PS3 and Linux

GTCole · 16 Jan 2007 at 15:20

Hi Guys,

This is a question for all the PS3 owners out there, do any of you have linux installed on your PS3's? if so does it work well? are you able to network it ok with your pc's etc.?

So tempted to get one of these when their out but i think this will be the deciding factor (if i can persuade the wife that is lol)

Cheers

G

ElRazur · 16 Jan 2007 at 15:26

Is it installed on mine? i dont even know! I just use it to play games and that's about it for now.

Nismo · 16 Jan 2007 at 15:31

ElRazur said:
Is it installed on mine? i dont even know! I just use it to play games and that's about it for now.

You install it yourself I think

Joebob · 16 Jan 2007 at 15:35

ElRazur said:
Is it installed on mine? i dont even know! I just use it to play games and that's about it for now.

The PS3 OS or XMB is actually Linux based, but you can run a full version of Yellow Dog Linux as an extra install to make it have all the functionality of a home computer. I have already downloaded YDL but just haven't got around to installing it yet... I think JUMPURS is your man on this one.

GarethDW · 16 Jan 2007 at 15:37

YDL isn't the only distro any more... you can get Fedora and also Gentoo up and running on the PS3 now.

GTCole · 16 Jan 2007 at 15:40

Joebob said:
The PS3 OS or XMB is actually Linux based, but you can run a full version of Yellow Dog Linux as an extra install to make it have all the functionality of a home computer. I have already downloaded YDL but just haven't got around to installing it yet... I think JUMPURS is your man on this one.

Full functionality of you home computer....Sweet! so i would assume networking etc. would be easy as pie

You could also use it as a media center then i assume?

Joebob · 16 Jan 2007 at 15:41

GarethDW said:
YDL isn't the only distro any more... you can get Fedora and also Gentoo up and running on the PS3 now.

Woooooooooh! and oh bugger... after I just got me YDL as well!!!

Any idea which is the most functional or considered to be the best?

JUMPURS · 16 Jan 2007 at 15:42

I have it installed, but tbh since i installed it i haven't loaded it again.

I might have a play about with it tonight if i can get the use of the TV.
I have not heard any negative reports about yellow dog yet. Haven't heard anyone say they can't do what you asked. But if i get a chance tonight i'll see if i can connect to shares and stuff.

GTCole · 16 Jan 2007 at 15:45

A mate sent me this and this is the reason i posted (sorry i don't have a link)

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Debian Linux Live CD for the PS3
Posted Jan 15, 2007 at 09:53PM by Pranav T Listed in: News, Linux Tags: Linux, Firefox, Ubuntu, Fedora, Gentoo
The number of Linux distros for the PS3 keeps increasing steadily. After already having heavyweights such as Fedora Core and Gentoo gracing their presence on the PS3, we now have Debian being released for it.

And make no mistake, while many of you might have never heard of Debian, it holds as much, if not more respect than the distros already out. And in case you didn't know, Debian could be called the father of Ubuntu since Ubuntu was originally started as a fork of Debian. The major advantage of Debian is its stability which is already proven by it being one of the top operating systems in a server environment.

Anyways, what's great is that this OS is released with a livecd environment, which means that everyone who is scared of Linux can give it a try, without being afraid of it modifying your system. As a live CD, all you need to do is install the kboot bootloader and select OtherOS as your default OS. After that, just burn the Debian CD as an image on a CD-R and insert it in your PS3 when it boots up. Once Debian starts, you can enter a number of parameters to customise your boot environment.

live - Boot Debian Live
yuv480i - Boot Debian Live in 480i video mode
yuv480p - Boot Debian Live in 480p video mode
yuv720p - Boot Debian Live in 720p video mode
yuv1080i - Boot Debian Live in 1080i video mode
yuv1080p - Boot Debian Live in 1080p video mode
yuv576i - Boot Debian Live in 576i video mode
yuv576p - Boot Debian Live in 576p video mode
WXGA - Boot Debian Live in WXGA video mode
SXGA - Boot Debian Live in SXGA video mode
WUXGA - Boot Debian Live in WXUGA video mode
install - Boot Debian-Installer in normal mode
expert - Boot Debian-Installer in expert mode
rescue - Boot Debian-Installer in rescue mode
You can install it by typing 'install' at the boot screen. Or you can check out Debian as a live cd by typing 'live'. The live cd environment which will boot up has a minimal GNOME desktop along with a bunch of utilities including the Firefox browser. The login details for the live cd are as follows:

Username - casper
Password - live

Remember that these details are for the live cd only. If you decide to install Debian on your PS3, you will get a chance to set the user details yourself. The otheros.bld which you must use for the kboot installer will be present on the ISO itself. So make sure to extract that file using a utility like WinRAR and using it with otheros.self.

JUMPURS · 16 Jan 2007 at 15:52

The only linux i have used is Yellow Dog.

http://www.terrasoftsolutions.com/products/ydl/

To be fair it is probably the best of the bunch just now as Terra Soft make stuff for the cell anyway.

GarethDW · 16 Jan 2007 at 16:57

GTCole said:
A mate sent me this and this is the reason i posted (sorry i don't have a link)

It's from a site called Qj.net - they've got some good tutorials and info on Linux on the PS3, if you're interested, m8.

GTCole · 16 Jan 2007 at 20:05

GarethDW said:
It's from a site called Qj.net - they've got some good tutorials and info on Linux on the PS3, if you're interested, m8.

Thanks for the info

only one obsicle left now before i can get myself a PS3.....the wife lol