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by UselessSoftware
July 29th, 2020, 3:52 am
Forum: Miscellaneous
Topic: Compiling RUNIX (PSXLinux)
Replies: 58
Views: 159088

Re: Compiling RUNIX (PSXLinux)

I'm starting to think it would be best to just take the 2.4 Runix kernel and improve on it/fix it. It's a good start and pretty small. You could do a few things with that in an 8 MB PSX. EDIT: Also, the 5.7 kernel generates output with up to MIPS ISA IV instructions even when configured to run on an...
by UselessSoftware
July 28th, 2020, 6:57 am
Forum: Miscellaneous
Topic: Compiling RUNIX (PSXLinux)
Replies: 58
Views: 159088

Re: Compiling RUNIX (PSXLinux)

I'm playing around with compiling a simple 5.7 kernel for MIPS I and no MMU. If I successfully get it to boot, I'm going to look into creating some simple kernel drivers for PSX things like memory cards, SIO, GPU console etc. I suspect there won't be enough RAM for a kernel this new though... may ha...
by UselessSoftware
July 26th, 2020, 6:12 am
Forum: Miscellaneous
Topic: Compiling RUNIX (PSXLinux)
Replies: 58
Views: 159088

Re: Compiling RUNIX (PSXLinux)

I think creating a new Linux for PSX is a great idea. Runix is what, Kernel 2.2? I'd be glad to help how I can. I'm a programmer, but I don't know if I have enough Linux kernel expertise specifically. It would be awesome to get Ethernet support working though, imagine your Playstation sitting in the...