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..does this basically rule out future researchers making a grid out of ps3s, since they'll have to hunt down machines earlier than this specific firmware?
by snissn 17y ago
..does this basically rule out future researchers making a grid out of ps3s, since they'll have to hunt down machines earlier than this specific firmware?
- chrischen 17y agoUsing otheros limits the number of accessible CPUs. So is this really practical anyways?
- sp332 17y agoOne of the SPE's is reserved for the hypervisor, but this is true for games too. There's plenty of power left (the main CPU and 6 SPE's).
- dagw 17y agoPeople are using linux on clusters of PS3s for real work, so it is obviously practical in some scenarios.
- terminus 17y agoAFAIK booting into OtherOS renders the GPU inaccessible. The cell processor (PowerPC core and the SPEs) is still fully usable.
- chrischen 17y agoAh that's right. I meant the GPU.
- robin_reala 17y agoThey already have to hunt down specific models, as the PS3 Slim doesn’t have this functionality.