RCS Wiki raptorcs_wikidb https://wiki.raptorcs.com/wiki/Main_Page MediaWiki 1.33.1 first-letter Media Special Talk User User talk RCS Wiki RCS Wiki talk File File talk MediaWiki MediaWiki talk Template Template talk Help Help talk Category Category talk TimedText TimedText talk Module Module talk 0 1 5383 5379 2025-11-04T18:48:36Z Gnucode 155 wikitext text/x-wiki '''Welcome to the Raptor Computing Systems Wiki!''' This community-driven Wiki provides documentation about: * [[Raptor Computing Systems|Raptor Computing Systems]] hardware and software like [[Talos II]]™ and [[Blackbird]]™ * application and software concerning [[OpenPOWER|OpenPOWER]] / [[PowerNV|PowerNV]] and [[POWER9|POWER9]]. See the '''[[Special:AllPages|list of all pages]]''' or use the '''search function''' to search for specific topics (since not every wiki page is directly linked here). Use the '''[https://forums.raptorcs.com/ Raptor CS community forum] for discussions'''. Please consult the '''[https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Help:Contents Wiki User's Guide]''' on how to use and contribute to the Wiki. <div style="display:table;width:100%;border-spacing:0.5em;"> <div style="display:table-row;"> <div style="display:table-cell;width:50%;border: solid 1px #999; padding: 0.5em; margin: 0.2em; background-color: #e5e5f5;"> <h3 style="margin-top:0;padding-top:0;">Users</h3> * [[RCS_Platform_Comparison|Comparison of key features (Talos II/Lite/Blackbird/Condor)]] * [[Talos II Beginner's Quick Start Guide]] * [[:Category:Guides|How-to guides]] ** [[Verifying DVDs]] ** [[Getting System Information]] ** [[Installing Big-endian FreeBSD]] ** [[From QEMU to BigEndian FreeBSD]] * Platforms: ** [[Talos II|Talos II]] ** [[Blackbird]] * [[Platform Comparison|Platform Comparison to x86]] * [[SMT profiling with Debian and perf]] * [[IRC|IRC chat]] * [[:Category:Gallery|Gallery of assembled systems]] * [[:Category:User Systems|Descriptions of user systems]] * [[:Category:Glossary|Glossary]] </div> <div style="display:table-cell;border: solid 1px #999; padding: 0.5em; margin: 0.2em; background-color: #e5e5f5;"> <h3 style="margin-top:0;padding-top:0;">News</h3> <!-- I think the convention here is to only have duplicate information, so that it can be safely removed when outdated; for example when adding an event, make sure to also add it to the Events page --> <h4>Raptor + OpenPOWER</h4> * At ''[https://www.hotchips.org/ HotChips] 32'' on August 17 2020, IBM presented POWER10 * Since March (2020-03), the OpenPOWER Foundation hosts weekly informal [https://openpowerfoundation.org/openpower-virtual-coffee-calls/ "virtual coffee" teleconference calls] for users, developers, and those otherwise interested in OpenPOWER. Please be aware of the time-zone (bottom left) if looking at the Google web calendar. * IBM is stating that Power is not vulnerable to [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Microarchitectural_Data_Sampling MDS vulnerabilites] (Fallout, RIDL, ZombieLoad). [https://www.ibm.com/blogs/psirt/ibm-addresses-reported-intel-security-vulnerabilities/ 1], [https://www.ibm.com/blogs/psirt/ibm-addresses-reported-intel-security-vulnerabilities/ 2] Past events where RCS systems were on display are [[Events|listed at the events page]]. <h4>This Wiki</h4> * A [[Talos II/Building FAQ|Building FAQ]] has been started. * Initial [[Hardware Compatibility List#Memory|RAM compatibility]] lists are now available. * [[Power ISA/Privilege States#Ultravisor State|Ultravisor State]] is still not very well understood. * [[Speculative Execution Vulnerabilities of 2018|Speculative Execution Vulnerabilities of 2018]] * A [[Desktop Roadmap]] has been started. </div> </div> <div style="display:table-row;"> <div style="display:table-cell;border: solid 1px #999; padding: 0.5em; margin: 0.2em; background-color: #e5e5f5;"> <h3 style="margin-top:0;padding-top:0;">Compatibility</h3> <h4>Hardware</h4> * [[POWER9 Hardware Compatibility List|POWER9]] ** [[POWER9 Hardware Compatibility List/Memory|Memory compatibility]] ** [[POWER9 Hardware Compatibility List/PCIe Devices|PCIe device compatibility]] * [[Talos II/Hardware Compatibility List|Talos II specific compatibility]] * [[Blackbird/Hardware Compatibility List|Blackbird specific compatibility]] <h4>Software</h4> * [[Operating System Compatibility List|Operating System Compatibility List]] * [[Games Compatibility|Game Compatibility List]] * [[Fixes in Progress]] </div> <div style="display:table-cell;border: solid 1px #999; padding: 0.5em; margin: 0.2em; background-color: #e5e5f5;"> <h3 style="margin-top:0;padding-top:0;">Developers</h3> * [[:Category:Documentation|POWER9 Documentation]] * [[OpenPOWER Firmware|OpenPOWER Firmware]] * [[Talos_II/Compiling_Firmware|Compiling Firmware]] * [[:Category:Ports|Software Porting Efforts]] ** [[Porting/Firefox|Firefox]] ** [[Porting/Chromium|Chromium]] ** [[Porting/Tor Browser|Tor Browser]] </div> </div> </div> == Where to buy == === Manufacturer: Raptor Computing Systems, LLC., USA === '''Available products:''' servers, workstations, mainboards/parts, custom builds, POWER9 VPS & dedicated system leases '''Ships to:''' world-wide [https://raptorcs.com/ Raptor Computing Systems Homepage] [mailto:support@raptorcs.com email contact/helpdesk] [[Raptor Computing Systems Shipping|Shipping Times]] === eBay === '''Available products:''' CPU's [https://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_nkw=02WP493+02CY643+02CY296+02CY642+02CY227+02CY639+02CY228+02CY637+02CY489+02CY646+02CY230+02CY640+02CY977+02WP000+02CY414+02CY644+02CY415+02CY645+02CY231+02CY641+02CY089+02CY649+02CY416+02CY647+02CY417+02CY648+02CY771+02CY781+02CY297+02CY650&_in_kw=2&_ex_kw=&_sacat=0&_udlo=&_udhi=&_ftrt=901&_ftrv=1&_sabdlo=&_sabdhi=&_samilow=&_samihi=&_sadis=15&_stpos=7554&_sargn=-1%26saslc%3D1&_salic=1&_sop=12&_dmd=1&_ipg=60 Sforza DD2.2 and DD2.3] <!-- Generated from https://wiki.raptorcs.com/wiki/Sforza#Configurations --> If buying a CPU for a [[Blackbird]], make sure its TDP is compatible. === P2P === People occasionally sell Raptor products on [https://forums.raptorcs.com/ the Raptor Computing Systems Community Forums] and [[IRC]]. == External Links == * [https://raptorcs.com/ Raptor Computing Systems Homepage] * [https://ticket.raptorcs.com/ Raptor Computing Systems Helpdesk] * [https://twitter.com/RaptorCompSys Raptor Computing Systems Official Twitter Account] * [https://git.raptorcs.com/git/ Raptor Computing Systems Git Repositories] - Official distribution channel for software/firmware releases related to RCS products * [https://gitlab.raptorengineering.com/ Raptor Engineering Gitlab Instance] - Open collaboration platform for software/firmware development related to RCS products * [https://bugs.raptorengineering.com/ Raptor Engineering Bugtracker] * [https://openpowerfoundation.org/ OpenPOWER Foundation Homepage] * [https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCNVcHm09eXVbvUzZkQs0_Sg/ OpenPOWER Foundation YouTube Channel] * [https://openpowerfoundation.org/blog/ OpenPOWER Foundation Blog] === Power/OpenPOWER/PowerPC Community === * [https://lists.ozlabs.org/pipermail/linuxppc-dev/ linuxppc-dev] ''the Linux on PowerPC developers mailing list'' * [https://forums.raptorcs.com/ RCS Community Forums] ''hosted by Raptor Computing Systems'' * [https://forum.level1techs.com/t/the-power-and-powerpc-general-discussion-news-thread/122515 Level1Techs Forums] ''The POWER and PowerPC General Discussion / News Thread'' * [https://www.reddit.com/r/OpenPOWER/ reddit] ''OpenPOWER'' * [https://www.reddit.com/r/PowerPC/ reddit] ''PowerPC'' * [https://forums.macrumors.com/forums/powerpc-macs.145/ MacRumors Forums] ''PowerPC Macs'' * [https://68kmla.org/bb/index.php#powerpc-model-forums.21 68kMLA Forums] ''PowerPC Model'' * [https://www.talospace.com/ Talospace] ''community user blog'' - news and other posts about Power and Raptor or IBM hardware * [https://catfox.life/author/awilfox/ The Cat Fox Life] ''community user blog'' - news and other posts about OpenPOWER/PowerPC * [https://sthbrx.github.io/ Store Halfword Byte-Reverse Indexed] ''A Power Technical Blog'' - news about OpenPOWER and other stuff * [https://shenki.github.io/ Collection of Bits] ''community user blog'' - notes from working on OpenPower, OpenBMC and Linux * [https://www.flamingspork.com/blog/ Ramblings] ''This is the blog of Stewart Smith'' - news about OpenPOWER and other stuff * [https://vivapowerpc.eu/ VivaPowerPC] ''community user blog'' - news and other posts about OpenPOWER/PowerPC * [https://apfelhammer.de/ This Is Apfelhammer!] ''community user blog'' - a blog about my PowermacG5 in 2025 - and something else * [https://powerpcliberation.blogspot.com/ PowerPC Liberation] ''community user blog'' - news about PowerPC and other Mac stuff * [https://ppcluddite.blogspot.com/ PPC Luddite] ''community user blog'' - news about PowerPC and other Mac stuff * [https://gnucode.org/ GNUcode.org] ''community user blog'' - He occasionally blogs about power9. __NOTOC__ atr4nwb7gz3gefdjmuvw2ry37w276yi