From 2a4ed0370f9d329f985b413e0fc2f096438713ee Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Valerio Date: Mon, 27 Oct 2025 09:36:19 +0100 Subject: [PATCH] removed old readme --- README-DEDICATED-PC.txt | 41 ----------------------------------------- 1 file changed, 41 deletions(-) delete mode 100644 README-DEDICATED-PC.txt diff --git a/README-DEDICATED-PC.txt b/README-DEDICATED-PC.txt deleted file mode 100644 index 400880110..000000000 --- a/README-DEDICATED-PC.txt +++ /dev/null @@ -1,41 +0,0 @@ -These are the steps to install a machine fully dedicated to 86Box and tuned to make it appear almost native. - -1) install a vanilla Debian Trixie with netinst and without any graphical environment - depending on the machine speed, this will make boot time extremely short - -2) apt update if necessary - -3) install git and almost all required packages - apt install git build-essential cmake extra-cmake-modules pkg-config ninja-build libfreetype-dev libsdl2-dev libpng-dev libopenal-dev librtmidi-dev libfluidsynth-dev libsndfile1-dev libserialport-dev libevdev-dev libxkbcommon-dev libxkbcommon-x11-dev libslirp-dev - -4) setup git and clone - git@github.com:86Box/86Box.git - git@github.com:86Box/roms.git - -5) build (128 => super speed, too much for a 2GB machine) - cd 86Box - mkdir build - cd build - cmake .. --preset regular -D QT=OFF -D PREFER_STATIC=ON - cmake --build regular -j 128 - cd ../../ - ln -s 86Box/build/regular/src/86Box 86Box.exe - -6) boot - as root so it can take complete ownership of the linux framebuffer - -7) notes: -- 86Box will complain to be unable to find readline, this is fine, we don't need the command line at all -- ALSOFT will complain it can't connect to PipeWire, no problem, sounds will come from standard ALSA - -8) additional steps - add a new udev rule to automount any USB key to a known location so files in it can be listed in the OSD floppy/cd mount options - - create /etc/udev/rules.d/99-automount.rules - - with: - ACTION=="add", ENV{ID_BUS}=="usb", ENV{ID_TYPE}=="disk", ENV{ID_FS_TYPE}=="exfat", RUN+="/usr/bin/systemd-mount --no-block --automount=yes --collect /dev/%k '/mnt'" - - replicate this line for each filesystem you expect the usb key to be formatted, in this example "exfat" - this is going to conflict if multiple keys are inserted, don't do it -