f you ever dreamed of
running a Linux-based operating system on your Sony PlayStation 4 gaming
console with firmware 4.55, it looks like it's now finally possible
thanks to the hard work of a few skilled developers.
Developer Valentin Breiz recently updated his PS4 Linux Loader,
a simple payload tool designed with a single goal in mind, to let you
run Linux on your Sony PlayStation 4 gaming console, to support some
PlayStation 4 models running firmware 4.55.
This is possible thanks to IDC's kernel exploit
for firmware 4.05, which has now been updated for firmware 4.55 too.
However, for now it looks like running Linux on PlayStation 4 only works
with some PS4 models having a FAT filesystem.
The compatible PlayStation 4 models are CUH-1102A,
CUH-1115A, and CUH-1116A with a FAT file system and firmware 4.05 or
4.55, but support for models CUH-1216, CUH-1216A, CUH-1216B, and
CUH-1208B is in the works too.
Here's how to run Linux on your PlayStation 4
If you have one of the PlayStation 4 "FAT" models
mentioned above running firmware 4.55 or 4.05, you can try to run a
GNU/Linux distro by downloading the bzImage and initramfs.cpio.gz files
from here and put them on a USB flash drive formatted as FAT32.
Put the USB stick containing the bzImage and
initramfs.cpio.gz files in any of PlayStation 4's USB ports and then
point the built-in web browser to http://darbness.com/ps4 to send the payload using netcat, or use Valentin Breiz's PS4 Payload Sender tool.
More details can be found on GitHub,
where the developer notes the fact that he's currently working on
porting the MN864729 transmitter in Linux to add video output support
for newer PlayStation 4 models.
We can't confirm you'll have a full-featured
GNU/Linux experience on your PlayStation 4, but you can try it yourself.
Let us know if it actually worked for you, but keep in mind that, for
now, it doesn't look like you'll be able to install a Linux distro on
your PlayStation 4.
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