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Linux for the PlayStation 2

PlayStation 2 Linux runs R5900 executables and, under certain restrictions described by the R5900 processor specific ABI (psABI), also generic MIPS I, MIPS II and MIPS III executables.

Building

There are several steps to building Linux for the PlayStation 2:

1. building an R5900 cross compiler;
2. building PlayStation 2 IOP modules;
3. building an R5900 Busybox;
4. building a PlayStation 2 Linux INITRAMFS root filesystem;
5. building a PlayStation 2 Linux kernel;
6. building programs for PlayStation 2 Linux.

In addition, Gentoo Linux for the PlayStation 2 can be built for a complete operating system.

FAQ

Devices

• The Graphics Synthesizer
• USB

Limitations

This PlayStation 2 Linux kernel is work in progress, and so far only a minimum of devices for a useful system have been ported to the latest kernel version.