How To: Graphical Kboot

[trainstroker]

kay. it took me... 2 minutes to install this.

step 1: download this
http://ozlabs.org/~jk/projects/petitboot/downloads/bin-0.0.1/otheros.bld

its a special version of otheros.bld that has the Kboot GUI preinstalled

step 2: put this into X:\PS3\OTHEROS\ >>>IN HERE<<<

this can be done with a usb drive, SD card, anything that the ps3 can read... even cd.
step 3: plug that into your ps3 and in the xmb go to settings > system settings > Install OtherOS


step 4: wait for it to find your device and install and then boot to the otheros to check if it worked.

i reset my ps3 twice to make sure it worked and it did. when the otheros fires up you will be hit with a screen and there is going to be an icon of an HDD on the left. press down on your keyboard. the press right to get to the other sections of that HDD partitions. select the corrent one and press enter. video modes can also be set. i dont know if the video modes are saved.

if you cant get through this how to you will be SOL in life.

[mattruby]

If I installed Ubuntu from a LiveCD (not from XMB), can I later run your procedure from XMB and get the graphical kboot without the XMB undoing the rest of my existing Ubuntu install?

If not, how do I add the graphical kboot to the existing Ubuntu install? Probably edit kboot.conf with some other parameters to point at a new file containing the graphical kboot code.
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[zenic]

I installed the graphical boot using the XMB (system settings->install other os). For me it worked fine - it uses the existing /etc/kboot.conf file and simply draws a pretty graphic instead of giving me a text prompt.

[Nautili]

hey, i tried to use this, it installed perfectly but then i can only see the disc and not the HDD??? i tried switching resolution but still doesnt work, can any1 help?
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[Maxul]

i tried out the how to and it worked but when i want to boot into linux it does not work. i still type in the command at the kboot to get my ubuntu running . could this have been the problem? if change this with perl will it work?

PS: i reinstalled my ubuntu because i could not boot into feisty using graphical kboot

[Arcanum]

Hi there, I'm new here and wathever.
This petiteboot thing seems quite interesting, but i was wondering if, after the installation, ther is a way to return to the default shell screen (the "kboot:_" one).
Someone have the answer to my doubt?

Cheers, and sorry for my bad english, it's pretty lame.

[dk75]

boot with XBM, go to Settings/System Settings/Install OtherOS and install it from "Ubuntu LiveCD".

I've had trouble with petitboot also at linux installation time and I was forced to install it with shell kboot, but after that petitboot works greatly.
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[Arcanum]

[dk75]

kboot, both shell or graphical must be installed in disk MBR so either you'll install shell version from original "Ubuntu LiveCD" or petitboot from self prepared CD/pendrive/MS card/MMC card/SD card.
You don't need to install whole Ubuntu again, just install OtherOS loader.
That's all.
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[Arcanum]

Ok, thanks a lot
I've installed petiteboot for now and works fine.

[thomas_fogh]

Does your timeout auto-boot work?
Do you know how to change the icons?

[andyd]

If I hit del for gameos, why is that the ps3 then defaults back to the PS3 being the default (as opposed to OtherOS)

[dk75]

[mckheu]

so u can only boot with this ? no other functions ?? ,
PS i had fedora core 5 on my ps3 , now i installed ubuntu, so is it gone or can i use this programm for both of them , and if yes , how ?

PS2: ubunty wont start up at all , i have a low res tv (pal) and dont know what to do next ,please help

[dk75]

Boot-up from LiveCD, open terminal and type: