In a previous post I described how to compile enigma2 for the sh4 arch. That procedure works as expected if you have Python 2.5 or greater. In my case I had Python 2.4 that does not contain some packages that enigma2 requires. In this post I describe which packages are missing and how to compile… Read More »
This guide describes how to cross-compile the OSS Flash player Swfdec for a SH4 processor. Intro Sfwdec 0.6.6 has made significant progress since version 0.5.2. Building it is almost straight forward compared to older versions in which you had to heavily tweak the Makefiles. Since Swfdec 0.6.6 uses its GTK+ player in order to run… Read More »
[Update: A new post that follows-up this one clarifies why compiling enigma2 for this arch may not be sufficient for running it properly] During the last days I’ve been asked to run enigma2 on the STb7109 cut 3.0 board, also called cocoref MB442, that is part of the sh4 arch family. Enigma2 is a DVR… Read More »