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Linux for PlayStation PlayStation 2 Linux Kit!	By Marius Nestor, Linux Editor 15th of June 2006, 14:44 GMT Adjust text size:


Linux for PlayStation 2 allows you to run the versatile Linux operating system on a usual PlayStation 2 console. In addition to the Linux kit, you will require a PlayStation 2, 8MB Memory Card and a monitor with sync-on-green capabilities. The kit is aimed at programmers and Linux enthusiasts and includes: ￭ Hard Disk Drive - available to the operating system Linux only, not for use with PlayStation 2 games. ￭ Network Adapter - 10/100MB (Note: No modem is included.) ￭ USB Keyboard - USB, with a daisy-chain USB port for the mouse. (Note: All the keyboards have a US layout printed on them.) ￭ USB Mouse - USB, standard three-button mouse with roller wheel as middle button. ￭ Monitor Cable Adaptor - Connects from AV out on PlayStation 2 to VGA monitor cable. Also has two audio jacks for stereo speakers. ￭ DVD Disc Set - Two DVDs containing the Linux OS, RTE and hardware manuals. The DVDs contain the following: DISC 1 ￭ The PlayStation 2 Runtime Environment ￭ PlayStation 2 System Manuals ￭ VCL (a utility to optimize VU code) DISC 2 ￭ The Linux operating system ￭ Kernel version 2.2.1 ￭ Xfree86 X-Windows version 3.3.6 with support for PlayStation 2 Graphics Synthesizer ￭ GCC 2.95.2 and GLIBC 2.2.2 ￭ An alpha version of Mesa 3D supporting limited graphics acceleration ￭ PlayStation 2 Development Libraries, device drivers, tools and sample code

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