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Vicente García Diez wrote: |
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> Thanks for your answer. I can see that the PS2's processor is rubbish :P |
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> Your answer is so interesting, thanks for the information about it. |
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> I think that psp's Linux support will came soon, but I don't have money |
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> to buy one :P |
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It's not entirely rubbish, as it can do some neat things like 128-bit math and |
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the like. It's just very unique. If it was a processor found in more devices |
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aside from a PS2, it'd probably have some level of support. I just think |
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given it's rather limited role, combined with the high price of the PS2Linux |
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kit (which was rather reasonable), and the age of included toolchain and |
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kernel (2.2.1!), and factor in that ~80-90% of the ps2-linux community either |
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doesn't know a thing about linux, or is interested in developing games only, |
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or is interested in doing other things with the hardware, all of these factors |
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make the system rather well, difficult. |
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R4000 is a more generic class of processor for PSP, so it should be easier to |
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code for once someone finds a way to crack the PSP (and given Sony admitted |
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the PSP firmware is updatable via the USB cable, this is only a matter of |
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time). Now the real fun will be in whether someone manages to get DSLinux |
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working (and I am aware of dslinux.com). |
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--Kumba |
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"Such is oft the course of deeds that move the wheels of the world: small |
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hands do them because they must, while the eyes of the great are elsewhere." |
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--Elrond |
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