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1NetBSD/mvme68k _VER runs on Motorola MVME147 boards.
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3The minimal configuration requires 4M of RAM and ~100MB of disk space.
4To install the entire system requires much more disk space (approx.
5200MB additional space is necessary for full sources. Double that if you
6want to recompile it all!). To run X (clients only) or compile the system,
7more RAM is recommended. Good performance requires 8MB of RAM, or 16 MB
8when running the X Window System.
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10Here is a table of recommended HD partition sizes for a full install:
11        partition:      advise          needed
12        root (/)        20M             12M
13        user (/usr)     100M            80M
14        swap            (2 or 3 * RAM)   8M
15        Anything else is up to you!
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17Note that the mvme68k installation procedure uses a `miniroot' image
18which is placed into the swap area of the disk. The swap partition
19must be large enough to hold this miniroot image (> 6Mb).
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21The following VME147 hardware is supported:
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23        Serial ports (RS232):
24                built-in console, tty01, tty02 and tty03
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26        Parallel port:
27                On-board centronics style printer port
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29        Network interfaces:
30                On-board Lance Ethernet (le)
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32        SCSI:  (Most SCSI disks, tapes, CD-ROMs, etc.)
33                On-board wd33c93 SCSI bus interface chip (async only for now).
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35        Miscellaneous:
36                Battery-backed real-time clock.
37                VMEbus RAM cards.
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39If it's not on this list, there is no support for it in this release.
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