My wife may have inadvertently set me on a path to higher Linux nerdliness the other day.
I was excited about news that dedicated Linux enthusiasts had recently found a buffer overrun exploit on the Wii which has allowed the Wii to run a (demonstration) GameCube version of Linux natively. I know that Linux has been ported to other odd architectures before (such as a cash register), so I figure that with enough time and effort by dedicated kernel hackers, maybe something nice will come up! (The real motivation being, of course, running MythTV on the Wii.)
Well, Kristen asked, "why don't you try and run Linux on the PlayStation 2 instead?"
That has been my hobbyist goal for the last week or so. It turns out it is in fact possible, although far from ideal. I ended up installing a hard drive and a new case on my old, first-generation PS2 so I can try PS2 Linux in the near future! Here's hoping that it can work, but I'm pessimistic at the moment. It'll just be fun to have made the PS2 run Linux "just because I can," though!
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