Hi all

[olin000]

Hi all,

I just joined and would like to post a message under one of the threads, which contains 2-3 external links and one link to my GitHub. All legit, no off-topic and no SPAM. Could you please lift the (10 posts?) restrictions for me?

Thank you.

Best,

 

[Coro]

you could tell us your github name and if you are using github pages or just normal repos...and what is there of interest to see. i can not lift the restrictions myself.

 

[olin000]

@Coro, this would be my message. I replaced links with "--------------------------------------------------". The first one would be a link to my GitHub. I see that even using a backslash is prohibited for me (when I e.g. refer to a folder under Linux).

As a proof of concept, I have managed to successfully upgrade PS3 to Linux debian 6.3.0 kernel on my PS3 Slim.
Respective files are stored under --------------------------------------------------
Linux debian 6.3.0
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4 SMP Sat May 13 21:11:36 CEST 2023 ppc64 GNU
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Linux
Distributor ID: Debian Description: Debian GNU
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Linux 12 (bookworm) Release: 12 Codename: bookworm
Notes:

The initial steps are as described in the thread -------------------------------------------------- with this main difference that I was not partitioning the console's hard drive, but rather installing Red Ribbon GNU/Linux for PS3 from one USB memory stick (where the ISO got unpacked) to another USB memory stick
At the time of writing this I am using Cobra version 8.4 Cobra fw version 4.9 (CFW Evilnat)
For your convenience it is important to have yaboot.conf script stored in
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of the Linux's (not Petitboot's) drive. It went missing for me in one of the steps (probably during the packages update). Otherwise one might be forced to boot Linux using kexec command (see
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)
I could not make use of the old modules
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drivers for the PS3 wireless card (Jupiter), not to say about finding their new version. Hence I am using my WiFi dongle Ralink Technology, Corp. RT5572 Wireless Adapter. The kernel module for it is rt2800usb. You might need to additionally install one of the "firmware-*" packages for you card to work like this.

Steps:

Install Red Ribbon GNU
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Linux for PS3
Update the apt sources to "deb
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sid main"
Upgrade the packages. This I see as most tricky. There were many cross
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missing dependencies in the packages and often the installation had to be forced, sometimes with downloading a new package and installing with dpkg, not upgrading with apt. At the end when it was all fixed, I forced reinstalled all the packages, just to be sure
Install additional packages. E.g. git
Clone the current Linux kernel with "git clone
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"
Make and install the new kernel the usual way (compiled version of the kernel is stored in my GitHub). I used the default config, just adding the rt2800usb (and in general wireless) modules to it.

Hope this helps

 

[olin000]

For anyone who allowed me to post the message (with links ) in the other thread. Thank you. Much appreciated. I hope this helps the community here.
My message got posted in the thread https://www.psx-place.com/threads/t...bon-linux-on-rebug-4-81-2-4-84-2-d-rex.16419/