Old machine to tinyCore what old machine?

[Issa]

Hello, i need to know, if i can install tinyCor on system with this config :

  * CPU :200 MHz SH-4 with an on-die 128-bit vector graphics engine, 360 MIPS and 1.4 GFLOPS (single precision), using the vector graphics engine
    * Graphics Engine : PowerVR2 DC (capable de tracer plus de 3 millions de polygones par seconde) conçu par NEC/VideoLogic
    * Mémoire : Principale 16 Mo, Vidéo 8 Mo, Sonore 2 Mo, AGP 4x.
    * Carte son : Processeur sonore 'Super Intelligent' de Yamaha, contenant un processeur ARM7 32 bits cadencée à 45 MHz (64 canaux stéréo PCM/ADPCM)
    * GD-ROM Drive : Vitesse maximum 12x (lorsqu'il tourne a une vitesse angulaire constante mode-CAV). Le GD-ROM est un type de média d'une capacité de environ 1 Go (soit 112 minutes) spécialement développé par Yamaha.
    * Modem : Modem 56 kbit/s de série sur la console (la vitesse était de 33 kbit/s pour la version européenne) ; possibilité de remplacer le modem d'origine pour le Broadband Adapter (modem haut-débit). Ce modem est sorti, mais son prix reste élevé (environ 100€).
    * Couleurs : Approximativement 16,77 millions de couleurs simultanément

u can see only 16 M ram
what do u think about this please?

[Juanito]

Is it an Intel x86 or equivalent, tinycore will only work on this kind of cpu.

Interesting that it has only 16mb RAM, but has 8mb for video and 2mb for sound...

[Issa]

thx for u respond.

well i need to recompile the kernel for this proc, but i hope i can make with u distirb?
what do u think about this?

[alextooter]

Maybe not, are you talking about SEGA DreamCast game console?
The CPU arch is MIPS,not x86.
You need to porting MIPS arch core code for this.

[Issa]

yes he is for this console SEGA DreamCast

well i found the core system here :
http://www.lxdream.org/wiki/index.php?title=Dreamcast_Linux

but i need make fusion with u distrib, because he is the most light i know?

[Issa]

well
u think it's impossible?
to make my project for tiny core linux running on dreamcast?

[curaga]

No, it's not impossible, but it would take a lot of time and skill (every single binary would need to be recompiled for MIPS).

You could also take an easier way, by running TC on another comp in your lan, and then booting the dreamcast with only an X server and say a VNC client. So the console would be more like a thin client, but then would be more usable too.

[Issa]

ok, u broke my dreams :'(

well the dreamcast don't have network

mips what is it, please?

[curaga]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MIPS_architecture

It's a CPU architecture, like x86 and x86_64 (they are what Intel, AMD, Via currently offer)

[robc]

If you are looking to port to MIPS you may want to look at the MIPS Linux wiki. Here is a link to their porting guide: http://www.linux-mips.org/wiki/Porting
You may find a lot of useful information there. Also look for Hitachi SH7750, that is the processor in the Sega Dreamcast. Here is another link about programming for the Dreamcast: http://mc.pp.se/dc/cpu.html

I hope this helps

[Issa]

hello
thx for u link, but i dont have all skills to make this project.