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Sony Products That Run Embedded Linux
tbirdsaw writes "I was browsing for information on how to run Linux on the PS2 without a Linux Kit (they've stopped selling them in the U.S., AFAIK). While searching, I stumbled across Sony's Open Source Code website. They have quite a few products that run an embedded linux system, including some professional video switchers (MVS8000?) and at least several of their relatively new XDCAM disc-based video format decks. Might make for some hardware/firmware hacking in the near future?"
Sure. Buy me a $15,000 XDCAM device and I'll hack it...
If you're willing to spend that amount of money on a device then you're going to want to make sure it works exactly like it says on the box. The number of people willing to start fiddling with the internals and hack it is going to be extremely limited.
I have 2 hacked series 1 Sony Tivo's. TCP/IP over ethernet, Bash prompt with telnet, ftp, web-based remote control and downloading media files.
They are my favorite Linux machines.
"Eve of Destruction", it's not just for old hippies anymore...
Tivos with kernels
And packets on ether
Bash prompt and telnet
As it's downloading movies
Cool Linux-hacked boxes
Bought to record
These are a few of my favorite things
Next verse anyone?
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