UPDATED: Announcing AsbestOS, Linux on your PS3 without OtherOS!

[jamal94]

Marcan has got to the point that AsbestOS is basically running on a PS3!

As most of you will probably already know, I’ve been working on a project recently which aims to run Linux on the PS3 using the PSJailbreak exploit, effectively replacing GameOS on the fly. I think it’s gotten to the point where it’s useful enough for other people to be interested, so here’s something resembling an official announcement.

Obligatory demo video:

[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zQ4Q_mqwxpA&feature=player_embedded]YouTube - Linux on PS3 v3.41 using AsbestOS[/ame]

AsbestOS (a mineral, and meaning “inextinguishable” in Greek) is a bootloader to run PS3 Linux without OtherOS. It runs using the USB GameOS exploit (on PS3 version 3.41) from any compatible device, and any reprogrammable devices currently running the PS3 exploit can be used as long as they have enough free internal or external storage (40kB or so) to hold the loader. It is general enough that it should be useful to boot Linux given any other GameOS exploit in the future.

Currently, it only supports netbooting a kernel and no initrd (mostly due to bootmem limitations). This is enough to run a Linux system booting from an NFS share or from USB storage media. Almost everything that works under OtherOS is working. As additional perks of running as GameOS, you also get access to a seventh SPE (needs a kernel patch to enable) and there is clearly full access to the RSX including 3D support, although we still need to learn a few details about how that works to be able to use it.

AsbestOS is a fully independent open source payload and does not contain any code from the original PSJailbreak payload or derivatives. It is licensed under the GPLv2. Compiling it does not require any SDK tools, and it includes a script to build a fully vanilla GNU toolchain for the PS3.

If you’re interested, check out the git repository. The README file contains information on how to run AsbestOS and how to set up kernels. Currently, ports exist for software USB AVRs (Arduino etc.), iPods, and the reference implementation for devices with a TI OMAP3, but anything currently running PSGroove or similar can be adapted with only a few lines of new code.

For the impatient or lazy folks, here’s a kernel that you can use. You’ll probably want to change the kernel commandline options to set up your NFS root partition. This will eventually be handled by AsbestOS, but for now, open it up in a hex editor, search for HEXEDIT_THIS, and change the commandline to suit your needs (without changing the total length, of course). Do note that this kernel does not have built-in USB support, so it can only be used for NFS booting (the USB stuff is built as a module).

You can use this filesystem as a starting point. It’s a Gentoo stage3 updated to date and with PS3-specific tools installed. Keep in mind that there’s no Portage tree included, so be sure to either emerge --sync or NFS mount your server’s Portage tree (which is what I do). At the very minimum, you’ll want to edit the following files to configure your NFS and networking settings (or to specify USB device partitions, if you want to go that route – but you need to compile your own kernel then): /etc/fstab, /etc/hosts, /etc/resolv.conf, and quite likely a few others. This filesystem includes kernel modules for the above kernel. The root password is ‘ps3′.

News Source: AsbestOS: Running Linux as GameOS

UPDATES:

marcan42 CONFIRMED IT WORKS ALSO WITH TI-84 PSJB (THE NEW ONE WHICH SUPPORT STAGE 2) BY HIS TWITTER

And it must always be spelled "AsbestOS", not any other way, like AsBestOS!

And for lazy people, Stage1 and Stage2 binary's have been attached here!

And he Confirmed that AsbestOS work on the PS3 Slim, but possibly with a few minor bugs.

[Zmoney]

Why do you straight copy and paste? It's written in first person, it sounds like you made it. At least place the authors name somewhere.

[jamal94]

Why do you straight copy and paste? It's written in first person, it sounds like you made it. At least place the authors name somewhere.

=D i was going to quote and add some lines in the begininning but i thought that i will be late and another member will share it before me and i wanna post first because i wanna prove that i post good stuff also not only worthless threads

[Xeauron]

Haha, thanks for the update.

I like how you've managed to make new info sound old (Thread title)

[jamal94]

haha, thanks for the update.

I like how you've managed to make new info sound old (thread title)

=d

[jamal94]

guys this news is newer than the gaia manager 1.0 ;P so why gaia had been moved to the first page after this ;P anyway i hope this will lead to more ps3 hacking stuff

and O why there is not xbox360. ps3 emulator for the pc like ps2 emulators and project64 for N64 ......

[garyopa]

Haha, thanks for the update.

I like how you've managed to make new info sound old (Thread title)

Oh'well he just copying it from Marcan42's twitter, I ended the post a bit, but his twitter shows the same thing:

Hector Martin (marcan42) on Twitter

[Mr.GoodFrag]

Awesome! I'm hoping we can do away with netbooting and just load a filesystem from our external/internal drives.

[jamal94]

Boss your funny at least now ;p jk

good night guys i hope when i wake up i see new stuff about the ps3 hacking

and guys does this mean, we can run windows xp under linux like parallel for the mac ?

[chesh]

Good post Jamal. Been wondering what the status of this project was.