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FreeBSD Ported to XBox

Posted by timothy on from the mulitplicity dept.

NetFiber writes "FreeBSD has been ported to the XBox. "Over the last 2 weeks, I have been working on a port of FreeBSD for the XBox. The port is fully functional. The framebuffer is fully supported, same goes for sound and USB devices (such as an USB keyboard). Only ethernet is missing, currently." The FreeBSD on XBox website is here, downloads included." Update: 07/27 14:50 GMT by T : Rink Springer writes with a request that you use the primary mirror instead.

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  1. But does by mboverload · · Score: 5, Funny

    But does FreeBSD on Xbox run Linux? Yeah.

    1. Re:But does by .sig · · Score: 2, Funny

      Bah, get OSX on it and you can have your very own iBox...

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    2. Re:But does by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0, Funny

      Hang in there it will be done emerging real soon now.

  2. BSD vs. Linux (tm) by Max+Romantschuk · · Score: 5, Funny

    The perfect way to prove BSD is more secure than Linux: no ethernet.

    I'll go RTFA now...

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  3. Re:Two guys, ages 19 and 21 by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    (Score:-1, Condescension)

  4. Re:No ethernet? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 3, Funny

    I don't think the Xbox can be considered small you know...

  5. Re:Two guys, ages 19 and 21 by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 3, Funny

    You modded him down because he has water droplets forming on his windows?

  6. Re:Ethernet missing? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 4, Funny

    Stop saying "whilst", you douche.

  7. XBox pwn3d by spaztech · · Score: 5, Funny


    All obvious jokes aside, this is an awesome job by these young up-and-comers. Porting FreeBSD to a Microsoft gaming console, what a task.

    1: Load FreeBSD on XBox
    2: Install nMap, Nessus & Metasploit, hack CitiBank
    3: ??
    4: Profit!!

    When the F.B.I. shows up just play dumb and say, "I don't have a computer."

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    1. Re:XBox pwn3d by rbarreira · · Score: 3, Funny

      It's "???", not "??".

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  8. my head asplode by justforaday · · Score: 2, Funny

    A secure Microsoft machine? Now I've seen it all...

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  9. More games. . . by ducttapekz · · Score: 2, Funny

    If they could make it run windows then it could rum games. An XBox with a wide game selection. . . That would be nice.

  10. Re:Two guys, ages 19 and 21 by Marc2k · · Score: 4, Funny

    having forced myself into a very uncomfortable place. ..like the back of a Volkswagen?

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  11. But will it.. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0, Funny

    That's great in all but will it save you a bunch of money on car insurance?

  12. Only!? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Funny

    "Only ethernet is missing"

    For sale '94 Pontiac Grand Prix 150,000 miles. No engine.

  13. Re:Two guys, ages 19 and 21 by elrous0 · · Score: 2, Funny
    ..like the back of a Volkswagen?

    Stare at this reply long enough, and you'll see a sailboat.

    -Eric

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  14. In related news... by NotFamous · · Score: 5, Funny

    I have ported NetBSD to run on my toaster. I have full support for quad-processing (requires four slots), hyper-breading and hot swapping. Unfortunately, fork() is not currently implemented...

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    1. Re:In related news... by databyss · · Score: 2, Funny

      fork() was originally implemented but it would randomly kill -9 the parent process.

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    2. Re:In related news... by bergeron76 · · Score: 2, Funny

      Unfortunately, fork() is not currently implemented...

      That's probably a good thing. Because then you prevent users from having to "call emergency_room();"

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