Which is a pain in the The step-by-step guide to get through the installation routine for those who have this problem is described at the psubuntu forum. UPDATE II: There is an annoying bug in the LiveCD (which I guess is there for compatibility reasons) – gnome starts up fine, but when trying to install the installer application’s window is too big for the screen, so you can’t see the Cancel/Back/Next buttons. So as I know Ubuntu better, I’m downloading their PS3 build now and will continue by following their install instructions. UPDATE: Whilst installing Yellow Dog I did a bit of googlin’ and found that I was wrong – the Ubuntu 7.0.4 beta had issues with the Sound Card, but that seems to have been fixed in the production version. Ubuntu is great, but apparenty the latest version (7.0.4) doesn’t have a stable build for the PS3 (yet) there supports the soundcard, but once it’s ready I’ll probably move across to Ubuntu. Don’t really download that much stuff anyway so no dramas, but I can guess you can attach an external HDD via USB if you wish to leave more space to the PS3 OS. Just to give me enough space to store MP3s and stuff on the hard disk. They have a great installation guide here.Īs a tip, I decided to format the HDD to leave 10GB to the PS3 and the rest to the Other OS. Now although this is a commerically supported build, you can find the ISO on their download site or via the mirrors. So, for the moment its Yellow Dog Linux, which 5.0.1 fully supports the PS3. Apparently the PS3 can run it, two flavours I’ve seen recommended are Yellow Dog Linux and Ubuntu. Not particularly necessary but given I’m going to install Linux i don’tthink the joypad is going to be good enough □ The wireless receiver is a USB one, so just a standard Logitech-style PC keyboard and mouse package works fine.ģ. It gave me 130GB of “working space” after formatting.Ģ. Pretty easy, also if you follow this guide. So I went out and bought myself a 160GB SATA 2.5″ hard disk and installed it. Although 60GB is enough, it probably isn’t over time. Turn the PS3 into a Media Server that iTunes can use to stream music from. I could have got an Apple TV or Mac Mini, but to be honest don’t have the room to put it near the telly. Cop圜ontrolled), thanks a bunch SonyBMG (allegedly). Problem is, that the in-built music player doesn’t allow you to rip come CDs (e.g. The PS3 itself is great for games, but I’d like to store my cds on it and then use it to stream them across the network to wherever I am working, so I can listen via iTunes. I’m a bit of a Sony whore I guess, yes its expensive but their stuff is usually higher quality and lasts longer. I’m a bit of a n00b sometimes around the newer fangled technologies – at work these days I don’t get to play with the technologies as much unless you count Excel, PowerPoint and Project – but have challenged myself to upgrade my PS3 into a Media Server. Please send me any comments, tips, etc via the Comments. How I Built a Media Server on a Playstation 3 (PS3)įeisty, freevo, howto, linux, media, ps3, rythmbox, ubuntu Home › ps3 › How I Built a Media Server on a Playstation 3 (PS3)
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