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From: Geoff Levand <geoff@infradead.org>
To: Kevin Yeske <Modournation@live.com>,
	"linuxppc-dev@lists.ozlabs.org" <linuxppc-dev@lists.ozlabs.org>
Subject: Boot new kernel on PS3
Date: Wed, 22 Nov 2017 09:40:34 -0800	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <8720ea07-5251-fd57-d726-0e2b03b51cc5@infradead.org> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <CO2PR04MB22627F6185164FB2FB160969BE230@CO2PR04MB2262.namprd04.prod.outlook.com>

Hi,

On 11/21/2017 12:41 PM, Kevin Yeske wrote:
> I have been working on trying to get a newer kernel and Ubuntu version running on the PS3 within otherOS on a PS3 slim.

There was a breakage in the kernel ABI, and the old petitboot
bootloader (ps3-petitboot-09.11.30) cannot boot kernels newer
than v3.15.

If you want to boot a newer kernel you would need to write
the new kernel into flash memory.  If you have a fat model
with firmware 3.15 or lower, do this with  with ps3-flash-util.
Since you have a slim, you'll need to ask for help in the
hacker community.

If you want to try a new kernel I recommend you start with the
latest petitboot-dev branch (currently petitboot-dev-v4.13) from
my ps3-linux repo:

  https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/geoff/ps3-linux.git

Use the ps3_petitboot_nfs_defconfig as a start.

I've been working on an updated petitboot, but that will only work
with fat models with firmware 3.15 or lower.

-Geoff

      reply	other threads:[~2017-11-22 17:40 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 2+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2017-11-21 20:41 Kevin Yeske
2017-11-22 17:40 ` Geoff Levand [this message]

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