Slashdot Mirror

← Back to Stories (view on slashdot.org)

Building a Linux XBOX Cluster

Posted by samzenpus on from the imagine-a-xbox-cluster dept.

Hack Jandy writes "Getting Linux to work on an XBOX became relatively easy a few years ago, and building an XBOX render farm became the next logical solution. Anandtech bought 8 XBOXes and clustered them into a neat project any hardware hacker could appreciate. Check out the results as Anand pits his 8-way cluster against some Xeon and Opteron workstations as well."

5 of 184 comments (clear)

  1. FP by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    that's right, biatches.

  2. mary jane! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    imagine a beowulf cluster of buds!

  3. Slight hijack of topic by Matey-O · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    So, now that the Star Wars Special edition has 'updated' my pre-live xbox and patched it, will I still be able to mod it? (I'm assuming my options have been reduced to a modchip rather than a non-destructive hack) I left my original xbox (patched) alone and bought the second one to futz with...Damn you Lucas and Gates!

    --
    "Draco dormiens nunquam titillandus."
  4. Re: Your Sig by rjamestaylor · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Just remember, "Hate Bush," as I call the spite-vote in my journal, didn't elect Kerry nor defeat Bush. You'll need to have a positive message by 2008 to win. In fact, some of the "Hate Bush" backfired -- like the Guardian's attempt to sway that county in Ohio to vote Kerry -- that county was the only one Gore won in 2000 that switched to Bush in 2004.

    --
    -- @rjamestaylor on Ello
  5. A lix box? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic
    A: Wicker Box.
















    Q: What did Elmer Fudd do to his girlfriend?



    Please try to keep posts on topic.
    Try to reply to other people's comments instead of starting new threads.
    Read other people's messages before posting your own to avoid simply duplicating what has already been said.
    Use a clear subject that describes what your message is about.
    Offtopic, Inflammatory, Inappropriate, Illegal, or Offensive comments might be moderated. (You can read everything, even moderated posts, by adjusting your threshold on the User Preferences Page)
    If you want replies to your comments sent to you, consider logging in or creating an account.Please try to keep posts on topic.
    Try to reply to other people's comments instead of starting new threads.
    Read other people's messages before posting your own to avoid simply duplicating what has already been said.
    Use a clear subject that describes what your message is about.
    Offtopic, Inflammatory, Inappropriate, Illegal, or Offensive comments might be moderated. (You can read everything, even moderated posts, by adjusting your threshold on the User Preferences Page)
    If you want replies to your comments sent to you, consider logging in or creating an account.