
|
</li>
|
|
|
|
<li>
|
|
<p>uses ECC</p>
|
|
</li>
|
|
</ul>
|
|
</li>
|
|
|
|
<li>
|
|
<p>512kB Flash ROM for the console code.</p>
|
|
</li>
|
|
|
|
<li>
|
|
<p>2 16550A serial ports</p>
|
|
</li>
|
|
|
|
<li>
|
|
<p>1 parallel port</p>
|
|
</li>
|
|
|
|
<li>
|
|
<p>floppy interface</p>
|
|
</li>
|
|
|
|
<li>
|
|
<p>1 embedded IDE interface</p>
|
|
</li>
|
|
|
|
<li>
|
|
<p>expansion:</p>
|
|
|
|
<ul>
|
|
<li>
|
|
<p>3 32 bit PCI slots (1 shared with ISA)</p>
|
|
</li>
|
|
|
|
<li>
|
|
<p>5 ISA slots (1 shared with PCI)</p>
|
|
</li>
|
|
</ul>
|
|
</li>
|
|
|
|
<li>
|
|
<p>embedded Fast SCSI using a Symbios 53C810
|
|
chip</p>
|
|
</li>
|
|
</ul>
|
|
|
|
<p>NoNames can either have SRM <span
|
|
class="emphasis"><i class="EMPHASIS">or</i></span> 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.</p>
|
|
|
|
<p>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.</p>
|
|
|
|
<p>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.</p>
|
|
|
|
<p>The IDE interface is supported by FreeBSD and
|
|
requires a line in the kernel configuration file as
|
|
follows:</p>
|
|
<pre class="PROGRAMLISTING">
|
|
device ata
|
|
</pre>
|
|
|
|
<p>The ATA interface uses irq 14.</p>
|
|
|
|
<p>The SRM console unfortunately <span
|
|
class="emphasis"><i class="EMPHASIS">cannot
|
|
boot</i></span> from IDE disks. This means you will
|
|
have to use a SCSI disk as the boot device.</p>
|
|
|
|
<p>The NoName is somewhat stubborn when it comes to
|
|
serial consoles. It needs</p>
|
|
<pre class="SCREEN">
|
|
>>> <tt
|
|
class="USERINPUT"><b>SET CONSOLE SERIAL</b></tt>
|
|
</pre>
|
|
|
|
<p>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</p>
|
|
<pre class="SCREEN">
|
|
>>> <tt
|
|
class="USERINPUT"><b>SET CONSOLE GRAPHICS</b></tt>
|
|
</pre>
|
|
|
|
<p>at the serial console.</p>
|
|
|
|
<p>There have been reports that you sometimes need to
|
|
press <b class="KEYCAP">Control</b>-<b
|
|
class="KEYCAP">Alt</b>-<b class="KEYCAP">Del</b> 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.</p>
|
|
|
|
<p>Make sure you use true 36 bit SIMMs, and only FPM
|
|
(Fast Page Mode) DRAM. EDO DRAM or SIMMs with fake
|
|
parity <span class="emphasis"><i class="EMPHASIS">will
|
|
not work</i></span>. The board uses the 4 extra bits
|
|
for ECC. 33 bit FPM SIMMs will for the same reason not
|
|
work.</p>
|
|
|
|
<p>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.</p>
|
|
|
|
<p>The <a
|
|
href="ftp://ftp.digital.com/pub/DEC/axppci/design_guide.ps"
|
|
target="_top">OEM manual</a> is recommended
|
|
reading.</p>
|
|
|
|
<p>The kernel configuration file for a NoName kernel
|
|
must contain:</p>
|
|
<pre class="PROGRAMLISTING">
|
|
options DEC_AXPPCI_33
|
|
cpu EV4
|
|
</pre>
|
|
</div>
|
|
|
|
<div class="SECT3">
|
|
<hr />
|
|
|
|
<h3 class="SECT3"><a id="AEN185" name="AEN185">2.3.2
|
|
Universal Desktop Box (UDB or ``Multia'')</a></h3>
|
|
|
|
<div class="NOTE">
|
|
<blockquote class="NOTE">
|
|
<p><b>Note:</b> Multia can be either Intel or Alpha
|
|
CPU based. We assume Alpha based ones here for
|
|
obvious reasons.</p>
|
|
</blockquote>
|
|
</div>
|
|
|
|
<p>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.</p>
|
|
|
|
<p>Features:</p>
|
|
|
|
<ul>
|
|
<li>
|
|
<p>21066 Alpha CPU at 166 MHz or 21066A CPU at
|
|
233MHz</p>
|
|
</li>
|
|
|
|
<li>
|
|
<p>on-board Bcache / L2 cache: COAST-like 256 kByte
|
|
cache module; 233MHz models have 512kByte of cache;
|
|
166MHz models have soldered-on 256kB caches</p>
|
|
</li>
|
|
|
|
<li>
|
|
<p>PS/2 mouse & keyboard port</p>
|
|
</li>
|
|
|
|
<li>
|
|
<p>memory:</p>
|
|
|
|
<ul>
|
|
<li>
|
|
<p>bus width: 64 bits</p>
|
|
</li>
|
|
|
|
<li>
|
|
<p>PS/2 style 72 pin 36 bit Fast Page Mode
|
|
SIMMs</p>
|
|
</li>
|
|
|
|
<li>
|
|
<p>70ns or better</p>
|
|
</li>
|
|
|
|
<li>
|
|
<p>SIMMs are installed in pairs of 2</p>
|
|
</li>
|
|
|
|
<li>
|
|
<p>4 SIMM sockets</p>
|
|
</li>
|
|
|
|
<li>
|
|
<p>uses ECC</p>
|
|
</li>
|
|
</ul>
|
|
</li>
|
|
|
|
<li>
|
|
<p>2 16550A serial ports</p>
|
|
</li>
|
|
|
|
<li>
|
|
<p>1 parallel port</p>
|
|
</li>
|
|
|
|
<li>
|
|
<p>floppy interface</p>
|
|
</li>
|
|
|
|
<li>
|
|
<p>Intel 82378ZB PCI to ISA bridge</p>
|
|
</li>
|
|
|
|
<li>
|
|
<p>1 embedded 21040 based 10Mbit Ethernet, AUI and
|
|
10base2 connector</p>
|
|
</li>
|
|
|
|
<li>
|
|
<p>expansion:</p>
|
|
|
|
<ul>
|
|
<li>
|
|
<p>1 32 bit PCI slot</p>
|
|
</li>
|
|
|
|
<li>
|
|
<p>2 PCMCIA slots</p>
|
|
</li>
|
|
</ul>
|
|
</li>
|
|
|
|
<li>
|
|
<p>on-board Crystal CS4231 or AD1848 sound chip</p>
|
|
</li>
|
|
|
|
<li>
|
|
<p>embedded Fast SCSI, using a Symbios 53C810[A]
|
|
chip on the PCI riser card</p>
|
|
</li>
|
|
</ul>
|
|
|
|
<p>Multia has enough Flash ROM to store both SRM and
|
|
ARC code at the same time and allow software selection
|
|
of one of them.</p>
|
|
|
|
<p>The embeded TGA video adapter is <span
|
|
class="emphasis"><i class="EMPHASIS">not</i></span>
|
|
currently usable as a FreeBSD console. You will need to
|
|
use a serial console.</p>
|
|
|
|
<p>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 <span
|
|
class="emphasis"><i class="EMPHASIS">not</i></span> a
|
|
recommended upgrade due to the limited power rating of
|
|
the power supply and the extremely marginal cooling of
|
|
the system box.</p>
|
|
|
|
<p>Multia also has 2 PCMCIA expansion slots. These are
|
|
currently not supported by FreeBSD.</p>
|
|
|
|
<p>The CPU might or might not be socketed, check this
|
|
before considering CPU upgrade hacks. The low-end
|
|
Multias have a soldered-in CPU.</p>
|
|
|
|
<p>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.</p>
|
|
|
|
<p>Although the Multia SRM supports booting from floppy
|
|
this can be problematic. Typically the errors look
|
|
like:</p>
|
|
<pre class="SCREEN">
|
|
*** Soft Error - Error #10 - FDC: Data overrun or underrun
|
|
</pre>
|
|
|
|
<p>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.</p>
|
|
|
|
<p>There have been reports that you sometimes need to
|
|
press <b class="KEYCAP">Control</b>-<b
|
|
class="KEYCAP">Alt</b>-<b class="KEYCAP">Del</b> 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.</p>
|
|
|
|
<p>Sound works fine using <a
|
|
href="http://www.FreeBSD.org/cgi/man.cgi?query=pcm&sektion=4&manpath=FreeBSD+5.0-RELEASE">
|
|
<span class="CITEREFENTRY"><span
|
|
class="REFENTRYTITLE">pcm</span>(4)</span></a> driver
|
|
and a line in the kernel configuration file as follows
|
|
for the Crystal CS4231 chip:</p>
|
|
<pre class="PROGRAMLISTING">
|
|
device pcm
|
|
</pre>
|
|
|
|
<p>The sound device lives at port 0x530, and uses irq 9
|
|
along with drq 3. You also need to specify flags 0x15
|
|
in the <tt class="FILENAME">device.hints</tt> file.</p>
|
|
|
|
<p>I have not yet been successful in getting my Multia
|
|
with the AD1848 to play any sound.</p>
|
|
|
|
<p>While verifying playback I was reminded of the lack
|
|
of CPU power of the 166MHz CPU. MP3 only plays
|
|
acceptable using 22kHz down-sampling.</p>
|
|
|
|
<p>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 <a href="http://www.netbsd.org/"
|
|
target="_top">NetBSD Web site</a> for help in reviving
|
|
it.</p>
|
|
|
|
<p>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:</p>
|
|
<pre class="PROGRAMLISTING">
|
|
device ata
|
|
</pre>
|
|
|
|
<p>The ATA interface uses IRQ 14.</p>
|
|
|
|
<p>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.</p>
|
|
|
|
<p>In case you want to change the internal hard drive:
|
|
the internal flat cable running from the PCI riser
|
|
board to the <span class="emphasis"><i
|
|
class="EMPHASIS">2.5"</i></span> 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.</p>
|
|
|
|
<p>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.</p>
|
|
|
|
<p>The kernel configuration file for a Multia kernel
|
|
must contain:</p>
|
|
<pre class="PROGRAMLISTING">
|
|
options DEC_AXPPCI_33
|
|
cpu EV4
|
|
</pre>
|
|
|
|
<p>Recommended reading on Multia can be found at <a
|
|
href="http://www.netbsd.org/Ports/alpha/multiafaq.html"
|
|
target="_top">http://www.netbsd.org/Ports/alpha/multiafaq.html</a>
|
|
or <a
|
|
href="http://www.brouhaha.com/~eric/computers/udb.html"
|
|
target="_top">http://www.brouhaha.com/~eric/computers/udb.html</a>.</p>
|
|
</div>
|
|
|
|
<div class="SECT3">
|
|
<hr />
|
|
|
|
<h3 class="SECT3"><a id="AEN274" name="AEN274">2.3.3
|
|
Personal Workstation (``Miata'')</a></h3>
|
|
|
|
<p>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.</p>
|
|
|
|
<p>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].</p>
|
|
|
|
<p>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.</p>
|
|
|
|
<p>Features:</p>
|
|
|
|
<ul>
|
|
<li>
|
|
<p>21164A EV56 Alpha CPU at 433, 500 or 600MHz</p>
|
|
</li>
|
|
|
|
<li>
|
|
<p>21174 Core Logic (``Pyxis'') chip set</p>
|
|
</li>
|
|
|
|
<li>
|
|
<p>on-board Bcache / L3 cache: 0, 2 or 4 Mbytes
|
|
(uses a cache module)</p>
|
|
</li>
|
|
|
|
<li>
|
|
<p>memory:</p>
|
|
|
|
<ul>
|
|
<li>
|
|
<p>bus width: 128 bits wide, ECC protected</p>
|
|
</li>
|
|
|
|
<li>
|
|
<p>unbuffered 72 bit wide SDRAMs DIMMs,
|
|
installed in pairs of 2</p>
|
|
</li>
|
|
|
|
<li>
|
|
<p>6 DIMM sockets</p>
|
|
</li>
|
|
|
|
<li>
|
|
<p>maximum memory 1.5 GBytes</p>
|
|
</li>
|
|
</ul>
|
|
</li>
|
|
|
|
<li>
|
|
<p>on-board Fast Ethernet:</p>
|
|
|
|
<ul>
|
|
<li>
|
|
<p>MX5 uses a 21142 or 21143 Ethernet chip,
|
|
dependent on the version of the PCI riser
|
|
card</p>
|
|
</li>
|
|
|
|
<li>
|
|
<p>MiataGL has a 21143 chip</p>
|
|
</li>
|
|
|
|
<li>
|
|
<p>the bulkhead can be 10/100 Mbit UTP, or 10
|
|
Mbit UTP/BNC</p>
|
|
</li>
|
|
</ul>
|
|
</li>
|
|
|
|
<li>
|
|
<p>2 on-board [E]IDE disk interfaces, based on the
|
|
CMD646 (MX5) or the Cypress 82C693 (MiataGL)</p>
|
|
</li>
|
|
|
|
<li>
|
|
<p>1 Ultra-Wide SCSI Qlogic 1040 [MiataGL only]</p>
|
|
</li>
|
|
|
|
<li>
|
|
<p>2 64-bit PCI slots</p>
|
|
</li>
|
|
|
|
<li>
|
|
<p>3 32-bit PCI slots (behind a DEC PCI-PCI bridge
|
|
chip)</p>
|
|
</li>
|
|
|
|
<li>
|
|
<p>3 ISA slots (physically shared with the 32 bit
|
|
PCI slots, via an Intel 82378IB PCI to ISA bridge
|
|
chip)</p>
|
|
</li>
|
|
|
|
<li>
|
|
<p>2 16550A serial port</p>
|
|
</li>
|
|
|
|
<li>
|
|
<p>1 parallel port</p>
|
|
</li>
|
|
|
|
<li>
|
|
<p>PS/2 keyboard & mouse port</p>
|
|
</li>
|
|
|
|
<li>
|
|
<p>USB interface [MiataGL only]</p>
|
|
</li>
|
|
|
|
<li>
|
|
<p>embedded sound based on an ESS1888 chip</p>
|
|
</li>
|
|
</ul>
|
|
|
|
<p>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.</p>
|
|
|
|
<p>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.</p>
|
|
|
|
<p>If you want to fool the SRM you can type <tt
|
|
class="USERINPUT"><b>set pci_device_override</b></tt>
|
|
at the SRM prompt. Just don't complain if your data
|
|
mysteriously gets mangled.</p>
|
|
|
|
<p>The complete command is:</p>
|
|
<pre class="SCREEN">
|
|
<tt class="PROMPT">>>></tt> <tt
|
|
class="USERINPUT"><b>SET PCI_DEVICE_OVERRIDE <tt
|
|
class="REPLACEABLE"><i><vendor_id></i></tt><tt
|
|
class="REPLACEABLE"><i><device_id></i></tt></b></tt>
|
|
</pre>
|
|
|
|
<p>For example:</p>
|
|
<pre class="SCREEN">
|
|
<tt class="PROMPT">>>></tt> <tt
|
|
class="USERINPUT"><b>SET PCI_DEVICE_OVERRIDE 88c15333</b></tt>
|
|
</pre>
|
|
|
|
<p>The most radical approach is to use:</p>
|
|
<pre class="SCREEN">
|
|
<tt class="PROMPT">>>></tt> <tt
|
|
class="USERINPUT"><b>SET PCI_DEVICE_OVERRIDE -1</b></tt>
|
|
</pre>
|
|
|
|
<p>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.</p>
|
|
|
|
<div class="IMPORTANT">
|
|
<blockquote class="IMPORTANT">
|
|
<p><b>Important:</b> Do this on your own risk..</p>
|
|
</blockquote>
|
|
</div>
|
|
|
|
<p>The FreeBSD kernel reports it when it sees a buggy
|
|
Pyxis chip:</p>
|
|
<pre class="SCREEN">
|
|
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...
|
|
</pre>
|
|
|
|
<p>A MiataGL probes as:</p>
|
|
<pre class="SCREEN">
|
|
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
|
|
</pre>
|
|
|
|
<p>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.</p>
|
|
|
|
<p>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.</p>
|
|
|
|
<p>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.</p>
|
|
|
|
<p>Miata MX5s generally use Qlogic 1040 based SCSI
|
|
adapters. These are bootable by the SRM console. Note
|
|
that Adaptec cards are <span class="emphasis"><i
|
|
class="EMPHASIS">not</i></span> bootable by the Miata
|
|
SRM console.</p>
|
|
|
|
<p>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 <span
|
|
class="emphasis"><i class="EMPHASIS">same</i></span>
|
|
chip as the MiataGL. All in all there is a lot of
|
|
variation.</p>
|
|
|
|
<p>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.</p>
|
|
|
|
<p>Both MX5 and MiataGL have an on-board sound chip, an
|
|
ESS1888. It emulates a SoundBlaster and can be enabled
|
|
by putting</p>
|
|
<pre class="PROGRAMLISTING">
|
|
device pcm
|
|
device sbc
|
|
</pre>
|
|
|
|
<p>in your kernel configuration file:</p>
|
|
|
|
<p>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.</p>
|
|
|
|
<p>Installing a 2Mb cache module achieves, apart from a
|
|
10-15% speed increase (based on buildworld elapsed
|
|
time), a <span class="emphasis"><i
|
|
class="EMPHASIS">decrease</i></span> 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.</p>
|
|
|
|
<p>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.</p>
|
|
|
|
<p>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.</p>
|
|
|
|
<p>If you experience SRM errors like</p>
|
|
<pre class="SCREEN">
|
|
ERROR: scancode 0xa3 not supported on PCXAL
|
|
</pre>
|
|
|
|
<p>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 <a
|
|
href="http://www.compaq.com/"
|
|
target="_top">http://www.compaq.com/</a> This SRM
|
|
problem is fixed on both Miata MX5 and Miata GL.</p>
|
|
|
|
<p>USB is supported by FreeBSD 4.1 and later.</p>
|
|
|
|
<p>Disconnect the power cord before dismantling the
|
|
machine, the soft-power switch keeps part of the logic
|
|
powered <span class="emphasis"><i
|
|
class="EMPHASIS">even</i></span> when the machine is
|
|
switched off.</p>
|
|
|
|
<p>The kernel configuration file for a Miata kernel
|
|
must contain:</p>
|
|
<pre class="PROGRAMLISTING">
|
|
options DEC_ST550
|
|
cpu EV5
|
|
</pre>
|
|
</div>
|
|
|
|
<div class="SECT3">
|
|
<hr />
|
|
|
|
<h3 class="SECT3"><a id="AEN384" name="AEN384">2.3.4
|
|
Evaluation Board 64 family</a></h3>
|
|
|
|
<p>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:</p>
|
|
|
|
<ul>
|
|
<li>
|
|
<p>21064 or 21064A CPU, 150 to 275 MHz</p>
|
|
</li>
|
|
|
|
<li>
|
|
<p>memory:</p>
|
|
|
|
<ul>
|
|
<li>
|
|
<p>memory buswidth: 128 bit</p>
|
|
</li>
|
|
|
|
<li>
|
|
<p>PS/2 style 72 pin 33 bit Fast Page Mode
|
|
SIMMs</p>
|
|
</li>
|
|
|
|
<li>
|
|
<p>70ns or better</p>
|
|
</li>
|
|
|
|
<li>
|
|
<p>installed in sets of 4</p>
|
|
</li>
|
|
|
|
<li>
|
|
<p>8 SIMM sockets</p>
|
|
</li>
|
|
|
|
<li>
|
|
<p>uses parity memory</p>
|
|
</li>
|
|
</ul>
|
|
</li>
|
|
|
|
<li>
|
|
<p>Bcache / L2 cache: 0, 512 kByte, 1 Mbyte or 2
|
|
Mbytes</p>
|
|
</li>
|
|
|
|
<li>
|
|
<p>21072 (``APECS'') chip set</p>
|
|
</li>
|
|
|
|
<li>
|
|
<p>Intel 82378ZB PCI to ISA bridge chip
|
|
(``Saturn'')</p>
|
|
</li>
|
|
|
|
<li>
|
|
<p>dual 16550A serial ports</p>
|
|
</li>
|
|
|
|
<li>
|
|
<p>parallel printer port</p>
|
|
</li>
|
|
|
|
<li>
|
|
<p>Symbios 53C810 Fast-SCSI (not on AlphaPC64)</p>
|
|
</li>
|
|
|
|
<li>
|
|
<p>IDE interface (only on AlphaPC64)</p>
|
|
</li>
|
|
|
|
<li>
|
|
<p>embedded 10 Mbit Ethernet (not on AlphaPC64)</p>
|
|
</li>
|
|
|
|
<li>
|
|
<p>2 PCI slots (4 slots on AlphaPC64)</p>
|
|
</li>
|
|
|
|
<li>
|
|
<p>3 ISA slots</p>
|
|
</li>
|
|
</ul>
|
|
|
|
<p>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.</p>
|
|
|
|
<p>36 bits SIMMs work fine, 3 bits simply remain
|
|
unused. Note the systems use Fast Page Mode memory, not
|
|
EDO memory.</p>
|
|
|
|
<p>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.</p>
|
|
|
|
<p>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.</p>
|
|
|
|
<p>AlphaPC64 boards generally come with ARC console
|
|
firmware. SRM console code can be loaded from floppy
|
|
into the Flash ROM.</p>
|
|
|
|
<p>The IDE interface of the AlphaPC64 is not bootable
|
|
from the SRM console. Enabling it requires the
|
|
following line in the kernel configuration file:</p>
|
|
<pre class="PROGRAMLISTING">
|
|
device ata
|
|
</pre>
|
|
|
|
<p>The ATA interface uses irq 14.</p>
|
|
|
|
<p>Note that the boards require a power supply that
|
|
supplies 3.3 Volts for the CPU.</p>
|
|
|
|
<p>For the EB64 family machines the kernel config file
|
|
must contain:</p>
|
|
<pre class="PROGRAMLISTING">
|
|
options DEC_EB64PLUS
|
|
cpu EV4
|
|
</pre>
|
|
</div>
|
|
|
|
<div class="SECT3">
|
|
<hr />
|
|
|
|
<h3 class="SECT3"><a id="AEN439" name="AEN439">2.3.5
|
|
Evaluation Board 164 (``EB164, PC164, PC164LX,
|
|
PC164SX'') family</a></h3>
|
|
|
|
<p>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.</p>
|
|
|
|
<ul>
|
|
<li>
|
|
<p>21164A, multiple speed variants [EB164, PC164,
|
|
PC164LX]</p>
|
|
</li>
|
|
|
|
<li>
|
|
<p>21164PC [only on PC164SX]</p>
|
|
</li>
|
|
|
|
<li>
|
|
<p>21174 (Alcor) chip set</p>
|
|
</li>
|
|
|
|
<li>
|
|
<p>Bcache / L3 cache: EB164 uses special
|
|
cache-SIMMs</p>
|
|
</li>
|
|
|
|
<li>
|
|
<p>memory bus: 128 bit / 256 bit</p>
|
|
</li>
|
|
|
|
<li>
|
|
<p>memory:</p>
|
|
|
|
<ul>
|
|
<li>
|
|
<p>PS/2 style SIMMs in sets of 4 or 8</p>
|
|
</li>
|
|
|
|
<li>
|
|
<p>36 bit, Fast Page Mode, uses ECC, [EB164 /
|
|
PC164]</p>
|
|
</li>
|
|
|
|
<li>
|
|
<p>SDRAM DIMMs in sets of 2, uses ECC [PC164SX
|
|
/ PC164LX]</p>
|
|
</li>
|
|
</ul>
|
|
</li>
|
|
|
|
<li>
|
|
<p>2 16550A serial ports</p>
|
|
</li>
|
|
|
|
<li>
|
|
<p>PS/2 style keyboard & mouse</p>
|
|
</li>
|
|
|
|
<li>
|
|
<p>floppy controller</p>
|
|
</li>
|
|
|
|
<li>
|
|
<p>parallel port</p>
|
|
</li>
|
|
|
|
<li>
|
|
<p>32 bits PCI</p>
|
|
</li>
|
|
|
|
<li>
|
|
<p>64 bits PCI [some models]</p>
|
|
</li>
|
|
|
|
<li>
|
|
<p>ISA slots via an Intel 82378ZB PCI to ISA bridge
|
|
chip</p>
|
|
</li>
|
|
</ul>
|
|
|
|
<p>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.</p>
|
|
|
|
<p>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.</p>
|
|
|
|
<p>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.</p>
|
|
|
|
<p>164LX and 164SX with SRM firmware version 5.8 or
|
|
later can boot from Adaptec 2940-series adapters.</p>
|
|
|
|
<p>In summary: this family of machines is ``blessed''
|
|
with a challenging compatibility as far as SCSI
|
|
adapters go.</p>
|
|
|
|
<p>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.</p>
|
|
|
|
<p>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.</p>
|
|
|
|
<p>On PC164 the SRM sometimes seems to lose 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:</p>
|
|
<pre class="SCREEN">
|
|
ERROR: ISA table corrupt!
|
|
</pre>
|
|
|
|
<p>A sequence of a downgrade to SRM4.9, an</p>
|
|
<pre class="SCREEN">
|
|
<tt class="PROMPT">>>></tt> <tt
|
|
class="USERINPUT"><b>ISACFG -INIT</b></tt>
|
|
</pre>
|
|
|
|
<p>followed by</p>
|
|
<pre class="SCREEN">
|
|
<tt class="PROMPT">>>></tt> <tt
|
|
class="USERINPUT"><b>INIT</b></tt>
|
|
</pre>
|
|
|
|
<p>made the problem go away. Some PC164 owners report
|
|
they have never seen the problem.</p>
|
|
|
|
<p>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.</p>
|
|
|
|
<p>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.</p>
|
|
|
|
<p>PC164 can boot from IDE disks assuming your SRM
|
|
version is recent enough.</p>
|
|
|
|
<p>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.</p>
|
|
|
|
<p>For the EB164 class machines the kernel config file
|
|
must contain:</p>
|
|
<pre class="PROGRAMLISTING">
|
|
options DEC_EB164
|
|
cpu EV5
|
|
</pre>
|
|
</div>
|
|
|
|
<div class="SECT3">
|
|
<hr />
|
|
|
|
<h3 class="SECT3"><a id="AEN504" name="AEN504">2.3.6
|
|
AlphaStation 200 (``Mustang'') and 400 (``Avanti'')
|
|
series</a></h3>
|
|
|
|
<p>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.</p>
|
|
|
|
<p>Features:</p>
|
|
|
|
<ul>
|
|
<li>
|
|
<p>21064 or 21064A CPU at speeds of 166 up to 333
|
|
MHz</p>
|
|
</li>
|
|
|
|
<li>
|
|
<p>DECchip 21071-AA core logic chip-set</p>
|
|
</li>
|
|
|
|
<li>
|
|
<p>Bcache / L2 cache: 512 Kbytes (200 and 400
|
|
series) or 2048KBytes (250 series)</p>
|
|
</li>
|
|
|
|
<li>
|
|
<p>memory:</p>
|
|
|
|
<ul>
|
|
<li>
|
|
<p>64 bit bus width</p>
|
|
</li>
|
|
|
|
<li>
|
|
<p>8 to 384 MBytes of RAM</p>
|
|
</li>
|
|
|
|
<li>
|
|
<p>70 ns or better Fast Page DRAM</p>
|
|
</li>
|
|
|
|
<li>
|
|
<p>in three pairs (200 and 400 series)</p>
|
|
</li>
|
|
|
|
<li>
|
|
<p>in two quads, so banks of four. (250
|
|
series)</p>
|
|
</li>
|
|
|
|
<li>
|
|
<p>the memory subsystem uses parity</p>
|
|
</li>
|
|
</ul>
|
|
</li>
|
|
|
|
<li>
|
|
<p>PS/2 keyboard and mouse port</p>
|
|
</li>
|
|
|
|
<li>
|
|
<p>two 16550 serial ports</p>
|
|
</li>
|
|
|
|
<li>
|
|
<p>parallel port</p>
|
|
</li>
|
|
|
|
<li>
|
|
<p>floppy disk interface</p>
|
|
</li>
|
|
|
|
<li>
|
|
<p>32 bit PCI expansion slots (3 for the
|
|
AS400-series, 2 for the AS200 & 250-series)</p>
|
|
</li>
|
|
|
|
<li>
|
|
<p>ISA expansion slots (4 for the AS400-series, 2
|
|
for the AS200 & 250-series) (some ISA/PCI slots
|
|
are physically shared)</p>
|
|
</li>
|
|
|
|
<li>
|
|
<p>embedded 21040-based Ethernet (200 & 250
|
|
series)</p>
|
|
</li>
|
|
|
|
<li>
|
|
<p>embedded Symbios 53c810 Fast SCSI-2 chip</p>
|
|
</li>
|
|
|
|
<li>
|
|
<p>Intel 82378IB (``Saturn'') PCI-ISA bridge
|
|
chip</p>
|
|
</li>
|
|
|
|
<li>
|
|
<p>graphics is embedded TGA or PCI VGA (model
|
|
dependent)</p>
|
|
</li>
|
|
|
|
<li>
|
|
<p>16 bit sound (on 200 & 250 series)</p>
|
|
</li>
|
|
</ul>
|
|
|
|
<p>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.</p>
|
|
|
|
<p>The AS200 & AS250 sound hardware is reported to
|
|
work OK assuming you have the following line in your
|
|
kernel config file:</p>
|
|
<pre class="PROGRAMLISTING">
|
|
device pcm
|
|
</pre>
|
|
|
|
<p>The sound device uses port 0x530, IRQ 10 and drq 0.
|
|
You also need to specify flags 0x10011 in the <tt
|
|
class="FILENAME">device.hints</tt> file.</p>
|
|
|
|
<p>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.</p>
|
|
|
|
<p>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</p>
|
|
<pre class="SCREEN">
|
|
<tt class="PROMPT">>>></tt> <tt
|
|
class="USERINPUT"><b>SET CONTROL_SCSI_TERM EXTERNAL</b></tt>.
|
|
</pre>
|
|
|
|
<p>If only internal SCSI devices are present use:</p>
|
|
<pre class="SCREEN">
|
|
<tt class="PROMPT">>>></tt> <tt
|
|
class="USERINPUT"><b>SET CONTROL_SCSI_TERM INTERNAL</b></tt>
|
|
</pre>
|
|
|
|
<p>For the AlphaStation-[24][05]00 machines the kernel
|
|
config file must contain:</p>
|
|
<pre class="PROGRAMLISTING">
|
|
options DEC_2100_A50
|
|
cpu EV4
|
|
</pre>
|
|
</div>
|
|
|
|
<div class="SECT3">
|
|
<hr />
|
|
|
|
<h3 class="SECT3"><a id="AEN571" name="AEN571">2.3.7
|
|
AlphaStation 500 and 600 (``Alcor'' & ``Maverick''
|
|
for EV5, ``Bret'' for EV56)</a></h3>
|
|
|
|
<p>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.</p>
|
|
|
|
<p>Features:</p>
|
|
|
|
<ul>
|
|
<li>
|
|
<p>21164 EV5 CPU at 266, 300, 333, 366, 400, 433,
|
|
466, or 500 MHz (AS500) or at 266, 300 or 333 MHz
|
|
(AS600)</p>
|
|
</li>
|
|
|
|
<li>
|
|
<p>21171 or 21172 (Alcor) core logic chip-set</p>
|
|
</li>
|
|
|
|
<li>
|
|
<p>Cache:</p>
|
|
|
|
<ul>
|
|
<li>
|
|
<p>2 or 4 Mb L3 / Bcache (AS600 at 266 MHz)</p>
|
|
</li>
|
|
|
|
<li>
|
|
<p>4 Mb L3 / Bcache (AS600 at 300 MHz)</p>
|
|
</li>
|
|
|
|
<li>
|
|
<p>2 or 8 Mb L3 / Bcache (8 Mb on 500 MHz
|
|
version only)</p>
|
|
</li>
|
|
|
|
<li>
|
|
<p>2 to 16 Mb L3 / Bcache (AS600; 3 cache-SIMM
|
|
slots)</p>
|
|
</li>
|
|
</ul>
|
|
</li>
|
|
|
|
<li>
|
|
<p>memory buswidth: 256 bits</p>
|
|
</li>
|
|
|
|
<li>
|
|
<p>AS500 memory:</p>
|
|
|
|
<ul>
|
|
<li>
|
|
<p>industry standard 72 bit wide buffered Fast
|
|
Page Mode DIMMs</p>
|
|
</li>
|
|
|
|
<li>
|
|
<p>8 DIMM slots</p>
|
|
</li>
|
|
|
|
<li>
|
|
<p>installed in sets of 4</p>
|
|
</li>
|
|
|
|
<li>
|
|
<p>maximum memory is 1 GB (512 Mb max on 333
|
|
MHz CPUs)</p>
|
|
</li>
|
|
|
|
<li>
|
|
<p>uses ECC</p>
|
|
</li>
|
|
</ul>
|
|
</li>
|
|
|
|
<li>
|
|
<p>AS600 memory:</p>
|
|
|
|
<ul>
|
|
<li>
|
|
<p>industry standard 36 bit Fast Page Mode
|
|
SIMMs</p>
|
|
</li>
|
|
|
|
<li>
|
|
<p>32 SIMM slots</p>
|
|
</li>
|
|
|
|
<li>
|
|
<p>installed in sets of 8</p>
|
|
</li>
|
|
|
|
<li>
|
|
<p>maximum memory is 1 GB</p>
|
|
</li>
|
|
|
|
<li>
|
|
<p>uses ECC</p>
|
|
</li>
|
|
</ul>
|
|
</li>
|
|
|
|
<li>
|
|
<p>Qlogic 1020 based wide SCSI bus (1 bus/chip for
|
|
AS500, 2 buses/chip for AS600)</p>
|
|
</li>
|
|
|
|
<li>
|
|
<p>21040 based 10 Mbit Ethernet adapter, both
|
|
Thinwire and UTP connectors</p>
|
|
</li>
|
|
|
|
<li>
|
|
<p>expansion:</p>
|
|
|
|
<ul>
|
|
<li>
|
|
<p>AS500:</p>
|
|
|
|
<ul>
|
|
<li>
|
|
<p>3 32-bit PCI slots</p>
|
|
</li>
|
|
|
|
<li>
|
|
<p>1 64-bit PCI slot</p>
|
|
</li>
|
|
</ul>
|
|
</li>
|
|
|
|
<li>
|
|
<p>AS600:</p>
|
|
|
|
<ul>
|
|
<li>
|
|
<p>2 32-bit PCI slot</p>
|
|
</li>
|
|
|
|
<li>
|
|
<p>3 64-bit PCI slots</p>
|
|
</li>
|
|
|
|
<li>
|
|
<p>1 PCI/EISA physically shared slot</p>
|
|
</li>
|
|
|
|
<li>
|
|
<p>3 EISA slots</p>
|
|
</li>
|
|
|
|
<li>
|
|
<p>1 PCI and 1 EISA slot are occupied by
|
|
default</p>
|
|
</li>
|
|
</ul>
|
|
</li>
|
|
</ul>
|
|
</li>
|
|
|
|
<li>
|
|
<p>21050 PCI-to-PCI bridge chip</p>
|
|
</li>
|
|
|
|
<li>
|
|
<p>Intel 82375EB PCI-EISA bridge (AS600 only)</p>
|
|
</li>
|
|
|
|
<li>
|
|
<p>2 16550A serial ports</p>
|
|
</li>
|
|
|
|
<li>
|
|
<p>1 parallel port</p>
|
|
</li>
|
|
|
|
<li>
|
|
<p>16 bit audio Windows Sound System, in a
|
|
dedicated slot (AS500) in EISA slot (AS600, this is
|
|
an ISA card)</p>
|
|
</li>
|
|
|
|
<li>
|
|
<p>PS/2 keyboard and mouse port</p>
|
|
</li>
|
|
</ul>
|
|
|
|
<p>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.</p>
|
|
|
|
<p>Beware of ancient SRM versions on AS500. When you
|
|
see weird SCSI speeds being reported by FreeBSD
|
|
like</p>
|
|
<pre class="PROGRAMLISTING">
|
|
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)
|
|
</pre>
|
|
|
|
<p>it is time to do a SRM console firmware upgrade.</p>
|
|
|
|
<p>AS600 has one Qlogic SCSI chip dedicated to the
|
|
internal devices whereas the other Qlogic SCSI chip is
|
|
dedicated to external SCSI devices.</p>
|
|
|
|
<p>In AS500 DIMMs are installed in sets of 4, in
|
|
``physically interleaved'' layout. So, a bank of 4
|
|
DIMMs is <span class="emphasis"><i
|
|
class="EMPHASIS">not</i></span> 4 physically adjacent
|
|
DIMMs. Note that the DIMMs are <span
|
|
class="emphasis"><i class="EMPHASIS">not</i></span>
|
|
SDRAM DIMMs.</p>
|
|
|
|
<p>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.</p>
|
|
|
|
<p>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.</p>
|
|
|
|
<p>AS500 onboard sound can be used by adding a line
|
|
like</p>
|
|
<pre class="PROGRAMLISTING">
|
|
device pcm
|
|
</pre>
|
|
|
|
<p>to the kernel configuration file.</p>
|
|
|
|
<p>Using the ECU I configured my AS500 to use IRQ 10,
|
|
port 0x530, drq 0. Corresponding entries along with
|
|
flags 0x10011 must go into the <tt
|
|
class="FILENAME">device.hints</tt> file. Note that the
|
|
flags value is rather non-standard.</p>
|
|
|
|
<p>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 <tt
|
|
class="FILENAME">/boot/loader.rc</tt>:</p>
|
|
<pre class="PROGRAMLISTING">
|
|
set isp_mem_map=0xff
|
|
</pre>
|
|
|
|
<p>This may need to be typed at the boot loader prompt
|
|
before booting the installation kernel.</p>
|
|
|
|
<p>For the AlphaStation-[56]00 machines the kernel
|
|
config file must contain:</p>
|
|
<pre class="PROGRAMLISTING">
|
|
options DEC_KN20AA
|
|
cpu EV5
|
|
</pre>
|
|
</div>
|
|
|
|
<div class="SECT3">
|
|
<hr />
|
|
|
|
<h3 class="SECT3"><a id="AEN683" name="AEN683">2.3.8
|
|
AlphaServer 1000 (``Mikasa''), 1000A (``Noritake'') and
|
|
800(``Corelle'')</a></h3>
|
|
|
|
<p>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.</p>
|
|
|
|
<p>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.</p>
|
|
|
|
<p>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]''.</p>
|
|
|
|
<p>Features:</p>
|
|
|
|
<ul>
|
|
<li>
|
|
<p>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)</p>
|
|
</li>
|
|
|
|
<li>
|
|
<p>memory:</p>
|
|
|
|
<ul>
|
|
<li>
|
|
<p>buswidth: 128 bit with ECC</p>
|
|
</li>
|
|
|
|
<li>
|
|
<p>AS1000[A]:</p>
|
|
|
|
<ul>
|
|
<li>
|
|
<p>72pin 36 bit Fast Page Mode SIMMs, 70ns
|
|
or better</p>
|
|
</li>
|
|
|
|
<li>
|
|
<p>16 (EV5 machines) or 20 (EV4 machines)
|
|
SIMM slots</p>
|
|
</li>
|
|
|
|
<li>
|
|
<p>max memory is 1 GB</p>
|
|
</li>
|
|
|
|
<li>
|
|
<p>uses ECC</p>
|
|
</li>
|
|
</ul>
|
|
</li>
|
|
|
|
<li>
|
|
<p>AS800: Uses 60ns 3.3 Volts EDO DIMMs</p>
|
|
</li>
|
|
</ul>
|
|
</li>
|
|
|
|
<li>
|
|
<p>embedded VGA (on some mainboard models)</p>
|
|
</li>
|
|
|
|
<li>
|
|
<p>3 PCI, 2 EISA, 1 64-bit PCI/EISA combo
|
|
(AS800)</p>
|
|
</li>
|
|
|
|
<li>
|
|
<p>7 PCI, 2 EISA (AS1000A)</p>
|
|
</li>
|
|
|
|
<li>
|
|
<p>2 PCI, 1 EISA/PCI, 7 EISA (AS1000)</p>
|
|
</li>
|
|
|
|
<li>
|
|
<p>embedded SCSI based on Symbios 810 [AS1000] or
|
|
Qlogic 1020 [AS1000A]</p>
|
|
</li>
|
|
</ul>
|
|
|
|
<p>AS1000 based machines come in multiple enclosure
|
|
types. Floor standing, rack-mount, with or without
|
|
StorageWorks SCSI chassis etc. The electronics are the
|
|
same.</p>
|
|
|
|
<p>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.</p>
|
|
|
|
<p>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.</p>
|
|
|
|
<p>The AS1000/800 are somewhat stubborn when it comes
|
|
to serial consoles. They need</p>
|
|
<pre class="SCREEN">
|
|
>>> <tt
|
|
class="USERINPUT"><b>SET CONSOLE SERIAL</b></tt>
|
|
</pre>
|
|
|
|
<p>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</p>
|
|
<pre class="SCREEN">
|
|
>>> <tt
|
|
class="USERINPUT"><b>SET CONSOLE GRAPHICS</b></tt>
|
|
</pre>
|
|
|
|
<p>at the serial console.</p>
|
|
|
|
<p>For AS800 you want to check if your Ultra-Wide SCSI
|
|
is indeed in Ultra mode. This can be done using the <tt
|
|
class="FILENAME">EEROMCFG.EXE</tt> utility that is on
|
|
the Console Firmware Upgrade CDROM.</p>
|
|
|
|
<p>For the AlphaServer1000/1000A/800 machines the
|
|
kernel config file must contain:</p>
|
|
<pre class="PROGRAMLISTING">
|
|
options DEC_1000A
|
|
cpu EV4 # depends on the CPU model installed
|
|
cpu EV5 # depends on the CPU model installed
|
|
</pre>
|
|
</div>
|
|
|
|
<div class="SECT3">
|
|
<hr />
|
|
|
|
<h3 class="SECT3"><a id="AEN739" name="AEN739">2.3.9
|
|
DS10/VS10/XP900 (``Webbrick'') / XP1000 (``Monet'') /
|
|
DS10L (``Slate'')</a></h3>
|
|
|
|
<p>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)</p>
|
|
|
|
<div class="SECT4">
|
|
<hr />
|
|
|
|
<h4 class="SECT4"><a id="AEN745"
|
|
name="AEN745">2.3.9.1 ``Webbrick / Slate''</a></h4>
|
|
|
|
<ul>
|
|
<li>
|
|
<p>21264 EV6 CPU at 466 MHz</p>
|
|
</li>
|
|
|
|
<li>
|
|
<p>L2 / Bcache: 2MB, ECC protected</p>
|
|
</li>
|
|
|
|
<li>
|
|
<p>memory bus: 128 bit via crossbar, 1.3GB/sec
|
|
memory bandwidth</p>
|
|
</li>
|
|
|
|
<li>
|
|
<p>memory:</p>
|
|
|
|
<ul>
|
|
<li>
|
|
<p>industry standard 200 pin 83 MHz buffered
|
|
ECC SDRAM DIMMs</p>
|
|
</li>
|
|
|
|
<li>
|
|
<p>4 DIMM slots for DS10; 2GB max memory</p>
|
|
</li>
|
|
|
|
<li>
|
|
<p>2 DIMM slots for DS10L; 1GB max memory</p>
|
|
</li>
|
|
|
|
<li>
|
|
<p>DIMMs are installed in pairs of 2</p>
|
|
</li>
|
|
</ul>
|
|
</li>
|
|
|
|
<li>
|
|
<p>21271 Core Logic chipset (``Tsunami'')</p>
|
|
</li>
|
|
|
|
<li>
|
|
<p>2 on-board 21143 Fast Ethernet controllers</p>
|
|
</li>
|
|
|
|
<li>
|
|
<p>AcerLabs M5237 (Aladdin-V) USB controller
|
|
(disabled)</p>
|
|
</li>
|
|
|
|
<li>
|
|
<p>AcerLabs M1533 PCI-ISA bridge</p>
|
|
</li>
|
|
|
|
<li>
|
|
<p>AcerLabs Aladdin ATA-33 controller</p>
|
|
</li>
|
|
|
|
<li>
|
|
<p>embedded dual EIDE</p>
|
|
</li>
|
|
|
|
<li>
|
|
<p>expansion: 3 64-bit PCI slots and 1 32-bit PCI
|
|
slot. DS10L has a single 64bit PCI slot</p>
|
|
</li>
|
|
|
|
<li>
|
|
<p>2 16550A serial ports</p>
|
|
</li>
|
|
|
|
<li>
|
|
<p>1 parallel port</p>
|
|
</li>
|
|
|
|
<li>
|
|
<p>2 USB</p>
|
|
</li>
|
|
|
|
<li>
|
|
<p>PS/2 keyboard & mouse port</p>
|
|
</li>
|
|
</ul>
|
|
|
|
<p>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.</p>
|
|
|
|
<p>The smart power controller is called the RMC. When
|
|
enabled, typing <b class="KEYCAP">Escape</b><b
|
|
class="KEYCAP">Escape</b>RMC 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.</p>
|
|
|
|
<p>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.</p>
|
|
|
|
<p>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.</p>
|
|
|
|
<p>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.</p>
|
|
|
|
<p>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.</p>
|
|
|
|
<p>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</p>
|
|
|
|
<p>On the PCI bus 32 and 64 bit cards are supported,
|
|
in 3.3V and 5V variants.</p>
|
|
|
|
<p>The USB ports are not supported and are disabled
|
|
by the SRM console in all recent SRM versions.</p>
|
|
|
|
<p>The kernel config file must contain:</p>
|
|
<pre class="PROGRAMLISTING">
|
|
options DEC_ST6600
|
|
cpu EV5
|
|
</pre>
|
|
|
|
<div class="NOTE">
|
|
<blockquote class="NOTE">
|
|
<p><b>Note:</b> Contrary to expectation there is
|
|
no <tt class="LITERAL">cpu EV6</tt> defined for
|
|
inclusion in the kernel config file. The <tt
|
|
class="LITERAL">cpu EV5</tt> is mandatory to keep
|
|
<a
|
|
href="http://www.FreeBSD.org/cgi/man.cgi?query=config&sektion=8&manpath=FreeBSD+5.0-RELEASE">
|
|
<span class="CITEREFENTRY"><span
|
|
class="REFENTRYTITLE">config</span>(8)</span></a>
|
|
happy.</p>
|
|
</blockquote>
|
|
</div>
|
|
</div>
|
|
|
|
<div class="SECT4">
|
|
<hr />
|
|
|
|
<h4 class="SECT4"><a id="AEN810"
|
|
name="AEN810">2.3.9.2 ``Monet''</a></h4>
|
|
|
|
<ul>
|
|
<li>
|
|
<p>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</p>
|
|
</li>
|
|
|
|
<li>
|
|
<p>L2 / Bcache: 4MB, ECC protected</p>
|
|
</li>
|
|
|
|
<li>
|
|
<p>memory bus: 256 bit</p>
|
|
</li>
|
|
|
|
<li>
|
|
<p>memory: 128 or 256 Mbytes 100 MHz (PC100) 168
|
|
pin JEDEC standard, registered ECC SDRAM
|
|
DIMMs</p>
|
|
</li>
|
|
|
|
<li>
|
|
<p>21271 Core Logic chip-set (``Tsunami'')</p>
|
|
</li>
|
|
|
|
<li>
|
|
<p>1 on-board 21143 Ethernet controller</p>
|
|
</li>
|
|
|
|
<li>
|
|
<p>Cypress 82C693 USB controller</p>
|
|
</li>
|
|
|
|
<li>
|
|
<p>Cypress 82C693 PCI-ISA bridge</p>
|
|
</li>
|
|
|
|
<li>
|
|
<p>Cypress 82C693 controller</p>
|
|
</li>
|
|
|
|
<li>
|
|
<p>expansion: 2 independent PCI buses, driven by
|
|
high-speed I/O channels called ``hoses'':</p>
|
|
|
|
<ul>
|
|
<li>
|
|
<p>hose 0: (the upper 3 slots) 2 64-bit PCI
|
|
slots 1 32-bit PCI slot</p>
|
|
</li>
|
|
|
|
<li>
|
|
<p>hose 1: (the bottom 2 slots) 2 32-bit PCI
|
|
slots (behind a 21154 PCI-PCI bridge)</p>
|
|
</li>
|
|
|
|
<li>
|
|
<p>2 of the 64-bit PCI slots are for
|
|
full-length cards</p>
|
|
</li>
|
|
|
|
<li>
|
|
<p>all of the 32-bit PCI slots are for short
|
|
cards</p>
|
|
</li>
|
|
|
|
<li>
|
|
<p>1 of the 32-bit PCI slots is physically
|
|
shared with an ISA slot</p>
|
|
</li>
|
|
|
|
<li>
|
|
<p>all PCI slots run at 33MHz</p>
|
|
</li>
|
|
</ul>
|
|
</li>
|
|
|
|
<li>
|
|
<p>1 Ultra-Wide SCSI port based on a Qlogic 1040
|
|
chip</p>
|
|
</li>
|
|
|
|
<li>
|
|
<p>2 16550A serial port</p>
|
|
</li>
|
|
|
|
<li>
|
|
<p>1 parallel port</p>
|
|
</li>
|
|
|
|
<li>
|
|
<p>PS/2 keyboard & mouse port</p>
|
|
</li>
|
|
|
|
<li>
|
|
<p>embedded 16-bit ESS ES1888 sound chip</p>
|
|
</li>
|
|
|
|
<li>
|
|
<p>2 USB ports</p>
|
|
</li>
|
|
|
|
<li>
|
|
<p>graphics options: ELSA Gloria Synergy or
|
|
DEC/Compaq PowerStorm 3D accelerator cards</p>
|
|
</li>
|
|
</ul>
|
|
|
|
<p>Monet is housed in a mini-tower like enclosure
|
|
quite similar to the Miata box.</p>
|
|
|
|
<p>The on-board Qlogic UW-SCSI chip supports up to 4
|
|
internal devices. There is no external connector for
|
|
the on-board SCSI.</p>
|
|
|
|
<p>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)</p>
|
|
|
|
<p>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.</p>
|
|
|
|
<p>The USB interface is supported by FreeBSD.If you
|
|
experience problems trying to use the USB interface
|
|
please check if the SRM variable <tt
|
|
class="VARNAME">usb_enable</tt> is set to <tt
|
|
class="LITERAL">on</tt>. You can change this by
|
|
performing:</p>
|
|
<pre class="SCREEN">
|
|
<tt class="PROMPT">>>></tt> <tt
|
|
class="USERINPUT"><b>SET USB_ENABLE ON</b></tt>
|
|
</pre>
|
|
|
|
<div class="IMPORTANT">
|
|
<blockquote class="IMPORTANT">
|
|
<p><b>Important:</b> 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.</p>
|
|
</blockquote>
|
|
</div>
|
|
|
|
<div class="IMPORTANT">
|
|
<blockquote class="IMPORTANT">
|
|
<p><b>Important:</b> 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.</p>
|
|
</blockquote>
|
|
</div>
|
|
|
|
<p>The sound chip is not currently supported with
|
|
FreeBSD.</p>
|
|
|
|
<p>The kernel config file must contain:</p>
|
|
<pre class="PROGRAMLISTING">
|
|
options DEC_ST6600
|
|
cpu EV5
|
|
</pre>
|
|
|
|
<div class="NOTE">
|
|
<blockquote class="NOTE">
|
|
<p><b>Note:</b> Contrary to expectation there is
|
|
no <tt class="LITERAL">cpu EV6</tt> defined for
|
|
inclusion in the kernel config file. The <tt
|
|
class="LITERAL">cpu EV5</tt> is mandatory to keep
|
|
<a
|
|
href="http://www.FreeBSD.org/cgi/man.cgi?query=config&sektion=8&manpath=FreeBSD+5.0-RELEASE">
|
|
<span class="CITEREFENTRY"><span
|
|
class="REFENTRYTITLE">config</span>(8)</span></a>
|
|
happy.</p>
|
|
</blockquote>
|
|
</div>
|
|
</div>
|
|
</div>
|
|
|
|
<div class="SECT3">
|
|
<hr />
|
|
|
|
<h3 class="SECT3"><a id="AEN890" name="AEN890">2.3.10
|
|
DS20/DS20E (``Goldrush'')</a></h3>
|
|
|
|
<p>Features:</p>
|
|
|
|
<ul>
|
|
<li>
|
|
<p>21264 EV6 CPU at 500 or 670 MHz</p>
|
|
</li>
|
|
|
|
<li>
|
|
<p>dual CPU capable machine</p>
|
|
</li>
|
|
|
|
<li>
|
|
<p>L2 / Bcache: 4 Mbytes per CPU</p>
|
|
</li>
|
|
|
|
<li>
|
|
<p>memory bus: dual 256 bit wide with crossbar
|
|
switch</p>
|
|
</li>
|
|
|
|
<li>
|
|
<p>memory:</p>
|
|
|
|
<ul>
|
|
<li>
|
|
<p>SDRAM DIMMs</p>
|
|
</li>
|
|
|
|
<li>
|
|
<p>installed in sets of 4</p>
|
|
</li>
|
|
|
|
<li>
|
|
<p>16 DIMM slots, max. 4GB</p>
|
|
</li>
|
|
|
|
<li>
|
|
<p>uses ECC</p>
|
|
</li>
|
|
</ul>
|
|
</li>
|
|
|
|
<li>
|
|
<p>21271 Core Logic chip-set (``Tsunami'')</p>
|
|
</li>
|
|
|
|
<li>
|
|
<p>embedded Adaptec ? Wide Ultra SCSI</p>
|
|
</li>
|
|
|
|
<li>
|
|
<p>expansion:</p>
|
|
|
|
<ul>
|
|
<li>
|
|
<p>2 independent PCI buses, driven by
|
|
high-speed I/O channels called ``hoses''</p>
|
|
</li>
|
|
|
|
<li>
|
|
<p>6 64-bit PCI slots, 3 per hose</p>
|
|
</li>
|
|
|
|
<li>
|
|
<p>1 ISA slot</p>
|
|
</li>
|
|
</ul>
|
|
</li>
|
|
</ul>
|
|
|
|
<p>DS20 needs</p>
|
|
<pre class="SCREEN">
|
|
<tt class="PROMPT">>>></tt> <tt
|
|
class="USERINPUT"><b>SET CONSOLE SERIAL</b></tt>
|
|
</pre>
|
|
|
|
<p>before it goes for a serial console. Pulling the
|
|
keyboard from the machine is not sufficient. Going back
|
|
to a graphical console needs</p>
|
|
<pre class="SCREEN">
|
|
<tt class="PROMPT">>>></tt> <tt
|
|
class="USERINPUT"><b>SET CONSOLE GRAPHICS</b></tt>
|
|
</pre>
|
|
|
|
<p>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 <tt class="LITERAL">CONSOLE</tt> variable
|
|
setting and all the boot messages as well as the login
|
|
prompt will go to the serial port.</p>
|
|
|
|
<p>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.</p>
|
|
|
|
<p>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).</p>
|
|
|
|
<p>The smart power controller is called the RMC. When
|
|
enabled, typing <b class="KEYCAP">Escape</b><b
|
|
class="KEYCAP">Escape</b>RMC 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.</p>
|
|
|
|
<p>The embedded Adaptec SCSI chip on the DS20 is
|
|
disabled and is therefore not usable under FreeBSD.</p>
|
|
|
|
<p>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.</p>
|
|
|
|
<p>If you are using banks of DIMMs of different sizes
|
|
the biggest DIMMs should be installed in the DIMM slots
|
|
marked <tt class="LITERAL">0</tt> on the mainboard. The
|
|
DIMM slots should be filled ``in order'' so after bank
|
|
0 install in bank 1 and so on.</p>
|
|
|
|
<p>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.</p>
|
|
|
|
<p>The kernel config file must contain:</p>
|
|
<pre class="PROGRAMLISTING">
|
|
options DEC_ST6600
|
|
cpu EV5
|
|
</pre>
|
|
|
|
<div class="NOTE">
|
|
<blockquote class="NOTE">
|
|
<p><b>Note:</b> Contrary to expectation there is no
|
|
<tt class="LITERAL">cpu EV6</tt> defined for
|
|
inclusion in the kernel config file. The <tt
|
|
class="LITERAL">cpu EV5</tt> is mandatory to keep
|
|
<a
|
|
href="http://www.FreeBSD.org/cgi/man.cgi?query=config&sektion=8&manpath=FreeBSD+5.0-RELEASE">
|
|
<span class="CITEREFENTRY"><span
|
|
class="REFENTRYTITLE">config</span>(8)</span></a>
|
|
happy.</p>
|
|
</blockquote>
|
|
</div>
|
|
</div>
|
|
|
|
<div class="SECT3">
|
|
<hr />
|
|
|
|
<h3 class="SECT3"><a id="AEN959" name="AEN959">2.3.11
|
|
AlphaPC 264DP / UP2000</a></h3>
|
|
|
|
<p>UP2000 is built by Alpha Processor Inc.</p>
|
|
|
|
<p>Features:</p>
|
|
|
|
<ul>
|
|
<li>
|
|
<p>21264 EV6 CPU at 670 MHz</p>
|
|
</li>
|
|
|
|
<li>
|
|
<p>dual CPU capable</p>
|
|
</li>
|
|
|
|
<li>
|
|
<p>L2 / Bcache: 4 Mbytes per CPU</p>
|
|
</li>
|
|
|
|
<li>
|
|
<p>memory bus: 256 bit</p>
|
|
</li>
|
|
|
|
<li>
|
|
<p>memory: SDRAM DIMMs installed in sets of 4, uses
|
|
ECC, 16 DIMM slots, max. 4GB</p>
|
|
</li>
|
|
|
|
<li>
|
|
<p>21272 Core Logic chip-set (``Tsunami'')</p>
|
|
</li>
|
|
|
|
<li>
|
|
<p>embedded Adaptec AIC7890/91 Wide Ultra SCSI</p>
|
|
</li>
|
|
|
|
<li>
|
|
<p>2 embedded IDE based on Cypress 82C693 chips</p>
|
|
</li>
|
|
|
|
<li>
|
|
<p>embedded USB via Cypress 82C693</p>
|
|
</li>
|
|
|
|
<li>
|
|
<p>expansion:</p>
|
|
|
|
<ul>
|
|
<li>
|
|
<p>2 independent PCI buses, driven by
|
|
high-speed I/O channels called ``hoses''</p>
|
|
</li>
|
|
|
|
<li>
|
|
<p>6 64-bit PCI slots, 3 per hose</p>
|
|
</li>
|
|
|
|
<li>
|
|
<p>1 ISA slot</p>
|
|
</li>
|
|
</ul>
|
|
</li>
|
|
</ul>
|
|
|
|
<p>Currently a maximum of 2GB memory is supported by
|
|
FreeBSD.</p>
|
|
|
|
<p>The on-board Adaptec is not bootable but works with
|
|
FreeBSD 4.0 and later as a datadisk-only SCSI bus.</p>
|
|
|
|
<p>Busmaster DMA is supported on the first IDE
|
|
interface only.</p>
|
|
|
|
<p>The kernel config file must contain:</p>
|
|
<pre class="PROGRAMLISTING">
|
|
options DEC_ST6600
|
|
cpu EV5
|
|
</pre>
|
|
|
|
<div class="NOTE">
|
|
<blockquote class="NOTE">
|
|
<p><b>Note:</b> Contrary to expectation there is no
|
|
<tt class="LITERAL">cpu EV6</tt> defined for
|
|
inclusion in the kernel config file. The <tt
|
|
class="LITERAL">cpu EV5</tt> is mandatory to keep
|
|
<a
|
|
href="http://www.FreeBSD.org/cgi/man.cgi?query=config&sektion=8&manpath=FreeBSD+5.0-RELEASE">
|
|
<span class="CITEREFENTRY"><span
|
|
class="REFENTRYTITLE">config</span>(8)</span></a>
|
|
happy.</p>
|
|
</blockquote>
|
|
</div>
|
|
</div>
|
|
|
|
<div class="SECT3">
|
|
<hr />
|
|
|
|
<h3 class="SECT3"><a id="AEN1005" name="AEN1005">2.3.12
|
|
AlphaServer 2000 (``DemiSable''), 2100 (``Sable''),
|
|
2100A (``Lynx'')</a></h3>
|
|
|
|
<p>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.</p>
|
|
|
|
<ul>
|
|
<li>
|
|
<p>21064 EV4[5] CPU[s] at 200, 233, 275 MHz or
|
|
21164 EV5[6] CPU[s]s at 250, 300, 375, 400 MHz</p>
|
|
</li>
|
|
|
|
<li>
|
|
<p>cache: varies in size with the CPU model; 1, 4
|
|
or 8Mbyte per CPU</p>
|
|
</li>
|
|
|
|
<li>
|
|
<p>embedded floppy controller driving a 2.88 Mbytes
|
|
drive</p>
|
|
</li>
|
|
|
|
<li>
|
|
<p>embedded 10Mbit 21040 Ethernet [AS2100 only]</p>
|
|
</li>
|
|
|
|
<li>
|
|
<p>2 serial ports</p>
|
|
</li>
|
|
|
|
<li>
|
|
<p>1 parallel port</p>
|
|
</li>
|
|
|
|
<li>
|
|
<p>PS/2 style keyboard & mouse port</p>
|
|
</li>
|
|
</ul>
|
|
|
|
<p>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.</p>
|
|
|
|
<p>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</p>
|
|
<pre class="SCREEN">
|
|
<tt class="PROMPT">>>></tt> <tt
|
|
class="USERINPUT"><b>CLEAR_ERROR ALL</b></tt>
|
|
</pre>
|
|
|
|
<p>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.</p>
|
|
|
|
<p>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.</p>
|
|
|
|
<p>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''.</p>
|
|
|
|
<p>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..)</p>
|
|
|
|
<p>Both Lynx and Sable are somewhat stubborn when it
|
|
comes to serial consoles. They need</p>
|
|
<pre class="SCREEN">
|
|
<tt class="PROMPT">>>></tt> <tt
|
|
class="USERINPUT"><b>SET CONSOLE SERIAL</b></tt>
|
|
</pre>
|
|
|
|
<p>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</p>
|
|
<pre class="SCREEN">
|
|
<tt class="PROMPT">>>></tt> <tt
|
|
class="USERINPUT"><b>SET CONSOLE GRAPHICS</b></tt>
|
|
</pre>
|
|
|
|
<p>at the serial console. On Lynx keep the VGA card in
|
|
one of the primary PCI slots. EISA VGA cards are not
|
|
slot sensitive.</p>
|
|
|
|
<p>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:</p>
|
|
<pre class="SCREEN">
|
|
<tt class="PROMPT">>>></tt> <tt
|
|
class="USERINPUT"><b>SET OCP_TEXT "FreeBSD"
|
|
</b></tt>
|
|
</pre>
|
|
|
|
<p>The SRM</p>
|
|
<pre class="SCREEN">
|
|
<tt class="PROMPT">>>></tt> <tt
|
|
class="USERINPUT"><b>SHOW FRU</b></tt>
|
|
</pre>
|
|
|
|
<p>command produces an overview of your configuration
|
|
with module serial numbers, hardware revisions and
|
|
error log counts.</p>
|
|
|
|
<p>Both Sable, DemiSable and Lynx have Symbios 810
|
|
based Fast SCSI on-board. Check if it is set to Fast
|
|
SCSI speed by</p>
|
|
<pre class="SCREEN">
|
|
<tt class="PROMPT">>>></tt> <tt
|
|
class="USERINPUT"><b>SHOW PKA0_FAST</b></tt>
|
|
</pre>
|
|
|
|
<p>When set to 1 it is negotiating for Fast speeds.</p>
|
|
<pre class="SCREEN">
|
|
<tt class="PROMPT">>>></tt> <tt
|
|
class="USERINPUT"><b>SET PKA0_FAST 1</b></tt>
|
|
</pre>
|
|
|
|
<p>enables Fast SCSI speeds.</p>
|
|
|
|
<p>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.</p>
|
|
|
|
<p>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.</p>
|
|
|
|
<p>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).</p>
|
|
|
|
<p>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</p>
|
|
<pre class="SCREEN">
|
|
<tt class="PROMPT">>>></tt> <tt
|
|
class="USERINPUT"><b>RUNECU</b></tt>
|
|
</pre>
|
|
|
|
<div class="NOTE">
|
|
<blockquote class="NOTE">
|
|
<p><b>Note:</b> 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.</p>
|
|
</blockquote>
|
|
</div>
|
|
|
|
<p>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.</p>
|
|
|
|
<p>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.</p>
|
|
|
|
<p>The kernel config file must contain:</p>
|
|
<pre class="PROGRAMLISTING">
|
|
options DEC_2100_A500
|
|
cpu EV4 #dependent on CPU model installed
|
|
cpu EV5 #dependent on CPU model installed
|
|
</pre>
|
|
</div>
|
|
|
|
<div class="SECT3">
|
|
<hr />
|
|
|
|
<h3 class="SECT3"><a id="AEN1076" name="AEN1076">2.3.13
|
|
AlphaServer 4x00 (``Rawhide'')</a></h3>
|
|
|
|
<p>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.</p>
|
|
|
|
<p>Features:</p>
|
|
|
|
<ul>
|
|
<li>
|
|
<p>21164 EV5 CPUs at 266, 300 MHz or 21164A EV56
|
|
CPUs at 400, 466, 533, 600 and 666 Mhz</p>
|
|
</li>
|
|
|
|
<li>
|
|
<p>cache: 4 Mbytes per CPU. EV5 300 MHz was also
|
|
available cache-less. 8 Mbytes for EV5 600Mhz</p>
|
|
</li>
|
|
|
|
<li>
|
|
<p>memory bus: 128 bit with ECC</p>
|
|
</li>
|
|
|
|
<li>
|
|
<p>embedded floppy controller</p>
|
|
</li>
|
|
|
|
<li>
|
|
<p>2 serial ports</p>
|
|
</li>
|
|
|
|
<li>
|
|
<p>1 parallel port</p>
|
|
</li>
|
|
|
|
<li>
|
|
<p>PS/2 style keyboard & mouse port</p>
|
|
</li>
|
|
</ul>
|
|
|
|
<p>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
|
|
<span class="emphasis"><i
|
|
class="EMPHASIS">entire</i></span> memory subsystem
|
|
running at the slower EDO timing</p>
|
|
|
|
<p>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.</p>
|
|
|
|
<p>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.</p>
|
|
|
|
<p>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.</p>
|
|
|
|
<div class="NOTE">
|
|
<blockquote class="NOTE">
|
|
<p><b>Note:</b> 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.</p>
|
|
</blockquote>
|
|
</div>
|
|
|
|
<p>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.</p>
|
|
|
|
<p>The kernel config file must contain:</p>
|
|
<pre class="PROGRAMLISTING">
|
|
options DEC_KN300
|
|
cpu EV5
|
|
</pre>
|
|
</div>
|
|
|
|
<div class="SECT3">
|
|
<hr />
|
|
|
|
<h3 class="SECT3"><a id="AEN1107" name="AEN1107">2.3.14
|
|
AlphaServer 1200 (``Tincup'') and AlphaStation 1200
|
|
(``DaVinci'')</a></h3>
|
|
|
|
<p>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).</p>
|
|
|
|
<p>Features:</p>
|
|
|
|
<ul>
|
|
<li>
|
|
<p>21164A EV56 CPUs at 400 or 533 Mhz</p>
|
|
</li>
|
|
|
|
<li>
|
|
<p>cache: 4 Mbytes per CPU</p>
|
|
</li>
|
|
|
|
<li>
|
|
<p>memory bus: 128 bit with ECC, DIMM memory on two
|
|
memory daughter boards</p>
|
|
</li>
|
|
|
|
<li>
|
|
<p>embedded floppy controller</p>
|
|
</li>
|
|
|
|
<li>
|
|
<p>2 serial ports</p>
|
|
</li>
|
|
|
|
<li>
|
|
<p>1 parallel port</p>
|
|
</li>
|
|
|
|
<li>
|
|
<p>PS/2 style keyboard & mouse port</p>
|
|
</li>
|
|
</ul>
|
|
|
|
<p>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.</p>
|
|
|
|
<div class="NOTE">
|
|
<blockquote class="NOTE">
|
|
<p><b>Note:</b> FreeBSD currently supports up to
|
|
2GBytes</p>
|
|
</blockquote>
|
|
</div>
|
|
|
|
<p>AS1200 has an embedded Symbios 810 drive Fast SCSI
|
|
bus.</p>
|
|
|
|
<p>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.</p>
|
|
|
|
<p>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.</p>
|
|
|
|
<p>The kernel config file must contain:</p>
|
|
<pre class="PROGRAMLISTING">
|
|
options DEC_KN300
|
|
cpu EV5
|
|
</pre>
|
|
</div>
|
|
|
|
<div class="SECT3">
|
|
<hr />
|
|
|
|
<h3 class="SECT3"><a id="AEN1137" name="AEN1137">2.3.15
|
|
AlphaServer 8200 and 8400 (``TurboLaser'')</a></h3>
|
|
|
|
<p>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.</p>
|
|
|
|
<p>Basic disk storage is housed in a StorageWorks
|
|
shelf. AS8400 uses 3 phase power, AS8200 uses single
|
|
phase power.</p>
|
|
|
|
<p>Features:</p>
|
|
|
|
<ul>
|
|
<li>
|
|
<p>21164 EV5/EV56 CPUs at up to 467 MHz or 21264
|
|
EV67 CPUs at up to 625 MHz</p>
|
|
</li>
|
|
|
|
<li>
|
|
<p>one or two CPUs per CPU module</p>
|
|
</li>
|
|
|
|
<li>
|
|
<p>cache: 4Mbytes B-cache per CPU</p>
|
|
</li>
|
|
|
|
<li>
|
|
<p>memory bus: 256 bit with ECC</p>
|
|
</li>
|
|
|
|
<li>
|
|
<p>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.</p>
|
|
</li>
|
|
|
|
<li>
|
|
<p>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</p>
|
|
</li>
|
|
</ul>
|
|
|
|
<p>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.</p>
|
|
|
|
<p>Only PCI expansion is supported on FreeBSD. XMI or
|
|
Futurebus+ (which are AS8400 only) are both
|
|
unsupported.</p>
|
|
|
|
<p>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.</p>
|
|
|
|
<p>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.</p>
|
|
|
|
<p>For best performance distribute high bandwidth
|
|
(FibreChannel, Gigabit Ethernet) over multiple hoses
|
|
and/or multiple KFTHA/KFTIA.</p>
|
|
|
|
<p>Currently PCI expansion cards containing PCI bridges
|
|
are not usable with FreeBSD. Don't use them at this
|
|
time.</p>
|
|
|
|
<p>The single ended narrow SCSI bus on the KFTIA will
|
|
turn up as the <span class="emphasis"><i
|
|
class="EMPHASIS">fourth</i></span> SCSI bus. The 3
|
|
fast-wide differential SCSI buses of the KFTIA precede
|
|
it.</p>
|
|
|
|
<p>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.</p>
|
|
|
|
<p>For serial console usage either change <tt
|
|
class="FILENAME">/etc/ttys</tt> to have:</p>
|
|
<pre class="PROGRAMLISTING">
|
|
console "/usr/libexec/getty std.9600" unknown on secure
|
|
</pre>
|
|
|
|
<p>as the console entry, or add</p>
|
|
<pre class="PROGRAMLISTING">
|
|
zs0 "/usr/libexec/getty std.9600" unknown on secure
|
|
</pre>
|
|
|
|
<p>For the AlphaServer 8x00 machines the kernel config
|
|
file must contain:</p>
|
|
<pre class="PROGRAMLISTING">
|
|
options DEC_KN8AE # Alpha 8200/8400 (Turbolaser)
|
|
cpu EV5
|
|
</pre>
|
|
|
|
<p>Contrary to expectation there is no <tt
|
|
class="LITERAL">cpu EV6</tt> defined for inclusion in
|
|
the kernel config file. The <tt class="LITERAL">cpu
|
|
EV5</tt> is mandatory to keep <a
|
|
href="http://www.FreeBSD.org/cgi/man.cgi?query=config&sektion=8&manpath=FreeBSD+5.0-RELEASE">
|
|
<span class="CITEREFENTRY"><span
|
|
class="REFENTRYTITLE">config</span>(8)</span></a>
|
|
happy.</p>
|
|
</div>
|
|
|
|
<div class="SECT3">
|
|
<hr />
|
|
|
|
<h3 class="SECT3"><a id="AEN1180" name="AEN1180">2.3.16
|
|
Alpha Processor Inc. UP1000</a></h3>
|
|
|
|
<p>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.</p>
|
|
|
|
<p>Features:</p>
|
|
|
|
<ul>
|
|
<li>
|
|
<p>21264a Alpha CPU at 600 or 700 MHz in a Slot B
|
|
module (includes cooling fans)</p>
|
|
</li>
|
|
|
|
<li>
|
|
<p>memory bus: 128 bits to the L2 cache, 64 bits
|
|
from Slot B to the AMD-751</p>
|
|
</li>
|
|
|
|
<li>
|
|
<p>on-board Bcache / L2 cache: 2MB (600Mhz) or 4MB
|
|
(700Mhz)</p>
|
|
</li>
|
|
|
|
<li>
|
|
<p>AMD AMD-751 (``Irongate'') system controller
|
|
chip</p>
|
|
</li>
|
|
|
|
<li>
|
|
<p>Acer Labs M1543C PCI-ISA bridge controller /
|
|
super-IO chip</p>
|
|
</li>
|
|
|
|
<li>
|
|
<p>PS/2 mouse & keyboard port</p>
|
|
</li>
|
|
|
|
<li>
|
|
<p>memory: 168-pin PC100 unbuffered SDRAM DIMMS, 3
|
|
DIMM slots DIMM sizes supported are 64, 128 or 256
|
|
Mb in size</p>
|
|
</li>
|
|
|
|
<li>
|
|
<p>2 16550A serial port</p>
|
|
</li>
|
|
|
|
<li>
|
|
<p>1 ECP/EPP parallel port</p>
|
|
</li>
|
|
|
|
<li>
|
|
<p>floppy interface</p>
|
|
</li>
|
|
|
|
<li>
|
|
<p>2 embedded Ultra DMA33 IDE interface</p>
|
|
</li>
|
|
|
|
<li>
|
|
<p>2 USB ports</p>
|
|
</li>
|
|
|
|
<li>
|
|
<p>expansion:</p>
|
|
|
|
<ul>
|
|
<li>
|
|
<p>4 32 bit PCI slots</p>
|
|
</li>
|
|
|
|
<li>
|
|
<p>2 ISA slots</p>
|
|
</li>
|
|
|
|
<li>
|
|
<p>1 AGP slot</p>
|
|
</li>
|
|
</ul>
|
|
</li>
|
|
</ul>
|
|
|
|
<p>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..</p>
|
|
|
|
<p>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 <span
|
|
class="emphasis"><i class="EMPHASIS">2</i></span>. This
|
|
is a bit counter-intuitive.</p>
|
|
|
|
<p>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).</p>
|
|
|
|
<p>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.</p>
|
|
|
|
<p>The embedded Ultra DMA EIDE ports are bootable by
|
|
the SRM console.</p>
|
|
|
|
<p>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.</p>
|
|
|
|
<p>The USB interfaces are disabled by the SRM console
|
|
and have not (yet) been tested with FreeBSD.</p>
|
|
|
|
<p>For the UP1000 the kernel config file must
|
|
contain:</p>
|
|
<pre class="PROGRAMLISTING">
|
|
options API_UP1000 # UP1000, UP1100 (Nautilus)
|
|
cpu EV5
|
|
</pre>
|
|
</div>
|
|
|
|
<div class="SECT3">
|
|
<hr />
|
|
|
|
<h3 class="SECT3"><a id="AEN1229" name="AEN1229">2.3.17
|
|
Alpha Processor Inc. UP1100</a></h3>
|
|
|
|
<p>The UP1100 is an ATX mainboard based on the 21264a
|
|
CPU running at 600 MHz. It is normally housed in an ATX
|
|
tower enclosure.</p>
|
|
|
|
<p>Features:</p>
|
|
|
|
<ul>
|
|
<li>
|
|
<p>21264a Alpha EV6 CPU at 600 or 700 MHz</p>
|
|
</li>
|
|
|
|
<li>
|
|
<p>memory bus: 100MHz 64-bit (PC-100 SDRAM), 800
|
|
MB/s memory bandwidth</p>
|
|
</li>
|
|
|
|
<li>
|
|
<p>on-board Bcache / L2 cache: 2Mb</p>
|
|
</li>
|
|
|
|
<li>
|
|
<p>AMD AMD-751 (``Irongate'') system controller
|
|
chip</p>
|
|
</li>
|
|
|
|
<li>
|
|
<p>Acer Labs M1535D PCI-ISA bridge controller /
|
|
super-IO chip</p>
|
|
</li>
|
|
|
|
<li>
|
|
<p>PS/2 mouse & keyboard port</p>
|
|
</li>
|
|
|
|
<li>
|
|
<p>memory: 168-pin PC100 unbuffered SDRAM DIMMS, 3
|
|
DIMM slots DIMM sizes supported are 64, 128 or 256
|
|
Mb in size</p>
|
|
</li>
|
|
|
|
<li>
|
|
<p>2 16550A serial port</p>
|
|
</li>
|
|
|
|
<li>
|
|
<p>1 ECP/EPP parallel port</p>
|
|
</li>
|
|
|
|
<li>
|
|
<p>floppy interface</p>
|
|
</li>
|
|
|
|
<li>
|
|
<p>2 embedded Ultra DMA66 IDE interface</p>
|
|
</li>
|
|
|
|
<li>
|
|
<p>2 USB port</p>
|
|
</li>
|
|
|
|
<li>
|
|
<p>expansion: 3 32 bit PCI slots and 1 AGP2x
|
|
slot</p>
|
|
</li>
|
|
</ul>
|
|
|
|
<p>SRM console code comes standard with the UP1100. The
|
|
SRM lives in 2Mbytes of flash ROM.</p>
|
|
|
|
<p>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 <span
|
|
class="emphasis"><i class="EMPHASIS">2</i></span>. This
|
|
is a bit counter-intuitive.</p>
|
|
|
|
<p>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).</p>
|
|
|
|
<p>The UP1100 has an on-board 21143 10/100Mbit Ethernet
|
|
interface.</p>
|
|
|
|
<p>The UP1100 is equipped with a SoundBlaster
|
|
compatible audio interface. Whether it works with
|
|
FreeBSD is as of yet unknown.</p>
|
|
|
|
<p>The embedded Ultra DMA EIDE ports are bootable by
|
|
the SRM console.</p>
|
|
|
|
<p>The UP1100 has 3 USB ports, 2 going external and one
|
|
connected to the AGP port.</p>
|
|
|
|
<p>For the UP1100 the kernel config file must
|
|
contain:</p>
|
|
<pre class="PROGRAMLISTING">
|
|
options API_UP1000 # UP1000, UP1100 (Nautilus)
|
|
cpu EV5
|
|
</pre>
|
|
|
|
<p>Contrary to expectation there is no <tt
|
|
class="LITERAL">cpu EV6</tt> defined for inclusion in
|
|
the kernel config file. The <tt class="LITERAL">cpu
|
|
EV5</tt> is mandatory to keep <a
|
|
href="http://www.FreeBSD.org/cgi/man.cgi?query=config&sektion=8&manpath=FreeBSD+5.0-RELEASE">
|
|
<span class="CITEREFENTRY"><span
|
|
class="REFENTRYTITLE">config</span>(8)</span></a>
|
|
happy.</p>
|
|
</div>
|
|
|
|
<div class="SECT3">
|
|
<hr />
|
|
|
|
<h3 class="SECT3"><a id="AEN1277" name="AEN1277">2.3.18
|
|
Alpha Processor Inc. CS20, Compaq DS20L</a></h3>
|
|
|
|
<p>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.</p>
|
|
|
|
<p>Features:</p>
|
|
|
|
<ul>
|
|
<li>
|
|
<p>21264a Alpha CPU at 667 MHz or 21264b 833 MHz
|
|
(max. 2 CPUs)</p>
|
|
</li>
|
|
|
|
<li>
|
|
<p>memory bus: 100MHz 256-bit wide</p>
|
|
</li>
|
|
|
|
<li>
|
|
<p>21271 Core Logic chipset (``Tsunami'')</p>
|
|
</li>
|
|
|
|
<li>
|
|
<p>Acer Labs M1533 PCI-ISA bridge controller /
|
|
super-IO chip</p>
|
|
</li>
|
|
|
|
<li>
|
|
<p>PS/2 mouse & keyboard port</p>
|
|
</li>
|
|
|
|
<li>
|
|
<p>memory: 168-pin PC100 PLL buffered/registered
|
|
SDRAM DIMMS, 8 DIMM slots, uses ECC memory, min 256
|
|
Mbytes / max 2 GBytes of memory</p>
|
|
</li>
|
|
|
|
<li>
|
|
<p>2 16550A serial port</p>
|
|
</li>
|
|
|
|
<li>
|
|
<p>1 ECP/EPP parallel port</p>
|
|
</li>
|
|
|
|
<li>
|
|
<p>ALI M1543C Ultra DMA66 IDE interface</p>
|
|
</li>
|
|
|
|
<li>
|
|
<p>embedded dual Intel 82559 10/100Mbit
|
|
Ethernet</p>
|
|
</li>
|
|
|
|
<li>
|
|
<p>embedded Symbios 53C1000 Ultra160 SCSI
|
|
controller</p>
|
|
</li>
|
|
|
|
<li>
|
|
<p>expansion: 2 64 bit PCI slots (2/3 length)</p>
|
|
</li>
|
|
</ul>
|
|
|
|
<p>SRM console code comes standard with the CS20. The
|
|
SRM lives in 2Mbytes of flash ROM.</p>
|
|
|
|
<p>The CS20 needs ECC capable DIMMs. Note that it uses
|
|
<span class="emphasis"><i
|
|
class="EMPHASIS">buffered</i></span> DIMMs.</p>
|
|
|
|
<p>The CS20 has an I2C based internal monitoring system
|
|
for things like temperature, fans, voltages etc. The
|
|
I2C also supports ``wake on LAN''.</p>
|
|
|
|
<p>Each PCI slot is connected to its own independent
|
|
PCI bus on the Tsunami.</p>
|
|
|
|
<p>The embedded Ultra DMA EIDE ports are bootable by
|
|
the SRM console.</p>
|
|
|
|
<p>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.</p>
|
|
|
|
<p>Note that there is no floppy disk drive (or a
|
|
connector to add one).</p>
|
|
|
|
<p>The kernel config file must contain:</p>
|
|
<pre class="PROGRAMLISTING">
|
|
options DEC_ST6600
|
|
cpu EV5
|
|
</pre>
|
|
|
|
<p>Contrary to expectation there is no <tt
|
|
class="LITERAL">cpu EV6</tt> defined for inclusion in
|
|
the kernel config file. The <tt class="LITERAL">cpu
|
|
EV5</tt> is mandatory to keep <a
|
|
href="http://www.FreeBSD.org/cgi/man.cgi?query=config&sektion=8&manpath=FreeBSD+5.0-RELEASE">
|
|
<span class="CITEREFENTRY"><span
|
|
class="REFENTRYTITLE">config</span>(8)</span></a>
|
|
happy.</p>
|
|
</div>
|
|
</div>
|
|
|
|
<div class="SECT2">
|
|
<hr />
|
|
|
|
<h2 class="SECT2"><a id="AEN1324" name="AEN1324">2.4
|
|
Supported Hardware Overview</a></h2>
|
|
|
|
<p>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. <tt
|
|
class="FILENAME">GENERIC</tt> contains things that are
|
|
known to work on Alpha only.</p>
|
|
|
|
<p>The PCI and ISA expansion busses are fully supported.
|
|
Turbo Channel is not in <tt class="FILENAME">GENERIC</tt>
|
|
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.</p>
|
|
|
|
<p>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.</p>
|
|
|
|
<p>ATA and ATAPI (IDE) devices are supported via the <a
|
|
href="http://www.FreeBSD.org/cgi/man.cgi?query=ata&sektion=4&manpath=FreeBSD+5.0-RELEASE">
|
|
<span class="CITEREFENTRY"><span
|
|
class="REFENTRYTITLE">ata</span>(4)</span></a> 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.</p>
|
|
|
|
<p>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.</p>
|
|
|
|
<p>The Qlogic QL2x00 FibreChannel host adapters are fully
|
|
supported.</p>
|
|
|
|
<p>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 <a
|
|
href="http://www.FreeBSD.org/cgi/man.cgi?query=de&sektion=4&manpath=FreeBSD+5.0-RELEASE">
|
|
<span class="CITEREFENTRY"><span
|
|
class="REFENTRYTITLE">de</span>(4)</span></a> (older
|
|
driver) or <a
|
|
href="http://www.FreeBSD.org/cgi/man.cgi?query=dc&sektion=4&manpath=FreeBSD+5.0-RELEASE">
|
|
<span class="CITEREFENTRY"><span
|
|
class="REFENTRYTITLE">dc</span>(4)</span></a> (newer
|
|
driver). Some new SRM versions are known to recognize the
|
|
Intel 8255x Ethernet chips as driven by the FreeBSD <a
|
|
href="http://www.FreeBSD.org/cgi/man.cgi?query=fxp&sektion=4&manpath=FreeBSD+5.0-RELEASE">
|
|
<span class="CITEREFENTRY"><span
|
|
class="REFENTRYTITLE">fxp</span>(4)</span></a> driver.
|
|
But beware: the <a
|
|
href="http://www.FreeBSD.org/cgi/man.cgi?query=fxp&sektion=4&manpath=FreeBSD+5.0-RELEASE">
|
|
<span class="CITEREFENTRY"><span
|
|
class="REFENTRYTITLE">fxp</span>(4)</span></a> driver is
|
|
reported not to work correctly with FreeBSD (although it
|
|
works excellently on FreeBSD/x86).</p>
|
|
|
|
<p>DEC DEFPA PCI FDDI network adapters are supported on
|
|
alpha.</p>
|
|
|
|
<p>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.</p>
|
|
|
|
<p>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.</p>
|
|
|
|
<p>The ``PC standard'' serial ports found on most Alphas
|
|
are supported.</p>
|
|
|
|
<p>ISDN (i4b) is not supported on FreeBSD/alpha.</p>
|
|
</div>
|
|
|
|
<div class="SECT2">
|
|
<hr />
|
|
|
|
<h2 class="SECT2"><a id="AEN1356" name="AEN1356">2.5
|
|
Acknowledgments</a></h2>
|
|
|
|
<p>In compiling this file I used multiple information
|
|
sources, but <a href="http://www.netbsd.org/"
|
|
target="_top">the NetBSD Web site</a> 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.</p>
|
|
|
|
<p>People who kindly helped me create this section:</p>
|
|
|
|
<ul>
|
|
<li>
|
|
<p>Andrew Gallatin <tt class="EMAIL"><<a
|
|
href="mailto:gallatin@FreeBSD.org">gallatin@FreeBSD.org</a>></tt></p>
|
|
</li>
|
|
|
|
<li>
|
|
<p>Chuck Robey <tt class="EMAIL"><<a
|
|
href="mailto:chuckr@FreeBSD.org">chuckr@FreeBSD.org</a>></tt></p>
|
|
</li>
|
|
|
|
<li>
|
|
<p>Matthew Jacob <tt class="EMAIL"><<a
|
|
href="mailto:mjacob@FreeBSD.org">mjacob@FreeBSD.org</a>></tt></p>
|
|
</li>
|
|
|
|
<li>
|
|
<p>Michael Smith <tt class="EMAIL"><<a
|
|
href="mailto:msmith@FreeBSD.org">msmith@FreeBSD.org</a>></tt></p>
|
|
</li>
|
|
|
|
<li>
|
|
<p>David O'Brien <tt class="EMAIL"><<a
|
|
href="mailto:obrien@FreeBSD.org">obrien@FreeBSD.org</a>></tt></p>
|
|
</li>
|
|
|
|
<li>
|
|
<p>Christian Weisgerber</p>
|
|
</li>
|
|
|
|
<li>
|
|
<p>Kazutaka YOKOTA</p>
|
|
</li>
|
|
|
|
<li>
|
|
<p>Nick Maniscalco</p>
|
|
</li>
|
|
|
|
<li>
|
|
<p>Eric Schnoebelen</p>
|
|
</li>
|
|
|
|
<li>
|
|
<p>Peter van Dijk</p>
|
|
</li>
|
|
|
|
<li>
|
|
<p>Peter Jeremy</p>
|
|
</li>
|
|
|
|
<li>
|
|
<p>Dolf de Waal</p>
|
|
</li>
|
|
|
|
<li>
|
|
<p>Wim Lemmers, ex-Compaq</p>
|
|
</li>
|
|
|
|
<li>
|
|
<p>Wouter Brackman, Compaq</p>
|
|
</li>
|
|
|
|
<li>
|
|
<p>Lodewijk van den Berg, Compaq</p>
|
|
</li>
|
|
</ul>
|
|
</div>
|
|
</div>
|
|
|
|
<div class="SECT1">
|
|
<hr />
|
|
|
|
<h1 class="SECT1"><a id="SUPPORT" name="SUPPORT">3
|
|
Supported Devices</a></h1>
|
|
$FreeBSD:
|
|
src/release/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/hardware/common/dev.sgml,v
|
|
1.119.2.3 2003/01/14 18:12:50 roam Exp $
|
|
|
|
<p>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.</p>
|
|
|
|
<p>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.</p>
|
|
|
|
<div class="SECT2">
|
|
<hr />
|
|
|
|
<h2 class="SECT2"><a id="AEN1403" name="AEN1403">3.1 Disk
|
|
Controllers</a></h2>
|
|
|
|
<p>IDE/ATA controllers (<a
|
|
href="http://www.FreeBSD.org/cgi/man.cgi?query=ata&sektion=4&manpath=FreeBSD+5.0-RELEASE">
|
|
<span class="CITEREFENTRY"><span
|
|
class="REFENTRYTITLE">ata</span>(4)</span></a>
|
|
driver)</p>
|
|
|
|
<ul>
|
|
<li>
|
|
<p>Acard ATP850 UDMA2, ATP860 UDMA4, ATP865 UDMA6</p>
|
|
</li>
|
|
|
|
<li>
|
|
<p>AMD 756 ATA66, 766 ATA100, 768 ATA100</p>
|
|
</li>
|
|
|
|
<li>
|
|
<p>Cenatek Rocket Drive</p>
|
|
</li>
|
|
|
|
<li>
|
|
<p>CMD 646, 648 ATA66, and 649 ATA100</p>
|
|
</li>
|
|
|
|
<li>
|
|
<p>Cypress 82C693</p>
|
|
</li>
|
|
|
|
<li>
|
|
<p>Cyrix 5530 ATA33</p>
|
|
</li>
|
|
|
|
<li>
|
|
<p>HighPoint HPT366 ATA66, HPT370 ATA100, HPT372
|
|
ATA133, HPT374 ATA133</p>
|
|
</li>
|
|
|
|
<li>
|
|
<p>Intel PIIX, PIIX3, PIIX4</p>
|
|
</li>
|
|
|
|
<li>
|
|
<p>Intel ICH ATA66, ICH2 ATA100, ICH3 ATA100, ICH4
|
|
ATA100</p>
|
|
</li>
|
|
|
|
<li>
|
|
<p>nVidia nForce ATA100</p>
|
|
</li>
|
|
|
|
<li>
|
|
<p>Promise ATA100 OEM chip (pdc20265)</p>
|
|
</li>
|
|
|
|
<li>
|
|
<p>Promise ATA133 OEM chip (pdc20269)</p>
|
|
</li>
|
|
|
|
<li>
|
|
<p>Promise Fasttrak-33, -66, -100, -100 TX2/TX4, -133
|
|
TX2/TX2000</p>
|
|
</li>
|
|
|
|
<li>
|
|
<p>Promise Ultra-33, -66, -100, -133 TX2/TX2000</p>
|
|
</li>
|
|
|
|
<li>
|
|
<p>ServerWorks ROSB4 ATA33</p>
|
|
</li>
|
|
|
|
<li>
|
|
<p>ServerWorks CSB5 ATA66/ATA100</p>
|
|
</li>
|
|
|
|
<li>
|
|
<p>Sil 0680 UDMA6</p>
|
|
</li>
|
|
|
|
<li>
|
|
<p>SiS 530, 540, 620</p>
|
|
</li>
|
|
|
|
<li>
|
|
<p>SiS 630, 633, 635, 645, 730, 733, 735, 740, 745,
|
|
750</p>
|
|
</li>
|
|
|
|
<li>
|
|
<p>SiS 5591 ATA100</p>
|
|
</li>
|
|
|
|
<li>
|
|
<p>VIA 82C586 ATA33, 82C596 ATA66, 82C686a ATA66,
|
|
82C686b ATA100</p>
|
|
</li>
|
|
|
|
<li>
|
|
<p>VIA 8233, 8235 ATA133</p>
|
|
</li>
|
|
</ul>
|
|
<br />
|
|
<br />
|
|
|
|
<p>Adaptec SCSI Controllers</p>
|
|
|
|
<ul>
|
|
<li>
|
|
<p>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 (<a
|
|
href="http://www.FreeBSD.org/cgi/man.cgi?query=ahc&sektion=4&manpath=FreeBSD+5.0-RELEASE">
|
|
<span class="CITEREFENTRY"><span
|
|
class="REFENTRYTITLE">ahc</span>(4)</span></a>
|
|
driver)</p>
|
|
</li>
|
|
|
|
<li>
|
|
<p>Adaptec AIC7770, AIC7850, AIC7860, AIC7870,
|
|
AIC7880, and AIC789x on-board SCSI controllers (<a
|
|
href="http://www.FreeBSD.org/cgi/man.cgi?query=ahc&sektion=4&manpath=FreeBSD+5.0-RELEASE">
|
|
<span class="CITEREFENTRY"><span
|
|
class="REFENTRYTITLE">ahc</span>(4)</span></a>
|
|
driver)</p>
|
|
</li>
|
|
</ul>
|
|
<br />
|
|
<br />
|
|
|
|
<p>AMI MegaRAID Express and Enterprise family RAID
|
|
controllers (<a
|
|
href="http://www.FreeBSD.org/cgi/man.cgi?query=amr&sektion=4&manpath=FreeBSD+5.0-RELEASE">
|
|
<span class="CITEREFENTRY"><span
|
|
class="REFENTRYTITLE">amr</span>(4)</span></a>
|
|
driver)</p>
|
|
|
|
<ul>
|
|
<li>
|
|
<p>MegaRAID Series 418</p>
|
|
</li>
|
|
|
|
<li>
|
|
<p>MegaRAID Enterprise 1200 (Series 428)</p>
|
|
</li>
|
|
|
|
<li>
|
|
<p>MegaRAID Enterprise 1300 (Series 434)</p>
|
|
</li>
|
|
|
|
<li>
|
|
<p>MegaRAID Enterprise 1400 (Series 438)</p>
|
|
</li>
|
|
|
|
<li>
|
|
<p>MegaRAID Enterprise 1500 (Series 467)</p>
|
|
</li>
|
|
|
|
<li>
|
|
<p>MegaRAID Enterprise 1600 (Series 471)</p>
|
|
</li>
|
|
|
|
<li>
|
|
<p>MegaRAID Elite 1500 (Series 467)</p>
|
|
</li>
|
|
|
|
<li>
|
|
<p>MegaRAID Elite 1600 (Series 493)</p>
|
|
</li>
|
|
|
|
<li>
|
|
<p>MegaRAID Express 100 (Series 466WS)</p>
|
|
</li>
|
|
|
|
<li>
|
|
<p>MegaRAID Express 200 (Series 466)</p>
|
|
</li>
|
|
|
|
<li>
|
|
<p>MegaRAID Express 300 (Series 490)</p>
|
|
</li>
|
|
|
|
<li>
|
|
<p>MegaRAID Express 500 (Series 475)</p>
|
|
</li>
|
|
|
|
<li>
|
|
<p>Dell PERC</p>
|
|
</li>
|
|
|
|
<li>
|
|
<p>Dell PERC 2/SC</p>
|
|
</li>
|
|
|
|
<li>
|
|
<p>Dell PERC 2/DC</p>
|
|
</li>
|
|
|
|
<li>
|
|
<p>Dell PERC 3/DCL</p>
|
|
</li>
|
|
|
|
<li>
|
|
<p>HP NetRaid-1si</p>
|
|
</li>
|
|
|
|
<li>
|
|
<p>HP NetRaid-3si</p>
|
|
</li>
|
|
|
|
<li>
|
|
<p>HP Embedded NetRaid</p>
|
|
</li>
|
|
</ul>
|
|
|
|
<div class="NOTE">
|
|
<blockquote class="NOTE">
|
|
<p>Booting from these controllers is not supported
|
|
due to SRM limitations.</p>
|
|
</blockquote>
|
|
</div>
|
|
<br />
|
|
<br />
|
|
|
|
<p>Mylex DAC960 and DAC1100 RAID controllers with 2.x,
|
|
3.x, 4.x and 5.x firmware (<a
|
|
href="http://www.FreeBSD.org/cgi/man.cgi?query=mlx&sektion=4&manpath=FreeBSD+5.0-RELEASE">
|
|
<span class="CITEREFENTRY"><span
|
|
class="REFENTRYTITLE">mlx</span>(4)</span></a>
|
|
driver)</p>
|
|
|
|
<ul>
|
|
<li>
|
|
<p>DAC960P</p>
|
|
</li>
|
|
|
|
<li>
|
|
<p>DAC960PD</p>
|
|
</li>
|
|
|
|
<li>
|
|
<p>DAC960PDU</p>
|
|
</li>
|
|
|
|
<li>
|
|
<p>DAC960PL</p>
|
|
</li>
|
|
|
|
<li>
|
|
<p>DAC960PJ</p>
|
|
</li>
|
|
|
|
<li>
|
|
<p>DAC960PG</p>
|
|
</li>
|
|
|
|
<li>
|
|
<p>AcceleRAID 150</p>
|
|
</li>
|
|
|
|
<li>
|
|
<p>AcceleRAID 250</p>
|
|
</li>
|
|
|
|
<li>
|
|
<p>eXtremeRAID 1100</p>
|
|
</li>
|
|
</ul>
|
|
|
|
<div class="NOTE">
|
|
<blockquote class="NOTE">
|
|
<p>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.</p>
|
|
</blockquote>
|
|
</div>
|
|
<br />
|
|
<br />
|
|
|
|
<p>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 (<a
|
|
href="http://www.FreeBSD.org/cgi/man.cgi?query=ncr&sektion=4&manpath=FreeBSD+5.0-RELEASE">
|
|
<span class="CITEREFENTRY"><span
|
|
class="REFENTRYTITLE">ncr</span>(4)</span></a> and <a
|
|
href="http://www.FreeBSD.org/cgi/man.cgi?query=sym&sektion=4&manpath=FreeBSD+5.0-RELEASE">
|
|
<span class="CITEREFENTRY"><span
|
|
class="REFENTRYTITLE">sym</span>(4)</span></a>
|
|
drivers)</p>
|
|
|
|
<ul>
|
|
<li>
|
|
<p>ASUS SC-200, SC-896</p>
|
|
</li>
|
|
|
|
<li>
|
|
<p>Data Technology DTC3130 (all variants)</p>
|
|
</li>
|
|
|
|
<li>
|
|
<p>DawiControl DC2976UW</p>
|
|
</li>
|
|
|
|
<li>
|
|
<p>Diamond FirePort (all)</p>
|
|
</li>
|
|
|
|
<li>
|
|
<p>NCR cards (all)</p>
|
|
</li>
|
|
|
|
<li>
|
|
<p>Symbios cards (all)</p>
|
|
</li>
|
|
|
|
<li>
|
|
<p>Tekram DC390W, 390U, 390F, 390U2B, 390U2W, 390U3D,
|
|
and 390U3W</p>
|
|
</li>
|
|
|
|
<li>
|
|
<p>Tyan S1365</p>
|
|
</li>
|
|
</ul>
|
|
<br />
|
|
<br />
|
|
|
|
<p>Qlogic controllers and variants (<a
|
|
href="http://www.FreeBSD.org/cgi/man.cgi?query=isp&sektion=4&manpath=FreeBSD+5.0-RELEASE">
|
|
<span class="CITEREFENTRY"><span
|
|
class="REFENTRYTITLE">isp</span>(4)</span></a>
|
|
driver)</p>
|
|
|
|
<ul>
|
|
<li>
|
|
<p>Qlogic 1020, 1040 SCSI and Ultra SCSI host
|
|
adapters</p>
|
|
</li>
|
|
|
|
<li>
|
|
<p>Qlogic 1240 dual Ultra SCSI controllers</p>
|
|
</li>
|
|
|
|
<li>
|
|
<p>Qlogic 1080 Ultra2 LVD and 1280 Dual Ultra2 LVD
|
|
controllers</p>
|
|
</li>
|
|
|
|
<li>
|
|
<p>Qlogic 12160 Ultra3 LVD controllers</p>
|
|
</li>
|
|
|
|
<li>
|
|
<p>Qlogic 2100 and Qlogic 2200 Fibre Channel SCSI
|
|
controllers</p>
|
|
</li>
|
|
|
|
<li>
|
|
<p>Qlogic 2300 and Qlogic 2312 2-Gigabit Fibre
|
|
Channel SCSI controllers</p>
|
|
</li>
|
|
|
|
<li>
|
|
<p>Performance Technology SBS440 ISP1000 variants</p>
|
|
</li>
|
|
|
|
<li>
|
|
<p>Performance Technology SBS450 ISP1040 variants</p>
|
|
</li>
|
|
|
|
<li>
|
|
<p>Performance Technology SBS470 ISP2100 variants</p>
|
|
</li>
|
|
|
|
<li>
|
|
<p>Antares Microsystems P-0033 ISP2100 variants</p>
|
|
</li>
|
|
</ul>
|
|
<br />
|
|
<br />
|
|
|
|
<p>LSI Logic Fusion/MP architecture Fiber Channel
|
|
controllers (mpt driver)</p>
|
|
|
|
<ul>
|
|
<li>
|
|
<p>LSI FC909, FC929</p>
|
|
</li>
|
|
|
|
<li>
|
|
<p>LSI 53c1020, 53c1030</p>
|
|
</li>
|
|
</ul>
|
|
<br />
|
|
<br />
|
|
|
|
<p>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 <a
|
|
href="http://www.FreeBSD.org/cgi/man.cgi?query=cd&sektion=4&manpath=FreeBSD+5.0-RELEASE">
|
|
<span class="CITEREFENTRY"><span
|
|
class="REFENTRYTITLE">cd</span>(4)</span></a>).
|
|
WORM/CD-R/CD-RW writing support is provided by <a
|
|
href="http://www.FreeBSD.org/cgi/man.cgi?query=cdrecord&sektion=1&manpath=FreeBSD+Ports">
|
|
<span class="CITEREFENTRY"><span
|
|
class="REFENTRYTITLE">cdrecord</span>(1)</span></a>,
|
|
which is a part of the <a
|
|
href="http://www.FreeBSD.org/cgi/url.cgi?ports/sysutils/cdrtools/pkg-descr">
|
|
<tt class="FILENAME">sysutils/cdrtools</tt></a> port in
|
|
the Ports Collection.</p>
|
|
|
|
<p>The following CD-ROM type systems are supported at
|
|
this time:</p>
|
|
|
|
<ul>
|
|
<li>
|
|
<p>SCSI interface (also includes ProAudio Spectrum
|
|
and SoundBlaster SCSI) (<a
|
|
href="http://www.FreeBSD.org/cgi/man.cgi?query=cd&sektion=4&manpath=FreeBSD+5.0-RELEASE">
|
|
<span class="CITEREFENTRY"><span
|
|
class="REFENTRYTITLE">cd</span>(4)</span></a>)</p>
|
|
</li>
|
|
|
|
<li>
|
|
<p>ATAPI IDE interface (<a
|
|
href="http://www.FreeBSD.org/cgi/man.cgi?query=acd&sektion=4&manpath=FreeBSD+5.0-RELEASE">
|
|
<span class="CITEREFENTRY"><span
|
|
class="REFENTRYTITLE">acd</span>(4)</span></a>)</p>
|
|
</li>
|
|
</ul>
|
|
<br />
|
|
<br />
|
|
</div>
|
|
|
|
<div class="SECT2">
|
|
<hr />
|
|
|
|
<h2 class="SECT2"><a id="ETHERNET" name="ETHERNET">3.2
|
|
Ethernet Interfaces</a></h2>
|
|
|
|
<p>Adaptec Duralink PCI Fast Ethernet adapters based on
|
|
the Adaptec AIC-6915 Fast Ethernet controller chip (<a
|
|
href="http://www.FreeBSD.org/cgi/man.cgi?query=sf&sektion=4&manpath=FreeBSD+5.0-RELEASE">
|
|
<span class="CITEREFENTRY"><span
|
|
class="REFENTRYTITLE">sf</span>(4)</span></a> driver)</p>
|
|
|
|
<ul>
|
|
<li>
|
|
<p>ANA-62011 64-bit single port 10/100baseTX
|
|
adapter</p>
|
|
</li>
|
|
|
|
<li>
|
|
<p>ANA-62022 64-bit dual port 10/100baseTX
|
|
adapter</p>
|
|
</li>
|
|
|
|
<li>
|
|
<p>ANA-62044 64-bit quad port 10/100baseTX
|
|
adapter</p>
|
|
</li>
|
|
|
|
<li>
|
|
<p>ANA-69011 32-bit single port 10/100baseTX
|
|
adapter</p>
|
|
</li>
|
|
|
|
<li>
|
|
<p>ANA-62020 64-bit single port 100baseFX adapter</p>
|
|
</li>
|
|
</ul>
|
|
<br />
|
|
<br />
|
|
|
|
<p>AMD PCnet NICs (<a
|
|
href="http://www.FreeBSD.org/cgi/man.cgi?query=lnc&sektion=4&manpath=FreeBSD+5.0-RELEASE">
|
|
<span class="CITEREFENTRY"><span
|
|
class="REFENTRYTITLE">lnc</span>(4)</span></a> and <a
|
|
href="http://www.FreeBSD.org/cgi/man.cgi?query=pcn&sektion=4&manpath=FreeBSD+5.0-RELEASE">
|
|
<span class="CITEREFENTRY"><span
|
|
class="REFENTRYTITLE">pcn</span>(4)</span></a>
|
|
drivers)</p>
|
|
|
|
<ul>
|
|
<li>
|
|
<p>AMD PCnet/PCI (79c970 & 53c974 or 79c974)</p>
|
|
</li>
|
|
|
|
<li>
|
|
<p>AMD PCnet/FAST</p>
|
|
</li>
|
|
|
|
<li>
|
|
<p>Isolan AT 4141-0 (16 bit)</p>
|
|
</li>
|
|
|
|
<li>
|
|
<p>Isolink 4110 (8 bit)</p>
|
|
</li>
|
|
|
|
<li>
|
|
<p>PCnet/FAST+</p>
|
|
</li>
|
|
|
|
<li>
|
|
<p>PCnet/FAST III</p>
|
|
</li>
|
|
|
|
<li>
|
|
<p>PCnet/PRO</p>
|
|
</li>
|
|
|
|
<li>
|
|
<p>PCnet/Home</p>
|
|
</li>
|
|
|
|
<li>
|
|
<p>HomePNA</p>
|
|
</li>
|
|
</ul>
|
|
<br />
|
|
<br />
|
|
|
|
<p>RealTek 8129/8139 Fast Ethernet NICs (<a
|
|
href="http://www.FreeBSD.org/cgi/man.cgi?query=rl&sektion=4&manpath=FreeBSD+5.0-RELEASE">
|
|
<span class="CITEREFENTRY"><span
|
|
class="REFENTRYTITLE">rl</span>(4)</span></a> driver)</p>
|
|
|
|
<ul>
|
|
<li>
|
|
<p>Accton ``Cheetah'' EN1207D (MPX 5030/5038; RealTek
|
|
8139 clone)</p>
|
|
</li>
|
|
|
|
<li>
|
|
<p>Allied Telesyn AT2550</p>
|
|
</li>
|
|
|
|
<li>
|
|
<p>Allied Telesyn AT2500TX</p>
|
|
</li>
|
|
|
|
<li>
|
|
<p>D-Link DFE-530TX+, DFE-538TX</p>
|
|
</li>
|
|
|
|
<li>
|
|
<p>Farallon NetLINE 10/100 PCI</p>
|
|
</li>
|
|
|
|
<li>
|
|
<p>Genius GF100TXR (RTL8139)</p>
|
|
</li>
|
|
|
|
<li>
|
|
<p>KTX-9130TX 10/100 Fast Ethernet</p>
|
|
</li>
|
|
|
|
<li>
|
|
<p>NDC Communications NE100TX-E</p>
|
|
</li>
|
|
|
|
<li>
|
|
<p>Netronix Inc. EA-1210 NetEther 10/100</p>
|
|
</li>
|
|
|
|
<li>
|
|
<p>OvisLink LEF-8129TX</p>
|
|
</li>
|
|
|
|
<li>
|
|
<p>OvisLink LEF-8139TX</p>
|
|
</li>
|
|
|
|
<li>
|
|
<p>SMC EZ Card 10/100 PCI 1211-TX</p>
|
|
</li>
|
|
</ul>
|
|
<br />
|
|
<br />
|
|
|
|
<p>Lite-On 82c168/82c169 PNIC Fast Ethernet NICs (<a
|
|
href="http://www.FreeBSD.org/cgi/man.cgi?query=dc&sektion=4&manpath=FreeBSD+5.0-RELEASE">
|
|
<span class="CITEREFENTRY"><span
|
|
class="REFENTRYTITLE">dc</span>(4)</span></a> driver)</p>
|
|
|
|
<ul>
|
|
<li>
|
|
<p>Kingston KNE110TX</p>
|
|
</li>
|
|
|
|
<li>
|
|
<p>LinkSys EtherFast LNE100TX</p>
|
|
</li>
|
|
|
|
<li>
|
|
<p>Matrox FastNIC 10/100</p>
|
|
</li>
|
|
|
|
<li>
|
|
<p>NetGear FA310-TX Rev. D1</p>
|
|
</li>
|
|
</ul>
|
|
<br />
|
|
<br />
|
|
|
|
<p>Macronix 98713, 98713A, 98715, 98715A and 98725 Fast
|
|
Ethernet NICs (<a
|
|
href="http://www.FreeBSD.org/cgi/man.cgi?query=dc&sektion=4&manpath=FreeBSD+5.0-RELEASE">
|
|
<span class="CITEREFENTRY"><span
|
|
class="REFENTRYTITLE">dc</span>(4)</span></a> driver)</p>
|
|
|
|
<ul>
|
|
<li>
|
|
<p>Accton EN1217 (98715A)</p>
|
|
</li>
|
|
|
|
<li>
|
|
<p>Adico AE310TX (98715A)</p>
|
|
</li>
|
|
|
|
<li>
|
|
<p>Compex RL100-TX (98713 or 98713A)</p>
|
|
</li>
|
|
|
|
<li>
|
|
<p>CNet Pro120A (98713 or 98713A)</p>
|
|
</li>
|
|
|
|
<li>
|
|
<p>CNet Pro120B (98715)</p>
|
|
</li>
|
|
|
|
<li>
|
|
<p>NDC Communications SFA100A (98713A)</p>
|
|
</li>
|
|
|
|
<li>
|
|
<p>SVEC PN102TX (98713)</p>
|
|
</li>
|
|
</ul>
|
|
<br />
|
|
<br />
|
|
|
|
<p>Macronix/Lite-On PNIC II LC82C115 Fast Ethernet NICs
|
|
(<a
|
|
href="http://www.FreeBSD.org/cgi/man.cgi?query=dc&sektion=4&manpath=FreeBSD+5.0-RELEASE">
|
|
<span class="CITEREFENTRY"><span
|
|
class="REFENTRYTITLE">dc</span>(4)</span></a> driver)</p>
|
|
|
|
<ul>
|
|
<li>
|
|
<p>LinkSys EtherFast LNE100TX Version 2</p>
|
|
</li>
|
|
</ul>
|
|
<br />
|
|
<br />
|
|
|
|
<p>Winbond W89C840F Fast Ethernet NICs (<a
|
|
href="http://www.FreeBSD.org/cgi/man.cgi?query=wb&sektion=4&manpath=FreeBSD+5.0-RELEASE">
|
|
<span class="CITEREFENTRY"><span
|
|
class="REFENTRYTITLE">wb</span>(4)</span></a> driver)</p>
|
|
|
|
<ul>
|
|
<li>
|
|
<p>Trendware TE100-PCIE</p>
|
|
</li>
|
|
</ul>
|
|
<br />
|
|
<br />
|
|
|
|
<p>VIA Technologies VT3043 ``Rhine I'' and VT86C100A
|
|
``Rhine II'' Fast Ethernet NICs (<a
|
|
href="http://www.FreeBSD.org/cgi/man.cgi?query=vr&sektion=4&manpath=FreeBSD+5.0-RELEASE">
|
|
<span class="CITEREFENTRY"><span
|
|
class="REFENTRYTITLE">vr</span>(4)</span></a> driver)</p>
|
|
|
|
<ul>
|
|
<li>
|
|
<p>AOpen/Acer ALN-320</p>
|
|
</li>
|
|
|
|
<li>
|
|
<p>D-Link DFE-530TX</p>
|
|
</li>
|
|
|
|
<li>
|
|
<p>Hawking Technologies PN102TX</p>
|
|
</li>
|
|
</ul>
|
|
<br />
|
|
<br />
|
|
|
|
<p>Silicon Integrated Systems SiS 900 and SiS 7016 PCI
|
|
Fast Ethernet NICs (<a
|
|
href="http://www.FreeBSD.org/cgi/man.cgi?query=sis&sektion=4&manpath=FreeBSD+5.0-RELEASE">
|
|
<span class="CITEREFENTRY"><span
|
|
class="REFENTRYTITLE">sis</span>(4)</span></a>
|
|
driver)</p>
|
|
|
|
<ul>
|
|
<li>
|
|
<p>SiS 630, 635 and 735 motherboard chipsets</p>
|
|
</li>
|
|
</ul>
|
|
<br />
|
|
<br />
|
|
|
|
<p>National Semiconductor DP83815 Fast Ethernet NICs (<a
|
|
href="http://www.FreeBSD.org/cgi/man.cgi?query=sis&sektion=4&manpath=FreeBSD+5.0-RELEASE">
|
|
<span class="CITEREFENTRY"><span
|
|
class="REFENTRYTITLE">sis</span>(4)</span></a>
|
|
driver)</p>
|
|
|
|
<ul>
|
|
<li>
|
|
<p>NetGear FA311-TX</p>
|
|
</li>
|
|
|
|
<li>
|
|
<p>NetGear FA312-TX</p>
|
|
</li>
|
|
</ul>
|
|
<br />
|
|
<br />
|
|
|
|
<p>Sundance Technologies ST201 PCI Fast Ethernet NICs (<a
|
|
href="http://www.FreeBSD.org/cgi/man.cgi?query=ste&sektion=4&manpath=FreeBSD+5.0-RELEASE">
|
|
<span class="CITEREFENTRY"><span
|
|
class="REFENTRYTITLE">ste</span>(4)</span></a>
|
|
driver)</p>
|
|
|
|
<ul>
|
|
<li>
|
|
<p>D-Link DFE-550TX</p>
|
|
</li>
|
|
</ul>
|
|
<br />
|
|
<br />
|
|
|
|
<p>SysKonnect SK-984x PCI Gigabit Ethernet cards (<a
|
|
href="http://www.FreeBSD.org/cgi/man.cgi?query=sk&sektion=4&manpath=FreeBSD+5.0-RELEASE">
|
|
<span class="CITEREFENTRY"><span
|
|
class="REFENTRYTITLE">sk</span>(4)</span></a>
|
|
drivers)</p>
|
|
|
|
<ul>
|
|
<li>
|
|
<p>SK-9821 1000baseT copper, single port</p>
|
|
</li>
|
|
|
|
<li>
|
|
<p>SK-9822 1000baseT copper, dual port</p>
|
|
</li>
|
|
|
|
<li>
|
|
<p>SK-9841 1000baseLX single mode fiber, single
|
|
port</p>
|
|
</li>
|
|
|
|
<li>
|
|
<p>SK-9842 1000baseLX single mode fiber, dual
|
|
port</p>
|
|
</li>
|
|
|
|
<li>
|
|
<p>SK-9843 1000baseSX multimode fiber, single
|
|
port</p>
|
|
</li>
|
|
|
|
<li>
|
|
<p>SK-9844 1000baseSX multimode fiber, dual port</p>
|
|
</li>
|
|
</ul>
|
|
<br />
|
|
<br />
|
|
|
|
<p>Texas Instruments ThunderLAN PCI NICs (<a
|
|
href="http://www.FreeBSD.org/cgi/man.cgi?query=tl&sektion=4&manpath=FreeBSD+5.0-RELEASE">
|
|
<span class="CITEREFENTRY"><span
|
|
class="REFENTRYTITLE">tl</span>(4)</span></a> driver)</p>
|
|
|
|
<ul>
|
|
<li>
|
|
<p>Compaq Netelligent 10, 10/100, 10/100
|
|
Dual-Port</p>
|
|
</li>
|
|
|
|
<li>
|
|
<p>Compaq Netelligent 10/100 TX Embedded UTP, 10 T
|
|
PCI UTP/Coax, 10/100 TX UTP</p>
|
|
</li>
|
|
|
|
<li>
|
|
<p>Compaq NetFlex 3P, 3P Integrated, 3P w/BNC</p>
|
|
</li>
|
|
|
|
<li>
|
|
<p>Olicom OC-2135/2138, OC-2325, OC-2326 10/100 TX
|
|
UTP</p>
|
|
</li>
|
|
|
|
<li>
|
|
<p>Racore 8165 10/100baseTX</p>
|
|
</li>
|
|
|
|
<li>
|
|
<p>Racore 8148 10baseT/100baseTX/100baseFX
|
|
multi-personality</p>
|
|
</li>
|
|
</ul>
|
|
<br />
|
|
<br />
|
|
|
|
<p>ADMtek Inc. AL981-based PCI Fast Ethernet NICs (<a
|
|
href="http://www.FreeBSD.org/cgi/man.cgi?query=dc&sektion=4&manpath=FreeBSD+5.0-RELEASE">
|
|
<span class="CITEREFENTRY"><span
|
|
class="REFENTRYTITLE">dc</span>(4)</span></a> driver)</p>
|
|
|
|
<p>ADMtek Inc. AN985-based PCI Fast Ethernet NICs (<a
|
|
href="http://www.FreeBSD.org/cgi/man.cgi?query=dc&sektion=4&manpath=FreeBSD+5.0-RELEASE">
|
|
<span class="CITEREFENTRY"><span
|
|
class="REFENTRYTITLE">dc</span>(4)</span></a> driver)</p>
|
|
|
|
<ul>
|
|
<li>
|
|
<p>LinkSys EtherFast LNE100TX v4.0/4.1</p>
|
|
</li>
|
|
</ul>
|
|
<br />
|
|
<br />
|
|
|
|
<p>ASIX Electronics AX88140A PCI NICs (<a
|
|
href="http://www.FreeBSD.org/cgi/man.cgi?query=dc&sektion=4&manpath=FreeBSD+5.0-RELEASE">
|
|
<span class="CITEREFENTRY"><span
|
|
class="REFENTRYTITLE">dc</span>(4)</span></a> driver)</p>
|
|
|
|
<ul>
|
|
<li>
|
|
<p>Alfa Inc. GFC2204</p>
|
|
</li>
|
|
|
|
<li>
|
|
<p>CNet Pro110B</p>
|
|
</li>
|
|
</ul>
|
|
<br />
|
|
<br />
|
|
|
|
<p>DEC DC21040, DC21041, DC21140, DC21141, DC21142, and
|
|
DC21143 based NICs (<a
|
|
href="http://www.FreeBSD.org/cgi/man.cgi?query=de&sektion=4&manpath=FreeBSD+5.0-RELEASE">
|
|
<span class="CITEREFENTRY"><span
|
|
class="REFENTRYTITLE">de</span>(4)</span></a> driver)</p>
|
|
|
|
<ul>
|
|
<li>
|
|
<p>Asante</p>
|
|
</li>
|
|
|
|
<li>
|
|
<p>Cogent EM100FX and EM440TX</p>
|
|
</li>
|
|
|
|
<li>
|
|
<p>DEC DE425, DE435, DE450, and DE500</p>
|
|
</li>
|
|
|
|
<li>
|
|
<p>SMC Etherpower 8432T, 9332, and 9334</p>
|
|
</li>
|
|
|
|
<li>
|
|
<p>ZYNX ZX 3xx</p>
|
|
</li>
|
|
</ul>
|
|
<br />
|
|
<br />
|
|
|
|
<p>DEC/Intel 21143 based Fast Ethernet NICs (<a
|
|
href="http://www.FreeBSD.org/cgi/man.cgi?query=dc&sektion=4&manpath=FreeBSD+5.0-RELEASE">
|
|
<span class="CITEREFENTRY"><span
|
|
class="REFENTRYTITLE">dc</span>(4)</span></a> driver)</p>
|
|
|
|
<ul>
|
|
<li>
|
|
<p>DEC DE500</p>
|
|
</li>
|
|
|
|
<li>
|
|
<p>Compaq Presario 7900 series built-in Ethernet</p>
|
|
</li>
|
|
|
|
<li>
|
|
<p>D-Link DFE-570TX</p>
|
|
</li>
|
|
|
|
<li>
|
|
<p>Kingston KNE100TX</p>
|
|
</li>
|
|
|
|
<li>
|
|
<p>LinkSys EtherFast 10/100 Instant GigaDrive
|
|
built-in Ethernet</p>
|
|
</li>
|
|
</ul>
|
|
<br />
|
|
<br />
|
|
|
|
<p>Davicom DM9100 and DM9102 PCI Fast Ethernet NICs (<a
|
|
href="http://www.FreeBSD.org/cgi/man.cgi?query=dc&sektion=4&manpath=FreeBSD+5.0-RELEASE">
|
|
<span class="CITEREFENTRY"><span
|
|
class="REFENTRYTITLE">dc</span>(4)</span></a> driver)</p>
|
|
|
|
<ul>
|
|
<li>
|
|
<p>Jaton Corporation XpressNet</p>
|
|
</li>
|
|
</ul>
|
|
<br />
|
|
<br />
|
|
|
|
<p>Intel 82557-, 82258-, 82559-, 82550- or 82562-based
|
|
Fast Ethernet NICs (<a
|
|
href="http://www.FreeBSD.org/cgi/man.cgi?query=fxp&sektion=4&manpath=FreeBSD+5.0-RELEASE">
|
|
<span class="CITEREFENTRY"><span
|
|
class="REFENTRYTITLE">fxp</span>(4)</span></a>
|
|
driver)</p>
|
|
|
|
<ul>
|
|
<li>
|
|
<p>Intel EtherExpress Pro/100B PCI Fast Ethernet</p>
|
|
</li>
|
|
|
|
<li>
|
|
<p>Intel InBusiness 10/100 PCI Network Adapter</p>
|
|
</li>
|
|
|
|
<li>
|
|
<p>Intel PRO/100+ Management Adapter</p>
|
|
</li>
|
|
|
|
<li>
|
|
<p>Intel Pro/100 VE Desktop Adapter</p>
|
|
</li>
|
|
|
|
<li>
|
|
<p>Intel Pro/100 M Desktop Adapter</p>
|
|
</li>
|
|
|
|
<li>
|
|
<p>Intel Pro/100 S Desktop, Server and Dual-Port
|
|
Server Adapters</p>
|
|
</li>
|
|
|
|
<li>
|
|
<p>On-board Ethernet NICs on many Intel
|
|
motherboards.</p>
|
|
</li>
|
|
</ul>
|
|
<br />
|
|
<br />
|
|
|
|
<p>3Com Etherlink XL-based NICs (<a
|
|
href="http://www.FreeBSD.org/cgi/man.cgi?query=xl&sektion=4&manpath=FreeBSD+5.0-RELEASE">
|
|
<span class="CITEREFENTRY"><span
|
|
class="REFENTRYTITLE">xl</span>(4)</span></a> driver)</p>
|
|
|
|
<ul>
|
|
<li>
|
|
<p>3C900/905/905B/905C PCI</p>
|
|
</li>
|
|
|
|
<li>
|
|
<p>3C556/556B MiniPCI</p>
|
|
</li>
|
|
|
|
<li>
|
|
<p>3C450-TX HomeConnect adapter</p>
|
|
</li>
|
|
|
|
<li>
|
|
<p>3c980/3c980B Fast Etherlink XL server adapter</p>
|
|
</li>
|
|
|
|
<li>
|
|
<p>3cSOHO100-TX OfficeConnect adapter</p>
|
|
</li>
|
|
|
|
<li>
|
|
<p>3C575TX/575B/XFE575BT/575C/656/656B/656C
|
|
(Cardbus)</p>
|
|
</li>
|
|
|
|
<li>
|
|
<p>Dell Optiplex GX1 on-board 3C918</p>
|
|
</li>
|
|
|
|
<li>
|
|
<p>Dell On-board 3C920</p>
|
|
</li>
|
|
|
|
<li>
|
|
<p>Dell Precision on-board 3C905B</p>
|
|
</li>
|
|
|
|
<li>
|
|
<p>Dell Latitude laptop docking station embedded
|
|
3C905-TX</p>
|
|
</li>
|
|
</ul>
|
|
<br />
|
|
<br />
|
|
|
|
<p>Ethernet and Fast Ethernet NICs based on the 3Com 3XP
|
|
Typhoon/Sidewinder (3CR990) chipset (<a
|
|
href="http://www.FreeBSD.org/cgi/man.cgi?query=txp&sektion=4&manpath=FreeBSD+5.0-RELEASE">
|
|
<span class="CITEREFENTRY"><span
|
|
class="REFENTRYTITLE">txp</span>(4)</span></a>
|
|
driver)</p>
|
|
|
|
<ul>
|
|
<li>
|
|
<p>3Com 3CR990-TX-95</p>
|
|
</li>
|
|
|
|
<li>
|
|
<p>3Com 3CR990-TX-97</p>
|
|
</li>
|
|
|
|
<li>
|
|
<p>3Com 3CR990B-SRV</p>
|
|
</li>
|
|
|
|
<li>
|
|
<p>3Com 3CR990B-TXM</p>
|
|
</li>
|
|
|
|
<li>
|
|
<p>3Com 3CR990SVR95</p>
|
|
</li>
|
|
|
|
<li>
|
|
<p>3Com 3CR990SVR97</p>
|
|
</li>
|
|
</ul>
|
|
<br />
|
|
<br />
|
|
|
|
<p>Gigabit Ethernet NICs based on the Intel 82542 and
|
|
82543 controller chips (<a
|
|
href="http://www.FreeBSD.org/cgi/man.cgi?query=gx&sektion=4&manpath=FreeBSD+5.0-RELEASE">
|
|
<span class="CITEREFENTRY"><span
|
|
class="REFENTRYTITLE">gx</span>(4)</span></a> and <a
|
|
href="http://www.FreeBSD.org/cgi/man.cgi?query=em&sektion=4&manpath=FreeBSD+5.0-RELEASE">
|
|
<span class="CITEREFENTRY"><span
|
|
class="REFENTRYTITLE">em</span>(4)</span></a> drivers),
|
|
plus NICs supported by the Intel 82540EM, 82544, 82545EM,
|
|
and 82546EB controller chips (<a
|
|
href="http://www.FreeBSD.org/cgi/man.cgi?query=em&sektion=4&manpath=FreeBSD+5.0-RELEASE">
|
|
<span class="CITEREFENTRY"><span
|
|
class="REFENTRYTITLE">em</span>(4)</span></a> driver
|
|
only)</p>
|
|
|
|
<ul>
|
|
<li>
|
|
<p>Intel PRO/1000 Gigabit Ethernet</p>
|
|
</li>
|
|
</ul>
|
|
|
|
<div class="NOTE">
|
|
<blockquote class="NOTE">
|
|
<p><b>Note:</b> The <a
|
|
href="http://www.FreeBSD.org/cgi/man.cgi?query=em&sektion=4&manpath=FreeBSD+5.0-RELEASE">
|
|
<span class="CITEREFENTRY"><span
|
|
class="REFENTRYTITLE">em</span>(4)</span></a> driver
|
|
is officially supported by Intel, but is only
|
|
supported on the i386.</p>
|
|
</blockquote>
|
|
</div>
|
|
<br />
|
|
<br />
|
|
</div>
|
|
|
|
<div class="SECT2">
|
|
<hr />
|
|
|
|
<h2 class="SECT2"><a id="AEN2897" name="AEN2897">3.3 FDDI
|
|
Interfaces</a></h2>
|
|
|
|
<p>DEC DEFPA PCI (<a
|
|
href="http://www.FreeBSD.org/cgi/man.cgi?query=fpa&sektion=4&manpath=FreeBSD+5.0-RELEASE">
|
|
<span class="CITEREFENTRY"><span
|
|
class="REFENTRYTITLE">fpa</span>(4)</span></a>
|
|
driver)</p>
|
|
</div>
|
|
|
|
<div class="SECT2">
|
|
<hr />
|
|
|
|
<h2 class="SECT2"><a id="AEN2907" name="AEN2907">3.4 ATM
|
|
Interfaces</a></h2>
|
|
</div>
|
|
|
|
<div class="SECT2">
|
|
<hr />
|
|
|
|
<h2 class="SECT2"><a id="AEN2949" name="AEN2949">3.5
|
|
Wireless Network Interfaces</a></h2>
|
|
</div>
|
|
|
|
<div class="SECT2">
|
|
<hr />
|
|
|
|
<h2 class="SECT2"><a id="AEN3077" name="AEN3077">3.6
|
|
Miscellaneous Networks</a></h2>
|
|
</div>
|
|
|
|
<div class="SECT2">
|
|
<hr />
|
|
|
|
<h2 class="SECT2"><a id="AEN3098" name="AEN3098">3.7 ISDN
|
|
Interfaces</a></h2>
|
|
</div>
|
|
|
|
<div class="SECT2">
|
|
<hr />
|
|
|
|
<h2 class="SECT2"><a id="AEN3162" name="AEN3162">3.8
|
|
Serial Interfaces</a></h2>
|
|
|
|
<p>``PC standard'' 8250, 16450, and 16550-based serial
|
|
ports (<a
|
|
href="http://www.FreeBSD.org/cgi/man.cgi?query=sio&sektion=4&manpath=FreeBSD+5.0-RELEASE">
|
|
<span class="CITEREFENTRY"><span
|
|
class="REFENTRYTITLE">sio</span>(4)</span></a>
|
|
driver)</p>
|
|
|
|
<p>AST 4 port serial card using shared IRQ</p>
|
|
|
|
<p>Comtrol Rocketport card (<a
|
|
href="http://www.FreeBSD.org/cgi/man.cgi?query=rp&sektion=4&manpath=FreeBSD+5.0-RELEASE">
|
|
<span class="CITEREFENTRY"><span
|
|
class="REFENTRYTITLE">rp</span>(4)</span></a> driver)</p>
|
|
</div>
|
|
|
|
<div class="SECT2">
|
|
<hr />
|
|
|
|
<h2 class="SECT2"><a id="AEN3322" name="AEN3322">3.9
|
|
Audio Devices</a></h2>
|
|
|
|
<p>ESS</p>
|
|
|
|
<ul>
|
|
<li>
|
|
<p>ES1868, ES1869, ES1879 and ES1888 (<a
|
|
href="http://www.FreeBSD.org/cgi/man.cgi?query=sbc&sektion=4&manpath=FreeBSD+5.0-RELEASE">
|
|
<span class="CITEREFENTRY"><span
|
|
class="REFENTRYTITLE">sbc</span>(4)</span></a>
|
|
driver)</p>
|
|
</li>
|
|
|
|
<li>
|
|
<p>Maestro-1, Maestro-2, and Maestro-2E</p>
|
|
</li>
|
|
|
|
<li>
|
|
<p>Maestro-3/Allegro</p>
|
|
|
|
<div class="NOTE">
|
|
<blockquote class="NOTE">
|
|
<p><b>Note:</b> The Maestro-3/Allegro cannot be
|
|
compiled into the FreeBSD kernel due to licensing
|
|
restrictions. To use this driver, add the
|
|
following line to <tt
|
|
class="FILENAME">/boot/loader.conf</tt>:</p>
|
|
<pre class="SCREEN">
|
|
<tt class="USERINPUT"><b>snd_maestro3_load="YES"</b></tt>
|
|
</pre>
|
|
</blockquote>
|
|
</div>
|
|
</li>
|
|
</ul>
|
|
<br />
|
|
<br />
|
|
|
|
<p>MSS/WSS Compatible DSPs (<a
|
|
href="http://www.FreeBSD.org/cgi/man.cgi?query=pcm&sektion=4&manpath=FreeBSD+5.0-RELEASE">
|
|
<span class="CITEREFENTRY"><span
|
|
class="REFENTRYTITLE">pcm</span>(4)</span></a>
|
|
driver)</p>
|
|
|
|
<p>Creative Technologies SoundBlaster series (<a
|
|
href="http://www.FreeBSD.org/cgi/man.cgi?query=sbc&sektion=4&manpath=FreeBSD+5.0-RELEASE">
|
|
<span class="CITEREFENTRY"><span
|
|
class="REFENTRYTITLE">sbc</span>(4)</span></a>
|
|
driver)</p>
|
|
|
|
<ul>
|
|
<li>
|
|
<p>SoundBlaster</p>
|
|
</li>
|
|
|
|
<li>
|
|
<p>SoundBlaster Pro</p>
|
|
</li>
|
|
|
|
<li>
|
|
<p>SoundBlaster AWE-32</p>
|
|
</li>
|
|
|
|
<li>
|
|
<p>SoundBlaster AWE-64</p>
|
|
</li>
|
|
|
|
<li>
|
|
<p>SoundBlaster AWE-64 GOLD</p>
|
|
</li>
|
|
|
|
<li>
|
|
<p>SoundBlaster ViBRA-16</p>
|
|
</li>
|
|
</ul>
|
|
<br />
|
|
<br />
|
|
</div>
|
|
|
|
<div class="SECT2">
|
|
<hr />
|
|
|
|
<h2 class="SECT2"><a id="AEN3448" name="AEN3448">3.10
|
|
Camera and Video Capture Devices</a></h2>
|
|
</div>
|
|
|
|
<div class="SECT2">
|
|
<hr />
|
|
|
|
<h2 class="SECT2"><a id="USB" name="USB">3.11 USB
|
|
Devices</a></h2>
|
|
|
|
<p>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.</p>
|
|
|
|
<div class="NOTE">
|
|
<blockquote class="NOTE">
|
|
<p><b>Note:</b> USB Ethernet adapters can be found in
|
|
the section listing <a href="#ETHERNET">Ethernet
|
|
interfaces</a>.</p>
|
|
</blockquote>
|
|
</div>
|
|
|
|
<div class="NOTE">
|
|
<blockquote class="NOTE">
|
|
<p><b>Note:</b> USB Bluetooth adapters can be found
|
|
in <a href="#BLUETOOTH">Bluetooth</a> section.</p>
|
|
</blockquote>
|
|
</div>
|
|
|
|
<p>Host Controllers (<a
|
|
href="http://www.FreeBSD.org/cgi/man.cgi?query=ohci&sektion=4&manpath=FreeBSD+5.0-RELEASE">
|
|
<span class="CITEREFENTRY"><span
|
|
class="REFENTRYTITLE">ohci</span>(4)</span></a> and <a
|
|
href="http://www.FreeBSD.org/cgi/man.cgi?query=uhci&sektion=4&manpath=FreeBSD+5.0-RELEASE">
|
|
<span class="CITEREFENTRY"><span
|
|
class="REFENTRYTITLE">uhci</span>(4)</span></a>
|
|
drivers)</p>
|
|
|
|
<ul>
|
|
<li>
|
|
<p>ALi Aladdin-V</p>
|
|
</li>
|
|
|
|
<li>
|
|
<p>AMD-756</p>
|
|
</li>
|
|
|
|
<li>
|
|
<p>CMD Tech 670 & 673</p>
|
|
</li>
|
|
|
|
<li>
|
|
<p>Intel 82371SB (PIIX3)</p>
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</li>
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<li>
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<p>Intel 82371AB and EB (PIIX4)</p>
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</li>
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|
|
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<li>
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<p>Intel 82801AA (ICH)</p>
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</li>
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|
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<li>
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<p>Intel 82801AB (ICH0)</p>
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</li>
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<li>
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<p>Intel 82801BA/BAM (ICH2)</p>
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</li>
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|
|
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<li>
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<p>Intel 82443MX</p>
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</li>
|
|
|
|
<li>
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<p>NEC uPD 9210</p>
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</li>
|
|
|
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<li>
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<p>OPTi 82C861 (FireLink)</p>
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</li>
|
|
|
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<li>
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<p>SiS 5571</p>
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</li>
|
|
|
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<li>
|
|
<p>VIA 83C572 USB</p>
|
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</li>
|
|
|
|
<li>
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<p>UHCI or OHCI compliant motherboard chipsets (no
|
|
exceptions known)</p>
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</li>
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</ul>
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<br />
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<br />
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<p>Hubs</p>
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<ul>
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<li>
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<p>Andromeda hub</p>
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</li>
|
|
|
|
<li>
|
|
<p>MacAlly self powered hub (4 ports)</p>
|
|
</li>
|
|
|
|
<li>
|
|
<p>NEC hub</p>
|
|
</li>
|
|
</ul>
|
|
<br />
|
|
<br />
|
|
|
|
<p>Keyboards (<a
|
|
href="http://www.FreeBSD.org/cgi/man.cgi?query=ukbd&sektion=4&manpath=FreeBSD+5.0-RELEASE">
|
|
<span class="CITEREFENTRY"><span
|
|
class="REFENTRYTITLE">ukbd</span>(4)</span></a>
|
|
driver)</p>
|
|
|
|
<ul>
|
|
<li>
|
|
<p>Apple iMac keyboard</p>
|
|
</li>
|
|
|
|
<li>
|
|
<p>BTC BTC7935 keyboard with PS/2 mouse port</p>
|
|
</li>
|
|
|
|
<li>
|
|
<p>Cherry G81-3504 keyboard</p>
|
|
</li>
|
|
|
|
<li>
|
|
<p>Logitech M2452 keyboard</p>
|
|
</li>
|
|
|
|
<li>
|
|
<p>MacAlly iKey keyboard</p>
|
|
</li>
|
|
|
|
<li>
|
|
<p>Microsoft keyboard</p>
|
|
</li>
|
|
|
|
<li>
|
|
<p>Sun Microsystems Type 6 USB keyboard</p>
|
|
</li>
|
|
</ul>
|
|
<br />
|
|
<br />
|
|
|
|
<p>Mice (<a
|
|
href="http://www.FreeBSD.org/cgi/man.cgi?query=ums&sektion=4&manpath=FreeBSD+5.0-RELEASE">
|
|
<span class="CITEREFENTRY"><span
|
|
class="REFENTRYTITLE">ums</span>(4)</span></a>
|
|
driver)</p>
|
|
|
|
<ul>
|
|
<li>
|
|
<p>Agiler Mouse 29UO</p>
|
|
</li>
|
|
|
|
<li>
|
|
<p>Apple iMac Mouse</p>
|
|
</li>
|
|
|
|
<li>
|
|
<p>Belkin Mouse</p>
|
|
</li>
|
|
|
|
<li>
|
|
<p>Chic mouse</p>
|
|
</li>
|
|
|
|
<li>
|
|
<p>Cypress mouse</p>
|
|
</li>
|
|
|
|
<li>
|
|
<p>Genius Niche mouse</p>
|
|
</li>
|
|
|
|
<li>
|
|
<p>Kensington Mouse-in-a-Box</p>
|
|
</li>
|
|
|
|
<li>
|
|
<p>Logitech wheel mouse (3 buttons)</p>
|
|
</li>
|
|
|
|
<li>
|
|
<p>Logitech PS/2 / USB mouse (3 buttons)</p>
|
|
</li>
|
|
|
|
<li>
|
|
<p>MacAlly mouse (3 buttons)</p>
|
|
</li>
|
|
|
|
<li>
|
|
<p>Microsoft IntelliMouse (3 buttons)</p>
|
|
</li>
|
|
|
|
<li>
|
|
<p>Sun Microsystems Type 6 USB Mouse</p>
|
|
</li>
|
|
|
|
<li>
|
|
<p>Trust Ami Mouse (3 buttons)</p>
|
|
</li>
|
|
</ul>
|
|
<br />
|
|
<br />
|
|
|
|
<p>Printers and parallel printer conversion cables (<a
|
|
href="http://www.FreeBSD.org/cgi/man.cgi?query=ulpt&sektion=4&manpath=FreeBSD+5.0-RELEASE">
|
|
<span class="CITEREFENTRY"><span
|
|
class="REFENTRYTITLE">ulpt</span>(4)</span></a>
|
|
driver)</p>
|
|
|
|
<ul>
|
|
<li>
|
|
<p>ATen parallel printer adapter</p>
|
|
</li>
|
|
|
|
<li>
|
|
<p>Belkin F5U002 parallel printer adapter</p>
|
|
</li>
|
|
|
|
<li>
|
|
<p>Entrega USB-to-parallel printer adapter</p>
|
|
</li>
|
|
</ul>
|
|
<br />
|
|
<br />
|
|
|
|
<p>Storage (<a
|
|
href="http://www.FreeBSD.org/cgi/man.cgi?query=umass&sektion=4&manpath=FreeBSD+5.0-RELEASE">
|
|
<span class="CITEREFENTRY"><span
|
|
class="REFENTRYTITLE">umass</span>(4)</span></a>
|
|
driver)</p>
|
|
|
|
<ul>
|
|
<li>
|
|
<p>Matshita CF-VFDU03 floppy drive</p>
|
|
</li>
|
|
|
|
<li>
|
|
<p>Microtech USB-SCSI-HD 50 USB to SCSI cable</p>
|
|
</li>
|
|
|
|
<li>
|
|
<p>Panasonic floppy drive</p>
|
|
</li>
|
|
|
|
<li>
|
|
<p>Y-E Data floppy drive (720/1.44/2.88Mb)</p>
|
|
</li>
|
|
</ul>
|
|
<br />
|
|
<br />
|
|
</div>
|
|
|
|
<div class="SECT2">
|
|
<hr />
|
|
|
|
<h2 class="SECT2"><a id="FIREWIRE" name="FIREWIRE">3.12
|
|
IEEE 1394 (Firewire) Devices</a></h2>
|
|
</div>
|
|
|
|
<div class="SECT2">
|
|
<hr />
|
|
|
|
<h2 class="SECT2"><a id="BLUETOOTH" name="BLUETOOTH">3.13
|
|
Bluetooth Devices</a></h2>
|
|
</div>
|
|
|
|
<div class="SECT2">
|
|
<hr />
|
|
|
|
<h2 class="SECT2"><a id="AEN3747" name="AEN3747">3.14
|
|
Cryptographic Accelerators</a></h2>
|
|
</div>
|
|
|
|
<div class="SECT2">
|
|
<hr />
|
|
|
|
<h2 class="SECT2"><a id="AEN3772" name="AEN3772">3.15
|
|
Miscellaneous</a></h2>
|
|
|
|
<p>Floppy drives (<a
|
|
href="http://www.FreeBSD.org/cgi/man.cgi?query=fd&sektion=4&manpath=FreeBSD+5.0-RELEASE">
|
|
<span class="CITEREFENTRY"><span
|
|
class="REFENTRYTITLE">fd</span>(4)</span></a> driver)</p>
|
|
|
|
<p>Keyboards including:</p>
|
|
|
|
<ul>
|
|
<li>
|
|
<p>AT-style keyboards</p>
|
|
</li>
|
|
|
|
<li>
|
|
<p>PS/2 keyboards</p>
|
|
</li>
|
|
|
|
<li>
|
|
<p>USB keyboards (specific instances are listed in
|
|
the section describing <a href="#USB">USB
|
|
devices</a>)</p>
|
|
</li>
|
|
</ul>
|
|
<br />
|
|
<br />
|
|
|
|
<p>Mice including:</p>
|
|
|
|
<ul>
|
|
<li>
|
|
<p>PS/2 mice (<a
|
|
href="http://www.FreeBSD.org/cgi/man.cgi?query=psm&sektion=4&manpath=FreeBSD+5.0-RELEASE">
|
|
<span class="CITEREFENTRY"><span
|
|
class="REFENTRYTITLE">psm</span>(4)</span></a>
|
|
driver)</p>
|
|
</li>
|
|
|
|
<li>
|
|
<p>Serial mice</p>
|
|
</li>
|
|
|
|
<li>
|
|
<p>USB mice (specific instances are listed in the
|
|
section describing <a href="#USB">USB
|
|
devices</a>)</p>
|
|
</li>
|
|
</ul>
|
|
<br />
|
|
<br />
|
|
|
|
<p>``PC standard'' parallel ports (<a
|
|
href="http://www.FreeBSD.org/cgi/man.cgi?query=ppc&sektion=4&manpath=FreeBSD+5.0-RELEASE">
|
|
<span class="CITEREFENTRY"><span
|
|
class="REFENTRYTITLE">ppc</span>(4)</span></a>
|
|
driver)</p>
|
|
</div>
|
|
</div>
|
|
</div>
|
|
<hr />
|
|
|
|
<p align="center"><small>This file, and other release-related
|
|
documents, can be downloaded from <a
|
|
href="ftp://ftp.FreeBSD.org/">ftp://ftp.FreeBSD.org/</a>.</small></p>
|
|
|
|
<p align="center"><small>For questions about FreeBSD, read the
|
|
<a href="http://www.FreeBSD.org/docs.html">documentation</a>
|
|
before contacting <<a
|
|
href="mailto:questions@FreeBSD.org">questions@FreeBSD.org</a>>.</small></p>
|
|
|
|
<p align="center"><small>For questions about this
|
|
documentation, e-mail <<a
|
|
href="mailto:doc@FreeBSD.org">doc@FreeBSD.org</a>>.</small></p>
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