Please also make sure you are using the YDL 5.0.2 or later DVD not the 5.0 as this is very outdate and does not include otheros.bld
Aaron Peitro wrote: > the file ortheros is inside the DVD ,put the DVD of YDL in the PS3, > wait same s. , go to install ,athats all > > 2007/11/18, Greg Wishart <[EMAIL PROTECTED] > <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>>: > > I downloaded the YDL 5.0 ISO, burned it onto a DVD but cannot get > any further and I'm totally lost and frustrated. Every piece of > documentation I have found says there needs to be a file called > "otheros.bld " in PS3\otheros on the CD or DVD. Even the > documenation at > > http://www.terrasoftsolutions.com/support/installation/ydl5.0.2_ps3_guide.pdf > claims > this file should be on the DVD, but it is not. > > I'm pretty sure I have the correct DVD because it's about 3GB, and > the release notes file on the disc starts with: > > "YELLOW DOG LINUX v5.0 RELEASE NOTES > > 1. Hardware Support > > This particular YDL release supports only the Sony Computer > Entertainment PLAYSTATION(R)3." > > So, do I have the correct DVD? > > Adding to my frustration is that online articles such as those at > www.wikipedia.org <http://www.wikipedia.org/> keep sending me to > > http://www.ibm.com/developerworks/power/library/pa-linuxps3-1/index.html?S_TACT=105AGX16&S_CMP=EDU > > <http://www.ibm.com/developerworks/power/library/pa-linuxps3-1/index.html?S_TACT=105AGX16&S_CMP=EDU>, > which looks like very nicely written instructions on how to > install everything. If you scroll down to "Preparing to install", > it says that otheros.self can be downloaded from the Sony web site > at http://www.playstation.com/ps3-openplatform/index.html > <http://www.playstation.com/ps3-openplatform/index.html> but I've > looked everywhere on this tiny web page but there are NO links to > get this file. > > Can some please explain what the difference is between otheros.bld > and otheros.self, where they go, who makes them, where you get > them from, etc.? > > > > > _______________________________________________ > yellowdog-newbie mailing list > [email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]> > http://lists.terrasoftsolutions.com/mailman/listinfo/yellowdog-newbie > <http://lists.terrasoftsolutions.com/mailman/listinfo/yellowdog-newbie> > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > _______________________________________________ > yellowdog-newbie mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.terrasoftsolutions.com/mailman/listinfo/yellowdog-newbie > _______________________________________________ yellowdog-newbie mailing list [email protected] http://lists.terrasoftsolutions.com/mailman/listinfo/yellowdog-newbie
