DC290 linux support(note: I don't mean linux connectivity :)

DC290 linux support(note: I don't mean linux connectivity :)

[Nathan Hurst]

Hi guys,
  I'm wondering if anyone has tried booting linux on a Digita series
camera?  I've looking at the firmware(you can download the ROM off the
kodak site) and the chipset, and it almost seems doable.

  I doubt there would be much point in running linux, but hey, it would a
fun hack.

njh
p.s. I'm not on this list atm, could you cc me any replies please.


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Re: DC290 linux support(note: I don't mean linux connectivity :)

[Dan A. Dickey]

Nathan Hurst wrote:
> Hi guys,
>   I'm wondering if anyone has tried booting linux on a Digita series
> camera?  I've looking at the firmware(you can download the ROM off the
> kodak site) and the chipset, and it almost seems doable.
>
>   I doubt there would be much point in running linux, but hey, it would a
> fun hack.

It seems like a really silly thing to do.
But I happen to have one of these cameras myself.
What processor does it have in it?  Does gcc support it?
	-Dan

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Re: DC290 linux support(note: I don't mean linux connectivity :)

[Graham Stoney]

Nathan Hurst writes:
>   I'm wondering if anyone has tried booting linux on a Digita series
> camera?  I've looking at the firmware(you can download the ROM off the
> kodak site) and the chipset, and it almost seems doable.
>
>   I doubt there would be much point in running linux, but hey, it would a
> fun hack.

Oh come on, this would be an excellent project!  Check the developer info at
the MAME site:
    http://digita.mame.net/

And:
    http://graphics.lcs.mit.edu/~aisaksen/projects/cameras/kodak/gcc.html

Regards,
Graham
--
Graham Stoney
Principal Hardware/Software Engineer
Canon Information Systems Research Australia
Ph: +61 2 9805 2909  Fax: +61 2 9805 2929

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Re: DC290 linux support(note: I don't mean linux connectivity :)

[Nathan Hurst]

On Sun, 3 Sep 2000, Dan A. Dickey wrote:

> >   I doubt there would be much point in running linux, but hey, it would a
> > fun hack.
>
> It seems like a really silly thing to do.

I agree, but hey...

> But I happen to have one of these cameras myself.
> What processor does it have in it?  Does gcc support it?

http://digita.mame.net/develop.htm

njh


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