Welcome to GNU/Linux on SEGA Dreamcast! In this project we are not only porting Linux/SH kernel to Dreamcast, but also developing bootloader and custom distribution that enable a stand-alone GNU/Linux system on your Dreamcast.
Following pages are currently available. Most pages are obsolete, will be revised before long.
Screenshots of GNU/Linux on SEGA Dreamcast. Click an image to enlarge.
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Boot-up screen on kernel fbcon. |  |
X Window System (XFree86 3.3.6). xdm login screen on XF86_FBDev. | |
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Running X clients: twm, xterm, XMAME (arcade game emulator). |  |
Running jstest on the joystick devices. Currently Dreamcast controller and Racing Controller are connected. |
Here are photographs taken at our booth in .Org pavilion of LinuxWorld Expo/Tokyo 2001.
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The overview of the exhibited systems. |  |
Dreamcasts with autograph of Richard M. Stallman and Bruce Perens on the cover. The RMS DC and PC are making up DODES system. | |
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The BP DC's screen after power-on. First eCos+RedBoot runs to load kernel and initrd images from CD. |  |
Now Linux kernel is booting up and mounting CD of Debian userland. It's a complete stand-alone system. | |
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You can play XMAME (arcade game emulator) with the controller. |  |
Prboom (yet another DOOM executable) on SDL. | |
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XMAME on X11. The SDL version of XMAME is also provided. |  |
Login screen of xdm. |
