It is very easy to setup wireless networking in Ubuntu but you will need some information about your network to connect the PS3 to it.

SSID (Network Name):: you can get this from Network Status in the PS3 XMB menu, or if you click on your wireless network connection on a windows machine it will have the name there.

WEP/WPA  Key::   this is just an encryption key it is normally found on the bottom of your router alternatively it can be found in your router control panel please look at you router manual for instructions on this.

Setting Up The Wireless Network

1. Click on the network icon in the top right next to the bluetooth icon.
2. Click ‘Create New Wireless Network’
3. Enter your network name sometimes called SSID you can find this in your network connection status while in the XMB on the PS3 or in your connection details windows on your PC.
4. Choose Security Type.
5. Enter Password/key
6. Click create

it should the connect to the network

There have been a few people messing up the password during the setup of Ubuntu on the PS3 so heres a quick guide of how to reset it. You will need to know what your ubuntu username is to set the password for it.

At the kboot prompt

kboot:

type:   sudo -i

then type:  write mount -o remount,rw /

then type:  passwd (username)

then write password twice

type: exit

then hit enter

This will now boot to the Ubuntu logon screen and you can use the password you just set

Hi Guys, there are so many tutorials I have ready to write but as I am a full time web developer it is hard to find the time to write these guides for you so I am looking to add a couple of authors to help us get more tutorials for you so if you would like to become part of PS3 Linux World just send me an email with your details and experience and what you can offer, and I will get back to you.

At the moment the site only has Ubuntu guides but we will be adding guides for all other versions that run on the PS3 so if you want to run your own category for YDL or Fedora thats fine I will set them up for you.

If you are interested either leave a comment or email me on tregg@ps3linuxworld.com.

Catch u soon

Treggs

This guide will help you set up Ubuntu 8.10 on your PS3 there is no risk of leaving the PS3 dead you if you cant get it set up and you cant get back to the PS3 system you just turn off the PS3 and then hold the power button for a about 5 seconds untill the second beeps then it will reset and boot the standard PS3 system

Requirements:  USB Keyboard & Mouse, Either a copy of Ubuntu 8.10 for the PS3 ready burnt onto a CD or you will need a PC and a blank CD to burn the ununtu download onto.

This guide assumes that you have burnt Ubuntu to CD and installed the new OtherOS on your PS3, If you need help follow instructions 1 and 2 on PS3 Linux How To: Install Ubuntu on the PS3

Please note you do not burn the ISO file onto the CD the ISO file is a copy of a CD and must be opened properly so the files it contains will be burnt to the CD if you have Nero or any quality burning software all you will need to do it double click the file it should then open up your burning software with the required settings and ask you to start burning .

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This guide will help you change the screen resolution in ubuntu Linux on the ps3

Changing Screen Size
You will need a HD TV or monitor to change the resolution

1. Open Terminal (Applications> System> Accessories> Terminal)
2. Type “sudo apt-get install ps3pf-utils”, this will install the ps3videomode command
3. Now type ‘ps3videomode -v’, this will provide all options for the command
4. Now you want to discover which video modes work, just start guessing. Personally I use ‘ps3videomode -v 37′ for 1080p, if you try an option and it garbles your text press the up arrow delete the number and type 1 and press enter. This should bring it back to the way it was if not press enter, and type ps3videomode -v 1.
5. Keep trying your options, if an option garbles your text it probably works but you just need to change it in the kboot.conf file before Linux boots. If it displays just a black screen it’s probably a bad mode, try another.
6. Now to assign your video mode at startup type ’sudo su’, you should now be root be careful in this mode as you can screw some stuff up and have to reinstall.
7. Type ‘nano /etc/kboot.conf ‘. This opens the kboot in a text editor. Add ‘ps3fb:mode:xx’ at the end of each quote, it should look like the following.
   Linux='/boot/vmlinux blah blah blah quiet splash video=ps3fb:mode:xx'
Old='/boot/vmlinux blah blah blah quiet splash video=ps3fb:mode:xx'
   Remember to change the xx to whatever video mode you decided upon.
8. Now Press Control-X, y, save as kboot.conf by pressing enter
9. Now type ’sudo reboot’

0:auto mode
  YUV 60Hz  1:480i  2:480p  3:720p  4:1080i  5:1080p
  YUV 50Hz  6:576i  7:576p  8:720p  9:1080i 10:1080p
  RGB 60Hz 33:480i 34:480p 35:720p 36:1080i 37:1080p
  RGB 50Hz 38:576i 39:576p 40:720p 41:1080i 42:1080p
  VESA     11:WXGA 12:SXGA 13:WUXGA

  full screen mode: <video mode ID> + 128
  dither ON mode  : <video mode ID> + 2048

This guide will help you set up Ubuntu 7.10 on your PS3 there is no risk of leaving the PS3 dead you if you cant get it set up and you cant get back to the PS3 system you just turn off the PS3 and then hold the power button for a about 5 seconds untill it beeps a couple of times then it will reset and boot the standard PS3 system

Requirements:  USB Keyboard & Mouse, Either a copy of Ubuntu 8.10 for the PS3 ready burnt onto a CD or you will need a PC and a blank CD to burn the ununtu download onto.

If you are installing Ubuntu I recommend you try the new Ubuntu 8.10 which is much better for wireless networking and setting up bluetooth devices, you will find our guide on the right menu

This guide shows you how to install the Ubuntu 7.10 “Gutsy Gibbon”
operating system on a Playstation 3, using the alternate installation
CD from october 25. The process will take about one hour.

1. Prepare your media

Download the alternate installation CD from this page. The alternate disk has no liveCD-functionality, which makes the installation procedure quicker – but without a GUI.

Burn the iso-file to a CD most people can just click the file and their burning program will open up to start burning otherwise look for instructions in Google, Nero will burn by clicking the file .

2. Prepare the PS3

We need to format the hard disk to make room for the Other OS on the PS3. Before formatting you might want to backup your saved data.

• Go to [Settings] > [System Settings] > [Format Utility].
• Choose [Custom] and [Allot 10GB to the Other OS].
• Choose [Quick Format] and confirm.When the format is completed, press X to restart the system.

Install Kboot

1. Insert the CD you burned the Ubuntu image into the PlayStation 3.

2. In the XMB, go to [Settings] > [System Settings] > [Install Other OS].

3. The “otheros.bld” file will be detected on the CD by the PlayStation 3. Press “X” on the controller to select “OK” which is automatically highlighted at this prompt. After selecting “OK”, the kboot boot loader will be installed.

1. In the XMB, go to [Settings] > [System Settings] > [Default System].

2. Choose “Other OS” as the default.
3. At the following prompt you will be asked if you want to boot into the Other OS now. Choose “Yes.”

4. The PlayStation 3 will restart and boot into a command line prompt. The prompt will look like this.

kboot:

3. Loading the installer

After a few lines of text, the terminal will stop and display:

This is an Ubuntu Live CDROM
…
If in doubt, just press Enter.

kboot: _

Pressing Enter will start the installation with the kernel loading the system.

After detecting your hardware, you need to partition a disk. Select
Guided – use entire disk, select /dev/ps3da 10,7 GB, and format #1 as
ext3 and #5 as swap. All options should be the defaults if you have
followed this guide, so you should be able to just hit Enter through
most screens.

4. Installing the base system

Fill in information about yourself and your system by following the
configuration screens.You may set up you wireless network now or choose
to do this later (in the desktop environment).

Hostname: PS3-Ubuntu (or whatever you want)

Setting up resolution can be done later, so just hit Continue.

When the installation completes the CD will be ejected so you won’t
be restarting the installation at the next boot. The screen might hang
at a line saying “USB bus deregistered”. Just hold in the I/O button on
the front to force a restart of the PS3.

When it reboots, hit Enter at the kboot: prompt. Wait for a while, and you will soon be greeted by the Ubuntu login screen!

To configure your system (including fixing the resolution which is probably set very low), see other posts

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You can always restart the PS3 by holding down the front I/O sensor.
If you hold it down until it beeps two times it will shut down. At the
kboot: prompt, set the default OS back to XMB by writing:

kboot: boot-game-os  OR   ps3-boot-game-os (which seams to be what it is now)