[SuperDre]

Originally Posted by najmib6 i'm really sorry to have this question, but i'm curious enough for this, after i install the linux, will i able to install a program? like blender, or anything else, i just want to use the ps3 as rendering engine, since i saw the previous users (before jailbroken) able to use it as a render engine i'm really sorry if i'm asking in a wrong place

Yes, you'll be able to use the PS3 like any other Linux capable computer..

[najmib6]

Originally Posted by SuperDre Yes, you'll be able to use the PS3 like any other Linux capable computer..

good news, thanks for that fast response
it should be a FAQ here, before newbies like me asking the same haha

[najmib6]

i have another question here..
1. can i install it without using telnet?
2. can instal it using flashdisk?

[dantevergil]

First of all hi there you guys and ladies..!
last 24 hrs i was trying to install and run that **** (linux) on my slim PS3 16mb(nor) originally KMEAW 3.55 CFW nailed on it and i faced with so many stupid problems which is caused by me or my console or those people introducing themselfs as a Hacker...and im now here to explore to find out what the exact problem was or problems were...so let then this story begin from its beginning...

06 october 2011 around 1030lt somehow i finally made a decision to install one of the linux distros
out there on my ps3 which is not a necessity but an interest because i dont need it...
then started to search on the net how this could be done correctly and found which is firstly installing
CFW355-OTHEROS++-22GB on my slim ps3 then restoring ps3 system and got 111GB/149GB and then installing
setup_flash_for_otheros and restarting the console..and installing install_otheros.pkg with usb dtbImage.ps3.bin
( which is exactly dtbImage.ps3.bin.minimal for 16mb nor) including in it and then installing boot_otheros and
then installing reboot and restarting and getting the petitboot screen...everything is ok till here..
but then exit to shell and trying to run create_hdd_region.sh first with this command

root @ps3 -linux:$ cd /tmp/petitboot/mnt/sda1 enter
root @ps3 -linux:$/tmp/petitboot/mnt/sda1/chmod a+x create_hdd_region.sh enter to make it executable..
create_hdd_region.sh read-only system file
root @ps3 -linux:$chmod 755 create_hdd_region.sh enter and again the same ****in read-only error
root @ps3 -lin..._hdd_region.sh enter and finally work ok thank GOD and reboot from the command
for rebooting the system..now im in xmb menu and run reboot.pkg again and now petitbot again..

ok now im using parted command..as below ;
1. parted /dev/ps3dd
2. mklabel gpt
3. mkpart primary 0 2GB
4. print
5. mkpart primary 2GB and asking end? 22GB and enter and print again then i see 2 parts
first one starting from 17.5kb to 2GB and second one 2GB to 22GB as we wanted..ok but
those read only file system errors everywhere especially rebooting escaping from petitboot..

ok now i choose ubuntu-10.04-alternate-powerpc+ps3.iso downloaded from here :
http://mirrors.med.harvard.edu/ubunt...owerpc+ps3.iso

burned it to cd-r with 4x speed successfully then put it while on xmb menu and press reboot.pkg to start petitboot..petitboot started and which saw the disc and ubuntu and i choose install ubuntu 10.04 bla bla bla..
and system going down... and started to load ubuntu..ok very good..

but when i came to partioning phase that ****ing ubuntu couldnt see our /dev/ps3dd part..that **** only see /dev/ps3da or smthing like that i couldnt remember, which is the whole part of the HDD including GameOS...and i continue to installing with this shape(it took 3.5 hours) because im very angry i know that this is wrong because when we reboot the machine it will ask ps3 hdd corrupted and must be formatted..
NOOOOO not now and started petitboot again and load ubuntu and login screen come...and now im on gnome desktop..everything is working but a little bit slow..internet is working..even i login my facebook account
to taste of ps3 ubuntu atmosphere before formatting everything :-)

then i formatted hdd and refresh everything again and now choose Freebsd distro and found it from here:
http://www.ps3hax.net/2011/09/gitbre...driver-support

but while i choose to start installing on petitboot screen it doesnt work in every resolution options and always read-only filesystem errors every where again......and i think this is because the fault of those HACKERS... not me or my ps3 console they couldnt access ps3 hdd even we can login on petitboot as a root...? or is there a command to remove read-only file sytem error which is releated to mounting issues i suppose..

NOW PLS SOMEONE a real hacker maybe COULD HELP ME....?

[OoZic]

Originally Posted by dantevergil -------- post cut---------------- NOW PLS SOMEONE a real hacker maybe COULD HELP ME....?

I think it is a kernel problem with the Ubuntu distro? Downloads from harvard won't hold a hacked kernel I think and if graf_chokolo his kernel isn't installed ps3dd region can't be recognized. Try Red Ribbon RC5:
http://sourceforge.net/userapps/medi...itle=Main_Page
It has everything implanted for Linux on the PS3 (including graf his kernel), works almost "out of the box". It is also a live CD, no installation required to test if it works. Once it works you can install Red Ribbon from within the running live CD. It works also almost the same to Ubuntu (apt-get etc.), only it is a lot lighter

The harvard image is for PS3's with original FW 3.15 firmware I suppose. This was the last firmware that could legally (according to $ony) run Linux.

Updated info about freebsd can be found here:
http://gitbrew.org/~glevand/ps3/freebsd/
For help with FreeBSD you can always get help via their IRC channel

My advice is to stay away from freebsd until you are more experienced with Linux on the PS3. Red Ribbon is the best way to get Linux working for inexperienced (= combination PS3 hardware and Linux) users

I'm no real hacker btw, only someone who runs Linux on a hacked PS3 for a longer time

[dantevergil]

OoZic thanks for your help..
maybe the problem about recognization of /dev/ps3dd part is related to
Kernel file of harvard ubuntu distro but the read-only file system errors not which is exactly the origin of the trouble i reckon..

the link you given to me about the freebsd is the same link where i downloaded the live cd before...
and thanks for the freebsd info because i dont know linux

and Can I install that RedRibbon RC5 without petitboot loader which isnt working properly on my console you know those read-only file system errors and i also turned back to my 3.55 KMEAW CFW,
installed my games and apps again

i mean could i use asbestOS 1.5 or bootOS2.1 and lv2patcherv9 combination to install RedRibbon RC5 ? i dont want to get back CFW355-OTHEROS++-22GB which will destroy all the HDD again and takes time ...

If your answer YES then i ll try it one more time otwerwise i have to say Good Bye Linux because i dont need you.!

[OoZic]

Originally Posted by dantevergil OoZic thanks for your help.. maybe the problem about recognization of /dev/ps3dd part is related to Kernel file of harvard ubuntu distro but the read-only file system errors not which is exactly the origin of the trouble i reckon.. the link you given to me about the freebsd is the same link where i downloaded the live cd before... and thanks for the freebsd info because i dont know linux and Can I install that RedRibbon RC5 without petitboot loader which isnt working properly on my console you know those read-only file system errors and i also turned back to my 3.55 KMEAW CFW, installed my games and apps again i mean could i use asbestOS 1.5 or bootOS2.1 and lv2patcherv9 combination to install RedRibbon RC5 ? i dont want to get back CFW355-OTHEROS++-22GB which will destroy all the HDD again and takes time ... If your answer YES then i ll try it one more time otwerwise i have to say Good Bye Linux because i dont need you.!

You get write errors because of your point 5. You took a 22Gb size while you had to take the max size from point 4 (print)

I have made a post before about this:

1. parted /dev/ps3dd 2. mklabel gpt 3. mkpart primary 0 2GB 4. print 5. mkpart primary 2GB 23.6GB 6. quit note the red size, I used the 22GB CFW giving this size. If you didn't check the size in the print information at point 4. It's the max available size for ps3dd

http://www.ps3hax.net/showpost.php?p...3&postcount=23

You could have left the already created ps3dd region while waiting for some help

[dantevergil]

i couldnt remember perfectly but i suppose during the partioning operation the answer to END question was not going anymore than 22GB..i tried it by myself...even its wrong it doesnt change anything..because the rest part left just as an unallocated space i mean it has nothing to do with size of /dev/ps3dd but how the partioning SyStem TaBle(i couldnt figure out what kind of a partion system this is.?) is itself. i also tried to format and succeded those 2 parts with mkfs... command the first one as linux-swap and the other as ext2 but nothing changed during the ubuntu installation which is blind to our /dev/ps3dd primary parts or we hide it without knowing

i wonder while booting from the ubuntu cd if we put F8 to enter the Boot Menu then F6 for other options and try to apply some boot parameters..By selecting this option, a line of "boot text" should appear across the bottom of the screen and at the end of the line quiet splash-- can be seen at the end of the line..? pls bro can you delete quiet splash-- and try if it doesnt work then pls try to add acpi=off after deleting quiet splash-- again..maybe it can work i really dont know im NOT a hacker just trying to use my brain

PLS Bro..Can you do that for me(i dont want to delete all my hdd again) and other PS3 users wanted to see Linux on their blackbox perfectly working..!

In summary why those StupiD hackers couldnt manage to run this partioning operation during the ps3 system restore section ??? is it so difficult for you to get this **** work then why they called themselfs as Hacker?

[OoZic]

I gave you the reason why you got the write errors. Can't help you further with this. GPT doesn't work the same way as MBR.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GUID_Partition_Table
For ps3dd I always talk about a region and not a partition because the region has to be partitioned again.Ps3dd is more a kind of harddisk and you tell it the wrong size...

Throw away (or store it somewhere) the downloaded Harvard Ubuntu disk. It won't help you in any way because it doesn't have the patched kernel. Without patched kernel Ubuntu can't see the ps3dd region. Red Ribbon will do the job once you have followed the steps correctly...

If you want to mess with boot options you have to use the petitboot options using the Shell or the edit command line option. Not the options from the CD. Again, the Harvard CD is made for original PS3's on old FW, not for hacked PS3's on 3.55.

Hackers do the job to get the things done for themselves and share their findings. Have some respect for their hard work, don't call them stupid because you can't copy their work while others can. It won't help you to get help, more the opposite

I'm not going to mess with the acpi options because the HyperVisor doesn't support it.

[dantevergil]

i still dont think so the reason of read-only file system errors is related to wrong size but mounting issues..because those errors begins with create_hdd_region.sh script..i have so many difficulties to run that command because of that read-only errors..but somehow i finally manage run it without problem and restarted then see /dev/ps3dd region.

anyway...Now im gonna try it one more time..i downloaded the Red_Ribbon_RC5.iso from the place you given me and checked md5 and no problem...

but if this s hi t not gonna work then i really get pissed off because all my games and apps and coldboots vs..vs.. will be deleted again for nothing....!

so the linux operation has already begun...!i ll share the results here as soon as it finishes.

Info about my console => CECH-2503A 160GB PAL maybe the problem my console type?