PlayStation®3 General Discussion

[Tektonik]

I can't remember my user name and password for Yellow Dog Linux. HELP?!?!

[DrTrouserPlank]

Well good luck with that then

[Guttergod]

Unless it's possible to boot into a live-CD environment on the ps3, I guess the easiest way to do that is to remove the HDD, toss it into a PC, mount the linux partition and remove the password. I don't know how YDL stores the password, but I'd think it's /etc/passwd (and shadow) as most other linux distributions.

I don't think the ps3 encrypt the linux partition, but if it does things get trickier.

Message Edited by Guttergod on 2009-09-15 11:54 PM

[Roxas598]

so you forgot both username and password...........

[T-e-X]

http://www.linuxforums.org/forum/linux-tutorials-howtos-reference-material/54418-howto-recover-root-...

maybe this helps.. dunno-- i think you need your user name..

[paintballjoe]

Perhaps it would work similar to a PC (opening the case, taking out the clock battery and pressing a few little buttons) But I'd have no idea where they'd be in the PS3.

[Guttergod]

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paintballjoe wrote:
Perhaps it would work similar to a PC (opening the case, taking out the clock battery and pressing a few little buttons) But I'd have no idea where they'd be in the PS3.

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That would be a bios password, it's something way different.

Btw, the username is normally plain text in the passwd file, so it's not a huge obstacle to overcome if it's forgotten.

Message Edited by Guttergod on 2009-09-16 12:00 AM

[paintballjoe]

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Guttergod wrote:

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paintballjoe wrote:
Perhaps it would work similar to a PC (opening the case, taking out the clock battery and pressing a few little buttons) But I'd have no idea where they'd be in the PS3.

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That would be a bios password, it's something way different.

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Ah, sorry- Never had to do it luckly

[Tektonik]

Thanx for your help peeps. I'm not up for ripping my HDD to shreds for it. I'd rather just reinstall the OS. There's nothing on there ne way. I installed it, realised I had no idea how to fix the WiFi and forgot about it...that was until I found the fix for it two days ago.