101w ago - Today r04drunner has released a Debian-based Linux for the PlayStation 3 console.

Download: Red Ribbon GNU / Linux for PS3 Release Candidate 2 / Torrent

To quote, roughly translated: This is a release candidate, is a working version but not definitive, as they surely will have functionality not present and if they will be in the final version.

Also, although I have repeatedly tested and verified, certain utilities may not function properly and must be corrected.

Any problems you find will be added to a list at the end of the post and I'll go check all that solved.

This new distribution is based on the well-known Debian and has the following characteristics:

Features:

• Core system (Kernel) 6.2.38 with modifications Graf_chokolo. It also includes a specific modification to Asbestos and derivatives with patches of Marks.
• Swap (swap) main memory using the RSX.
• Swap (swap) using a secondary partition on the storage media.
• LXDE as the desktop.
• Blueman Bluetooth as manager. Once started, lets you use the device after you sync, such as a Bluetooth...

107w ago - Today PlayStation 3 hacker Geoffrey Levand (or at least someone using his name) has released a PS3 Dual Boot GameOS / Linux Custom Firmware (CFW) which allows the dual-booting of both GameOS and OtherOS.

PS3 Custom Firmware Downloads: (Updated file links HERE!)

• PS3 Dual Boot GameOS/Linux CFW 3.30 (md5 9142d8c1707a3257b21c29d6f266c6c6)
• PS3 Dual Boot GameOS/Linux CFW 3.41 (md5 9b439b04c4c0b841ae50c3af18bb584d)
• PS3 Dual Boot GameOS/Linux CFW 3.50 (md5 74b4291615ceb394e0d64078d775a93d)
• PS3 Dual Boot GameOS/Linux CFW 3.55 (md5 fac423010dc8e20030f28145a42627fb)

PS3 Custom Firmware Download Mirrors:

• PS3 Dual Boot GameOS/Linux CFW 3.30 (md5 9142d8c1707a3257b21c29d6f266c6c6)
• PS3 Dual Boot GameOS/Linux CFW 3.41 (md5 9b439b04c4c0b841ae50c3af18bb584d)
• PS3 Dual Boot GameOS/Linux CFW 3.50 (md5...

110w ago - It's been a while coming but a new version 1.21.0 of PS3 Media Server has been released for Windows, Linux and Mac!

Downloads: PS3 Media Server v1.21.0 for Windows / PS3 Media Server v1.21.0 for Linux / PS3 Media Server v1.21.0 for Mac

PS3 Media Server v1.21.0 Changelog:

• Support new devices: Android, Nokia N900
  
• Improved support for XBMC
  
• Support MKV header compression in most MKV files (less "data corrupted" errors)
  
• VOBsub subtitles are now supported on Windows
  
• Multithreaded MEncoder works on more things now
  
• Bandwidth optimisations
  
• New Help tab
  
• More file sorting options
  
• Improve error logging
  
• Buffer reports more accurately
  
• Properly support MEncoder multithreading on newer CPUs
  
• Updated MEncoder and FFMPEG
  
• Processes ended properly on Linux
  
• Many images added and updated in the program and Windows installer
  
• Support thumbnails for other aspect ratios than 16:9
  
• Support double-NTSC framerates

110w ago - Today Jacob Pennock has shared some PS3 demo video footage of a PlayStation Move Linux mouse driver he built based off Sony's upcoming Move.Me library.

Also below is a Gestural Interaction PS3 demo video, essentially a wand-based Linux Media Center using the PS3 Move controller.

To quote from his blog (linked above): A couple weeks ago at the game developers conference Sony announced a new product called moved.me which is basically a C library that allows you to connect the move controller to your computer.

Is currently in closed beta and I just got access to it this past Thursday. I spent my weekend playing with it and so far I've built a Linux mouse driver.

Since the Sony software is still closed I'm going to hang on to the source code at the moment, but hopefully by the time it goes public I will be up to polish this up into a nice wand gesture-based Linux Media Center.

110w ago - A few weeks passed since his last update, and today PlayStation 3 hacker extraordinaire Graf Chokolo has shared a PS3 GameOS VFlash Resizer for Linux alongside a brief guide!

Download: PS3 GameOS VFlash Resizer for Linux Tools (GIT) / Graf Chokolo PS3 Petitboot Image

To quote: It's easy to adapt them for 3.55. I uploaded my VFLASH resizer app for GameOS. I need someone who wants to test it.

Make sure you make backup of your HDD first Because after resizing, GameOS will reformat HDD. Contact me for instructions Thanks

Here are diffs for 3.55 which were provided by a PS3 Linux fan which got it working on 3.55. Thanks a lot man

http://pastie.org/1778085

diff common/source/lv1_hvcall.c common/source/lv1_hvcall.c.3.41

27c27

* lv2 syscall 811 (3.55)
* lv2 syscall 615 (3.41)

29c29

#define _LV2_SYSCALL_HVCALL_ADDR 0x8000000000195540ULL
#define _LV2_SYSCALL_HVCALL_ADDR 0x8000000000295f24ull

diff common/source/hvcall.S common/source/hvcall.S.3.41

73c73