Re: Linux for PS2
Paul Makepeace <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >Ah finally, a company that apparently realises that when you ship a >piece of reasonably generalised computing hardware (cash register, >wristwatch, etc) someone, somewhere *will* get linux running on it. >Rather than fight it, they commercialise it: > >http://www.us.playstation.com/product_detail/product_detail.jhtml?PRODID=337933&CATID=405 > >$200, and you get a 40GB HDD, peripherals, NIC & software. Cool! Don't get your hopes up too high just yet. Apparently Sony are only giving access to a virtual machine, *not* the raw hardware, so you don't have access to any of the DVD decoding firmware, etc :(. Still, it's definitely a step in the right direction (even though the development of the OS appears to be exclusively by Sony). http://xbox-linux.org also looks interesting. Ian _ Send and receive Hotmail on your mobile device: http://mobile.msn.com
Re: Linux for PS2
On Tue, May 21, 2002 at 01:45:03AM -0700, Paul Makepeace said: > $200, and you get a 40GB HDD, peripherals, NIC & software. Cool! Aye. I know a girl who's working on it at their Soho offices. It's a crock of shit though and doesn't give you access to many of the devices [0] Without trying to sound like a stuck record - for hackability the Dreamcast has NetBSD, Linux and the very sweet KalistOS which has a full TCP/IP stack (with seamless support for the modem, serial connection of the Broadband adaptors), multithreading and a virtual filesystem that presents all storage devices (the VMU, GDRom drive, virtual FS mounted on the boot disk or a drive mounted over the serial coders cable) as filesystems with the same interface. Plus they're only 50 quid (or 50 dollars). The coders cable is about 20 quid (or you can make one yourself), there are adaptors so that normal mice and keyboards work. The onyl really problem is that Broadband Adaptors are tricky to get hold of and about 70-80 quid (some jokers on Ebay try and sell them for 200 dollars though). Simon [0] http://playstation2-linux.com/faq.php#Can_I_read_my_own_CD-R_discs_using_Linux -- : it's not the heat, it's the humanity
Re: Linux for PS2
Come along to Bristol at the start of July and try it out! And you could maybe take a Linux Professional Institute exam (www.lpi.org) while you're there too, sponsored by IBM. [To be confirmed next week.] UK Linux Developers' Conference 2002 - July 4-7, Bristol. http://www.ukuug.org/events/linux2002/ Early booking discount ends next week (31st May). Alasdair -- [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Linux for PS2
On Tue, May 21, 2002 at 10:14:04AM +0100, Simon Wistow said: > Aye. I know a girl who's working on it at their Soho offices. Who's interviewed here about PS2 Linux http://codingstyle.com/modules.php?op=modload&name=News&file=article&sid=153 Sarah Ewen is her name. -- : it's not the heat, it's the humanity
