You can now run Linux on your PS4 4.05
Booting Linux on the PS4 has been a possibility for a while now, and many users of firmware 1.76 have been able to try it. This week, developer valentinbreiz has managed to port the existing 1.76 payload to firmware 4.05, and has shared his compiled files.
Disclaimer: at the time of writing, I have not tested this yet. People report that this works, but booting Linux might be hit and miss due too ASLR.
Note that you can also compile everything from scratch yourself, instructions to do that can be found at the source below.
Requirements
- A usb drive formatted in FAT32
- bzImage and initramfs.cpio.gz
- ps4-Linux-Loader.bin
- Typical tools to load a payload to your PS4 (I recommend ps4-exploit-host)
Preparation
You’ll need to format a usb drive to FAT32, and copy bzImage and initramfs.cpio.gz to the root of that drive. Plug it into any of your PS4’s USB ports.
Prepare your PS4 and your computer to load payloads, following our guide here.
Running Linux
Copy the payload (ps4-Linux-Loader.bin) to the payload folder of ps4-exploit-host, then while making sure your USB drive is plugged into the PS4, send the payload to the PS4 like you usually do for other payloads. Linux should start.
Scene member @Darbnes has posted a video confirming this works fine
Source: valentinbreiz
This is great news. Soon we can steal all games and never have to buy PS4 games ever ever again!!!!! First and I love stealing!!!!!
LOL
yup currently 2 unplayable games (Megaman+RE7) but without PSN it will become boring even with PS4 exclusives like on PS3 now 🙁
u mad
Flatz just finally released his payload but as usually in PS4 scene it is not finished so it will not be soon but again in weeks or months…
This doesn’t even mention piracy though. Really shows me how insecure you are, enough to defend billion dollars companies from getting their breadcumbs stolen
First
fail
WOW!!!11!
This is what I really bought a PS4 for. To run an effin linux and do linux stuffs and not play games especially exclusives like Horizon Zero Down. Buying a real PC or just a raspberry for linux is stupid and so lame you know.
This people deserves an award like grammy or darwin awards or whatever sh*t they can award with these people.
You deserve the stupidest comment on wololo.net award
no you
nerd
Bro you made me laugh and cry at the same time.. like literally. Lolololol
you can play games in Linux, games not normally available on the PS4, not to mention Linux a great toolset from which you can explore the PS4
You lack intelligence regarding this topic. Your research is incomplete, go back and try again. Then come here and update your comment. In the mean time lets all congratulate the developer valentinbreiz on his hard work and dedication for paving the way to OWN OUR PS4!
Means it can run SteamOS derp
lol, so true
I think linux itself is actually awesome, and much better than windows when it comes to pcs. But I guess thats just me, but when it comes to running it on the ps4, it is very impressive to make the ps4 be able to do that, and while it is impressive and worth showing off, with the limited pc gaming performance the ps4 must have, I and many others are likely not too interested in this feature, but especially as a linux fan, its nice I guess
Nice news, is graphics hardware accelerated?
Could we play steam with Linux games I own?
Graphics Hardware acceleration works 🙂
I tried it, but my ps4 is doing nothing for 2 minutes. after 2 minutes, the sceen goes black, but with running ps4. Someone has the same problem? Or is this ASLR? I had it 5 times on a row
I am having the same issue 🙁
Yep, same problem.
Wich Exploit you Use, IDC or Specter? Everytime I try IDC the console goes offline and at the restart I get the Info I turned off wrong.
IDC. The developer recommends IDC.
Hello, what is your PS4 model?
Hello valentinbreiz.
My model is CUH-1216B (1TB HDD)
I’m using IDC exploit. Thank you for your hard work!
I also have CUH-1216B, can’t book linux at the moment. Using IDC exploit.
Thanks for your hard work
I get the same problem, I’ve tried both spectordevs and IDC’s both behave slightly differently but neither boot linux 🙁 I will keep trying but to be fair I havent seen any comments on here of anyone getting it working
please search for me on youtube i have a very detailed webseries about my work in ps4 linux
remember you need compiled kexic.bin and one drive with compiled kexic.bin and another usb with your linux install i asked this off people and 90% of the time they are not doing this just add seanp2500 to the default youtube website to see my channel and tuts
https://twitter.com/valentinbreiz/status/947864073085079552
not all models work. check the list.
Does this mean that Steam is a possibility on the PS4 now via Linux?
to my knowledge, yes, although due to the ps4s low pc performance, I wouldn’t expect to run any big pc games, for example, even though there is dying light for the ps4, I’d be very surprised if anyone got the pc version of dying light working on the ps4, note that dying light actually does have linux support, it just takes a very powerful pc to run it, even my main pc struggles with it, also if theres an easy to run non-linux steam game you would want to run on the ps4, I’d recommend downloading and installing wine. I use that on my main pc all the time to get more game support for linux.
can I mine sick amounts of crypto now with my consoles?
very good idea, actually I might make a video of me doing that, not because it would actually make me much money, but because its so crazy: Mining Monero with a ps4!
for those that are unaware, this is the exact method George Hotz (GeoHot) used to exploit the PS3 thus paving the way for CFW
Run linux we dont care we wanna run games ps4 is a game
Be patient my friend
What a few people here are failing to understand, and Munkie is pointing out, is that this is another step toward all your “PS4 Gaming” needs if you want to run your PS4 like you do/did your PS3. Yes the PS4 is a dedicated gaming “PC” but it IS a PC…of sorts. And in order to eventually gain full access to our systems, we NEED this to delve deeper. Look at the original xB0x soft mods…it started with linux and a modded game save, or two…i cant fully remember.This is mainly showing PROOF that we are that much closer to the fun everyone wants. I know Wololo isnt condoning piracy on this site. But SOMEWHERE someone will use this and create loaders and homebrew by what everyone finds through here. Be happy we got this far. 🙂
can this run crysis?
Linux. Yes !
Anyone got full on linux running or just bare kernel? It’d be interesting to turn ps4 into linux box for heavy workloads and send it jobs from PC.
Emulated Dreamcast via linux in Ps4?is possible?Sorry my inglish.
Any news about Linux on PS4 Pro?
Can you run steam games like cs or dota on it?
Linux on PS4 = Poo.
Add Files Checksum Please !
Guyes there is a new huge bug in all Intel and ARM procesors ! I remember that someone (maby fair0werflow) said that Ps4 have second ARM procesorr and this could be a weak point. I wonder if this new bug gonna be useful to hack ps4 ?!?!
https://www.theregister.co.uk/2018/01/02/intel_cpu_design_flaw/
Ps. Sorry for my english. I never lern it..
Wella i want try ROS in PS4 , is it possible?