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Bug 306301 - Playstation 3 Support on PPC/PPC64 LiveCD
Summary: Playstation 3 Support on PPC/PPC64 LiveCD
Status: RESOLVED WONTFIX
Alias: None
Product: Gentoo Release Media
Classification: Unclassified
Component: LiveCD/DVD (show other bugs)
Hardware: PPC64 Linux
: High enhancement (vote)
Assignee: Gentoo Release Team
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Reported: 2010-02-22 06:15 UTC by Ian Leonard
Modified: 2010-03-30 00:52 UTC (History)
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Description Ian Leonard 2010-02-22 06:15:31 UTC
This is a request to update the release media to support the Playstation 3.

My understanding is this should require a new PS3 supporting kernel and an entry made to the livecd's yaboot.conf.

The necessary changes should be minimal. Support for PS3 hardware has been in the mainline kernel for some time. It has a default config (ps3_defconfig) already. Petitboot, the Sony's recommended bootloader for Linux, scans attached media for /etc/kboot.conf, /etc/yaboot.conf and /boot/petitboot.conf looking for boot entries.

Benefits over the experimental livecd from 2007 include fixing bugs like #271367 and wireless networking support during the install.

Reproducible: Always

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Comment 1 Ian Leonard 2010-03-30 00:52:15 UTC
I'm withdrawing my request given Sony's abandoning the platform.