All Posts by: gamaral
I’ve added a new branch to rpi-buildroot. The 3.8 branch uses the new 3.8.6 Linux kernel provided by the Raspberry Pi Foundation. This distro is based on Buildroot, that means it very flexible and well suited for numerous customized embedded… Read More »
I found this little console while lounging around a Walmart as I waited for a movie to start at the cinema. I should point out it was a Mexican Walmart, I’m not sure if the US ones would/could actually carry… Read More »
I’m back from another great Southern California Linux Expo, I’m quite happy with the turnout to both the Marshmallow booth and my talk. I got tons of positive feedback, beer, magic shows and game ideas; one of my favorites involved… Read More »
Mission I recently found myself with a surplus of Adafruit Industries components, I decided to put a few of them to good use by making a custom NES controller. Objectives Use a thru-hole 5-way navigation switch. Use some square tactile… Read More »
RPI-Buildroot My custom Raspberry Pi distro is now sporting an up-to-date userland along side a 3.6.10 kernel and a few more tweaks (including that colorful /etc/issue you see above). This distro is based on Buildroot, that means it very flexible… Read More »
Introduction I was planning on replacing the 72-pin connector in an NES, since my NES has been doing the red square of death tango for a while now, but after busting it open I found that the contacts where in… Read More »
Idea Today I decided to do something fun, I went to my local flea market for inspiration and found it! It came in the form of a dead but in good-condition NES controller. After closer inspection, the problem was a… Read More »
Back when I was a kid, I decided I wanted to make my own game console. Granted I also wanted to be an astronaut and the first man on Mars, but I had to draw the line somewhere. [Marshmallow Game… Read More »
Right after I finished soldering I noticed a flaw that made me bust out laughing, durp. Can you spot it? (it’s not the power jack, I ran out so I hacked something else in it’s place)
First demo PCB board, single-side with 3 jumpers. It’s freshly exposed and ready for drilling. I used a copper board I had laying around, it was a bit scuffed so excuse the pockmarks. I’ll expose the double-sided version later this… Read More »
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