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Your favourite Linux distro on PS3
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article published on 13 November, 2006
The launch of PlayStation 3 has filled gaming and technology news, but the Open Platform for PS3 has dropped a bomb. Ealier Sony promoted the Open Platform with Yellow Dog Linux operating system available and upgradeable for your PS3, now it seems like it is not going to stop there, you'll be able to install most of you favorite Linux distros also.
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13. November 2006 @ 02:24 |
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wooohooo!!! does anyone know if we can install windows or os x on the ps3.
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13. November 2006 @ 02:54 |
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Thats great :)
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13. November 2006 @ 04:04 |
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Well it does say on it's website "PLAYSTATION®3 allows any desired third-party system software to be installed on it besides its system software provided by Sony Computer Entertainment Inc. Details will be posted on this site soon."
So i presume why not right! You should be able to install Win or linux.
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dos1986
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13. November 2006 @ 05:55 |
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So what would that mean if we could install windows on the pc could you do stuff like word,internet explorer etc even use emulators designed for windows on it.
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tmkansell
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13. November 2006 @ 06:56 |
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I don't think you could install Windows as it uses x86 architecture. OSX, though supports PowerPC so you should be able to install that maybe! At least until Apple ditches PPC after the new intel mac have been out long enough. I'm sure that will be a few years though and at least one more new OS.
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13. November 2006 @ 07:12 |
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OSX Leopard will be going straight onto my ps3. the powerpc architecture should work, but what about those spe's? i think the ppe in the cell gives off work to the spe's when it wants or needs. they are also for stream processing.
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Alcareru
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13. November 2006 @ 07:29 |
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Oooohhh... sooo sweet.. sooo sweet things I'm hearing about the ps3! Damn! Could someone please "lend" me some... hmm.. lets say 1000?? So I can by a descent tv and ps3 when it gets puplished in Europe.
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#afonic
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13. November 2006 @ 08:29 |
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Why don't you guys slow down?
All that Sony lets you install is Linux in command line mode if you bother read the documents. Sure thats cool, and I bet it will make PS3 a very cheap platform to run a web server for example but they say nothing about providing drivers for X interface (to be able to run KDE or Gnome) or sound drivers for instance.
Will they provide them or its up to the community again to try and make PS3 run Linux propertly and thus turn it in a media center PC.
And you start asking about Windows and Mac OSX...
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13. November 2006 @ 10:12 |
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Hmmmm.... Mircorosft and Sony are competitors, I don't think sony would want a Microsoft product such as XP on their system. Yes i know they can(as like bootcamp on MAC) but i really doubt it will ever be supported
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13. November 2006 @ 14:48 |
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Sony will drop linux for the ps3, this was done for the ps2 in the united states
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13. November 2006 @ 15:29 |
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thats very interesting
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13. November 2006 @ 16:34 |
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you wont be able to install windows or apple os as it uses a different partition format. You might be able to dual boot or use that windows emu program for linux. Windows uses ntfs whereas linux doesn't. And if you installed it, the playstation would not be able to access that partition
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13. November 2006 @ 17:56 |
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this news is ancient, knew about this 3 weeks ago.
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tabletpc
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13. November 2006 @ 23:51 |
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well this does sound great that it allows you to run linux minus one thing it says nowhere that you can run linux applications just linux itself and worse why cant we run mac os x it is a powerpc processor after all i would think it would boot wouldn't you
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14. November 2006 @ 01:27 |
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I think its just sony hype. Its just another thing to get people interisted and like the psp, I see ps3 taking a noise dive after the launch.
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theridges
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16. November 2006 @ 16:54 |
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that's cool but seriously what are you going to do with linux on your PS3??
probably nothing...
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crea2k
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18. November 2006 @ 13:50 |
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This is a bit risky for sony isnt it, with enough knowhow someone could in theory write a program in linux that manipulated the ps3 sofware to do whatever they want, e.g play copied games :-D whaaay.
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dorkydork
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18. November 2006 @ 15:42 |
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In one of the processor sites that I follow that talk about amd, intel, nec and other chip manufacturers a sony rep stated in an article on the cell that "...any operating system including windows can run on top of the cell chip/architecture". This includes the cell chip in the ps3. This article came out a year ago (in your face thekingo7 ...jk). Although they haven't explicitly said anything since, I think they'll mention something soon enough. One because of the first article I read and two because they said, "third-party system software" instead of "linux distro."
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kearney
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18. November 2006 @ 16:01 |
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OK. You won't be able to install Windows(R). Even if you manage to get Mac OS X (Tiger) installed on the machine because BootCamp only works for Intel based machines running the Mac OS.
There is a GUI (X-Windowing System) for PS3, it's called Enlightenment, and it looks very similiar to Apple's OS X. So, no worries there.
Finally, no Sony will not drop Linux on this Box. WHY? Because, SONY is not selling the Linux this time. Linux is being provided by 3rd parties. The only way Sony would stop supporting Linux on the PS3 would be if they stopped putting HardDrives in the PS3.
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dorkydork
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18. November 2006 @ 20:11 |
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"The Cell processor will simultaneously support multiple operating systems, such as conventional operating systems (including Linux), real-time operating systems for computer entertainment and consumer electronics applications, and guest operating systems for specific applications, the group said."
http://linuxdevices.com/news/NS2972427392.html
Sony PlayStation 3 'Cell' processor to support OS X
http://www.macnn.com/articles/05/08/04/sony.cpu.tiger.compatible/
They *can* support Windows and Mac OS X because they have built that in for their other markets (servers, etc) but they seem to be avoiding directly saying that. After its out, the next question is do you want to install windows on it.
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19. November 2006 @ 02:35 |
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I agree, do you want to install windows?
if it has an XWindows GUI then Wine should be able to run all your windows progs that are worth running
If it runs Linux then it must run the programs available in Linux because Linux is more than just the kernel
who sells a sandbox that can't hold sand?
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19. November 2006 @ 12:45 |
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Just outa curiosity would it be poss to run a OS or more appropriatley a media centre software externally instead of install include the 360 in that question,i don't intend buying 360 or PS3 for a while yet but when i do it'd be nice to know the dam things can do more than just play games or dvd's
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19. November 2006 @ 18:57 |
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do you mean like a LiveCD?
only goes into OS when disk is in drive at boot up?
it would need to auto boot from CD drive to be a true LiveCD but even if it won't do that it should act like a LiveCD if you run from CD as you would any other game/app... only reason to install on HardDrive is to have faster start up and larger (and permanant) storage when running... while only reason to go live CD (or what ever) would be to save hard drive space and twiddle your thumbs while it scecks for all your hardware everytime you start linux
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20. November 2006 @ 06:56 |
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Hey guys, relax. The opensource movement built everything off of one guy's kernel .. remember linux torvalds? Duh, everybody wants to put linux on their machine, its just a way for sony to get the development community to figure out badass ways to use the system architecture. Who wants to be used for this you say? How about EVERYONE that WANTS KICKASS GAMES! I for one have a PS3 and luckily with a few modified build scripts and modprobing X runs fine in VESA mode. Please take the time do download the cell processor SDK that has been available for damn near 2 years now and all of this makes sense. Did i mention the SDK has a cell proc emulator with it? :-)
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20. November 2006 @ 09:58 |
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im thinking along the same lines as crea2k here. using an open source software could potentially create problems for sony by pirates. although it defiantly makes me want to buy one more knowing i might be able to backup my games hopefully sooner than not.
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