Help Wanted. How to install XUBUNTU or YDL to proper HDD-Partition on ps3--namely ps3dd ? Please help me to try Xubuntu on ps3....

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Originally Posted by SkyNet

Ok I pressed on keyboard ctrl+alt+delete in order to restart; From XMB started Petitboot....
then I typed mkdir /mnt/sda1
mount /dev/sda1 /mnt/sda1

It said

mount: /dev/sda1 already mounted or /mnt/sda1 busy

mount: according to mtab, /dev/sda1 is mounted on /tmp/petitboot/mnt/sda1

I typed cd /tmp/petitboot/mnt/sda1
then
ls /tmp/petitboot/mnt/sda1

it showed our file... Nice...

If I type

cp linux-3.6.4-build/boot/vmlinux-3.6.4 /mnt/ubuntu/boot/

It says

cp: cant create '/mnt/ubuntu/boot' : No such file or directory

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You must mount the ps3dd1 partition first:

Code:

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mkdir /mnt/ubuntu
mount /dev/ps3dd1 /mnt/ubuntu

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I'm going to the bed. It occurs any problem, I will help you tomorrow :).

Regards

Hi. I almost finished copying of Kernel, but I got stuck.

So here what I did:

Started Petitboot and exited to Shell:

Here what I type:

umount /dev/ps3dd1
mkdir /mnt/ubuntu
mount /dev/ps3dd1 /mnt/ubuntu

Now I am connecting USB-Stick to ps3 and wait 5 seconds until it Automatically mounts USB-Stick to /tmp/petitboot/mnt/sda1 ...

Now I type:

cd /tmp/petitboot/mnt/sda1

ls

It shows my file on USB-Stick ;

Now I am trying to copy Kernel:

cp linux-3.6.4-build/boot/vmlinux-3.6.4 /mnt/ubuntu/boot/
cp linux-3.6.4-build/boot/System.map-3.6.4 /mnt/ubuntu/boot/
cp -r linux-3.6.4-build/lib/modules/3.6.4 /mnt/ubuntu/lib/modules/

All goes well I copied those files...

But when I type:

depmod -a 3.6.4

It says--- /bin/ash: depmod: not found

So what do I do next?

Quote:

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Originally Posted by SkyNet

Hi. I almost finished copying of Kernel, but I got stuck.

So here what I did:

Started Petitboot and exited to Shell:

Here what I type:

umount /dev/ps3dd1
mkdir /mnt/ubuntu
mount /dev/ps3dd1 /mnt/ubuntu

Now I am connecting USB-Stick to ps3 and wait 5 seconds until it Automatically mounts USB-Stick to /tmp/petitboot/mnt/sda1 ...

Now I type:

cd /tmp/petitboot/mnt/sda1
ls

It shows my file on USB-Stick ;

Now I am trying to copy Kernel:

cp linux-3.6.4-build/boot/vmlinux-3.6.4 /mnt/ubuntu/boot/
cp linux-3.6.4-build/boot/System.map-3.6.4 /mnt/ubuntu/boot/
cp -r linux-3.6.4-build/lib/modules/3.6.4 /mnt/ubuntu/lib/modules/

All goes well I copied those files...

But when I type:

depmod -a 3.6.4

It says--- /bin/ash: depmod: not found

So what do I do next?

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Hi,

Execute it using the chroot command:

Code:

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chroot /mnt/ubuntu depmod -a 3.6.4

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Regards

Looks that it worked.
chroot it is command to change root directory? Looks that we changed root dir from sda1 to Ubuntu dir?
Actually it is ASH---which does not have dpmod? Dpmod is present on Ubuntu according to guide?

Ok , it all worked..
So what do we do next according to guide ?

Now we have to edit kboot.conf ???

Quote:

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Originally Posted by SkyNet

Looks that it worked.
chroot it is command to change root directory? Looks that we changed root dir from sda1 to Ubuntu dir?
Actually it is ASH---which does not have dpmod? Dpmod is present on Ubuntu according to guide?

Ok , it all worked..
So what do we do next according to guide ?

Now we have to edit kboot.conf ???

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Yes to all :).

Cool...:)

So this is what left to do:

Code:

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- Creating kboot.conf
1. ls /boot/
(After running ls /boot/, look for vmlinux... in this directory, and user it's fiel name in the next commmand.)
2. edit kboot.conf and replace what you see for > vmlinux-2.6.* from below (example. vmlinux-2.6.38-gf77c53d)

File /etc/kboot.conf
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Ubuntu=/boot/vmlinux-2.6.* root=/dev/ps3dd2
Ubuntu_hugepages=/boot/vmlinux-2.6.* root=/dev/ps3dd2 hugepages=1

- Creating /dev/ps3flash device (needed for ps3-utils)

File /etc/udev/rules.d/70-persistent-ps3flash.rules
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KERNEL=="ps3vflashf", SYMLINK+="ps3flash"

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How do I find similar number---- vmlinux-2.6.38-gf77c53d in my Kernel?

If I type chroot /mnt/ubuntu ls /boot/

It says System.map-3.6.4 vmlinux-3.6.4

The kboot.conf file must contain this:

Code:

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Ubuntu=/boot/vmlinux-3.6.4 root=/dev/ps3dd1
Ubuntu_hugepages=/boot/vmlinux-3.6.4 root=/dev/ps3dd1 hugepages=1

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Edited:

Ummm I don't remember if this kernel has a initrd.img-3.6.4 file on /boot...

If this file exists, you must copy it to /mnt/Ubuntu/boot/

Code:

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cp linux-3.6.4-build/boot/initrd.img-3.6.4 /mnt/ubuntu/boot/

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and the kboot.conf file must contain this:

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Ubuntu=/boot/vmlinux-3.6.4 initrd=/boot/initrd.img-3.6.4 root=/dev/ps3dd1
Ubuntu_hugepages=/boot/vmlinux-3.6.4 initrd=/boot/initrd.img-3.6.4 root=/dev/ps3dd1 hugepages=1

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If the initrd.img-3.6.4 doesn't exist you don't need to do this edited last steps.

So then I type from Petitboot this:

chroot /mnt/ubuntu nano /etc/kboot.conf

and add those lines:

Ubuntu=/boot/vmlinux-3.6.4 root=/dev/ps3dd1
Ubuntu_hugepages=/boot/vmlinux-3.6.4 root=/dev/ps3dd1 hugepages=1

????????

Actually what means Ubuntu hugepages? Why we need it here?

Ok created kboot.

Now this one :

Creating /dev/ps3flash device (needed for ps3-utils)

So I have to type

chroot /mnt/ubuntu nano /etc/udev/rules.d/70-persistent-ps3flash.rules

and add those lines:

KERNEL=="ps3vflashf", SYMLINK+="ps3flash"

????????????????????????????????????????????

I did not find in extracted folder on my PC in folder /boot any initrd.... But can kernel work without initrd?????

there are only such files in boot foldr:

vmlinux-3.6.4
System.map-3.6.4
config-3.6.4

Quote:

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Originally Posted by SkyNet

Ok created kboot.

Now this one :

Creating /dev/ps3flash device (needed for ps3-utils)

So I have to type chroot /mnt/ubuntu nano /etc/udev/rules.d/70-persistent-ps3flash.rules

and add those lines:

KERNEL=="ps3vflashf", SYMLINK+="ps3flash"

????????????????????????????????????????????

I did not find in extracted folder on my PC in folder /boot any initrd.... But can kernel work without initrd?????

there are only such files in boot foldr:

vmlinux-3.6.4
System.map-3.6.4
config-3.6.4

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The 70-persistent-ps3flash.rules file is used by Udev, you should create it.

The initrd.img-* file is optional, the kernel can boot without this file.