Distributions

Linux/BSD distributions

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

The below worked in old OtherOS (FW 1.60 =< 3.15) , should work on OtherOS++ with some effort as well.

Debian

• 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/

• https://wiki.debian.org/PS3

Red Ribbon

• RC4
• Sourceforge / Official Website

Arch

• 2012.05.29

Note : Glevand ported it on OtherOS++ ; it is his main distribution now.

Fedora (Core)

• FC4
• FC5
• FC6
• F7
• F8
• F9
• F10
• F11
• F12
• not =>13

http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/PlayStation

FreeBSD

• FreeBSD 9.0
• http://gitbrew.org/~glevand/ps3/freebsd/livecd/

Gentoo

• 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

• 10.1
• 10.2
• 10.3
• 11.0
• 11.1
• not =>11.2

http://en.opensuse.org/SDB:PS3

Suse Linux Enterprise Server (SLES)

• 10.SP1:
  • SLES-10-SP1-ppc-DVD1.iso
  • SLES-10-SP1-ppc-DVD2.iso
• 10.SP2:
  • SLES-10-SP2-DVD-ppc-GM-DVD1.iso
  • SLES-10-SP2-DVD-ppc-GM-DVD2.iso

10.SP2 SDK: SLE-10-SP2-SDK-DVD-ppc-GM-DVD1.iso SLE-10-SP2-SDK-DVD-ppc-GM-DVD2.iso

• 10.SP3:
  • SLES-10-SP3-DVD-ppc-GM-DVD1.iso
  • SLES-10-SP3-DVD-ppc-GM-DVD2.iso
• 11.0:
  • SLES-11-DVD-ppc64-GM-DVD1.iso
  • SLES-11-DVD-ppc64-GM-DVD2.iso
• 11.SP1:
  • SLES-11-SP1-DVD-ppc64-GM-DVD1.iso

Ubuntu

• 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

• 7.04
• 7.10
• not 8.04
• 8.10
• 9.04
• 9.10
• 10.04
• not 10.10

Kubuntu

• 7.04
• 7.10
• 8.04
• 8.04.1
• not 8.10
• 9.04
• 9.10
• 10.04
• 10.10

Ubuntu Server

• 7.10
• not 8.04
• 8.10
• 9.04
• 9.10
• 10.04
• not 10.10
• not 11.04

Edubuntu

• 7.04

Yellow Dog Linux

• 5.0
• 6.0
• 6.1

http://www.terrasoftsolutions.com/support/downloads/

Untested distributions

Backtrack

• Backtrack 3-5 (No PowerPC version is available, compiling one might be an option, but maintaining it would be a nightmare)

NetBSD

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.