Linux on PS3

[bigdavecox90]

Is there any point in actually installing Linux on my PS3?

How does it benefit me?

[Jamesy]

Well if you can't see a point don't do it :)

I use it for school work and basic tasks away from my main pc.

edit:

My desktop:

http://www.tehupload.com/uploads/2977653230c4d19Screenshot.png

[bigdavecox90]

Well I just thought it looked cool and was quite curious...

[Jamesy]

best thing to get is Yellow Dog 6. Built purposefully for the ps3, it has all the wifi drivers working.

[bigdavecox90]

best thing to get is Yellow Dog 6. Built purposefully for the ps3, it has all the wifi drivers working.

Enlighten me a bit more mate?

[Jamesy]

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

built for the ps3, so if you are planning on doing it your best bet is to use this version.

[bigdavecox90]

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

built for the ps3, so if you are planning on doing it your best bet is to use this version.

But overall does it just turn my PS3 into a PC?

[Jamesy]

erm, very basically. You can wordprocess and browse the internet. There's the Gimp on there and all the usual programs but it's not going to be fast or have any 3d acceleration at all.

[bigdavecox90]

erm, very basically. You can wordprocess and browse the internet. There's the Gimp on there and all the usual programs but it's not going to be fast or have any 3d acceleration at all.

So not worth me bothering really then?

[Swinkid]

So not worth me bothering really then?

Nah it won't keep it as it is...

Dark_Alex (the maker of PSP's custom firmware) is making a custom firmware for the PS3 - i'd wait for that.

[bigdavecox90]

Nah it won't keep it as it is...

Dark_Alex (the maker of PSP's custom firmware) is making a custom firmware for the PS3 - i'd wait for that.

Do you know what his custom firmware is going to include?

[Swinkid]

Do you know what his custom firmware is going to include?
Nope sorry i'd check on his website. Its probably going to be like his psp firmware - it will let you run other programs or something like homebrews

[bigdavecox90]

Nope sorry i'd check on his website. Its probably going to be like his psp firmware - it will let you run other programs or something like homebrews

So maybe, being able to play old school PS1 games? :D

[Stephen!]

Can you plug a USB mouse and keyboard in?

[Recursion]

Well durrr :P

[iUnknown]

Unless you're a serious PS3 and Linux genius; no. If you are, then you can use yellow dog on the PS3 to create programs and modify PS3 game files so that you can cheat. Cheats that you can do on the computer (eg. aimbot on call of duty 4) can be done on the PS3 by installing Linux on it so you can have a fiddle, the same way you fiddle on a PC.