About NetBSD/hpcmips

NetBSD/hpcmips brings the NetBSD operating system to MIPS based Windows CE PDA machines. Currently, the VR4102, VR4111, VR4121, VR4122, VR4131, TX3912, and TX3922 processors are supported.

The port name "hpcmips" comes from the name for some of the hardware that NetBSD/hpcmips runs on: MIPS based systems in Microsoft's H/PC (Handheld PC) form factor. A H/PC machine contains a keyboard and a touch screen and generally has 8MB or more of RAM. The port supports the HPC form factor, as well as the H/PC Pro and PsPC (Palmsized PC) form factors. (Many PsPC machines are used by the developers for active development.)

Because of the hardware platforms it supports, NetBSD/hpcmips is an ideal platform to use for mobile computing applications. And, of course, NetBSD/hpcmips supports all of the standard features you expect from NetBSD, such as IPv6 and IPsec.

Release Info

• NetBSD/hpcmips 10.0 via download
• NetBSD/hpcmips 10.0 ISO
• NetBSD/hpcmips 10.0 INSTALL notes
• NetBSD/hpcmips 9.4 pre-built binary packages from pkgsrc
• NetBSD/hpcmips 10.0 changes
• NetBSD/hpcmips 11.0 changes

Mailing List

The NetBSD/mips mailing list, covering NetBSD's port to mips machine: [ subscribe | archive ]

Mail the NetBSD/mips port maintainer

Supported Hardware

Supported System Models

Many kinds of H/PC, H/PC Pro, and PsPC systems are supported by NetBSD/hpcmips. View the supported machines table to see if your system is supported.

Supported Processors

VR4102, VR4111, VR4121, VR4131, TX3912, and TX3922 processors are supported by NetBSD/hpcmips. View the processor comparison table to see if your processor is supported.

• Processor Comparison
• Supported Machines

Keyboard map search method for unknown machines

• Boot in single user mode.
• Press keys and note the KeyScanCode's.
• Fill vr/vrkiu.c default_keytrans[] with scancode, dev/pckbc/wskbdmap_mfii.c:pckbd_keydesc_us[] is KeyCodeMapping.
• Send feedback with your results using send-pr(1) (port-hpcmips category).
• Keymap information is here.

Additional Info

• Kei's Linux-VR Home Page (in Japanese)
• Linux-VR Resources
• FAQ
• How-To Use
• How-To Develop
• TODO
• Binary Compatibility
• IPv6 and IPsec
• NetBSD/hpcmips mailing list (Japanese language)