Date: Sun, 02 Dec 2007 23:25:24 -0700 From: Predrag Punosevac <punosevac@math.arizona.edu> To: Joshua Isom <jrisom@gmail.com> Cc: Steve.Sun@ncc.edu, perryh@pluto.rain.com, freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: FreeBSD for Sony Playstation3? Message-ID: <4753A154.70002@math.arizona.edu> In-Reply-To: <01de31c5fd551189725d0e5063a40341@gmail.com> References: <002b01c8337e$4f891960$25030b0a@OTLMobile> <4046.128.196.102.34.1196455436.squirrel@squirrelmail.math.arizona.edu> <4750f590.nKqGlxroRUg5jfas%perryh@pluto.rain.com> <01de31c5fd551189725d0e5063a40341@gmail.com>
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Joshua Isom wrote: > > 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" >> > > _______________________________________________ > 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" I just stumbled to this thing on NetBSD mailing list so I decided to share with you. Subject: Re: Please update the site To: Vivek Ayer <vivek.ayer@gmail.com> From: Martin Husemann <martin@duskware.de> List: port-playstation2 Date: 10/20/2007 01:37:06 On Fri, Oct 19, 2007 at 06:04:51PM -0400, Vivek Ayer wrote: > port. That new entry is almost 3 years old. Surely, there must bugs > and stuff to track in NetBSD/PS2 3.1. Unfortunately, due to missing toolchain support in newer gcc and binutils versions, NetBSD/playstation2 is a dying port. I anyone would find time to port the EE patches at least to a more modern binutils, this would be very much appreciated. Martin
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