Early on, it was a bit of a challenge to get Linux natively installed on the PS3. Time has passed, and a great deal has changed. Fedora 7 installs on the PS3 out of the box, with the most challenging installation steps eliminated. This article introduces the basic configuration knobs and widgets specific to the PS3 running Linux, shows you how to use them effectively, and suggests the kind of trickery that gets improved performance.
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Member since:2006-06-13
DRM-laden Sony screen? It sounds like you are trying to imply that the DRM restrictions are due to Sony. With the obsessive references to DRM you are clearly just a troll as which other console doesn't feature rights management??
From Wikipedia:
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High-bandwidth Digital Content Protection (HDCP) is a form of digital copy protection developed by Intel Corporation to prevent copying of digital audio and video content as it travels across DisplayPort, Digital Visual Interface (DVI), High-Definition Multimedia Interface (HDMI), Gigabit Video Interface (GVIF), or Unified Display Interface (UDI) connections. The specification is proprietary, and implementing HDCP requires a license.
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Edited 2008-08-03 17:37 UTC
Member since:2005-11-10
Sony are every bit as responsible for the ridiculous concept of a "trusted path" as those who implement it in their own equipment. You're forgetting that Sony delayed the PS3 by a year in order to finish off the DRM in Blu-Ray. You are also forgetting the Sony Rootkit fiasco. Oh, and MagicGate before that...
Member since:2007-07-13
Surely Sony had the choosing the video interfaces used by the PS3. No one forced them to use HDCP, they chose it - so please stop making them out to be less-than-willing saints, ok.
The truth is all the big companies will take your money but they don't want you to have any digital rights whatsoever. They don't trust us at all - and who can blame them, most people disregard copyright entirely when it is convenient for themselves.
Edited 2008-08-03 18:38 UTC
Member since:2006-01-16
Member since:2006-02-28
Member since:2005-11-10
I said "Sony" screen, because Sony want to up-sell you a screen because of HDCP, you suddenly "require" one. Yes, you can buy a screen from anyone, but it's convenient for Sony that they sell the PS3, and the TVs to go with them. Sony know that a number of sales for TV upgrades will go to them solely because people are forced to upgrade to meet HDCP requirements. It's called a Vertical Monopoly.
Member since:2006-06-13
"To get a realistic desktop res (>480p) you'll need a nice new shiny DRM-laden Sony screen to be going with that DRM-laden PS3 you have there."
And how does that explain the fact that I have successfully run about 5 flavours(current favourite being Gentoo running Freevo) in... 720p over component and also over HDMI? Tada! More false nonsense from someone like you who hasn't ever used a PS3 yet seems compelled to educate on a topic you know nothing about. Oh the whole 'this article said it' doesn't make up for anything - if you were qualified to comment you would have known that HDCP is not required for any content (Linux or otherwise) up to and including 720p resolution from the PS3.
Edited 2008-08-05 08:19 UTC
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2005-11-10
but be sure your monitor supports High-bandwidth Digital Content Protection (HDCP). If it doesn't, you'll get a black screen, or possibly brightly-colored static. If you're using a KVM switch, note that the switch too, not just the display, has to support HDCP! Unfortunately, there appears to be no way to turn this "feature" off; you simply can't get an unencrypted signal.
To get a realistic desktop res (>480p) you'll need a nice new shiny DRM-laden Sony screen to be going with that DRM-laden PS3 you have there.