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

[thegame4121982 at msn.com]

Hi I too can say that the howto still works. However one small thing s 
changed for me at least. After the Debian installation, X no longer starts. 
I have to edit my /etc/X11/xorg.conf file and add Driver "fbev" to the 
device section right under where it says "configured video device" Need some 
people to do a test install and see if they have to do this as well in order 
to get X to start so that the Debian install howto can be updated with this 
information if necessary

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From: "Geert Uytterhoeven" <Geert.Uytterhoeven at sonycom.com>
Sent: Tuesday, November 18, 2008 10:16 AM
To: "fgalea" <Francois.Galea at prism.uvsq.fr>
Cc: <thegame4121982 at msn.com>; "Linux Cell" <cbe-oss-dev at ozlabs.org>
Subject: Re: [Cbe-oss-dev] Debian Live for PS3 project dead?

> Hi Franois,
>
> 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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