Run software via Serial Port ?
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Run software via Serial Port ?
I was woundering if the CD-I can execute code (Homebrew) from the serial port ? Such as the MultiBoot Cable for GameBoy Advance System.
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Most Philips players support a so-called "download" protocol that can be used to do this.
The CD-i Link program speaks the PC side of the protocol, which is described in the documentation included with the CD-i Stub distribution.
If your player doesn't support this protocol, you can use the "CD-i Stub" disc as a kind of boot loader.
So, the ROMs or the CD-i Stub disc can already be used as "BootLoader".
The CD-i Link program speaks the PC side of the protocol, which is described in the documentation included with the CD-i Stub distribution.
If your player doesn't support this protocol, you can use the "CD-i Stub" disc as a kind of boot loader.
So, the ROMs or the CD-i Stub disc can already be used as "BootLoader".
DOH!! I never really considered that before CD-i Fancdifan wrote:Most Philips players support a so-called "download" protocol that can be used to do this.
The CD-i Link program speaks the PC side of the protocol, which is described in the documentation included with the CD-i Stub distribution.
If your player doesn't support this protocol, you can use the "CD-i Stub" disc as a kind of boot loader.
So, the ROMs or the CD-i Stub disc can already be used as "BootLoader".
So CD-i STUB could be used to download some code to run on regular CD-i players, very cool