KDE Running On A GameCube

Bruno_me writes "Some of the folks at the GameCube Linux project have gotten KDE to run on a GameCube. There's a screenshot of what it actually looks like and what it should look like. This is the first real 'GameKube.' And of course, here is the original frame buffer (dd if=/dev/fb0 of=./kde.fbdump)."

Wow.

[SmithG]

This seems very useful.

Screenshots

[rudib]

So, the first screenshot is when you are sober and the second one is when you are on acid?

Well

[bburton]

Well I'm convinced... if KDE can run on a gamecube, it must be better than Gnome.

laugh, its a joke

about the shots

[sla291]

Well, at least, we can say that KDE runs well on black&white TVs :)

Re:Screenshots

[gustgr]

when you are on acid?

This is the only way I can tolerate KDE.

First step

[Chuck Chunder]

Scratch out the "C" and replace it with a "K"

Re:Screenshots

[metlin]

<flamebait>

No, you definitely can't be sober if you're using KDE.

</flamebait>

:-p

Correction

[tempest303]

The story reporter got a link wrong - the screenshot ought to look like this [gnome.org]. :-P

(it's funny, laugh.)

mmmm trippy

[D3viL]

maybe it's just me but I like the fist picture better, or maybe it's just the mushrooms talkin

Re:Wow.

[Anonymous Coward]

I'm still trying to figure out how to turn my computer into a gamecube.

I'll just be happy once my toaster starts making coffee.

Re:Wow.

[morten poulsen]

Well, you could always:

bc
cc
cd
dc
dd

That should be enough to do serious work :-)

Re:Well

[strider44]

that should be "kalls things 'Game Paks' and 'Memory Paks'."

Remember, there is no 'C' in KDE, so there obviously should be no 'C' in the english language either.

It's official

[Admiral Justin]

It's official, Linux does run on everything, toasters, xbox, gamecube, your grandmother, robot cheney...

Re:Well

[Anonymous Coward]

> Well I'm convinced... if KDE can run on a
> gamecube, it must be better than Gnome.

Well KDE can run, but it can't hide.

Gnomes and elves are good at running and hiding. Right now, GNOME chooses not to be seen.

Anytime...

[BaltikaTroika]

The first screenshot is what KDE looks like when the Predator is using it.

Re:Practical uses?

[NanoGator]

"Server? What use is a desktop environment on a server?"

So you can administer it without having to memorize a bunch of badly spelt commands?

Perfect? No. Handy? Oh yes. At least if implemented correctly...

Re:Screenshots

[xxx_Birdman_xxx]

Gee, imagine being KDE, squeezed onto the gamecube and starting up to present the welcome screen.. must feel like a druken waking up in strange location after a heavy night on the turps...

"Ooohhh.. my head.. that was rough... huh? how the hell did I end up in this place? and where are my correctly coloured pants?"

Re:Enquiring minds want to know

[Fred Or Alive]

The screenshot simply appears to be a hosed colormap. Mozilla does it to me all the time on KDE, but everything else works fine. Anyone have ideas where and how to fix the colormaps on X?

First, you must edit ~/../etc/foo/config/../x11/./ColMpS/knickers. Then you must kill the X Server with the Holy Spear of St. George, which is hidden behind the great mountains of Esrever. You must defeat many challenges, dragons, trolls and worse, British Rail. After defeating the twelve wizards, and filling in form K23462-D-246, you can then file your tax returns. After receiving second prize at a beauty contest, you will be able to restart the X server and watch it crash because you missed out a ^ on line 587.

I might've missed a few things, I'm sure there's a fiendish and deadly labyrinth somewhere as well, and probably a kernel recompilation as well...

Re:KDE is heavy

[Acidic_Diarrhea]

Oh okay, let me just call up Nintendo and tell them I need some RAM for my Gamecube.

Re:What is this kde.fbdump garbage?

[Anonymous Coward]

"To view it, you've got to run Linux with vesafb, for example. Just "cat kde.fbdump > /dev/fb0". You need to use the right bit depth and resolution for it to work though, and it's not specified."

Reminds me of the saying...

"But Linux IS user friendly. It just is really picky about who its friends with." ;-)

virtual

[Anonymous Coward]

So... when do we have the first person claiming to run KDE on a GameCube emulator on his 486-33 MHz? Or runnning a GameCube emulator in the 486-33MHz emulator on the GameCube?

(Cry, I'm serious ;)

Re:Wow.

[ion_]

The actual buttons are A,B,X,Y,L,R,Z,START, [...]

You can write any ASCII text with just those buttons. Simply hold down the desired combination of bits and then press START to enter the character.

Example:

r: A-B-X-R-START
m: A-B-Y-L-Z-START
space: B-START
=: B-X-Y-L-Z-START
^H: Y-START (oops, a typo)
-: B-Y-L-Z-START
f: A-B-L-R-START
r: A-B-X-R-START
space: B-START
/: B-Y-L-R-Z-START
^M: Y-L-Z-START

See, it's as simple as that.

Re:Wow.

[rhombic]

Shoud definitly appeal to emacs users, no?