Re: GSport now running on Raspberry Pi

[Polymorph <mike.a.stephens@gmail.com>]

Ok, a quick update. I have switched to using the latest Raspian build and started from scratch (pulled the latest source down using subversion).

I did have some initial difficulties getting it to build (an internal gcc error), and I'm not exactly sure how I resolved the issue apart from doing an upgrade of all packages (only a handful required updating however). It may have been a memory issue - I'm really not sure. But rebuilding everything this morning is working. Oh, I did have to add "include <stdio.h>"  into printer.cpp to get it to build (I may have done this on my old Raspian build too but I can't remember).

Also to get sound working, add "snd-pcm-oss" to "/etc/modules" and reboot. This will ensure the kernel module is added each time you boot. A side note:- I did try this on my previous Raspian build, but it locked up the system everytime. A quick Google seemed to indicate that other people had hit this as well. So my advice is to grab the latest Raspian build like I did, and it should be OK.

So I now have a fully working GSPort running on Raspberry Pi. The sound works, although can be a bit "clicky" when sounds start/stop. Performance is about the same as on my previous Raspian build - ~18MHz. It runs like a very snappy IIgs, but not so much like running on more powerful hardware (running Windows or Mac OSX).

When I get around to it, I might check my source into a separate branch. If anyone needs any help getting it running on the Pi, just drop me a line.

Cheers,
Mike