Run x86 software on PS3 ? - PS3 NEWS

**mickyparu** · 07-21-2008

Hello,

It is possible to run x86 software on ps3? Apparently it is possible with PowerPC x86 Emulator.

But it is with OpenSUSE and I don't know if it is compatible on PS3.

The link: http://en.opensuse.org/PowerPC_x86_Emulator

Thanks.

**Starlight** · 07-21-2008

Have you checked out this sticky Tutorial: Emulate WinXP in PS3 using Linux in the stickies above these threads, as it might help you out.

**mickyparu** · 07-22-2008

Yes, but it is too slow. It is impossible to run wine on PS3 ?

I want to run Zattoo (to view TV).

**zaror1992** · 07-22-2008

I dont know if you can do that but I have read about a Java x86 emulator for Linux, the problem might be the limited RAM I think.

**link2009** · 07-23-2008

I doubt you couldn't run Wine with the memory the PS3 has. You can easily emulate Zattoo with wine, give it a try. http://www.winehq.org

**mickyparu** · 07-23-2008

wine is not compatible with a powerpc, i have only i386 and amd64.

**NEMESIS0744** · 07-27-2008

It may be possible to force architecture, but it may not install correctly and/or work correctly if you do.

**Transient** · 07-27-2008

What you're really looking for is to run Win32 software on a PS3. I'm sorry to say it won't work the way you want (it'll be so slow it's unusable).

As for x86 emulation in general, yes it is possible using applications such as Qemu or DOSBox.

Wine works by translating OS calls from Windows apps into equivalent Linux calls but maintains it's speed by executing code directly rather than through emulation. As a result, you cannot run x86 code on a PPC processor (and thus cannot run Wine).

**puppero** · 07-29-2008

You could have a look at the Darwine project (http://darwine.sourceforge.net/). It uses QEMU to run wine's x86 code on macos/powerpc. Of course this is not a solution that will work out of the box, and the performance will be probably poor.

**jabberosx** · 07-31-2008

Or try and find an old WinNT4.0 installer CD for PPC and try installing that. Dont know if anyone tried that but WinNT4.0 actually came for mips and ppc arch.