[GRLUG] Fedora Core 5 on PS3

[Bob Kline]

One of the more impressive things is that you
managed to get a PS3.

    -Bob


On 12/11/06, Olding, Jim <JOlding at gts.gaineycorp.com> wrote:
> I installed FC5 on my PS3 last night and thought I would share my
> experience, and see if anyone else here has done so.
>
> I followed the instructions at
> http://ps3.qj.net/PS3-Linux-The-void-has-been-filled-Full-install-instru
> ctions-for-Fedora-Core-5-/pg/49/aid/73144
>
> First of all, Sony's partitioning utility is very limited.  It is
> launched from the 'System Settings - Format Drive' menu.  It allows you
> to partition the drive as 'All for PS3', '10GB PS3, remainder Other OS',
> and '10GB Other OS, remainder PS3'.  I did not see an option for custom
> partition sizes.  Once the drive is partitioned, you need to use the
> OtherOS installer to install a bootloader on the new partition, and set
> the new partition as the default OS.
>
> Sony's installer basically scripts the install of FC5, giving you
> barebones or full install options.  The full install takes about 2.5
> hours.  After the install is complete, it will ask for the addon CD,
> which has a couple RPMs for some PS3 utilities, kernel modifications,
> and programming samples.  Make sure when it asks for the addon CD, you
> correctly type 'y' to proceed.  I typed 'ty' by accident, and it
> cancelled the whole install, leaving me with a pretty base system.
>
> Once the install is done, you can reboot into your shiny new
> environment.  The system boots quickly, until it wants to load X.  Then
> it just dogs down.  The system only recognized 200MB of memory, so
> loading the full Gnome or KDE desktops will take forever.  Although the
> system did recognize the onboard ethernet, it did not configure it to
> start on system boot.  Onboard wireless does not work.  I also did not
> have working sound, although several sound modules were listed as
> loaded.  X defaulted to a resolution of 512x384, even though I had a
> 1080i TV hooked up.
>
> /proc/cpuinfo shows as a dual-core 3192MHz Cell w/ altivec support.  You
> can use PPC and PPC64 binaries on the system.
>
> I called it a night after running yum update on the system and being
> told that it would need to download 2.1GB of updates, which is about
> twice the amount free that is left on the 10GB partition.
>
> FYI, if you decide to give this a try and accidently get stuck in
> linux-only mode, you can get back to the default OS by running
> 'boot-game-os', or holding the power button for 5 seconds as you turn
> the system on.
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