Linux 3 on PS3
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Introduction
- Linux 2.6 is EOL, which means no new features and no bugfixes.
- 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.
Linux 3 Kernel Patches
See my GIT repos: http://gitorious.ps3dev.net/ps3linux
Cross-Compiling
linux-3.4.9 ------------ http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.0/linux-3.4.9.tar.bz2 tar xvjf linux-3.4.9.tar.bz2 cd linux-3.4.9 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 $HOME/linux-3.4.9-build/boot make ARCH=powerpc CROSS_COMPILE=powerpc64-linux- install INSTALL_PATH=$HOME/linux-3.4.9-build/boot make ARCH=powerpc CROSS_COMPILE=powerpc64-linux- modules_install INSTALL_MOD_PATH=$HOME/linux-3.4.9-build make ARCH=powerpc CROSS_COMPILE=powerpc64-linux- headers_install INSTALL_HDR_PATH=$HOME/linux-3.4.9-build/usr linux-3.5.2 ------------ http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.0/linux-3.5.2.tar.bz2 tar xvjf linux-3.5.2.tar.bz2 cd linux-3.5.2 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 $HOME/linux-3.5.2-build/boot make ARCH=powerpc CROSS_COMPILE=powerpc64-linux- install INSTALL_PATH=$HOME/linux-3.5.2-build/boot make ARCH=powerpc CROSS_COMPILE=powerpc64-linux- modules_install INSTALL_MOD_PATH=$HOME/linux-3.5.2-build make ARCH=powerpc CROSS_COMPILE=powerpc64-linux- headers_install INSTALL_HDR_PATH=$HOME/linux-3.5.2-build/usr Install new kernel on target machine ------------------------------------- cp linux-3.4.9-build/boot/vmlinux /boot/vmlinux-3.4.9 cp linux-3.4.9-build/boot/System.map /boot/System.map-3.4.9 rm -rf /lib/modules/3.4.9 cp -r linux-3.4.9-build/lib/modules/3.4.9 /lib/modules/ depmod -a 3.4.9
Precompiled Linux 3 Kernels
- Tested by me on PS3 Slim with OtherOS++.
- spuisofs and spuldrfs included as modules.
- linux-3.4.9-build.tar.xz: http://www.multiupload.nl/Y23SCCE8YN (MD5 8da38f7a4073a39ec89c71c35daf8990)
- linux-3.5.3-build.tar.xz: http://www.multiupload.nl/H2G3BKT7RD (MD5 953cdd7fe1f01a0c936776aa5d18cf2b)