HiMD on Linux

[nousplacidus]

I have my MZ-DH710 working with Ubuntu. It requires Virtualization but VMWare server is really quick with windows if your running an x86.

Tutorial

enjoy!

[1kyle]

I have my MZ-DH710 working with Ubuntu. It requires Virtualization but VMWare server is really quick with windows if your running an x86.

Tutorial

enjoy!

"Virtualisation" is a great tool for designing/testing Software and using specific Virtual Machines for specific purposes, however running a Windows Guest OS under Vmware on a Linux host doesn't count as a Linux App since you actually have to install Windows and any app ypu want on that Virtual Machine EXACTLY LIKE you were doing a Native Windows install.

I'm testing the 32 bit Windows Vista (beta) as a guest OS on Linux If I get any probs Iwon't have hosed up my system as you can then just fire up another VM.

The OP was really wanting a NATIVE Linux app.

The only thing you can do so far in Linux is use the MD as a pure external Data device but you'll find a usb stick or a camera card in a card reader probably better for that purpose than a minidisc.

If Sony ever opens up the format so some sort of SDK is available then I'm sure someone will create some aps.

If you have a machine with 1GB of RAM even a modest laptop will allow you to run VM's decently and at near native speed (for Windows XP guest OS you really need a minimum of 512MB RAM to allocate to the guest OS).

Cheers

-K

[nousplacidus]

Im sure everyone wants a native linux app, but I think we all know that Sony has problems when it comes to their decision making process. The minidisc is an amazing format and I just wanted to help out the less tech savy among us when setting it up with a VM.

Happy listening