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| Zefer | Mar 8 2008, 07:56 PM Post #1 |
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MATERIALS NEEDED: -Yellow Dog 5.0 ISO (last file on the page, 3.7 GB!): http://mirror.mcs.anl.gov/yellowdog/iso/ -Sony Bootloader: http://dl.qj.net/dl.php?fid=11328 -otheros.bld(its called otheros.bld on the page): http://mirror.mcs.anl.gov/yellowdog/iso/yellowdog-5.0-docs/ -A USB keyboard (It can be wireless, it just has to have a usb connector) -A USB Mouse (Same as keyboard) -A DVD-R disk burning program --> http://www.petri.co.il/how_to_write_iso_files_to_cd.htm -A DVD-R disk (I have these 4.7 GB ones) EDIT: Not 3.7 GB of space on your hard drive? How about ~550 MB? Then get this ISO: http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/ports/releases/gutsy/release/ubuntu-7.10-desktop-powerpc+ps3.iso Ubuntu Linux. Stop at the Installing YDL part. Go to the bottom note. PREINSTALLATION: Note! If you have already saved music, photos, movies, and save game data, back up all data before you continue. 1. Go to the Settings menu > System Settings > Format Utility > Format Hard Disk > Yes > Yes. 2. Then select a partition setting. Choose Custom. 3. You will see the option " Allot 10GB to the Other OS" or " Allot 10GB to the PS3 System". Choose Allot 10GB to the Other OS option. This will allow 10GB of your hard drive to the installation of linux. 4. You can choose to either do a full format, or a quick format. I chose quick format, because the full format takes about 2 hours. Quick format works fine. 5. Your PS3 will now format its internal hard drive. 6. When it is finished, press "X" on the remote to reboot your PS3. PREPARING: You will need a Memory Stick Pro Duo, an SD card, Compact Flash, USB, or any type of optical media that the PS3 can read to install the bootloader installer, and bootloader that I included in the materials section of this post. 1. Your optical media must have at least 10MB of free space. 2. On the memory card, etc... create a directory called "PS3" (without the " ") 3. Inside the "PS3" directory, create a sub-directory called "otheros" (without the " ") 4. Save the bootloader installer with name otheros.self in the PS3/otheros/ folder. 5. Save the bootloader with the name otheros.bld in the PS3/otheros/ folder 6. Take the ISO you downloaded and burn it to a DVD-R disk with something like Roxio or Nero 7. Insert the memory card, USB drive, or other optical media into the PS3 8. Go to Settings > System Settings > Install Other OS 9. Your PS3 will now scan the memory card, USB drive, or optical media for the bootloader and bootloader installer. 10. Confirm the discovery of /PS3/otheros/otheros.self 11. Press "X" on the remote to start the installation 12. The PS3 will now display this: "Other OS Installer Version x.y.z" choose start Then it will ask you to plug in your controller to the usb cord, do so now. Agree to the license agreement, and go throught with the installation Now restart your PS3 INSTALLING YDL 5.0 1. Turn on your PS3 2. Insert the YDL DVD into the PS3 3. The bootloader kboot is displayed on-screen 4. Press TAB on your keyboard repeatedly to cycle through the 4 options: install, installtext, rescue,and rescuetext 5. Press Enter on the option you want to choose. If you do nothing for 10 seconds, then the bootloader will default to install. 6. Continue with the installation. 7. When it asks you for a "root password" choose something that will be easy to remember. The root password will be used to login as the user "root" FIRSTBOOT 1. Firstboot is just to configure all of your settings, so there no "real" instructions. RUNNING YDL -After you are finished installing YDL 5.0, you will reboot your PS3, and the bootloader, kboot will run. This time, instead of choosing install, press TAB until you see the "ydl" option. Choose this. -If after you have done this, and your screen goes blank, restart your PS3, and when you see the "kboot", choose ydl1080i (hi-def tv), or ydl480i (standard-def tv), and it should work. Congratulations. You now have Linux on your PS3! NOTE: You can force to boot into PS3 mode by holding on the PS3's startup button until a second "beep" is heard. And now, you can download RPMs for it. Like maybe some emulators.... http://www.freshrpms.net/ NOTE: Yellow Dog 6.0 comes out on the public mirrors (YDL is free, this ISN'T illegal) on March 3, 2008 http://www.terrasoftsolutions.com/products/ydl/delivery.shtml NOTE: For users who used Ubuntu instead of Yellow Dog, here is your guide: Installing Ubuntu 1. Insert the Ubuntu CD you burned. 2. On the keyboard, hit ENTER. (You should've had your keyboard 'n mouse connected already) 3. When you get on the Linux desktop, Stop ALL process, except ones that are needed, because there is a bug which halts the installation at 15%. To avoid this you need to terminate some running services and processes. open System > Administration > Services. Uncheck everything except the CPU frequency manager (powernowd), Graphical login manager (gdm) and System communication bus (dbus). 4. Open System > Administration > System Monitor. Select the Processes tab. Kill all processes on the list (right click > Kill Process). The ones that are necessary for the system to install will automatically restart or refuse to be terminated. 5. Now, install Ubuntu. Click the install icon. You'll need to create an Ubuntu account, then login to it. It'll then ask you where to install Ubuntu, select Manual, then select the 10.7GB hard drive. 6. When install completes, restart the PS3, then you'll see the KBoot. You can now remove the Ubuntu CD. Input yur login info, and hit ENTER. |
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