DreamShell 4.0 Beta 4 Released!

[Christuserloeser]

New Features

• Reworked video rendering
• File manager was refined: Toolbar shows tooltips, header shows the current path.
• Added an application to install DreamShell into BIOS (if you have a bios mod). Now you can load DreamShell directly without disc with bios and SD card!
• Added Region Changer 1.8
• Added initial network support
• Added a virtual keyboard. Use the controller's L / R triggers to call the virtual keyboard / console.
• Added module lwip, which is an alternative to built-in network support
• Zip and bzip2 libraries are now separate modules, to ease the DS core
• Added support for external commands (ELF format or lua scripts, see directory cmds).
• Updated library fatfs (to work with SD card) to the latest version
• New features in the API
• Module sdiso now is an external command with support for long filenames.
• New commands:
  • Bios - Allows you to flash your BIOS
  • Gdrip - to rip GD-ROM to the SD card.
  • Hack - to hack LBA in a binary file or maybe directly in the ISO image
  • Ffdev - to work with the SD card
  • Dreameye - to save and delete photos from your dreameye camera
  • Luac - to compile lua scripts to bytecode
  • And others ...
• Lots of bugs fixes and optimizations

Downloads

• http://www.dc-swat.ru/page/dreamshell/

Thanks to alex81 for the news!

[PH3NOM]

New Features

• Added an application to install DreamShell into BIOS (if you have a bios mod). Now you can load DreamShell directly without disc with bios and SD card!

That sounds unreal.
You mean to tell me now we are able to load any app into our DC bios, and execute that app without any CD-ROM in the drive, using the SD as the storage medium?

I just read recently, that the DC has 2mb ROM just for the Bios, and I was wondering what the possibilities are.

I really need to finish my SD adapter, ive had the parts for over a year and never actually put the thing together. Now I am inspired to do so. Or, at least, I will send the parts to my friend FG and have him build the adapter for me lol.

Has anyone used this feature yet?

[Guaripolo]

yes, it works but (as says there) you need to mod the original bios chip and install a new one

[Basil]

DreamShell is getting better and better . I wish we`ll find sd adapter manufacturer .

[cube_b3]

I pray we find an SD card manufacturer.

[DCDayDreamer]

Wouldn't it be interesting if someone from the UK started distributing a Dreamcast, accessories, and an SD adaptor with SD card pre-loaded to the maximum with homebrew - and all for £50.00

I wonder which site could pull that off by Christmas?

[cube_b3]

I don't have £50.00

50$ may work.

[Zealous zerotype]

I was discussing this with I believe APE a long time ago about how after a certain amount of time the only way to play dreamcast games would be through emulation. I mean people can repair their hardware, but eventually it would reach the point of no return with dying gd-roms. With the bios mod and loading this into the bios this seems to of given actual hardware a lot more life.