Over on the openSUSE wiki there are moves to get openSUSE running on the PlayStation 3. Progress is a bit limited so far, and volunteers (ideally with hardware) are welcome to join in. If you don't know how to compile a Linux kernel, it is probably a bit early for you to join in. If you want to take part you should also join the opensuse-ppc mailing list.
Things have improved greatly recently as Pacific Internet now keeps an up to date mirror of not only complete openSUSE but also Packman. After installing openSUSE 10.2, I have found that 50% of the time it tends to pick an update server in Japan, so I no longer configure the update server during install. Personally I delete all repositories after install (including the CD/DVD install source), and then add the following in YAST 'by URL' using the following:
Updates:
http://mirror.pacific.net.au/linux/suse/update/10.2/
Packman:
ftp://mirror.pacific.net.au/linux/packman/suse/10.2/
Install (OSS):
ftp://mirror.pacific.net.au/linux/opensuse/distribution/10.2/repo/oss/
Install (non-OSS):
ftp://mirror.pacific.net.au/linux/opensuse/distribution/10.2/repo/non-oss/
