Gnomewizardd said OMG if its possible How many people would run linux on it just for folding?? I would!
I am working on that right now, but I have a problem. The damned XBOX DVD-ROM is dead, which is why I am wanting Linux on it since it is relativly worthless.
i wouldnt bother running it on an xbox...its a cheap 300mhz cpu...for 300 bux..plz...just get a 2500+ with a shuttle a35-n ultra and make urself a decent folding rig
just researched it, apparently it's neither, hahah
The Xbox CPU has S-spec of SL5SN. No Intel CPU for PC has that exact same S-spec. The closest match is a 479-ball Micro-FCBGA 733MHz (133MHz system bus) mobile Celeron with S-spec of SL5SP. Since there is no exact match for an Intel PC CPU, the Xbox CPU is simply an Intel 733MHz CPU with 128KB L2 cache and 133MHz system bus. Pentium III and Celeron processors are very similar.
NightShade737 said P3 = Ok
Celeron = Suck
Mobile Celeron = Big Suck
Oh, and it may not be a good idea to run folding on an X-box unless you want to it burst into Flames.........
NS
I was actually thinking that as well when i read your post. I´m not sure that xbox can take the heat 24/7. It´s not built for that.
It overheats while playing games normally if not in a well ventilated place. Unless you mod your X-Box I think you will return to it to find it is now a bubbling black blob on the floor :shakehead
If there was a client ported to PS2 using PSlinux it should do well. It uses a 128bit 300mhz cpu strangely at that low of a speed it produces 6.2mflop I believe that a good deal more than opterons.
WuGgaRoO said i wouldnt bother running it on an xbox...its a cheap 300mhz cpu...for 300 bux..plz...just get a 2500+ with a shuttle a35-n ultra and make urself a decent folding rig
No no, you are mistaken, that is something called a play station 2.
res0r9lm said If there was a client ported to PS2 using PSlinux it should do well. It uses a 128bit 300mhz cpu strangely at that low of a speed it produces 6.2mflop I believe that a good deal more than opterons.
I've always wanted to make my PS2 fold, but that dang Linux kit isn't cheap. And the 32-bit Linux client probably wouldn't run on it. But, there's a community out there for PS2 Linux, I wonder if soneone has thought about taking a porting project up?
yea PS2 only runs on PSlinux but I don't see why you couldn't cross compile any distro you want to PS2 if you knew what cflags to use. I think the linux kit isn't a bad price considering what all you get but what would be great is they came up with a LTSP kernel for PS2. you wouldn't need the kit at all just do a netboot from your computer but of course that mean you would have to be running linux and you wouldn't have a keyboard or mouse on the PS2's but you wouldn't really need one.
The processor in the XBoX isn't a Celeron OR PIII, it's a little bit of both, but for the life of me I can't remember exactly HOW it's a little bit of both.
Camman said just researched it, apparently it's neither, hahah
The Xbox CPU has S-spec of SL5SN. No Intel CPU for PC has that exact same S-spec. The closest match is a 479-ball Micro-FCBGA 733MHz (133MHz system bus) mobile Celeron with S-spec of SL5SP. Since there is no exact match for an Intel PC CPU, the Xbox CPU is simply an Intel 733MHz CPU with 128KB L2 cache and 133MHz system bus. Pentium III and Celeron processors are very similar.
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I am working on that right now, but I have a problem. The damned XBOX DVD-ROM is dead, which is why I am wanting Linux on it since it is relativly worthless.
It's a 733mhz Celeron - a decent folding machine.
Plus, every little bit helps, bro.
It runs 733MHz, not 300Mhz LOL!!!!
I am also pretty sure it's a P3
Celeron = Suck
Mobile Celeron = Big Suck
Oh, and it may not be a good idea to run folding on an X-box unless you want to it burst into Flames.........
NS
I was actually thinking that as well when i read your post. I´m not sure that xbox can take the heat 24/7. It´s not built for that.
It overheats while playing games normally if not in a well ventilated place. Unless you mod your X-Box I think you will return to it to find it is now a bubbling black blob on the floor :shakehead
NS
"hrmmm, a 120mm blowhole and fan here, 80mm blowhole and fan there, copper heatsink on this chipset, water cooling for the processor..."
/me hears a dremel in the distance....
d'oh....i thought it was a 300mhz machine....then yeah i suppose it is worth it...but the cooling solutions for it cant be all too grand
No no, you are mistaken, that is something called a play station 2.
I've always wanted to make my PS2 fold, but that dang Linux kit isn't cheap. And the 32-bit Linux client probably wouldn't run on it. But, there's a community out there for PS2 Linux, I wonder if soneone has thought about taking a porting project up?