[TUTORIAL] PS2 Slim + Blackrhino Linux using a Samba Share

[blz2]

I've recently managed to install Blackrhino Linux on my ps2. I'm going to share my knowledge on how I achieved this.

I would like to thank deba5er.

Because of my ridiculous post count, I can't even paste links, so I've decided to write a PDF and attach it.

I am looking forward to your feedback.

[deba5er]

@blz

Really nice tutorial. I'd like to note that the swapfile configuration is not great as installed, and it is better to setup a local swapfile (like /swapfile), modify the /etc/fstab, and change the related startup/shutdown scripts in /etc/init.d. I'll see if I can dig up my instructions for this later tonight. This removes the need to use swapfile.7z and makes the function more stable, if you keep your PS2-Linux running for an extended period (like when playing internet radio).

[blz2]

I've been trying to install and compile new stuff, but it seems to be very unstable. The system often freezes and when I restart it, it needs to check the filesystem or smth and it gets stuck there as well, so the only option left is to replace ps2_loop and start over.

[SkyNet]

blz2 I think that tutorial that you wrote is awesome to my opinion. Here you depict everything so informatively (like about where should be input correct IP adress of PS2 and so on...) , I really like this.
I think that your tutorial is very valuable and what is the most important-----"Noob-Friendly"...
Nice Job ....

Actually I am a bit tired right now and not sure if I can install Linux SMB correctly today, but can tell for sure that I have to try your tutorial in next few days.

Thank You...

[deba5er]

@blz2

I made a mistake in my loop file on nuclearfall. The swap is not configured
correctly. To configure correctly boot off of my SMB Blackrhino distro, then "su" and enter
the root password. "cd /;dd if=/dev/zero of=/swapfile bs=1024 count=65536;mkswap /swapfile"
Then use vi to edit /etc/fstab and change /dev/loop1 to /swapfile on the second line. Shutdown and
restart ps2-linux and it should allow running with swap working. Also zero out /etc/init.d/smbswap by removing the file then running "touch smbswap".

Let me know if this makes things a bit more stable.

[blz2]

I've got some doubts. What do you mean by boot off your SMB Blackrhino distro? Can't I run those commands through ssh, while logged in as root?
The last step about zero'ing smbswap, should it be done before shutting down the ps2, or after I boot it up again?

Thanks a lot for your help. Having linux running more stable would be awsome.

[deba5er]

@blz

What do you mean by boot off your SMB Blackrhino distro? Can't I run those commands through ssh, while logged in as root?

You can run the commands through ssh if you want, or just start PS2-Linux and then open a terminal, su to root, and run the commands. After this is done, including the zero smbswap file, you shutdown and restart. It should then be (more) stable than before.

[LopoTRI]

@ blz2

nice guide, thx....

but i had problems with your guide to manage it (cause i´m really not the man for linux).....

Here in your tut one mistake.....

The hosts file matches IP addresses to domain names.
The original file looks like this

127.0.0.1 localhost.localdomain localhost
192.168.2.11 ps2
192.168.0.105 mywindowspc

The 2nd line is the PS2’s IP address, so change it accordingly.
Just choose an IP address that fits in your network.
The 3rd line is the samba’s share IP address.
Change it, and change mywindowspc to your samba’s share name.

The bolt underlined is wrong, cause i make it and there comes always an "error: /smb/ps2linux no suchfile or directory..."
But i found that i must change "mywindowspc" to the name of my PC (mine named "Boss-pc") and NOT to "samba’s share name" ("ps2linux").....

And some links dont work....
I tried the link below in your tut to see how i get the server-entry in /etc/fstab/sources.list,
but it doesn´t work (i copied it from your PDF and that is the result).....

http://psx-*‐scene.com/forums/f168/h...56/#post910283

[blz2]

Thanks a lot for your feedback.

I think you're right. I haven't made myself clear in there. You should change mywindowspc to the name of the computer which is running the samba share. If you are running Windows, then it is the name of your Windows computer.

In your second point, I think you meant apt and not fstab, right?
The link I provided was for a thread called "Help installing Blackrhino Linux on HDD" which you can find on Blackrhino's section. Post no. 6 was from deba5er where I copied the instruction included in my tutorial.

Weirdly some of the links are messed up. I'm going to review them and update the tutorial.
Any other mistakes you can spot, before I update the tutorial?

[LopoTRI]

In your second point, I think you meant apt and not fstab, right?

yes you are right....

I checked your pdf again, there are only some links that dont work

At point 2. "youtube" link of usbit is not correct.

Here you have it, than you don´t need to search it....

ps2 slim black rhino linux manual - YouTube

At point 5. the "I’ve tried 2 different samba shares setups-link" is broken. Here i cant help you....

At point 6. the "7-zip"- link is broken.....

In last thread "where to download software" are....

http://ps2linux.no-*‐ip.info/patriciawindt.dyndns.org/
http://psx-*‐scene.com/forums/f168/h...8;hdd-*‐
95256/#post910283
http://psx-*‐scene.com/forums/members/blz2/
http://psx-*‐scene.com/forums/members/deba5er/

and under "Important references:"

http://psx-*‐scene.com/
http://wiki.xbmc.org/index.php?title...8on_Windows.29

the links broken.....

Anyway thx again for your tut, cause i have tried a few months ago to run linux over smb and i cant managed it to work.
But with your tut today i have done it.......