How To Install Linux On Ps3 With Usb

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Insert your disc or thumbdrive (usb stick) into your Playstation 3 and just wait a few seconds for the install wizard to come up. It will guide you through the configuring automatically. When the wizard is done configuring, simply click the install button wait a minute or three and thats that.
The usb controller in the device, and this determines usb-key or usb-hdd type. STEP 1: Download the latest copy of Syslinux and extract it. STEP 2: Open a command prompt and cd to your 'syslinux/linux' folder.

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This document illustrates overview of PS3 Linux boot process and how to install boot loader.

Installing Ubuntu. Connect USB keyboard and mouse to PS3. Insert the disk with Ubuntu iso image into PS3. Go to Settings - System Settings Install Other OS. PS3 will detect the install CD and copy files and instruct you to. Select Settings - System Settings - Default System - Other OS. This will boot PS3 with other OS.

Create Linux Disk Partition

First of all, user needs to initialize built-in HDD. With conventional PC this could be done as part of Linux installation, however with PS3, user need to decide what amount of HDD assign to Linux. Fig. 1 shows it’s concept.

Fig . 1 Disk Partitions

Install Boot Loader

As conventional PC, we need to install a boot loader into PS3 to boot Linux. On the other hand, we need a special program to install a boot loader on special reserved area in PS3 system flash rom. The installer is called as “OtherOS Installer”.

Due to requirements of boot loader on PS3, such as capability of using USB human interface devices, “kboot’ has been utilized as a boot loader for Linux on PS3.

In other words, before staring Linux installation, you need to get “OtherOS Installer” from SCEI web site and customized “kboot” from Linux distributor, respectively. Then you install “kboot” to PS3, using “OtherOS Installer”. Please refer manual of “OtherOS Installer” and installation manual of Linux distribution, for details.

The customized “kboot” which you installed, may contain corresponding proper installation program for Linux distribution, you choose.

Fig 2. shows overview of “OtherOS Installer” and Kboot.

Fig 2. Boot Loader And It's Installer

Please find out details of “OtherOS” Flash area in Fig 3. And refer http://www.playstation.com/ps3-openplatform/ also, for up to date information.

Fig. 3 Other OS Flash Area Details