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Using Kexec Allows Starting Linux In PlayStation 4

Posted by timothy on from the wait-for-the-darpa-supercomputers dept.

jones_supa writes: Team fail0verflow, the hacker group who made Sony PlayStation 4, has introduced another method to start Linux in the game console. Instead of the previous exploit which was based on a security hole in an old PS4 firmware version, the new trick allows a kexec call to start Linux through Orbis OS (the FreeBSD-based system software of PS4). The code can be found in GitHub. Maybe this will lead to more and better PlayStation clusters.

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  1. What? by bondsbw · · Score: 5, Insightful

    Team fail0verflow, the hacker group who made Sony PlayStation 4,

    Highlighted for the accuracy of this summary.

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  2. PS3 clusters were *briefly* interesting... by Junta · · Score: 5, Insightful

    The cell processor was very briefly an interesting beast at the time it came out. It represented surprisingly good bang for the buck when the PS3 released. No console hardware before or since has been 'ahead of its time' enough to offset the inherent limitations of a home entertainment device.

    Unfortunately, while it had tremendous capability to run certain traditional HPC jobs, it wasn't that good a match for what game developers needed most...

    The current crop is particularly less compelling, since they were basically midrange PC at the time of launch.

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  3. in before "update" by Gravis+Zero · · Score: 2, Insightful

    it should only be a day or so before Sony removes this ability for "security" reasons. fuck Sony. yes, fuck Microsoft more but still, fuck Sony.

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