Alternative OS on Playstation 3 to be

As previously reported , in the April 1 update of the firmware of the Playstation 3 at number 3.21, the option of installing alternative operating systems was disabled. The famous hacker GeoHot, because of which Sony took this step, apologized to the Linux users on the PS3 and promised to release the so-called. CFW ( C ustom F irm W are), which will return the function OtherOS. It looks like this day is not far off, because GeoHot published a short post on his blog about the firmware version 3.21 modified by him and uploaded a video demonstrating how the OtherOS function works on it.

To install it, there is no need to disassemble the console and solder - you just need to upgrade from a flash disk, just like when installing a new version of the official firmware. The only limitation is that you can install a modified firmware only on non-upgraded to the latest version of the console (ie, with firmware version 3.15 and below). GeoHot also said that perhaps this CFW would add support for OtherOS to the Slim version of the console (the Slim version doesn’t have it since launch) and joked that if there was an advertisement on his blog, he would thank the people responsible for disabling OtherOS, t .to. after the official announcement of the update of version 3.21, traffic to his blog has increased 20 times.

The release date of the firmware for the public is not reported.