New OS (Ubuntu 7.10) on PS3

Today, you will learn how to install Ubuntu Gutsy (as a second operating system) on your PlayStation 3 gaming console. For those of you who think for a second (and who are scared) that this will replace their PS3 operating system, well you guys are wrong, because this will NOT erase your PlayStation 3 native operating system (called XMB) and it will run as an alternative OS on your PS3 console. Ready? Are you excited? Let's go!

[Relcom]

When using a 2nd OS? Just curious

[Ridrick]

Yes, its essential.

[Relcom]

Ok thanks, I need to buy a mouse and Keyboard then.

[Maddens Raiders]

but I have to get an external HDD so that I don't vaporize all of my data.

@ relcom- I think it has to do more with a matter of ease to navigate through dialogue boxes more than anything else.

[Relcom]

I see, thanks for the help

[neil_1980]

I installed this a few days ago but my wifi wouldnt work with it... heard afew other cases were EU ones had the same problems :(

[Ridrick]

http://psubuntu.com/forum/v...

[neil_1980]

Cheers!!!

Will have to have a look at that tonight!

[SSCOOLCHEA]

Or just leave it the way it is .

[ELite_Ghost]

this or Yellow dog? is this one 1080p cause i have a 1080p tv

[Ridrick]

Yes, 1080p is supported.

[ELite_Ghost]

this linux is 1920x1080 right? or is it the same resolution as yellow dog?

[thatdude]

Ubuntu 7.10 is great, i'm using it right now

[ROFLatYoFace]

How is the flash working on sites like youtube?

[thatdude]

I got YDL on my PS3 which is trash, i got it last year because at the time i knew nothing about linux. I got Ubuntu on my laptop and i have no problems with flash. Theres great customer support online for Ubuntu. When I upgrade my PS3 HHD i'm gonna put Ubuntu on it for sure.

[LJWooly]

Damn, I've wanted to install Linux on my PS3 for a while now...

Someone help me out, here. How much HDD space will Linux use? I have the 60gb HDD, and i've already used up 25gb, and i'll probably use a lot more soon.

So, will I need to upgrade my HDD in order to run Linux (with relative freedom, without worrying about space) or will I be fine using, say, 10gb of space?

As you can tell, i'm a bit of a noob.

Oh, and another question: Ubuntu or Yellow Dog Linux? I'm really stumped with that one.

I'd really appreciate it if someone could help me, thanks :)

[Ridrick]

10gb should do easily for OS itself and some spare space to play with.

Definitely go for Ubuntu. It has bigger community supporting it.

[perseus]

It will use between up to about 4GB, depending on how many programs you install. The 10GB space is absolutely enough, but even so, I use an external 250GB HDD. I can use that with both my PS OS and Linux.

As to which one is better, I've used both Ubuntu and Yellow Dog, and while I have a bit of a bias towards Ubuntu, the Yellow Dog version works just fine. I had no problems.

edit: No problem, dude. Try both and see which one you like best.

[LJWooly]

Alright thanks, you guys, you solved both my dilemmas...

I think I might just upgrade my hard drive anyway, i'll look for some good deals on hard drives online.

Bubbles to everyone for being so helpful! :D

[Jamegohanssj5]

I just installed Yellow Dog Linux on Saturday and I'm thinking about uninstalling it to get Ubuntu, why? Because I have to go through a lot of crap just to play my music and watch movies.

[perseus]

Ubuntu probably won't be much better for you, if you're just using it for music and movies. Once you have it set up, it works great, but it takes time to get it ready. Anyway, now that the PS OS can play divx and xvid, you don't really need linux to play those files anymore.

You can do everything from email to music to word processing to web surfing just on the PS3 OS. Linux may not be for you.

Edit @ Rice and cjp4eva: Google is your friend.

[Rice]

Wat program shud i use for burning the file to the cd...

[cjp4eva]

whats the purpose of putting a secondary os on the ps3? just asking cause im finally getting my ps3 this weekend!!!!!! please tell me. And thx in advance.

[Bill Gates]

I'm such a tech noob :(

I have no idea what you guys are talking about. I'm so jealous.

I wish I could hack/do shiet to my PS3, but I'm afraid I'll electrocute myself....HHAHHAHHAHHAHHHAA

[perseus]

No one is hacking, installing Linux just means we're adding something that acts like Windows Operating System (OS) to the PS3, and it only involves putting a CD in the Blu-Ray tray. You couldn't screw up the PS3's OS unless you took a sledgehammer to it because it's protected.

Give it a shot. It's frustrating and fun.

[ben806]

so, if i was to install this to a ps3 it would operate just like any other pc? but on the tv? i dont know if i am hearing all this right cus it sounds too good.

anybody aware of limitations to this O.S on the ps3? what can i not do?

Edit, it does sound like its really worth a try

[perseus]

Basically it acts like a slow PC, except on the TV. You can do almost anything on the PS3 that you can do on a regular Linux install.

But you do end up with two types of limitations. The ones you get from Linux, and the ones you get from the PS3.

The Linux limitations are that you can't play PC games without third party software, and even then it doesn't work very well. That's about it.

The PS3 limitations are a bit bigger. Because Adobe haven't built a new version of Flash for Power PC architecture (the cell), you can't watch newer Flash movies. Which means youtube (and it's dirtier cousin) are out of your reach. Also, the system runs slower than it could because the PS3 OS limits the RAM and processors it is allowed to use. It runs fine, but basically like a 5 year old computer.

That's about it. It's good, but needs a bit of work still.

[Tsukasah]

I use it on both my PS3 and my PC... This isn't a "New OS" I've been using Ubuntu Feisty Fawn on my PS3 since day 1 and upgraded.