Not to be a pain but for completeness can you include a link to the fc5 install?

I am having problems installing the GUI, i had no problems installing the OS but i am having problems with installing the GUI.

I am not familar with commands within linux, it wont let me install any gui and keeps trying to connect to the internet.

Would you be able to update your tutorial for the PS3? some of the instructions are not exact, the installation is ok, but the GUI which you describe is incorrect. I am running Fedora 6 on min installation as noted by the instructions up above.

oh, sorry i wasnt aware, but my internet connection is active any way on my PS3. It just fails to connect to a mirror web site when attempting to install any of the GUI environments.

Yeah i have a wired internet connection, its even picked up the IP address i set it in the router so there is no real reason why it should have problems with the internet.

After installing Yellow Dog (which i recommend for first time users to linux), i have now went back to FC6. Firstly, i am not sure if the problem is due to the fact i am using a UK PS3, i thought they would all be the same but i guess they are all slightly different in firmware and regions.

Things i have used in this installation:
- UK PS3
- FC6-PPC
- Hash Calculator (to check for corrupted image)
- DVD Burner (Burn at the slowest speed possible)
- Linux Addon CD (for boot files)

So i started FC6 following your guide with full install on FC5, i would like to add one or two things to the tutorials above. When selecting the full install option, it takes about 5min before a progess bar shows, firstly, it will show a message that it will take 2 hours to install, then shortly after it will show a warning, then as mentioned before, after 5 mins it will show progress. I have also noticed that several files seem to fail during during installation, i am not sure if this is normal, the files seem to fail due to not finding them, i have checked checksum so the image is pure.

The min installation installs very quickly with about 170 something files being installed without any errors, i am currently on 41% 827 files copied and around 37% i had a few errors.

I will let you know how it goes when i finished.

Last edited by Razorwing (2007-03-29 03:54:36)

GUI failed again to install, this was with a fresh copy of Fedora 6. It refuses to connect or find the mirror. The connection is sound, it works with Yellow Dog perfectly.

Just so i can try and locate the problem and i am sorry to keep on bothering you but i really dont understand the problem and i really would like this to work.

What PS3 model are you using? (UK, US, JP...)

What firmware are you using? (1.1...1.6)

I am just trying to work out the difference between what i am doing and what you are doing. If you could try to do a fresh install of Fedora 6 for me and let me know how you get on i would be greatful.

Ok i am gonna run through everything i done to see if it matches up with what you done:

1) Format PS3 (alot 10GB to PS3, rest towards OtherOS)
2) Install Boot Files (from USB Device) (which came from the Linux Addon CD)
3) Reboot System, Insert Fedora Core 6 DVD PPC
4) Install Minmum (Has no Errors) / Install Maximum (Few Errors)
5) Once installation Complete, Insert Linux PS3 Addon CD.
6) Installation Complete, Reboot Console
7) Once Booted and logged into root access, type: yum groupinstall "GNOME Desktop Environment"

Error Produced, cannot find mirror.

Thats more or less what i did, exactly as you did.

Update: i will upload a video of what i done so you can see if i have done anything wrong. The video will not be compressed so it will be large. It will be around 400MB, i will upload the link when its finished uploading.

Last edited by Razorwing (2007-03-30 06:50:37)

go to: Link Removed [400MB - Uncompressed Video]

This video shows the whole installation process, hope it helps track down the problem.

Last edited by Razorwing (2007-03-31 01:57:35)

as soon as you downloaded it, i will remove the link.

I have a special TV with built in Hard Drive so it makes recording alot easier.

It records it as mpeg so the file size is big but the video length is short.

It took about 4 hours to upload the video @ 30KB/sec.

KDE did not work either, it produces the same error with the mirror site (check the last min of the video to see the mirror error).

No problem, i am here to help as much as possible.

Yeah i know the # are just for typing, the command i used after installation was (extactly):

yum groupinstall "GNOME Desktop Environment"

Let me know when you downloaded the video and go to the 10min mark of the video, you will see that the mirror its trying to locate is from http://mirrors.fedoraproject.com which its not finding. Why its not finding i am not sure.

Your video looks pretty damn good.

After viewing the recordings there is 1 thing that I have seen...
and it was this,


Fedora 6 core kernel version.

Check the end of the video and you will see

"2.6.16 kernel."

I think this might be the source of the problem as I stated earlier in this tut,

Kernel used is the kernel in the PS3 Linux Addon CD. So be carefull and do not replace the kernel with the FC6 kernel.

However this does puzzle me, I'll look further into it this weekend installing this.
(50/50 chance since I didn't try it yet...)

Last edited by siptang (2007-03-31 01:44:01)

razorwing, you don't have to. I know it's alot of work.
However when its really needed I'll maybe request for it if that's ok with you. 
Tomorrow is my off day and i do all my experiments on that day.

We'll see. 

razorwing - sorry ot the delay... things came up on my off day...
hopefully i can get this thing done by wed. if not this weekend latest.

Once again, sorry for the delay.