From robert.spykerman at gmail.com Thu Aug 5 19:36:26 2010 From: robert.spykerman at gmail.com (Robert Spykerman) Date: Thu, 5 Aug 2010 20:36:26 +1000 Subject: [ydl-gen] PS3 update problem In-Reply-To: <9C844F7B-2FC7-4BC9-BDDF-B05125F98DCB@noaa.gov> References: <9C844F7B-2FC7-4BC9-BDDF-B05125F98DCB@noaa.gov> Message-ID: 2010/7/9 Robert Black : > Does anyone have the PS3 .PUP update file that the hacker named George Holtz > used to overcome the problem Sony caused by eliminating the "Other OS" > option? Bit late a reply but I would suggest perhaps considering not updating your firmware if your PS3 linux is absolutely indispensable. I think for now that burns the least number of bridges BUT of course could make playing online / new games unlikely. I have not used the hacked patch but I am concerned about using it online with a false sense of security of Sony not being able to detect it. To be honest, Sony's actions have left me such a bitter taste in my mouth that I hardly ever boot up my PS3 anymore - not even for games . I have not updated my firmware but it looks like I'm going to mothball my PS3 the way it is for now. Who knows, it might fetch some value unpatched in the future. If you must play online or get new games, perhaps buying a new PS3 may be better. Or upgrading the firmware and just abandoning your ps3 linux. Myself, I'm showing Sony the finger by not buying anymore PS3 stuff (or Sony stuff for that matter if I can avoid it, but that in itself is tricky given how much they actually own). > I cannot use an .exe file; I have a PPC Mac G4 at home. I need the actual > file, otherwise, my YDL 6.2 installation on the PS3 that I spent an > inordinate amount of time configuring will be inacessable before long. > > Thanks. > As many would say and coming even from ibm itself it would seem that the cell is dead. The power arch is confined to niches. I spent many an hour like yourself messing with YDL but I think it's time to move on. IA32 / AMD64 is probably the only sensible desktop architecture at the moment (I hope not for long but ... well you know... it's not like the ARM movement is going to hit the desktop market in a big way just now). The reason I am still here is because YDL in their wisdom have made an x86 YDEL / CUDA available for public download (Thank you very much). I only just discovered this fact this week - previously I think it was a paid download. So I am downloading this as we speak. Don't know too much about CUDA but it looks, on superficial glances, somewhat less complicated than the cell, to implement simple stuff. Could eat my words here of course, hahaha. If you've been pondering making the switch, I think this may help ease the trouble of changing to a new architecture as I would expect it would not be all too different a beast from YDL 6.2. There is also CentOS / RHEL etc I guess which would be similar as well. > Robert A. Black > > Research Meteorologist ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?4301 Rickenbacker Cswy. > NOAA/AOML/HRD ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?Miami, FL 33149-1026 ... Robert Spykerman -- chown -R us ./base