[Chhuong]

Just wondering if anyone has been working on a way to have the usb HD-dvd drive for the xbox 360 to work on the ps3? I know people have gotten them to work with a pc. But I would think this can be done since its a usb version.

 

[AmigoHD]

No.

 

[necrolop]

In the long run it could be possible to run PowerDVD in Linux to use the HDDVD drive. The problem right now is that the video hardware of the PS3 is not accesible during linux operation. If that is overcome, then its possible.

 

[plee]



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Originally Posted by necrolop /forum/post/0


In the long run it could be possible to run PowerDVD in Linux to use the HDDVD drive. The problem right now is that the video hardware of the PS3 is not accesible during linux operation. If that is overcome, then its possible.

Somebody has gotten Windows 2000 Pro running under Linux on the PS3. So I guess if you get the right drivers you can do it now

 

[xbdestroya]

The eventual long-term solution to this will be Cell-acceleration in a software player via Linux. Windows XP was actually installed on the PS3 shortly after launch; this Windows 2000 thing is news worthy only in that it was a conscious move to install a less bloated Windows version on the system. Although awesome in its own right, Windows would suffer from the same reliance on the central PPE core for for any player-based decoding.


So... Cell-based playback via Linux will be the eventual route I believe. Should be very doable, just a matter of someone putting forth the effort.