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

[fgalea]

Hello,

The PS3 Debian install howto works for current powerpc releases.

The url is :
http://kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/people/geoff/cell/ps3-howto/ps3-debian-install-howto.txt

I have compiled a recent Linux (2.6.27.5) kernel package, which can be 
installed
directly with dpkg, instead of step 5 of the howto. The url of the 
kernel image,
header and source packages is:

http://software.prism.uvsq.fr/ps3/kernel/

I will write a complete procedure to install Debian with the PS3 related
packages when I have the time to.

Regards,

François



thegame4121982 at msn.com a écrit :

> Hi using official Debian testing media, trying to install Debian 
> using it's included kernel results in the system giving three beeps 
> followed by shutdown after pressing the enter key on the keyboard at 
> the kboot prompt so for me it is not even installable with the 
> included kernel. As far as testing goes, what does one need to look 
> for. Is it possible to install the Debian ppc64 kernel and modify 
> /boot/config-2.6.xx to get the official kernel working with the PS3 
> or is it more to it than this? Thanks.
>
> --------------------------------------------------
> From: "Geoff Levand" <geoffrey.levand at am.sony.com>
> Sent: Monday, November 17, 2008 3:10 PM
> To: <thegame4121982 at msn.com>
> Cc: "Linux Cell" <cbe-oss-dev at ozlabs.org>
> Subject: Re: [Cbe-oss-dev] Debian Live for PS3 project dead?
>
>> thegame4121982 at msn.com wrote:
>>>     Hi, anyone know if the Debian Live for PS3 project has ceased
>>> http://www.keshi.org/moin/PS3/Debian/Live?
>>
>> That info is now long out of date, almost two years old.
>>
>>> 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
>>
>> I asked the Debian kernel maintainers to enable the powerpc kernel
>> config options needed for the PS3.  I tested the 4.0r5 DVD and the
>> testing installer of 2008.11.13, but neither of the kernels in
>> these worked with the PS3.  Both crashed very early before the
>> display was working.
>>
>>> 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.
>>
>> Testing needs to be done to figure out what changes are needed to the
>> Debian powerpc kernel to make it work on the PS3.  Those changes
>> need to be given to the Debian kernel maintainers.  I currently have no
>> time to do this.
>>
>>> Also is it possible to somehow make custom Debian install CDs from
>>> the official images to work out of the box for the PS3?
>>
>> It is not good to fork from the main Debian distro.  It is best to
>> forward changes to Debian maintainers.
>>
>> -Geoff
>>
>>
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