You can now install Linux on more versions of PS5 thanks to support for new firmwares

Recently we told you how Linux could be installed on some PlayStation 5 consolesa function that will allow you to enjoy your console as if it were a PC. The function to install Linux on PS5 has been extended for more versions of the latest console operating system. sonyand now it is allowed to install on the firmware 5.50, 6.00 and 6.02. This extends the number of users who can use this function, although with some differences between them in the use of the Integrated SSD.

Linux can now be installed on more PS5 firmware versions

Initially it could be installed Linux on consoles with firmware 3.xx and 4.xxincluding all intermediate versions. Now this compatibility has been extended to users who also have the versions 5.50, 6.00 and 6.02. The difference is in the disk support M.2 SSD which only has compatibility with versions 4.00 onwards of all those supported, although at the moment it can only be installed on consoles PS5 Fat older.

To make it work Linux on the consolethis takes advantage of a vulnerability found in the hypervisoralthough this has already been patched. A vulnerability that allows access to the entire console hardware sonywhich has 8 Zen 2 cores and 16 threadsnext to the RDNA 2 GPU for one video output HDMI at 4K and 60 Hz.

The community is also moving forward with the PS5 jailbreak

In addition to this project, the community continues to advance to offer this and other types of additional functions that allow expanding the use of the console beyond the video games for which it has been designed. The community is moving forward to offer jailbreak in newer versions like 10.00 where even the execution of backups of PS4, PS5 and other third-party programs.

However, more recent versions that include the 12.00 They are impractical, since you need a specific game to be able to enter and break the system. The system is curious to say the least, since the vulnerability is present in the PS2 game save system.