Installing Fedora 11 on PS3

[Geoff Levand]

On 06/12/2009 12:58 PM, Andrea wrote:
> Geoff Levand wrote:
> 
>> What is the make and model of that keyboard?
> 
> I guess it is
> Bus 003 Device 003: ID 046d:c517 Logitech, Inc. LX710 Cordless Desktop Laser
> 
>> What is the output of /ver/log/messages when it is plugged in to petitboot?
> 
> How do I do that? How do I control the PS3 without keyboard?

You can use telnet.  You'll need to set the bootloader telnet
enabled flag, which is not set by default.  You can do that
by booting into petitboot with a working keyboard and use:

  ps3-bl-option --set-telnet-enabled 1

or boot into a distro and use:

  ps3-flash-util --db-write-half 3 3 1


>> What is the output of /ver/log/messages when it is plugged in to a working system?
> 
> Jun 12 20:54:26 thinkpad kernel: usb 3-2: new low speed USB device using uhci_hcd and address 3
> Jun 12 20:54:26 thinkpad kernel: usb 3-2: New USB device found, idVendor=046d, idProduct=c517
> Jun 12 20:54:26 thinkpad kernel: usb 3-2: New USB device strings: Mfr=1, Product=2, SerialNumber=0
> Jun 12 20:54:26 thinkpad kernel: usb 3-2: Product: USB Receiver
> Jun 12 20:54:26 thinkpad kernel: usb 3-2: Manufacturer: Logitech
> Jun 12 20:54:26 thinkpad kernel: usb 3-2: configuration #1 chosen from 1 choice
> Jun 12 20:54:26 thinkpad kernel: input: Logitech USB Receiver as
> /devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:1d.1/usb3/3-2/3-2:1.0/input/input9
> Jun 12 20:54:26 thinkpad kernel: logitech 0003:046D:C517.0002: input,hidraw1: USB HID v1.10 Keyboard
> [Logitech USB Receiver] on usb-0000:00:1d.1-2/input0
> Jun 12 20:54:26 thinkpad kernel: logitech 0003:046D:C517.0003: fixing up Logitech keyboard report
> descriptor
> Jun 12 20:54:26 thinkpad kernel: input: Logitech USB Receiver as
> /devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:1d.1/usb3/3-2/3-2:1.1/input/input10
> Jun 12 20:54:26 thinkpad kernel: logitech 0003:046D:C517.0003: input,hiddev96,hidraw2: USB HID v1.10
> Mouse [Logitech USB Receiver] on usb-0000:00:1d.1-2/input1

-Geoff