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Video of Fedora On PS3

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the dual-boot dept.

klippoth writes, "I just thought I would let you guys know, not only do I have Fedora Core 5 for PPC installed on my Playstation 3, but I video-captured running through the boot loader to demonstrate how it works. And yes, I am selling the PS3 on Ebay, although that was not my original intention. But hearing about people making ten grand... well, let's just say my love for my PS3 is NOT unconditional. Metal Gear Solid 4 doesn't come out for another year anyway! (Although it seems that sales of PS3s are starting to slow down... oh well, I can think of worse things to be stuck with!!)"

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  1. Not Impressive by keithpreston · · Score: 5, Funny

    Get back to me when you have a beowolf cluster going.

    1. Re:Not Impressive by cgenman · · Score: 5, Funny

      To have a beowolf cluster Sony would have had to make more than one.

      You'll need to wait until after January to see those kinds of numbers.

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  2. what's the ACTUAL worth of doing this? by ystar · · Score: 5, Insightful

    So what works under fedora? Ethernet? Wifi cards (usb ones at least)? How about more than 640x480 resolution? Output to an actual monitor? Video and sound? It would be nice to have some basic questions answered.

  3. Does it play video? by kerecsen · · Score: 5, Interesting

    My first and foremost question is whether the framebuffer driver that comes with Yellow Dog/RH5 fast enough to do video playback. If yes, PS3/Linux would make an awesome media center.

    Using Linux instead of the native media player would be pretty much mandatory, since the built-in one won't uprez DVDs to 1080 -- if rumors are to be believed. Otherwise, since the Sony abstraction layer doesn't allow direct access to the GPU, Linux on the PS3 is just a big useless gimmick. The box is way too expensive for text-only purposes (except perhaps for researchers who just gotta have a cell CPU).

  4. What about cure@ps3? by still_sick · · Score: 5, Interesting

    http://folding.stanford.edu/FAQ-PS3.html/

    They claim to get "Supercomputer speeds" out of the PS3 - can anyone confirm this? How many points-per-day can it really do?

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  5. Re:Slashvertisement by Lord+Kano · · Score: 5, Funny

    I wish I was a subscriber.

    Do you have $5.00?

    LK

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  6. Re:$10,000? by Kangburra · · Score: 5, Informative

    http://cgi.ebay.com/Playstation-3-PS3-Premium-w-Fe dora-Linux-Installed_W0QQitemZ250051615791QQihZ015 QQcategoryZ62054QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewI tem

    Sitting at $800 right now, I'd hate to click the Buy it now button though! :-)

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  7. Re:Console launches are becoming by Jello+B. · · Score: 5, Funny

    But then again, stock certificates don't spontaneously overheat and combust.

    Yeah, tell that to anybody that had stock in Enron.