PS3 Linux

[impresso]

I have no experience with Linux whatsoever but plan on installing it on my PS3. I am wondering if anybody has any experiences with it that they can share. Also is it possible to play PC games on the PS3 using linux?

[impresso]

Also anybody know where I can find a download of YDL or any other PS3 supported linux installs? I am finding the Linux website to be extremely unfriendly.

[Fobby]

I was thinking about this as well.. would I be able to install ubuntu? What would be the benefit of installing Linux on it?

[gottabekd]

I'm a Linux geek, but know nothing about PS3. Wikipedia has some relevant things to say : http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Linux_for_PlayStation_3

[Some technical explanation]...For this reason many complex games aren't possible on the PlayStation 3 through Linux

So due to some hardward related stuff, you can't take advantage of the full processing power available.

I did a brief look for YDL downloads, didn't see an obvious link on the website. The link is somewhere though, as they are legally required to make it available for free (the sources at least), so somewhere you can get it.

As for Ubuntu, there is http://psubuntu.com/

My own reaction to this is that unless you know why you want to install Linux on your PS3, it may be more frustrating that it is worth (having no experience myself with this, it just seems it may get tricky). If you want to learn something new and play around with Linux, it would be easiest to play around with an older PC you have lying around (last 10 years). Just my thoughts. One great thing you'll find is that there is likely a large, active, supportive community to help you out.

[SarichFan]

The Yellowdog download site had instructions and info... I personally dont' have much of a use for it but onceI upgrade my HDD I may give it a go.

[Russic]

I've heard something about the ps3's ram not being up to par enough to run pc games. Perhaps i'm way off there. I have heard good things from people that set up linux.

[SarichFan]

Originally Posted by Russic

I've heard something about the ps3's ram not being up to par enough to run pc games. Perhaps i'm way off there. I have heard good things from people that set up linux.

Call of Duty 4 begs to differ..

Or are you talking about installing Linux games on the PS3 in Linux?

[impresso]

I found all the download stuff. Just about to burn an ISO and give it a try. The YDL site is incredibly unfriendly though.

[impresso]

So does linux run off the disk then?

[SarichFan]

Originally Posted by impresso

So does linux run off the disk then?

No, it's best to have 10gb partition on the PS3 for the OS. You run it within the PS3

[impresso]

Yikes, this doesn't like me very much right now... When it boots up it runs for a bit shows the penguins then it the screen goes all nasty with lines going across of different colour sorts. I can't figure out how to boot it back up in ps3 mode now either.

[impresso]

So I solved that issue, now everything is installed. It asked me to give it a password during the install but now It wants a localhost login which it never asked me for.

[gottabekd]

If you never created a username to go along with the password, use "root" as the username.