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1.1       mspo        1: [[!template id=port
                      2: port="sun3"
1.13      snj         3: cur_rel="7.1"
1.11      leot        4: future_rel="8.0"
1.4       ryoon       5: pkg_rel="6.0"
1.11      leot        6: changes_cur="7.0"
                      7: changes_future="8.0"
1.1       mspo        8: thumbnail="http://www.netbsd.org/images/ports/sun3/110.gif"
                      9: about="""
1.8       snj        10: NetBSD/sun3 is the port of NetBSD to the Sun Microsystems
1.3       ryoon      11: **sun3**, and **sun3x** series of computers, which are based on the Motorola
                     12: [68020](http://www.freescale.com/webapp/sps/site/prod_summary.jsp?code=MC68020)
                     13: and [68030](http://www.freescale.com/webapp/sps/site/prod_summary.jsp?code=MC68030)
                     14: CPUs respectively, with a Sun-designed custom MMU.
                     15: Sun sold these computers as both servers and desktop workstations from
                     16: the mid to late 1980's. They were superseded by the **sun4** SPARC RISC systems,
                     17: which are supported by NetBSD as [[NetBSD/sparc|sparc]].
1.1       mspo       18: """
                     19: supported_hardware="""
                     20: ###Supported System Models
                     21: 
1.8       snj        22: See the [[Supported System Models|sun3_supported_system_models]] page.
1.1       mspo       23: 
1.3       ryoon      24: ### Supported Hardware
1.1       mspo       25: 
                     26: The following Sun3 devices are currently supported:
                     27: 
                     28: * RS-232c Serial ports:
1.8       snj        29:   * built-in z8530 SCC as ttya, ttyb ([[!template id=man name="zs" section="4"]])
1.1       mspo       30: * Sun Video adapters:
1.8       snj        31:   * 1 bpp framebuffer, ([[!template id=man name="bwtwo" section="4" arch="sun3"]])
                     32:   * 8 bpp framebuffer ([[!template id=man name="cgtwo" section="4" arch="sun3"]])
                     33:   * 8 bpp (+overlay) framebuffer ([[!template id=man name="cgfour" section="4" arch="sun3"]])
1.1       mspo       34: * Network interfaces:
1.8       snj        35:   * On-board AMD LANCE Ethernet ([[!template id=man name="le" section="4"]])
                     36:   * On-board Intel Ethernet ([[!template id=man name="ie" section="4" arch="sun3"]])
                     37:   * VME Intel Ethernet board ([[!template id=man name="ie" section="4" arch="sun3"]])
1.1       mspo       38: * SCSI bus host adapters:
1.8       snj        39:   * On-board NCR 5380 SCSI Bus Controller ([[!template id=man name="si" section="4"]])
                     40:   * On-board Emulex SCSI controller on sun3x ([[!template id=man name="esp" section="4"]])
                     41:   * Sun-3 VME SCSI (also NCR 5380 SBC, Sun part # 501-1236) ([[!template id=man name="si" section="4"]])
1.1       mspo       42: * SMD Disks: (the big, heavy ones)
1.8       snj        43:   * Xylogics 450/451 ([[!template id=man name="xy" section="4" arch="sparc"]])
                     44:   * Xylogics 753/7053 ([[!template id=man name="xd" section="4" arch="sparc"]])
1.1       mspo       45: * Floppy drive:
1.3       ryoon      46:   * Sun 3/80 built-in floppy drive (*fdc*)
1.1       mspo       47: * Input devices:
1.8       snj        48:   * Sun keyboard ([[!template id=man name="kbd" section="4" arch="sun3"]]) and mouse ([[!template id=man name="ms" section="4" arch="sun3"]])
1.1       mspo       49: * Miscellaneous:
1.8       snj        50:   * Battery-backed real-time clock
1.1       mspo       51: 
1.3       ryoon      52: If you have a device that's not listed, it might be compatible with
                     53: something else, or we might have simply forgotten it.
                     54: If all else fails, maybe you could write a driver!
1.1       mspo       55: 
1.14    ! sevan      56: Note: The Sun VME [[!template id=man name="sc" section="4"]] SCSI card is not supported.
1.1       mspo       57: """
                     58: additional="""
1.3       ryoon      59: ### Features of NetBSD/sun3
1.1       mspo       60: 
                     61: * Native boot programs for disk, network, and tape
                     62: * Automated installation tools (using a "miniroot")
                     63: * SCSI drivers supporting DMA, interrupts, and (optional) disconnect/reselect
                     64: * Frame buffer drivers compatible with SunOS and X11R6
                     65: * Support for the Virtually Addressed Cache (VAC) on Sun3/2XX models
                     66: * Storage Module Device (SMD) disk drivers
                     67: * Supports most SCSI devices (CD-ROM, disk, etc)
                     68: * Diskless (network) boot capability
                     69: * Built-in kernel debugger
1.3       ryoon      70: * [SunOS 4.1 Compatibility](http://www.NetBSD.org/ports/sun3/faq.html#sunos_compat)
1.1       mspo       71: 
                     72: ###links
                     73: * [ILVSUN3](http://www.ilvsun3.com/) page by arthur also has various useful information about TME and Sun3 stuff.
                     74: * [The Machine Emulator (tme)](http://people.csail.mit.edu/fredette/tme/) can emulate a Sun 3/150 running NetBSD.
1.3       ryoon      75: * [Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)](http://www.NetBSD.org/ports/sun3/faq.html)
1.1       mspo       76: """
                     77: ]]
                     78: [[!tag tier2port]]