Subject: Re: A Few Misc. Questions
To: None <joey_b@gmx.de>
From: Marcus Comstedt <marcus@idonex.se>
List: port-dreamcast
Date: 04/11/2001 15:56:39
>>>>> "Joey" == Joey Bratton <joey_b@gmx.de> writes:

  Joey> hello!
  Joey> i'm new to the dc netbsd port (but not to *nix) and i have a few questions.
  Joey> i just ordered my bba and it should be here in a few days, i was wondering if
  Joey> i will need a keyboard adapter or not. i have my nfs and dhcp stuff all
  Joey> setup on my linux computer, so it'd be best if i could just telnet in but i was
  Joey> reading a few posts were it says you have to put in the root device as rtk0 at
  Joey> a prompt. i hope this can be compiled into the kernel (i havent had many

No problem.  You can set a default boot device in the kernel config file.


  Joey> attemps at compiling a *BSD kernel so i dont know) because i really dont wanna
  Joey> have to go out and order a keyboard adapter too because that would just take
  Joey> more time :). Also, does anyone have a precompiled compiler for the dc because
  Joey> i dont have a *bsd computer to cross compile on (only linux) and i was

Yes, <URL:http://mc.pp.se/dc/files/netbsd-DOREIMON-20010302> for
example.  And guess what, it defaults to NFS boot.  :-)


  Joey> wanting to do some compiling on the dreamcast. I have downloaded all the packages
  Joey> from the snapshot on ftp.netbsd.org but those dont seem to include a
  Joey> compiler. Well that is about it, i look forward to start doing some dev work on my dc

I can make a tar of the gcc 3.0 I compiled last weekend if anyone's
interrested.


  // Marcus