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Geohot tells PS3 owners to not update to latest firmware that removes other OS support
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article published on 30 March, 2010
Yesterday we reported that Sony was set to kill off the popular "OtherOS" support feature of older "fat" PlayStation 3s on April 1st with a firmware update.
Notable iPhone hacker "Geohot" has posted today on his blog that he is working on a CFW (custom firmware) that will work around the dropping of OtherOS support, also telling PS3 owners to avoid updating their consoles, for the time ... [ read the full article ]
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30. March 2010 @ 13:16 |
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hopefully this CFW will also take off absurd restrictions on other OS feature...way to go Geohot!
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rosedog
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30. March 2010 @ 14:54 |
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This better be a sad joke.
If this is legit, this is EXACTLY what Creative did with the Vision:M. They advertised its feature of recording FM radio then in an updated they pulled it. The anger and fury was swift and just. Creative caved and restored the advertised feature again.
Again, this better be a sad joke.
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30. March 2010 @ 15:07 |
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Why would they remove it anyway?
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rosedog
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30. March 2010 @ 15:10 |
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because they hate us.
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Amak
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30. March 2010 @ 15:18 |
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Originally posted by OmriSama:
Why would they remove it anyway?
"Security issues". Just a bunch of BS.
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beanos66
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30. March 2010 @ 15:33 |
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Originally posted by OmriSama:
Why would they remove it anyway?
methinks the reason for disabling the otherOS feature of the ps3 is coz sony are pissed off at groups buying dozens of ps3s to link together for a bit of supercomputing and have absoloutley no intention of purchasing the overpriced games, where they make the profit.
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30. March 2010 @ 18:17 |
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"Hacking isn't about getting what you didn't pay for, it's about making sure you do get what you did. " Damn right.
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30. March 2010 @ 19:20 |
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Originally posted by beanos66:
Originally posted by OmriSama:
Why would they remove it anyway?
methinks the reason for disabling the otherOS feature of the ps3 is coz sony are pissed off at groups buying dozens of ps3s to link together for a bit of supercomputing and have absoloutley no intention of purchasing the overpriced games, where they make the profit.
The U.S. Government being one of those such groups using them for supercomputing and not gaming. Maby the morons at Sony should just build a computer derivative of the PS3 sans gaming features and sell that. Instead of disabling the feature touted and advertised.
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30. March 2010 @ 22:10 |
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Geohot, your the man!
This message has been edited since posting. Last time this message was edited on 30. March 2010 @ 22:11
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brockie
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30. March 2010 @ 23:36 |
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this is his fault this is being taken of, I don't think it was a popular option anyway & the new slim PS3 comes with out it anyways. why tell everybody if it was not meant for piracy.
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30. March 2010 @ 23:51 |
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"I never intended to touch CFW, but if that's how you want to play..."
Hehe, go GeoHot! While you are in there, can you add MKV and FLAC support? I know I didn't pay for them, but they are free codecs that sony could add easily if they did not hate their customers so much.
"Why would they remove it anyway?"
I assume it has something to do with a potential weakness that they found. Probably something that might one day be used towards copying PS3 games. Remember that right now sony has something very valuable to offer publishers..."If you make your game a Playstation 3 exclusive, no one will pirate it". As a bunch of monopolistic bastards, Sony loves this almost as much as microsoft loves shelling out $50 million for some DLCs.
Sony is not good at learning lessons. Their limited linux support on the PS2 was one of the things that led to it being cracked-n-hacked to the point where you don't even need a modchip to play copied games...and now they pissed off the man who took down the iPhone!
I hope he hurries so I don't have to be offline too long.
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31. March 2010 @ 17:14 |
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Nice! I expect to be on FF XIII for the next month or 2 anyway. Don't need to get online for a while :P
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31. March 2010 @ 21:40 |
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I Hope if they do release CFW it will support the PS3 slims i would like to install linux on it but i dont really care all that much as i have linux on my computer
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31. March 2010 @ 22:53 |
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Originally posted by beanos66:
Originally posted by OmriSama:
Why would they remove it anyway?
methinks the reason for disabling the otherOS feature of the ps3 is coz sony are pissed off at groups buying dozens of ps3s to link together for a bit of supercomputing and have absoloutley no intention of purchasing the overpriced games, where they make the profit.
Those who bought the older model for PS3 Linux clusters aren't affected as they don't update the firmware in them anyway. They only ever see the Game OS when initiating the Linux install...or if they have to force reboot one and re-set it to boot Other OS.
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1. April 2010 @ 02:51 |
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Yeah I was thinking that there may be a way to hack the ps3 through linux but I know nothing about if it is possible, just a thought though.
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1. April 2010 @ 03:48 |
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It might be possible to do some kind of hack to the PS3 using linux, but it was not known. Thanks to this, GeoHot is working hard on a CFW that will crack the thing without linux. I kinda hope that this leads to a lot of piracy...just to make an example out of sony once again.
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1. April 2010 @ 08:20 |
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I've had my PS3 for over 2 years now and have had every intention to install Linux. Just never had the time or desire to reformat and stuff. But I want the option to be there when I am ready. I was getting ready to throw in a spare 80GB that I have lying arounnd instead of reformatting and creating partitions. I was even going to possibly buy a slim as my gaming machine and mess arouns with the fat for Linux.
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1. April 2010 @ 09:41 |
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Originally posted by emugamer:
I've had my PS3 for over 2 years now and have had every intention to install Linux. Just never had the time or desire to reformat and stuff. But I want the option to be there when I am ready. I was getting ready to throw in a spare 80GB that I have lying arounnd instead of reformatting and creating partitions. I was even going to possibly buy a slim as my gaming machine and mess arouns with the fat for Linux.
That's where I am at now. I have a Slim & an 80gb w/BC that I will sacrifice to the new update as they are in areas that get use and need to access the Net/PSN while my original 20gb will be packed away sitting and waiting with FW 3.15 & YDL with The Zero Game Project on it until maybe the day that a CFW is ever released.
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1. April 2010 @ 11:56 |
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yea I agree
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crazzyjoe
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1. April 2010 @ 17:56 |
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Awwww, did GeoNOT's feelings get hurt by Sony protecting their product? I respect your work dude, but why get mad? You has already stated that you WILL NOT work on a hack, but the work you have done already could allow others to continue if they wish and have the knowledge (which we all know is what will happen. Second, who really needs Linux and will use it on their PS3? 1% of all owners maybe? So the CFW will only allow the use of another OS...nothing else...so what's the point? Even if they were to release a full hack (softmod or otherwise) tomorrow you have to remember not everyone has a Blu-Ray burner, and/or can afford one along with blank Blu-Ray discs to burn the games. Even if a full hack were released I would rather keep my original content. To each his/her own.
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1. April 2010 @ 19:38 |
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Geohot is saying nothing at all supporting any hack that enables pirating games on the system; try rereading that article a few more times. I don't see how restoring a function that was advertised at the time of sale is anything but laudable.
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So the CFW will only allow the use of another OS...nothing else...so what's the point?
Err... You gain the use of your rather expensive game console as *cough* an actual, generally useful, rather powerful computer, for *no* extra cost (assuming you use a free Linux distro), which was advertised as a feature at time of sale. Why is it so confusing that someone would want this, even if you don't?
If you don't need the CFW and never intend to run Linux, why do you even remotely care, either way? Just don't download it! And what does having a BD-burner have to do with Linux, for heavens' sake?!
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1. April 2010 @ 19:45 |
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april fools!
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Bozobub
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1. April 2010 @ 20:52 |
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Maybe so, maybe not ^^, I won't assume either 'til the 2nd.
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1. April 2010 @ 22:21 |
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Personally I think this is a great idea however i have updated my PS3 and only cause i was not planning to use another Operating System at all.
But having an option is always a good thing. :)
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1. April 2010 @ 22:53 |
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This firmware update changes the Sony PS3 from a general purpose computer to a game console. Sony would do this to avoid current and/or potential issues with export control.
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