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Linux On Your Dreamcast

Posted by Hemos on from the i've-seen-it dept.

A reader writes: "Looking for a low-cost way to get started with embedded Linux? Or a fun weekend project? In this detailed how-to article at LinuxDevices.com, Bill Gatliff explains everything you need to do to install Linux on a Sega Dreamscast gaming console. Even the necessary Linux kernel, bootloader, and utility kernel patches are included and available for download. Nuffa those mindless video games ... it's time to become an embedded Linux hacker ;)" First time I saw this was in Japan with VA Japan folks -- very cool watching it boot.

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  1. Been Running NetBSD on Mine For a while by doon · · Score: 5, Interesting

    Netbsd> Has had a dreamcast port for a while now. It runs great. Have been running it at home for a while. FYI....

    -Doon

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  2. One Useful App by barnaclebarnes · · Score: 4, Interesting

    MAME.

    Dreamcast+MAME =A cheap arcade emulator with 2000 games. sweet.

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  3. DC has VGA 640x480 support as well + other modes by cybrthng · · Score: 4, Interesting

    DC has a VGA adaptor for 20 bucks that works great, defaults to 640x480 but i've read from dev sites that it goes higher.

    I have my DC connected to a flatpanel monitor i picked up from ebay and love it.

  4. The Gaming Chips... by Duncan+Cragg · · Score: 2, Interesting

    Can someone tell me what special gaming
    chips there are inside the DC, and whether
    drivers exist for them?

  5. Re:Old news by molli123 · · Score: 2, Interesting

    I sure think this can be useful. Think of the masses of people beeing too poor to buy a whole computer- as in the Non Developed Countries. This box is cheaper than any computer could be. They could also maintain it themselves- without paying for licenses to MS. And if it is simple, it could also be used by older people not willing to learn how to use a computer anymore. I think we need cheap and simple computers, thats why I think it could be usable. Micha !