Linux for your Dreamcast

[jepritchett]

Just noticed this link. Looks interesting.

-Justin

 

[splice]

Just goes to show that Linux rocks and super portable! I might have to try that.

 

[Blayze]

wow
I may have to try this as well

anyone that has done this how did you setup your dreamcast with linux, etc...?

soon people will be cracking RC5 on their dreamcasts

 

[splice]

mini web server! heh.

 

[xtopgunx]

man, now i wish i accually bought the thing!! ;(

 

[flood]

<< man, now i wish i accually bought the thing!! ;( >>



look here

 

[xtopgunx]

Wow, just might think about pickin' one up now, thanks!

 

[Remedy]

Can you actually play like Linux based ware like UT for linux for q3 for linux?

 

[goldboyd]

Please, why run Linux on it when you can run a solid OS like NetBSD

 

[CTho9305]

I doubt you could play UT - unless the full source code is available, because the instruction set is different. Maybe you could run VMware and emulate x86 That'd be nice and sloowwwww

 

[xtopgunx]

Yeah it would be slow, only on 200mhz, could you imagine the framerate in UT or Q3? it would be aweful!

 

[Remedy]

Well overclock it

 

[Soccerman]

I'd still like to see this at least.. just to try this stuff out!

 

[MGMorden]

You can't compare the Dcast's cpu mhz for mhz. Even though it's only 200mhz, it's quite a powerful little beast.

 

[CTho9305]

sorry, let me clarify. I think UT would be VERY smooth run natively as a game. but under linux I think it would probably be slow. Although its 200mhz, it is much more powerful than my p200mmx+voodoo2. but running linux + X + UT in its ram would prolly slow down

 

[daweasel]

Need to get some RC5 going on that! I can see it now a room full of dreamcast cracking RC5

 

[Remedy]

Thats not the same 200mhz you find in CISC based processors like pentiums this is a RISC processor hardwired for games. I actually seen a pic of someone overclocking there DC to like 350 or something like that. The current spec is 249mhz i beleive and it Gel cooled? i beleive too. But i think i might pick one up this week and get started on a project with a 10inch LCD i used on a Iopener, 40gigHD5400rpm and few other tricks and force it to work as a MP3 box. hmmm