Linux PS4: fail0verflow release ps4-kexec to boot Linux on your PS4
Alright, before you get too excited: this is not an exploit, you still need a kexploit in order to run this (it’s your lucky day: one was leaked yesterday), but if you have a PS4 1.76 this is basically the missing piece to run Linux on your PS4: fail0verflow released yesterday ps4-exec, a piece of software that lets you boot linux from the PS4’s FreeBSD implementation.
To summarize, if:
- You own a PS4 on firmware 1.76
- Are able to run the Webkit userland exploit
- Are able to compile and run the PS4 kernel exploit that was leaked yesterday
- Can compile PS4 Linux
- Can compile ps4-kexec
Then according to Fail0verflow you should be able to run Linux on your PS4.
It’s worth noting that with the released kexec loader and kernel (and an exploit) you should be able to replicate our 32c3 demo.
— fail0verflow (@fail0verflow) March 3, 2016
That’s a lot of “ifs”, and it’s definitely not end-user friendly at this point, but if you have the required “basic” programming skills, there’s no magic involved. I would assume we will start seeing “proof of concept” videos sometime soon from those of you who succeed, and I’m thinking friendlier pre-compiled binaries might show up sometime soon?
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Fail0verflow also credit @kr105rlz for help with tests and confirming this works with “his own kexploit”.
Source: Fail0verflow
With the official transition of Xbox One to Win10 and the unofficial transition of PS4 to Linux, both relevant consoles of this generation have turned into PCs not only in hardware, but in software as well.
Would someone please think of the Vita now?
I always thought of my PS Vita as a phone aside for being an overall hacked PSP emulator. Android on Vita in the near future
The vita is useless and dead to devs. There’s no point in making a hack for a useless system that has failed to be what sony and us fans wanted.
that doesn’t change a thing about how vita hardware is interesting
You forgot that people do these things for the challenge as well. Hackers hear impressive security, more secure than the PS4, but all they think about is how to bypass all this security. It will only be a matter of time
If the Xbox is windows 10, and PS4 is Linux then the Vita has to def be OS X, since both suck
PS Vita is great you have to choose Android or Apple OS LOL
Can someone please port this to 1.72? Cause I dont wanna upgrade my console any more…
Just upgrade to 1.76
If Xbox One turned into Windows 10 and PS4 turned into Linux, then the poor Vita will turn into OS X, very fitting for the Vita since both of them are total ***, hahaha
Someone, make it for 3.15. thanks.
Doubt that will happen or a very long time. If you are so interested in it happening why don’t you try and learn how to do it yourself instead of demanding that the developers do it for you.
*BAM* in his face
how about you just *** and stop being a little bih
Very interesting i’ll try to understand and stydy everything and i’ll test it on my secondary console (sorry for my bad english)
This is looking like ps3 otheros all over again. In due time we will get a hidden surprise of a cfw the very first person who made it for ps3 not saying names for protection of sonys official daily lurkers on this site any a bunch of others.