Date: Sun, 10 Dec 2006 20:44:01 -0800 From: "Kip Macy" <kip.macy@gmail.com> To: "Eprha Carvajal" <eprha.carvajal@gmail.com> Cc: freebsd-current@freebsd.org Subject: Re: New Challenges ( FreeBSD on PS3 ) Message-ID: <b1fa29170612102044k63dfde01yace02d365d0f32bd@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <df1c3af50612102011o7f9efccbs48e7c55163500705@mail.gmail.com> References: <df1c3af50612102011o7f9efccbs48e7c55163500705@mail.gmail.com>
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I'd love to see it happen although I don't think anyone is thinking about it. I saw an article indicating that Sony had put the code for it back in the main linux tree. Working from docs is a lot more fun, this looks like your best bet: http://www-306.ibm.com/chips/techlib/techlib.nsf/techdocs/9F820A5FFA3ECE8C8725716A0062585F On 12/10/06, Eprha Carvajal <eprha.carvajal@gmail.com> wrote: > > I was wondering if anyone though of installing FreeBSD in a PS3, i'm sure > there are some big challanges there. > > The Hardware seems to be extremely powerful and there is people running > different linux flavors on it. > > There is a lot to be done there, the cell processor will probably require > a > long term effort, the blue ray device drivers, keyboard and mouse are USB > so > i don't think that will be a problem for BSD, the video card is designed > for > the PS3, will NVIDIA provide support as before, not sure. > > In other words this is a new architecture. > > Some of the questions i have right now are: > > Is possible to the Sony/IBM/Toshiba documents for the Cell Processor ? > Is there any specific linux patch set for the PS3 ? ( Looks like there is > none, will have more info once i try both installs ) > What is the approach of LINUX with the cell processor and the 8 cores ? > The NVIDIA RSX video Card was designed for the PS3, any chance they will > support this ? > > I'm receiving one next weekend and i was wondering if there is a group of > developers thinking on this, i will love to see FreeBSD running in a cell > processor. > > Comments are appreciated. > > Regards > > Eprha > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-current@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-current > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-current-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" >
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