Enable Wifi on Yellow Dog Linux with 1.7+ PS3 Firmware

[PS3 News]

1. Update the firmware on your PS3. This can be achieved from GameOS with the Software Update function in settings.

2. Download the new PS3 wifi enabled kernel: http://www.ps3news.com/forums/attach...chmentid=14907

3. Install the new kernel

rpm -ivh /path/to/kernel-ps3-2.6.16-20070425.ydl.3.ppc64.rpm

4. Edit /etc/kboot.conf
Take your default kernel line, and make a copy of it and then modify the original line to point to the new kernel.

For example, if your default kernel line is:

ydl='/dev/sda1:/vmlinux-2.6.16-20061110.ydl.2ps3 initrd=/dev/sda1:/initrd-2.6.16-20061110.ydl.2ps3.img root=/dev/sda2 video=ps3fb:mode:3 rhgb'

The new section would like this:

ydl='/dev/sda1:/vmlinux-2.6.16-20070425.ydl.3ps3 initrd=/dev/sda1:/initrd-2.6.16-20070425.ydl.3ps3.img root=/dev/sda2 init=/sbin/init video=ps3fb:mode:3 rhgb'
oldydl='/dev/sda1:/vmlinux-2.6.16-20061110.ydl.2ps3 initrd=/dev/sda1:/initrd-2.6.16-20061110.ydl.2ps3.img root=/dev/sda2 video=ps3fb:mode:3 rhgb'

Where oldydl is your original kernel.

5. Reboot

6. Configuring Wireless
a) Unplug the ethernet cable, eth0 is both the wired and wireless
Ethernet port on PS3s.
b) Launch system-config-network (Network in the Settings menu)
c) Delete the eth0 (gelic_net) interface.
d) Create a Wireless connection.
e) You may now configure that wireless connection as you would with
other YDL versions. One note here that confused me when I did this
was that the ESSID specified as "Auto", when I actually needed to
remove that and select the Auto radio button.
f) You can now activate the interface.

7. Enjoy your new wireless enabled PS3.

[ramonava939]

Edit /etc/kboot.conf. the kboot file isn't in that etc folder at all. what do i do now since its not there or anywhere on the hard drive ?

[kenshin33]

kboot config file should be there if it's not create it.

[ramonava939]

how do i create it and what should be in the kboot.conf file after i create it ?

is this what i got to type out also rpm -ivh /path/to/kernel-ps3-2.6.16-20070425.ydl.3.ppc64.rpm or do i gotta find where the kernel file is at and put that in ?

[amirel]

the easiest way to wifi is YDL 6.0 or 6.1 distros.

[ramonava939]

where is the best place to download ydl? cuz when i downloaded it from there website for some reason it won't let me install the wifi part of it ?

when i try to load the kernel into the computer through the terminal it says kernel < 2.6.17 conflicts with autos-5.0.1-0.rc2.43.0.2.ppc kernel < 2.6.17 conflicts with hal-05.9-8.ppc what do i do to fix this problem so i can get the kernel to work ?