anyone put Linux on their PS3?

[Rebelius]

hmm, just remembered I can't really try linux out on it until I'm running HD or it'll just look rubbish.

 

[Sweetloaf]

However, I bet the performance would be more than adequate for browsing the web, listening to music, watching videos, etc.

erm...can't you do that on a PS3 anyway?

 

[Rebelius]

can't watch XVid etc. and the browser's rubbish compared to firefox.

 

[GarethDW]

I saw a guide for installing Gentoo on a PS3 rather than sticking with YDL.

As a Linux fanboy, I think this is a great thing to have included - it's a shame the other manufacturers don't do a similar thing (apart from modded original XBoxes, but that doesn't count).

The PS3 might have a browser built-in, but Linux has graphics apps (such as the Gimp), music apps (such as audacity), development tools (such as eclipse), er... even some great games like Frozen Bubble, for when you get bored of RFoM

Come on, Sony... drop the price, god dammit!

 

[Kreeeee]

What did you mean?

The second quote in the post you quoted.

 

[NicktheNorse]

what about HD Xvid? Can it cope with that? How about proper 720p rips?

 

["andy"]

can't watch XVid etc. and the browser's rubbish compared to firefox.

lies tbh , i love the browser

love the way you zoom out to the overview of all your tabs , its easily as quick as firefox , dont know what plugins it supports or has mind

worked fine for me on the sites i use though , even let me download vids off google videos etc

 

[GTCole]

To put some peoples minds at rest here, i installed linux on mine, had no problems and i'm a complete linux noob, also, its really easy to erroat and reinstall if you need to

 

[Kreeeee]

its really easy to erroat and reinstall if you need to

You what now?

 

[TC1]

To put some peoples minds at rest here, i installed linux on mine, had no problems and i'm a complete linux noob, also, its really easy to erroat and reinstall if you need to

Why have you used Linux? What advantages has it got with the PS3?

 

[rp2000]

Why have you used Linux? What advantages has it got with the PS3?

See post 16 in this thread, for a list of things you can do in Linux, that you can't in the PS3 OS, for now.


rp2000

 

[GarethDW]

Have any of you guys tried using Cedega on your PS3s yet?

 

[Darkaber]

Im still downloading this!! torrent goes from 120k/sec down to 6k/sec

Im going to do this iv read tho the guide 5 times now all i need is a USB pen drive to back up ps3 data and put a file on there i need 4 the install.

I should be good to go for tomorrow!

 

[daz]

So is there a layer of x86 emulation going on somewhere for all these apps to work?

 

[Zenith]

I think the file I downloaded last time was corrupt so I'm downloading it again. Hopefully I can get it to work this time.

 

[Darkaber]

This is the guide ill be useing the download links are also in there.

 

[BillytheImpaler]

So is there a layer of x86 emulation going on somewhere for all these apps to work?

What do you mean? Which apps?

 

[daz]

What do you mean? Which apps?

Well, I'm assuming that Firefox and OpenOffice haven't been rewritten for the Cell processor? (or have they?)

 

[Rebelius]

So is there a layer of x86 emulation going on somewhere for all these apps to work?

they can be (or have already been) compiled for the cell afaik.

 

[BillytheImpaler]

Well, I'm assuming that Firefox and OpenOffice haven't been rewritten for the Cell processor? (or have they?)

Sure they have. It doesn't require a rewrite as much as it required recompilation with the use of PPC libraries. The Cell, at its heart, is a PowerPC chip. Using the SPUs takes special optimization but even without such optimization PPC binaries should do.

How do you think they compiled the kernel if they didn't have a C++ compiler for the processor?