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#1 2008-11-11 10:38:48
- thumble
- PS3 Newbie
- Registered: 2008-11-11
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About Hardware, Hypervisor, and OtherOS relationship
Can someone comment on how picky the Hypervisor is about Hardware/device status when booting into OtherOS (example, Linux)?
Specifically, if a hardware piece is removed, like the BR-D or the ethernet card, would the hypervisor panic, or would the OtherOS boot as expected?
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#2 2008-11-11 15:12:38
- Powerslave
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Re: About Hardware, Hypervisor, and OtherOS relationship
You can remove the BR-D drive, and the PS3 still boots, we covered this already.
The Hypervisor PREVENTS access to specific hardware, in specific conditions; and in this case though linux, it is the GPUs full hardware capabilities you can't get. It also prevents unsigned code, and backups.
You can't remove the Ethernet card from the PS3, it is embedded.
You can only remove that which is plugged in...
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#3 2008-11-11 21:31:43
- thumble
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- Registered: 2008-11-11
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Re: About Hardware, Hypervisor, and OtherOS relationship
Thanks for the confirmation and the insight. My hope is to remove most of the peripherals, including the BR-D drive, the wireless card, the GPU, and whatever else will come off, while still keeping the processor functional.
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