Things you need to know... no, really, this is important. It's worth noting a few technical limitations with the whole procedure. Firstly, Linux (called "Other OS" in the PLAYSTATION 3 interface) can ...

It has been public knowledge since before the launch of the PlayStation 3 that it is capable of installing a GNU/Linux operating system. But how is this done and why would we want to do it? We examine ...

Linux on Sony hardware has been done before, but not to any great success. Some of you may remember that the PS2 could run a strange version of the open source OS with a bought package that gave you a ...

I think this is worth its own thread. Sony has put up some stuff on powerdeveloper.org about getting Linux to work on PS3, including patches and a bootloader. The significant bit is that they don't ...

When Sony launched the PlayStation 3 in 2006, it included an Other OS feature that allowed you to install and use another operating system on its PowerPC hardware. Yellow Dog Linux was the first Linux ...