A new newbie considering buyin a Linux enabled PS3

[Berlin Slone]

It was a very easy install.  Linux is very easy, and take some time  
to learn some basic code.  Just sign up to some forms.  It will take  
a little time, but it will be worth it.

Berlin


On Feb 21, 2007, at 5:32 PM, RonB wrote:

> Hopefully this is the right place for this posting.  I was literally
> about to head out to the Sony store to pick up a 60GB PS3 when I saw
> Yellowdog mentioned in a forum.  I hope someone in this forum can tell
> me if Yellowdog Linux is a good match for my needs.  First of all, I
> have no interest in writing code for Linux.  At my age, learning a new
> OS isn't practical.  What I am interested in is having greater
> flexibility in what I can do with my PS3.  For example, as I  
> understand
> it, the PS3 as shipped from the factory isn't very 'media center'
> friendly.  The FAT32 file system precludes most HD program sources  
> that
> I would use such as hour long ATSC broadcasts downloaded from another
> computer on the LAN.  Even without the 4GB file size limit, apparently
> the PS3, as shipped from the factory, has no provisions for LAN file
> transfers or being able to display streaming video.  Since I really
> don't want to dig around in the bowels of Linux, I'd want to be  
> able to
> simply download the required software and run; i.e. I'd want the  
> PS3 to
> be like an OSX Mac rather than a Wintel abomination.  I could go  
> on, but
> I think this single example is representative of what I want to do.
> Considering the above, would buying  my PS3 from Terra Soft with
> pre-installed Linux  be of any use to me.
>
> [Administrators... I apologize if the above is inappropriate for this
> forum.  For a variety of reasons I need to pick up my PS3 soon and was
> hoping this would be a quick source for additional information.  If  
> not,
> please delete it.]
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