[Scottish] xbox linux (again)

[Ben Thorp]

scottish-bounces at mailman.lug.org.uk wrote on 26/10/2004 09:43:03:

> Georgia Thomson wrote:
> > not as far as i'm aware, playstation2 can run linux, but with a lot
more
> > work than is required for an xbox to do so.
>
> I'm sure someone got a PlayStation running some form of Linux or NetBSD
> (it's just a MIPS target after all) but it was hack city and they were
the
> mayor.
>
> Installing Linux on an original-style PS2 is a snap compared to
installing
> on an Xbox, it just requires a lot more cash :)

Given that it was an official Sony product, it should have been easier

http://www.us.playstation.com/peripherals.aspx?id=SCPH-97047

It came with some extra hardware, but it appears the software was
significantly crippled

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