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Playing with Sony's Linux-Based Networked Media Player
ZorinLynx writes "A while back, Sony released the NSP-1, a 'Network Storage Player.' It is intended to be a source of video for signage, such as plasma displays in banks, airports, and so on. I got a chance to play with one today. It's Red Hat Linux-based, which seems unusual for Sony! Though pricey at $1995, it's an interesting use of Linux, and could probably be hacked into a nice set-top video jukebox. It has a nice small form factor, as well as ethernet, USB, and video output in various formats, and a PCMCIA slot for removable media."
Sony Playstation runs Linux. So this isn't something extemely new for Sony.
$1995 is a little expensive.
The PS2Linux is RedHat based and came out years ago.
Yes.
All you need to do is ...
1. Boot from external device like CD. (If you are using installation CDs, use linux rescue option.)
2. Mount the appropriate HDD partition.
3. chroot it.
4. now use setpass to change the password.
I prefer to set password for setup, which prevents intruders to change booting options. If the intruder can not boot from an external device then it is almmost impossible for him/her to log in.
hilarious
No kidding: Memory Stick, ATRAC3, UMD, MiniDisc, Betamax... did I forget any?
"[Regarding the 'cloud,'] ownership was what made America different than Russia." -- Woz
Sony has used Linux for years - all of their PS2 and PSP devkits are Red Hat based, and they of course released a modified Red Hat for the PS2 as a hobbyist kit. There are rumors that the PS3's actual shipping OS will be Linux as well.
Sony using Linux!?, that's completely unheard of.
Solution to BIOS password:
1) Carry in my own laptop.
2) Shutdown target machine.
3) Remove hard drive.
4) Place in USB drive enclosure.
5) Mount from laptop and change password.
6) Replace the drive in the target computer.
Did anyone else notice that this guy submitted something that he had written from *his own personal blog* to Slashdot, only a few hours ago? It's only a freakin' paragraph long, for crying out loud! Not only that, but the same guy makes 5th post AND gets a +4 "Interesting" mod. Someone's a mod point whore...
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Sony isn't 3 guys in a room. Different divisions of the company solve problems in different ways.
How we know is more important than what we know.
I was just surprised to find out this thing even existed, and that Sony was using Linux in one of its products.
Is it really that shocking? Lots of consumer devices are using Linux. Sharp produces something similar to this one which they dub a "Digital Media Adapter." It also runs Linux. IMO, the Sharp toy is cooler anyway. You feed it media over WiFi, and the DMA shoots it to your TV.
Yes, My friend worked on it. They are redhat 7.2.
Just type in the password at the prompt.
Your statement is incorrect on many counts.
- Symbian is NOT a Linux Variant. The Symbian company was originally spun off from the Software division of PSION, and formed as a joint venture between PSION, Nokia, Ericsson and Motorola. The Symbian OS is the evolution of the PSION EPOC32 Operating System originally for that platform. It is an "Open" system, but not Open Source/Free Software (Liscenses have to be paid to implement it). It is "Open" in the way UNIX was.
- Sony and Sony Ericsson are totally different Companies. Sony Ericsson is a Joint Venture between Sony and Ericsson, that is headquartered in London, UK, with labs throughout the world, inluding Sweden, Japan, UK.
- The P800/P900/P910 are at heart originally Ericsson Devices. Sony provided the MemoryStick Duo technology, Jogdial, and the Screen Technology, but the internal is pretty much Ericsson. And the product is made by SonyEricsson.
Have a nice day!