[Tutorial] How to Install Yellow Dog Linux 5.0

[headshot214]

Ok I'm going to give this a try

[headshot214]

I bought blank DVD's but whenever I try to burn YDL 5.0 for PS3 on, it says "no media in the drive". My DVD is in drive E and I specified it that way but it always says that when I go to burn it on. Must I extract the files with winrar? its a memorex DVD'R

[Adiuvo]

Originally Posted by james2150

I bought blank DVD's but whenever I try to burn YDL 5.0 for PS3 on, it says "no media in the drive". My DVD is in drive E and I specified it that way but it always says that when I go to burn it on. Must I extract the files with winrar? its a memorex DVD'R

Are you actually burning it with an ISO burner, or are you just dragging and dropping the file onto the CD?

[headshot214]

burning it, but the burner won't work is what I'm saying. I go to burn something and I get that error
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Maybe my blank DVD isn't the right kind. I have a memorex DVD-R

[megaglow_z]

what program are you trying to use?

[headshot214]

poweriso and imgburn. Poweriso gives me that error and imgburn says device not ready (medium not present).

[mahow]

I get the error /init: /etc/kboot.conf: 9: syntax error: unterminated quoted string. I was editing the last file of the kboot.conf to change the display settings to 1080i because that is what my tv supports but when I was typing :exit I forgot the : and I edited something else I thought I deleted what I had typed but maybe not or deleted too much, can someone give me a step by step guide to fixing this problem please.

[headshot214]

so can anyone help me with the DVD issues and how I can't burn files onto my DVD?

[Dr.Gringo]

Well it sounds like your DVD burner is malfunctioning. I don't think anyone here can actually help you much with burning the DVD.

[headshot214]

well It probably is just because I am a little noobish when it comes to this kind of thing. Can someone please make a noob friendly guide to write the ISO onto a blank DVD and even starting by loading the disc in? I would very much appreciate this.

[Dr.Gringo]

Google is your friend, go and search...

[headshot214]

When I put a CD in the programs recognize it and let me burn things onto it but when I put a DVD in it says 'device not ready-medium not present' am I somehow putting the DVD in wrong?

[socomhellboy]

HI GUYS the problem i'm having is that i have install fedora before so in order for me to install the {yellowdog} i had to reeformat my HD no problem i did that then i install the YLD but on the TUTORIAL there's nathing that say wich option to pck once you are on the kboot: what option do i pck the {install, or installtex, or recue, or rescutex},i have allready try with intall but looks like my ps3 just crush the i try the intalltex the alot of option came out so it look like i install someting the installation sayed [finish]but not only the DVD didn't come out but after i pull the DVD out and reebootit my PS3 i got to the kboot: you know the all bunch off tex then kboot: so i [tab] looking for the option[yld] like it say on the tutorial on this site but i had same options [install'installtex,recue, rescutex i was looking for [yld or 480i] for my regular TV i don't know if i did something bad. some help please.

[headshot214]

Originally Posted by Dr.Gringo

Google is your friend, go and search...

Thank you everybody for your help and especially gringo. I googled it and the first response I got was money, I kind of forgot about google lol . I did not have a DVD player when I bought my computer so I did not have a DVD writer on my PC.

[Dr.Gringo]

I'm glad you were able to sort it out. Hopefully you will find a place to burn the DVD so you can enjoy linux in your PS3. If you got any more questions or some problems with the installation (once you get a DVD) P.M. me or make a new thread, but always remember that search engines are here to help you not just to make a website look pretty.

[headshot214]

yeah, I just got too used to relying on this website all the timne becuase it has so much good info! All of my three sisters have laptops that have DVD writers so when they come home next I will just borrow it.

[Pugamall]

Does anyone know where I can find a Yellow Dog Linux text install mode guide ?,
As been trying to install since I first got my ps3,but I have only a standard TV,so struggle to install.
Any help would be appreciated as I did find a link for txt install guide,but the site has had a re vamp and the link is now dead

[Frenchb0ygenius]

follow my original tutorial, and then ydl will only let u go into text mode, then follow the very last part and it tells u what to do to get in graphical mode

nevermind, the sites down

[ak03]

Originally Posted by Pugamall

Does anyone know where I can find a Yellow Dog Linux text install mode guide ?,
As been trying to install since I first got my ps3,but I have only a standard TV,so struggle to install.
Any help would be appreciated as I did find a link for txt install guide,but the site has had a re vamp and the link is now dead

1.just boot from disk.
2.select: install text
3. select all your us keyboards and stuff
4. when it ask you to format hard-drive take out any external hard-drives you might have, and select the default option
5. don't review partion layout
6. it'll install and everything if you have a good dvds (sometimes dvds can mess-up during the download)
7. select ydl text or ydl480i on reboot

all thats in a nutshell so pm if you have any questions!

[dhirajshrestha]

i tried to install fedora 5, but i got stuck in the step where we put the fedora 5 dvd to install, it boot up but in the screen it say kboot then i dont know what to do.
now when ever i restart my ps3 it happens same, i can't go back to ps3 system i cant play . Please help me , i jsut bought yesterday.
how can i go back to default system

[Frenchb0ygenius]

1. This thread isn't about fedora
2. To get back into the XMB just press the power button on your ps3 for about 10 seconds(or 7 seconds)

[imahustla4eva07]

where is sonys bootloader on their open platform site there uis no link to it

[defektedtoy]

Thanks for this tut! I've been looking for a decent linux noob friendly how-to for a while!

[richyhobart]

Originally Posted by imahustla4eva07

where is sonys bootloader on their open platform site there uis no link to it

please help this person. i cannot get the bootloader either , i have the otheros.bld file and tht gets me to kboot. but no further so im guessing i need the otheros.self file but dunno where to download from... link provided is a manual with nothing to download. if you could post a link tht will send me directly to the download would be great
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now i found this on another thread.


Here are the two other files necessary for the installation:

otheros.self

http://www.playstation.com/ps3-openp...a/otheros.self

but that doesnt work either....??? any ideas?

[ExcalibursZone]

Did you try looking in dl.qj.net? That's where I got my copy of otheros.self...

[Greyone]

you don't need the .self anymore

you just select install other os

[Mr_Shizzy]

Cool

Installing Yellow Dog Linux now.

any newb guides to installing emu's on linux??

[bluprint2wo]

how to install yellow dog on ps3.can u hlp

[bkstylez245]

Definateley appretiated.Iknow I'mbehind but onceI'musetothivers. I'll update.

[rekuss]

Hey,

Just double-checking that this guide works for YDL 6.

Also, are you able to use a wifi connection in the OS? I'm sure I read somewhere that there were problems with using a wifi connection....

Reece