From: Lauri Kasanen <cand@gmx.com>
To: libre-riscv-dev@lists.libre-riscv.org
Subject: Re: [libre-riscv-dev] PPC on Talos and Playstation 3
Date: Mon, 30 Mar 2020 09:56:05 +0300
Message-ID: <20200330095605.53c15f0713bab37f5c7121e2@gmx.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <CAF1D9AC-F167-4B48-AE93-BADA36932AE8@gatech.edu>
On Sun, 29 Mar 2020 20:17:49 +0000
"Immanuel, Yehowshua U" <yimmanuel3@gatech.edu> wrote:
> So I was wondering how to run unit tests for the PPC FPU. We can obviously do this on the Talos server, but also playstation 3.
>
> I have some old PPC Macs, but they are 32 bit not 64 bit.
>
> Sony’s playstation 3 however is ppc64. Also, Sony officially supported Linux on PS3 FAT models only which you can pick up on eBay for $50 - $70.
>
> So I think this is a good route to explore if anyone needs immediate/direct access to PPC64 for unit testing. I’m considering ordering one myself.
Remember that Sony blocked OtherOS in a specific firmware version, and
newer firmwares were required for running newer games. So finding a PS3
that can be used will be hard.
However, WiiUs are a viable option for recent-ish power hw for cheap.
- Lauri
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Thread overview: 35+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2020-03-29 20:17 Immanuel, Yehowshua U
2020-03-29 20:20 ` Immanuel, Yehowshua U
2020-03-29 20:35 ` Jacob Lifshay
2020-03-29 21:01 ` Luke Kenneth Casson Leighton
2020-03-30 6:56 ` Lauri Kasanen [this message]
2020-03-30 7:12 ` Jacob Lifshay
2020-03-30 7:32 ` Lauri Kasanen
2020-03-30 7:52 ` Jacob Lifshay
2020-03-30 8:05 ` Lauri Kasanen
2020-03-30 18:07 ` Jacob Lifshay
2020-03-30 18:12 ` Immanuel, Yehowshua U
2020-03-30 18:16 ` Jacob Lifshay
2020-03-30 18:35 ` Immanuel, Yehowshua U
2020-03-30 18:36 ` Immanuel, Yehowshua U
2020-03-30 18:46 ` Luke Kenneth Casson Leighton
2020-03-30 18:57 ` Immanuel, Yehowshua U
2020-03-30 19:09 ` Luke Kenneth Casson Leighton
2020-03-30 19:20 ` Immanuel, Yehowshua U
2020-03-30 19:25 ` Luke Kenneth Casson Leighton
2020-03-30 19:35 ` Immanuel, Yehowshua U
2020-03-30 19:45 ` Jacob Lifshay
2020-03-30 19:46 ` Immanuel, Yehowshua U
2020-03-30 22:02 ` Luke Kenneth Casson Leighton
2020-03-30 19:01 ` Jacob Lifshay
2020-03-30 19:20 ` Luke Kenneth Casson Leighton
2020-03-31 21:57 ` Michael Nolan
2020-03-31 23:01 ` Luke Kenneth Casson Leighton
2020-04-01 0:23 ` Immanuel, Yehowshua U
2020-04-01 0:44 ` [libre-riscv-dev] additional ddr3 interfaces Jacob Lifshay
2020-04-01 0:47 ` Immanuel, Yehowshua U
2020-04-01 1:01 ` Jacob Lifshay
2020-04-01 11:10 ` Luke Kenneth Casson Leighton
2020-04-01 15:19 ` Staf Verhaegen
2020-04-01 15:42 ` Luke Kenneth Casson Leighton
2020-04-01 11:00 ` [libre-riscv-dev] PPC on Talos and Playstation 3 Luke Kenneth Casson Leighton
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