Question on an install.

[indestructable]

I really really really want to do an install on my ps3, I have searched up and down for the answer to this so here it goes.


My ps3 blu-ray drive is broken, kaput. IS there ANY way to install it?

Thanks in advance.

[ppietro]

I really really really want to do an install on my ps3, I have searched up and down for the answer to this so here it goes.


My ps3 blu-ray drive is broken, kaput. IS there ANY way to install it?

Thanks in advance.

Not easily - no. You might try an external USB DVD drive.

Linux does support a network install, but I've never gotten it to work with YDL. (To be fair - I haven't tried very hard either.) That would require putting some subset of the standard YDL installer on a USB thumbdrive and loading it from there.

Anyone else have any thoughts on how to do this?

Cheers,
Paul

[billb]

Don't know if this will help, but there's a HOWTO on the Fixstars site:

http://us.fixstars.com/support/solution ... tall.shtml

It mentions that net install is not supported on the PS3, and the guide is for 5.0.2.

[indestructable]

Thanks for your help, but the second one still needs you to input a cd.

Will an external usb dvd drive be recognized? because I could always buy a usb-ide cable.