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[[Category:OtherOS]]
[[Category:Linux]]
=Introduction=
=Introduction=


* Linux 2.6 series is nearing EOL.  Only LTS kernels continue to receive security updates, but no new features.  New drivers are available only on Linux 3.
* Linux 2.6 is EOL, which means no new features and no bugfixes.
* Linux 3 is stable and works on PS3 Slim without problems.
* Linux 3 is stable and works on PS3 Slim without problems.
* I stopped Linux 2.6 development, new drivers are available only on Linux 3.


=Compilation dependencies=
=Linux 3 Kernel Patches=


Glevand provides Linux 3 kernel patches at: http://gitorious.ps3dev.net/ps3linux<br />
See my GIT repos: http://gitorious.ps3dev.net/ps3linux
Sample .config file: plan to post at pastebin


=Cross-Compiling=
=Cross-Compiling=
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make ARCH=powerpc CROSS_COMPILE=powerpc64-linux- headers_install INSTALL_HDR_PATH=$HOME/linux-3.4.12-build/usr
make ARCH=powerpc CROSS_COMPILE=powerpc64-linux- headers_install INSTALL_HDR_PATH=$HOME/linux-3.4.12-build/usr


linux-3.5.7
linux-3.6.1
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http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.0/linux-3.5.7.tar.bz2
http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.0/linux-3.6.1.tar.bz2


tar xvjf linux-3.5.7.tar.bz2
tar xvjf linux-3.6.1.tar.bz2
cd linux-3.5.7
cd linux-3.6.1
make ARCH=powerpc CROSS_COMPILE=powerpc64-linux- ps3_defconfig
make ARCH=powerpc CROSS_COMPILE=powerpc64-linux- ps3_defconfig
make ARCH=powerpc CROSS_COMPILE=powerpc64-linux- menuconfig
make ARCH=powerpc CROSS_COMPILE=powerpc64-linux- menuconfig
make ARCH=powerpc CROSS_COMPILE=powerpc64-linux- LOCALVERSION="-test"
make ARCH=powerpc CROSS_COMPILE=powerpc64-linux- LOCALVERSION="-test"
mkdir -p $HOME/linux-3.5.7-build/boot
mkdir -p $HOME/linux-3.6.1-build/boot
make ARCH=powerpc CROSS_COMPILE=powerpc64-linux- install INSTALL_PATH=$HOME/linux-3.5.7-build/boot
make ARCH=powerpc CROSS_COMPILE=powerpc64-linux- install INSTALL_PATH=$HOME/linux-3.6.1-build/boot LOCALVERSION="-test"
make ARCH=powerpc CROSS_COMPILE=powerpc64-linux- modules_install INSTALL_MOD_PATH=$HOME/linux-3.5.7-build
make ARCH=powerpc CROSS_COMPILE=powerpc64-linux- modules_install INSTALL_MOD_PATH=$HOME/linux-3.6.1-build LOCALVERSION="-test"
make ARCH=powerpc CROSS_COMPILE=powerpc64-linux- headers_install INSTALL_HDR_PATH=$HOME/linux-3.5.7-build/usr
make ARCH=powerpc CROSS_COMPILE=powerpc64-linux- headers_install INSTALL_HDR_PATH=$HOME/linux-3.6.1-build/usr LOCALVERSION="-test"
 
linux-3.6.2
------------
 
http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.0/linux-3.6.2.tar.bz2
 
tar xvjf linux-3.6.2.tar.bz2
cd linux-3.6.2
make ARCH=powerpc CROSS_COMPILE=powerpc64-linux- ps3_defconfig
make ARCH=powerpc CROSS_COMPILE=powerpc64-linux- menuconfig
make ARCH=powerpc CROSS_COMPILE=powerpc64-linux-
mkdir -p $HOME/linux-3.6.2-build/boot
make ARCH=powerpc CROSS_COMPILE=powerpc64-linux- install INSTALL_PATH=$HOME/linux-3.6.2-build/boot
make ARCH=powerpc CROSS_COMPILE=powerpc64-linux- modules_install INSTALL_MOD_PATH=$HOME/linux-3.6.2-build
make ARCH=powerpc CROSS_COMPILE=powerpc64-linux- headers_install INSTALL_HDR_PATH=$HOME/linux-3.6.2-build/usr


Install new kernel on target machine
Install new kernel on target machine
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cp linux-3.6.2-build/boot/vmlinux-3.6.2 /boot/
cp linux-3.4.12-build/boot/vmlinux /boot/vmlinux-3.4.12
cp linux-3.6.2-build/boot/System.map-3.6.2 /boot/
cp linux-3.4.12-build/boot/System.map /boot/System.map-3.4.12
rm -rf /lib/modules/3.6.2
rm -rf /lib/modules/3.4.12
cp -r linux-3.6.2-build/lib/modules/3.6.2 /lib/modules/
cp -r linux-3.4.12-build/lib/modules/3.4.12 /lib/modules/
depmod -a 3.6.2
depmod -a 3.4.12
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* linux-3.4.10-build.tar.xz: http://www.multiupload.nl/9SG19DPP85 (MD5 dd464d568f9761cec75b4e1c492c890c)
* linux-3.4.10-build.tar.xz: http://www.multiupload.nl/9SG19DPP85 (MD5 dd464d568f9761cec75b4e1c492c890c)
* linux-3.5.6-build.tar.xz: http://www.multiupload.nl/21QWUAPAYZ (MD5 2d4b779483fb8090e6e178700131a7d4)
* linux-3.5.6-build.tar.xz: http://www.multiupload.nl/21QWUAPAYZ (MD5 2d4b779483fb8090e6e178700131a7d4)
* linux-3.6.2-build.tar.xz: http://www.multiupload.nl/YNN584AKNU (MD5 9f3cef8d71f862aa163fcedcecbeaa19)
* linux-3.6.1-build.tar.xz: http://www.multiupload.nl/AMQ80HRU3Y (MD5 1b1dbc940dd227de8e99dcd5ade8035d)
* linux-3.6.4-build.tar.xz (no iptables support): http://www.multiupload.nl/T705N39WZU (MD5 871ae38017313683ca12def903204445)
 
 
 
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