Re: Kernel progress

On 24 December 2014 at 11:42, Jean-Baptiste Boric <[email protected]> wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I managed to get the kernel to compile, link and run (if having a early
> panic() due to missing cache handling code counts as "running") for the
> PlayStation 2 using gcc-mips-current.
>
> The only thing working for now is barebones console output over the
> semi-hidden serial port on the Emotion Engine (thanks PS2DEV). Almost
> everything else is commented due to bitrot for now.
>
> So far it has only being tested on a development build of PCSX2, as my
> PlayStation 2 is currently disassembled and waiting for electronic
> components for the serial port mod. I'll be able to try this on the real
> hardware within a couple of days (if I don't kill the motherboard in the
> process).
>
> Due to issues with the linker in gcc-mips-current, I had to modify
> sys/arch/mips/conf/kern.ldscript to use the elf32-ntradlittlemips output
> format, so I probably broke the mips ports. Also, -V NOGCCERROR=1 is
> required to compile.
>
> What would be the best/correct way to share my work-in-progress? Since
> git-format patch spits out a 1000 line file, it'd be rude to post it here
> unannounced. In the meantime, I'm putting a backup of this on GitHub (it's
> going to take a while though...).

How its going? Anything that is likely to boot on a standard playstation? :)