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PS3 and Linux

  • 07-06-2008 4:14pm
    #1
    norrie rugger
    Closed Accounts Posts: 5,656 ✭✭✭


    What is the best for it.
    Is it worth while?

    Short and sweet as I don't have a clue


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  • #2
    ethernet
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,568 ✭✭✭ethernet


    Try Yellow Dog Linux. It works well on the PS3.


  • #3
    dulpit
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 12,385 ✭✭✭✭dulpit


    Out of curiosity, what's the point of putting Linux on a PS3? I don't have a PS3, but just curious as to the benefits of it..


  • #4
    Thomas_S_Hunterson
    Closed Accounts Posts: 6,151 ✭✭✭Thomas_S_Hunterson


    dulpit wrote: »
    Out of curiosity, what's the point of putting Linux on a PS3? I don't have a PS3, but just curious as to the benefits of it..

    It'd make it a fully functional high spec PC, perfect for a bit of number crunching.


  • #5
    Creamy Goodness
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 26,584 ✭✭✭✭Creamy Goodness


    before the ps3 could play divx natively i used it for vlc.

    but considering the lame formatting tool on the ps3 meant that you could only have a 10gig linux partition and the rest for game installs and saves it was pointless.


  • #6
    PogMoThoin
    Closed Accounts Posts: 13,874 ✭✭✭✭PogMoThoin


    10Gb linux partion is loads, why would u need more than 10Gb? Use a usb external hd for storage.


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  • #7
    Creamy Goodness
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 26,584 ✭✭✭✭Creamy Goodness


    that's a moot point, i want more than 10 gigs because i've got 320gig hard drive in my ps3.

    i shouldn't have to go and buy an external drive because of a piss poor formatting utility.


  • #8
    PogMoThoin
    Closed Accounts Posts: 13,874 ✭✭✭✭PogMoThoin


    Ah, well that changes things a little, does it bother the OP tho? 10Gb might be perfect for him


  • #9
    norrie rugger
    Closed Accounts Posts: 5,656 ✭✭✭norrie rugger


    PogMoThoin wrote: »
    Ah, well that changes things a little, does it bother the OP tho? 10Gb might be perfect for him

    I only have the 40gig drive so 1/4 my space is loads and I was going to pick up an external for music/movies


    I know that there is a block to the graphics card but will it play my (very old) PC games?
    DVD drive in laptop is dead


  • #10
    PogMoThoin
    Closed Accounts Posts: 13,874 ✭✭✭✭PogMoThoin


    norrie rugger wrote: »
    I know that there is a block to the graphics card but will it play my (very old) PC games?
    DVD drive in laptop is dead

    Not natively, but they might run under Wine, check the Wine application database, You'll be suprised which ones do. Only way to find out is to try. I've no idea if it'll play any games under Yellow dog at all


  • #11
    ethernet
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,568 ✭✭✭ethernet


    dulpit wrote: »
    Out of curiosity, what's the point of putting Linux on a PS3? I don't have a PS3, but just curious as to the benefits of it..
    It's a well-priced supercomputer. Seems to be a fairly big area at the moment.


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  • #12
    matrim
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,518 ✭✭✭matrim


    I've read a few things that say the performance isn't great. You only have access to one processor and don't have stuff like High Def support for watching DivX. There was a thread on slashdot about it recently.

    edit: here's the link http://games.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=08/06/06/0115219


  • #13
    Naikon
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,564 ✭✭✭Naikon


    PogMoThoin wrote: »
    Not natively, but they might run under Wine, check the Wine application database, You'll be suprised which ones do. Only way to find out is to try. I've no idea if it'll play any games under Yellow dog at all

    Not a chance unfortunately, non x86 architectures will probably never run programs under WINE.
    Aside from the novelty factor, I really don't think a Cell powered PS3 makes a good general purpose Linux box, unless you require parallelism.


  • #14
    cmo
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 59 ✭✭cmo


    http://en.opensuse.org/Playstation also might be worth a look


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