Subject: Re: Two questions from a new NetBSD for Dreamcast user
To: Andy Michaels <lego@apollo.gti.net>
From: Peter Stewart <peter.stewart@sun.com>
List: port-dreamcast
Date: 07/11/2001 13:53:50
Ive got microwindows running fairly well, I was going to get MameCE or
XMame done.
Im currently doing the mouse driver, it works okay but I have to test it
a little more, and then get microwindows to open /dev/mouse ...
Regards,
Peter Stewart
Andy Michaels wrote:
>
> Nathan, I am in the process of figuring out the NFS mount stuff as
> well. I'm getting some assistance, and as soon as I get it down, I'll
> work on updating the HOWTO on the site. in the meantime, try muddling
> through the NetBSD diskless HOWTO on netbsd.org.
>
> I am actually interested in writing graphics code myself, and was
> wondering if anyone has been working on getting libraries in place for
> doing 3D graphics, or for that matter, anything beyond the console. Has
> anyone done any work in terms of graphics being executable from NetBSD on
> the PowerVR2 hardware?
>
> Andy
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> On Wed, 11 Jul 2001, nathan widmyer wrote:
>
> > Does someone know where I can get step-by-step instructions on setting the
> > Dreamcast up via network on nfs. Although I am a pretty experienced user
> > of Linux, I never had to deal with nfs.
> >
> > Also, is there any compiler or anything to create programs using the
> > Dreamcasts main graphics subsystem. For example, if I were to use C++ to
> > make a 3D program, I can compile it and it run it like a regular game with
> > the terminal in the background. Is that too far over the horizon? Thanks
> >
> >