[Cbe-oss-dev] ps3: easier to switch between game os and linux

[Geoff Levand]

On 01/31/2008 11:38 AM, Petr Liebman wrote:
> I find myself frequently switching between Linux and "Game OS". But
> one has to wait for the current OS to boot first and then find the
> option / tool to switch to the other. Ubuntu 2.6.22 also has this
> inability to reboot without having to go for the power button, which
> might be fixed in later kernels?
> 
> I'm wondering if there is any plans to make it possible to choose
> between GameOS and Linux at boot time?

You can type 'ps3-boot-game-os' at the kboot prompt.  In older
versions it was called boot-game-os.

Another option is to use petitboot, which has a hot-key to boot
the Game OS: http://ozlabs.org/~jk/projects/petitboot/

-Geoff