Run Ubuntu Linux 7.04 (Feisty Fawn) on PS3 - Tutorial

same here...its a hassle to get into ubuntu...

 

awsome job MidnightJ. Why they haven't stickied this yet is beyond me =\

 

They havent stickied it as Ubuntu does not support the PS3 wireless out of the box i would guess.

 

Sorry everyone for not replying earliar. I was gone from the forum for about a week.

I see a lot of people are wondering how to get wiresless.. ok well its kinda of confusing.

Ok i will explain the basics.

I have 2 routers. I got one hooked into my modem while my PS3 is hooked into the other one. The one hooked into the modem is what provides the internet to the one hooked into my PS3. So on Ubuntu it displays as a wired internet connection but it isn't. Its basically a network bridge i guess its called.

Well i do believe they are working on a patch like the one released for YDL to simply use the built in PS3 Wi-Fi.

I also heard if you type in this code into the Ubuntu terminal it will patch the system to allow the wireless built in the PS3 to be used. Thats what someone said on another forum.

Sorry if im not much help i guess ill have to edit some stuff because the FAQ is really from what i have experienced so far.

 

Whoow, im glad to hear that ubuntu does support wifi,
but does it support also wpa psk ? or only wep ?

And does ubuntu show full screen, i mean without the black borders ?

 

It does support wi-fi but requires some procedure. Also, it does display on full screen mode, it adgust to your TV to fit the screen.

 

Is there a good procedure to follow to get this up and running?

 

I tried that exactly as you described, (even inserting the disc while PS3 is off) but I still get the same error message. What do you suggest?

EDIT:

NEvermind. I discovered that I neglected to unpack the ISO before I burned the CD.

So, everyone make sure you unpack the files first.

 

Thats pretty much what i said. What do you mean by "unpack" the files. You just burn the .iso to a disc.

 

Funny thing about that is, I did. Just the iso. But it didnt work, so, took all the files out of the ISO and and burned them. Then it worked.

On a side note, when I try to install it, during the partitioning phase, the installer is constantly telling me I havent chosen a root filesystem (which I have.)

You wouldnt happen to know about that? I think I posted a topic on it actually..

 

Just select the 10.7 GB drive from the list, if it comes up with a message, just click ok, it should work from there.

Strange that burning the ISO didn't work for you, works for me everytime.

 

Hi.

I put the cd in at KBoot (doesnt work b4 it) and then press enter. It then says blah blah sucessful and "Booting system..." and then there is a blinking line (or flashing whateva) thats frozen on the next line.... Is it gonna load?

 

It is extremely slow on the "Live CD" so once you get it installed it is much faster.

 

Lol it eventually loaded... YDL LOL. I formatted my psp again, now it not detecting the cd!

 

It says that i dont have the privelages to access the services... how do i get by that.

 

Your logged in as live user so u shud be able to. Try installing without disabling services, and just disable the other things.

 

can u play divx files

 

You probably can once you download some plugins for it. There are hundreds of different plugins available.

 

This might sound stupid but can you save the "otheros" files on a psp memory stick duo instead of a flash drive??? My memory stick has 1GB. Thanks

 

Vanilla 66 yes you can! Dont save it in psp.

Save it in PS3/Otheros