PSUbuntu development help wanted
cjwatson wrote a forum post on the current state of PSUbuntu development. Basically it’s a team of three at Canonical who have been working on Ubuntu support for the PS3. Now they could use some help on development and architecture for the platform.
If you’re up for the challenge here’s a summary of what the team needs help with:
- Testing CD images (especially daily builds just before milestone releases) of the development release, and reporting bugs in time so that developers can fix them.
- Triaging (gathering information on and assessing importance of) bug reports about PS3.
- Ensuring that the Ubuntu kernel contains necessary patches from the upstream PS3 Linux development tree, and keeping our ps3-kboot package in sync with changes such as device tree layout that happen there.
- Fixing bugs in critical components such as the Ubuntu installers, HAL, and others that require explicit handling of PS3.
Seems like a great way to learn more about Linux development and architecture. More info can be found in this forum post.
The developers could also inform us that they are currently working on new custom 7.10 builds for the PS3!
kanomtom said
am November 19 2007 @ 3:38 pm
Want to be participate with but I’m not expert on programming. Can I?
tozy said
am November 20 2007 @ 10:13 am
Who can I contact to get more info?
ogrisel said
am November 23 2007 @ 5:32 pm
I am interested too.
It would be great to have a mailing list or a google groups dedicated to ‘ubuntu on PS3′ users. I won’t check the forum status on a regular basis while I would react to emails getting in my mailbox.
Chisox said
am November 24 2007 @ 8:35 pm
I would be interested.
JesusXP said
am November 27 2007 @ 3:43 pm
I would be happy to help. Please do not hesitate to contact
Blalien said
am December 23 2007 @ 11:37 pm
I would like to test these, is it also possbile to build bootable dvd’s??
Thomas Cross said
am December 27 2007 @ 7:53 am
I like helping. i like ps3. i like ubuntu
Chris said
am December 27 2007 @ 1:06 pm
I don’t yet have a PS3, and I probably don’t plan to install Ubuntu in the near future. However, to all of those interested in helping, the post leads me to believe you should post here:
http://psubuntu.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=1427
in the forum post, rather than in the comments section of the blog post. I don’t think they pay attention to this area.
Regards - a helping hand.
Lyconman said
am January 4 2008 @ 1:08 pm
I am a user with some MS/DOS background and novice level on C programming.
I am thrilled to start using my PS3 as a Linux PC. I would like to participate and help on feedback if you think I can help you.
David Loaiza said
am January 12 2008 @ 11:16 pm
i have error with the xfs filesystem… don’t write on this…..
i test in ubuntu 7.10 and kubuntu 7.10 and the same
cosmohack said
am January 18 2008 @ 5:09 am
yeah, contact me
vinny13 said
am January 26 2008 @ 2:15 am
If whatever it is doesn’t F my system you guys explain to me what to do I’ll be glad to help test stuff
PS3 said
am February 3 2008 @ 2:35 am
PS3…
Thanks for the compliment ?no one has ever told me that before!!…
Tiptup300 said
am February 6 2008 @ 5:36 am
Could you people come up with a SIXAXIS friendly install process. Not everyone uses USB keyboards. =\
gouki said
am February 20 2008 @ 1:54 pm
I updated the thread with more information.
Massimo said
am February 21 2008 @ 6:53 pm
sorry for OT, I didnt want to register for the forum…
Please say in the instructions part that you only have to press the power button while booting-up to restore the PS3 system as the default os, it’s useful if you don’t have a keyboard and it’s simpler
Thank you
Wesmantx said
am February 26 2008 @ 4:20 am
No movement on this site for quite some time. Has the development changed hands? What is the story? Any new ISOs out there?
gouki said
am February 28 2008 @ 1:21 am
Wesmantx, announcements will be made at blog.goukihq.org.
Also, you can join #ubuntu-ps3 on Freenode, and you’ll find interesting links there.
Thank you.
Brad Robinson said
am March 10 2008 @ 1:07 am
Just got my PS3,and I’m excited,to learn how to make it the best it can be…used to know the basics of dos,but windows has spoiled me,but it’s time to get back to the way things should be,i’m ready for the curve,my brain needs,stimulation,anything i can do to help,just ask..
Vaskin Kissoyan said
am March 20 2008 @ 1:52 pm
I would like to help, I will update the wiki with my experiences as I go through installation.