Additions:
- An Ubuntu version for PS3 burned on a CD (these instructions are based on either the standard Ubuntu∞ or more lightweight Xubuntu∞ releases). For information on how to burn iso files to a cd, see this page∞.
Deletions:
Additions:
Deletions:
- An Ubuntu version for powerPC burned on a CD (these instructions are based on this image∞). For information on how to burn iso files to a cd, see this page∞.
Additions:
- An Ubuntu version for powerPC burned on a CD (these instructions are based on this image∞). For information on how to burn iso files to a cd, see this page∞.
- A USB keyboard and mouse. Wireless and bluetooth input devices should work fine (with a dongle).
Deletions:
- An Ubuntu version for powerPC burned on a CD (these instructions are based on this image∞). It is 520MB, so start downloading it to your computer right away. For information on how to burn iso files to a cd, see this page∞.
- A USB keyboard and mouse. Wireless input devices should work fine.
Additions:
The first thing you need to do is to format the PS3s hard disk to make room for a second operating system (called Other OS). Your user profiles and account information will remain on the XMB, but remember to back up any saved games or media files you want to restore after formatting the PS3 using a USB stick or an external hard disk. Your game saves are located under Game > Saved Data Utility.
Deletions:
The first thing you need to do is to format the PS3s hard disk to make room for a second operating system (called Other OS). Your user profiles and account information will remain on the XMB, but remember to back up any saved games you want to restore after formatting the PS3 using a USB stick or an external hard disk. Your game saves are located under Game > Saved Data Utility.
Additions:
What you need
- An Ubuntu version for powerPC burned on a CD (these instructions are based on this image∞). It is 520MB, so start downloading it to your computer right away. For information on how to burn iso files to a cd, see this page∞.
- A USB keyboard and mouse. Wireless input devices should work fine.
- A USB stick or external hard disk (if you want to backup files and saved games on your PS3).
Formatting the PS3 hard disk
The first thing you need to do is to format the PS3s hard disk to make room for a second operating system (called Other OS). Your user profiles and account information will remain on the XMB, but remember to
back up any saved games you want to restore after formatting the PS3 using a USB stick or an external hard disk. Your game saves are located under Game > Saved Data Utility.
All downloaded games you paid for can be downloaded again without having to pay for them. They'll be in your account history in the PS Store.
- Go to [System Settings] > [Format Utility].
- Select "Format Hard Disk" and click [Yes].
- Select [Quick Format] and confirm with [Yes].
Formatting will take a few seconds. Press X to restart the system.
Log in (you need to hit the PS button on your controller if it's deactivated after restart).
Installing Other OS
- Insert the disk you burned into the PS3. And connect the keyboard and mouse.
- Go to [System Settings] > [Install Other OS].
- Select "Other OS" and hit "Yes" to restart the system.
Move on to
installing Ubuntu on the PS3.
Deletions:
What you need
- A USB keyboard (and preferrably mouse) attached to the PS3. Wireless keyboards usually works fine.
- A CD (or DVD) to burn the Ubuntu OS to.
- A USB flash drive, memory card or portable hard disk supporting the FAT32 file system. (This is optional if you are using an ISO that has "ps3" in the filename like the one in these instructions.)
The first thing you need to do is to format the PS3s hard disk to make room for a second operating system (called Other OS). Before formatting you might want to backup your saved data.
- Go to [Settings] > [System Settings] > [Format Utility]. Choosing [Yes] here will not format everything, it will take you to the next screen.
- Choose [Quick Format] and confirm.
- When the format is completed, press X to restart the system. If the restart does not work you may need to throw the physical power switch on the back of the PS3.
If you are going to use an ISO such as the one in step two (
Ubuntu Playstation 3 Desktop PC iso file∞), you can skip this next step, the otheros.bld file specified here is already loaded onto the ISO in the proper place and all you need to do is burn that and use it for both of these steps! If you are playing around with an standard ISO, you will need to do this.
- Download this otheros.bld file∞ and put it on a USB stick or burned media using the path /PS3/OTHEROS/otheros.bld
(make a folder at the root of the media called PS3, then create a folder inside it called OTHEROS. Place the downloaded otheros.bld file inside the OTHEROS folder)
- Insert the disk into the PS3.
- Go to [Settings] > [System Settings] > [Install Other OS].
- When you see the screen with Title and Location of the otheros.bld file, press [Start] (X) to install the kboot loader.
- When the installation completes follow the instructions on the screen telling you to go to [Settings] > [System Settings] > [Default System] and set it to [Other OS]. (NOTE: to get back to the PS3 instead of Other OS you need to use boot-game-os at the kboot prompt.)
Go on to step two,
installing Ubuntu on the PS3.
Additions:
If you are going to use an ISO such as the one in step two (
Ubuntu Playstation 3 Desktop PC iso file∞), you can skip this next step, the otheros.bld file specified here is already loaded onto the ISO in the proper place and all you need to do is burn that and use it for both of these steps! If you are playing around with an standard ISO, you will need to do this.
Deletions:
If you are going to use an ISO such as the one in step two (recommended), you can skip this next step, the otheros.bld file specified here is already loaded onto the ISO in the proper place and all you need to do is burn that and use it for both of these steps! If you are playing around with an standard ISO, you will need to do this.
Additions:
- Go to [Settings] > [System Settings] > [Format Utility]. Choosing [Yes] here will not format everything, it will take you to the next screen.
- When the format is completed, press X to restart the system. If the restart does not work you may need to throw the physical power switch on the back of the PS3.
If you are going to use an ISO such as the one in step two (recommended), you can skip this next step, the otheros.bld file specified here is already loaded onto the ISO in the proper place and all you need to do is burn that and use it for both of these steps! If you are playing around with an standard ISO, you will need to do this.
- When the installation completes follow the instructions on the screen telling you to go to [Settings] > [System Settings] > [Default System] and set it to [Other OS]. (NOTE: to get back to the PS3 instead of Other OS you need to use boot-game-os at the kboot prompt.)
Deletions:
- Go to [Settings] > [System Settings] > [Format Utility].
- When the format is completed, press X to restart the system.
If you are going to use an ISO such as the one in step two, you can skip this next step, the otheros.bld file specified here is already loaded onto the media! If you are playing around with an standard ISO, you will need to do this.
- When the installation completes follow the instructions on the screen telling you to go to [Settings] > [System Settings] > [Default System] and set it to [Other OS].
Additions:
- A USB flash drive, memory card or portable hard disk supporting the FAT32 file system. (This is optional if you are using an ISO that has "ps3" in the filename like the one in these instructions.)
- Choose [Quick Format] and confirm.
- When the format is completed, press X to restart the system.
If you are going to use an ISO such as the one in step two, you can skip this next step, the otheros.bld file specified here is already loaded onto the media! If you are playing around with an standard ISO, you will need to do this.
- Download this otheros.bld file∞ and put it on a USB stick or burned media using the path /PS3/OTHEROS/otheros.bld
- Insert the disk into the PS3.
- Go to [Settings] > [System Settings] > [Install Other OS].
- When you see the screen with Title and Location of the otheros.bld file, press [Start] (X) to install the kboot loader.
- When the installation completes follow the instructions on the screen telling you to go to [Settings] > [System Settings] > [Default System] and set it to [Other OS].
Deletions:
- A USB flash drive, memory card or portable hard disk supporting the FAT32 file system.
- Choose [Quick Format] and confirm.When the format is completed, press X to restart the system.
Download
this otheros.bld file∞ and put it on a USB stick or burned media using the path
/PS3/OTHEROS/otheros.bld
Now insert the drive into the PS3 and go to [Settings] > [System Settings] > [Install Other OS]. When you see the screen with Title and Location of the otheros.bld file, press [Start] (X) to install the kboot loader. When the installation completes there will be an info screen telling you to go to [Settings] > [System Settings] > [Default System] and set it to [Other OS].
Revision [75]
Edited on
2008-03-19 16:02:40 by JeffWestall
[Works with Alcohol 120% and the .iso file as downloaded from this website.]
Additions:
- A CD (or DVD) to burn the Ubuntu OS to.
Deletions:
- A CD to burn the Ubuntu OS to.
Additions:
Deletions:
No differences.
Additions:
You will not be erasing anything from your PS3s native operating system (XMB), but you need to let go of some 10GB of disk space.
What you need
- A USB flash drive, memory card or portable hard disk supporting the FAT32 file system.
- A USB keyboard (and preferrably mouse) attached to the PS3. Wireless keyboards usually works fine.
- A CD to burn the Ubuntu OS to.
The first thing you need to do is to format the PS3s hard disk to make room for a second operating system (called Other OS). Before formatting you might want to backup your saved data.
Deletions:
The first thing you need to do is to format the PS3 hard disk to make room for a second operating system (called Other OS). Before formatting you might want to backup your saved data.
Additions:
The first thing you need to do is to format the PS3 hard disk to make room for a second operating system (called Other OS). Before formatting you might want to backup your saved data.
Download
this otheros.bld file∞ and put it on a USB stick or burned media using the path
/PS3/OTHEROS/otheros.bld
Now insert the drive into the PS3 and go to [Settings] > [System Settings] > [Install Other OS]. When you see the screen with Title and Location of the otheros.bld file, press [Start] (X) to install the kboot loader. When the installation completes there will be an info screen telling you to go to [Settings] > [System Settings] > [Default System] and set it to [Other OS].
Deletions:
We need to format the hard disk to make room for the Other OS on the PS3. Before formatting you might want to backup your saved data.
Download this otheros.bld file and put it on a USB stick or burned media using the path
/PS3/OTHEROS/otheros.bld
http://psubuntu.com/files/gutsy/otheros.bld∞
Now insert your USB stick or CD (the one with the otheros.bld file) into the PS3 and go to [Settings] > [System Settings] > [Install Other OS]. When you see the screen with Title and Location of the otheros.bld file, press [Start] (X) to install the kboot loader.When the installation completes there will be an info screen telling you to go to [Settings] > [System Settings] > [Default System] and set it to [Other OS].
Additions:
Deletions:
Go on to step two, installing your Ubuntu version of choice.
Set up your PS3 to run Linux
We need to format the hard disk to make room for the Other OS on the PS3. Before formatting you might want to backup your saved data.
- Go to [Settings] > [System Settings] > [Format Utility].
- Choose [Custom] and [Allot 10GB to the Other OS].
- Choose [Quick Format] and confirm.When the format is completed, press X to restart the system.
Download this otheros.bld file and put it on a USB stick or burned media using the path
/PS3/OTHEROS/otheros.bld
http://psubuntu.com/files/gutsy/otheros.bld∞
(make a folder at the root of the media called PS3, then create a folder inside it called OTHEROS. Place the downloaded otheros.bld file inside the OTHEROS folder)
Now insert your USB stick or CD (the one with the otheros.bld file) into the PS3 and go to [Settings] > [System Settings] > [Install Other OS]. When you see the screen with Title and Location of the otheros.bld file, press [Start] (X) to install the kboot loader.When the installation completes there will be an info screen telling you to go to [Settings] > [System Settings] > [Default System] and set it to [Other OS].
Go on to step two, installing your Ubuntu version of choice.
