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

[Geert Uytterhoeven]

	Hi François,

On Tue, 18 Nov 2008, fgalea wrote:
> 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

Good to know it still works!

> 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.

Instead of writing a complete (new) procedure, what about enhancing the
existing ps3-debian-install-howto.txt and sending the result to Geoff?

Thx!

> 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 That info is now long out of date, almost two years old.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.

With kind regards,

Geert Uytterhoeven
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