Ironman273 Posted May 15, 2010 Share Posted May 15, 2010 Hacker gets XBMC running on his PS3, tells you how (video)By Tim Stevens posted May 15th 2010 10:20AM Sony's disabling of Linux on the PS3 has made many people very angry, some more so than others, but for an enthusiast named madshaun1984 it was something of a call to arms. He didn't file a lawsuit or whine about it in forums -- oh no. He sat down to get XBMC working and has succeeded, albeit slowly. Right now the CellSDK that this build relies upon is not up to snuff performance-wise, so just scrolling through media is somewhat less than fun and you can forget about playing it. But, the hope is to improve that and to turn the PS3 into a proper media-streaming Linux box... so long as you don't update the firmware, anyway. Full instructions on how to do this are at the source link, but be prepared to spend the better part of an afternoon at it if you want to try yourself. For those not ready for that kind of commitment (or anyone who already has the latest firmware) you can just enjoy the video proof after the break. Source: Engadget Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sikh Posted May 15, 2010 Share Posted May 15, 2010 (Y). Let's see Sony patch this one...:whistles: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Knightwolf20024 Posted May 15, 2010 Share Posted May 15, 2010 (Y). Let's see Sony patch this one...:whistles: they already have , it doesnt work if you have already updated and removed the other os option. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TDQuiksilver Posted May 15, 2010 Share Posted May 15, 2010 they already have , it doesnt work if you have already updated and removed the other os option. Neat that he was able to accomplish this, but totally nearly useless. We've got PS3MS don't we? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ironman273 Posted May 15, 2010 Author Share Posted May 15, 2010 Neat that he was able to accomplish this, but totally nearly useless. We've got PS3MS don't we? I don't know how PS3MS works (yet ) but XBMC is an incredible media center, much improved over the 360's media capabilities. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob2687 Posted May 15, 2010 Share Posted May 15, 2010 So he ran Ubuntu with XBMC installed? Was this not possible already? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrunknMunky Veteran Posted May 15, 2010 Veteran Share Posted May 15, 2010 I don't know how PS3MS works (yet ) but XBMC is an incredible media center, much improved over the 360's media capabilities. Pretty much streams & decodes anything you want. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rajputwarrior Posted May 16, 2010 Share Posted May 16, 2010 So he ran Ubuntu with XBMC installed? Was this not possible already? yup Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nub Posted May 16, 2010 Share Posted May 16, 2010 Original story that makes more sense madshaun1984 has wanted to have XMBC Media Center running on his PS3 for several months, but as XBMC needs to have 3D support, this was never possible, however over the past couple of days he decided to compile the CellSDK and compile drivers in order to try and get XBMC running. Today, he succeeded in his work and now has XBMC running on his PS3, it is quite slow, but don't forget, this is still work in progress and not the finished product, madshaun1984 will keep working at it, if you are still able to install Linux on your PS3 and would like to help madshaun1984 or help towards making XBMC run perfectly on the PS3, give Shaun a shout on IRC, by clicking the chat button at the top of this board, or by PMing him. http://www.haxnetwor...running-on-ps3/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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