How-To: PS3 HDD native installation (playstation 3)

**inee** · January 11th, 2007

okay i finally got ubuntu installed on my ps3 NATIVELY on its HDD (compared to the guide by candell with an external usb hdd).

i sort of followed the guide above but omitted and changed some steps mainly:

1. downloaded all required files and burned on cd/dvd
2. installed fedora
3. skipped the disk partitioning step
4. debootstrap debian on ps3 hdd on a folder named /mnt/ubuntu
5. copied fedora's kernel and stuff
6. edited system files like kboot to add /mnt/ubuntu
7. installed xubuntu desktop (ubuntu would not resolve dependencies)

and voila!

i think im the first who has done it (been a around several linux forums for the past week and none have done it yet).

love those sweet 2 PPC thread penguins and 6 SPE penguin support.

all i need now is a hdmi cable to display on my 1080i hdtv so i can get into gnome desktop (gdm doesnt load on 480i).

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ubuntu on PS3 HDD

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1. install fedora minimum
2. mount /dev/cdrom /mnt/cdrom
3. yum install dhclient
4. yum install wget and nano
5. copy debootstrap to /tmp
6. zcat debootstrap
7. mkdir /mnt/ubuntu and /mnt/ubuntu/boot
8. debootstrap edgy to /mnt/ubuntu
9. copy fedora's kernel and initrd stuff then chroot into /mnt/ubuntu
10. yum install dhclient, wget and nano in new ubuntu root; mkdir /proc/net/dev
11. wget http://www.louiscandell.com/ps3/file...-3_powerpc.deb and vsync-sample_1.0.1-5_powerpc.deb
12. dpkg -i ps3pf-utils_1.0.9-3_powerpc.deb
13 dpkg -i vsync-sample_1.0.1-5_powerpc.deb
14. install xbuntu desktop (ubuntu had a lot of dependency resolving)
15. install ps3videomode
16. wget from http://louiscandell.com/ps3/files/xorg.conf into /etc/X11/xorg.conf or configure current xorg
17. edit fstab and kboot configurations

NOTE: ubuntu will not let you log in as root. so before restarting you may want to edit your passwd, grp, and/or use passwd root to enable it if you want.

**Ciego** · January 17th, 2007

14. install xbuntu desktop (ubuntu had a lot of dependency resolving)

I noticed this too. Did you ever get the Ubuntu desktop install to finish? I would run out of memory every time after a few hours and it would just stop.

I am wondering which is the best desktop for the PS3 with Ubuntu.

**Ciego** · January 19th, 2007

Originally Posted by inee

all i need now is a hdmi cable to display on my 1080i hdtv so i can get into gnome desktop (gdm doesnt load on 480i).

Do you have any more info about this? I thought that I just did something wrong until I saw this ... seems to be the only place I even found it mentioned.

**juanzone** · January 20th, 2007

Originally Posted by inee

okay i finally got ubuntu installed on my ps3 NATIVELY on its HDD (compared to the guide by candell with an external usb hdd).

i sort of followed the guide above but omitted and changed some steps mainly:

1. downloaded all required files and burned on cd/dvd
2. installed fedora
3. skipped the disk partitioning step
4. debootstrap debian on ps3 hdd on a folder named /mnt/ubuntu
5. copied fedora's kernel and stuff
6. edited system files like kboot to add /mnt/ubuntu
7. installed xubuntu desktop (ubuntu would not resolve dependencies)

and voila!

i think im the first who has done it (been a around several linux forums for the past week and none have done it yet).

love those sweet 2 PPC thread penguins and 6 SPE penguin support.

all i need now is a hdmi cable to display on my 1080i hdtv so i can get into gnome desktop (gdm doesnt load on 480i).

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ubuntu on PS3 HDD

-------------------------------------

1. install fedora minimum
2. mount /dev/cdrom /mnt/cdrom
3. yum install dhclient
4. yum install wget and nano
5. copy debootstrap to /tmp
6. zcat debootstrap
7. mkdir /mnt/ubuntu and /mnt/ubuntu/boot
8. debootstrap edgy to /mnt/ubuntu
9. copy fedora's kernel and initrd stuff then chroot into /mnt/ubuntu
10. yum install dhclient, wget and nano in new ubuntu root; mkdir /proc/net/dev
11. wget http://www.louiscandell.com/ps3/file...-3_powerpc.deb and vsync-sample_1.0.1-5_powerpc.deb
12. dpkg -i ps3pf-utils_1.0.9-3_powerpc.deb
13 dpkg -i vsync-sample_1.0.1-5_powerpc.deb
14. install xbuntu desktop (ubuntu had a lot of dependency resolving)
15. install ps3videomode
16. wget from http://louiscandell.com/ps3/files/xorg.conf into /etc/X11/xorg.conf or configure current xorg
17. edit fstab and kboot configurations

NOTE: ubuntu will not let you log in as root. so before restarting you may want to edit your passwd, grp, and/or use passwd root to enable it if you want.

Inee, I'm very new to linux and I am trying to follow your directions. Although it's not detailed enough for me I think I can get it done together with candell's guide (Ihope

). My question is what your kboot and fstab configurations are? Also are there any limitations with your ubuntu install-- the sound for example. Are you able to have sound output? Thanks.