Sony updated yesterday their Open Platform website needed to install PPC Linux on the PlayStation 3 gaming platform.

The PlayStation 3 platform allows a third-party system software to be installed on it, besides its system software provided by Sony Computer Entertainment Inc. Installing other operating systems on PS3 requires two files, one is the �Other OS Installer� distributed by Sony (which is called installer hereafter), and the other is the �Other OS boot loader� (called boot loader hereafter) provided by the third party.

You can download the CELL Linux ADDON CD image, which has the bootloader (kboot/otheros.bld) and instructions needed to install the PPC version of Fedora Core 5 Linux distribution.

Let's have a look at the requirements for installing "Other OS" on the PS3 platform:

� Personal computer (PC)
� PLAYSTATION�3 (a free space of 10 MB or more must be available on the hard disk)
� Environment that allows your PC to connect to the Internet
� Any of the following recording media with a free space of 10 MB or more

-Commercially available USB memory device
-Commercially available USB-connectable hard disk
-Empty CD-R, CD-RW, DVD-R, DVE+R, DVD-RW, DVD+RW, BD-R, or BD-RE disc
-Memory Stick
-SD memory card
-CompactFlash

You can find a manual with download and installation instructions at the Open Platform website of the new PLAYSTATION�3 gaming platform.