NetBSD/distrib/notes/mvme68k/hardware

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.
.Nx*M
\*V runs on Motorola
.Tn MVME147
,
.Tn MVME162
,
.Tn MVME167
,
.Tn MVME172
,
and
.Tn MVME177
Single Board Computers.
.Pp
The minimal configuration requires 8 MB of RAM and ~200 MB of disk space.
To install the entire system requires much more disk space.
To run X (clients only) or compile the system, more RAM is recommended.
Good performance requires 16 MB of RAM, or 32 MB
when running the X Window System.
.Pp
Note that you can install
.Nx
\*V
on a system with only 4 MB of onboard RAM, but you will need to use a
VMEbus RAM card with at least another 4 MB to augment the onboard
memory in order to actually install the system.
.Pp
A swap partition of 2-3*RAM is recommended.
.Pp
Note that the
.Nx*M
installation procedure uses a
.Em miniroot
image which is placed into the swap area of the disk.
The swap partition must be large enough to hold this miniroot image
(\*[Gt] 7.5 MB).
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.Ss2 Supported VME147 hardware
.(bullet -offset indent
Serial ports (RS232)
.(bullet -compact
built-in console
.It
ttyZ1
.It
ttyZ2
.It
ttyZ3
.bullet)
.It
Parallel port
.(bullet -compact
On-board centronics style printer port
.bullet)
.It
Network interfaces:
.(bullet -compact
On-board Lance Ethernet (le)
.bullet)
.It
SCSI
.(bullet -compact
Most SCSI disks, tapes, CD-ROMs, etc
.It
On-board wd33c93 SCSI bus interface chip (async only)
.bullet)
.It
Miscellaneous:
.(bullet -compact
Battery-backed real-time clock
.It
VMEbus RAM cards
.It
Any VMEbus interface cards with Machine Independent drivers
.bullet)
.bullet)
.
.Ss2 Supported VME162/VME172 hardware
.(bullet -offset indent
Serial ports (RS232)
.(bullet -compact
built-in console
.It
ttyC1
.It
ttyC2
.It
ttyC3
.bullet)
.It
Network interfaces:
.(bullet -compact
On-board Intel Ethernet (ie)
.bullet)
.It
SCSI
.(bullet -compact
Most SCSI disks, tapes, CD-ROMs, etc
.It
On-board ncr53c710 SCSI I/O processor chip
.bullet)
.It
Miscellaneous:
.(bullet -compact
Battery-backed real-time clock
.It
VMEbus RAM cards
.It
Any VMEbus interface cards with Machine Independent drivers
.bullet)
.bullet)
.
.Ss2 Supported VME167/VME177 hardware
.(bullet -offset indent
Serial ports (RS232)
.(bullet -compact
built-in console
.It
ttyZ1
.It
ttyZ2
.It
ttyZ3
.bullet)
.It
Parallel port
.(bullet -compact
On-board centronics style printer port
.bullet)
.It
Network interfaces:
.(bullet -compact
On-board Intel Ethernet (ie)
.bullet)
.It
SCSI
.(bullet -compact
Most SCSI disks, tapes, CD-ROMs, etc
.It
On-board ncr53c710 SCSI I/O Processor chip
.bullet)
.It
Miscellaneous:
.(bullet -compact
Battery-backed real-time clock
.It
VMEbus RAM cards
.It
Any VMEbus interface cards with Machine Independent drivers
.bullet)
.bullet)
.
.Pp
If it's not on the above lists, there is no support for it in this release.