NetBSD/hp300 Supported Hardware

The minimal configuration for a NetBSD/hp300 system requires 4M of RAM and about 40M of disk space. For a full installation (including source and X11), at least 8M of RAM and 200M of disk space are recommended.

Devices (driver names in parenthesis) supported by NetBSD/hp300 include (list may not be complete):

• CPUs:
  • 318 (16 MHz 68020, with built-in monochrome framebuffer, no expansion)
  • 319 (16 MHz 68020, with built-in 6 bit color framebuffer, no expansion)
  • 320 (16 MHz 68020, 16 KB L2 cache, up to 7.5 MB RAM)
    requires Human Interface board
  • 330 (16 MHz 68020, 4 MB on motherboard, up to 8 MB RAM)
    requires Human Interface board
  • 340 (16 MHz 68030, up to 16 MB RAM)
  • 345 (50 MHz 68030 with 32 KB L2 cache, up to 128 MB RAM, built-in SCSI)
  • 350 (25 MHz 68020, 32 KB L2 cache, up to 48 MB RAM)
    requires Human Interface board
  • 360 (25 MHz 68030, with 4 MB RAM built-in, up to 48 MB RAM)
    requires System Interface board
  • 362 (25 MHz 68030 with unsupported framebuffer, up to 16 MB RAM, built-in SCSI)
    
  • 370 (33 MHz 68030, 64 KB L2 cache, up to 48 MB RAM)
    requires System Interface board
  • 375 (50 MHz 68030 with 32 KB L2 cache, up to 128 MB RAM, built-in SCSI)
  • 380 (25 MHz 68040, up to 128 MB RAM, built-in SCSI)
  • 382 (25 MHz 68040 with unsupported framebuffer, up to 32 MB RAM, built-in SCSI)
  • 385 (33 MHz 68040, up to 128 MB RAM, built-in SCSI)
  • 400s, 400t, 400dl (50 MHz 68030 with 32 KB L2 cache, built-in SCSI, up to 128 MB RAM)
  • 425s, 425t, 425dl (25 MHz 68040 with built-in SCSI, up to 128 MB RAM)
  • 425e (25 MHz 68040 with unsupported framebuffer, built-in SCSI)
  • 433s, 433t, 433dl (33 MHz 68040 with built-in SCSI, up to 128 MB RAM)

• HP-IB devices (known working, possibly more):
  • 98624 HP-IB interface (DIO-I board or built-in) (nhpib)
  • 98625A and 98625B 'fast' HP-IB interface (DIO-I board or daughtercard for 98562) (fhpib)
  • CS80 Hard drives: 2200, 2203, 7912, 7914, 7933, 7936, 7937, 7945, 7946, 7957, 7958, and 7959 (rd)
  • CS80 tape drives - Low density, 16 track (67 MB): 7912, 7914, 7946, and 9144 (ct)
    Cannot read or write 32 track tapes
  • CS80 tape drives - High density, 32 track (134 MB): 9145 (ct)
    Cannot write to 16 track tapes (only read)
  • Half-inch tape drives: 7974A, 7978A, 7980A, and 7980XC (mt)
  • Printers and plotters: 7475, 7585, and ThinkJet (ppi)
  • Floppy drives: 9122, 9134 (possibly others) (rd)
    requires use of HP-UX LIF utilities via emulation

• SCSI devices:
  • 98265A SCSI interface (DIO-I board, daughtercard for 98562, or built-in) (spc)
  • All SCSI devices supported by machine-independent SCSI drivers.

• RS-232 serial interfaces (supports terminals, ppp, and printers/plotters) (tty):
  • built-in single serial port on System Interface board and Human Interface board
  • built-in Apollo 4-port on Series 400 workstations
  • 98638 8-port (DIO-II board, appears to kernel as two 98642 devices)
  • 98642 4-port (DIO-I board)
  • 98626, 98644 built-in or add-on (DIO-I board) single serial port

• Network Interfaces:
  • 98643 built-in and add-on (DIO-I board) ethernet cards (le)

• Graphics Devices (grf):
  • 98544 monochrome Topcat (1024x768, 1 bit, DIO-II)
  • 98545A color Topcat (1024x768, 4 bits, DIO-II)
  • 98547 color Topcat (1024x768, 6 bits)
  • 98548A monochrome Catseye (1024x768, 1 bit)
  • 98549A color Catseye (1024x768, 6 bits)
  • 98550A Catseye Hi-Res Color (a.k.a. CH) (1280x1024 @ 60 Hz, 8 bits, DIO-II)
  • 98700 and 98710 Gatorbox (1280x1024 @ 60 Hz, 4 or 8 bits)
    Requires 98287 (DIO-I board) to connect to workstation
  • 98720 and 98721 color Renaissance SRX (1280x1024 @ 60 Hz, 8, 12 or 24 bits)
    Requires 98724 (DIO-I board) or 98725 (DIO-II board) to connect to workstation
  • 98730 and 98731 DaVinci TurboSRX (1280x1024 @ 60 Hz, 8, 16, or 24 bits)
    Requires 98726A (DIO-II board) to connect to workstation
  • A1096A monochrome Hyperion (1280x1024, 1 bit)
  • A1416A Kathmandu (a.k.a. Color VRX) (1280x1024 @ 60 hz, 8 bits, DIO-II)

• HP-HIL devices (hil):
  • 98561 Human Interface board (DIO-I board with serial port, HP-HIL, and HP-IB)
  • Keyboards
  • Two and three button mice
  • 46094 Quadrature Port (supports normal serial mice)
  • Graphics tablets
  • Dial boxes
  • ID modules

• Miscellaneous boards/interfaces:
  • 98562 System Interface board (DIO-II board with serial port, HP-HIL, HP-IB, DMA, and ethernet, has optional fast HP-IB or SCSI daughterboard)
  • 98620 DMA card (DIO-I board, for use with 98561)

Unsupported devices

• CPUs:
  • 310 (10 MHz 68010, with built-in monochrome framebuffer, rs232 (25 pin), hil, and slow hpib)
  • 332 (16? MHz 68030, with no floating point unit)

• Graphics Devices (grf):
  • SGC support (for 425e built-in EVRX framebuffer)
  • SGC support (for some rare configurations of 4XXt and 4XXdl workstations)
  • 98702 TurboVRX DIO-II graphics device
  • 98705 Tigershark PersonalVRX DIO-II graphics device
  • internal video on models 362/382

• Miscellaneous boards/interfaces
  • domain keyboard and mouse, on Series 400 workstations. Needs wscons
  • parallel port, on 345, 362, 375, 380, 382, 385, and Series 400 workstations
  • EISA support, on Series 400 workstations
  • Token Ring cards (a.k.a. ATR)
  • VME bus adapter, on Series 300 workstations
  • 98625C fast HP-IB option on models 345 and 375
  • internal SCSI floppy drive on 362, 382, and 425e

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