NetBSD/hp300
NetBSD/hp300 is the port of NetBSD to Hewlett-Packard's 9000/300-series
of computers.
The History of NetBSD/hp300
NetBSD/hp300 is based on work done by David P. Davis at the University
of California, Berkeley and the Systems Programming Group at the Univeristy
of Utah Department of Computer Science, beginning in the mid-80's. It was
imported into the NetBSD source tree on May 13, 1993. Complete binary sets
were made for the
NetBSD 1.0 and
NetBSD 1.1
releases. Special thanks are extended to David and the Systems Programming
Group for their work. Without it, the port would not exist.
Jason Thorpe
is the maintainer of NetBSD/hp300.
Supported Hardware
NetBSD/hp300 has been tested on machines with as little as 7.5M of RAM.
A minimal installation, less X and source, will fit on a 120M disk.
The following HP hardware is supported
(NOTE: This may be a little incomplete.):
- CPUs:
- 68020-based: 318, 319, 320, 330, and 350
- 68030-based: 340, 345, 360, 370, 375, and 400
- 68040-based: 380, 425 and 433
- Disks:
- HP-IB/CS80: 7912, 7914, 7933, 7936, 7945, 7957, 7958, 7959, 2200, and 2203
- SCSI-I, including magneto-optical and CD-ROM
- Tape drives:
- Low-density HP-IB/CS80 cartridge: 7914, 7946, and 9144
- High-density HP-IB/CS80 cartridge: 9145
- HP-IB/CS80 1/2": 7974A, 7978A/B, 7979A, 7980A, and 7980XC.
- SCSI: HP DAT and Exabyte
- RS232 interfaces:
- 98644 built-in single port (dca)
- 98642 4-port (dcm)
- 98638 8-port (dcm)
- Network interfaces:
- 98643 built-in and add-on LAN cards
- Displays:
- 98544, 98545, and 98547 color and monochrome Topcat
- 98548, 98549, and 98550 color and monochrome Catseye
- 98700 and 98710 Gatorbox
- 98720 and 98721 Renaissance
- 98730 and 98731 DaVinci
- A1096A monochrome Hyperion
- Input devices:
- General interface supporting all HIL devices: keyboard, 2 and 3
button mice, and ID module
- Miscellaneous:
- Battery-backed real-time clock
- 98625A and 98625B built-in HP-IB interface
- 98658A built-in SCSI interface
- Printers and plotters on RS232 and HP-IB
- SCSI autochanger
If you have a device that's not listed, it might be compatible with something
else, or we might have simply forgotten it. If all else fails, maybe you could
write a driver!
Supported Boot Options
NetBSD/hp300 currently supports booting from SCSI and HP-IB disks,
HP-IB cartridge tapes, and local area network
from a single boot program (SYS_UBOOT).
Major items lacking support in NetBSD/hp300 are:
- 310, 332, 362, and 382 CPUs
- 400-series configured for Domain/OS
- EISA, SGC, and VME bus adapters
- Audio
- HP Parallel port
- PVRX/TVRX 3D graphics displays
- Optional 98625C fast built-in HP-IB on 345 and 375 CPUs
- CDIO support for playing audio CDs
There are several mailing lists associated with the hp300 port.
Go to an FTP site that carries NetBSD/hp300.
Home Page
www@NetBSD.ORG
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The NetBSD Foundation, Inc. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.