Having fun with various projects…
I always struggle to install the open source dreamcast sdk “KallistiOS“, so here is a few commands which should help with that. Installing KOS (KallistiOS) toolchain Installing KOS “sdk” with dc-swat patches for g1-ata and such (useful for RetroDream, for example) Installing KOS ports (libraries) from my repo (include a few fixes and simulant OpenGL…
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I’m a big fan of old arcade games and hardware, i did even build a few cabinets myself (among a lot of other related things..) and always wanted to use my CRT TV, used for my retro consoles, as an “arcade monitor” with a Raspberry Pi. Time was missing (and probably motivation), but i did…
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If you followed my previous post about enabling the vc4-kms driver without X, you may also want to build SDL2 with kms/drm support. This directions were made for the rpi4, but it should work on the rpi3 too… Now we can see if all is working by compiling the test programs: And see what happen!
Here is some direction to get the full vc4-kms driver working without X under Raspberry OS (buster) with RetroArch. While this has been tested on the pi4, it should work on the pi3 too. Some time ago, it was needed to manually compile the latest kernel from sources for this to work, which is not…
Here are the instruction to build (cross compilation) and install a custom kernel for Raspbian OS. This can be useful when new features are available from the raspberrypi linux repositories but not yet available via a standard update. Build the kernel (32 bits) (cross compilation, ubuntu/debian): Install the kernel (32 bits) Enable the newly compiled…
DreamBoot is a custom bios made for the Sega Dreamcast. The bios allow booting homebrew apps from an sdcard or hard drive, with a few more useful stuff inside (todo: more information…). You’ll find a very few more information and a download link on the github project page.
RetroDream is an iso loader, bios flasher, region changer and more for the Sega Dreamcast gaming console. It can browse hard drive (g1-ide, g1-ata) and sdcard for your games, and more capabilities are to come… It’s an alternative to the popular DreamShell application.