Linux

Official firmware

The official firmware is a linux based operating system. Up to version 2.0.9UP Linux 2.6.12.6-VENUS is used. The environment uses BusyBox 1.1.3, it is under GPL and still for download (perhaps it helps compiling other applications).Busybox site

There are no buildchains, so on-system compiling is not possible. User Wachtelbauer has tried to install a toolchain:

You can download a toolchain for the Movie Cube from here
toolchains.html

• Download: root_fs_mipsel
• Save the file to the media partition part1
• Connect to the MC via telnet
• Extract root_fs_mipsel.ext2

Issue the following commands:

/ # mkdir root_fs
/ # mount -o loop /usr/local/etc/hdd/volumes/HDD1/root_fs_mipsel.ext2 root_fs 
/ # chroot root_fs /bin/su -
[root@NAS ~]#

You have now access to a complete development environment with gcc, make. The downloaded environment seems to have newer libraries than the MC. Thus, the executable does not run outside this environment, yet. We have to find an slightly older version or find a way to update the MC.

Chrooted Debian Environment

todo