most PIX boxes are i386 based. IIRC I've booted bsd.rd on them in the
past, nothing special except flash boot.
pix515e# sh ver
...
Hardware: PIX-515E, 64 MB RAM, CPU Pentium II 433 MHz
Flash E28F128J3 @ 0xfff00000, 16MB
BIOS Flash AM29F400B @ 0xfffd8000, 32KB
...
0: Ext: Ethernet0 : address is 0012.00e1.cd67, irq 10
1: Ext: Ethernet1 : address is 0012.00e1.cd68, irq 11
2: Ext: Ethernet2 : address is 000e.0c59.bd1a, irq 11
...
Interface Ethernet0 "outside", is up, line protocol is up
Hardware is i82559, BW 100 Mbps
Auto-Duplex(Full-duplex), Auto-Speed(100 Mbps)
...
they usually even come with a (non functioning under PIXOS) USB port
too.
/Pete
On 13. nov. 2006, at 04.30, Jason George wrote:
i know this is likely not possible for a number of reasons but i
figured i'd
ask: are there or have there been any plans to port openbsd to run
on cisco
hardware?
googling for something like this is not very productive since the
CARP vs. VRRP
and firewall interoperation links dominate searches with "cisco
openbsd" in them.
Older Cisco routers will typically have a Motorola 68k or some MIPS-
based
processor. These devices will also usually have minimal RAM (1 to
4M). Not
exactly a great setup for a target platform... I seem to recall
that the
030-based Mot systems may have also be lacking in a proper MMU, but
I could be
wrong. I'm sure I'll be corrected by someone on the list.
Newer gear will have a MIPS or PowerPC processor in them.
x86 PIX boxes could conceivably be a target platform, but their
lack of
storage would require a flashboot-style installation, and thus
would not be
supported in an official manner, if even they were made to boot
successfully.
The same would go for the non-x86 modern gear.
Frankly, Cisco's devices aren't even price-attractive, so as much
as it would
be mildly interesting to run OpenBSD on some PIX 515 boxes, it's a
waste of
time and money.
--Jason
