Run Yellow Dog Linux (YDL) on PS3 Tutorial

thnks for the help i have "hopefuly" one last problem

i got through most of the install and now im at the part where u log into linux and download the "rpm" file
I have the ethernet cable connected and im able to go online from the default os but when linux runs the tests the "determining ip" test always fails. Then when i get to the comand line i type in
wget http://wwww.terra... etc but a error message came of saying "temporary failure in name resolution"

 

at first I was having troble when I downloaded ydl cause it .iso but it was like a .rar file so i had to extracted it and It had alot of files in it and i wasted like 5 dvds trying to in stall ydl so what i did was un-install winrar and when i downloaded it, it was a normal iso file, then it worked!!!

 

why dont no one help me. i had only one question. wat do u do when u dont have a hdtv and try install YDL and it wont do neting at kboot screen. help

 

logan19k im gonna help you out but next time read through the previous posts cuz that problem has already been asked and answered maybe thats y no one is answerin u

When it gets to kboot tab through it (hold the tab button) till the screen keeps shifting down then type in "installtext" without the quotations

 

yh thnx bro but the thing is when i type installtext it goes to sum next screen with bunch of text looks jibrish to me but the layout is similar to the kboot screen.

 

its like this
No VRS Found
No VRS Found
kbootthen here i hold tab)
it goes
kboot: kboot: kboot: kboot: kboot: kboot: kboot: kboot: kboot: kboot: kboot: kboot: kboot: kboot: kboot: kboot: kboot: kboot: (all over the screen) then i type installtext it goes no VRS found then to the next jibrish screen which looks like the kboot screen. wud it b easier if i make a video or take photos of it.

 

try makin a vid then

 

i will and will upload it on youtube.

 

here it is guys hope u can help me thnx in advance.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gUvdmdu25z0

 

the only two suggestions i have is:
1. The cd needs to be in the system when u type "installtext"
OR
2. Theres a problem wit ur .iso of linux

 

the cd is in when i type installtext or ydl text but as you said it could be the iso. i have to download 4gb of data again aarrrgh. can you tell me a site where you can download it with fast speed like 500kbps+

 

Hi guys

I'm having a bit of trouble installing this OS.

The only thing I have done differently is I used the latest version of Yellow Dog Linux instead of the 5.0 (I think I used 5.1 or something).

I did everything as instructed, and I got to that bit with the pengiuns at the top, and it got passed the kboot stage, then it did something else then came up with an error message saying something like "unable to find disc with file system on", and it terminated the install then I thought it had bricked my PS3, but I just had to do the thing when you hold down the power button to boot in gameOS again.

Have I done it wrong because I need a different bootloader for the 5.1 or something like that?

I'm scared of trying again as I fear it might brick my PS3, any help from u overly smart guys lol? Cheers

 

I have the same problem..
I was informed that after the 1.80 update,
we don't need the otheros.self, but just others.bld
But i have been having problems installing Linux,
I would install otheros.bld then reset my ps3 changing os mode to
"Other OS", then during installation screen (the dos-like screen with two penguins on the top left corner) it keeps saying that it is unable to locate some Linux installation files.
I have been trying for past week now and i sitll haven't had installed Linux on my ps3.
Can anyone help us with these problems?
Is there new files that we need to download?
Or is it the linux file that we need to re-download?
People please help!

 

having a problem with this as well, using 5.0 i get to kboot: then get
cannot determine the file type of /mnt/tmp/9c1172bde5292ce417e9539f0b7ce67c//ppc/ppc64/vmlinux-ps3
1: syntax error: word unexpected (expecting ")")

using 5.01 i get exactly the same, is this a problem with the otheros file i'm using, or a problem with both downloads? anyway to fix this, on a side note, ubuntu works fine, although its slow, the sound is crap, and i cant open any memory cards in it

 

i need help wene i am at the bootloader part and i try to install it it comes up with the other downloaded file insted of the self one so plez help( :

 

Hi Guy's,

Maybe a simple question but how do I switch back to the normal PS3 OS when I'm in the Linux OS.

Thanks

 

I just forgot to ask. I also want to know how to update the codecs for watching movies.

Please help

 

has anyone with sdtv been able to change the resolution, mine is real small and makes all the windows, insane big?

 

Hi Everyone maybe somebody can help me with my problem here I'm currently Running Yellow Dog on my ps3 right now wich is connected to my 32 inch Syntax Olivia HDTV Via HDMI iam trying to change the resulution to display 1080i on my HDTV because thats the max res that my tv can handle but i just dont know where to start. I tried going to display and change it but it doesnt give the option..
TIA

 

installing yellow dog 5 on ps3 and i cant seem to get past the start up
and in the authentication configuration i apparently am not inputing the right stuff,
cause everytime i hit F12 to go to the next section of the install i get put back in
the authentication config. screen. does anyone know what to do at this point.
(P.S. i dont have wired internet so please no advice that involves downloading directly on the console.