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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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scorpNZ
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20. November 2006 @ 12:59 |
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In the 4th post up from this one i was referring to a external hdd,whether it would work without a mod chip of some sort remains to be seen,quite frankly they should be able to be modded like PC's as far as i'm concerned (adding bigger hdd's,stuff)or cetrainly more mod friendly to allow to run OS's
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dorkydork
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20. November 2006 @ 14:02 |
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I think you are missing the point. Sony has never said that the PS3 is a game console. They never really explicitly said its a PC either that I recall. I would love to know their master plan but it seems like they are targeting both markets (games obviously). And I'd say PC is on the list as well, especially at $600. It costs more than a AMD 64 3800+, DL DVD±RW/CD-RW, 250GB HD, 1GB RAM ($524 at bb).
scorpNZ (i used to live in warkworth):
Kboot supports the following functions:
* Boot-up by loading Linux kernel and initrd from the built-in HDD, built-in BD drive, and/or USB storage device (e.g. HDD, CD-ROM, memory card)
Why I think they may support it as a replacement for your PC (possibly fully functional??). All the signs are there for it:
How to Enable your Distro section:
PS3 which System Software version 1.10 or later is installed
* Controller
* USB keyboard
* USB Memory or MemoryStick or SD or CompactFlash
* Monitor
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scorpNZ
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21. November 2006 @ 07:52 |
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@dorkydork formally of warkworth :p
i'm right in the thick of it in Manurewa i never leave home without my scoped shotgun...lol...
There's no doubt that the 360 was geared to be an extension of a comp as ms had mentioned it in it's early days,i was half expecting it to come with some sort of media edition software as well as surf the web so much for that, perhaps the next console it will happen considering all of ms's talk about the 360 being a hub and now it's more of a fizzer,as for PS3 well i was suprised it came with a web browser it'd be great too if it can connect to the net while gaming in case ya get stuck on a level and need to check out a walkthru,it's a pain having to get up and go to the comp...lol...
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22. November 2006 @ 20:59 |
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@scorpNZ
sounds like you want multiple desk tops
Hmmm, sounds familar
wonder where we could find a way to flip between desktops???
maybe LINUS has an Idea
(his name is NOT linux torvalds)
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pyromancr
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25. November 2006 @ 14:24 |
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Can anyone tell me why nobody has taken the Xbox or Xbox 360 or PS2 operating system (O.S.) and made them available for a P.C.? HUH??!? Am I the only one who see's the benefit of an O.S. made specifically to run games? And only games? Streamlined to run games? FASTER!?!?! I asked this same question 2 or 3 years ago, and I recieved no real answers. And apparently no one is trying this now either. I can upgrade my hard drive. And my proccessor. And my - you get the picture. But not and Xbox or Xbox 360 or PS or PS2 or PS3. ?Why? WHY I SAY!!!
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scorpNZ
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26. November 2006 @ 07:44 |
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Compatability issues and why bother the games on console are also on PC apart from a select few
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kearney
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26. November 2006 @ 18:18 |
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pyromancr, you have a good idea there. The only downside, is that the OS's on the console's are extremely limited. just turn them on without any games, and that's the OS :( Kinda sucks doesn't it?
Now, I'll expand on what scorpNZ said. First the PS2 has a 128-bit RISC based processor named Emotion Engine, where as current PC processors have recently been upgraded to 64 bit from 32. So, to run the PS2 OS on a PC, the OS would have to be emulated. And as we all know, emulations run relatively slow. So, these games would utterly suck.
Now, for the GameCube. While an OS may be created for any Apple computer, the GameCube's OS allows developers to access/write data to the cache of the CPU. So, now a new OS would have to be written that allows for the modification of an Apple's CPU cache. which, while this may not seem very hard, I don't know anyone who knows how to access the cache of any computer, let alone write data to it without just hosing the computer.
And as for the xbox, since I'm not that familiar with the xbox arch vs just a regular PC, I'll let someone who does know take this one :-)
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29. November 2006 @ 07:21 |
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sounds nicw, run games on current hardware...
but they are selling you hardware as well as OS and software (the games)
no one is going to slit their economical throat by allowing you to bypass their hardware
now in ten years, there is likely to be an emulator but not now... currently there are hacked emulators for game boxes from twenty years ago but not the current ones
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dumsirens
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9. November 2007 @ 12:10 |
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Originally posted by theridges:
that's cool but seriously what are you going to do with linux on your PS3??
probably nothing...
Actually my friend and his girlfriend could not afford a decent computer and are going to put linux on their ps3. My friends lady plans on doing her homework on it. I think it's definately sweet that the PS3 is made for other operating systems, well, linux.
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10. November 2007 @ 06:15 |
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I'm glad this thread got revived
can anyone out there say if the system is working just like Linux on a big box?
if so programs should be able to be installed contrary to one naysayer above
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kearney
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14. November 2007 @ 08:32 |
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qazwiz
Most programs for Linux will work on the PS3. There might be a few exceptions (those that require hardware specific code such as decoding video, and possibly sound) OpenOffice will work just fine, though.
According to terrasoft's website, since the PS3 still uses a PPC architecture, any applications written for the PPC & Linux will work on the PS3
Personally, I don't have a PS3, I have the PS2 with Linux on it. And for the most part, installing stuff is really pretty easy. But, theres also a PS2 linux community out there, so if I have trouble, I can ask for help
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xboxclear
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15. October 2008 @ 01:07 |
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ps3 dualbooting linux is so sweet. one giant gaming rig/ office machine that connects to HD tv? hell yeah!!
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