How To Install Ubuntu On Ps3 From Usb

Guide to installing Ubuntu 10.04 on the PS3 Many people installing Ubuntu 10.04 on there PS3 have been encountering mounting problems where after a successful installation of Ubuntu, the system boots up only to detect no drives with linux installed.

How to Boot From a Flash Drive or CD on the PS3

The Playstation 3 is programmed to boot from certain types of CDs and external storage devices like Flash cards. Playstation game CDs boot the PS3 into the game automatically; all you need to do is insert the disc and turn on the PS3. The other way to boot a PS3 from a CD or Flash drive is part of the process of installing How to Boot From a Flash Drive or CD on the PS3

The Playstation 3 is programmed to boot from certain types of CDs and external storage devices like Flash cards. Playstation game CDs boot the PS3 into the game automatically; all you need to do is insert the disc and turn on the PS3. The other way to boot a PS3 from a CD or Flash drive is part of the process of installing the Linux operating system on your PS3.

Instructions
1
Select and download a Linux distribution to download. Your options are Ubuntu, Fedora, OpenSUSE and Yellow Dog. Ubuntu and Yellow Dog have better support for PS3 than OpenSUSE and Fedora. Links are provided in the first Resource.

2
Locate the boot loader included with your Linux distribution of choice and rename it to “otheros.bld” so the PS3 recognizes it. Your bootloader is either named “kboot” or “petitboot” followed by a version number.

3.Create a folder named “PS3” on the CD or Flash drive. Create another folder named “otheros” inside the “PS3” folder. These folder titles are case-sensitive–enter them exactly as they appear here.

4
Save the “bootloader.bld” file in the “otheros” folder. If you are using a CD, burn it now. See the second Resource on how to burn a CD using tools included in Windows.

5
Insert the Flash drive or CD into the PS3.

6
Go to the “Settings” column of the PS3 main menu, select “System Settings,” then “Install Other OS.” The PS3 then searches for and starts installing the boot loader from the Flash drive or CD.

7
From the “Settings” column again, select “System Settings,” then “Default System.” Choose “Other OS” from the options listed on the right.

8
Burn the .iso of your Linux distribution of choice to a CD, if you want to boot the PS3 from a CD. If you’re using a Flash drive, see the third Resource on how to put a running Linux installation on a Flash drive.

9
Remove any disc already in the PS3 and turn it off.

10
Insert the CD or Flash drive. The Flash drive goes into one of the PS3’s USB ports, located on the front face, in the bottom right-hand corner. If you insert a CD, the PS3 automatically turns on.

11
Turn on the PS3, if it hasn’t turned itself on already. Select your Linux distribution from the boot loader menu to boot the PS3 from the Flash drive or CD.

Tips & Warnings
The “Other OS” option is only available on PS3’s running system software version 3.20 or earlier, released April 1, 2010.

Use a “Live CD” to run Linux on your PS3 without having to install it–Resource four has more details. Most Live CDs include the option to install Linux as well.

the Linux operating system on your PS3.

Instructions
1
Select and download a Linux distribution to download. Your options are Ubuntu, Fedora, OpenSUSE and Yellow Dog. Ubuntu and Yellow Dog have better support for PS3 than OpenSUSE and Fedora. Links are provided in the first Resource.

2
Locate the boot loader included with your Linux distribution of choice and rename it to “otheros.bld” so the PS3 recognizes it. Your bootloader is either named “kboot” or “petitboot” followed by a version number.

3.Create a folder named “PS3” on the CD or Flash drive. Create another folder named “otheros” inside the “PS3” folder. These folder titles are case-sensitive–enter them exactly as they appear here.

4
Save the “bootloader.bld” file in the “otheros” folder. If you are using a CD, burn it now. See the second Resource on how to burn a CD using tools included in Windows.

5
Insert the Flash drive or CD into the PS3.

6
Go to the “Settings” column of the PS3 main menu, select “System Settings,” then “Install Other OS.” The PS3 then searches for and starts installing the boot loader from the Flash drive or CD.

7
From the “Settings” column again, select “System Settings,” then “Default System.” Choose “Other OS” from the options listed on the right.

8
Burn the .iso of your Linux distribution of choice to a CD, if you want to boot the PS3 from a CD. If you’re using a Flash drive, see the third Resource on how to put a running Linux installation on a Flash drive.

9
Remove any disc already in the PS3 and turn it off.

10
Insert the CD or Flash drive. The Flash drive goes into one of the PS3’s USB ports, located on the front face, in the bottom right-hand corner. If you insert a CD, the PS3 automatically turns on.

11
Turn on the PS3, if it hasn’t turned itself on already. Select your Linux distribution from the boot loader menu to boot the PS3 from the Flash drive or CD.

Tips & Warnings
The “Other OS” option is only available on PS3’s running system software version 3.20 or earlier, released April 1, 2010.

Use a “Live CD” to run Linux on your PS3 without having to install it–Resource four has more details. Most Live CDs include the option to install Linux as well.

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Retropie on Debian/Ubuntu/Mint

A guide to build the RetroPie setup on Ubuntu (16.04 LTS or later) x86 and Debian based distros.

Installation

First, install Ubuntu (16.04 LTS or later) or a related Debian based distro such as Linux Mint 18 / 19. ISO images can be used to create a bootable DVD or a USB stick.http://www.ubuntu.com/download/desktop

To run RetroPie-Setup, you must be a member of the group root/admin.

Download RetroPie

Update and upgrade the existing APT packages:

Install the needed packages for the RetroPie setup script:

NOTE: if you get any errors about any package not being found and you're using Ubuntu, make sure the universe APT repository has been added and enabled on the system by running sudo add-apt-repository universe and then starting again with the previous step.

Download the latest RetroPie setup script:

Enter the folder with the setup script:

The script is executed with:

The screen should look like/similar this at this point:

Install RetroPie

Basic Install

This will install the main packages which are equivalent to what is provided with the RetroPie SD image. Note that this will be the 32-bit version of RetroPie. That means that some emulators such as Daphne (Dragon's Lair) will not work out of the box on this version. That is because Daphne and a few other emulators only have a 64-bit version released for use while this install is for the 32-bit CPU family.

Now, you have to copy your rom files into the correct associated rom directories. If you followed the steps above the main directory for all roms is ~/RetroPie/roms (or /home/pi/RetroPie/roms, which is the same here). In this directory there is a sub-directory for every supported emulated system, e.g., NES, SNES, Sega Megadrive, etc.

Attention has to be taken for the extensions of the rom files. Some emulators use .zip while some use a custom file extension associated with the emulator in question. For example the Atari 2600 emulator may use .a26, .bin, and .rom.

All the information needed for each system is detailed in this wiki. See the wiki home page or sidebar for systems.

Configure RetroPie

EmulationStation can be run from the terminal by typing emulationstation in the terminal.

You can go into Setup / Configuration and enable autostart as you like.

FAQ

Emulationstation hangs if shutdown/restart was selected

It is not possible to restart/shutdown if a sudo requests a password. To disable sudo password request add the line

at the end of /etc/sudoers. Replace <user> with the name of your current user.

Cannot Install PS3 driver

Ubuntu has an builtin PS3 bluetooth driver. There is no need to install sixad. Make your bluetooth dongle discoverable. Connect your controller over usb. Now open 'bluetooth system settings/add device'. Select PS3 controller and click ok. Your controller should pair now if you press PS button.

sidenote: https://retropie.org.uk/forum/topic/2736/ubuntu-16-04-install-genuine-ps3-controller-issue

Screen blanks after some minutes

Open Ubuntu system settings menu disable screensaver and screen lock timeouts.

Ubuntu does not autologin

Open Ubuntu system settings menu and select user accounts. Enable autologin for current user.

How to setup a splashscreen

Use Plymouth to setup a splash screen. See the Plymouth Ubuntu wiki or use this simple ES theme.

My NUC or Intel Baytrail/Braswell powered device hangs

The default kernel 4.1 of Ubuntu 15.10 tends to hang. It is a know bug:https://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=91629

Update to higher kernel version solves this problem:http://sourcedigit.com/18333-how-to-install-linux-kernel-4-3-3-on-ubuntu-15-10-ubuntu-15-04/

No audio

Open Ubuntu System Settings menu and select correct audio output device.

No HDMI audio

Ubuntu 16.04 uses PulseAudio 8 which has issues with HDMI if you suspend your device or change display resolutions at runtime. This problem will be solved with Ubuntu 16.10 and PulseAudio 9. You can disable PulseAudio auto output selection. Open /etc/pulse/default.pa and comment out the line:

https://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=93946#c36

No audio in Mupen64Plus

EmulationStation's use of PulseAudio will conflict with the SDL driver in Mupen64Plus, disabling sound in N64 games. If you are using lr-Mupen64plus, you will not have this conflict.

From a terminal:

Example output:

Make a note of which card and device you use for audio. For example, for HDMI audio, consider the line card 0: PCH [HDA Intel PCH], device 3: HDMI 0 [HDMI 0]. In this case, we would want card 0 and device 3.

Create the file /etc/asound.conf with the contents:

Make sure to change the values of card and device to the values found by running aplay -l above.

The SDL driver in Mupen64Plus will now use the proper audio device, but it will still conflict with PulseAudio in EmulationStation. Open /opt/retropie/emulators/mupen64plus/bin/mupen64plus.sh in your favorite editor. Find the following lines at the bottom of the file:

Change them to:

This will stop PulseAudio from running while Mupen64Plus is running, but turn it back on when you quit it.

XBOX 360 Controller mappings not working

The X86 version of Retropie install does not have the xboxdrv installed correctly. Please launch Retropie-Setup Manage Packages - Drivers and install xboxdrv and remap your inputs.

How do I map controls to Dolphin?

Dolphin controls must currently be mapped via the GUI. You will need to drop down into terminal mode press F4 on your keyboard if you are currently in emulation station, hit the unity button and search for terminal. Click to launch. Change to the Dolphin directory

From there there graphical client will launch and you can bind your controller in the Dolphin Interface as well as change settings.

Start+Select does not exit Dolphin

Dolphin is not a libretro emulator. Currently exit for Dolphin is hard mapped to Alt + F4 You can manually exit via your keyboard, and come back to emulation station.To map a button on your controller to exit Dolphin you will need to launch via the gui method above. Once in the menu navigate to Hotkey Behavior.
Switch the device indicator to your controllerselect the exit function and map a button like select to this function.You will also need to configure in the graphics window to always force window on top and to hide mouse/cursor

Now enter back into emulationstation mode and launch a dolphin game from the gamecube menupress x when the game is startingSelect Dolphin-Gui instead of dolphin as the runcommand default emulator.Launch gameYou will now be able to exit back to emulationstation with that button you mapped.

SteamOS hack to allow installation

While SteamOS is not based on Ubuntu 16.04 it is based on Debian 8 which is supported.Currently you can install it and it will set everything up properly. EmulationStation has issues launchingroms just like through a manual installation. However the samba share setup and all other parts of RetroPieappear to function normally.

To start follow the same instructions of doing a git clone of the RetroPie repo. Then you have to edit

In the get_os_version() function the work-around is to change:

To

This will obviously override any platform checking done by the script and is very hacky, but it will let the retropie setup continue properly until actual support exists

How do I get latest graphics drivers?

Install hardware enablement stack (HWE) to get kernels and MESA packages from newer ubuntu versions.