X-Git-Url: https://git.rohieb.name/openwrt.git/blobdiff_plain/85ae9d525c528b0409bad1e1fa927408d56a2352..8295d48e38e6406776309b3fe20c21b4d51ca523:/target/linux/ps3/README diff --git a/target/linux/ps3/README b/target/linux/ps3/README index 6b7c62dd7..2d08b8c25 100644 --- a/target/linux/ps3/README +++ b/target/linux/ps3/README @@ -1,32 +1,43 @@ -OpenWRT on Sony PS3 Game Console +OpenWRT on the Sony PS3 Game Console -To install the built image, you'll need to copy bin/otheros.bld to a -USB device, MMC card or CD image. The image will need to be placed -on your media, at the path: +The OpenWRT build will create both a 1st stage PS3-Linux image +suitable for programming into the PS3 flash memory, and a 2nd +stage PS3-Linux image suitable for loading via bootloaders or +the kexec utility. - /ps3/otheros/otheros.bld +The 2nd stage image is convenient for testing new builds. It can +be loaded from disk, USB device, or the network by an existing +Other OS bootloader. After the 2nd stage image is tested and +found to be good, the 1st stage image can then be programmed into +flash memory. It is recommended to use this method during +development to avoid corrupting the flash memory contents, which +requires a reboot to the Game OS to repair. -Then insert the media into the ps3, and navigate to 'Install Other OS' -in the PS3's menu. +Known good Other OS bootloader images and installation information +can be found here: -Depending on your monitor, you may need to alter the kernel command -line options. The default is to autodetect, which should work on most -monitors. However, if you get a blank screen on boot, or you'd like to -use a different resolution, you can specify a different video mode. + http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/people/geoff/cell/ -To do this, 'make kernel_menuconfig' and go to 'Kernel Options' -> -'Initial kernel command string', and add a video= parameter - for -example "video=720p". You can also specify a vide mode explicitly, -for example "video=9" for 1080i at 50Hz. Possible mode ids are: +The 2nd stage image file is bin/openwrt-ps3-vmlinux.elf. It can +be loaded with an entry in the bootloader config file. It has +no initrd file. -Video mode ID: - 0:auto mode - YUV 60Hz 1:480i 2:480p 3:720p 4:1080i 5:1080p - YUV 50Hz 6:576i 7:576p 8:720p 9:1080i 10:1080p - RGB 60Hz 33:480i 34:480p 35:720p 36:1080i 37:1080p - RGB 50Hz 38:576i 39:576p 40:720p 41:1080i 42:1080p - VESA 11:WXGA 12:SXGA 13:WUXGA +The 1st stage image is named bin/otheros.bld. It can be programmed +into flash memory either from Linux or the Game OS. From Linux, +use the command: - full screen mode: