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The UNISIM ppcemu-system Simulator can easily run a minimalist Linux distribution for a PowerMac G4 PCI like machine. We propose you to build a mini Linux distribution based on Busybox and including the MiBench version 1 benchmark suite.

1. What you get after the build ?

You get a mini Linux Distribution adapted for the UNISIM ppcemu-system Simulator. The distribution is based on Busybox and the MiBench version 1 benchmark suite. At least two files are needed to boot Linux in the simulator:

• A Linux kernel:
  vmlinux
• An initial RAM disk image (a root file system):
  initrd.img
  initrd_automotive_basicmath.img
  initrd_automotive_bitcount.img
  initrd_automotive_qsort.img
  initrd_automotive_susan.img
  initrd_consumer_jpeg.img
  initrd_consumer_lame.img
  initrd_consumer_typeset.img
  initrd_network_dijkstra.img
  initrd_network_patricia.img
  initrd_office_ghostscript.img
  initrd_office_ispell.img
  initrd_office_rsynth.img
  initrd_office_stringsearch.img
  initrd_security_blowfish.img
  initrd_security_pgp.img
  initrd_security_rijndael.img
  initrd_security_sha.img
  initrd_telecomm_adpcm.img
  initrd_telecomm_crc32.img
  initrd_telecomm_fft.img
  initrd_telecomm_gsm.img

2. Requirements

• A Linux host machine with the sudo rights
• A GNU cross tool-chain: follow the instructions here
• Binaries and data sets of the MiBench version 1 benchmark suite: download

3. Get the material

Download that tarball. It contains all the necessary material (scripts and source codes) to get a mini Linux distro for the UNISIM ppcemu-system Simulator.

4. Uncompress the tarball

5. Build the Linux distribution

Run the building script: Adjust the arguments of the building script to your cross tool-chain and MiBench installations. Be patient...the process of building the Linux distribution is quite long.