How to Enable Your Distro
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As a hint of enabling your own distribution, we’ll show how to install existing free Linux distribution for PPC64. We’ll explain this using with Fedora Core 5 as an example.
Install Fedora Core 5
1. Abstract
This section shows how to install Fedora Core 5 on a PS3.
To install Fedora Core 5 on a PS3, you have to execute following steps.
* Create a Linux partition on the HDD.
* Install boot loader.
* Set boot flag to 'Other OS'.
2. Requirements
Hardware
* PS3 which System Software version 1.10 or later is installed
o Controller
o USB keyboard
o USB Memory or MemoryStick or SD or CompactFlash
o Monitor
The following will be used for output from a PS3.
+ HDTV monitor(supporting 480p, 1080i, 720p or 1080p)
+ Connected with the HDMI connector or the AV MULTIOUT connector
Software
* Other OS installer (otheros.self)
o You can get the binary from
http://www.playstation.com/ps3-openplatform/* kboot image compressed by gzip (otheros.bld)
o You can find this in Addon Packages CD.
* Fedora Core 5 PPC install DVD
o You can get Fedora Core 5 PPC install DVD from Fedora Project (
http://fedora.redhat.com/)
* Addon Packages CD.