[plug] Xbox and Linux

Bernard Blackham bernard at blackham.com.au
Mon Oct 25 00:45:06 WST 2004


On Sun, Oct 24, 2004 at 05:16:46PM +0800, Joel Johnson wrote:
> Was just wondering if anyone on here who has done this before, has any 
> suggestions/hints/gotchas/warnings etc beyond what the above site talks 
> about before I take the plunge?
> 
> Anyone document the installation of PLUG's Xbox?

Hardly documentation, but some happysnaps are here :)
  http://www.linuxit.com.au/plug/

Can't really comment on the hardware hacking side of things though,
sorry.

> For those wondering, am going with the Xbox as it is higher spec'd and 
> half the price of Netways Wizard PC (which they don't seem to be selling 
> anymore anyway).

The only severe limitation, IMHO is that you are limited to the
standard 64M of memory, unless you're willing to solder another
stick in place ... for dynamically served pages, it might be a
stretch.

Bernard.

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 Bernard Blackham <bernard at blackham dot com dot au>



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