gsoc | Haiku Project

Getting haiku_loader to play nicely with elves

Blog post by nmentley on Sat, 2010-06-19 15:04

haiku_loader, elf64, x86_64, gsoc, gsoc2010

One of the first steps I'm taking in setting up x86_64 support for haiku is updating haiku_loader to support elf64 binaries. I felt like it would be a bit more logical to be able to boot a 64bit kernel before trying to build one.

There are a few hurdles to jump before haiku_loader is ready to load a 64bit haiku kernel. For example, we need to add the code to detect weather a kernel is an elf32 or elf64 binary. We need to load it accordingly and finally we'll need to modify how the kernel_args data structure is handled to support 64bit pointers.

Unit Testing for Fun and Profit

Blog post by yourpalal on Fri, 2010-06-18 17:55

unit testing, haiku, layout, archiving, gsoc, gsoc2010

I noticed the other day that I had a comment below my previous blog post, I didn't have time to reply that day, the next day I was in bed sick, but TODAY, I can reply! In the comment, AndrewZ asked if I could post some of my unit testing code, and I thought that would make for an interesting blog post, and here one is.

Ext3 Indexed Directory Lookup

Blog post by jvff on Mon, 2010-06-14 15:58

gsoc, gsoc2010, htree, ext3

The first milestone of the ext3 implementation was to have read support. Since ext2 read support is already implemented, the only missing feature (as far as I can tell) for ext3 read implementation was support for indexed directories. In ext3, indexed directories use a tree structured called HTree. This tree has a fixed depth and its keys are file name hashes. Each node of the tree is a file system block inside the directory file (ie. linked by the directory i-node).

Progress In the Layout API

Blog post by yourpalal on Fri, 2010-06-11 09:09

layout, gsoc, gsoc2010

Here is my first blog post about my progress so far for my gsoc project, a little later than it should be, but at least it's here! So, what have I been working on? Two things, basically: archiving with cross-references, and view-less layouts. I've been chatting with my mentor and things are getting revised fairly quickly, so instead of writing about implementation, I'll write about the ideas and results of what I'm working on!

Of DVD add-ons and media nodes

Blog post by engleek on Thu, 2010-06-10 14:44

dvd, gsoc, gsoc2010, media add-on, media kit, media node

Extending the media kit with the ability to read DVD is a challenge, but a unique opportunity to learn about the kit architecture and Haiku software integration. This time I'll be talking about my actual first development steps concerning DVD support.

First steps in DVD land

Blog post by engleek on Tue, 2010-06-08 10:39

dvd, gsoc, gsoc2010, media player

The first objective of this project is to give Media Player the ability to play DVD's. Here's a quick introduction of the tools I chose for the job.

GSoC: Improve and Extend Media Player

Blog post by engleek on Wed, 2010-04-28 19:24

dvd, gsoc, gsoc2010, media, player, streaming

As an operating system with a short boot time and a small footprint, Haiku is looking very interesting for the general public.

With WebPositive well on it's way to becomming a great browser, users will want a great media experience to go with it.

I propose to work on Media Player and the Media Kit, in order to improve it with new functionalities: DVD playback, streaming support, tray icon controls...