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lxdream 0.9.1   Jun 29 2009   Release Notes
  Source lxdream-0.9.1.tar.gz [2497K]   43614  
  Debian i386 binary lxdream_0.9.1_i386.deb [315K]   28171  
  Debian amd64 binary lxdream_0.9.1_amd64.deb [341K]   25355  
  Mac OS X 10.4 i386 binary lxdream-0.9.1-i386.dmg.zip [1885K]   60938  
lxdream 0.9   Oct 25 2008   Release Notes
  Source lxdream-0.9.tar.gz [2421K]   10048  
  Debian i386 binary lxdream_0.9_i386.deb [233K]   7228  
  Debian amd64 binary lxdream_0.9_amd64.deb [269K]   4706  
  Mac OS X 10.4 i386 binary lxdream-0.9-i386.dmg.zip [1811K]   10215  
lxdream 0.8.4   Jul 30 2008   Release Notes
  Source lxdream-0.8.4.tar.gz [1467K]   3850  
  Debian i386 binary lxdream_0.8.4_i386.deb [530K]   4193  
  Debian amd64 binary lxdream_0.8.4_amd64.deb [564K]   3407  
  Mac OS X 10.4 i386 binary lxdream-0.8.4-i386-2.dmg.zip [1918K]   6318  
  Mac OS X 10.4 i386 binary lxdream-0.8.4-i386.dmg.zip [1600K]   14625 [Superceded]
lxdream 0.8.3 lxdream-0.8.3.tar.gz [1074K] Jan 31 2008 9163 Release Notes
lxdream 0.8.2 lxdream-0.8.2.tar.gz [1051K] Dec 20 2007 3413 Release Notes
lxdream 0.8.1 lxdream-0.8.1.tar.gz [998K] Nov 8 2007 3767 Release Notes
lxdream 0.8 lxdream-0.8.tar.gz [968K] Oct 31 2007 3374 Release Notes
Milestone 3 lxdream-m3.tar.gz [959K] Sep 20 2007 2251 Release Notes
Milestone 2 lxdream-m2.tar.gz [819K] Feb 11 2007 1943 Release Notes
Milestone 1 lxdream-m1.tar.gz [244K] Jun 30 2006 2360 Release Notes

Git Access

The latest code can be checked out from Github with e.g.

git clone https://github.com/lxdream/lxdream
. To later update your working copy to the latest version, the usual command is
git pull

Configuration

The configuration is loaded from the .lxdreamrc file in your home directory (if present), otherwise it is also checked for in the sysconf path and the current directory (as lxdreamrc). The file is used to supply file paths and controller configuration.

If you have a copy of the dreamcast BIOS, by default lxdream looks for it under bios/dcboot.rom. Similarly, it expects to find your flash partition under bios/dcflash.rom. Both are optional for demos, but some will probably need them. Also, lxdream is able to boot directly from the BIOS if it is provided.

Running

From the base directory, run src/lxdream. Alternatively to run a demo from the command line, run src/lxdream <demo-filename>, where <demo-filename> is an SH4 ELF binary (unscrambled).

If you have an IP.BIN bootstrap file and put it in the bios/ directory, lxdream will execute the bootstrap first before jumping to the demo. (Note that some demos will need the bootstrap to setup the environment correctly).

Other command line options

-A <audio-driver>Select an audio driver. Current options are esd or null
-V <video-driver>Select a video driver. Current options are gtk or null
-aAICA-only - starts lxdream with only the SPU chip and nothing else. Useful for running test ARM programs
-c <config-file>Specifies the location of the configuration file
-d <disc-image-file>Specifies a disc (CDI or NRG) to mount at startup
-HRun in headless mode (ie with no gui or video driver)
-pStart playing immediately (by default lxdream waits for the run button to be clicked)
-xDisable the SH4 translator (run in emulation-only mode)
-DDisplay the debugger window on startup
.