install linux on a external hard drive to access on my ps3

Can i install linux on a external hard drive to access on my ps3?

No, being that the hard drive has to be partitioned and formatted before the installation, and you need to install the bootloader on the internal hard drive (the otheros.bld file), the installation has to be on the internal hard drive, you can use an external hard drive for software though

I would reccomend that you upgrade your internal hard drive to at least a 250GB hard drive, the hard drive must be a 2.5 laptop SATA hard drive, just backup the PS3 in the PS3 settings to your external hard drive, remove the hard drive cover from the bottom/left side of the PS3, remove the blue screw, take out the drive bay, remove the old hard drive from the bay by removing the 4 bay screws, swap the hard drive, put the screws back in, put the bay back into the PS3, put the blue screw back in, and put the hsrd drive cover back on

Now as you start the PS3, it will ask you to format the hard drive, say yes and let it do a quick format, then go into the settings and do a full format and allot 10GBs for OtherOS (in other words, giving the Linux partition 10GBs of space), formatting will take a long time, so just have the PS3 sit for a while, after the PS3 finishes formatting the hard drive, plug in your external hard drive and restore your backup (just go to the backup settings and select restore), after your restoration is complete, your PS3 should look like it did before you replaced your hard drive, now take the Linux DVD and go to your settings, system settings, and install OtherOS, it will then look for the bootloader (otheros.bld), it will install the bootloader, as the bootloader installs, you will see a new selection appear called Default System, select it and select OtherOS, the PS3 will reboot and the bootloader will start, the bootloader will search for the kboot file on the DVD and install linux on your new internal hard drive, after you install Linux and you can log in, connect your external hard drive and let it mount, you can now store software and other files on the external hard drive, and you will have all that storage for the XMB