MOnSieurFPGA Pre-Built SD Images

• Pre-built SD images of MOnSieurFPGA for the DE10-Nano using MiSTerFPGA userspace binaries and ArchLinux on the armv7h cpu.

• If you choose to compile from source, see MOnSieurFPGA-Src_Image_Build. For package source information see MOnSieurFPGA-Packages.

• Source files for images taken from the MiSTerArch repo by @amstan.

Why Should I Use MOnSieurFPGA?

• MOnSieurFPGA images give the end-user freedom to choose what THEY decide to do with the Linux ARM side of THEIR DE10-Nano.

• Will MOnSieurFPGA images affect the MiSTerFPGA binaries or make the MiSTerFPGA framework unstable? NO.

• Is MOnSieurFPGA intended to replace the MiSTerFPGA distribution setup? NO. It is an alternative.

• Will MOnSieurFPGA enhance your end-user experience? YES.

• Here's a few examples why YOU might want to checkout MOnSieurFPGA!

  • The ability to update and add Linux drivers! Wi-Fi sucks? Not anymore! Free yourself from wired restrictions after initial setup.

  • Don't want to wait 30 seconds for your SNES 8GB compressed zip file to open? Rejoice! It's instantaneous! Were you wasting SD/Storage space and uncompressing your files? NOT ANYMORE!

  • Extend your vintage computer cores by using your favorite open-source tools on MOnSieurFPGA and the SHARED FOLDERS!

  • Develop for the MiSTerFPGA platform? Then MOnSieurFPGA images are for you. Anything that isn't taxing on the arm7h cpu is now at YOUR discretion. Having the ability to add userspace development tools and/or utilities for MiSTerFPGA without using additional devices is great. Maybe you want to make an MegaDrive game? Well, now you can use SGDK by Stephane and compile the rom on the device you're going to test it on! There's a romantic side about using the device every one's going to be playing on for your vintage software development!

MOnSieurFPGA Installation

SD Card Setup

1. Write the MOnSieurFPGA image from releases with balena-io/etcher on your local machine.

2. Boot the DE10-Nano with your newly created sd card with a wired internet connection.

3. Follow these steps on your local machine for SSH'ing into the DE10-Nano:

   Username/Password:

   LOCAL: alarm/alarm ROOT: root/root

   • ssh [email protected] (use alarm password)
   • su (use root password)
   • ./setup.sh

4. Follow the prompts from setup.sh and answer yes to all. When setup.sh is completed your device will reboot. You'll see the MiSTerFPGA menu displayed over HDMI or 15KHz depending on your display setup.

   Notes:

   • The MiSTer binary location is now /user/bin and menu.rbf is located in /boot/. The menu.rbf is also copied to /media/fat/.

   • Do not edit files in the /MiSTer/ directory when the SD card is in your DE10-Nano. Instead, use /media/fat/ only.

   • Fast USB polling (1000Hz) is enabled by default in /boot/uboot.txt.

Package Installation

• By default setup.sh installs the following packages below. Once you've rebooted, there are additional packages to install.

• Pre-Installed Packages: rsync lockfile-progs exfat-utils git go-ipfs networkmanager bluez bluez-utils sudo wget unzip bash cifs-utils ntfs-3g imlib2 freetype2 MiSTer-Devel-Bin MiSTer-Devel-Support MiSTer-Devel-Menu MiSTer-Linux-Addons

• See MOnSieurFPGA-Packages for the automated distrobution list. Package updates occur ever four hours.

• When installing MOnSieurFPGA packages for the first time, use pacman -Sy PackageName --overwrite “*”. This will set up the correct paths in /media/fat for initial packages.

  • Example: pacman -Sy JTFPGA-MiSTer MOnSieur-NeoGeoMVS MiSTer-Devel-PSX-Unstable MiSTer-Devel-Computer MiSTer-Devel-Console MiSTer-Devel-Arcade MiSTer-Devel-Cheats --overwrite “*”

How To Enable Wi-Fi

In terminal type the following command sudo nmtui and select the preferred network.

Licensing

Follow the GPLv3 license attached.