Linux on PS3 v3.41 using AsbestOS

Demo of Linux booting on a PS3 running firmware 3.41 (which does not have OtherOS support). More info at http://marcansoft.com/blog/2010/10/asbestos-running-linux-as-gameos/

Category:

Science & Technology

Tags:

• PS3
• AsbestOS
• Linux
• OtherOS
• Sony
• Gentoo
• GameOS
• bootloader
• SPE
• exploit
• USB

[jonathanpcampbell]

I don't know what he's saying, but am just impressed with his solved Rubix Cube. That shit is tough.

[srj6w4u]

This man is my hero.

[sjaine]

how did you make that so called treadmill and terminal to see what's going on?

pls reply i'm a little green on some areas thx

[1Kzella]

Érdekes

[Nvidia9700MGT]

my 8930g =)

[john4short]

@adambou12 ps2 Keyboard on a PS3 .. The keyboard's connector uses the same letters "P" "S" and the same no. as "2" as the predecessor to the PS3 ... :P

[AlbertHamik]

@AlbertHamik EDIT: Oh, well I see that AsbestOS basically allows for RSX access now, so whatever I said about GPU access is null-and-void, here. I happily await this projects growth, and hope Sony doesn't try to quash it's development. Those bastards.

[AlbertHamik]

@AlbertHamik And B. It's possible that with AsbestOS, the PS3 Homebrew community could perfect that full GPU implementation support they'd been boasting about during the period in which OtherOS was still around. Or is that already in motion? Dunno, but there's some of my reasoning why. Agree? Disagree?

[AlbertHamik]

@WunderDoob Well, for now, it seems to be the latter. However, there are two things that make the PS3 favorable for running linux. A. It's getting cheaper now. Maybe not worth it's weight in gold for, say, gaming, but there's more than enough of a comprehensive amount of compilers out there, that one could port over alot of Linux titles to the system. Wine would probably be difficult to implement, as it only runs on x86 hardware, unless Darwine has gotten anywhere close yet to emulating x86.

[WunderDoob]

what makes PS3 better for running Linux? Or is this just for shits and giggles? 

[MrOscar6100]

thanks for all your hard work, i appreciate it

[darkzerk7]

@RunOnTuxPower

Anything Linux can do, PS3 can do as long as you get the bootloader working.

The only limitation really is the 256MB of RAM, even though it's extremely quick XRAM, it's still a small amount to have. Hence not many heavy apps that work on desktop Linux will work on PS3.