QJ.net has posted a guide on how to install Fedora Core 5 on the PlayStation 3. There are also some videos of Fedora Core 5 running on the PlayStation 3.
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Member since:2006-02-24
"Alleister:You are making the false assumption that whats good for a supercomputer is good on the desktop.
Worse even, there is practically no Linux software out at all that makes use of Cells added Cores and few will ever support it for many reasons."
nope, no assumptions on my part...
just makeing it clear that there are industrial versions of the cell ram layout etc, as for your point about 'practically no Linux software out at all that makes use of Cells added Cores' what do you expect , its only been available to the public for a few days, what else would any reasonable person expect other than that....
in time, and with effort, some devs will learn how to use these new userland concepts and/or adapt the long standing supercomputer commercial multi cpu concepts and practices to the comsumer markets.
the key is time and effort, its probably a good thing if your having FUN too...... 
Member since:2006-05-29
No, Cell extension boards are around for some time for PCs running Linux, Mac OS X and Windows.
Also the Linux Kernel has already been ported to Cell but can't make much use of it's added Cores for Technical reasons.
In generell, most desktop problems can't be parralelized all that much. What is worse, optimizing for Cell is very difficult and absolutely Cell specific so it can't be done in a way so that other multi Core CPUs gain from it.
Member since:
2006-05-29
You are making the false assumption that whats good for a supercomputer is good on the desktop.
Worse even, there is practically no Linux software out at all that makes use of Cells added Cores and few will ever support it for many reasons.