From 38d61ab140e9f51bd32b4a47cb4c6903e664b79d Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Reiner Herrmann Date: Sun, 31 Jan 2016 23:38:18 +0100 Subject: archived version 0.1 --- archive/0.1/NethackBootdisk.html | 54 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ archive/0.1/nehabodi-0.1.img | Bin 0 -> 1474560 bytes 2 files changed, 54 insertions(+) create mode 100644 archive/0.1/NethackBootdisk.html create mode 100644 archive/0.1/nehabodi-0.1.img diff --git a/archive/0.1/NethackBootdisk.html b/archive/0.1/NethackBootdisk.html new file mode 100644 index 0000000..6972422 --- /dev/null +++ b/archive/0.1/NethackBootdisk.html @@ -0,0 +1,54 @@ + + + NethackBootdisk + + + + +

NeHaBoDi

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+ General description
+ NeHaBoDi (NethackBootdisk) is a very small Linux distribution, containing the famous role playing game Nethack.
+ Nevertheless it is completely fitting onto a single 1.44 MB floppy.
+ So you just have to insert the disk, boot the computer and are able to play a round ;)

+ I started this project to learn something about the Linux bootprocess and how real distributions are working.
+ A nice side effect is, that I am now able to play my favorite game at computers on which I am not able to install additional software ;)

+ You can also test the floppy image by using the CPU emulator QEMU (qemu -fda filename.img -boot a).

+ + Technical details
+ This distribution is using a Linux kernel in version 2.4.28, because it is much smaller than the recent 2.6 series.
+ To save space for nethack, I left features and drivers out, that are not really needed.
+ Busybox is used to provide the programs required for login (init, getty, login) and a small shell (lash).

+ + The complete rest of the disk-space is used by Nethack and its datafile.
+ Nethack was patched with the hpmon and menucolor patches (I cannot play without them ;D) (you can find these patches via Google).

+ + The applications have been compiled with GCC 3.4.4pre.
+ Busybox and Nethack are linked statically against uClibc to hold the binary size small.
+ The Linux kernel is optimized for i686 platforms to hold down the size (I needed nearly every byte...).
+ UPX (1.92) was used to compress the Nethack binary. Though UPX is also supporting bzImage compression, I was not able to boot with a compressed kernel and init did not want to start with a compressed Busybox.
+ If you have suggestions for saving more space, please report them.

+ + To correctly copy the image onto a floppy, use the following command:
+ dd if=filename.img of=/dev/fd0
+ (That works only at Unix systems. Use rawrite for use with Windows)

+ + Legal issues
+ Nethack is licensed under the terms of the Nethack General Public License.
+ The Linux kernel and busybox are licensed under the terms of the GNU General Public License.
+ The rest of this project (bootscript and configuration files) is public domain and can be used for whatever you want ;)

+ + Projects that made this project possible +

+ +

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