Please allow Linux installs on PS3 Slim

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In mid-2009, Sony Computer Entertainment, Inc. (SCE) released a new model of home computer entertainment system, dubbed the "PS3 Slim". For end-users, this new model sports an improved hardware and reduced price, but, on the other hand, support for HDD installation feature of the Linux Operating System has been discontinued. SCE's word as to why a capped feature is that Linux running on PS3 would require the costly update of a legacy "hypervisor" in order to restrict direct access to certain parts of the PS3 Slim system.

We believe the time has come to SCE drop such restrictions altogether and make Linux avaliable to all PS3 Slim end-users via an official firmware update, without the need of modifying the hardware manually which would incur in extra costs, time and effort for many enthusiasts. I hereby wait for appreciation of key Sony executives and personnel on behalf of the following signataries.

73 Signatures

  • Altamir Gomes
  • Fernando Granco
  • Dilmo Carneiro
  • Nicolas Negri Pereira
  • David Rybбk
    • Comments
    • LINUX
  • John P. Rivera
    • Comments
    • If there not going to give it at least don't block it so hard
  • joe m
  • Cali
  • Andrey
    • Comments
    • Make love with Linux, don't avoid it!
  • Django Bee
  • Yongzhi
  • praveen bethi
  • Christiaan le Roux
    • Comments
    • One of the main reasons I bought a ps3
  • eugene
  • Adrian Barlea
  • Ashley Santigo
  • julian
  • laurent.georget@scantech.fr
  • Petr Domansky
  • Lucas
  • Jonas Papasin
    • Comments
    • owner of PS3 80GB "Phat" and PS3 120GB Slim
  • George Knight
    • Comments
    • PLease allow PS3 slim to install Linux.
  • Henry
    • Comments
    • LINUX ON THE SLIM!!!
  • 47D
    • Comments
    • Linux on the slim must live!
  • Charles Chandler
    • Comments
    • We want linux!
  • Carlos Orozco
  • Darren Bertolino
    • Comments
    • Why take the function away?
  • Tim van der Kodde
    • Comments
    • I'm really disappointed, running Linux was the reason I bought the PS3.
  • Luis Cellino
  • josh poff
    • Comments
    • please
  • josh poff
    • Comments
    • please
  • linux_rox
    • Comments
    • go for linux!
  • lefteris
  • Moneyrules
    • Comments
    • I accept this petition I am a owner of a new ps3 slim and I need linux back
  • Zeljko
    • Comments
    • I think that linux on PS3 is more on educational basis, so SONY, You can support this in PS3 slim?!
  • Paul Lahaie
    • Comments
    • "It does everything!" is a little misleading since it does less than it used to
  • Jason Kraus
  • Moritz
  • Luis Fernando Teixeira
  • Andrea Di Toppa
  • michael quinones
    • Comments
    • i want my linux on ps3 slim!!!
  • Jonб Petrovskэ
    • Comments
    • You should listen to our plea, Sony.
  • Chris Wegg
  • rakesh kumar donapati
  • Jesse
    • Comments
    • I agree wholeheartedly, restrictions are just money making clauses.
  • ben
  • Marian Popeanga
  • Daniele Bologna
  • Sven
  • achimk