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From: Adrian M. <ad...@mc...> - 2002-05-15 22:25:34
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I am not sure what the point of all this really is - but there is a working dnet client for linux on the Dreamcast at: http://www.distributed.net/download/prerelease.html (see the SH4 pre-release). If that's what you're into you might like it? Adrian |
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From: <edd...@wa...> - 2002-05-16 07:42:28
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Adrian McMenamin wrote: > I am not sure what the point of all this really is - but there is a working > dnet client for linux on the Dreamcast at: > > http://www.distributed.net/download/prerelease.html > > (see the SH4 pre-release). > > If that's what you're into you might like it? > > Adrian Wha that's one heck of a game! Endless hours of fun, high level of adrenaline and user interaction... :) I remember reading a paper about cooling problems in the Dreamcast, that may be a killer if you spend the whole [day|week|month|year] running it... Anyway, that's still cool! /Dantes |
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From: M. R. B. <mr...@0x...> - 2002-05-16 12:20:21
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* edd...@wa... <edd...@wa...> on Thu, May 16, 2002: >=20 > I remember reading a paper about cooling problems in the Dreamcast, that= =20 > may be a killer if you spend the whole [day|week|month|year] running it... >=20 What cooling problems? Have any URLs of relevance? Sounds strange since I've left my DC on for days at a time, with a fair amount of CPU load (crashme) and I've never had any problems with it. M. R. |
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From: <edd...@wa...> - 2002-05-16 13:57:23
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M. R. Brown wrote: > * edd...@wa... <edd...@wa...> on Thu, May 16, 2002: > > >>I remember reading a paper about cooling problems in the Dreamcast, that >>may be a killer if you spend the whole [day|week|month|year] running it... >> >> > > What cooling problems? Have any URLs of relevance? Sounds strange since > I've left my DC on for days at a time, with a fair amount of CPU load > (crashme) and I've never had any problems with it. > > M. R. > No URL of relevance, I'm sorry... For what I recall, this paper used the Dreamcast as an example of cooling with no room for regular air cooling. Sega had to devise a special system to fit in, I don't recall if it was water cooling or microfin cooling (the paper was talking of both). Either they have done their job correctly, or their CPU is heating a lot, considering the amount of heat being blown out on the right side of the DC after a few hours running. Having heard of no problem (what you confirm), I guess they just did their job correctly, and devised a smart way to cool the SH in very little room. /Dantes |
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From: Paul M. <le...@Ch...> - 2002-05-16 14:12:11
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On Thu, May 16, 2002 at 04:00:49PM +0200, edd...@wa... wrote: > No URL of relevance, I'm sorry... > For what I recall, this paper used the Dreamcast as an example of > cooling with no room for regular air cooling. Sega had to devise a > special system to fit in, I don't recall if it was water cooling or > microfin cooling (the paper was talking of both). >=20 > Either they have done their job correctly, or their CPU is heating a > lot, considering the amount of heat being blown out on the right side of > the DC after a few hours running. >=20 > Having heard of no problem (what you confirm), I guess they just did > their job correctly, and devised a smart way to cool the SH in very > little room. >=20 I don't know what kind of slashdot-induced marketting propoganda you've been buying into, but the SH doesn't really have any cooling issues. It consumes about 400 mW roughly when running along, and does so with no manner of heatsink. Some of the older SH-3 processors were a bit more power hungry, a= nd the SH-5 certainly is moreso (especially in FPGA form), though I don't see = how any of that relates to the Dreamcast. You can find other embedded boards (such as PMC cards) and other set-tops w= ith less space inside that run rather happily with both the SH7750 and SH7751 as well without need of "special cooling". The ARM also doesn't dissipate much heat either. I've run my DC happily for months at a time, and have run SE7750 and SE7751 boards for roughly just as long as well, processor never even got warm. Lay off the marketting crack and pick up a clue. Regards, --=20 Paul Mundt <le...@ch...> |
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From: <edd...@wa...> - 2002-05-17 00:25:26
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M. R. Brown wrote: > * edd...@wa... <edd...@wa...> on Thu, May 16, 2002: > > >>I remember reading a paper about cooling problems in the Dreamcast, that >>may be a killer if you spend the whole [day|week|month|year] running it... >> >> > > What cooling problems? Have any URLs of relevance? Sounds strange since > I've left my DC on for days at a time, with a fair amount of CPU load > (crashme) and I've never had any problems with it. > > M. R. > No URL of relevance, I'm sorry... For what I recall, this paper used the Dreamcast as an example of cooling with no room for regular air cooling. Sega had to devise a special system to fit in, I don't recall if it was water cooling or microfin cooling (the paper was talking of both). Either they have done their job correctly, or their CPU is heating a lot, considering the amount of heat being blown out on the right side of the DC after a few hours running. Having heard of no problem (what you confirm), I guess they just did their job correctly, and devised a smart way to cool the SH in very little room. /Dantes |
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From: Renegade M. <dra...@sp...> - 2002-05-16 12:23:35
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How bad are the cooling problems? If i ever stop procrastinating long
enough to set it up, i was planning on replacing my web server with a
Dreamcast. The web server receives very few hits (probably in the range of
several hundred to a couple thousand per year) so it won't be pushing the
processor very hard... it'll just need to be on all the time. Will i need
to modify the Dreamcast somehow? I'd prefer using an unmodified machine but
i could probably open it and set up a fan to blow across it if i had to.
>I remember reading a paper about cooling problems in the Dreamcast, that
>may be a killer if you spend the whole [day|week|month|year] running it...
-- Dan
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From: <edd...@wa...> - 2002-05-16 12:34:56
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Renegade Muskrat wrote: > How bad are the cooling problems? If i ever stop procrastinating long > enough to set it up, i was planning on replacing my web server with a > Dreamcast. The web server receives very few hits (probably in the range of > several hundred to a couple thousand per year) so it won't be pushing the > processor very hard... it'll just need to be on all the time. Will i need > to modify the Dreamcast somehow? I'd prefer using an unmodified machine but > i could probably open it and set up a fan to blow across it if i had to. Once again, it's more a matter of how Sega had to deal with the heat from the CPU than of your Dreamcast melting down, I believe. General rules should apply: don't cover the DC, and provide ample room on all sides to let the air flow. The webserver thing was on my project list at some point, at least for a try. From what I can see, the major problem would probably be the life expectancy of the CD drive, which is a weak point if you're in my situation: no broadband adapter (never hear of it anywhere I asked), thus no NFS mounting, therefore all data on CD. So CD running quite a lot... :( /Dantes >>I remember reading a paper about cooling problems in the Dreamcast, that >>may be a killer if you spend the whole [day|week|month|year] running it... >> > -- Dan > -------------------------------------------------------------------- > "I'm still sane on three planets and two moons." > -------------------------------------------------------------------- > Daniel Ramaley 3118 Cottage Grove Ave Apt 8 > dramaley at spatulacity dot cx Des Moines, Iowa 50311 > http://www.spatulacity.cx/ (515) 271-5233 > -------------------------------------------------------------------- > WARNING: REDISTRIBUTION OF THIS MESSAGE MAY BE IN > VIOLATION OF APPLICABLE COPYRIGHT LAWS. > THIS MESSAGE NOT GUARANTEED Y-TO-K COMPLIANT. > > > _______________________________________________________________ > > Have big pipes? SourceForge.net is looking for download mirrors. We supply > the hardware. You get the recognition. Email Us: ban...@so... > _______________________________________________ > Linuxdc-dev mailing list > Lin...@li... > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/linuxdc-dev > > |
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