The following instructions install YDL (Yellow Dog Linux) on a PS3. More detailed instructions are available from Terra Soft Solutions.

1. Prep USB key with /ps3/otheros/otheros.self and /ps3/otheros/otheros.bld


2. Boot PS3:

        Settings -> System -> Format disk
        [10 G to PS3 System]
        reboot
   

3. Transfer YDL boot loader:

       Settings -> System -> Install OtherOS
       [click through]
       Settings -> System -> Default OS
       [Set OtherOS as default]
   

4. Power off and install Yellowdog linux 5.0 from DVD normally. The default linux partitions we used are:

       10 GB /
        1 GB swap
        * GB /home
   

5. Post install configuration:

       # fix timezone && start ntpd (these instruction are specific to the Eastern time zone)
       rm -f /etc/localtime
       cp /usr/share/zoneinfo/America/New_York /etc/localtime
       chkconfig ntpd on
       /etc/init.d/ntpd start
   
       # if you prefer to make text booting default
       perl -i -pe 's{default=ydl}{default=ydltext}g' /etc/kboot.conf
   
       # do some updates
       yum -y update
   
       # create user accounts ala
       useradd --uid 12345 --comment "My Name" myUserID
       echo blahblah | passwd --stdin myUserID
   

Troubleshooting

• If the yum update fails, then verify that the yum repository is configured properly.


• Programs that access the framebuffer or the soundcard must be run as root or using sudo. It is convenient to grant sudo access to users by adding them to the wheel group

       usermod -Gwheel myUserId

  and editing /etc/sudoers to enable wheel group priveleges. The sudoers file is edited by running the following on the command line

       /usr/sbin/visudo

  then edit the file to uncomment this line

       %wheel  ALL=(ALL)       ALL

  and now the user has root priveleges.


• To change the system host name, first issue the command

      hostname newName

  then edit the configuration file /etc/sysconfig/network and change the field

      HOSTNAME=localhost.localdomain

  to

      HOSTNAME=newName

  and finally restart services that depends on the hostname

      /etc/init.d/network restart

  or you can simply reboot the system.