[Cbe-oss-dev] Debian Live for PS3 project dead?

[thegame4121982 at msn.com]

Hi, thanks for the reply. Could this be the reason why so many linux distros for the PS3 have a lot of problems? I've tried several linux distros for the PS3 and all of them that I have tired has had some issue or another. The thing is none of make any use of the add on CD but install out of the box. I'm using Debian on the PS3 with the add on CD and all is well. I was just wondering why the add on CD isn't merged and included with all linux distros that suport ppc. Thanks.


From: Bob McGwier 
Sent: Saturday, November 15, 2008 9:43 PM
To: thegame4121982 at msn.com 
Subject: RE: [Cbe-oss-dev] Debian Live for PS3 project dead?


 

You need the ADD on CD for ALL distributions because you need kboot and you need all of the ps3 auxiliary programs which are not in ANY distro. 

 

ALL PS3 "distros" like Ubuntu, Fedora, etc. are based on the PPC with libspe and the spu devices added.  For several VERSIONS of kernels,  these devices have been automatically recognized and put in the /dev directory.

 

Your question and assertion are meaningless therefore.  If you have a PPC distribution and it has a late kernel (2.6.18 or later), it will support the cell BECAUSE THE KERNEL DOES.

 

If you want to program the cell spe's you need libspe from the Cell SDK from IBM or Barcelona.

 

 

Bob

 

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From: cbe-oss-dev-bounces+rwmcgwier=gmail.com at ozlabs.org [mailto:cbe-oss-dev-bounces+rwmcgwier=gmail.com at ozlabs.org] On Behalf Of thegame4121982 at msn.com
Sent: Saturday, November 15, 2008 9:23 PM
To: Linux Cell
Subject: [Cbe-oss-dev] Debian Live for PS3 project dead?

 

    Hi, anyone know if the Debian Live for PS3 project has ceased  http://www.keshi.org/moin/PS3/Debian/Live? I know that it is now possible to install Debian using the official Debian CD and DVD images for powerpc but it does not work out of the box. Seems like the Debian kernel does not have proper or any support for the PS3 at all as you need the vmlinux image from the linux cell addon CD to even start the installation program for Debian to run on the PS3. What needs to be done so that the Debian CD/DVD images for powerpc work on the PS3 out of the box. Also is it possible to somehow make custom Debian install CDs from the official images to work out of the box for the PS3? I'm trying to understand what's wrong with the current Debian CD/DVD images that they do not work on the PS3 out of the box. Are these questions more suited for the debianppc mailing lists? Where should I go for more info on this. Thanks.
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