Re: A89: Linux Port for 89/92
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Re: A89: Linux Port for 89/92
You have to keep in mind that we aren't writing very much.
We would take the kernal that exists for the 68k and then write TI specific
drivers for it. That shouldn't be too hard with our knowledge of our hardware.
I know some of the kernal would have to be modified. THere have been some
changes already made to make it 68000 compatible, but then we could put some of
those features back in to use the TI math routines and such to make up for the
cut out stuff.
My understanding of Linux is that the kernal and the shell look the same on every
platform, with a standard prompt, but we could do a GUI.
I think we are going to have to look into external storage soon after we get
started though.
-Patrick
psweeney@geocities.com
KKokiri89@aol.com wrote:
> Yes, i was actually thinking about that myself! If you hadn't brought it up I
> probably wouldn't have said anything. I am still trying to learn ASM as well
> as understand Linux at the time...and soon i will install Linux-Mandrake. Its
> only a matter of time until i get my own computer back and then install
> Linux. I know that its available for other Mot processors ( i dont know
> which) but i think its definatly possible....though the FLASH is very
> questionable....do to the fact that TI doesn't have any documentation on ASM
> (as far as i know) other than a minimal amount on the Exec command. If we can
> just start something like a multitasker....(prosit works very well!) then
> move from there....it most likely could be done!
> Although writing our own Kernel and Drivers and other Gui or Shells could
> take some serious time!
>
> Kyle
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