Bootloader for PS3

From PdaXrom embedded

Overview

The bootloader includes pdaXrom-ng base and ps3boot GUI shell.

Supported boot devices are the following:

• Internal harddrive, CD/DVD, cardreader
• External USB sticks, hardrives, CD/DVD

Supported filesystems are:

• vfat (no more problems with long file names on fat formatted media)
• ext2
• ext3
• iso9660
• udf

USB keyboard and joystick are supported. Screen mode is autodetected by default. To select preferred mode use keyboard or ps3 controller. Your selected video mode will be stored to a bootloader configuration. During startup press and hold right shift on the keyboard to safe video mode.

Keyboard	Controller	Function
Left	Left	Select device
Right	Right	Select device
Up	Up	Select a boot configuration
Down	Down	Select a boot configuraton
Space		Edit boot configuration
Enter	Cross	Boot selected configuration
0	L1	Video mode 0: auto (480i/576i if not HDMI)
1	R1	Video mode 3: 720p (1124 x 644)
2	L2	Video mode 4: 1080i (1688 x 964)
3	R2	Video mode 5: 1080p (1688 x 964)
4		Video mode 131: 720pf (1280 x 720)
5		Video mode 132: 1080if (1920 x 1080)
6		Video mode 133: 1080pf (1920 x 1080)
7		Video mode 11: wxga: wxga (1280 x 768)
8		Video mode 12: sxga (1280 x 1024)
9		Video mode 13: wuxga (1920 x 1200)

Download

Bootloader binary and sources are available on http://mail.pdaxrom.org/downloads/PS3/bootloader/

ps3boot source svn repository is on http://pdaxrom.svn.sourceforge.net/svnroot/pdaxrom/trunk/ps3boot/

To build ps3boot install libjpg, libpng and freetype.

Installation

• Download bootloader 'pdaXrom-ng-otheros.bld', rename it to 'otheros.bld'.
• On your USB stick or CD create the directory /PS3/otheros/ and copy 'otheros.bld' file to it.
• Insert CD or a plug USB stick into PS3 and go to System->System Settings->Install Other OS. PS3 should find and install bootloader.
• Go to System->System Settings->Set Default OS->OtherOS to boot up with pdaXrom-ng bootloader.