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

[thegame4121982 at msn.com]

Hi thanks for the reply. What are the kernel headers used for. I just cross 
compiled a kernel for the PS3a few days ago v2.6.27.6 on my x86 machine 
running Debian and will try to see if it works when I get the time. I 
previously compiled a kernel for Debian on my PS3 v2.6.27.4 and it works 
well but I notice it only gives 217MB of RAM instead of 223MB of RAM that 
the kernel in the add on CD gives.  I knew about the PS3 Debian howto but 
was trying to get to the bottom of why it does not install on it's own. 
Thanks.

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From: "fgalea" <Francois.Galea at prism.uvsq.fr>
Sent: Tuesday, November 18, 2008 9:48 AM
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?

> 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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