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1.1       mspo        1: [[!template id=port
                      2: port="sun3"
                      3: cur_rel="6.0"  
                      4: future_rel="7.0"
                      5: changes_cur="6.0"
                      6: changes_future="7.0"
                      7: thumbnail="http://www.netbsd.org/images/ports/sun3/110.gif"
                      8: about="""
1.3     ! ryoon       9: NetBSD/sun3 is the port of NetBSD to the [Sun Microsystems](http://www.sun.com/)
        !            10: **sun3**, and **sun3x** series of computers, which are based on the Motorola
        !            11: [68020](http://www.freescale.com/webapp/sps/site/prod_summary.jsp?code=MC68020)
        !            12: and [68030](http://www.freescale.com/webapp/sps/site/prod_summary.jsp?code=MC68030)
        !            13: CPUs respectively, with a Sun-designed custom MMU.
        !            14: Sun sold these computers as both servers and desktop workstations from
        !            15: the mid to late 1980's. They were superseded by the **sun4** SPARC RISC systems,
        !            16: which are supported by NetBSD as [[NetBSD/sparc|sparc]].
1.1       mspo       17: 
                     18: Nathan Williams and Jeremy Cooper are the maintainers of NetBSD/sun3. 
                     19: """
                     20: supported_hardware="""
                     21: ###Supported System Models
                     22: 
1.3     ! ryoon      23: See [[Supported System Models|sun3_supported_system_models]] page.
1.1       mspo       24: 
1.3     ! ryoon      25: ### Disk and RAM Requirements
1.1       mspo       26: 
1.3     ! ryoon      27: * Minimum
        !            28:     * 4MB RAM, ~80MB disk
        !            29: * Normal
        !            30:     * 8MB RAM, 200MB disk
        !            31: * Normal + X11
        !            32:     * 16MB RAM, 300MB disk
1.1       mspo       33: 
                     34: The complete NetBSD sources without objects require 200MB of disk.
                     35: 
1.3     ! ryoon      36: To run the X Window System or compile the NetBSD system sources
        !            37: (i.e. development), more RAM and disk are recommended.
        !            38: Good performance requires 8MB of RAM, or 16MB of RAM
        !            39: when running the X Window System.
1.1       mspo       40: 
1.3     ! ryoon      41: ### Supported Hardware
1.1       mspo       42: 
                     43: The following Sun3 devices are currently supported:
                     44: 
                     45: * RS-232c Serial ports:
1.3     ! ryoon      46:   * built-in z8530 SCC as ttya, ttyb (*zs*)
1.1       mspo       47: * Sun Video adapters:
1.3     ! ryoon      48:   * 1 bpp framebuffer, (*bwtwo*)
        !            49:   * 8 bpp framebuffer (*cgtwo*)
        !            50:   * 8 bpp (+overlay) framebuffer (*cgfour*)
1.1       mspo       51: * Network interfaces:
1.3     ! ryoon      52:   * On-board AMD LANCE Ethernet (*le*)
        !            53:   * On-board Intel Ethernet (*ie*)
        !            54:   * VME Intel Ethernet board (*ie*)
1.1       mspo       55: * SCSI bus host adapters:
1.3     ! ryoon      56:   * On-board NCR 5380 SCSI Bus Controller (*si*)
        !            57:   * On-board Emulex SCSI controller on sun3x (*esp*)
        !            58:   * Sun-3 VME SCSI (also NCR 5380 SBC, Sun part # 501-1236) (*si*)
1.1       mspo       59: * SMD Disks: (the big, heavy ones)
1.3     ! ryoon      60:   * Xylogics 450/451 (*xy*)
        !            61:   * Xylogics 753/7053 (*xd*)
1.1       mspo       62: * Floppy drive:
1.3     ! ryoon      63:   * Sun 3/80 built-in floppy drive (*fdc*)
1.1       mspo       64: * Input devices:
1.3     ! ryoon      65:   * Sun keyboard (*kbd*) and mouse (*ms*)
1.1       mspo       66: * Miscellaneous:
                     67:   * Battery-backed real-time clock.
                     68: 
1.3     ! ryoon      69: If you have a device that's not listed, it might be compatible with
        !            70: something else, or we might have simply forgotten it.
        !            71: If all else fails, maybe you could write a driver!
1.1       mspo       72: 
1.3     ! ryoon      73: Note: The Sun VME *sc* SCSI card is not yet supported. 
1.1       mspo       74: """
                     75: additional="""
1.3     ! ryoon      76: ### Features of NetBSD/sun3
1.1       mspo       77: 
                     78: * Native boot programs for disk, network, and tape
                     79: * Automated installation tools (using a "miniroot")
                     80: * SCSI drivers supporting DMA, interrupts, and (optional) disconnect/reselect
                     81: * Frame buffer drivers compatible with SunOS and X11R6
                     82: * Support for the Virtually Addressed Cache (VAC) on Sun3/2XX models
                     83: * Storage Module Device (SMD) disk drivers
                     84: * Supports most SCSI devices (CD-ROM, disk, etc)
                     85: * Diskless (network) boot capability
                     86: * Built-in kernel debugger
1.3     ! ryoon      87: * [SunOS 4.1 Compatibility](http://www.NetBSD.org/ports/sun3/faq.html#sunos_compat)
1.1       mspo       88: 
                     89: ###links
                     90: * [ILVSUN3](http://www.ilvsun3.com/) page by arthur also has various useful information about TME and Sun3 stuff.
                     91: * [The Machine Emulator (tme)](http://people.csail.mit.edu/fredette/tme/) can emulate a Sun 3/150 running NetBSD.
1.3     ! ryoon      92: * [Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)](http://www.NetBSD.org/ports/sun3/faq.html)
1.1       mspo       93: """
                     94: ]]
                     95: [[!tag tier2port]]