Hardware

[mxzero]

somebody(if theere is anyone) correct me if i am wrong using this i can attach my ps2 to my linux computer i.e. ps3 (with a hypervisor and no 3d acceloration) and use the ps2 to increase my computers speed. if so how wouold i go about doing this.

[Maximus32]

In the future, yes. But that will probably take years.

Also, accelerating graphics on a PS3 by using a the PS2 is probably not what you expect. I think PS3's Cell can do much faster SOFTWARE 3D rendering, than the PS2's Hardware rendering. The PS2 will not do much more than 640x480 (because of the limited video memory of 4MiB).

[mxzero]

You make a good point. now i would agree with you about the 3d acceleration but the problem is that the cell has a hyper visor on it so it can barely stand on the same plane as a ps2. Still you are right about the 480p max res so that is a real problem. maybe i can rout a xbox's hard war to the ps3 via linux that could work. xbox is far more powerful than the ps2 anyway. thanks for the help.

[Maximus32]

The hypervisor does block graphics on the PS3, but it allows full use of the Cell. Search the net for Raytracing on the PS3 and you'll see the Cell is (even with a hypervisor) FAST.

What makes Linux on a PS3 run SLOW is the lack of system memory (only 256MiB). I haven't tried the new Yellow Dog linux yet, but it shoud be much faster becouse it uses the video memory (also 256MiB) as fast cache.

I believe the PS3 uses MESA software rendering, I don't know how it compares to the hardware rendering on the PS2 or XBOX. But it wouldn't surprise me if the PS3 with MESA (at 480p) is faster.