- Make this just be a list of supported systems, and point to the sun systems
handbook on sunsolve for hardware details. - Clarify what's "fully" supported, and what's only partially supported or not at all supported due to varying support for onboard devices. - Update with new stuff that should work or has been tested.
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<sect1>
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<title>Supported Systems</title>
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<para>Additions, corrections and constructive criticism are
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invited. In particular, information on system quirks is more than
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welcome.</para>
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<para>This section describes the systems currently known to be supported
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by &os; on the &arch.print; platform. For background information on the
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various hardware designs see the <ulink url="http://sunsolve.sun.com/handbook_pub/">Sun System Handbook</ulink>.</para>
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<para>SMP is supported on all systems with more than 1 processor.</para>
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<para>If you have a system that is not listed here it may work but has not
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been tested. If so, please try it and let <ulink url="freebsd-sparc@freebsd.org">us</ulink> know about it.</para>
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<sect2>
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<title>Overview</title>
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<title>Fully Supported Systems</title>
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<para>This document tries to provide a starting point for those
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who want to run &os; on an &arch.print;-based machine. It is
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aimed at providing background information on the various
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hardware designs. It is not a replacement for the systems
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manuals.</para>
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<para>The following systems are fully supported by &os;.</para>
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<para>The information is structured as follows:
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<para>
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<itemizedlist>
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<listitem>
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<para>General hardware requirements to run &os; on &arch;.</para>
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</listitem>
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<listitem>
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<para>System specific information for each of the
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systems/boards supported by &os;.</para>
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<para>Blade 100</para>
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</listitem>
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<listitem>
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<para>Blade 150</para>
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</listitem>
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<listitem>
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<para>Enterprise 220R</para>
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</listitem>
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<listitem>
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<para>Enterprise 250</para>
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</listitem>
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<listitem>
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<para>Enterprise 420R</para>
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</listitem>
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<listitem>
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<para>Fire V100</para>
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</listitem>
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<listitem>
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<para>Fire V120</para>
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</listitem>
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<listitem>
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<para>Netra t1 105</para>
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</listitem>
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<listitem>
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<para>Netra T1 AC200/DC200</para>
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</listitem>
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<listitem>
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<para>Netra t 1100</para>
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</listitem>
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<listitem>
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<para>Netra t 1120</para>
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</listitem>
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<listitem>
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<para>Netra t 1125</para>
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</listitem>
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<listitem>
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<para>Netra t 1400/1405</para>
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</listitem>
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<listitem>
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<para>Netra 120</para>
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</listitem>
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<listitem>
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<para>Netra X1</para>
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</listitem>
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<listitem>
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<para>SPARCEngine Ultra AXi</para>
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</listitem>
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<listitem>
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<para>SPARCEngine Ultra AXmp</para>
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</listitem>
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<listitem>
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<para>Ultra 5</para>
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</listitem>
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<listitem>
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<para>Ultra 10</para>
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</listitem>
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<listitem>
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<para>Ultra 30</para>
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</listitem>
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<listitem>
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<para>Ultra 60</para>
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</listitem>
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<listitem>
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<para>Ultra 80</para>
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</listitem>
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<listitem>
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<para>Information on expansion boards for &os;,
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including things that differ from what is in the generic
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supported hardware list.</para>
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</listitem>
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</itemizedlist>
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</para>
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</sect2>
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<sect2>
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<title>In general, what do you need to run &os; on a &arch;</title>
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<title>Partially Supported Systems</title>
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<para>&os;/&arch; requires an &arch.print; system. Currently, the
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newer PCI-based systems are supported better than the older SBus
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based systems. The following systems are known to work to
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varying degrees:</para>
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<para>The following systems are partially supported by &os;. In particular
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the onboard scsi controller in sbus systems is not supported.</para>
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<para>
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<itemizedlist>
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<listitem>
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<para>Sun Ultra 1 workstations</para>
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</listitem>
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<para>Enterprise 4500</para>
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</listitem>
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<listitem>
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<para>Sun Ultra 2 workstations</para>
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</listitem>
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<para>Ultra 1E</para>
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</listitem>
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<listitem>
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<para>Sun Ultra 5 workstations</para>
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</listitem>
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<listitem>
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<para>Sun Ultra 10 workstations</para>
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</listitem>
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<listitem>
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<para>Sun Ultra 30 workstations</para>
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</listitem>
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<listitem>
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<para>Sun Ultra 60 workstations</para>
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</listitem>
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<listitem>
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<para>Sun Blade 100 workstations</para>
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</listitem>
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<listitem>
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<para>Sun Netra t1 series servers</para>
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</listitem>
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<listitem>
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<para>Sun Enterprise 220R servers</para>
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</listitem>
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<listitem>
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<para>Sun Enterprise 250 servers</para>
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</listitem>
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<listitem>
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<para>Sun Enterprise 420R servers</para>
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</listitem>
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<para>Ultra 2</para>
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</listitem>
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</itemizedlist>
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<para>Ultra 80 and Blade 1000 are expected to work, maybe
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with minor modifications. SMP is supported on Ultra 2 and 60
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workstations and Enterprise 220R, 250 and 420R servers.</para>
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</para>
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</sect2>
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<sect2>
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<title>System-specific information</title>
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<title>Unsupported Systems</title>
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<para>Below is an overview of the &arch.print; hardware that &os;
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runs on. The GENERIC kernel configuration file in
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<filename>/sys/&arch;/conf/GENERIC</filename> may contain
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additional information about supported devices.</para>
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<sect3>
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<title>Ultra 1</title>
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<para>UltraSPARC Ultra1-family systems have not been thoroughly
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tested with FreeBSD. These systems are not very well
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supported, but it is possible to install FreeBSD onto an
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Ultra-1e with a <devicename>hme</devicename> Ethernet
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interface.</para>
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</sect3>
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<sect3>
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<title>Ultra 2</title>
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<para>UltraSPARC Ultra2-family systems include the following
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hardware:</para>
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<para>The following systems are not supported by &os;. This may be due
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to lack of processor support (UltraSPARC III), due to a quirk in the
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system design that makes &os; unstable, or due to lack of support for
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sufficient onboard devices to make &os; generally useful.</para>
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<para>
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<itemizedlist>
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<listitem><para>1 or 2 UltraSPARC II CPUs</para></listitem>
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<listitem><para>Built-in Ethernet
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(<devicename>hme</devicename> compatible)
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interface</para></listitem>
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<listitem><para>4 SBus slots</para></listitem>
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<listitem><para>1 UPA Slot</para></listitem>
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<listitem><para>Serial and Parallel ports</para></listitem>
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<listitem><para>16-bit audio</para></listitem>
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<listitem>
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<para>All systems containing UltraSPARC III processor(s).</para>
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</listitem>
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<listitem>
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<para>Enterprise 450</para>
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</listitem>
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<listitem>
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<para>Ultra 1</para>
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</listitem>
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</itemizedlist>
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</sect3>
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<sect3>
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<title>Ultra 5/10</title>
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<para>UltraSPARC Ultra5/10-family systems include the following
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hardware:</para>
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<itemizedlist>
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<listitem><para>UltraSPARC IIi CPU</para></listitem>
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<listitem><para>Three PCI busses</para></listitem>
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<listitem><para>Built-in Ethernet
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(<devicename>hme</devicename> compatible)
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interface</para></listitem>
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<listitem><para>Built-in PCI-IDE controller &perforce;</para></listitem>
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<listitem><para>Two PC-AT style `com' ports for the mouse and keyboard</para></listitem>
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<listitem><para>Floppy driver controller</para></listitem>
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<listitem><para>Siemens SAB82532 dual-channel serial ports for ttya and ttyb</para></listitem>
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<listitem><para>One CS4231 audio device</para></listitem>
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<listitem><para>One PC-AT style parallel port</para></listitem>
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<listitem><para>Sun `ffb' frame buffer (Ultra10 only)</para></listitem>
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<listitem><para>EBus (Sun proprietary bus for slow
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devices)</para></listitem>
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</itemizedlist>
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</sect3>
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<sect3>
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<title>Ultra 60</title>
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<para>Sun Ultra 60 workstations include the following hardware:</para>
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<itemizedlist>
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<listitem><para>1 or 2 UltraSPARC II CPUs</para></listitem>
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<listitem><para>4 PCI slots</para></listitem>
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<listitem><para>2 UPA slots</para></listitem>
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<listitem><para>&man.sym.4;-based UltraSCSI
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controller</para></listitem>
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<listitem><para>Built-in Ethernet
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(<devicename>hme</devicename> compatible)
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interface</para></listitem>
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<listitem><para>Serial and Parallel ports</para></listitem>
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<listitem><para>16-bit audio</para></listitem>
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<listitem><para>EBus (Sun proprietary bus for slow
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devices)</para></listitem>
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</itemizedlist>
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</sect3>
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<sect3>
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<title>Blade 100</title>
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<para>Sun Blade 100 workstations include the following hardware:</para>
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<itemizedlist>
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<listitem><para>UltraSPARC IIe CPU</para></listitem>
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<listitem><para>Three PCI busses</para></listitem>
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<listitem><para>Built-in Ethernet
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(<devicename>gem</devicename> compatible)
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interface</para></listitem>
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<listitem><para>Two USB ports &unsupported;</para></listitem>
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<listitem><para>Two Firewire ports &unsupported;</para></listitem>
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<listitem><para>Built-in PCI-IDE controller &perforce;</para></listitem>
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<listitem><para>Two PC-AT style `com' ports for the mouse and keyboard</para></listitem>
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<listitem><para>Floppy driver controller</para></listitem>
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<listitem><para>&man.sio.4; supported serial ports for ttya
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and ttyb</para></listitem>
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<listitem><para>One CS4231 audio device</para></listitem>
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<listitem><para>One PC-AT style parallel port</para></listitem>
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<listitem><para>Built-in PGX64 (ATI)
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graphics</para></listitem>
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<listitem><para>EBus (Sun proprietary bus for slow
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devices)</para></listitem>
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<listitem><para>ISA bus</para></listitem>
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</itemizedlist>
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</sect3>
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</para>
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</sect2>
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<sect2>
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<title>Supported Hardware Overview</title>
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<para>A word of caution: the installed base for &os;/&arch; is not
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nearly as large as for &os;/Intel. This means that the enormous
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variation of PCI/ISA expansion cards out there has much less
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chance of having been tested on &arch; than on Intel. This is
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not to imply they are doomed to fail, just that the chance of
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running into something never tested before is much higher.
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<filename>GENERIC</filename> contains things that are known to
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work on &arch; only.</para>
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<para>The PCI bus is fully supported. SBus support is limited,
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but is reported to work well enough to netboot an SBus-based
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Ultra 2 workstation.</para>
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<para>1.44 Mbyte floppy drives are <emphasis>not</emphasis> yet
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supported.</para>
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<para>ATA and ATAPI (IDE) devices are supported via the &man.ata.4;
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driver framework. &perforce;</para>
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<para>There is full SCSI support via the CAM layer. However, only
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NCR/Symbios cards are currently working. Adaptec 2940x (AIC
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7xxx chip-based) and &man.isp.4; cards should be supported soon.
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Be aware that SCSI cards must contain Sun FCODE in order to use
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them as a boot device from OpenBoot.</para>
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<para>If you want to boot your sparc64 over the Ethernet you will
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obviously need an Ethernet card that the OpenBoot console
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recognizes.</para>
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<para><devicename>hme</devicename>, <devicename>gem</devicename>,
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and <devicename>eri</devicename> based network devices.</para>
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<para>The <quote>PC standard</quote> serial ports found on most
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newer Sun workstations are supported.</para>
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</sect2>
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</sect1>
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