[GRLUG] Fedora Core 5 on PS3

[Justin Popa]

I know this is an old post, but hey! I have a PS3 new if anyone wants
one. Brand new unopened. Shoot me an email :)

Yes, I am a mailing list slore, I know.

On 12/11/06, Bob Kline <bob.kline at gmail.com> wrote:
> 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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