Over at ps2dev.org there is an ongoing discussion thread detailing how to access and utilize the PS3’s GPU under Linux. In order to take advantage of this you’ll require Linux skills and familiarity with patching & recompiling kernels. Though not overly difficult, here is a video demonstration:
Details on obtaining the patches, and patching the Linux kernel, can be found at the source link.
- source: ps2dev
Thanks FRAK.
sorry to be a dumbass but is this usefull. i dont really understand what it does lol. could someone please explian it to someone with a bays knoledge of coding
i posted this days ago greg
lol sorry i just realised that gpu is graphics processor. i get it now.
This is great! Emulators will be doper than ever. SICKWIDIT!
The most useful part of it will be prolly be using the GPU for HD resolution video decoding. That’ll make x264 playback alot smoother with VLC or mplayer.
cool
what does this do? are we able to use devs know?
As i sayed 2008 will be the year of the PS3.Now i can smell homebrew.The main problem why we cant use Linux to boot backups was the non access to the GPU under OtherOS mode.But now with GPU access under OtherOS we will be a step closer to a working Bootloader.Next step will be to get format NTFS/EXT3 working under OtherOS and a lot off peoples on this planet will be happy like on drugs such as extasy ;p)
As i sayd 2008 will be the year of the PS3.
The main problem why we cant use OtherOS to boot backups was the non access to the GPU.Now with access to the GPU we will be a step closer to a working Bootloader.The next step will be to get NTFS/EXT3 working under the Linuxkernel and a lot of peoples on this planet will be happy like on grugs such as extasy ;p)
no three the main problem is that because of no ntfs file system we cant load files with size bigger than 4gib
waiting for the iso loader pls give it to us sony
Im all for playing like snes but the problem is the iso loaders. People are so cheap, and ruin companies with that shit.. I cant wait for an iso loader and sony finding ways to block people from using HOME and other things… Microsoft got it right with Xbox live bans..
you’re not sony…you’re just some douche bag with issues
Great!!!
will
if sony want some exyra cash they should give us
a hint to how to crack the ps3
look to the ps2 it ht the secsuss till now and its live more then the ecpected
Here is a link to this svn-repo thing :)
http://svn.ps2dev.org/listing.php?repname=ps3ware&path=%2Ftrunk%2Flibps3rsx%2F&rev=0&sc=0
And here is a topic dealing with it
http://forums.ps2dev.org/viewtopic.php?t=8364
Well, the guy who dropped me this says he is down to this thing… why don’t he just give me the iso-loader :) I don’t really care about this “texture_desc_t *desc = file;”
well I hope dis leads to a isoloader it’ll come eventually but I don’t wanna wait 5 years
Does this mean we will soon be able to play pc games using the ps3?
You cant play PC games on a console.They have a different hardware setup.How you want to play a PC game what will use 1GB of GDDR RAM on the PS3 with max. 250MB of GDDR RAM?
If we want to use the OtherOS to Boot Backups we will need a few changes to the OtherOS such as: “Access to GPU”,”Bluetooth Driver” to get the Controller working and “Format NTFS or EXT3 support” to storage the games on a external HDD.
@ esynaghy6888
To ad NTFS or EXT3 to the Linuxkernel will be a littel step for a good hacker also to ad the Bluetooth driver will not be hard to do.But the main problem was the non access to the GPU.Give them a few months and im sure some one will release a bootloader with NTFS/EXT3 and Bluetooth support.
does this mean that a hw- accelerated OpenGL driver is on its way? i can’t wait to port my CrystalSpace apps to the PS3, for this i need a decent OpenGL driver, Mesa is not enough..
This video is old. I saw it months ago on YouTube.
To all those hoping for isoloader again - FUCK YOU! - it won’t happen just coz some assholes got access to the GPU. what I hope comes out of this is it leads to cool things being developed for Linux, someone said better playback in VLC etc - agreed. but you still won’t get ISOloader just coz they get nice gfx. noobs.
I wana put linux on my ps3 bt wot linux should i get?
a PC game what will use 1GB of GDDR RAM on the PS3 with max. 250MB of GDDR RAM?
Actually, plenty of pc game can, 1GB ram is nothing… and 250MB graphics ram is even more patheatic, in fact xbox’s gdu is better, oh well.. hopefully ps3 makes it up with cell processor.
love the fatc he’s chewing gum with his mouth open…
fuck next gen shity ass consoles.. there a waist of time and money.. 600 bux to play video games.. what the fuck was i thinking… i quit.. later you fucken nerds.
so can i now run compiz desktop effects??
with access to the gpu, compiz and all it entails definatly seems to be closer to our grasp, now all we need is a few really dedicated devs to make a version of it that will be able to run xgl on the ps3 cell cpu, and use the gpu to output it in the form of that delicious compiz we love so very much <3 :) <3 :)
i have a solution to the memory problem just use a solid state disk based harddrive and then use a large page file. solid state disks are harddrives made from non-volitole memory so the access times are extremly fast the average access time on the fastest harddrives that are disc based are something like 32ms with solid state your looking at .001ms or less! p.s. sorry for the double post
I think u should be able to use ntfs with no probs, i do this on my ubuntu laptop :
run dmesg right after u plug in ntfs drive and see the location, should be something like /dev/sdb1 etc…
Then as root run mkdir /media/Folder to create a mount location and run this command to actually mount it :
mount -t ntfs-3g /dev/sdb1 /media/Folder -o force
wil try on ps3 as soon as install is finished:P