Yes. It is quite literally impossible to remove the PS3 operating system without removing the motherboard and replacing it with a different one (which kinda defeats the point).
UbuPS3 works ok, but Gentoo is much faster. but it also takes more work.
Certain ones are susceptible to low amounts of heat causing damage and resulting in RRODs (Red Ring of Death). Funny how Microsoft managed to keep the ODs (Of Deaths) going even when moving to a non-PC market!
I've done that. Many times. As I mentioned in my above post I have never had a disc scratched by my PS3. All the games I have for it (eg new ones that weren't scratched in minor ways by rubbing on the PS2 tray loader) are still scratch-less and I intend to keep it that way. On the other hand the PS3 is a veritable tank and never ceases to amaze me how much punishment it can take (two 8 year olds playing BF2 on it sometimes get mad when losing)
Not so. Ask around in your area for a place that can fix it. In Lexington, KY, USA, there is a place called SpyRecords that fixed 3 game discs for me for US$4!!! None of the games would play beyond the menu. Much cheaper than buying new copies.
I use my PS3 in vertical position. The slot loader is very nice, it hasn't scratched a thing yet. Which is a problem with tray loaders: when you set the disc in the tray (horizontally or vertically) there is a much larger chance of you scratching the disc than with a slot loader.
Maybe not turn it intentionally, but a console in vertical position that is unstable as the 360 is in that position needs a little more padding on the inside.
Not so. I frequently move my PS3, DVD player, Computers (with DVD+-RW drives) and other disc-based players around with discs inside them. A similar thing only happened once with a defective DVDRW drive for my computer, which was quickly and promptly replaced at no cost to me (other than waiting on shipping). This is a microsoft problem not only because most disc-based players do NOT have this problem, but also because they knew about the problem!
Yes!! Instead run them through a custom encryption algorithm and have them stored in an Encrypted/Compressed file! (I have actually done that! All but the storage anyway)
Yeah. My parents used to do that before they got a new computer with norton password manager on it. Now when that breaks (as it inevitably does every week) I get a call to fix it because their passwords are all stored there.
Maybe I should finish that passhashkeyring app and sell it like norton does. Except without all the annoying crashing bugs.
I wonder how many percent they would lose when they take into account the people who cracked the games to not check?
And how many the would lose if they asked people who play, say, Crysis, heavily.
I have a friend how calls himself a geek (a sure sign on non-geekness) who is a self-pronounced spore addict. (Spore is regurgitated Sim*. I know this from BitTorrent) He doesn't know what Linux is and swears by the Holy Father Bill Gates that Apple will die. Yeah. He answered the poll.
The other friend just recently got bit in the @$$ by DRM when he tried to install Crysis on his 3rd rig. He builds computers for fun and is constantly reconfiguring them. Until that happened, he wouldn't have cared. Now he swears by the Power of Tux (the only truly DRM free that DRM will die.
They apparently didn't ask me. Maybe they discarded almost all results that contradicted what they wanted as incorrect.
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I am no 1337 g33k. When I can rebuild the linux kernel to run on my latest gaming rig and build the drivers for my just-released gfx card from scratch without the internet, then I will be a g33k. Just not a 1337 one.
Did I not mention that I hadn't looked into that much? I meant to.
I also don't like sticking to MS stuff. Because when the company goes under (as will eventually happen) everyone stuck with them goes down with them. Also it costs more than FOSS alternatives
As far as your Google IMAP problem, it can be solved by using a desktop email program such as Thunderbird, Evolution or even, dare I say it, Outlook. Oh, wait, on LifeHacker now I see that Google has just rolled out IMAP folder selection! That problem's solved now.
What we do is have a Google Apps account with mail, calendar, and docs, and integrate with a company Drupal site (except mail. it was very simple). Works like a charm.
There was something featured on Slashdot over the past couple weeks that was an FOSS drop-in Exchange replacement. You might could look at that. I don't remember the name of it sorry (and it may have been on Wired, not Slashdot, but I distinctly remember the Slashdot Linux 'Dont fear the penguin' logo)
...challenge for pirates....annoyance for consumers.
Seriously? Why do this? Although now I see that an internet connection is only required for activation, what good will it do? The program inevitably sends a signal to a DB somewhere, and those signals can be monitored using WireShark, cracked, and then pirated games with modified activation code will be released. This doesn't solve anything, it just offers another tantalizing challenge for pirates.
It would be nice to have a safe, garbage collected systems language, and such languages are possible. Unfortunately, all we get is Java and C#, two bloated languages that make writing efficient programs harder than eating tomato soup with chopsticks. I agree. I use C++ quite a bit in my development, there is no way it will die. If it does Linux will die with it (and there is no way that will happen). I tried using C# once. I spent a day learning it before realizing it was C++ without new/delete
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Yes. It is quite literally impossible to remove the PS3 operating system without removing the motherboard and replacing it with a different one (which kinda defeats the point).
UbuPS3 works ok, but Gentoo is much faster. but it also takes more work.
Thank you for the tip! I will try it next time I need to repair a game cd (which won't be for awhile most likely)
Certain ones are susceptible to low amounts of heat causing damage and resulting in RRODs (Red Ring of Death). Funny how Microsoft managed to keep the ODs (Of Deaths) going even when moving to a non-PC market!
I've done that. Many times. As I mentioned in my above post I have never had a disc scratched by my PS3. All the games I have for it (eg new ones that weren't scratched in minor ways by rubbing on the PS2 tray loader) are still scratch-less and I intend to keep it that way. On the other hand the PS3 is a veritable tank and never ceases to amaze me how much punishment it can take (two 8 year olds playing BF2 on it sometimes get mad when losing)
Install gentoo (or PS3buntu) and XBMC and you are ready to rock!
Not so. Ask around in your area for a place that can fix it. In Lexington, KY, USA, there is a place called SpyRecords that fixed 3 game discs for me for US$4!!! None of the games would play beyond the menu. Much cheaper than buying new copies.
I use my PS3 in vertical position. The slot loader is very nice, it hasn't scratched a thing yet. Which is a problem with tray loaders: when you set the disc in the tray (horizontally or vertically) there is a much larger chance of you scratching the disc than with a slot loader.
I wish I could mod this up...but no mod points today.
Maybe not turn it intentionally, but a console in vertical position that is unstable as the 360 is in that position needs a little more padding on the inside.
Not so. I frequently move my PS3, DVD player, Computers (with DVD+-RW drives) and other disc-based players around with discs inside them. A similar thing only happened once with a defective DVDRW drive for my computer, which was quickly and promptly replaced at no cost to me (other than waiting on shipping). This is a microsoft problem not only because most disc-based players do NOT have this problem, but also because they knew about the problem!
Not Symantec Semantic. They are two very different things.
Yes!! Instead run them through a custom encryption algorithm and have them stored in an Encrypted/Compressed file! (I have actually done that! All but the storage anyway)
Yeah. My parents used to do that before they got a new computer with norton password manager on it. Now when that breaks (as it inevitably does every week) I get a call to fix it because their passwords are all stored there.
Maybe I should finish that passhashkeyring app and sell it like norton does. Except without all the annoying crashing bugs.
There are apps/patches for this. Remember: Google is your friend.
Actually the Gnome keyring works with Firefox for me. Not the KDE 4.2 one though. Not without patches anyway. [/joke]
No, seriously? Linux FF is always faster for me than Windows FF. And Gnome integration + QT4 theme makes it look nice with KDE.
Arch is even faster :-} Then there's gentoo. <br /> I strip everything I can out of that.
I wonder how many percent they would lose when they take into account the people who cracked the games to not check?
And how many the would lose if they asked people who play, say, Crysis, heavily.
I have a friend how calls himself a geek (a sure sign on non-geekness) who is a self-pronounced spore addict. (Spore is regurgitated Sim*. I know this from BitTorrent) He doesn't know what Linux is and swears by the Holy Father Bill Gates that Apple will die. Yeah. He answered the poll.
The other friend just recently got bit in the @$$ by DRM when he tried to install Crysis on his 3rd rig. He builds computers for fun and is constantly reconfiguring them. Until that happened, he wouldn't have cared. Now he swears by the Power of Tux (the only truly DRM free that DRM will die.
They apparently didn't ask me. Maybe they discarded almost all results that contradicted what they wanted as incorrect.
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I am no 1337 g33k. When I can rebuild the linux kernel to run on my latest gaming rig and build the drivers for my just-released gfx card from scratch without the internet, then I will be a g33k. Just not a 1337 one.
Did I not mention that I hadn't looked into that much? I meant to.
I also don't like sticking to MS stuff. Because when the company goes under (as will eventually happen) everyone stuck with them goes down with them. Also it costs more than FOSS alternatives
These are all very good questions to ask. The only one I would accept a no to is the last one.
Yes, exchange is awful.
As far as your Google IMAP problem, it can be solved by using a desktop email program such as Thunderbird, Evolution or even, dare I say it, Outlook. Oh, wait, on LifeHacker now I see that Google has just rolled out IMAP folder selection! That problem's solved now.
What we do is have a Google Apps account with mail, calendar, and docs, and integrate with a company Drupal site (except mail. it was very simple). Works like a charm. There was something featured on Slashdot over the past couple weeks that was an FOSS drop-in Exchange replacement. You might could look at that. I don't remember the name of it sorry (and it may have been on Wired, not Slashdot, but I distinctly remember the Slashdot Linux 'Dont fear the penguin' logo)
...they just say that because they fear that they will go to jail otherwise.
Yeah, although you could chance it and try to flash the ROM to a Linux one.
...challenge for pirates. ...annoyance for consumers.
Seriously? Why do this? Although now I see that an internet connection is only required for activation, what good will it do? The program inevitably sends a signal to a DB somewhere, and those signals can be monitored using WireShark, cracked, and then pirated games with modified activation code will be released. This doesn't solve anything, it just offers another tantalizing challenge for pirates.
Too bad we don't have any CRTs with antennae, otherwise I would attempt to test billstewart's suggestion.