Gentoo/MIPS for Loongson — LiveUSB image comming soon
Well… there have been rumours about Gentoo dying… it certainly is alive and well from where I sit.
The last few days have been spent polishing off what will become the first LiveUSB image for the Lemote Fulong computer based on the Loongson2E processor. The image consists of a netboot image (which can be used on its own to perform a rescue or installation), and a 870MB SquashFS image, which contains the full live OS. I’ve set it up to be a demonstration of Gentoo on the Fulong, as well as being a useful installation environment.
Software Included:
- Complete KDE 3.5.8 desktop environment
- Mozilla Firefox 2.0.0.11 (Bon Echo)
- KOffice productivity suite
- Konversation IRC client
- Amarok music player
- Video playback software (mplayer with Mozilla plugin, Kaffeine Player, kmplayer)
- Quake II qmax (bring your own game files, yes … it’s quite playable on these systems, even without 3D accel.)
The desktop is available in two languages, English and Chinese (Simplified) — you select the language at the login prompt by logging in as the appropriate user (gentoo-en or gentoo-zh) — both are password-less logins.
I’ll leave putting up screenshots until I actually release it… there’s still some kernel tweaking to do… and of course being a first ever release, the distribution should be considered alpha-grade. I’d like to release it with at least a 2.6.23 kernel, probably 2.6.24-rcX, which should allow OpenGL capability (nice framerates in Quake II, the present kernel lasts about 5 seconds before crashing with hardware OpenGL) . The entire build has been constructed by hand at this stage, since I’m yet to learn how to produce proper LiveCDs in catalyst
But in short, I hope to have this up before the month’s end. It’s based on the 2007.1 stages I built at the end of last year.
January 26th, 2008 at 7:16 pm
Great job?I want to use LiveUSB system at once.
Best wish for you.
from china