PS3 Is local shell / console possible?

[NiQ]

I was wondering whether the debug font could be used to create a local bash-like shell on the PS3. I guess that just using prints and keyboard inputs and some built-in busybox-like commands should be possible, but I was wondering whether it would be possible to actually create ELF or SELF binaries that would run as command line apps.

 

[Berion]

Possible on every hacked console. In example, PS2 have RadShell.

 

[NiQ]

Possible on every hacked console. In example, PS2 have RadShell.

Are there any fork/execve-like calls in the PS3 OS?

 

[Berion]

What do You mean? You need write shell from scratch. It doesn't exist on PS3, not in homebrew world, not in official firmware either. Design Your custom commands like eg. "copy", "cp" whatever and do programing what it must doing. ;] Probably busybox could be ported.

Personally I would using it if it be possible call it from XMB XML or a script. ^^

 

[NiQ]

What do You mean? You need write shell from scratch. It doesn't exist on PS3, not in homebrew world, not in official firmware either. Design Your custom commands like eg. "copy", "cp" whatever and program what it will do. ;]

What I meant it whether it would be possible to create external text-mode executables that you could execute from the local console (not just built-in commands). To do that you'd need to have a way to launch a process from within another process, and also redirect stdin/stdout cause if I understand correctly they generally go only to ProDG.
Is this even possible?

 

[Berion]

That's rather not possible, but I'm not an expert politely saying. ^^ Nearest to that is xai_plugin capabilities I think.

@bucanero @aldostools [?]

 

[bleepbleep]

If you will excuse an answer from left field, there is dosbox for ps3. Maybe this has a shell like pc versionthat could give some hints??

 

[aldostools]

webMAN MOD has a custom script engine that allows copy and some basic flow control.
The command line editor can be accessed through http://0/edit.ps3/dev_hdd0/test.bat

As most PS3 consoles doesn't have a keyboard, it is easier to use a file manager in backup managers to copy files and launch self using menus.

 

[VTSTech]

What about a shell in html/php/js ?

 

[NiQ]

What about a shell in html/php/js ?

That doesn't really solve the problem I was referring to...

 

[DUDUŚ]

BTW: As far i know PS4 have "/bin" folder but idk if there is a homebrew shell interpreter and from UART.

But for PS3 would be nice to import/load internal libc apps to this shell interpreter like mkdir, exec self or even elf, ping in one little C file
Or even port whole linux utils to CellOS like Cygwin does