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Re: [linux-sh:03044] Re: [linuxdc-dev] Re: New tools for Dreamcast?

[Dan K. <dk...@ix...>]

Gregg C Levine wrote:
>>The Dodes project released a gcc-3.2.3 cross-compiler that works:
>>http://www.m17n.org/linux-sh/ml/linux-sh/2003-05/msg00003.html
>>and I have a gcc-3.3.1 that seems to work (http://kegel.com/crosstool).
> 
> More like a cross toolchain then anything else. 

OK, then either the Dodes toolchain or the crosstool one should do!
- Dan

Re: [linuxdc-dev] Re: [linux-sh:03042] New tools for Dreamcast?

[Gregg C L. <dr...@wo...>]

Hello again from Gregg C Levine
More like a cross toolchain then anything else. I'm afraid I don't have the
resources to do this native. Thanks for bringing that part up, though.
Gregg C Levine dr...@wo...
"Oh my!" The Second Doctor's nearly favorite phrase.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Dan Kegel" <dk...@ix...>
To: "Gregg C Levine" <dr...@wo...>
Cc: <lin...@li...>; <lin...@m1...>
Sent: Monday, September 22, 2003 6:57 PM
Subject: [linuxdc-dev] Re: [linux-sh:03042] New tools for Dreamcast?


> Gregg C Levine wrote:
> > Hello from Gregg C Levine
> > Here's a question: Are there new tools for the Dreamcast project? All of
the
> > ones I have, are dated to be from the Summer of 2001. Such as the
SH-boot
> > for that period, and the kernel-boot file. For example, I checked with
our
> > friends at the eCos list, and they tell me, that the Dreamcast directory
on
> > both the version 2.0, and current branch are all donated code, so that's
not
> > something I am worried about.
>
> The Dodes project released a gcc-3.2.3 cross-compiler that works:
> http://www.m17n.org/linux-sh/ml/linux-sh/2003-05/msg00003.html
> and I have a gcc-3.3.1 that seems to work (http://kegel.com/crosstool).
> Does that help?  Or do you need a native compiler rather than a
cross-compiler?
> - Dan
>
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[linuxdc-dev] Re: [linux-sh:03042] New tools for Dreamcast?

[Dan K. <dk...@ix...>]

Gregg C Levine wrote:
> Hello from Gregg C Levine
> Here's a question: Are there new tools for the Dreamcast project? All of the
> ones I have, are dated to be from the Summer of 2001. Such as the SH-boot
> for that period, and the kernel-boot file. For example, I checked with our
> friends at the eCos list, and they tell me, that the Dreamcast directory on
> both the version 2.0, and current branch are all donated code, so that's not
> something I am worried about.

The Dodes project released a gcc-3.2.3 cross-compiler that works:
http://www.m17n.org/linux-sh/ml/linux-sh/2003-05/msg00003.html
and I have a gcc-3.3.1 that seems to work (http://kegel.com/crosstool).
Does that help?  Or do you need a native compiler rather than a cross-compiler?
- Dan

[linuxdc-dev] New tools for Dreamcast?

[Gregg C L. <dr...@wo...>]

Hello from Gregg C Levine
Here's a question: Are there new tools for the Dreamcast project? All of the
ones I have, are dated to be from the Summer of 2001. Such as the SH-boot
for that period, and the kernel-boot file. For example, I checked with our
friends at the eCos list, and they tell me, that the Dreamcast directory on
both the version 2.0, and current branch are all donated code, so that's not
something I am worried about.
Gregg C Levine dr...@wo...
"Oh my!" The Second Doctor's nearly favorite phrase.

[linuxdc-dev] HIT-0401

[VINCENT <c-v...@ba...>]

Hi !

Does LinuxDC support BBA HIT-0401 model ?
The HIT-0401 chip is a RTL-8139 ???

I can not find answers on Google...

Regards, C=E9dric

[linuxdc-dev] Dreamcast Serial Cable

[Andy L. <lo...@st...>]

Hey Gang,

I'd like to give my DC serial cable a good home.  Email me if you want it.

	Andy

[linuxdc-dev] Pre-built kernels

[Adrian M. <ad...@mc...>]

Development activity has picked up - with a few people building and booti=
ng=20
2.6.0-testX kernels. If you want to try one out, please scoot off to=20
http://www.sourceforge.net/projects/linuxsh and try their pre-built ones.=
=20
There is no working fb support in 2.6 yet, so you'll need a coders' cable=
=2E

Re: [linuxdc-dev] Hello

[Adrian M. <ad...@mc...>]

On Friday 25 July 2003 18:19, Josh wrote:
> I'm new to the DClinux project, I think there is a lot of potential in =
the
> project. I'm interested in doing a lot with my dreamcast.
>

Good! Always need new people.

> I need documentation, I have ran into some doumentation on the hardware=
,
> but I would like to figure out how the OS actually gets going and such,=
 and
> maybe even try to make my own distro for DC. Would any of you know some
> good documentation online that will help me along the way?
>
I am not sure what you mean by this. The OS operates just like every othe=
r=20
Linux. So, there is no shortage of online and offline documentation. O'Re=
illy=20
in particular publish a couple of excellent books about how Linux operate=
s=20
(Inside the Linux Kernel IIRC) and writing device drivers (which is avail=
able=20
in full on line).

The Dreamcast is an SH4 based system, and if you google for that you'll f=
ind=20
plenty.


> I noticed that a lot of people lack the hardware (network adapter) that=
 can
> really get them started. I was wondering, do any of you know if it woul=
d be
> possible to turn the bus that the modem goes into into a PCI or ISA por=
t?
>
Yes (in theory anyway). You can also use a coders' cable to upload stuff =
via=20
the serial port.


> Also, I read that the gd-rom runs on a scsi bus, can you install a HD o=
n
> that bus, or even a cdrom or DVD drive.
>
This is wrong. It's not on a scsi bus. I think the confusion comes becaus=
e the=20
Sega development system mounted a CD drive on a scsi bus.


> Thank you for your time and effort,
> Josh
>
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Re: [linuxdc-dev] Hello

[Alain S. <al...@pa...>]

On Fri, 2003-07-25 at 19:19, Josh wrote:
> I noticed that a lot of people lack the hardware (network adapter) that can 
> really get them started. I was wondering, do any of you know if it would be 
> possible to turn the bus that the modem goes into into a PCI or ISA port?

http://homepages.compuserve.de/bITmASTER32/dc-index.html

[linuxdc-dev] Hello

[Josh <VO...@ce...>]

I'm new to the DClinux project, I think there is a lot of potential in the 
project. I'm interested in doing a lot with my dreamcast. 

I need documentation, I have ran into some doumentation on the hardware, but 
I would like to figure out how the OS actually gets going and such, and maybe 
even try to make my own distro for DC. Would any of you know some good 
documentation online that will help me along the way?

I noticed that a lot of people lack the hardware (network adapter) that can 
really get them started. I was wondering, do any of you know if it would be 
possible to turn the bus that the modem goes into into a PCI or ISA port?

Also, I read that the gd-rom runs on a scsi bus, can you install a HD on that 
bus, or even a cdrom or DVD drive.

Thank you for your time and effort,
Josh

[linuxdc-dev] 2.6.0-test1 boots and then panics...just to prove it :)

[Adrian M. <ad...@mc...>]

biovec pool[5]: 256 bvecs:   0 entries (3072 bytes)
fb0: NEC PowerVR2 (rev 1.1) frame buffer device, using 600k/8192k of vide=
o=20
memory
fb0: Mode 640x480-16 pitch =3D 1280 cable: VGA video output: VGA
pty: 256 Unix98 ptys configured
devfs: v1.22 (20021013) Richard Gooch (rg...@at...)
devfs: boot_options: 0x1
SuperH SCI(F) driver initialized
ttySC0 at 0xffe00000 is a SCI
ttySC1 at 0xffe80000 is a SCIF
sci: CPU frequency notifier registered
RAMDISK driver initialized: 16 RAM disks of 1024K size 1024 blocksize
8139too Fast Ethernet driver 0.9.26
PCI: Enabling device Sega Enterprises Ltd Broadband Adapter (0006 -> 0007=
)
eth0: SEGA Broadband Adapter at 0xa1001700, 00:d0:f1:03:12:b9, IRQ 83
NET4: Linux TCP/IP 1.0 for NET4.0
IP: routing cache hash table of 2048 buckets, 16Kbytes
TCP: Hash tables configured (established 16384 bind 32768)
pci_alloc_consistent: 6144 bytes at 0x1840000
pci_alloc_consistent: 18448 bytes at 0x1842000
eth0: Setting 100mbps full-duplex based on auto-negotiated partner abilit=
y=20
45e1.
IP-Config: Complete:
      device=3Deth0, addr=3D192.168.62.11, mask=3D255.255.255.0, gw=3D192=
=2E168.62.123,
     host=3Ddreamy, domain=3D, nis-domain=3D(none),
     bootserver=3D192.168.62.123, rootserver=3D192.168.62.123, rootpath=3D
NET4: Unix domain sockets 1.0/SMP for Linux NET4.0.
Looking up port of RPC 100003/2 on 192.168.62.123
Looking up port of RPC 100005/1 on 192.168.62.123
VFS: Unable to mount root fs via NFS, trying floppy.
VFS: Cannot open root device "nfs" or unknown-block(2,0)
Please append a correct "root=3D" boot option
Kernel panic: VFS: Unable to mount root fs on unknown-block(2,0)

[linuxdc-dev] Command line to boot in 2.6

[Adrian M. <ad...@mc...>]

I have this at the moment:

=2Eascii  "console=3DttySC1,115200 root=3D/dev/nfs=20
nfsroot=3D192.168.62.123:/home/Adrian/dc-down/dreamcast-linux-010605=20
ip=3D192.168.62.11:192.168.62.123:192.168.62.123:255.255.255.0:dreamy::"


(in kernel-boot.S). Does this make sense? My DC appears to boot (pings ar=
e=20
serviced) but no console output over the serial cable AFAICS).

Adrian

[linuxdc-dev] DC/lan/keyboard/mouse

[ePAc <ep...@ko...>]

I have a DC, a lan adapter, a keyboard, a mouse and 2 controllers for
sale. I'll be putting this on ebay shortly. If you are interested in
getting this, please let me know.

If noone is interested, i'll be putting the lan adapter on ebay on it's
own, then the keyb/mouse combo, and then the DC.

the DC boots, and i had success running some BSD on it.

Thanks,
Jok

---
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  oo
,(..)\
  ~~

[linuxdc-dev] Another 2.6 breakage

[Adrian M. <ad...@mc...>]

I commented out the the previous offender and that problem went away. Now=
 I=20
get this:


 CC      arch/sh/mm/init.o
arch/sh/mm/init.c: In function `sh_cache_init':
arch/sh/mm/init.c:296: `CCR_CACHE_EMODE' undeclared (first use in this=20
function)
arch/sh/mm/init.c:296: (Each undeclared identifier is reported only once
arch/sh/mm/init.c:296: for each function it appears in.)
make[1]: *** [arch/sh/mm/init.o] Error 1
make: *** [arch/sh/mm] Error 2


Any clues?

Adrian

Re: [linuxdc-dev] Problem trying to build 2.6.0-test1

[Paul M. <le...@li...>]

On Sun, Jul 20, 2003 at 02:25:33PM +0100, Adrian McMenamin wrote:
> Getting this - is this a configuration problem? (Though it seems to occur 
> whether initrd support is on or off). I'm just using the gcc 3.0.4 I use to 
> build 2.4 series kernels with.
> 
> echo "  .section .init.ramfs,\"a\"" > usr/initramfs_data.S
> echo ".incbin \"usr/initramfs_data.cpio.gz\"" >> usr/initramfs_data.S
>   AS      usr/initramfs_data.o
> usr/initramfs_data.S: Assembler messages:
> usr/initramfs_data.S:2: Error: Unknown pseudo-op:  `.incbin'
> make[2]: *** [usr/initramfs_data.o] Error 1
> make[1]: *** [usr] Error 2
> make: *** [vmlinux] Error 2
> 
That's interesting, it seems as if your assembler is slightly confused. I'm
presently building the kernel with 3.2, and haven't noticed any such
compilation problems.

Since you likely aren't interested in initramfs to begin with, you can simply
pop open usr/initramfs_data.S and remove the incbin line altogether if the
problem persists. The relevant sections will still be generated by the ld
script, so you should still be able to link just fine by doing this.

Anyways, here's my 2.6.0-test1 .config if you want to try with this instead,
though I suspect this same issue will happen since it appears to be more of
an assembler issue.

[linuxdc-dev] Problem trying to build 2.6.0-test1

[Adrian M. <ad...@mc...>]

Getting this - is this a configuration problem? (Though it seems to occur=
=20
whether initrd support is on or off). I'm just using the gcc 3.0.4 I use =
to=20
build 2.4 series kernels with.

echo "  .section .init.ramfs,\"a\"" > usr/initramfs_data.S
echo ".incbin \"usr/initramfs_data.cpio.gz\"" >> usr/initramfs_data.S
  AS      usr/initramfs_data.o
usr/initramfs_data.S: Assembler messages:
usr/initramfs_data.S:2: Error: Unknown pseudo-op:  `.incbin'
make[2]: *** [usr/initramfs_data.o] Error 1
make[1]: *** [usr] Error 2
make: *** [vmlinux] Error 2

Re: [linuxdc-dev] Building a new tool chain

[Paul M. <le...@li...>]

On Sun, Jun 15, 2003 at 01:52:10PM +0100, Adrian McMenamin wrote:
> I am using gcc 3.0.4 which is broken (won't build shared in userland) and=
=20
> while gcc 3.3 is meant to support sh4 without patching, I userstand that =
it=20
> too is buggy.
>=20
3.3 and 3.4 are still both broken to some degree.. the lack of -mno-implici=
t-fp
is the primary concern. Though using -m4-nofpu and implicitly setting __SH4=
__
does work to some extent (well, and undefining __sh3__, since we're not at =
all
interested in the sh3 ABI).

I've also run into both register and stack corruption with 3.4 when using
things like __builtin_return_address().

Presumably most of these things should be fixed before the branch is frozen.

> Therefore I want to use 3.2 (assuming that works - I think it does). But =
where=20
> are the patches? Or should I be using a different version?
>=20
3.2 has been working fine for me for quite awhile. 3.2.2 is also rumored to=
 work.

I've posted the 3.2 patch at:
=09
	http://www.stampede.org/~lethal/gcc-3.2-sh.diff

Most of this is derived from the uClibc toolchain patches.

It also looks like Kojima-san has a 3.2.2 patch at:

	http://dodo.nurs.or.jp/~kkojima/gnu-on-sh/gcc-3.2.2-tmp.diff.gz

Though I have no idea how reliable it is.

Optionally, Sugioka-san has prebuilt 3.2.3 rpms at:

	http://www.sh-linux.org/rpm-index-2003/index.html

Again, I'm not sure how well these work, as I've not tested them myself.

[linuxdc-dev] Building a new tool chain

[Adrian M. <ad...@mc...>]

I am using gcc 3.0.4 which is broken (won't build shared in userland) and=
=20
while gcc 3.3 is meant to support sh4 without patching, I userstand that =
it=20
too is buggy.

Therefore I want to use 3.2 (assuming that works - I think it does). But =
where=20
are the patches? Or should I be using a different version?

Adrian

[linuxdc-dev] MUSIC LOVERS

[NMS <NEW...@YA...>]

CHECK THIS WEBSITE OUT FOR ALL MUSIC LOVER AS IT IS VERY INFORMATIVE =
ESPECIALLY IF YOUR IN THE MUSIC BUSINESS.........
WWW.THE CUTTINGSUITE.COM  

[linuxdc-dev] kernel configuration and gdrom...

[Cedric V. <c-v...@ba...>]

Hi everybody !

I've got some problems, and I would like to know if you got them too or=20
if you know an issue.
I compiled the kernel 2.4.20-pre11 taken from CVS (between the 4 May and=20
the 11 May).

I've got these problems :
	-with some kernel configuration, the keyboard/mouse/joystick support=20
don't work. I plugged them into the DreamCast, but nothing occurred !=20
(this problem appeared when I enabled all devices/maple options)
	-GD-ROM cannot mount a DreamCast self-boot CDR ! I've got 'GDROM : Got=20
larger result' then nothing occurred ! With a 'normal' CD-R I 've got=20
'GD ERR' But it works fine.
=09

If you've got some .config that work fine, please, could you e-mail it=20
to me ?

Thanks you for your awesome work, C=E9dric.

[linuxdc-dev] (no subject)

[John W. <lin...@ho...>]

One last thing, here's some pics I took of the cable.

http://linuxgnuru.no-ip.org/pics/?basedir=./dc


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[linuxdc-dev] Serial cable

[John W. <lin...@ho...>]

Alas, I no longer have the time / energy to continue in this project; but I 
do still have the pocket Neo Geo cable modified (with the Max chip) if 
anyone wishes to have it, send me an email (I'll try to send it on a first 
email first served basis; sorry)

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Re: [linuxdc-dev] Re: Strange behaviour of rename

[Adrian M. <ad...@mc...>]

On Friday 16 May 2003 00:05, The Doctor What wrote:

> You probably want mv.
>


Yes, I managed (eventually) to work that out. As it is mv works fine with=
 the=20
vmufs.

The only thing that doesn't work atm is a permanent, as opposed to per mo=
unt,=20
change in the modal settings of individual files.

Adrian

[linuxdc-dev] Re: Strange behaviour of rename

[The D. W. <do...@ge...>]

* Adrian McMenamin (ad...@mc...) [030514 14:14]:
> Not sure this is really a linuxdc/sh question at all - but:
> 
> I am still working on vmufs on my Dreamcast and want to mess about with 
> "rename" - however when I run it I get error messages like:
> 
> Bareword "CHU_CHU__RCT" not allowed while "strict subs" in use at (eval 1) 
> line 1
> 
> A google suggests this is a perl error message!
> 
> It has nothing to do with my file system as it happens on the NFS mounted fs 
> too. What is going on?
> 
> (I am using the m17n debian unstable as my distro)

Uhhh... I suspect that rename isn't what you think it is.  It's a
perl script that lets you do nifty stuff like:
# rename 's/cat/dog/g' *
Which would replace the word 'cat' with 'dog' in all filenames in
the current directory.

You probably want mv.

Ciao!

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[linuxdc-dev] Strange behaviour of rename

[Adrian M. <ad...@mc...>]

Not sure this is really a linuxdc/sh question at all - but:

I am still working on vmufs on my Dreamcast and want to mess about with=20
"rename" - however when I run it I get error messages like:

Bareword "CHU_CHU__RCT" not allowed while "strict subs" in use at (eval 1=
)=20
line 1

A google suggests this is a perl error message!

It has nothing to do with my file system as it happens on the NFS mounted=
 fs=20
too. What is going on?

(I am using the m17n debian unstable as my distro)