Gentoo Archives: gentoo-embedded

From: Andrew Gaffney <agaffney@×××××××××××××××××××.net>
To: gentoo-embedded@g.o
Subject: Re: [gentoo-embedded] embedded for dreamcast
Date: Wed, 19 Nov 2003 05:31:04
Message-Id: 3FBAFF58.3070603@technaut.darktalker.net
In Reply to: RE: [gentoo-embedded] embedded for dreamcast by Sumeet Singh Parmar
1 I'm really not quite sure how I'm going to proceed. I had found this article
2 <http://www.linuxdevices.com/articles/AT2269911435.html> that tells in GREAT detail how to
3 build the cross-compilers and related tools to create a from-scratch image for the
4 dreamcast. I guess I'll read and follow that and see if I can apply what I learn to help
5 us out here.
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7 Sumeet Singh Parmar wrote:
8 > Cross-compilers? Does gentoo-embedded provide cross compilers or do you
9 > have DIY toolchain? I'll be really interested to know how it is turning
10 > out for you :)
11 >
12 > good luck,
13 > -Sumeet
14 >
15 > > -----Original Message-----
16 > > From: Andrew Gaffney [mailto:agaffney@×××××××××××××××××××.net]
17 > > Sent: Tuesday, November 18, 2003 7:19 PM
18 > > To: gentoo-embedded@g.o
19 > > Subject: [gentoo-embedded] embedded for dreamcast
20 > >
21 > >
22 > > I got a first generation Dreamcast today. The keyboard and
23 > > mouse are already on their way
24 > > from eBay :) I don't have any means for a network connection
25 > > (yet), so I want to make a CD
26 > > to boot in it. I can use this as an opportunity to test out a
27 > > lot of the stuff that will
28 > > be going on here. For my first go, I want to use scripts
29 > > posted here to build a basic
30 > > system with tinylogin, busybox, freedesktop's xfree (formerly
31 > > kdrive) once I can actually
32 > > figure out which ebuilds to use, and uclibc. >From what I
33 > > remember, the dreamcast has a
34 > > 200Mhz processor and 16Mb RAM, so its going to be tight.
35 > > Anyone have any suggestions?
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