Hi,

I don't know if you can do this under NetBSD, but
under Linux you can use the RAM of the graphics
adapter ( = 8MB) as a swap-file: 

http://sourceforge.net/mailarchive/forum.php?thread_id=1042439&forum_id=5378

It may not be as effective as actually having more
RAM, but at least you don't have to open your
Dreamcast.

Leonardo.

--- Jonathan Anthony <jonathan@jonathan.abda.net>
wrote:
> That was interesting enough to get into my mass of
> bookmarks and delay me
> for 20-25 minutes when I'm supposed to be out the
> door job hunting....
> 
> Thanks for the info. Very much...
> That was some funny hacking in my opinion.  :)
> 
> I still haven't even heard many theories on whether
> the ram is upgradable or
> not.  That, and if by some genius, someone did hack
> that,
> what type of ram does the dreamcast have? And is it
> proprietary?
> 
> This gets me curious too, if you start making these
> kinds of modifications
> to your dreamcast,
> (http://gamedev.allusion.net/hdwrprj/navi/) are you
> still
> able to play games and use it as a dreamcast when
> you disconnect your hd?
> (cause if not, I'll definately be buying 2 :)
> 
> Again, back to the ram... most common sense says it
> can't be done, as well,
> would the dreamcast work if you changed the ram?  Or
> upgraded it.  I assume
> netbsd would gladly handle the extra ram.. "I
> assume"  -tell me if I'm wrong
> 
> So I'd like to hear any arguments for or against the
> possibilities of
> upgrading the ram in a dreamcast, and still having a
> functional
> dreamcast/bsd machine.
> 
> I assume that the hardcore modders have asked the
> same question and refuse
> to let the term, impossible, slip into their
> vocabulary.
> 
> 
> Thanks everyone.  This is a side of the console
> world I never figured I'd be
> getting into.
> 
> Jonathan
> 
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