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From: TuiTo <lg...@te...> - 2006-03-07 20:58:52
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hi all, I bought the Viper Extreme modchip (still waiting to be shipped). I wonder if we can use the usb port it has as a bba-like to network the cube with linux (the usb is used to update the modchip bios). There's also a 16 mbit (2 MB) of flash memory that can be used to store stuff. Is it possible to upload the kernel to there and boot linux when the cube is started without a disk? That would be nice. TuiTo. |
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From: Shaun J. <sja...@gm...> - 2006-03-07 22:00:53
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From: TuiTo <lg...@te...> - 2006-03-08 01:34:16
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Hello Shaun, thanks for the reply.
Shaun Jackman wrote:
> On 3/7/06, TuiTo <lg...@te...> wrote:
>
>>hi all,
>>
>>I bought the Viper Extreme modchip (still waiting to be shipped).
>>
>>I wonder if we can use the usb port it has as a bba-like to network the cube
>>with linux (the usb is used to update the modchip bios).
>
A friend of mine told me that the usb actually can be used to network the cube
with a computer (to upload the bios).
So that's why I wonder how linux can make use of that.
>
> I'd guess it is very unlikely that the modchip's USB chip can be used
> from the Game Cube side.
>
>
>>There's also a 16 mbit (2 MB) of flash memory that can be used to store stuff.
>>
>>Is it possible to upload the kernel to there and boot linux when the cube is
>>started without a disk? That would be nice.
>
>
> This seems a lot more likely. I'm unsure if this flash chip is used to
> modify only the DVD-ROM drive's BIOS, or the Game Cube's BIOS as well.
> Is the flash data accessible to a Linux kernel running on the Game
> Cube? Is it accessible as a memory technology device (MTD)?
As far I understand, this flash is a separate memory for user storage, not to
hold the bios, but I won't confirm anything just yet.
Regards,
TuiTo.
> Cheers,
> Shaun
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From: Shaun J. <sja...@gm...> - 2006-03-08 16:20:53
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From: Masken <ma...@em...> - 2006-03-08 08:06:11
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The Viper Extreme's USB port is supposed to be 2-way and programmable, but its specs hasn't been released yet. I wouldn't store the linux kernel on the chip's flash for two reasons: it would take almost all of the available space and, since the kernel gets updated every now and then, one would have to reflash it. It would be better, I think, to store a small apploader on the chip and load the kernel via USB. This could be done automatically on Cube startup. TuiTo wrote: > hi all, > > I bought the Viper Extreme modchip (still waiting to be shipped). > > I wonder if we can use the usb port it has as a bba-like to network the > cube with linux (the usb is used to update the modchip bios). > > There's also a 16 mbit (2 MB) of flash memory that can be used to store > stuff. > > Is it possible to upload the kernel to there and boot linux when the > cube is started without a disk? That would be nice. > > TuiTo. |
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From: TuiTo <lg...@te...> - 2006-03-08 11:34:27
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Masken wrote: > The Viper Extreme's USB port is supposed to be 2-way and programmable, > but its specs hasn't been released yet. > > I wouldn't store the linux kernel on the chip's flash for two reasons: > it would take almost all of the available space and, since the kernel > gets updated every now and then, one would have to reflash it. It would > be better, I think, to store a small apploader on the chip and load the > kernel via USB. This could be done automatically on Cube startup. > this is nice too. But the main idea for for uploading the kernel directly was to make the cube completly independent (say, you're travelling and want to watch some movies). > TuiTo wrote: > >> hi all, >> >> I bought the Viper Extreme modchip (still waiting to be shipped). >> >> I wonder if we can use the usb port it has as a bba-like to network >> the cube with linux (the usb is used to update the modchip bios). >> >> There's also a 16 mbit (2 MB) of flash memory that can be used to >> store stuff. >> >> Is it possible to upload the kernel to there and boot linux when the >> cube is started without a disk? That would be nice. >> >> TuiTo. > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------- > This SF.Net email is sponsored by xPML, a groundbreaking scripting language > that extends applications into web and mobile media. Attend the live > webcast > and join the prime developer group breaking into this new coding territory! > http://sel.as-us.falkag.net/sel?cmd=lnk&kid=110944&bid=241720&dat=121642 |
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From: Masken <ma...@em...> - 2006-03-08 13:16:52
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TuiTo wrote: > Masken wrote: >> The Viper Extreme's USB port is supposed to be 2-way and programmable, >> but its specs hasn't been released yet. >> >> I wouldn't store the linux kernel on the chip's flash for two reasons: >> it would take almost all of the available space and, since the kernel >> gets updated every now and then, one would have to reflash it. It >> would be better, I think, to store a small apploader on the chip and >> load the kernel via USB. This could be done automatically on Cube >> startup. >> > > this is nice too. But the main idea for for uploading the kernel > directly was to make the cube completly independent (say, you're > travelling and want to watch some movies). The kernel by itself isn't a working system; for example, mplayer and its attendant libraries takes several megabytes of space, requiring storage on DVD (see the mfe-distro) or on an NFS/NBD server. So since you need extra storage anyway, you might as well put the kernel with the rest of the linux system. |
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