Never replied to a listserv properly before so excuse my incorrect/unusual formatting...
Concerning the GBA emulator, as far as I know, I was the last to work on igpSP for the iPodLinux project and still have the the last GPL'd source code fresh for modification in my SVN repos. Having not followed the Rockbox project much, I'm unsure if any practical/universal plugin was ever developed. Either way, assuming the ports for the newer generation iPods are in working enough state to support emulators such as gpSP and there is someone willing to guide me through the Rockbox plugin porting basics, I can probably work on an initial port of igpSP to Rockbox (or at least the current experimental branch) if there's enough interest. Assuming that most of the hardware access problems have been overcome, I wouldn't see anything preventing the newer generation iPods from being able to run a GBA emulator and decent speeds, especially considering the better hardware. Edit: Sorry, I misread Jacob's (misspelled) post - I thought he was asking for a GBA emulator, not GB. Still, the above applies. To Keanen Shaw: In the real world, there's a popular saying: You get what you paid for. While this does not exactly apply in the open source software community (since everything is "free" as in both "freedom" and "free beer"), the base case still works: Don't expect something from nothing. The developers here spend countless hours of their free time to do VOLUNTEER programming that usually benefit the community more than themselves. They are NOT getting paid for this nor do they HAVE to meet any deadlines. That said, they are under NO obligation to listen to the whining of unappreciative end users. If you're not willing to even bother "wasting" your time doing a simple compilation or Google search, why should any developer? Much of the work I've personally done was not because I wanted it but usually because I knew a lot of others do but just do not have the programming knowledge to do it. In all cases, I am motivated to continue my work when I see end users satisfyingly reply and give POSITIVE comments and feedback. Not all programmers think that way; never take such attitudes for granted. If you want an informative response, however, I would highly recommend you take your time to read Ari's nicely written post. Working on the SansaLinux port was quite difficult (with all the blind testing) until someone nicely donated me a working Sansa e200. The best way to get increased support for new hardware would of course be putting said new hardware in a developer's hands. ~Keripo Philip Peng School of Engineering and Applied Science University of Pennsylvania (215) 385-6227 / (215) 417-7314 Quoting linux4nano-dev-requ...@gna.org: > Send Linux4nano-dev mailing list submissions to > linux4nano-dev@gna.org > > To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit > https://mail.gna.org/listinfo/linux4nano-dev > or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to > linux4nano-dev-requ...@gna.org > > You can reach the person managing the list at > linux4nano-dev-ow...@gna.org > > When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific > than "Re: Contents of Linux4nano-dev digest..." > > > Today's Topics: > > 1. Re: 3G Hardware (Jacob nordquist) > 2. Re: 3G Hardware (The Seven) > 3. Re: 3g stuff (The Seven) > 4. Re: 3g stuff (Keanen Shaw) > 5. Re: 3g stuff (Ari) > 6. Re: 3g stuff (Keanen Shaw) > 7. Re: 3g stuff (Ari) > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Wed, 10 Mar 2010 03:48:57 -0800 > From: Jacob nordquist <jwnordqu...@gmail.com> > Subject: Re: [Linux4nano-dev] 3G Hardware > To: developpement mailing list <linux4nano-dev@gna.org> > Message-ID: > <e4408fd71003100348g3674fed6qcf3c2eed62de7...@mail.gmail.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 > > just a quick question, when will the ga,eboy emulator come out for the ipod > nano 2g? > > > ----- snip ----- > > > Message: 7 > Date: Wed, 10 Mar 2010 19:49:44 -0500 > From: Ari <ariw2003...@aim.com> > Subject: Re: [Linux4nano-dev] 3g stuff > To: developpement mailing list <linux4nano-dev@gna.org> > Message-ID: <095c9ba0-299b-44fb-b6ab-91f699e06...@aim.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii > > OK, I'm going to be diplomatic this time. > > This stuff is not quite ready for prime time. When it is, I promise > you there will be easy installers and ready-to-go binaries available > for you to enjoy... The people who are doing this are working really > hard, and they don't have time to create binaries, especially when > they're not quite ready and people will only complain more about them. > > Also, just for your information, ARM is a type of processor > architecture used in many cell phones and other embedded products, > including all models of iPods and iPhones, except perhaps the iPod > shuffle. A quick Google search likely would have informed you of that. > > Also, suggesting that Seven "get a 3G", as well as a 4G, is really > just... rude. If you need it so badly, feel free to donate one, but > don't hound people because they're not doing work for YOUR benefit > as quickly as you would like them to. It's not all about you. > > I'm not trying to start a flame war, but you need to understand what > it looks like from everyone else's perspective for you to be > demanding stuff from people you don't even know. Unless you're being > sarcastic, in which case it's not funny. > > Thanks, > Ari > > On Mar 10, 2010, at 7:41 PM, Keanen Shaw wrote: > >> My days of compiling shit because somebody doesn't want to upload a binary >> are over. I have an iPod, and I'm not going to figure out what ARM is. >> >> On Wed, Mar 10, 2010 at 3:12 PM, Ari <ariw2003...@aim.com> wrote: >> >>> Umm... Are you just trying to be an ass?... >>> Because you're succeeding. >>> >>> Ari >>> >>> On Mar 10, 2010, at 5:44 PM, Keanen Shaw wrote: >>> >>>> How bout you get a 3G and test the code yourself, then when you have a >>>> binary that runs perfectly you can send it to us. Also don't forget the >>> 2Gs >>>> and 4Gs. >>>> >>>> On Wed, Mar 10, 2010 at 3:57 AM, The Seven <these...@gmx.net> wrote: >>>> >>>>> If you want to really help, you *will* have to setup an ARM >>>>> cross-compiler at least, as you *will* have to *modify* that code, if >>>>> you want to make it work flawlessly. This code is *more of a rough >>>>> sketch* of what could work on those iPods than actually being >>>>> functional. It was sufficient to dump the bootrom, but not much more. >>>>> >>>>> Keanen Shaw schrieb: >>>>>> How about someone compiles that shit and gives us some binaries, hmm? >>>>>> >>>>>> On Tue, Mar 9, 2010 at 9:34 AM, The Seven <these...@gmx.net> wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>>> You can find most of the code here: >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>> >>> http://l4n.clustur.com/data/theseven/releases/snapshot-201003080139-public.7z >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Paul Martin schrieb: >>>>>>>> I have an ipod nano 3G, and would be glad to try out the ibugger >>>>>>> someone >>>>>>>> said they had. I tried to ask for the code, but got no response. 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