Ubuntu 7.04 question

[Frenchb0ygenius]

i was thinking about switching to ubuntu from ydl on my ps3, but i had a few question. Does ubuntu 7.04 have wifi support?

[El Diablo]

http://psubuntu.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=449

aparently if you do what that guy says to (i cant understand any of it ) it'll work.

im about to go install ubuntu though on mine so if you give me sometime to try it i can get back to you i think someone else got it to work cause i got the link from a thread here

[Vanden]

THe updates linux kernel have support for it so once you install that in ubuntu you can get wifi to work..

[Frenchb0ygenius]

ok thanks guys

[El Diablo]

can someone help me who knows something about ubuntu ps3 linux...? i installed it set it up, then i *tried* following that guide, managed (after many problems and much time) to get into my kernel and i deleted my kernel.conf and then pasted the dudes from the guide i linked (i have same TV quality for monitor and everything as him) and then closed the window/terminal (idk if that was the right thing to do...) and theres no difference. it didnt do anything such as ask me to save it, or bring up something about wireless when i closed it, and when i went to network connection there was nothing about wireless...so what did i do wrong?

and if theres an easier way to do this (as it seems there is according to lame_unix) can you give me a link to it so i can do that rather than going through all these kernel commands that i dont know? thanks...

[Frenchb0ygenius]

i would like to help, but i could not understand a thing that you just wrote...can you try clarifying what you mean?

[El Diablo]

ok.... i installed and got ubuntu working (still with me?)

then, i followed the guide i posted in like the second post to psubuntu forums.

then, i managed to go through the terminal and get to the right file and found what i needed to in the guide

then i deleted it, and copy and pasted what he posted as what his looked like (cause his was set for a 1080p tv or i or w/e the **** it is and mine is too) so we had the same settings

then, i closed the terminal, i didnt ask anything like "do you want to save tihs file" or "save before you close" or and of that sort of thing that windows does when you edit a file.

then after i closed it i clicked internet connections at the top of the screen and it only has "wirded internet connection" and i think the other was "modem" or "dial up" or something

so, my question is, what did i do wrong? where would i find wireless if i did it right and would it be quite obvious if i did it right?

also, lame_unix said that theres and updated kernel or w/e so it sounds like you just DL that and install (?) it and you should be good to go, and if thats the case, then where would i find that.

hope this is easier...

[Frenchb0ygenius]

then, i closed the terminal, i didnt ask anything like "do you want to save tihs file" or "save before you close" or and of that sort of thing that windows does when you edit a file.

after this part you should have figured out your mistake.

anyways, i looked at the guide, and it has a link to an updated kernel that he uploaded. Did you download it?

next,

PostPosted: Tue Jun 26, 2007 6:32 pm Post subject: 2.6.22 Kernel w/WiFi + UDF 2.5 support Reply with quote
I am basically copying the previous post I made, as not much has changed. The new thread is to separate any questions people may have about this new kernel. This kernel is almost exactly the same as the previous, except that it has UDF 2.5 support, which means you can now mount BluRay discs. This does not mean you can watch BluRay discs in Linux, but it may allow you to rip the movie.

I have custom compiled a 2.6.22 kernel that includes WiFi + UDF 2.5 support for use with Ubuntu, and created a .deb package for it. I have uploaded it to http://www.megaupload.com/?d=7EGHA1CU

There is an issue with using iwconfig in conjunction with this kernel, in that it doesn't appear to be showing the essid correctly, and reports a compilation version mismatch. I personally installed the wireless tools from the Gutsy install to get rid of the errors.

Bluetooth controllers *might* work in this. I haven't had a chance to try it. The controllers may or may not also work via usb. I really am not sure.

After you have downloaded the file, do the following:

Usage Instructions:

1. Download the .deb to a known directory.
2. #>sudo dpkg -i linux-image-2.6.22-rc2_2.6.22-rc2-10.00.Custom_powerpc.deb
3. #>cd /boot
#>ls -al
Look in your /boot/ directory. You should have a symlink to the new kernel named vmlinux and an initrd ramdisk named initrd.img . Your old kernel should be at vmlinux.old and initrd.img.old .
4. #>sudo nano /etc/kboot.conf
Now, you should have an entry that points to vmlinux, as that's where your old kernel used to exist. Copy the line, so you have two identical entries. Then, rename one of them linux_old . Edit this line, so that the image name is vmlinux.old and the initrd is initrd.img.old . The other entry, you need to update the root. (this is where it might get a little tricky) If your old root was /dev/sda1, you need to point it to /dev/ps3da1. This is because the hard disk is now referred to as ps3da, instead of sda. In the end, this is what my kboot.conf looks like:

message=/etc/kboot.msg
default=linux
timeout=10
linux_old='/boot/vmlinux.old initrd=/boot/initrd.img.old root=/dev/sda1 video=ps3fb:mode:5'
linux='/boot/vmlinux initrd=/boot/initrd.img root=/dev/ps3da1 video=ps3fb:mode:5'

I am using ps3fb mode 5, because I have a 1080p screen. You should adjust this to the mode you use. A guide on video modes is here: http://ps3wiki.qj.net/index.php/Gentoo_Howto#kboot.conf

follow those instructions after you have downloaded the file, and tell me what happens.

[El Diablo]

thats what i meant by i followed the guide...i downloaded it and double clicked it and it installed it...and when i tried the first command it said i needed like admin privliges or w/e...so i installed it by clicking it and then i also extracted it and figured/hoped it was right.

and i dont know why its wrong after my step because thats basicly step 4....only instead of editing everything line by line i just copied and pasted his that he posted there which someone else said they did and it worked for them

[Frenchb0ygenius]

i think you should go directly to the file, open it, delete the original and copy the new text, and save it this time. It might work.

[El Diablo]

how do you save it? you need to do like file > save? it doesn't save automaticly like windows file edits do? anyway guess i will try again and specifically find a way to save

[Frenchb0ygenius]

well maybe something is disabled...just open it, change it, and file > save. Im sorry i can't be of any more help as im still downloading the ubuntu iso to install.

[El Diablo]

yea no problem, I'm not very experienced with Linux so, so i was surprised i was actually able to figure out how to get to it in the long run what with all the confusing commands. (I had to copy the guys post/guide and save it in a text file then put it onto my ps3 via a portable media thing just so i could copy the confusing commands and paste em lol)

anyway, if im still aving problems and oyu get it set up and working that just means you'll be able to help me ;p
-= Double Post =-
lol, well now when i start up ubuntu i get a bunch of errors and then it goes to the shell, gg me, clearly i did **** that up lol