NetBSD/distrib/notes/atari/hardware

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NetBSD/atari \*V runs on a TT030, Falcon and Hades. An FPU is not required.
The minimum amount of RAM required is 4Mb. On the Hades, only the Tseng PCI
VGA cards (et4000/et6000/et6100) are supported in the \*V release. When
an unsupported video card is present, you can use NetBSD with a serial console
only.
.Pp
Here is a table of recommended HD partition sizes for a full install:
.Bd -literal -offset indent
partition:	advise,	with X,	needed,	with X
root (/)	25M	25M	20M	20M
user (/usr)	245M	270M	120M 	145M
swap		2 times RAM size below 32 MB, then up to you
local (/local)	up to you
.Ed
In addition of the rule of thumb for the swap size mentioned below, you
probably want to make sure that the size of the swap partition does not
drop below 20Mb (30Mb for systems with X).
Another item are the add-on packages. You might want 20-30M (or more) in
/local (or added to /usr) to store packages from the NetBSD package system.
As you may note the recommended size of /usr is 125M greater than
needed. This is to leave room for a kernel source and compile tree
as you will probably want to compile your own kernel. (GENERIC is
large and bulky to accommodate all people, BOOT is small and might
not have all the features you want).
.Pp
Supported devices include:
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.	It
The builtin SCSI host adapter
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.		It
Should support most SCSI-drives.
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Should support most tape drives.
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Should support most CD-ROM drives.
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Should support most ZIP/MO drives.
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The builtin video controller
.	It
The builtin (720Kb/1.44Mb) floppydrive
.	It
The serial2/modem2 ports
.	It
The Falcon FX memory expansion
.	It
The atari mouse
.	It
A 3-button mouse (see build description in the FAQ!)
.	It
The parallel printer
.	It
IDE interface on both Falcon and Hades (includes ATAPI support)
.	It
The serial interface on the first 68901 UART (modem1)
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VME-bus devices (TT030/Hades)
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.		It
BVME410 ethernet
.		It
Circad Leonardo 24-bit VME graphics adapter
.		It
Crazy Dots VME et4000 graphics adapter
.		It
Riebl (and possibly PAM) ethernet cards on the VME bus.
.	El
.	It
PCI-bus devices (Hades only)
.	Bl -hyphen
.		It
ET4000/ET6000/ET6100-PCI (VGA console)
.		It
Adaptec 2940U
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.	It
ISA-bus devices (Hades only)
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.		It
Teles S0/16.3-ISA ISDN adapter (with I4B)
.	El
.El
.Pp
This list is incomplete by definition. I can not test all SCSI peripherals,
ISA cards or PCI cards... If you have problems with such a peripheral, please
contact the port-atari mailing list.