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Sep 09 15:18:30 <dromede__> yes, meta-handheld kernel configs do have SLOB enabled
Sep 09 16:14:36 <dromede__> anyone up for some testing? i finally have some images ready
Sep 09 16:15:11 <dromede__> i call it ZGrom - Zaurus Gaming rom
Sep 09 16:15:28 <dromede__> as the name implies, it's a gaming oriented rom
Sep 09 16:15:42 <dromede__> comes with 11 quality emulators and 9 game engines
Sep 09 16:15:47 <dromede__> and a selection of apps
Sep 09 16:16:42 <dromede__> it's a console image, with gmenu2x
Sep 09 16:17:47 <dromede__> it runs on spitz and akita machines, older zaurii series are not supported
Sep 09 16:18:07 <dromede__> i'm mostly interested in spitz users
Sep 09 16:18:43 <dromede__> i have tested it for a few month on my akita
Sep 09 16:18:45 <dromede__> works just fine
Sep 09 16:19:24 <dromede__> images wil be uploaded tomorrow
Sep 09 16:19:49 <dromede__> and i'll post links here to anyone who is willing to do some testing
Sep 09 16:35:56 <Jay7> dromede__: great!
Sep 09 16:36:10 <Jay7> share image for akita, I'll look tomorrow :)
Sep 09 16:36:39 <Jay7> and send email to zaurus-devel :)
Sep 09 16:36:52 <bluelightning> dromede__: how are you building this, out of interest?
Sep 09 16:37:20 <dromede__> kernel and most of the emulators and game engines are built manually
Sep 09 16:37:31 <dromede__> everything else is built with OE
Sep 09 16:37:54 <Jay7> it would be great to have all this in meta-game :)
Sep 09 16:38:40 <dromede__> some emulators and game engines aren't built at all
Sep 09 16:38:59 <dromede__> since i have this:
Sep 09 16:39:01 <dromede__> http://notaz.gp2x.de/ginge.php
Sep 09 16:39:10 <Jay7> ah, you said that already
Sep 09 16:39:24 <dromede__> basically, ginge allows us to run most gp2x binaries
Sep 09 16:39:31 <dromede__> but in reality, many don't work
Sep 09 16:41:09 <dromede__> i wil also need to write a manual or something like that, that's gonna take some time
Sep 09 16:42:04 <dromede__> ja7: it comes with a very nice ZX emu - FUSE ;)
Sep 09 16:42:04 <Jay7> dromede__: anyway, great work! :)
Sep 09 16:42:34 <Jay7> I know one ZX fan
Sep 09 16:42:39 <dromede__> heh
Sep 09 16:42:40 <Jay7> I'll show him ;)
Sep 09 16:43:10 <Jay7> we have even some people who still doing demos for ZX
Sep 09 16:43:35 <dromede__> yes, it _still_ has a sizeable demo scene
Sep 09 16:44:23 <Jay7> wester europe prefers amiga and c64 :)
Sep 09 16:44:28 <Jay7> *western
Sep 09 16:44:53 <dromede__> unfortunately, this inital image doesn't come with C64 or amiga emu
Sep 09 16:45:07 <dromede__> however, it does have a very decent atari ST emu
Sep 09 16:46:18 <dromede__> it took me almost 10 month to port all the emulators and games
Sep 09 16:46:35 <dromede__> in these 10 months, i have been using my akita daily for casual gaming
Sep 09 16:46:44 <dromede__> mostly NES tetris
Sep 09 16:46:51 <dromede__> and i can say this:
Sep 09 16:46:57 <dromede__> Zaurii devices are built like tanks
Sep 09 16:47:09 <dromede__> 10 months of daily usage
Sep 09 16:47:37 <dromede__> and i have seen absolutely no wear&tear on the keyboard
Sep 09 16:48:24 <dromede__> all the keys _still_ feel completely solid, no degradation in tactile response
Sep 09 16:49:24 <Jay7> yeah
Sep 09 16:49:31 <bluelightning> yes they are well-built for sure
Sep 09 16:49:33 <Jay7> old school :)
Sep 09 16:50:49 <dromede__> i have also devised a different way of holding it while playing
Sep 09 16:51:00 <bluelightning> dromede__: any chance of using your porting experience as a basis for OE recipes? ;)
Sep 09 16:51:21 <dromede__> i have a sizeable custom overlay
Sep 09 16:52:04 <dromede__> after i test this and announce it publicly, i will post all the sources on github
Sep 09 16:52:12 <bluelightning> dromede__: awesome :)
Sep 09 16:52:32 <dromede__> except ginge, i dont have permission to give out sources
Sep 09 16:53:09 <dromede__> kernel is 3.2.24 with some patches of my own
Sep 09 21:21:51 <ant_mob> dromede: my plans would be to fix defconfigs and move to linux- yocto_3.4
Sep 09 21:22:03 <ant_mob> then 3.6 asap
Sep 09 21:22:44 <ant_mob> incidentally we also have the option to build rt kernels
Sep 09 21:23:23 <ant_mob> is armv4/collie fixed finally?
Sep 09 21:30:13 <ant_mob> ah, about your emulators, what's wrong with other Zaurus models? I had better playground on c7x0 with older mame ports than with pxa270 + iwmmxt
Sep 09 21:31:31 * ant_mob feeling guilty for having bought icade core joystick fior kid's ipad....
Sep 09 23:23:46 <dromede> well, c7x0 models have the w100 chip
Sep 09 23:24:22 <dromede> this also means hardware screen rotation
Sep 09 23:24:52 <dromede> pxa270 based models don't have that
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