Linux?

[drhill]

Hi...
I tried Blackrhino...no problem...but it hasn't a gui interface...
I'm not a linux expert (I'm an apple osx user)...
There's a procedure to have linux starting from Blackrhino?
I don't have ps2linux kit and i can't use a copy 'cause my ps2 is not chipped..
Thanx

[l75eya]

blackrhino is linux, so there's no need to get it to 'have linux starting from blackrhino' as you said, BUT, there's a procedure to get a gui running on blackrhino.
You need to be able to access blackrhino from a computer you have online and use the computer to download a gui and transfer it to the ps2. Then you need to install it, and then you can boot it. That's what you have to do in a nutshell, i'm not sure of the details.

[stebo]

startx is normally the command to bring up the installed linux gui...although I've been having problems getting my blackrhino copy to do that and many other tasks

[drhill]

Which is the procedure to get and install the gui?
Is blackrhino ready for internet?
Thanx

[b081]

AFAIR, blackrhino is Debian-based (altough quite old), hence you can probably use dpkg & dselect. If you've an internet connection run dselect and pick an apt-web repository, then you can upgrade and/or select additional packages. Keep in mind, that PS2 has only 32Megs of RAM and running XWindows would "borrow" most of it.