ARAnyM Running on PowerPC

Happy New Year 2009,

Archimedes' Lever writes :
> Francois LE COAT wrote:
>> ARAnyM <http://aranym.org/> == ATARI Running on Any Machine, the
>> GNU / GPL ATARI Virtual Machine runs on PlayStation 3. It can be
>> launched on PS3 hosted with PPC-Linux with the *miniPack* at
>>
>> <http://eureka.atari.org/miniPack.zip>
>>
>> Because it runs with PPC-Linux on PlayStation 3, it should also run
>> on any PowerPC machine. But I only built and tested it on my own
>> 80Gb / WiFi / HD-Ready 720p PS3, with Gentoo / Linux.
>>
>> Can somebody confirm me that the *miniPack* also works on other
>> PPC machines apart from PS3 ? It should run on Macintosh machines
>> hosted with PPC-Linux for instance, with various distributions ?
>>
>> Thanks to help me testing the *miniPack* on a PowerPC machine you
>> may own, and report it. You'll have to launch `run_ppc.sh` and tell
>> me if an ATARI / GEM desktop appears like in
>>
>> <http://eureka.atari.org/screen_ps3.png>
>>
>> Thanks for PowerPC (PPC64) Gentoo / Linux developpers and ARAnyM Team
>
> That certainly does not run on a PS3 without modifications. There is
> no 'etc' or 'boot' subdirectory. The 'etc' is required, and the
> kboot.conf file needs to be in there, so your 'distro' is NOT 'install
> ready' for PS3 either.

Obviously, you need either to install GNU/Linux on the PlayStation 3.

There are several PowerPC distributions or better PPC64 dedicated for
PS3 ... Fedora, Yellow Dog Linux, Suse, PSUbuntu, Gentoo/Linux etc.

<http://distrowatch.com/search.php?category=All&origin=All&basedon=All&desktop=All&architecture=ppc64&status=All>

or ...

I didn't installed GNU/Linux on my own PlayStation 3. I much prefer
using liveCDs for PS3. I choose Gentoo/Linux liveCD. You can go there

<http://www.livecdlist.com/?pick=Linux_PPC64&showonly=All>

with a USB stick drive it gives <http://eureka.atari.org/screen_ps3.png>

Here is topics about how I built *miniPack* the ARAnyM basic package on
<http://forums.gentoo.org/viewtopic-t-561746-highlight-ps3.html> Gentoo
<http://www.yellowdog-board.com/viewtopic.php?f=19&t=2578&hilit=aranym>
and Yellow Dog Linux.

You won't have a ready made distribution with the *miniPack* but you use
ARAnyM with a host Operating System, to run the ATARI Virtual Machine.

The ATARI side is ready. You have to choose and install the OS (or not).
*miniPack* supports GNU/Linux, Mac OS X with x86, PPC and PPC64 archs.

It's up to you =)

Best regards,

--
François LE COAT
<http://eureka.atari.org/>
<http://fon.gs/eureka/>

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Hi,

Archimedes' Lever writes :
> Francois LE COAT :
>>>> ARAnyM <http://aranym.org/> == ATARI Running on Any Machine, the
>>>> GNU / GPL ATARI Virtual Machine runs on PlayStation 3. It can be
>>>> launched on PS3 hosted with PPC-Linux with the *miniPack* at
>>>>
>>>> <http://eureka.atari.org/miniPack.zip>
>>>>
>>>> Because it runs with PPC-Linux on PlayStation 3, it should also run
>>>> on any PowerPC machine. But I only built and tested it on my own
>>>> 80Gb / WiFi / HD-Ready 720p PS3, with Gentoo / Linux.
>>>>
>>>> Can somebody confirm me that the *miniPack* also works on other
>>>> PPC machines apart from PS3 ? It should run on Macintosh machines
>>>> hosted with PPC-Linux for instance, with various distributions ?
>>>>
>>>> Thanks to help me testing the *miniPack* on a PowerPC machine you
>>>> may own, and report it. You'll have to launch `run_ppc.sh` and tell
>>>> me if an ATARI / GEM desktop appears like in
>>>>
>>>> <http://eureka.atari.org/screen_ps3.png>
>>>>
>>>> Thanks for PowerPC (PPC64) Gentoo / Linux developpers and ARAnyM Team
>>> That certainly does not run on a PS3 without modifications. There is
>>> no 'etc' or 'boot' subdirectory. The 'etc' is required, and the
>>> kboot.conf file needs to be in there, so your 'distro' is NOT 'install
>>> ready' for PS3 either.
>> Obviously, you need either to install GNU/Linux on the PlayStation 3.
>>
>> There are several PowerPC distributions or better PPC64 dedicated for
>> PS3 ... Fedora, Yellow Dog Linux, Suse, PSUbuntu, Gentoo/Linux etc.
>
> They do not all run the 64 bit kernel. Those that do, do not all run in
> 64 bit userland.
>
> I have 2 PS3s and I have SEVERAL distros installed on each.
>
> I don't need any primers.
>
> snip
>> or ...
>>
>> I didn't installed GNU/Linux on my own PlayStation 3. I much prefer
>> using liveCDs for PS3. I choose Gentoo/Linux liveCD. You can go there
>
> I don't need a primer.
>
> SDLMame runs on a PS3 and with it over 17GB of Game ROMs are available.

Sorry, I don't play that game, unfortunately.

Some other ng may be more appropriate for that ...

Such as <news://uk.games.video.playstation> for instance. I'm speaking
about porting with GNU / Linux the ATARI Virtual Machine, that is not
an emulator, and no peculiarly intended for games. Read about it at

<http://aranym.org/>

You'll better understand.

Regards,

--
François LE COAT
Author of Eureka 2.12 (2D Graph Describer, 3D Modeller)
http://eureka.atari.org/
http://fon.gs/eureka/

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Hi,

Archimedes' Lever writes :
> Archimedium writes :
>> Some other ng may be more appropriate for that ...
>
> Good thing I do not have to cater to your stupid assessments.

Do you find bugs in Bunix ?

What's the matter with you guy ?????

I'm not here playing with vintage, that's all. I can't stand it.

Do you have Breakout game running on PS3 ? That's my 1st one.
2nd do you play "Joust" natively on the PlayStation 3 ? great !
3rd do you enjoy running the ATARI Virtual Machine ? I do.

Because it floats but never sink, what happened between
-287 and -212 B.C. ? That's not the Sphinx's question, but
take care about your answers. The man that we're talking
about was murdered on a beach when he was describing circles
on the sand. You got it ? What did he say before he died ?

I bet you know history better than I do ? Show it man !

ATARIstically yours =)

--
François LE COAT
Author of Eureka 2.12 (2D Graph Describer, 3D Modeller)
http://eureka.atari.org/
http://fon.gs/eureka/