Distributions
Linux/BSD distributions[edit | edit source]
Linux/BSD distributions must conform to some aspects before they are useable on the PS3:
- PPC64 (PowerPC 64bit), recommended or PPC32 (PowerPC 32bit)
- Kernel patches etc, for PS3 support (e.g.: Linux / BSD)
- Boot support for GPT (GUID Partition Table)
Side note : You can run a GNU/Linux distribution (OtherOS++) with a MSDOS partition table, but GPT is (very) recommended.
List of distributions[edit | edit source]
The below worked in old OtherOS (FW 1.60 =< 3.15) , should work on OtherOS++ with some effort as well.
T2SDE[edit | edit source]
- [1] any ppc6432 build (confirmed working on t2-21.4-ppc6432-minimal-xorg-gcc-glibc.iso)
Debian[edit | edit source]
- 6.0.2.1 DVD, 6.0.2.1 CD, 6.0.2.1 Network install
- TESTING weekkly build DVD, TESTING weekkly build CD
http://ps3.keshi.org/debian-live/
Red Ribbon[edit | edit source]
Arch[edit | edit source]
Note : Glevand ported it on OtherOS++ ; it is his main distribution now.
Fedora (Core)[edit | edit source]
http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/PlayStation
FreeBSD[edit | edit source]
- FreeBSD 9.0
- http://gitbrew.org/~glevand/ps3/freebsd/livecd/
Gentoo[edit | edit source]
- 20061226
- 2006.1 : http://sites.google.com/site/whitesanjuro/
- 2007: http://ftp.vse.cz/OS/Linux/Gentoo/experimental/ppc64/livecd/
- 20101212 : http://distfiles.gentoo.org/releases/ppc/current-iso/
(Open)SUSE[edit | edit source]
http://en.opensuse.org/SDB:PS3
Suse Linux Enterprise Server (SLES)[edit | edit source]
- 10.SP1:
- 10.SP2:
10.SP2 SDK: SLE-10-SP2-SDK-DVD-ppc-GM-DVD1.iso SLE-10-SP2-SDK-DVD-ppc-GM-DVD2.iso
- 10.SP3:
- 11.0:
- 11.SP1:
Ubuntu[edit | edit source]
- 7.04 (Feisty Fawn)
- 7.10 (Gutsy Gibbon)
- not 8.04 / 8.04.1 (Gutsy Gibbon)
- not =>11.04 (Natty Narwhal)
- 8.10 (Intrepid Ibex)
- 9.04 (Jaunty Jackalope)
- 9.10 (Karmic Koala)
- 10.04 LTS (Lucid Lynx)
- 10.10 (Maverick Meerkat)
http://psubuntu.com/wiki/UbuntuVersions/
https://help.ubuntu.com/community/PlayStation_3
Xubuntu[edit | edit source]
Kubuntu[edit | edit source]
Ubuntu Server[edit | edit source]
Edubuntu[edit | edit source]
- 7.04
Yellow Dog Linux[edit | edit source]
- 5.0
- 6.0
- 6.1
http://www.terrasoftsolutions.com/support/downloads/
Untested distributions[edit | edit source]
Backtrack[edit | edit source]
- Backtrack 3-5 (No PowerPC version is available, compiling one might be an option, but maintaining it would be a nightmare)
NetBSD[edit | edit source]
It should run under 3.15 firmware OtherOS. Glevand is working on a port to OtherOS++.
Original port to PlayStation 3 : ftp://nandra.segv.jp/pub/NetBSD/ps3/
Gitbrew Wiki page about NetBSD : http://wiki.gitbrew.org/wikibrew/PS3:NetBSD
Glevand's NetBSD repository : http://gitbrew.org/~glevand/ps3/netbsd/
If you want to help to port NetBSD to OtherOS++, please join the following communication support :
Forum : http://wiki.gitbrew.org/forum/f/37/
IRC : Channel #otheros on irc.gitbrew.org (ssl/6697) or channel #ps3linux on irc.efnet.net.
Note : All the Gitbrew related links/support/etc are down at the moment and maybe forever (08/16/2012).
In order to help, you should at least got a proper working NetBSD environment on your PC, dual-boot, virtual-machine or harddisk installation.