Release: PS4 Linux. Steam + Emulators + office out of the box

This is not SteamOS on the PS4, but this is still the real deal. /Talk member D-ecks, who’s provided us with a great tutorial on how to install Linux on your PS4 recently, is now back with a full Linux distrib that lets you run Steam + some other cool features out of the Box. This is it, you can now easily run more than what Fail0verflowshowcased a few months ago. Of course, you’ll need a 1.76 PS4 in order to achieve this.

The instructions are fairly simple (full step-by-step description below): download the Linux distrib, install it on a bootable usb Key, and then run it on your PS4 from popular tool PS4 Playground.

D-ecks had announced a while ago that he was working on this distrib, based on the work from OsirisX who was  the first to publicly launch Steam (and explain how to do it) on the PS4. After a bit if beta testing he has decided to release the distrib.

We reproduce below the step by step instructions from D-ecks with somee minor modifications for clarity. His thread has more details, including how to make the bootable usb key from Linux and OSX as well.

Pre-configured linux distro, based on Fedora 23 with kernel patches from Fail0verflow team.
Uses OsirisX’s works (3d acc., steam).

Requirements:

• The Linux+Steam Distrib
• PS4 with 1.76 FW
• USB flash drive 8GB+
• Any internet connection
• USB keyboard/mouse
• USB hub (optional)

Instructions:

WINDOWS

Download and unpack the image (How to Download Torrents Using uTorrent)

Use a program that can write dd-images. My choice is rufus.

Use settings as pictured below

Locate PS4Linux_0.1.1.img and press Start

NEXT STEP

Insert prepared usb stick into your ps4, run PS4 Playground and click the “load linux” button. (Note from wololo: I have slightly modified that step in the hope to make it cleaner. Refer to D-ecks’ thread if you have doubts)

All done. Password for root and ps4 is 1
Also, you can boot this distro on PC as any other live usb (F8 when boot logo appears).

Known problems:

Wifi and BT doesn’t work
No Sound
No ethernet

Update: How to install games, etc…

D-ecks contacted me as there seems to be some confusion on how to install games if Wifi and ethernet don’t work. This is basically done by installing them in the USB key from your PC before running Linux on your PS4:

Installing games and programs:

• Boot prepared usb stick as any other Linux LiveUSB on your PC
• Configure Internet connection
• Update Steam
• Download and install anything you want (even wine)

Download PS4 Linux + Steam Distrib

You can download the torrent file here

Please report success/failure here, and do not forget to thank D-ecks for his work (also OsirisX while you’re at it!)

Release: Fully operational dlclose exploit + Linux for PS4, by kR105

The name kR105 might ring a Bell to you because this developer has been credited a lot recently by CTurt on his PS4 hack work. Today, kR105 popped up on our forums to release something that lots of us had been chasing for a while: a fully operational dlclose exploit. He also emailed me to mention he has now integrated support for booting Linux straight from the PS4-Playground tools, and, icing on the cake, also provided the actual PS4 Linux files to use with the tools.

In other words, kR105 is closing the gap here, releasing everything you need to run Linux on your PS4. This is not a drill or a proof of concept video, people. The files are up for anyone to grab. I haven’t tested them myself though, because I’ve still beenhesitating on getting a 1.76 PS4, but I’m regretting not having one every day that goes by. If you’re the lucky owner of a PS4 1.76 though (we have an article here on where you might be able to get one), now’s the right time to test this! Furthermore, there’s absolutely no reason to doubt this release is real, given that it initiates strait from kR105, in CTurt’s github. Also CTurt confirmed this release to me earlier today.

So, what was just released by kR105?

A fully functional dlclose exploit. The exploit had been released about a week ago, and several people had been able to take it further, but there were still issues on how the publicly available code was working, crashing as soon as the exploit was attempting to return to userland. kR105’s release fixes all of that, it includes root, sandbox escape and jailbreak. This exploit is what you’ll want to run your native code on a 1.76 PS4

The dlclose kernel exploit was released a few days ago

An update to PS4-Playground to run Linux. Another missing link here, that will let people launch linux without having to write their own loader. The launcher integrates the dlclose exploit if I understand correctly. From the Readme:

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You need a FAT32 formatted USB drive plugged in on any PS4’s USB port with the following files on the root directory:

bzImage : Kernel image that will be loaded. Recommended to use this sources to compile it.

initramfs.cpio.gz : The initial file system that gets loaded into memory during the Linux startup process. This one is recommended.

The file names must match with the above and you can have more files on the same USB drive. From there you can setup the environment to run from an NFS share or from an external drive via USB (recommended) and boot a complete distro!

A Compiled distro of Linux for the PS4. kR105 has the files bzImage and initramfs.cpio.gz ready for anyone to grab, so you don’t have to compile your own version. In his words: “those files should get you into linux with a nice bash console on your tv”.

Downloads

• You can download the new dlclose exploit from kR105’s github here.
• You can download the latest version of PS4-Playground from CTurt’s github here.
• You can download kR105’s compiled Linux files here.

Update: As pointed out by CTurt, you can simply download the compiled Linux files, put them on a FAT32 USB stick that you’ll connect to your 1.76 PS4, and test directly by going to the PS4 Playground live Demo here.

Wow, now that’s a good start for the weekend!