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Can play ps3 games on linux? I needed this answer like yesterday. I really appreciate your help.

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Ezequiel

Q. Should i buy a mac or a linux?

On Sat, Jul 18, 2009 at 2:12 PM, maidstoneshelves@gmail. com <.

Kim

Q. Should i buy a mac or a linux?

"Linux can do all that as well..."

Depends on what you want to do. A Mac is a very solid appliance that does everyday work really well and in a pleasant way - browsing, mail, music, video, photos, address books, even things like Photoshop. Linux can do all that as well, but the GUI isn`t as polished, and the different programs are not as well integrated. You`ll typically find more features though. You should use Linux if you want to do any programming or operating system, work. Programming Macs is possible of course, but every aspect is very nonstandard and Mac-centric (just like Windows but all different technology). Programmers normally prefer open standards and portable code that is not tethered to a single vendor. And OS or network projects should be done on Linux (and its brothers like BSD) because it`s the only open OS, it permits you to access the necessary OS levels and code. Macs are like cars with the hood welded shut here, although not anywhere as tightly as Windows.

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Leo

Q. Should i buy a mac or a linux?

Mac for the win, in my opinion. Andrea Allen Community Assistant - Vimeo. On Sat, Jul 18, 2009 at 5:12 PM, maidstoneshelves@gmail. com <.

Q. Can you still play games on the ps3 after installing linux?
i'm tempted to install linux on my ps3, but i'm not sure. i want to know whether all of my files will be deleted and if i can still play my ps3 games on it. if so are all of my save files still saved. and can i restore the original system thing later on? thanks :)

"You will still be able to play games..."

Hi, You will still be able to play games. When you are installing it, it will ask you if you want to partion the hard drive which means set aside a certain amount of space for yellow dog Linux . As long as you partion the hard drive you will be just fine. It is so nice to hae linux on your PS3 its pretty much like another computer. I do recommend you getting a bigger hard drive. Any hard drive that is a 2.5" SATA will work. You can get a 320gb Scorpio on E-bay for under $100.00 . I work on & MOD Ps3's so I know many things about ps3's. DO NOT TRY INSTALING WINDOWS ON IT IT IS VERY SLOW .

Q. How do i play ps3 games with my linux installed?
the ps3 games that i bought for my ps3 arint working since i installed linux on it. anyone help?

"This will boot the ps3 back into it's default os..."

When you tunr the console on, hold down the power button until it beeps. This will boot the PS3 back into it's default OS. Use the default OS to launch your games.

Q. If i download linux player on ps3 will it be able to play pc games?
if i download a linux player on my playstation 3 will it be able to play pc games? also, if i download a linux player, will i still be able to play my ps3 games on the system? (do not stream my games, that's not what i'm looking for, only if i download a linux player, that's the question). thanks.

"There are two reasons you can't play pc games on a ps3 with linux..."

No, there are two reasons you can't play PC games on a PS3 with Linux: 1. Sony blocked 3D acceleration 2. The PS3 doesn't use an x86 processor, it uses ppc But as you know, there is Stream My Games. You could probably pull off sega genesis, nes, snses, etc emulators though

Q. Can you play pc disc based games on ps3 linux?
i was thinking of installing linux on ps3 but still wasn't quite sure all that i could do. they say you can do almost everything, but all i wanna do is play games, download music and movies. my computer is too old and slow to do most of the things that i want, without running extremely slow. how can linux help

"Ps3 linux is sorta pointless..."

Sorry man, as of now, PS3 linux is sorta pointless. Sony has made sure hackers cannot access the GPU, and the PS3 itself has limited RAM(about 256MB), which limits the possibility of running very intensive applications, let alone playing games. You can download music and movies, browse the web etc.but right now, no games.

Q. Can ps3 games be played in linux (ubuntu in general)?
hello, can we play ps3 games on linux, specially ubuntu. as ps3 can use linux as its operating system say "yellow dog linux" which is meant for ps3, can we play ps3 games in general linux pcs? please reply, thanks in advance.

"When running linux under the ps3..."

No. A PC is not nearly powerful enough to emulate a PS3. In fact it's not powerful enough to generically emulate a PS2 at full speed. When running Linux under the PS3, you do not have direct access to the RSX so you cannot run the same quality graphics that are available to PS3 games.

Q. Will i be able to play ps3 games after installing linux?
i am thinking about installing linux (yellowdog) on my ps3, but i want to know a few things: 1) is there a way to make the ps3 boot into xmb (i think thats what its called, when you turn on the ps3 and can choose between photos, video, music, game etc) everytime i turn the ps3 on? 2) is there any downside to installing linux? other than the fact i have to dedicate space to linux (therefore lowering my space)? more importantly, will i stil be able to play ps3 games perfectly normal? as i want the linux only for running a few applications not possible in ps3 normally. 3) is it possible to partition the drive before installing the linux, so that i dont have to back-up my music and videos? i have over 20gb of video's on my ps3 and thats a fair bit of backing up to do. 4) will linux open like folding@home? where i just go to the application, push x and then it loads into it? and then i can exit it again and return to xmb? thanks in advance!

yes it will

Q. Can you play pc games on the ps3 without linux ?
i need help here , i have counter strike and guild wars and i was thinking of playing them on the ps3 . i know people use linux to run their pc games on the ps3, so i was wondering if you can play pc on the ps3 without linux ?

"Even if you used linux..."

In a word, no. Even if you used Linux, you'd have to use a virtualization tool like WINE, and that would slow you down to much.

Q. Can you play pc games with linux on ps3?
is it possible to get linux on my ps3 then copy a pc game on there and then play it?

"Non-3d games this way (even if you install windows on top of linux..."

You'll be able to play only simple, non-3D games this way (even if you install Windows on top of Linux, which is NOT recommended). That's because PS3's GPU is locked for everything, except genuine PS3 games.

Q. If you install linux on your ps3, can you still play games and other stuff that the ps3 normally has?
i am trying to download linux on my playstation 3 and i want to download this os but i am afraid that if i download this that my playstation will no longer be able to play games and other stuff. please help me!

"Not only you shouldn't do it cuz you can't play games..."

don't post answers if you don't know but you think! no you can't! i tried it once! not only you shouldn't do it cuz you can't play games, but if you want to revert you're ps3 to its old settings, it will erase everything! this means you're save game data videos music pictures or anything saved!

Q. Ps3 linux can you play computer games off of the computer cd's? like say the disks that come with diablo?
or not cuz all of the cideos ive seen have been of just like snes emulaters and stuff.

"Linux isn't compatible with many games..."

I suppose it's possible, but there are two things that prevent you from doing what you want. 1. Most of the PS3's power is not accessible in Linux. Sony does this to prevent piracy. The reason you only hear about SNES emulators is because you can't run much of anything better than that. 2. Linux isn't compatible with many games. If you had a really old game it might be possible (although I don't think any will be compatible with Linux), but it really isn't worth it since only the most basic game would play.

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