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Kernel, Shell Boots on DS Linux

Posted by CowboyNeal on from the pokemon-and-penguins dept.

mrseigen writes "According to dslinux.org, the Linux kernel successfully boots on the Nintendo DS along with a simple shell, sash. Input is done via the d-pad. How long until Netstumbler?" While maybe not the most practical platform, it's impressive on its technical merit.

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  1. Netstumbler? by Fjornir · · Score: 5, Funny

    Not netstumbler. I wanna see some tux racer.

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  2. Where's Waldo? by SpartanVII · · Score: 5, Funny

    All that trouble and you can't get a nice boot screen of Tux? What's the point? :P

  3. That's truly stunning... by tattoi.nobori · · Score: 5, Funny

    Not only for the technical accomplishment, but for the sheer, "why?" factor...

    Rock on, I guess. ^_^

  4. Linux on a DS? by baryon351 · · Score: 5, Funny

    How about OSX on a Gameboy

  5. D-Pad by doubtless · · Score: 5, Funny

    Input is done via the d-pad.

    What happen when I want to use the other 25 characters? This makes an interesting login/password combo

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  6. And what do his friends have to say? by Pollux · · Score: 5, Funny

    "Hey man, check it out! I just got Linux to boot on my DS!"

    "Duh, where's Mario?"

    "Forget Mario! Linux boots!"

    "What's Linux?"

    "It's an operating system, you know, like Windows and junk, but I got it to run on the DS!"

    "Does Linux play Mario?"

    "No, Linux does not play Mario! But it can do so much more!"

    "But it can't play Mario. What a geek."

  7. any chance by squidsoup · · Score: 5, Funny

    that a gameboy emulator will compile on this?

    oh.. wait..

  8. Re:The "why"... by Storlek · · Score: 5, Funny

    I'm guessing because it hasn't been done before.

    What, running Linux on some weird piece of hardware? Yeah, no one's ever done that.

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  9. Re:Thats cool by Captain_Chaos · · Score: 5, Funny

    I covered this on my blog earlier today!

    I can't believe I missed it!