AW: [Oberon] BB on Linux (BB on notebooks & VMs)

[Stauber Sven Philipp]

Hi,
 
To get BB running natively on your notebook, try the following config string settings (when Scrolllock is enabled, you should be able to set config strings, otherwise things get complicated):
 
ExtMemSize=256 
MaxProcs=-1
 
The first config string specifies the amount of installed system memory [MBytes] by overriding the automatic detection, which sometimes fails (in particular on notebooks). Use a low value as 256 to test. If it works, use a value about 20 MB less than the amount of memory your device has.
The second string forces single processos mode.
 
VMWare should work, but if using a 5.x version, be sure to select Windows95/98/ME as host system since the performance is very bad otherwise. Under VMWare 4.x, BB generally performs much better. 
 
QEMU also works but you have to use a 7.x version since on QEMU 8.x BB traps. Also, you will have to set the config string ATADetect=legacy.
 
Good luck!
 
Sven Stauber

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Von: oberon-bounces at lists.inf.ethz.ch im Auftrag von edgar at edgarschwarz.de
Gesendet: Mi 01.11.2006 11:08
An: oberon at lists.inf.ethz.ch
Cc: edgar at edgarschwarz.de
Betreff: [Oberon] BB on Linux



Hi,
I finally installed an ATI driver for Suse10 on my Toshiba notebook.
Now it works with 1280x800 and also the INTEL WLAN is fine.
Nevertheless I can't install Bluebottle. I don't even see an OBE on booting.
Seems like BB doesn't like the ATI Mobile X600 chipset.
Now I would like to switch to Linux for my daily work and also have Bluebottle
at my fingertips.
LinAOS isn't ready AFAIK. So what about QEMU ? Is it possible to use the Linux
WLAN ? Because web access is mandatory.
Or is there another option ? VMware, ... ?

Cheers, Edgar


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