Installing Gentoo on Playstation 3
- Back up my precious save files: Formatted my external hard drive to FAT32, plugged it into the PS3, went to
System Settings > Backup Utility, and hit OK.While it’s backing up, I’m reading various Playstation 3 hacking forums, such as ps2dev.org where the first hack to utilize the locked-away GPU in Linux was created. Apparently there’s also hope to use the Playstation Eye as a webcam…
- Burned the installcd ISO, inserted it into my PS3, hit
Install other OS, it did its magic, rebooted, and I was in the Gentoo install CD. Just like that. - Plugged in a keyboard into the PS3, created a password, started sshd, and ssh’d in from my desktop and did the rest from the comfort of my fancy chair.
- Followed the Gentoo Install guide which took about 20 minutes of work, the rest was waiting for things to download, extract, and compile. Meanwhile, I ate pizza and watched the first couple of episodes of Jericho through my PC. Not too bad.
- Time for the real purpose of this ordeal: Setting up emulators. After much trial and error, I learned that Mednafen is the cream of the crop. After more jumping through hoops, I created the perfect controller configuration that supports two PS3 Sixaxis controllers
plugged in USB(bluetooth works too!). You can download it here: mednafen.cfg. Shove it in your ~/.mednafen/ and you’ll be good to go — full screen and all.To make your own key bindings, read the nitty gritty in this thread.
