Bootable CD for PS3
From PdaXrom embedded
Contents |
Current build 20091201
- Sixaxis bluetooth joystick as mouse (for keyboard/mouse less systems)
- On screen keyboard
Applications
Accessories:
- Leafpad
- Terminal
Graphics:
- Image viewer
- mtPaint
Internet:
- Ekiga
- Midori
- Pidgin
- Transmission
- XChat
Office:
- AbiWord
- Gnumeric
- ePDFViewer
Multimedia
- Audacious
- Mplayer
Development
- Geany
- gcc4.4.2 (ppu and spu)
Download
ISO image and zipped files are available for download. Unzip files to USB stick or SD/MS/CF card to bootup without CD.
Releases are available on http://sourceforge.net/projects/pdaxrom/files/PS3/livecd/
Bootloader
You need install bootloader to a new PS3 before use pdaXrom-NG:
- Download zipped pdaXrom Bootloader for PS3 or original bootloader kboot-20080609.bld.
- Unzip it to your USB stick or CD. It will create the the directory and file /PS3/otheros/otheros.bld.
- Insert CD or a plug USB stick into PS3 and go to System->System Settings->Install Other OS. PS3 should find and install bootloader.
- Insert pdaXrom-NG media, go to System->System Settings->Set Default OS->OtherOS to boot up with new system.
Boot options
- noswap - disable swap in vram
- video=ps3fb:mode:N - set video mode N. Default mode 3
Video modes
From ps3-video-mode:
0:auto mode YUV 60Hz 1:480i 2:480p 3:720p 4:1080i 5:1080p YUV 50Hz 6:576i 7:576p 8:720p 9:1080i 10:1080p RGB 60Hz 33:480i 34:480p 35:720p 36:1080i 37:1080p RGB 50Hz 38:576i 39:576p 40:720p 41:1080i 42:1080p VESA 11:WXGA 12:SXGA 13:WUXGA full screen mode: <video mode ID> + 128 dither ON mode : <video mode ID> + 2048
Connect to network
Default DHCP is used. There is no network utility for manual settings yet.
Connect to wireless network
Click on interface wlan0 network icon. If wireless networks is detected, choose preferred from the list. For private network you need enter password.
