NetBSD/distrib/notes/macppc/hardware

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.Nx*M
\*V runs on PCI-based Power Macs and several compatibles.
The minimal configuration requires 4 MB of RAM and ~80 MB of disk space.
To install the entire system requires much more disk space, and to run
X or compile the system, more RAM is recommended, as
.Nx with 4 MB of RAM is very slow. Note that until you have
around 16 MB of RAM, getting more RAM is more important than getting a
faster CPU.
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.Ss2 Supported models
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Apple Power Macintosh 7300/7600/8500/8600/9500/9600
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Apple Power Macintosh G3 MT266/DT233
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Apple PowerBook 2400c/180
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Apple iMac (netboot only)
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UMAX Apus2000
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PowerComputing PowerWave 604/120
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Motorola StarMax 3000/240
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PowerCity 4000/200 (StarMax 4000/200  OEM)
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APS M*Power 604e/200
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.Ss2 Unsupported models
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Systems without Open Firmware. (e.g. PowerBook 5xxx)
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NuBus-based systems
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PowerPC601-based systems
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m68k-based systems with a PowerPC upgrade card
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.Ss2 Supported devices
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Ethernet
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On-board 79C950-based Ethernet interface. ("mace")
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On-board bmac Ethernet interface. (10Base-T only)
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PCI NE2000 compatible Ethernet adapters. ("ne")
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SCSI
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On-board 53c94 SCSI controller
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On-board MESH SCSI controller ("mesh")
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Adaptec 291x, 2920, 2930C, 294x, 295x, 39xx, 19160, 29160
and AIC-78xx SCSI controller ("ahc")
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AdvanSys 1200[A,B], 9xx[U,UA] SCSI controller. (Since it has no OpenFirmware
support, you cannot boot from drive connected to this card)
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Most of SCSI disk/tape/CD-ROM devices should work
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PCI controller
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Bandit/MPC106
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IDE
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On-board IDE controler which is found in several models. (e.g. iMac)
Most hard drives and CD-ROMs should work
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ADB devices
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Most ADB keyboards and mice
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PS/2 devices
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(PowerMac 4400 and several compatibles have PS/2 devices)
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PS/2 Keyboards
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PS/2 Mice (middle button of 3-button one does not work)
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Video (video card/on-board video)
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PCI frame buffers which have Open Firmware support
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Serial ports
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ttya and ttyb (AKA the serial/printer port) can be used as console if needed
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.Ss2 Unsupported devices
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Floppy disk
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Though
.Nx*M
can boot from it, there is no kernel support yet
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AWACS internal audio
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