Re: PS2Linux boot disc

Tyler Retzlaff <[email protected]> Thu, 15 Jan 2004 03:26:19 +1100
Newsgroups gmane.os.netbsd.ports.playstation2
Message-ID <[email protected]>
On Wed, Jan 14, 2004 at 11:22:30AM +0100, Martin Husemann wrote:
> On Wed, Jan 14, 2004 at 03:23:59PM +1100, Tyler Retzlaff wrote:
> > Is the only reason you need a PS2Linux boot disc because the ps2
> > doesn't read CD-R discs?  Or is there more to it than that?
> 
> That boot disk loads a hardware abstraction layer that is needed to run NetBSD.

Right, but I guess my question should be more like why can't we just
burn that stuff to a CD-R?  If say in theory the 'can't read CD-R
discs restriction' didn't exist?

> 
> Martin

Tyler