#PS3 #OtherOS #FOSS And here comes the real adventure with open source software. My first task to be able to program on PS3 with "modern" setup was to be able to `git clone` project from GitHub and be able to push local changes back to remote repo. First problem I encountered were outdated cryptographics libraries which blocked my ssh connections and Firefox website loads.
SSH uses OpenSSL but Firefox has its own cryptograpy libraries called Network Security Services (NSS). tbc.
#OtherOS
I soldered new capacitor onto the motherboard and also had to solder small wires from fan socket to nodes of circuit overcoming the problem of traces I ripped off the MB. This time I used dismantling instructions for PS3 I've found on YT, so I learned that proper moves made it quite simple. Applied also thermal paste onto the RSX and CellBE and PS3 was ready for testing after assembling. I was very happy when I had found out that PS3 turned on and operated stably. #PS3 #OtherOS #FOSS
#PS3 #OtherOS #FOSS So in the process of replacing the battery I tore a capacitor off the motherboard and almost ripped the power and main fan control socket from the traces. After such treatment PS3 stopped reacting to power-on button although red light of standby mode was on. I had to order new capacitor because I couldn't use the old one because after pulling out pins and SMD socket were deattached from capacitor. I ordered 1000uF (the same as original one) and 10VDC (larger than original).
#PS3 #OtherOS #FOSS To my surprise process of installation of git from sources was flawless. `configure`,`make` and `make install` and I was good to go. Next step was to take care about installing new openssl and ssh but in the meantime I needed to change the CMOS battery. Unfortunately the battery is placed on the other site of motherboard, so practically I needed to dismantle whole PS3 for that. I did it by exploration without any instructions and I soon regretted it... tbc.
#PS3 #OtherOS #FOSS
In 2021 I finally took some time to install Yellow Dog Linux 6.1 (YLD) on my PS3 fat, which patiently waited on my shelf. I discovered that Linux from around 2009 is quite capable, despite 256MB of PS3's RAM. However, cryptographical standards of the Web changed since then and I couldn't load any of modern web pages which used https protocol into my Firefox. The same happened for ssh connections. I worked it around with my other computer and downloaded git sources. [tbc.]
In 2010 I was really disappointed by Sony’s move to disable „OtherOS” option on PS3. I refused to install infamous 3.20 fw version on my fat PS3. I lost access to PlayStation Network but was planning to install Linux and play with CellBE processor. However it took me 11 years to finally do this. During that time I played on second PS3 slim I bought and upgraded to the newest FW version to use PSN and PS Plus, yeah, couldn’t resist cool game every month at that time. #PS3 #OtherOS #FOSS tbc.
@ai6yr @Lazarou #ClassAction as a mechanism is a #joke since it allows Corporations to just pay instead of undo the bad behaviour and those who ain't in the huristiction of it "get fucked!" by getting noting at all.
- See #PlayStation3 #OtherOS Settlement and basically every other case to day.
As long asbthose in charge won't face jailtime, shit won't change!
@shaknais Yeah, but that's a general issue that won't go away that way.
- It's a hamfisted approach like #Sony removing #OtherOS from the #PS3 instead of updating their #Hypervisor accordingly.
It your #NatSec can be cormpromised by #SS7 and your military personnel doesn't employ basic #ITsec, #InfoSec, #OpSec & #ComSec, then I'd call that criminal neglect and at that level one may just give up on the entire illusion of NatSec instead.
- Also that Shutdown is in #Australia, not the #USA, but regardless, Nations could just ban #SS7 instead (if they weren't busy developing #Govware all the time - see #OperationIronside !) and/or invest in actually #secure and #OpenSource infrastructure instead.
OFC #GSM itself is full of Govware-#Backdoors ranging from the A5/x - series of ciphers to it's core structure, but sadly we now got that shitshow and have to workaround it.
- #VoLTE just isn't reliable enough for #EmergencyServices - even civilian ones...
#ClassAction as a measure to deliver recourse against #Corporations is inherently #flawed, #unjust and cements the fact that "If the #penalty is a #fine, it's only #illegal for the #poor"!
In case you don't believe me that #ClassActions only exist to enrich #LawFirms and allow any #corporation to send out insultingly-low #cheques:
#Valve literally changed their [luckily illegal in places with #ConsumerProtection like the #EU] #SteamSubscriberAgreement to basically force people [in the #USA and the rest of the world] to kiss their #Steam account goodbye if they choose to join a Class Action.
#Sony's #OtherOsSettlement didn't force them to #reinstate the #OtherOs functionality on the #PS3 and only gave US comsumers tiny cheques! A core functionality that was as much of a seller of the product as #BackwardsCompatibility and #BluRay playback...
No Class Action against #Apple forced them to #undo shit they purposefully designed into products - espechally their #AntiRepairDesign with #DRM that basically requires a RAT to authenticate parts which they do to this very day and which they literally patented...
(Don't even get me started on the shitshow that is #iCloudLock which I hope the @EUCommission will #ban as it's *infringing on #ConsumerRights re: #property and causes thousands of tons of 100% avoidable #eWaste...)
#Rant #US #UScentrism #AmericaCentrism #law #legal #ValueRemoving #RentSeeking #Consumer #PropertyRights #ITsec #IT #tech #SueHappy #SueHappyCulture
@tommythorn @GrapheneOS #ClassAction ain't a #consequence, because it allows them.to just cough up money and not undo bs.
- See the "#OtherOS Settlement" for the #PS3: #Sony wasn't forced to undo the #Enshittification but merely pay a few $ per customer (but only in the #USA, everyone else got a big middle-finger!), which I think is rather insulting given this was their sole decision and they could've decided just not to be assholes instead...
The correct reaction would be risk of actual #jailtime for exectives: no parole and being forced to pay restitution to all victims that cover all damages & costs incurred as a result of a #DataBreach...
- Remember: If the penalty for a crime is a fine it's only illegal for the poor...
@subpanel @Qyriad lets hope #YouTube can't just weasel themselves outta this like #Sony with the #PS3 #OtherOS #ClassAction which shafted everyone outside the #USA with literally nothing and didn't force them to reinstate functionality.
- Cuz I won't make a #YouTube account to watch stuff - that ship sailed when they shafted me as #CollateralDamage with #AdPocalypse despite following their every rule to the letter up to that point!
@gillyberlin Das Problem mit #ClassAction ist dass dies effektiv nur #Anwälte reich macht und Unternehmen gegen eine Zahlung einfach davonkommen, statt shice zu korrigieren - egal ob #Sony mit dem #OtherOS-Settlement bei der #PS3 oder #Apple bei diversen Produkten die verkacktes Design haben...
Stattdessen wären Gerichtliche Urteile die eine wirkliche Änderung zulasten der Unternehmen erzwingen sinnvoll und notwendig, inklusive Beugehaftstrafen für's Management wenn diese dem nicht nachkommen!
soo, today was #ps3 #linux #otheros++ patch rebasing and testing time: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZllFrpqPkdo #t2sde #opensource #PowerPC #Cell #IBM #Sony
@SecurityWriter It's a fact that came out when they got #DDoS'd in retaliation for their #OtherOS removal and general assholeism against #geohot back in the days...
OFC they then blamed the DDoS'ing Skiddies for their shitty ITsec...
I bet they didn't really upgrade shit since then either...
@ipg nah.
I want to keep #OtherOS working...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=siOXFGZj_z0
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2yQCOso_4hc
The fact that #Corporations can just bail out with a #fine when they intentionally violate #ConsumerRights retroactively is a big problem contributing to the #PowerAsymetry in #LateStageCapitalism.
#Sony should've been forced to support #OtherOS for the entire #PS3 lifespan and not be allowed to just pay settlement cheques - that ain't being offered worldwide anyways - and still retroactively #NERF a product.
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