Why install Linux on the PS3? - Blu-ray Forum

jvoorhees · 01-05-2009, 01:33 AM

Im a total noob with this stuff

Just curious whats the benefit of having linux on the PS3?

Im looking to be able to play FLAC on the PS3... will Linux help with that/do it? And keep all my tags etc?

Cheers in advance!!!

neos_peace · 01-05-2009, 02:20 AM

Ive had by PS3 for about half a year now what the heck is linux?

jvoorhees · 01-05-2009, 02:22 AM

Its an O/S (kinda like Windows I guess

) so Im guessing linux will make your PS3 more like a PC... is that right?

Aaron · 01-05-2009, 02:23 AM

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Originally Posted by neos_peace

Ive had by PS3 for about half a year now what the heck is linux?

A free, open-source operating system.

hitechiowa · 01-05-2009, 05:21 AM

you didnt hear this from me and i swear to god ive never used it for this but if you install linux you can use your ps3 as a password cracker lol because the cell processor does rediculous amounts of calculations per second or whatever. Learned that one at school hahah wonderful things you learn while in class

Marquoz · 01-05-2009, 05:27 AM

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Originally Posted by jvoorhees

Im a total noob with this stuff

Just curious whats the benefit of having linux on the PS3?

Im looking to be able to play FLAC on the PS3... will Linux help with that/do it? And keep all my tags etc?

Cheers in advance!!!

The installed version of an MP3 player on Yellow Dog Linux (YDL) is rythymbox. I'm not sure if it can handle FLAC, but I wouldn't be surprised if it did.

quexos · 01-05-2009, 05:29 AM

Installing Linux on the PS3, seems to me like a lot of trouble for not much benefit. By the way if anyone has installed Linux, could you make a screenshot ? I'd like to see how Linux looks like on the PS3 ? How the Xmb bar or whatever is used to navigate in your games and files looks like ?

androvsky · 01-05-2009, 05:45 AM

Open source codecs like FLAC and ogg tend to have excellent support in linux. So while you could install linux and enjoy all types of wonderful FLAC support in a wide variety of media players, you'd have to reboot your PS3 every time you wanted to listen to a FLAC song.

For those wondering what linux is, it's a free operating system; free in the sense that you don't have to pay for it, and free in the sense that you can modify it and distribute the changes. Because of that, there's a bunch of different versions of linux available for most modern computers. For the curious, I'd suggest downloading the latest version of Ubuntu, you can boot it off a CD on your PC (or Mac) and try it without making any changes to your system.

For the PS3, I'd suggest Yellowdog Linux 6.1, since the PS3 version of Ubuntu still needs work.

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nstalling Linux on the PS3, seems to me like a lot of trouble for not much benefit. By the way if anyone has installed Linux, could you make a screenshot ? I'd like to see how Linux looks like on the PS3 ? How the Xmb bar or whatever is used to navigate in your games and files looks like ?

Linux on a PS3 looks like linux on a PC. There's no XMB. You have to reboot to switch between linux and the XMB, it's like dual-booting Windows XP and OS X on a Mac.

There's many different interfaces for linux, but most of them are pretty close to Windows or Mac OS, so navigation isn't that hard. And yes, you'll need a USB or bluetooth mouse and keyboard because of that. I'd suggest USB, it's a lot more reliable currently.

Marquoz · 01-05-2009, 05:53 AM

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Originally Posted by androvsky

For those wondering what linux is, it's a free operating system; free in the sense that you don't have to pay for it, and free in the sense that you can modify it and distribute the changes. Because of that, there's a bunch of different versions of linux available for most modern computers. For the curious, I'd suggest downloading the latest version of Ubuntu, you can boot it off a CD on your PC (or Mac) and try it without making any changes to your system.

Can also do it on a thumb drive. I did that over the weekend because I have a defunct laptop without a working hard drive. I just boot from the USB drive. I know that it will degrade the lifespan of my thumb drive, but it's still fun having a complete OS on something that small! I agree with Ubuntu, it seems to be the best of the crop currently.

AM-MAN · 01-05-2009, 06:58 AM

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Originally Posted by quexos

Installing Linux on the PS3, seems to me like a lot of trouble for not much benefit. By the way if anyone has installed Linux, could you make a screenshot ? I'd like to see how Linux looks like on the PS3 ? How the Xmb bar or whatever is used to navigate in your games and files looks like ?

I did ...it has a desktop ( duh ) not an XMB . Still it is a bit of trouble if ur whole pc experience is on windows .

blu_world · 01-05-2009, 10:39 AM

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Originally Posted by hitechiowa

you didnt hear this from me and i swear to god ive never used it for this but if you install linux you can use your ps3 as a password cracker lol because the cell processor does rediculous amounts of calculations per second or whatever. Learned that one at school hahah wonderful things you learn while in class

:O,I'm Calling The Police!..

neos_peace · 01-05-2009, 11:22 AM

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Originally Posted by blu_world

:O,I'm Calling The Police!..

WEE WOO WEE WOO WE WOO, attention all units we have a 411 on Blu-ray.com possible hackers on the loose. please be advised! WEE WOO WEE WO WEE WOO WEE WOO.

neos_peace · 01-05-2009, 11:23 AM

coulnd't resist.

stringent · 01-05-2009, 01:56 PM

Has Yellow Dog gotten any better? When it first arrived it was painfully slow to load up on the PS3.

Marine Mike · 01-05-2009, 02:07 PM

Well I found it a very interesting experience and recommend anyone who hasn't tried it before to do so. I never used Linux before and was able to do so.

However, I ended up deleting it shortly after as I didn't find much use for it. Evenmore nowadays as the PS3 has grown with improving its web browser capabilities.

Pepelutivruski4 · 01-05-2009, 04:08 PM

i'd have done it by now, but i am terribly lazy and i would like to stick a bigger HDD in my PS3 to do so.
my buddy has a yellowdogged PS3 and it's fantastic. it's got so much power!!!

dk3dknight · 01-05-2009, 04:40 PM

Some things I noted when I did this, DO NOT DO NOT INSTALL THE THING AT 1080p, unless you like hurting your eyes, at 1920 x 1080 all the text will be super small ever icon will be a pain in the rear, I recommend installing at 720p instead..

okay dokey, I did it with plans on playing old games... ;p

alphapyro · 01-05-2009, 04:58 PM

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Originally Posted by neos_peace

WEE WOO WEE WOO WE WOO, attention all units we have a 411 on Blu-ray.com possible hackers on the loose. please be advised! WEE WOO WEE WO WEE WOO WEE WOO.

hehehe... you see wee woo!

Lucy Diamond · 01-05-2009, 05:20 PM

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Originally Posted by hitechiowa

you didnt hear this from me and i swear to god ive never used it for this but if you install linux you can use your ps3 as a password cracker lol because the cell processor does rediculous amounts of calculations per second or whatever. Learned that one at school hahah wonderful things you learn while in class

I love where your head's at!!!

SoCalTiger · 01-05-2009, 05:26 PM

Seriously, if you have to ask this question or worse if you don't even know what Linux is, you probably shouldn't do this. =)

01-05-2009, 01:33 AM	#1
jvoorhees Active Member Member since:Jan 2007 Location:CANADA!	Why install Linux on the PS3? Im a total noob with this stuff Just curious whats the benefit of having linux on the PS3? Im looking to be able to play FLAC on the PS3... will Linux help with that/do it? And keep all my tags etc? Cheers in advance!!!

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01-05-2009, 02:20 AM	#2
neos_peace Special Member Member since:Jul 2008 Location:Shamokin Dam, Pa Home Theater Gallery:14 Blu-ray collection:279 Trading Score:1	Ive had by PS3 for about half a year now what the heck is linux?

01-05-2009, 02:22 AM	#3
jvoorhees Active Member Member since:Jan 2007 Location:CANADA!	Its an O/S (kinda like Windows I guess ) so Im guessing linux will make your PS3 more like a PC... is that right?

01-05-2009, 05:21 AM	#5
hitechiowa Active Member Member since:Aug 2007 Blu-ray collection:90 Blu-ray reviews: 5	you didnt hear this from me and i swear to god ive never used it for this but if you install linux you can use your ps3 as a password cracker lol because the cell processor does rediculous amounts of calculations per second or whatever. Learned that one at school hahah wonderful things you learn while in class

01-05-2009, 05:29 AM	#7
quexos Banned Member since:May 2007 Location:Brussels, Belgium	Installing Linux on the PS3, seems to me like a lot of trouble for not much benefit. By the way if anyone has installed Linux, could you make a screenshot ? I'd like to see how Linux looks like on the PS3 ? How the Xmb bar or whatever is used to navigate in your games and files looks like ?

01-05-2009, 11:23 AM	#13
neos_peace Special Member Member since:Jul 2008 Location:Shamokin Dam, Pa Home Theater Gallery:14 Blu-ray collection:279 Trading Score:1	coulnd't resist.

01-05-2009, 01:56 PM	#14
stringent Senior Member Member since:Sep 2007 Location:UK	Has Yellow Dog gotten any better? When it first arrived it was painfully slow to load up on the PS3.

01-05-2009, 02:07 PM	#15
Marine Mike The Busey Member since:Apr 2008 Location:Ohio Home Theater Gallery:10 Blu-ray collection:120 Blu-ray reviews:4 Trading Score:4	Well I found it a very interesting experience and recommend anyone who hasn't tried it before to do so. I never used Linux before and was able to do so. However, I ended up deleting it shortly after as I didn't find much use for it. Evenmore nowadays as the PS3 has grown with improving its web browser capabilities.

01-05-2009, 04:08 PM	#16
Pepelutivruski4 Banned Member since:Oct 2008 Blu-ray collection:19	i'd have done it by now, but i am terribly lazy and i would like to stick a bigger HDD in my PS3 to do so. my buddy has a yellowdogged PS3 and it's fantastic. it's got so much power!!!

01-05-2009, 04:40 PM	#17
dk3dknight Blu-ray Ninja Member since:May 2007 Location:Arlington, Texas PSNetwork: dk3dknight PostCount: 0001 Blu-ray collection:44 Blu-ray reviews: 2	Some things I noted when I did this, DO NOT DO NOT INSTALL THE THING AT 1080p, unless you like hurting your eyes, at 1920 x 1080 all the text will be super small ever icon will be a pain in the rear, I recommend installing at 720p instead.. okay dokey, I did it with plans on playing old games... ;p

01-05-2009, 05:26 PM	#20
SoCalTiger Blu-ray Samurai Member since:Feb 2008 Location:Los Angeles, CA Blu-ray collection:1 Blu-ray reviews:1	Seriously, if you have to ask this question or worse if you don't even know what Linux is, you probably shouldn't do this. =)

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