[PLUG] Playstation II and Linux...

[Michael Robinson]

Eitan Tsur wrote:
> To run unsigned code on the PS2's you're gonna want (as with most sony
> products that have various versions) either an old-model "fat" ps2, or a
> modchip, maybe both.  Preferrably a good one, which can cost up to 60
> bucks.  There's various ways of doing the hacks to get it booting, but yeah.
>
> -Eitan
>   
Hmm, very interesting to me that I could make Linux support possible
via replacement of a chip.  How do I find a mod chip for the Playstation
II these days?  How does going the mod chip route affect using the
Playstation II as a Playstation II?  Because Linux is under the GPL,
isn't Sony wrong to sell a proprietary Linux installation DVD anyways?

I suppose the Playstation II only runs at 300 mhz and I guess it is
limited to 32 megs of ram, but that is good enough for simple C
programming if I can get gcc on it.  Out of curiosity, has anyone
upgraded the amount of memory in their PS/2 successfully?