5. Connect a USB flash drive or Memory stick. On the root of it, create a PS3 folder, then a OTHEROS folder inside the PS3 folder. Within the OTHEROS folder, put the otheros.bld file in there. Then, connect your flash drive/Memory Stick to your PS3.
6. On your PS3, go to [Settings]>[System Settings]>[Install OtherOS]. Press X. Once the otheros.bld is detected, press X to install it. Then, do Settings>Default System>OtherOS.
7. Insert the Gentoo disc you just burned.
8. Do a full restart on your PS3, and you should see a screen with white writing on it. Press ENTER.
9. It should boot from CD.
10. Enjoy Gentoo! Make sure you install it. To get back to the XMB, restart, and type "boot-game-os", and hit Enter.
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Some Linux commands:
Partioning disks:
Quote:livecd / # fdisk /dev/sda
The number of cylinders for this disk is set to 10239.
There is nothing wrong with that, but this is larger than 1024,
and could in certain setups cause problems with:
1) software that runs at boot time (e.g., old versions of LILO)
2) booting and partitioning software from other OSs
(e.g., DOS FDISK, OS/2 FDISK)
Command (m for help): n
Command action
e extended
p primary partition (1-4)
p
Partition number (1-4): 1
First cylinder (1-10239, default 1): Press Enter
Using default value 1
Last cylinder or +size or +sizeM or +sizeK (1-10239, default 10239): +10000M
Command (m for help): n
Command action
e extended
p primary partition (1-4)
p
Partition number (1-4): 2
First cylinder (8585-10239, default 8585): Press Enter
Using default value 8585
Last cylinder or +size or +sizeM or +sizeK (8585-10239, default 10239): Press Enter
Using default value 10239
Command (m for help): t
Partition number (1-4): 2
Hex code (type L to list codes): 82
Changed system type of partition 2 to 82 (Linux swap / Solaris)
Command (m for help): p
Disk /dev/sda: 10.7 GB, 10737414144 bytes
64 heads, 32 sectors/track, 10239 cylinders
Units = cylinders of 2048 * 512 = 1048576 bytes
Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System
/dev/sda1 1 8584 8790000 83 Linux
/dev/sda2 8585 10239 1694720 82 Linux swap / Solaris
Command (m for help): w
The partition table has been altered!
Formatting root filesystem and swap + Enabling swap and mounting root
Quote:Formatting root filesystem and swap + Enabling swap and mounting root
Installing base system, mounting procfs and /dev + Readying for chroot
Quote:livecd / # cd /mnt/gentoo
livecd gentoo / # wget http://gentoo.osuosl.org/experimental/pp...s3_32ul.tar.bz2 (If already downloaded in advance, copy the file to /mnt/gentoo now)
livecd gentoo / # tar -xjpf stage4-970-ps3_32ul.tar.bz2
livecd gentoo / # mount -t proc none /mnt/gentoo/proc
livecd gentoo / # mount -o bind /dev /mnt/gentoo/dev
livecd gentoo / # cp /etc/resolv.conf /mnt/gentoo/etc
livecd / # cd /mnt/gentoo
livecd gentoo / # wget http://gentoo.osuosl.org/experimental/pp...s3_32ul.tar.bz2 (If already downloaded in advance, copy the file to /mnt/gentoo now)
livecd gentoo / # tar -xjpf stage4-970-ps3_32ul.tar.bz2
livecd gentoo / # mount -t proc none /mnt/gentoo/proc
livecd gentoo / # mount -o bind /dev /mnt/gentoo/dev
livecd gentoo / # cp /etc/resolv.conf /mnt/gentoo/etc
Final configuration steps:
Setting timezone:
(chroot) livecd / ls /usr/share/zoneinfo
(Suppose you want to use GMT)
(chroot) livecd / cp /usr/share/zoneinfo/GMT /etc/localtime
Configuring kboot:
(chroot) livecd / # e2label /dev/sda1 /
(chroot) livecd / # cd /etc
(chroot) livecd etc / # cp kboot.conf.example kboot.conf
(chroot) livecd etc / # nano -w kboot.conf
kboot.conf
# The following is an example kboot configuration file. Edit it
# to suit your needs before attempting to reboot your system or
# you may be unable to boot the new install.
# default: the default kernel label to boot should the user not make
# a selection. Uncomment the following line and set a default kernel label.
default=Gentoo
# timeout: number of seconds to wait for user input before the default
# kernel label is booted. Uncomment the following line and set timeout.
timeout=10
# The format from this point on is within a kernel label. At a minimum,
# you must pass the kernel and root device. The syntax is as follows:
#
# label='device: initrd=device: kernel_options'
#
# You should also pass the video options as well. An example of video
# options are as follows:
#
# 480i = ps3fb:mode:1
# 576i = ps3fb:mode:6
# 720p = ps3fb:mode:3
# 1080i = ps3fb:mode:4
# 1080p = ps3fb:mode:5
#
# You can review all possible video modes using the ps3videomode application
# provided by the ps3pfutils package. i.e. ps3videomode -v will display
# possibilities.
# The following is an example kernel label. Uncomment and edit as needed.
Gentoo='sda1:/boot/kernel-genkernel-ppc-2.6.16-ps3 initrd=sda1:/boot/initramfs-genkernel-ppc-2.6.16-ps3 root=/dev/ram0 real_root=/dev/sda1 init=/linuxrc video=ps3fb:mode:8 rhgb' (replace video=ps3fb:mode: Now press Ctrl + X. Then Y to save and exit editor.
Any complaints? Plz leave them. I will work on anything bad.
hi , im currently installing this gentoo livecd version, but can only get up to the part where it requires me to download the 'stage4-970-ps3_32ul.tar.bz2' file. When i use my ps3 normally, i hav internet connection. but when i change to 'other O/S' & it reboots to KBOOT screen, connection dont work propely.
i hav dowloaded this file alredy(from my PC) and put it on a memorystick DUO. So instead of typing - 'wget http://gentoo.osuosl.org/experimental/ etc...' ,to start downloadin it now, how do i copy it from my memstick to '/mnt/gentoo'?
