Operating software for ps3 - best one, any opinions??????

[kaisar1]

Hi, OK so im using my PS3 and cant play videos from certain websites like 4od and ITV player, so i searched google and found out that you can install a Linux based operating system on the PS3 hard drive.

1) In your opinion which is the best PS3 operating system??????

2) Would i need an anti-virus????????????

3) And is the operating system software free??????????

any views and opinions appreciated, im a novice, never used Linux. just want it for general browsing, watching on demand services etc.

PLEASE HELP

[cgscott]

All linux is free.

Use ubuntu.

Check here for more info.

psubuntu.com | Ubuntu on a Playstation 3

Download the file from here. http://www.ubuntu.com/getubuntu/download

[alunfennell]

No Need to even consider it anymore from April 1, Sony are sending out a new updating to all systems knocking off Linux support on all PS3's due to the likelyhood of linux been used to hack the console, so no more running a OS on your PS3.

Ever since it launched in 2006, one of the neater features of the PlayStation 3 has been its ability to run operating systems other than its own. Like Linux. Next month, however, the console will ditch that compatibility.

On April 1, Sony will release the next firmware update for the PS3, bringing it to v3.21. It seems the sole purpose of this update is to remove the "install other OS" feature from pre-Slim models of the console. SCEA's Senior Director Corporate Communications & Social Media, Patrick Seybold, says the move is "due to security concerns".

He also says that disabling the feature "will help ensure that PS3 owners will continue to have access to the broad range of gaming and entertainment content from SCE and its content partners on a more secure system."

Of course, Sony is quick to point out the install is "optional", but then, if you refuse to upgrade, you'll no longer be able to sign into the PlayStation Network or play any PS3 games (or Blu-Rays) that require v3.21 (or higher). So no, for many people, it's not really optional.

This of course doesn't affect owners of a "Slim" PS3, as the feature was never present in that model in the first place.

People who already have Linux installed and choose to receive the v3.21 update should move any relevant stuff somewhere else, as they "will not be able to access that data following the update".

The "security" reason is an interesting one, given that, around the time of the initial announcement of the PS3 Slim losing Linux support, Sony promised that "this feature will not be disabled in future firmware releases".

[dik]

PS3 custom firmware promised to bypass “Other OS” v3.21 limitation
After Sony’s somewhat bizarre “security” related decision to block Other OS installation on the original PS3 consoles with the next scheduled firmware update, hacker George Hotz – who some believe prompted Sony’s move, after he publicly admitted to having hacked the console back in January 2010 – has promised a lifeline for console owners. His advice is to avoid installing the PS3 firmware v3.21 due on April 1st, and instead wait for an alternative flashing app of his own design.

“Two things, some people seem to think CFW will enable some sort of piracy. It won’t. It’ll just be a custom version of 3.21 that doesn’t lose OtherOS support. Hacking isn’t about getting what you didn’t pay for, it’s about making sure you do get what you did.” George Hotz (“geohot”)

Time will be against the hacker – who made his name with iPhone exploits – since without the firmware patch in place, PS3 owners won’t be able to access the PlayStation Network or use other multimedia functionality. He is yet to describe exactly what his exploit will do, beyond creating a custom firmware build for the console that will keep it up to date with official functionality but also maintain the ability to install other OSes.


Monday, March 29, 2010

Don't Update


A note to people interested in the exploit and retaining OtherOS support, DO NOT UPDATE. When 3.21 comes out, I will look into a safe way of updating to retain OtherOS support, perhaps something like Hellcat's Recovery Flasher. I never intended to touch CFW, but if that's how you want to play...

Two things, some people seem to think CFW will enable some sort of piracy. It won't. It'll just be a custom version of 3.21 that doesn't lose OtherOS support. Hacking isn't about getting what you didn't pay for, it's about making sure you do get what you did.

And this is about more than this feature right now. It's about whether these companies have the right to take away advertised features from a product you purchased. Imagine if an exploit were found in Safari on the iPhone, but instead of fixing it, Apple decides to pull web browsing altogether. Legally, they may be within their right to do so, but we have to show them it's the wrong move for the future of the product and the company.

Posted by George Hotz at 1:57 PM

[buges]

sony are just being paranoid, the world would go nut's if other companies did this. I think this will hit sony big time & sales will drop because users will think what will they remove next!!

From what i've read "install other OS" is just a software switch. & reading the above, anyone gonna be brave enough to try G.H.'s fw on a slim?? to see if it makes the option avalible?