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1.1       mspo        1: [[!template id=port
                      2: port="sparc"
1.8     ! snj         3: cur_rel="6.1.5"  
1.3       mspo        4: future_rel="7.0"
1.5       ryoon       5: pkg_rel="6.0"
1.3       mspo        6: changes_cur="6.0"
                      7: changes_future="7.0"
1.1       mspo        8: thumbnail="http://www.netbsd.org/images/ports/sparc/ipx.gif"
                      9: about="""
                     10: NetBSD/sparc is based on work done at Lawrence Berkeley
                     11: Laboratory by the Computer Systems Engineering group under DARPA
                     12: contract BG 91-66, which later appeared in the 4.4BSD-Lite
                     13: distribution from the University of California, Berkeley.  It was
                     14: imported into the NetBSD source tree on October 2, 1993.  Special
                     15: thanks are extended to the LBL Computer Systems Engineering group
                     16: for their work.  Without which, this port would not exist.
                     17: 
                     18: For frequently asked questions and links to Sun hardware
1.4       ryoon      19: information, see the [NetBSD/sparc FAQ](http://www.NetBSD.org/ports/sparc/faq.html).
1.1       mspo       20: 
                     21: For newer UltraSPARC-based machines, see 
1.4       ryoon      22: [[NetBSD/sparc64|sparc64]]
1.1       mspo       23: """
                     24: supported_hardware="""
                     25: Systems for which support was added in NetBSD 2.0 are marked
1.4       ryoon      26: *(2.0)*.
                     27: 
                     28: *Note: Models marked '(SMP)'can have multiple CPUs but NetBSD/sparc does not
                     29: use more than one CPU prior to release 2.0*
                     30: 
                     31: ### Sun sun4m machines (all known SuperSPARC, hyperSPARC, microSPARC, and TurboSPARC CPUs are supported):
                     32: 
                     33: * Sun 4/600 ([SMP](http://www.NetBSD.org/ports/sparc/faq.html#smp-cpus))
                     34: * SPARC Classic
                     35: * SPARC LX
                     36: * SPARCstation 4
                     37: * SPARCstation/server 5
                     38: * SPARCstation/server 10 ([SMP](http://www.NetBSD.org/ports/sparc/faq.html#smp-cpus))
                     39: * SPARCstation/server 20 ([SMP](http://www.NetBSD.org/ports/sparc/faq.html#smp-cpus))
                     40: * SPARCstation Voyager (See the [FAQ](http://www.NetBSD.org/ports/sparc/faq.html) regarding PCMCIA support)
                     41: * Sun '[Fox](http://www.NetBSD.org/ports/sparc/faq.html#fox)'
                     42: * [JavaStation-1](http://www.NetBSD.org/ports/sparc/javastation.html#mrcoffe) (a.k.a. "Mr. Coffee" or JavaStation JJ) (2.0)
                     43: * [JavaStation-NC](http://www.NetBSD.org/ports/sparc/javastation.html#krups) (a.k.a. Krups, JavaStation JK, or JavaStation-10) (2.0)
                     44: 
                     45: ### Sun4m compatibles (including):
                     46: * Axil 245 (SS5 clone), 311, 320 (SS20 clone)
                     47: * Cycle C C Cycle 5-IP
                     48: * DTKstation/Classic+
                     49: * RDI,PowerLite-85, RDI,PowerLite-110, RDI,BriteLite
                     50: * Ross sparc 20
                     51: * SS5/170 Transtec
                     52: * TATUNG micro COMPstation 5
                     53: * Twinhead TWINstation 5G (SS5 clone)
                     54: * TWS,SuperCOMPstation-20S
                     55: * Tadpole SPARCbook 3GS and 3GX
                     56: 
                     57: ### Sun sun4c machines:
                     58: * SPARCstation/server 1
                     59: * SPARCstation/server 1+
                     60: * SPARCstation/server 2
                     61: * Sun ELC
                     62: * Sun IPC
                     63: * Sun IPX
                     64: * Sun SLC
                     65: 
                     66: ### Sun4c compatibles (including):
                     67: * Aries Research Inc, Parrot II (SS2 clone)
                     68: * Opus/5000 (SS1 clone)
                     69: * Opus/5250 (SS1 clone)
                     70: * FORCE SPARC CPU1e/4 VME Board (SS1 clone) (*NetBSD doesn't support VME boards on this model*)
                     71: * FORCE SPARC CPU2e/4 VME Board (SS2 clone) *NetBSD doesn't support VME boards on this model*
                     72: 
                     73: ### Sun sun4 machines:
                     74: * Sun 4/100 series
                     75: * Sun 4/200 series
                     76: * Sun 4/300 series
                     77: * Sun 4/400 series
                     78: 
                     79: ## Supported Hardware
                     80: 
                     81: See the [supported hardware page](http://www.NetBSD.org/ports/sparc/hardware.html) for a complete list.
                     82: 
                     83: * All on-board and most optional Sun brand framebuffers (all framebuffers work for text console usage)
                     84: * All Sun brand built-in and optional network interfaces
                     85: * Most Sun brand SCSI interfaces
                     86: * All floppy drives
                     87: * All on-board serial ports
                     88: * Most input devices (keyboards, mice, trackballs)
                     89: * Audio on sun4c and some sun4m models
                     90: * PCMCIA devices with Voyager or sbus nell interface (see [FAQ](http://www.NetBSD.org/ports/sparc/faq.html#nell))
                     91: * PCMCIA devices with Tadpole ts102 ( SPARCbook 3GX and 3GS ) in -current
1.1       mspo       92: 
                     93: 
                     94: """
                     95: unsupported_hardware="""
                     96: * sun4d-class machines (partial support)
                     97: * sun4u-class machines (These are covered by NetBSD/sparc64)
                     98: * Solbourne machines
                     99: * JavaStation models not listed above
                    100: """
1.4       ryoon     101: additional="""
                    102: * [NetBSD/sparc FAQ](http://www.NetBSD.org/ports/sparc/faq.html)
                    103: * [NetBSD/sparc Supported Hardware](http://www.NetBSD.org/ports/sparc/hardware.html)
                    104: * [NetBSD Diskless HOWTO](http://www.NetBSD.org/docs/network/netboot/)
                    105: """
1.1       mspo      106: ]]
                    107: [[!tag tier2port]]
                    108: