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    Installing emulators from binary on pi zero- No WIFI

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    • meleuM
      meleu @Seeker
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      @Seeker do you want to install something that isn't on the image provided?

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        Seeker @meleu
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        @meleu said in Installing emulators from binary on pi zero- No WIFI:

        @Seeker do you want to install something that isn't on the image provided?

        For example, I am trying to install DosBox or Hatari, I only have the choice from source, there is no binary option.

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        • meleuM
          meleu @Seeker
          last edited by meleu

          @Seeker I think you can do some tricks to achieve it. But it depends on your Linux knowledge.
          You can look the dosbox.sh scriptmodule and get some inspiration. But it would be too hacky...

          I don't want to discourage you in any way, but maybe it's better/easier to find a way to connect your pizero...

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          • meleuM
            meleu @Seeker
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            @Seeker Wow! I've googled about some ways to do what you want and found it: https://unix.stackexchange.com/questions/41889/how-can-i-chroot-into-a-filesystem-with-a-different-architechture

            Some of the answers/comments made me believe that there's a hope! Sure I'll try it when I found some time!

            Looks like we can chroot to a mounted img file using qemu tools and run binaries from ARM architecture...

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              Seeker
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              That looks interesting, I'll check it out!

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              • CodeDrawerC
                CodeDrawer
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                Hey I have done that before with my pi!

                N64 emulation is the next step :)

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                  meleu @CodeDrawer
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                  @CodeDrawer said in Installing emulators from binary on pi zero- No WIFI:

                  Hey I have done that before with my pi!

                  Tell us more about it.

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                  • CodeDrawerC
                    CodeDrawer
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                    What OS do you have on you main computer @Seeker ?

                    N64 emulation is the next step :)

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                    • CodeDrawerC
                      CodeDrawer
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                      If you have windows, follow these steps:

                      http://www.toptechboy.com/raspberry-pi/raspberry-pi-linux-lesson-2-getting-started-and-installing-operating-system/

                      N64 emulation is the next step :)

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                      • CodeDrawerC
                        CodeDrawer
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                        If you use ubuntu (or other types of linux)

                        Install gparted from the software center, use gparted to format the SD card, then use the downloaded disk image and use the pre-installed disk imager to image the disk. It works that way I tried it.

                        N64 emulation is the next step :)

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                        • CodeDrawerC
                          CodeDrawer
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                          But I don't know about mac, it may/ should be similar to windows

                          N64 emulation is the next step :)

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                            Seeker @CodeDrawer
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                            @CodeDrawer said in Installing emulators from binary on pi zero- No WIFI:

                            If you use ubuntu (or other types of linux)

                            Install gparted from the software center, use gparted to format the SD card, then use the downloaded disk image and use the pre-installed disk imager to image the disk. It works that way I tried it.

                            So you mean make an image of the emulator we want, transfer to SD card and it will auto install?

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                            • CodeDrawerC
                              CodeDrawer
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                              Oh the emulator? I thought you were talking about installing the os. Sorry

                              N64 emulation is the next step :)

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                              • CodeDrawerC
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                                I have to go now... sorry! I wish you luck!

                                N64 emulation is the next step :)

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