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Zylstra

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PSP
« on: June 15, 2008, 04:09:13 PM »
Hello all. I got a PSP for free, and I really dont know what to do with it.
I dont play games.

I was thinking about using it as just an MP3 player type thing, but, I am wondering:
How well would a device like this run a system like Ubuntu, or D**n Small Linux?
I havent seen a screenshot of a system running a Linux Desktop environment, only the terminal.

Then again, I'm not sure that would be worthwhile, I mean, what could it do? Theres no keyboard...

So, I am clueless. What do you all think?
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Re: PSP
« Reply #1 on: June 15, 2008, 09:58:49 PM »
Take it apart and make something with it like my car made of IC chips.  ::)
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Re: PSP
« Reply #2 on: June 15, 2008, 10:11:12 PM »
I say put Linux on it!

I've no such experience, but I ran a search in Firefox, and came up with THIS.
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    Re: PSP
    « Reply #3 on: June 16, 2008, 03:06:06 AM »
    It depends how much the card will hold but you can put music, videos an get online with it if theres a wireless connection.  It lets you see a good bit of connections even if there not public.
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    Re: PSP
    « Reply #4 on: June 17, 2008, 02:11:41 AM »
    The obvious solution would be giving it to me.
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    Re: PSP
    « Reply #5 on: June 17, 2008, 06:04:40 PM »
    Quote from: CBMatt on June 17, 2008, 02:11:41 AM
    The obvious solution would be giving it to me.
    hahaha, thats what my brother said.

    He's giving me a SmartPhone (Windows Mobile 5.0, I think) and tried to convince me to give him the PSP, but, I told him it had a broken screen (which, it does)
    You have to go around the medium sized black blotch on the upper right hand side of the screen.
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      Re: PSP
      « Reply #6 on: June 17, 2008, 06:20:17 PM »
      Thats why I dont use mine much.
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      Re: PSP
      « Reply #7 on: June 17, 2008, 06:22:36 PM »
      Put LInux on the PSP, already...   ;)
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      Re: PSP
      « Reply #8 on: June 17, 2008, 08:06:13 PM »
      Quote from: Aegis on June 17, 2008, 06:22:36 PM
      Put LInux on the PSP, already...   ;)

      Doesn't the drive need to be unlocked for this to work first ? ?
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        Re: PSP
        « Reply #9 on: June 17, 2008, 08:12:35 PM »
        ?????  There are none except for the disc drive.
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        Re: PSP
        « Reply #10 on: June 20, 2008, 08:14:00 AM »
        Quote from: Zylstra on June 17, 2008, 06:04:40 PM
        Quote from: CBMatt on June 17, 2008, 02:11:41 AM
        The obvious solution would be giving it to me.
        hahaha, thats what my brother said.

        He's giving me a SmartPhone (Windows Mobile 5.0, I think) and tried to convince me to give him the PSP, but, I told him it had a broken screen (which, it does)
        You have to go around the medium sized black blotch on the upper right hand side of the screen.

        If PSP's weren't so expensive, you could find a broken one on eBay and scrap it for parts.  But at this point, even a broken one would cost you a pretty penny.  Of course, I'm also poor and cheap.  I'm still upset that it's going to cost me $20 to buy a broken phone and scrap it so I can fix my fiancé's phone.  Heh.
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        Re: PSP
        « Reply #11 on: June 20, 2008, 08:49:18 AM »
        Hey, Chris -- just look at the cost of outright replacing the phone!  If you can fix a cell phone for twenty bucks, you're doing well!   ;)
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          Re: PSP
          « Reply #12 on: June 20, 2008, 01:03:02 PM »
          Really, it would have costed me more then a thridy dollars to get my gaming pc to work.  But I took it in an got charged that.
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          Re: PSP
          « Reply #13 on: June 20, 2008, 06:44:17 PM »
          Well, considering I need a special memory card (a non-SD one) I think I will hold off modifications for now.
          I dont have a Memory Stick Duo (or whatever it is)
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            Re: PSP
            « Reply #14 on: June 20, 2008, 08:29:56 PM »
            Yeah thats what it uses.
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