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buZz.nl
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 Posted: Thu Apr 17, 2003 6:25 pm Post subject: Gentoo on dreamcast?? |
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i read the following on http://linuxdc.sourceforge.net/ :
| Quote: | | Some Gentoo enthusiasts, including Karl Trygve Kalleberg, is again sniffing at making a Gentoo port to the Dreamcast. |
this would be soooooooooo sweet 
i've even rushed to get the parts needed to build a rs232 interface for my Dreamcast 
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| Posted: Thu Apr 17, 2003 6:30 pm Post subject: Re: Gentoo on dreamcast?? |
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| buZz.nl wrote: | i read the following on http://linuxdc.sourceforge.net/ :
| Quote: | | Some Gentoo enthusiasts, including Karl Trygve Kalleberg, is again sniffing at making a Gentoo port to the Dreamcast. |
this would be soooooooooo sweet
i've even rushed to get the parts needed to build a rs232 interface for my Dreamcast |
I used to run linux on my dreamcast, but with out a bba it was kind of useless for me + it sucked having to use it on a TV, I suggest getting a VGA adaptor if you haven't already. Now I just use the DC for emulating NES games  |
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buZz.nl
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| Posted: Thu Apr 17, 2003 6:57 pm Post subject: |
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yeah , got a vgabox , one of those treamcasts , pretty sweet
i'm gonna build that custom rs232 interface as mentioned on http://www.waz.org.uk/gamedev/dc/serialcable.php to be used as a slip/ppp connection
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| Posted: Thu Apr 17, 2003 11:30 pm Post subject: |
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I bought one of those programmers cables for mine (I think I only paid $50 for the cable + a vga box). I setup a cross compiler on my Linux system and it was pretty cool to be able to upload my own little programs into memory and run them off the dreamcast. When I last did it, the tools were pretty ghetto, I wonder if they got any better.... |
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buZz.nl
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| Posted: Sat Apr 19, 2003 8:38 am Post subject: |
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ah well , ghetto tools are the best
else i would have been running 'that other OS'
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buZz.nl
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| Posted: Sun Aug 03, 2003 11:35 pm Post subject: |
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| haroon wrote: | 1. what is a rs232 interface
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rs232 = serial or comport or /dev/ttyS0 , however you want to call it
| haroon wrote: | 2. what is a slip/ppp connection (is it the connection what dialup people use?)
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yes it is
| haroon wrote: | http://www.waz.org.uk/gamedev/dc/serialcable.php
^ link isnt working for me 
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link works here ..
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| Posted: Mon Aug 04, 2003 4:28 pm Post subject: |
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wow.. [digging dreamcast out of the dust]...[throwing ps2 other side of room]
Nah, I would rather port Gentoo over to ps2 since I have broadband for it.
Is it expensive to run linux on DC? |
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buZz.nl
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| Posted: Tue Aug 05, 2003 12:42 am Post subject: |
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| oubipaws wrote: | | Nah, I would rather port Gentoo over to ps2 since I have broadband for it. |
can be done .. ps2 has the advantage of having its own standard harddisc (from the linuxkit) , but some ppl are playing with IDE on DC aswell.. check http://www.electronsrus.com/
| oubipaws wrote: | | Is it expensive to run linux on DC? |
i've seen prices of about 99$ for a dreamcast lan adapter (which is basically a rtl8139 in a weird package  ) and this IDE interface from above would be about the same , if it ever gets produced at all..
still , every DC comes with a modem by default and there is a modem driver available (sorta) http://www.boob.co.uk/files/modem/dcmodem11.zip , and you can do modem -> modem with a line simulator http://www.jagshouse.com/modem.html
and of course replacing the IDE with a gentooDC livecd 
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| Posted: Mon Oct 06, 2003 5:43 am Post subject: |
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| oubipaws wrote: |
Is it expensive to run linux on DC? |
I bought my dreamcast with spare change, seriously I got it for $30 which I had from change in a jar. Hit up ebay for the broadband adapter.
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| Posted: Fri Oct 17, 2003 5:36 am Post subject: |
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I run gentoo on my Xbox, I just found my dreamcast in the process of moving to a new apartment...
I want gentoo for my DC ! |
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IntergalacticWalrus
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Hey, running Gentoo on my DC is something I always wanted to do but last time I checked, all I found were broken links. Anybody got some links of places where I can get some actual info, and preferably some downloadable stuff to try? linuxdc.sourceforge.net is just a stupid page with outdated news and no files at all in the project's release directory.
BTW if you are looking for dev stuff Lik-Sang has serial cables and ps2 keyboard/mouse adapters. I got both from them and they work very well, I can do indie dev programming with KallistiOS (which kicks serious ass, I recommend anyone with a dreamcast and C/C++ programming skills to try it). |
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| Posted: Tue Oct 28, 2003 7:14 am Post subject: |
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| IntergalacticWalrus wrote: | | linuxdc.sourceforge.net is just a stupid page with outdated news and no files at all in the project's release directory. |
check the cvsroot
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I can't get the thing to boot the cd. It always shows the audio dialog every time I make the cd
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