FreeBSD in the DS?
I am aware that FreeBSD's claim to fame is that it has been ported to anything with a processor. So, I am wondering if it'd be possible to get my hands on a method for modding the DS's boot EPROM to load a FreeBSD operating system, and with it a means for storing or retrieving data along the lines of a GBA cart which runs to an ATAPI ribbon cable or the like. I could easily see a touch-screen keyboard interface, with most programs displayed on the other screen. If such a thing is possible, please help me find one. ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: FreeBSD in the DS?
On 14/05/06, Alex Johnson [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I am aware that FreeBSD's claim to fame is that it has been ported to anything with a processor. I think you may be thinking of NetBSD - www.netbsd.org. That being said, your question may be relevant to this list. What architecture, exactly, is a DS? Jeff. ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: FreeBSD in the DS?
At 04:52 PM 5/13/2006, Alex Johnson wrote: I am aware that FreeBSD's claim to fame is that it has been ported to anything with a processor. I think you're thinking of NetBSD, not FreeBSD. -Glenn So, I am wondering if it'd be possible to get my hands on a method for modding the DS's boot EPROM to load a FreeBSD operating system, and with it a means for storing or retrieving data along the lines of a GBA cart which runs to an ATAPI ribbon cable or the like. I could easily see a touch-screen keyboard interface, with most programs displayed on the other screen. If such a thing is possible, please help me find one. ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: FreeBSD in the DS?
Aah, I may well be thinking of NetBSD. However, I'm not much in the way of hardware, so I do not know what architecture the DS is. But for someone with a little more experience than I I'm sure it will be easy to find out, the system itself is available used for only around $75.00 US. Any used game store just ask for a Nintendo DS - if someone on the list doesn't already own one, I don't really want to ask people to buy things they'd never use. On 5/13/06, Jeff Rollin [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On 14/05/06, Alex Johnson [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I am aware that FreeBSD's claim to fame is that it has been ported to anything with a processor. I think you may be thinking of NetBSD - www.netbsd.org. That being said, your question may be relevant to this list. What architecture, exactly, is a DS? Jeff. ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: FreeBSD in the DS?
$75.00 US. Any used game store just ask for a Nintendo DS - if someone on the list doesn't already own one, I don't really want to ask people to buy things they'd never use. Ah, a NINTENDO DS! I was thinking along the lines of an Alpha DS - from HP, via Compaq, via DEC, which FBSD might well have supported as Alpha (until very recently) was a supported architecture. ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: FreeBSD in the DS?
Yes, the Nintendo kind. It seems more than capable, technologically, of supporting a REAL OS such as FreeBSD, something beyond its standard EPROM startup screen, to me. Is that a supported architecture? And if not, is NetBSD free or open source? On 5/13/06, Jeff Rollin [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: $75.00 US. Any used game store just ask for a Nintendo DS - if someone on the list doesn't already own one, I don't really want to ask people to buy things they'd never use. Ah, a NINTENDO DS! I was thinking along the lines of an Alpha DS - from HP, via Compaq, via DEC, which FBSD might well have supported as Alpha (until very recently) was a supported architecture. ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: FreeBSD in the DS?
On 14/05/06, Alex Johnson [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Yes, the Nintendo kind. It seems more than capable, technologically, of supporting a REAL OS such as FreeBSD, something beyond its standard EPROM startup screen, to me. Is that a supported architecture? And if not, is NetBSD free or open source? There is (definitely) a port of Linux to the NDS, and possibly one of NetBSD. I don't think a port of FreeBSD to the platform is on the cards, though perhaps one of the devs can correct me on this? The Linux port appears to be at an early stage; I don't know the status of the NetBSD port. However, iirc the NDS is pretty new, so I wouldn't expect to be able to run Opera on it just yet. AFAIK, all BSDs (or at least all the ones you would probably be interested in) are open source software. A google search on Linux Nintendo DS or a question posted to the netbsd mailing lists (on the site I posted in my early email) will be more fruitful than more questions on this list, I suspect. Good luck with it! Jeff ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: FreeBSD in the DS?
Alright. That's all I needed to know, thanks! On 5/13/06, Jeff Rollin [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On 14/05/06, Alex Johnson [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Yes, the Nintendo kind. It seems more than capable, technologically, of supporting a REAL OS such as FreeBSD, something beyond its standard EPROM startup screen, to me. Is that a supported architecture? And if not, is NetBSD free or open source? There is (definitely) a port of Linux to the NDS, and possibly one of NetBSD. I don't think a port of FreeBSD to the platform is on the cards, though perhaps one of the devs can correct me on this? The Linux port appears to be at an early stage; I don't know the status of the NetBSD port. However, iirc the NDS is pretty new, so I wouldn't expect to be able to run Opera on it just yet. AFAIK, all BSDs (or at least all the ones you would probably be interested in) are open source software. A google search on Linux Nintendo DS or a question posted to the netbsd mailing lists (on the site I posted in my early email) will be more fruitful than more questions on this list, I suspect. Good luck with it! Jeff ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
