XFCE4 PS3 LiveCD (Release)

http://planet.gentoo.org/developers/...ce4_ps3_livecd
Wonder if it has the new kernel? Downloading now.

I am scare about LiveCD can break or ruin PS3's Blue ray drive.

[haxen]

Takenover, thankyou for this link, very helpful. I will try this release later this week and report back.

[acidex]

Not long to go now .... coming down at 1.2mb a sec .... under 5 mins left .. will try and post back results , I take it I can simply boot this cd once burnt ... Do I need to boos other os from menu and stick in USB pen which has Sony's OS loader on it ?

downloading it now... but im guessing this doesnt work with wireless internet?

Na, no drivers yet.

I really like this xfce4, I installed it have quiet a bit more free memory.

How do I install this? Is there instructions. I tried following the sites instructions and wikipedias and it messes up everytime and I'm positive I'm doing everything exactly as it says

Just follow the Gentoo instruction's from the wiki. If you want help, you will at least have to tell us what the error is or describe your problem.

Can we install this in 32 bit userland or has to be in 64??

[nightcrawla]

i have gentoo with the xfcee4 installed, and with me being a noob, it was a bit of headache. so ill tell what i did to get it running smooth on your ps3 and since I'm new to the forum and don't really know how to format this tutorial I'll break it up in parts.....
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PART 1

First get this ISO and burn it to a cd [Please register to see this link. ] (if the livecd boots automatically no problem click the icon the desktop that says x-terminal at the prompt type sudo su (now you're root) now you follow the directions below. if it just goes to livecd root # ***still follow the instructions below)

Prepare your PS3 to boot another OS ¶

Before you can install Linux on your PS3, you must prepare it to run another operating system (hereafter referred to as otheros). This is done through the PS3 operating system (hereafter referred to as game-os) and requires that you obtain an otheros image (otheros.bld), which is also available from Sony or Gentoo PS3-capable Install media. Follow the instructions at [Please register to see this link. ] to complete this task.

Boot the Install cd ¶

The Install CD contains a PS3 kernel and the required applications to complete a Gentoo install.

* Insert the Install CD into the PS3 and power-on the PS3. * The PS3 will load the kboot kernel and you will soon see a "kboot:" prompt (hereafter referred to as the kboot prompt). * If you have not installed Linux on the hard disk before, you should be able to hit "tab" to scroll through the list of kernel labels until you find a label that has a resolution that most closely matches your TV or monitor.

Note: If you have installed Linux on your hard-drive before, the prior kboot.conf configuration file may interfere with the kboot configuration file on the Install CD. You can avert this by renaming or deleting the configuration file on the hard-drive, copying the kboot.conf from the Install CD to the kboot ramdisk, or by using e2label to rename the disk partition (i.e. e2label /dev/ps3da1 "") that contains it. Note: You can put the livecd iso contents in a memory stick or another storage supported by the ps3 and linux and just edit kboot accordingly changing 'sr0:' to the right device name (like sda1, sdb1 and so on). You can discover which device is entering 'sh' from the kboot prompt and then editing from there the kboot menu.

* Hit 'Enter' to boot the kernel. * The LiveCD will boot and automatically configure itself for the PS3 including network settings if you have a DHCP server on your network.

The rest of this procedure is very similar to a regular Gentoo install. The steps are grouped logically and little explanation will be given about them, unless it's a PS3 specific task

Prepare the hard disk for installation ¶

You must partition your hard drive for an install. You should make at least two disk partitions: one for the root filesystem and one for swap. You will also have mark the root filesystem disk partition as bootable. At the time of this writing, the PS3 can only dedicate 10GB to another os. An example of partitioning looks like:
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