Installing Another OS on PS3

[wraggster]

Sony have posted details on how to Install another Operating System on the PS3, heres the instructions:


1. Insert the disc or storage media that contains the installer in the system.

2. Select (System Settings) under (Settings) in the home menu.

3. Select [Install Other OS].
The system searches for the installer. When the installer is found, its content and location will be displayed.

4. Check the content of the installer, and then select [OK].
The installer starts. Follow the on-screen instructions to complete the operation.

More details Here (http://manuals.playstation.net/document/en/ps3/current/settings/osinstall.html)

Anyone tried installing anything yet, post your details via Comments

[Accordion]

this means the PS3 can dual boot...

we need a list of compatible OS [s]

imagine MAC OS X on a PS3...

[spahar]

This is good news. But a lot of thinks have to be cleared. For example I have these questions:

1) Can someone install any OS, that can be installed on a PC? Or the OS must be specific for the PS3? I think it is going to be the second, since Terrasoft is releasing a new version of YDL, with PS3 support.
2) Will the OS be able to take full advantage of the Cell power?? I hope it is.

Can I ask something. If Linux could take full advantage of the Cell, then we could easily see emulators and media players playing at PS3 through Linux, right???

[tsaikimon]

from what's been released via QJ it can support any OS that supports the Power PC CPU which is almost any major linux distro and obviously the mac OS's. However I think that means the entire OS will be running off the cell's single dual threaded PPC CPU and not the 7SPE's. A dual threaded 3.2 Ghz CPU is no slouch though.

[lmtlmt]

so we will have lua in ps3 probably!

[Cloudhunter]

from what's been released via QJ it can support any OS that supports the Power PC CPU which is almost any major linux distro and obviously the mac OS's. However I think that means the entire OS will be running off the cell's single dual threaded PPC CPU and not the 7SPE's. A dual threaded 3.2 Ghz CPU is no slouch though.

I believe that in time though, all the processors will be supported :) Or at least a way found to use them.

Cloudy