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Ingenious hobbyists mod the PS4 so that it can run Linux

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[h=1]Ingenious hobbyists mod the PS4 so that it can run Linux[/h] January 2, 2016 Kishore Ganesh Leave a comment Edit



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Just about every gaming console has two types of community around it: One is the gaming community, which plays games, and the other, is the hobbyist community, which runs software on these consoles that they were not designed for.


Simply put, these consoles were made to play games, but hobbyists use that processing power to do something else, just for the fun of it. They may run emulators, or maybe even install an entirely separate operating system. The DS, the 3DS, the PS3, the PSP, the PS Vita and just about every other console has a hobbyist community, but Sony has learned from its previous consoles and has enforced strict safeguards so that homebrew cannot be run on the PS4.


But with time, exploits do come to the surface, and now, utilizing one such exploit, a group named failOverflow has successfully installed Linux on the PS4 (Which was once a feature on the PS3, then removed and promptly came back with efforts from the homebrew community). Basically, they utilized an exploit in the PS4’s browser, which allows them to take control of the system with the help of a special webpage, and after identifying and using vulnerabilities in other parts of the system, the group set about installing Linux onto the locked-down system.


However, this technique is currently only usable on firmware 1.76, whereas the latest software version is 3.11. Plus, since Sony locks down just about every online activity if you don’t update, you have no choice (Unless you are okay with your PS4 not being able to connect to PSN).


But this is a really big breakthrough, and with time and effort, we may see more exploits appearing. What do you think? Can the hobbyist community keep up with Sony, and vice versa?

http://techgeekforever.com/2016/01/...d-the-ps4-so-that-it-can-run-linux/#more-6027
 
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