Please allow Linux installs on PS3 Slim

In mid-2009, Sony Computer Entertainment, Inc. (SCE) released a new model of home computer entertainment system, dubbed the "PS3 Slim". For end-users, this new model sports an improved hardware and reduced price, but, on the other hand, support for HDD installation feature of the Linux Operating System has been discontinued. SCE's word as to why a capped feature is that Linux running on PS3 would require the costly update of a legacy "hypervisor" in order to restrict direct access to certain parts of the PS3 Slim system.

We believe the time has come to SCE drop such restrictions altogether and make Linux avaliable to all PS3 Slim end-users via an official firmware update, without the need of modifying the hardware manually which would incur in extra costs, time and effort for many enthusiasts. I hereby wait for appreciation of key Sony executives and personnel on behalf of the following signataries.

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Goal

50 signatures

Goal: 100

Latest Signatures

15 October 2015

50. Jonas P | owner of PS3 80GB "Phat" and PS3 120GB Slim

20 September 2015

49. Ben Gomez | I support this petition

25 June 2015

48. Achimk Bright | I support this petition

17 February 2015

47. Josh P | please

26 November 2014

46. Eugene Soto | I support this petition

7 July 2014

45. Praveen B | I support this petition

11 May 2014

44. Luis C | I support this petition

5 May 2014

43. D Burch | Linux on the slim must live!

3 May 2014

42. Nicolas Negrip | I support this petition

2 April 2014

41. Django B | I support this petition

13 March 2014

40. Sven Roach | I support this petition

5 February 2014

39. Email Protectedcdatafunctiontryvarsaijrclbdocumentgetelementsbytagnamescriptlbblengthprevioussiblingalgetattributedatacfemailifasrparseintasubstrforjalengthjjcparseintasu | I support this petition

1 February 2014

38. Dilmo C | I support this petition

13 December 2013

37. Josh P | please

21 November 2013

36. Michael Q | i want my linux on ps3 slim!!!

27 September 2013

35. Tim Vanderk | I'm really disappointed, running Linux was the reason I bought the PS3.

7 July 2013

34. Marian P | I support this petition

8 April 2013

33. Altamir G | I support this petition

21 March 2013

32. Daniele B | I support this petition

13 March 2013

31. Charles C | We want linux!

7 February 2013

30. George K | PLease allow PS3 slim to install Linux.

18 December 2012

29. Adrian B | I support this petition

7 December 2012

28. Jon P | You should listen to our plea, Sony.

19 October 2012

27. Fernando G | I support this petition

1 September 2012

26. Moneyrules Cantu | I accept this petition I am a owner of a new ps3 slim and I need linux back

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By: Lolita Barajas

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Petition target:
Sony Computer Entertainment, Inc.