__/ [ none ] on Wednesday 11 April 2007 13:52 \__
> Roy Schestowitz <newsgroups@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
>> > Over at the #awkwardtv IRC channel, poster "Beyond" just announced that
>> > he's gotten Gentoo installed and running on his Apple TV. He used the
>> > mach_linux_kernel maker from mactel_linux (aka Gimli's loader). The OS
>> > (2.6.20.6 with the AppleTV patch) seems to be up and working after a few
>> > initial problems (now solved) with repeating characters.
>> >
>> > http://www.tuaw.com/2007/04/10/linux-on-apple-tv/
>>
>> It's pretty pointless, apart from being a nice proof-of-concept showoff.
>> One can get a fanless PC to do all the same things. It would cost under
>> $200 and require no tinkering.
>
> sure, but it would be much bigger, no wireless, no remote, no hdmi, no
> optical audio, etc.
Have you seen Linux MCE? Here's a video:
http://www.ehomeupgrade.com/entry/3683/completely_mind-blowing_linuxmce
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