Linux Sees Fixes For Its GD-ROM Driver In 2026 For Sega Dreamcast

I love the implication that someone out there is still using their Sega Dreamcast for Linux. And not only that, they want to use it with the latest version of the Linux kernel. Madlads.

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PlainBread@reddit

Console hackers are another breed.

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Realistic_Account787@reddit

not another, a different breed.

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wyn10@reddit

an animal

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grem75@reddit

There is also an official NetBSD port. It is tier 2, but it is maintained.

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tonsofmiso@reddit

mandrake on dreamcast was my first encounter with Linux in 2001. It was terrible. I loved it.

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Negative_Lie_6979@reddit

From the patcher's github

I enjoy the exploration of vintage computing systems in the context of up-to-date toolchains and kernels.

I’m currently working on improving Sega Dreamcast (SuperH), Playstation 3 (PowerPC64) in the linux software ecosystem and the kernel itself.

He also has this cool thing: https://github.com/foxdrodd/dreamcast-linux

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Raunien@reddit

Absolute legends

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anh0516@reddit (OP)

Even Gentoo doesn't have SuperH support, so you're 100% on your own with such hardware. NetBSD, on the other hand, has proper support including an actual Dreamcast port.

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Kangie@reddit

It has been done, there's just no official support.

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AssistingJarl@reddit

Well, of course it runs NetBSD

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iphones2g-@reddit

Think this was for people who connected the gdrom right up to the PC. Or some madlads compiled the Linux kernel for superH

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monocasa@reddit

Looking at the patch, it appears to be targeting the Dreamcast itself.

And FWIW, an embedded distro (using the term lightly) like yocto isn't any more wild for Dreamcast than really any other embedded system.

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TSiQ1618@reddit

dos this mean we're we on?

Oh, we Virtual-On(1999) baby!

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