Path: chuka.playstation.co.uk!news From: Nigel Critten Newsgroups: scee.yaroze.freetalk.english Subject: Re: PS2 Linux Date: Sat, 15 May 2004 16:15:58 +0100 Organization: PlayStation Net Yaroze (SCEE) Lines: 37 Message-ID: References: NNTP-Posting-Host: modem-2129.gazelle.dialup.pol.co.uk Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit User-Agent: Mozilla Thunderbird 0.6 (Windows/20040502) X-Accept-Language: en In-Reply-To: So the HD that comes with the kit isn't a standard IDE, I read of people putting bigger drives into the PS2 for Linux? Nigel James Burns wrote: > The linux distro is installed from the provided cd onto the hdd. > The network adaptor is the coupling between the ps2 and hdd, so a hdd on > its own is quite useless. > > If your looking to obtain a new linux boot cd I'll speak to Sarah Ewen, > on monday, to see if that's possible. (But I've never heard of anyone > wanting a linux kit without the hdd, that used to be one of the reasons > why people wanted the linux kit) > > James > > Nigel Critten wrote: > >> i was thinking of using another one I have lying around, I thought the >> interface was in the network card, if its on the harddrive then >> obviously I'd need that :) >> >> Nigel >> >> James Burns wrote: >> >>> Erm, as far as I know its virtually impossible to run Linux for PS2 >>> without a harddrive :) >>> >>> Nigel Critten wrote: >>> >>>> Is it possible to buy the linux kit without a harddrive? >>>> >>>> Cheers >>>> Nigel