FeOS is a free, open-source operating system for the Nintendo DS. Its aim is to provide a usable abstraction layer that builds on top of said platform. Because the Nintendo DS is a very resource-constrained platform, a port of a multi-platform OS is utterly pointless, even if said OS is designed for embedded platforms. Therefore, the OS must be specifically written for the DS.
You need the following in order to build FeOS:
- devkitARM r41 or higher
- libnds 1.5.8 or higher
- libfat 1.0.11 or higher
- dswifi 0.3.15 or higher
- A working C compiler for the host (Windows users: use MinGW)
Before building, you must set the FEOSSDK environment variable to point to the /sdk directory (if on Windows, you must use Unix-style paths, like /c/Users/.../gitrepos/FeOS/sdk).
The following Environmental Variables are available to configure FeOS:
| Name | Function | Default Value |
|---|---|---|
| FEOSSDK | Path to /sdk directory |
MUST BE USER-DEFINED |
| FEOSDEST | Base path to place files with make install command |
${FEOSSDK}/../FeOS |
| FEOSBUILD_ALL | Components to build with the make all command |
sdk lib apps |
cd to the directory this repo is in and type the following:
make install
When it's done compiling, transfer the contents of the generated FeOS folder to the root of your SD card.
Use the following command to compile the project:
make install
The module might have dependencies on some libraries. If so, then repeat this procedure for them.
This repo contains some demo applications:
/sdk/examples/hello_world: the classic Hello World program./sdk/examples/time: it prints the current time and date./sdk/examples/inputtest: basic keypad/touchscreen test./sdk/examples/irqdemo: basic IRQ hooking test./sdk/examples/directmode: shows how to build a simple Direct mode application./sdk/examples/arm7let: shows how to build a simple ARM7 extension module./sdk/examples/load_arm7: shows how to load the before-mentioned ARM7 module.
FeOS comes with a command prompt utility that is run on startup. It also ships with several Unix-like commands, courtesy of mtheall. Refer to the source code of each of them at /apps/unixtools for more information.
The command prompt provides these pseudo-commands:
exit <code>: it exits from the current cmd session with the specified error code. If omitted, it defaults to 0.echo <string>: it outputs the specified string plus a newline. If omitted, it defaults to an empty string. NOTE: if your string contains spaces, you have to wrap it in quotes,"like this".
You can create .cmd files, which contain a list of commands to run. In order to execute them, type this:
cmd <filename>
FeOS runs /data/FeOS/autoexec.cmd on startup, in a similar fashion to MS-DOS' autoexec.bat.
When an application hangs, you can terminate said application by holding down Down on the D-pad then pressing the "Menu" key on the on-screen keyboard.
WARNING: This feature forcefully exits the application. It could lead to system unstability, memory leaks, disk corruption and/or data loss. Use with caution. It also does not work with multi-threaded code.
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