From owner-freebsd-ppc@FreeBSD.ORG Tue Nov 15 20:03:24 2011 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-ppc@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 167DF106564A for ; Tue, 15 Nov 2011 20:03:24 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from losinggeneration@gmail.com) Received: from mail-iy0-f182.google.com (mail-iy0-f182.google.com [209.85.210.182]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id D00868FC14 for ; Tue, 15 Nov 2011 20:03:23 +0000 (UTC) Received: by iakl21 with SMTP id l21so11060806iak.13 for ; Tue, 15 Nov 2011 12:03:23 -0800 (PST) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=message-id:date:from:user-agent:mime-version:to:cc:subject :references:in-reply-to:content-type:content-transfer-encoding; bh=9izEx1IDQbKtQaqcT16CpKAITcQ7vHlgzifp/i7xQPA=; b=bO7if+xZAPaRSqzNm4F2/eNfOb30aGv85E/Xm9AE5Chio+RzMrXjPAYZc2UfXo2G65 1Dww+sgDrkxLAw0K6D7aZ3ZFF//j+Ss1E8I/J9hPsM+VvTvq99npZQHvlC8YqjMEEkRb hjmHENq3UTvwdosXIJt9p+ScsKSyl2cLf1u3c= Received: by 10.42.161.70 with SMTP id s6mr28853006icx.40.1321385923247; Tue, 15 Nov 2011 11:38:43 -0800 (PST) Received: from [69.5.146.138] (ics146-138.icsincorporated.com. [69.5.146.138]) by mx.google.com with ESMTPS id eh34sm36082333ibb.5.2011.11.15.11.38.40 (version=SSLv3 cipher=OTHER); Tue, 15 Nov 2011 11:38:41 -0800 (PST) Message-ID: <4EC2BFBF.6020207@gmail.com> Date: Tue, 15 Nov 2011 13:38:39 -0600 From: Harley Laue User-Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (X11; Linux x86_64; rv:8.0) Gecko/20111108 Thunderbird/8.0 MIME-Version: 1.0 To: superbisquit@gmail.com References: <4EC27B34.5060003@freebsd.org> <20111115145626.GA33573@FreeBSD.org> <4EC2A1B1.2040605@freebsd.org> In-Reply-To: Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Cc: freebsd-ppc@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Question on PS3 slim X-BeenThere: freebsd-ppc@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: Porting FreeBSD to the PowerPC List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Tue, 15 Nov 2011 20:03:24 -0000 On 11/15/2011 01:06 PM, Super Bisquit wrote: > I'd rather use the link you gave than jailbreak the system. > > > On Tue, Nov 15, 2011 at 12:30 PM, Nathan Whitehorn > wrote: > >> On 11/15/11 11:14, Super Bisquit wrote: >> >>> Okay. I'm a geek. I just want to show what the unit is capable of. I don't >>> see why I couldn't switch out the hard drive to do a demonstration and >>> then >>> replace the new one. >>> >> As I said, I've heard it works perfectly fine -- I just don't want to post >> links to jailbreaking information on the mailing list. The real challenge >> is likely getting the bootloader on, which is stored in flash, so I don't >> think replacing the hard drive will help you much. >> -Nathan Perhaps you need to do a bit more research before attempting this. IMO you should have a pretty good idea about how the system works before you attempt homebrew on consoles. For instance, a couple minutes of searching the internet would tell you that in order to put unsigned code on newer ps3's which have "OtherOS" removed, jailbreaking is the only possible option for those consoles (as well as older models with the upgraded firmware.) Even if you're planning on doing this just to say you've done it, you still likely need a bit of research before attempting it. I'm speaking as someone who's worked on code/homebrew for several consoles ranging from 8-bit to current gen systems. Things go so much better when you've put in the time so you know what you're doing. Most of the questions you have about booting homebrew for pretty much any system out there have been asked or the info is out there. You just have to look :) Back on topic, running the FreeBSD without OtherOS would likely require further changes since the emulated sandbox that OtherOS provided isn't there. I've read the Linux kernel needed patched in order to, for example, take advantage of all 7 SPE's. Also, last I heard, it doesn't have direct harddrive support because OtherOS provided a faked SATA (I think) interface to it. I think it can still get the root FS via NFS. *As a quick aside, are there any rules (official or recommended) on top vs bottom posting?*