Archive for May 22, 2007

Linux Powers HDD Digital Media Centers for Networks in Japan

ACCESS Co., Ltd demonstrated the operation of the PS3 as a “DMS (digital media server)” that transmits content stored on its HDD to other machines on the network. Using “Yellow Dog Linux v5.0 for PlayStation 3,” the company demonstrated its NetFront Living Connect for Linux at the “10th Embedded Systems Expo (ESEC).”

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HOWTO: Install Linux on Your PS3

Here’s a guide to installing Yellow Dog Linux, the Linux that was designed for the PlayStation 3. It’s not too complicated a process, but you’ll have to have a USB mouse and keyboard plus some storage to hold the Linux install on. After you’re done, you can use your PS3 as a DVR, a media machine, or even a webserver.

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