From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Sat Dec 1 06:33:23 2007 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 10E6316A41A for ; Sat, 1 Dec 2007 06:33:23 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from jrisom@gmail.com) Received: from py-out-1112.google.com (py-out-1112.google.com [64.233.166.178]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id C1ADA13C44B for ; Sat, 1 Dec 2007 06:33:22 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from jrisom@gmail.com) Received: by py-out-1112.google.com with SMTP id u77so5536338pyb for ; Fri, 30 Nov 2007 22:33:22 -0800 (PST) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=domainkey-signature:received:received:in-reply-to:references:mime-version:content-type:message-id:content-transfer-encoding:cc:from:subject:date:to:x-mailer; bh=VmKyylCacNBmWa0+hAcT2xUtJCw0BDacjiRajVjEu4k=; b=Rx7BzE58U39fwc4g/iPIIBMjWdGGSaFVxJSmG8Xlqz3M3fvLe0smJemj0HEtFb3G3uvhl3m4/iXOvSyq2c4qoCRIhd4Y31fL5yqtJYB1jnrOgQUkDCmFg2KlLkBJViJg3YaeUamkiW4XDfqi6YILRk7e9fCZ+31ItmlDctOZJoU= DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; c=nofws; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=received:in-reply-to:references:mime-version:content-type:message-id:content-transfer-encoding:cc:from:subject:date:to:x-mailer; b=nqh6giUg2H5gZyIt9mmSYk9KE4Ey46U67AMvkWv5svuVjuvv06AIwR/KG9Ryzu/lufSxylhk9pX4ntLDcy8MT8ict4a5GgYNuSwBwmGlnWj3sn72JqxI+4oNstHsQJAa/NJcqXsC5hLHqMlHdcY691dTYN0GnB/d29rt0duMfWc= Received: by 10.35.96.11 with SMTP id y11mr9947785pyl.1196490802058; Fri, 30 Nov 2007 22:33:22 -0800 (PST) Received: from ?192.168.1.3? ( [74.134.230.123]) by mx.google.com with ESMTPS id f78sm986361pyh.2007.11.30.22.33.13 (version=TLSv1/SSLv3 cipher=OTHER); Fri, 30 Nov 2007 22:33:19 -0800 (PST) In-Reply-To: <4750f590.nKqGlxroRUg5jfas%perryh@pluto.rain.com> References: <002b01c8337e$4f891960$25030b0a@OTLMobile> <4046.128.196.102.34.1196455436.squirrel@squirrelmail.math.arizona.edu> <4750f590.nKqGlxroRUg5jfas%perryh@pluto.rain.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 (Apple Message framework v624) Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII; format=flowed Message-Id: <01de31c5fd551189725d0e5063a40341@gmail.com> Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit From: Joshua Isom Date: Sat, 1 Dec 2007 00:33:12 -0600 To: perryh@pluto.rain.com X-Mailer: Apple Mail (2.624) Cc: Steve.Sun@ncc.edu, punosevac@math.arizona.edu, freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: FreeBSD for Sony Playstation3? X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sat, 01 Dec 2007 06:33:23 -0000 On Nov 30, 2007, at 11:48 PM, perryh@pluto.rain.com wrote: >>> ... will FreeBSD.org consider porting FreeBSD to Sony >>> Playstation3? >> >> ... NetBSD works like a charm on Sony Playstation2 >> http://www.netbsd.org/ports/playstation2/. >> >> and my guess will be that NetBSD 4.0 which is supposed to >> be released about the same time as FreeBSD 7.0 will work >> on Playstation3. > > The IBM Cell processor in the PS3 is unique beast, similar in many > ways to a PPC970 but with enough subtle (and some not-so-subtle) > differences that the port would likely need to be overseen by > someone familiar with such undertakings. This is not to predict > that NetBSD 4.0 will or won't support it -- that could reasonably > be asked on a NetBSD list -- but be aware that it may turn out to > be a bigger job than one might initially expect. > Also don't forget, since it is a multiprocessor system, there's the difference between booting the OS and userland and taking full advantage of the hardware. > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > To unsubscribe, send any mail to > "freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" >