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If you've spent all your money on the PS3 and don't have enough dough left over for games, then maybe it's time you install Linux Fedora Core 5 on your PlayStation3. Sony has an "Install Other OS" option built into the OS, so it looks like they're begging you to install it. Here in the lab we got Fedora dual booted on the PS3, the entire process takes about 2 hours. Just follow this walkthrough

The installation process was easy, however you have to keep an eye on it. The first time I tried to install it, I let it run overnight and it canceled the installation in the middle because I didn't answer a "y/n" question in a reasonable amount of time. Once the installation is complete, you are asked to create a password. Here's the part where the walkthru leaves you hanging. When prompted for user name, enter "root," you're password is the one you just created. Now that you are logged in, type "startx" to load the Fedora GUI.

Here's a brief list of programs you can run once Fedora is installed:

Word Processor, Address Book, Calendar, Spreadsheet, CD Player, Movie Player, Audio Creator, Firefox, IRC, IP Telphony, VoIP and Video Conferencing

So far this version is a little disappointing. First off, the resolution can not be set higher than 480p. I tried to install the DivX Codec for Linux to play DivX video files, but it didn't work. I really wanted Fedora to make up for PS3's lack of Media Center networking capabilities, but no dice. Next I'll try Yellow Dog Linux, supposedly the OS is much more tailored for the PS3 than Fedora.

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Posted by: bumpy
January 5, 2007 7:35 PM

The burning question is: Can you develop and play games on PS3 with Linux installed?


Posted by: abdullah
January 30, 2007 2:07 AM

if you want to change the resolution type this command before you start the gui
ps3videomode -v 3 -f

The number '3' above corresponds to a 720p resolution, so you will want to enter a different number in that spot to achieve a different resolution. The resolutions are associated as follows:

1:480i 2:480p 3:720p 4:1080i and 5:1080p for NTSC territories

6:576i 7:576p 8:720p 9:1080i and 10:1080p for PAL territories

I hope that was helpful

info were taken from
http://linuxps3.net/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=33&Itemid=32&limit=1&limitstart=4


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