NeoGeo64 Posted January 12, 2014 Share Posted January 12, 2014 Just wondering if there are any homebrew Linux distributions available for the Atari Jaguar or Jaguar CD ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LinkoVitch Posted January 12, 2014 Share Posted January 12, 2014 As the Jag doesn't have any CPU with process separation technology I'd guess not. This doesn't mean it's not possible, but it would be a bit flaky and arse IMHO, bit like running MultiTOS or MiNT on an Atari ST 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NeoGeo64 Posted June 24, 2017 Author Share Posted June 24, 2017 (edited) Bump... curious about anyone else's thoughts after finding this thread about Mac OS7 running on a Genesis. -----> http://www.sega-16.com/forum/showthread.php?2117-Mac-OS-on-a-Sega-Genesis-Yes Edited June 24, 2017 by NeoGeo64 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Osgeld Posted June 24, 2017 Share Posted June 24, 2017 mac os 7 doesnt need a mmu or many of the other things linux does ... I dont know off hand what the cpu is like in a jag, but even on a mac to run it you need a 68020 bare minimum and about a month to boot it 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zerosquare Posted June 24, 2017 Share Posted June 24, 2017 (edited) Bump... curious about anyone else's thoughts after finding this thread about Mac OS7 running on a Genesis. -----> http://www.sega-16.com/forum/showthread.php?2117-Mac-OS-on-a-Sega-Genesis-YesYou mean the one that's likely a hoax? Read the thread. Edited June 24, 2017 by Zerosquare 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Sauron Posted June 24, 2017 Share Posted June 24, 2017 You're much more likely to get System 7 running on a Jag than Linux. Or even System 7 on a Genesis, for that matter. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zerosquare Posted June 24, 2017 Share Posted June 24, 2017 Or Atari TOS. Which has been done. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flojomojo Posted June 24, 2017 Share Posted June 24, 2017 I suppose in theory something like this http://www.linux-m68k.org/ which requires at least a 68020 (which is still very old and weak) could be forked to run some limited instructions. But yeah, I'd say NOPE 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zerosquare Posted June 25, 2017 Share Posted June 25, 2017 (edited) http://www.linux-m68k.org/faq/reqs.html#OKCPUS: You need a Motorola 680x0 processor with a programmable memory management unit (PMMU). There is no way to run Linux/m68k without one. This reduces the list of possible processors to 68020+68851, 68030, 68040, 68LC040, and 68060. This list of processors excludes the 68000, 68HC000, 68008, 68010, 68EC020, 68EC030, and 68EC040. So, as LinkoVitch said above... nope. Edited June 25, 2017 by Zerosquare 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+poobah Posted June 25, 2017 Share Posted June 25, 2017 http://www.uclinux.org/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zerosquare Posted June 25, 2017 Share Posted June 25, 2017 What would be the point? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tschak909 Posted June 25, 2017 Share Posted June 25, 2017 You could port ucLinux. Would be fairly trivial. Why? just because. -Thom 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phoenixdownita Posted June 25, 2017 Share Posted June 25, 2017 What would be the point? So you can have GNUEmacs and fire up Dunnet .... that is if someone writes a driver to use 2 Jag controllers numeric pads as a rudimentary keyboard .... priceless as well as pointless. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+madman Posted June 25, 2017 Share Posted June 25, 2017 Bump... curious about anyone else's thoughts after finding this thread about Mac OS7 running on a Genesis. -----> http://www.sega-16.com/forum/showthread.php?2117-Mac-OS-on-a-Sega-Genesis-Yes Oh geez, you're on this forum too? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zerosquare Posted June 25, 2017 Share Posted June 25, 2017 You could port ucLinux. Would be fairly trivial. Go ahead, we're watching you Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tschak909 Posted June 25, 2017 Share Posted June 25, 2017 I've ported ucLinux to another 68K board, (I'm the guy who did the ucLinux firmware in the Honeywell/Ademco Internet Connection Module) for work, which is why I can say that...but I've got more than a few other things on my plate. -Thom 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NeoGeo64 Posted June 26, 2017 Author Share Posted June 26, 2017 Oh geez, you're on this forum too? I'm everywhere. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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