Path: chuka.playstation.co.uk!news From: James Burns Newsgroups: scee.yaroze.freetalk.english Subject: Re: PS2 Linux Date: Sat, 15 May 2004 22:10:11 +0100 Organization: PlayStation Net Yaroze (SCEE) Lines: 41 Message-ID: References: NNTP-Posting-Host: m48-mp1.cvx2-b.bre.dial.ntli.net 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: I presume its a standard IDE drive but I don't know the precise details of it :) I'll find that out too ;) Nigel Critten wrote: > 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