Sony PS3 - How to Get Wi-Fi to Work with YDL

How to get Wi-Fi to work with YDL
How to get Wi-Fi to work with YDL
1.
Update the firmware on your PS3 (It will only work with firmware 1.70)
❍ This can be achieved from GameOS with the Software Update function in settings.
❍ You can also get get firmware 1.70 from here
2. Download the new PS3 Wi-Fi enabled kernel:
❍ kernel-ps3-2[1].6.16-20070425.ydl.3.ppc64.zip
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:
■ Code:
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:
Code:
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:
1. Unplug the Ethernet cable, eth0 is both the wired and wireless Ethernet port on PS3s.
2. Launch system-config-network (Network in the Settings menu)
3. Delete the eth0 (gelic_net) interface.
4. Create a Wireless connection.
5. 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.
6. You can now activate the interface.
7. Enjoy your new wireless enabled PS3
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