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I just need to do quite a bit more work to get everything up and running. I figured out screen resolution, which took some tinkering… I also restored my PS3 settings. This means I am back to how I was before yesterday, except I also have Ubuntu installed.

I will write more once everything works I am flying high!

I figured out what I was doing wrong. When I was trying to install the bootloader I had the Ubuntu CD in the disc drive. So the boot loader by default was installing off the CD everytime. I started to suspect this as every piece of documentation made it seem like updating the bootloader is incredibly easy and I noticed the PS3 told me the install location was “disc” everytime.

So I finally got petitboot loaded. And now I can’t install Ubuntu. Note… get kboot installed first, then upgrade to petitboot.

Let’s see what happens this time!

Like Fellow Blogger Les, Ubuntu is Giving me Hell…

As previously reported I am attempting to install Ubuntu to Linux. Naturally I am running into some issues. The instructions I am following are pretty straight forward and found here. So I followed everything to a “T” and when I get to the point to actually install Ubuntu  (when you hit “Enter” at the “kboot” prompt) kboot loads the USB drivers, I get some error messages, all the USB devices shut down, and the system freezes. Not good.

Advice said to enter: “boot-game-os” to go back to the PS3 interface or partition. This did not work. Through some hunting I found I had to enter “ps3-boot-game-os”.

After much searching and troubleshooting I found this forum post. The guy made a comment informing the person with the problem to update kboot. I did this and still a no go. Same problem.

Next I tried petitboot instead of kboot. I found this via this link… This still is not working.

If I had to guess I would say the bootloader is not changing each time I attempt to change it. So I am going to try updating it again from my flash drive and see what happens.

So far I haven’t gotten very far. I had to re-install my main computer because I got viruses and crap. Then I had to move files from my USB hard drive to my main computer to reformat it. PS3′s can’t recognize NTFS so I need to reformat the USB HD with a FAT32 volume. Once I get Ubuntu installed I can do this type of work a lot faster on the PS3…

Anyways, so the next step is to backup my PS3 onto the USB HD and then create the partitions, the install Ubuntu, restore the backup, and see how nicely Ubuntu plays…

I will update when I have something juicy

Want to get flash working on Opera browser under Ubuntu? Click here for a HowTo that actually works…

I always do the same thing before installing an OS, no matter which OS it is. I grab my handy Ubuntu 7.10 disk, boot up, and partition the drive. I don’t really install it as my favorite OS is Xubuntu, but the partition editor is really easy to use.

It’s important to note this can be done without touching a pre-existing OS install. Follow the directions below and you can be all set for a dual boot. Here is what I do when I need to partition drives:

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Found an article on the Tubes that showcases the new Ubuntu Linux Distribution set to release soon! The author had pretty good things to say and was impressed with some new features. Go check it out, I just have one clip below…

For non-Linux users out there, the most significant changes present in Ubuntu 8.04 will be those related to making it easier to take Ubuntu for a test spin without hosing an existing Windows installation.

The first change that the Ubuntu dev team have made in the hopes that it will encourage Windows users to become Ubuntu users is the addition of Wubi. Using Wubi users can install and later uninstall Ubuntu through Windows as though it’s a Windows application in its own right. No partitions or changes to the bootloader are required to play with Ubuntu.

Found via Digg…