Yellow Dog Linux (YDL) has been updated to v5.0.1. It can now access the built in Wi-Fi in the 60 GB Version of the PLAYSTATION 3.
This is one of the main reasons I haven’t installed YDL on my primary hard drive, which is a 160 GB. I do have YDL on the 60 GB that came with the PS3 just to test it out. I like the freedom of Wi-Fi. And before this update I couldn’t use the Wi-Fi in the PS3, so I rarely used it. Now I’ll use it more.
Yellow Dog Linux v5.0.1 offers:
– Support for the Sony PS3.
– More than 500 updated packages.
– Built-in Wi-Fi now supported.
– USB printers fixed.
– The bootloader is now included on the DVD.
Written by: Tosh
#1 by Darrin on May 2nd, 2007
Awesome. I’m downloading the ISO tonight.
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#2 by Darrin on May 2nd, 2007
I can’t find a 5.0.1 ISO image on the download servers. Am I missing it or do I have to install 5.0 and then use an updater to update to 5.0.1? Or is there a complete 5.0.1 ISO coming?
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#3 by Tosh Hatch on May 2nd, 2007
Learn how to update your v5.0 installation to support PS3 Wi-Fi:
Learn how to configure PS3 Wi-Fi:
See if that helps, I haven’t tried this myself yet.
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#4 by GeoWarrior on May 3rd, 2007
This is great news as the main reason for wanting to use linux of PS3 was to use applications that required web access, as my PS3 is connected via wifi it was pretty useless to me.
Good to see that I wont have to reformat my drive too as I didn’t want to lose all my downloads again
My only question now is, does anyone know what firmware version this requires? It says to upgrade your firmware before installing, I’m currently at 1.54
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#5 by Darrin on May 3rd, 2007
I bought the “enhanced” support and I see the PS3 5.0.1 ISO image on the premium download servers.
On the free servers, I only see the 5.0 image. I assume you can use the 5.0 image and update from that. I also assume that the free mirrors will get the 5.0.1 image soon.
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#6 by trevor on July 15th, 2008
hey can i just install directlly to ps3 i have the link email me at trevorhamilton@ verizon.net for reply though i figure i cant it would be easier the estamated time to completion is 10 hours!!!! please help also PSN acount is tjh you can tell me through that
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#7 by Tosh Hatch on July 15th, 2008
Try this out – http://www-128.ibm.com/developerworks/power/library/pa-linuxps3-1/
I myself don’t have linux on my ps3 anymore, I never really used it.
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