DreamPi NOOBS-compatible
image updated! (v1.2/v1.7 DLE)
image updated! (v1.2/v1.7 DLE)
During 2018, I released a DreamPi NOOBS-compatible image for Raspberry Pi for the Sega Dreamcast. A DreamPi
is a standardized set of software (a customized Linux distro) and a set
of hardware created by a fellow named "Kazade" which will create a
simplified DC-PC server, for getting a Dreamcast back online to connect
to the Internet for browsing and online gaming, via resurrected, private
game servers. The stock DreamPi image is one which must be written to
the entire SD card, and doesn't easily allow a multi-boot setup with
other OSes on other SD card partitions. This DreamPi NOOBS-compatible
image is compatible with NOOBS or (by extension, the recommended, superior) PINN.
NOOBS is a simple bootloader, which allows one to install
NOOBS-compatible distro images in such a way as to allow a simple
multi-boot configuration, while PINN (derived from NOOBS) is a enhanced
version of NOOBS, which fixes some design flaws and adds new useful,
convenient features. PINN is recommended over NOOBS.
The DreamPi NOOBS compatible image works with NOOBS/PINN, and allows
one to install a DreamPi distro with others in a multi-boot configuration.
Recently, the stock DreamPi image was upgraded to v1.7 DLE.
This has the same features as v1.7, but with the speed stability bugfix
applied and an updated DreamPi WiFi Config Wizard packaged with it.
Also, since the original v1.7 was released around last summer, 3 new Dreamcast games have had their online functionality resurrected:
- Samba De Amigo
- Sonic Adventure 2
- San Francisco Rush 2049
You can read the
Dreamcast Live blog post and forum thread from the previous link for
information about the Changelog for v1.7 DLE.
- Updated NOOBS image against v1.7 DLE DreamPi image
- Updated installer slideshow
- Added optional WiFi connection to the list of minimum hw requirements
- Updated list of online-compatible games, and added link to list of online games at Dreamcast Live website
- Added slide with info about DreamPi Companion app
- Added slide with info about the DreamPi WiFi Config Wizard
- Removed slide about the speed bugfix
Have fun playing online and having DreamPi multi-boot with other OSes on NOOBS/PINN!
-Tamkis