WTF! 2.6.23 kernel won't boot after updating to FW 2.10

[Garoro]

Didn't you guys also notice that geoff's archive ALSO contains a diff file to patch your kernel with?

THAT is the fix. Now all I need to know is how to apply it.

[jms]

[Garoro]

I went into his cell addon subdir, and DLd the kernel source file from his src subdirectory, and then built my own new kernel. It was 2.6.23-20071219

I think the git file is now 20071228 so that one seems even more recent.

My system, however boots with the 2.10 firmware with Geoff's new otheros.bld file installed, but I had updated my kernel prior to that FW update to 2.6.22-14 IIRC. That may be why I can still boot even before I built a new kernel.

My next project is to build a graphical (petitboot) kboot front end with a newer kernel, etc. It appeared to be complicated as it mentioned requiring a kernel that has no modules built into it, which is strange. I wish the author of petitboot would have maintained it beyond January of this year.

[veesonic]

Alright this may be an idiot question but how do you extract rpm files? I heard that you need a program called alien but in order for me to download that I need to have internet which I don't have due to not having wifi from the new kernel. This sucks !!!!!!!
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[jms]

[Marty_McFly]

Hi to all,

I´m affraid that I´m a linux noob and I´m a little bit confused, can some one help me please?

From what I understood there are two things that should be done in order to get the system up and running again with firmware 2.10, change the Kboot and upgrade the Kernel, right?

From the previous posts and from Geoff´s message I understood that there are two kboot´s that we could use in order to fix this issue (kboot-20071220.bld and kboot-20070831.bld), which one should I use?

Should I install the Kboot before or after upgrading the Kernel?

jms the kernel package that should be extracted is the one under the path "/pub/linux/kernel/people/geoff/cell/CELL-Linux-CL_20071220-ADDON/target/kernel-2.6.23-20071219.ppc64.rpm"?

jms can you please explain how to add the new Kernel to etc\kboot.conf?

Thanks in Advance.

[jms]

[tab]

I am really not understanding this. What exactly do you have to do to get Ubuntu working with firmware 2.10 and Geoff's kernel?

Do you have to recompile Geoff's latest kernel, apply the patches and replace the kboot? If so how do you do all of this?

I just bought my PS3 and do not have Linux installed. Somebody please tell me how I can install Ubuntu with 2.10 firmware and with Geoff's latest kernel.

Thanks.

[Marty_McFly]

Hi,

Thanks jms, I followed your steps and upgraded the system to the new Kernel. It's up and running again.

For the ones that still weren't able to get the system running with Firmware 2.10, all you have to do is to follow jms procedure, please find bellow a summary of what I did.

1) Use the kboot on http://psubuntu.com/files/gutsy/otheros.bld

2) Type "old" at the Kboot prompt to get to the system with the old Kernel.

3) Create a directory and copy from Geoffś CELL kit both files "kernel-2.6.23-20071219.ppc64.rpm" and "initrd.img-2.6.23"

4) rpm2cpio kernel-2.6.23-20071219.ppc64.rpm | cpio -idmv (In my case it was necessary to download the rpm2cpio program, so maybe you'll need a wired connection)

5) manually copy vmlinux-2.6.23, initrd.img-2.6.23 and config-2.6.23 to /boot and 2.6.23's modules to /lib/modules.

6) add the following line to /etc/kboot.conf like this (line beginning with test)

test='/boot/vmlinux-2.6.23 initrd=/boot/initrd.img-2.6.23 root=UUID=48124dc5-2c8f-43d0-a210-0b6549ffde56 quiet splash'

The value "48124dc5-2c8f-43d0-a210-0b6549ffde56" have to be changed according to your PS3.

7) run 'sudo update-initramfs -k 2.6.23 -u' and 'sudo depmod -a'

Reboot the system.

9) In order to load the system with the new kernel youĺl have to type "test". If you don't want to write test all the time you can edit kboot.conf and set "test" as the default value.

I hope that this mini procedure can help some of you that are still having problem because of the firmware 2.10.

Best Regards,

Thanks,

[zlhan85]

Ok, So I followed the last post step by step trying to get this new kernal to work. However, when I boot my ps3 in linux now I get a syntax error message that constantly runs down my screen. Has anyone else had this problem or does anyone know how to fix it? Your help would be much appreciated!

[veesonic]

Oh man marty mcfly you saved my life!!!!! Thanks its completely worked!!!!! I finally have ubuntu up and running the way I wanted it. I appreciate the help!
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[ssandife]

Finally someone put it in plain English what needed to be done, so thanks for that. I am back into ubuntu without using the old kernel, after following the steps in Marty_Mcfly's post. I didn't make any modifications after the reboot and can get online with wireless again.

The only problem is that I have lost my Bluetooth ability. I was playing NES games with my bluetooth controller before the 2.10 firmware update, but now the OS just doesn't see it under /dev/input. I looked at /lib/modules/2.6.23-rc7blahblah/kernel/drivers and noticed that it had folders for bluetooth and hid. The updated kernel 2.6.23 does not have those folders, so I copied them to the same area for the updated 2.6.23 kernel and reran 'sudo update-initramfs -k 2.6.23 -u' and 'sudo depmod -a' and did a reboot, but no bluetooth services start up. I've tried to manually start the services and restart dbus, but when I check using ps -A, no bluetooth services are seen, and again, the operating system does not see it either under /dev/input like it used to. I even reinstalled the modified package that I had to create to get it working in the first place which was compiled with the bluez-tools source and the patch from one of the other posts here.

Any help is much appreciated. Thanks!

[ssandife]

BTW, I'm trying to get my bluetooth controller to work wirelessly, not plugged in. It used to work wirelessly with the other kernel before the 2.10 firmware update.

Thanks.

[gyrene]

Is everyone here running, Fiesty, or Gutsy?

Reason, I asked was because, I have tried both, and the results where both the same. Painfully long installation, which I didn't mind, because I learned a few things, but the heartbreaking end result was a real @#$@#.

I have tried verbatim, the Feisty install, and did great up until, I started compiling the kernel. But, again I learned a few things, so it was not all for naught. The fustration was, I got passed the kboot, hell even saw the ubuntu quiet screen, but then BAMMMM, it hung for about 45 seconds, and gave me a busybox this as a prompt (initrms).

Anyone got any ideas? Or should I just hose the damn thing, and go to Gusty, and wait for a fix, and run a 50 ft lan cable across the house so I could hear the Mrs. complain. lol

[cap]