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On Fri, 25 Jan 2008 19:22:04 +0000, The Doctor wrote:

> Hi all,
> 
> Apart from buying Sony Linux Kit of the PS2 (if they are still
> available). Is there any way of getting Linux on to a PS2? I saw
> something mod chips with Google search. But is that mainly for letting
> gamers play overseas version of PS2 games??
> 
> Thank you in advance

The PS2 never really saw the same amount of homebrew\Linux development as 
the XBox. Partly because of the restrictive price of the Sony Linux kit, 
and partly because it's only got 32Mb RAM, no internal storage, and 
massive USB hard drives were quite expensive back then.

There is no LiveCD that will boot on a modded\swapdisc'ed PS2, and the 
original Linux kit is only for the big old chunky PS2. If you want to 
write\run homebrew code, the latest Swap Magic discs will boot an ELF 
file from CD, DVD or USB, and there are a few projects like emulators for 
SNES and GameBoy, as well as basic media players, out and about.
More at www.swapmagic3.com

Seriously though, if you want an old console to run Linux on, look into 
an XBox with a modchip and/or softmod, you can pick them up second hand 
for under $100. More at www.xbox-linux.org

And if you want a low-cost Linux box, you can get pretty decent hardware 
(>2Ghz, 512Mb RAM, etc) second hand from eBay and the newspaper.

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Wintermute