DSLinux, where doesn't Linux run?

Friday 30 March 2007 - Filed under Default

I’ve had a Nintendo DS for about 6 months now and have seen a post or two on Slashdot about how some guys got Linux running on it. So I decided to get the hardware I needed to try this and other home brew apps. In the DSLinux world, there are a few different builds and a few different hardware configurations that would work. The recommended hardware at the time(2 months ago) was called a Supercard SD, a Superkey, and an SD card.

Once I got these things in the mail, I tried to load DSLinux but it didn’t work. I tried a bunch of different things but what finally worked was to go to supercard.cn and download the latest firmware for my Supercard SD. Then I loaded up the RAM version of DSLinux and felt the overwhelming joy of running Linux on yet another device. Woohoo!

In the days that followed, I connected to my home wireless network, browsed websites, explored the DSLinux filesystem, and even ssh’d to another Linux box. I even downloaded the source and built my own DSLinux image. It was a lot of fun.

A couple things I wanted to do but never got working was a web server and being able to telnet or ssh into the DS. Guess there’s always something more to do in tech. I’ve not touched the thing for a while but I actually learned quite a lot about embedded Linux in the process.

If you’ve got the time, the money, and the DS, head over the dslinux.org and expand your linux horizons!

2007-03-30  »  David Sterry