kha0S@PS3

Nice stuff!!! Keep them coming! :)

this is most excellent! thank you so much for all the hard work. Now for a little tiny bit of help in regards to the Debian 6.0 Squeeze. What do i do? Do i put the image into the USB root and it runs like that or do i extract all the files and what not. I have everything else in place. I just need this tiny bit of help. Thank you!

another quick question, is wifi enabled this time and flash?

do i download the 32 bit or 64 bit image?

Hi Thomas. No need to download anything. Just run it from lv2 patcher.

so its, run asbestOS then pick linux from LV2 and it downloads linux by itself? the thing is the debian site has alot of choices and none say ps3 and its confusing.

I keep getting a wget failure error but can not pause the screen to get the full error message, my ps3 is connect to internet via ethernet.

Hi Stengel.
You need a working Internet connection. After starting Linux from lv2patcher, it will fetch this files:
http://ftp.debian.org/debian/dists/squeeze/main/installer-powerpc/current/ima...
and
http://ftp.debian.org/debian/dists/squeeze/main/installer-powerpc/current/ima...

I've just tested it and it works ;-)

one problem preseed.cfg not found, thank you

The installer failed to process the preconfiguration file from http://ps3linux.ipq.co/mod/preseed.cfg
Got this error every time i try and instal Must be 190 times and it freeezes

10 not 190

Yea, it seems like the account where the installation downloads the preconfiguration file from has been suspended. This is great work Kmeaw and Kha0s, I'm really excited about testing this.
The account must have been suspended while I where installing. Cause it could download it in the start of the installation, but when I where done I got the error that the configuration file could not be downloaded. I must be out of luck....

It seems like the account where it downloads the preseed.cfg has been suspended

Hi, Ive been waiting for a simple install of Linux eg Debian and now its here. Great. Im new to this so please bare with me and i hope you can help. Ive done everything such install AsbestOS and ran the LV2 Patcher. Everything looked fine. Only i have black screen but the PS3 seems to be downloading from the internet and the front green network connection light is flashing on the ps3 as if something is installing and downloading. How long for Debian to install over a home wireless network and what should i expect after the black screen OR HAVE I DONE SOMETHING WRONG??? Also how do i get back to the PS3 inteface after using Debian?

Here the same, i can't start because i get error.
The installer failed to process the preconfiguration file from http://ps3linux.ipq.co/mod/preseed.cfg.
What can i do?

The account was suspended. We don't know what happened, but are already migrating everything to a new hosting.

Thankyou KhaOS hope its soon. fingers crossed

Can't wait, hope to be able to install tonight. Thanks Kha0S

So that must be my problem. Thanks for the reply. Will try an install when some puts they were successful this time round.

I can't wait to install this on my PS3, I hope they can fix the preconfiguration thing soon. :)

Hi thanks for this update and your continued support.
Though dont want to sound ungratefull but is there a way to boot from a previous version of ps3 linux or .iso with your gui like kboot. cheers

Hi if can anyone help me writhe put my Debian 3.55 kmeaw, but the problem is as follows-starts the installation but the font is not visible, it appears only one other point though is not blurry or chart has gaps? I can not figure out what What is of course nothing on the menu for installation, if someone can help because what I did not but I do not want to fix it!! April 10 to heck now be a victim but it is not and is not: (((Thanks in advance of respondents is

Has anyone had any luck installing yet? If that cofig problem has been sorted???

[kha0S said...
The account was suspended. We don't know what happened, but are already migrating everything to a new hosting.]

How long will it take ? cumps!

Does anyone have a copy of this preseed.cfg file? If so, we can upload it for another place and change our DNS to point ps3linuix.ipq.co for the new ip address ... Thanks kha0s and KMEAW ;)

YOu guys should set up multiple mirrors for the preseed.cfg Also, I hope we can use ex4!

A user of EOL has changed the file Kboot.conf for boot preseed.cfg from USB
http://www.elotrolado.net/hilo_tutorial-instalar-abestos-v1-5-actualizado_156...
Sorry for my english

this will maybe be a solution..

change lines of ... dev_hdd/kboot.conf to

Install Debian GNU/Linux=http://ftp.debian.org/debian/dists/squeeze/main/installer-powerpc/current/images/powerpc64/netboot/vmlinux initrd=http://ftp.debian.org/debian/dists/squeeze/main/installer-powerpc/current/images/powerpc64/netboot/initrd.gz x=1 video=ps3fb:mode:131 preseed/file=preseed.cfg auto=true interface=auto priority=critical

Then format your usb drive on fat32 .. open notepad and save this :

#### Contents of the preconfiguration file (for Debian Squeeze @ PS3)
#
# Copyright (C) kmeaw and kha0S
#
# This software is distributed under the terms of the GNU General Public
# License ("GPL") version 3, as published by the Free Software Foundation.
#

d-i debconf/priority string high
d-i preseed/early_command string wget http://ps3linux.ipq.co/mod/prepare.sh -O /tmp/prepare; sh /tmp/prepare

# Any hostname and domain names assigned from dhcp take precedence over
# values set here. However, setting the values still prevents the questions
# from being shown, even if values come from dhcp.
d-i netcfg/dhcp_hostname string ps3
d-i netcfg/get_hostname string ps3
d-i netcfg/get_domain string lan

### Mirror settings
#d-i mirror/country string manual
### Let user to choose a mirror
d-i mirror/http/hostname string mirrors.kernel.org
d-i mirror/http/hostname seen false
#d-i mirror/http/directory string /debian
#d-i mirror/http/proxy string

# Suite to install.
#d-i mirror/suite string testing
# Suite to use for loading installer components (optional).
#d-i mirror/udeb/suite string testing

# Controls whether to use NTP to set the clock during the install
d-i clock-setup/ntp boolean true
# NTP server to use. The default is almost always fine here.
d-i clock-setup/ntp-server string pool.ntp.org

# The kernel image (meta) package to be installed; "none" can be used if no
# kernel is to be installed.
d-i base-installer/kernel/image string linux-image-2.6-powerpc64

# Skip creation of a root account (normal user account will be able to
# use sudo).
#d-i passwd/root-login boolean false
# Alternatively, to skip creation of a normal user account.
#d-i passwd/make-user boolean false

# Root password, in clear text
d-i passwd/root-password password ps3
d-i passwd/root-password-again password ps3

# Create a normal user account.
d-i passwd/user-fullname string PS3 Debian User
d-i passwd/username string ps3
# Normal user's password, in clear text
d-i passwd/user-password password ps3
d-i passwd/user-password-again password ps3

# Install non-free and contrib software.
d-i apt-setup/non-free boolean true
d-i apt-setup/contrib boolean true

# Skip the boot loader
d-i grub-installer/skip boolean true
d-i lilo-installer/skip boolean true

# Depending on what software you choose to install, or if things go wrong
# during the installation process, it's possible that other questions may
# be asked. You can preseed those too, of course. To get a list of every
# possible question that could be asked during an install, do an
# installation, and then run these commands:
# debconf-get-selections --installer > file
# debconf-get-selections >> file

# SSH server for d-i

d-i network-console/password password ps3
d-i network-console/password-again password ps3
d-i anna/choose_modules string network-console

as preseed.cfg at your's usb drive root..
run lv2 v9 ... and install :)

@Erik_over

Contents of preseed.cfg (based on your posts link):

d-i preseed/early_command string wget http://ps3linux.ipq.co/mod/prepare.sh -O /tmp/prepare; sh /tmp/prepare

We'll also need prepare.sh ... looks like we need preseed.cfg and also this one above to make it work ... Let me know if you have it

U dont really need to connect by ssh....
but i'm not sure if we can skip those 2 lines lol

@kha0S / how long will it take to migrate everything and rebuild asbetOS?
i cant sleep! lol 1.40AM in portugal xD

@Lenamote No need to rebuild asbestos or re-install it (fix is published). And yes, it's late ;-)

@khaOS my bad =P hehe . i knew it would mess with kboot.cfg lol
thanks for the fix and for all the good work :)

heywhen installing the base i get to 75% then the menu pops up and makes me restart

Could you post `cat /proc/cpuinfo`?

Still cant get it to install from online. Im getting an error message line 7 the a black screen. Can someone post instructions of how to do this correctly please.

when I install debian, everyhing goed as it should be, but when I reboot, the Debian entry isn't added to the kboot.conf file, so it keeps installing over and over again.

I tried to edit the kboot.conf file manualy, but no luck there.
Could someone post his one here as an example?
Or tell me what I'm doing wrong?

Thanks in advance!

I have the same problem as Aeon. I have installed debian on a ext4 partition on the external drive, but what do I have to write in kboot.conf to be able to boot into it?

why not see the letters on my screen but something like parts of the letters still in the very first release by leaving for 1 sec, and then suddenly changes screen help please

Kha0S. Thank you for a great update. I successfully installed with the temporary fix. One question. It seems like debian is only using108,2MB of the ram, is there a way to make it use all the ram of the ps3?

Johannes Hi. Could you please please post a step by step instructions of how you got Debian installed on your ps3. I would really appreciate that. I am new to the ps3-ing scene and am looking forward to using my ps3 with new OS installed on it.. Ive installed LV2 Patcher and AsbestOS 2.0 and ran the install to load debian from online but i know im doing something wrong. Could you please give me some advice. Thanks

Hi,

Can someone who has it working post the contents of their /dev_hdd0/kboot.conf on their ps3?
Like others have posted, debian installs, but it doesn't add a new entry to the kboot.conf.

I've tried the following, but it just fails to mount the partition (my installation is on /dev/sdd3):

Boot Debian='/boot/vmlinux initrd=/boot/initrd.img root=/dev/sdd3'

Thanks

I cannot install the kernel always get "unable to find /proc/device-tree//chosen/linux,stdout-path, printing from purgatory disabled" error

Now it works. Sorry i was to impatient

one thing I noticed is that Debian is very slow. Slow to boot, slow to work... slow to everything.

I installed it in my external HDD because it did not recognize my internal PS3 HDD.

So... how can I make it a bit faster?

Hello , i have similar with lucius trouble. While Debian installation process Detecting HDD it is output an error:
hw-detect: FATAL: Module i82365 not found.
Help please.

Thanks for your work. My installation hangs on the "install Debian GNU/Linux screen" just before it downloads the kernel. Hitting X on the controller doesn't do anything. It just hangs there. Do you know what the problem could be? Thanks again.

Does this allow Debian to be installed over WiFi? My phat PS3 has a borked LAN Port, so that won't work. Any advice would be great! :)

Works on 3.41 FW ?

Works on 3.41 FW ?

is it possible to have all the scripts bundled with v. 2.02 and copy them to the hard drive and have linux boot via loopback? That would require absolutely no real partitioning at all, and btw, why not have it mount the ps3 hard disk as /mnt/ps3?

I think I know why they suspended the account: Sony probably threatened the host to do that, falsely calling it a DMCA violation to circumvent a TPM the prevents pirate or unauthorized software from running.

Whenever I boot to Linux, I'm presented with the boot manager that prompts me:

"Debian Installer"
"debian"

And waits for a seletion to be made. How can I change the boot manager's items so it just boots Linux? Obviously, it's not needed to install Linux anymore since it is already installed ;)

And this makes it unable to run without a keyboard :/

can someone pastebin a working internal (dev_hdd0) kboot.conf that they're able to boot linux from?

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