Since Playstation 2 is coming to the end of it's life, units are readily available. They also have pretty good processing power. I want to form a cluster of these cheap little workhorses (specifically for folding processes). I've run into a small issue, however. Sony doesn't offer their official Linux package to North America anymore, and I'm not informed enough to know what 3rd party configurations are trustworthy and reliable.
Anyone have any experience/advice on this matter? I'm sorry for adding to the off-topic mess, but I'm hoping some of the more tech savvy folks on these boards are able to help (it's for our F@H team!).
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Posted 02 September 2005 - 08:48 PM
Just use Xboxes, they are just as cheap and are easilly made into Linux computers, www.xboxscene.com is a good resource. Good luck, gamefreak.
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Posted 02 September 2005 - 09:57 PM
Considering I'm not much of a Microsoft fan, I hadn't considered an Xbox. I'm not saying I passed on it, it seriously just slipped my mind. If I recall correctly from the article I read online, the PS2 cluster project was able to utilize the GPU for additional cycles. Considering the CPU/GPU on an XBox is faster, and it already has a hard-drive, I'm cutting costs right there. I can also feel quite a bit of glee by installing Linux on a MS device that they're selling below cost. Scratch that...since I'll be getting them second hand, MS won't get a dime.
Sold (unless someone can find me a similar bundle for $100).
Thanks for the quick advice/link.
Sold (unless someone can find me a similar bundle for $100).
Thanks for the quick advice/link.
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