Ubuntu and PS3

[patrick4588]

well my computer broke so i decided to play around with my ps3 and take advantage of some of its offerings. i have used the ps3 browser plenty and used to watch movies on it all the time. Well since my computer was broke i decided that i would try putting an OS on it so i can download and basically use it as my computer. Well i have the OS installed and im actually on it right now, but i cant get it download anything. I want to install flash player and java and just cant get it to work for anything. I am fine with computers on a basic level, but once you get into crap like Acclude does, im clueless. I was hoping maybe he would have some insight into this matter!!! lol. I am on Ubuntu 9.04 and its a 64bit i think.

[acclude]

Sweet! lol

Here's a quick rundown from my linux experiences.

Adobe sucks ass and hasn't released anything for Linux

But there are some nice people who have taken matters into their own hands.

Check out
Gnash Project |

and here's some quick instructions to get it working on Ubuntu

1. Use the synaptic package manager, search for "Gnash" and install gnash + firefox plugin.

2. Go to youtube, start watching a video, and it will ask you to install the required codecs, install them.

4. Install the latest available updates, at least the ones for Firefox, if you haven't already.

5. Flash should be functional, though not games or such.



If that doesn't work, you have to manually compile and install it from the terminal. These should help.

Gnash
First install dependencies, to do so you first have to "unlock" them. Go (from the top menu) System -> Adminstration -> Synaptic Package Manager, enter your password and then go Settings -> Repositories. In the "Ubuntu Software" tab make sure that all of the options under "Downloadable from the Internet" are checked as are all the option under the "Ubuntu updates" in the "Updates" tab. Having made those changes, click close and then "Reload" on the button menu in the Synaptic Package Manager. Once that's done you have to install the dependencies:

sudo apt-get install libglib2.0-dev libpango1.0-dev libgtk2.0-dev libasound2-dev liboil0.3-dev libmad0-dev build-essential libxml2-dev libjpeg-dev libsdl1.2-dev libcurl3-dev libagg-dev libboost-dev libboost-thread-dev libming-dev mtasc kdelibs4-dev libgif-dev libgstreamer0.10-dev libboost-date-time-dev

That's a single (long) command, regardless if it appears on multiple lines. Once that's done (it's going to take a while... lots of stuff to install) you have to download and extract Gnash.


wget ftp://mirrors.kernel.org/gnu/gnash/0...-0.8.4.tar.bz2
tar -xvf gnash-0.8.4.tar.bz2
cd gnash-0.8.4


And lastly you have to compile and install it


./configure
make
sudo make install


If all went well, then no errors were thrown (compilation takes a while ~1 hour I think) and you now have the flash plugin available to firefox. There is a bug with the installer in that it changes permission of the firefox settings directory, preventing firefox from being launched. To fix that run the following command

sudo chown -R username:username ~/.mozilla

replacing username, with whatever username you use in Ubuntu. At this point you should have flash available to you in firefox.

As for java, I've only been able to find instructions for 7.10 but they may still work for you.

Download from IBM: developerWorks : Java™ technology : IBM developer kits : Linux : Download information
You will have to register (free).
Choose 32-bit iSeries/pSeries, J2SE5.0. Download the TGZ version of the SDK.

The following instructions assume the latest version to download is “ibm-java2-sdk-5.0-4.0-linux-ppc.tgz” - modify the text below as needed.

In terminal:

Code:
$ sudo apt-get install libgtk1.2 libstdc++5 java-package
$ mv ibm-java2-sdk-5.0-4.0-linux-ppc.tgz ibm-java2-sdk-50-linux-ppc.tgz
$ make-jpkg ibm-java2-sdk-50-linux-ppc.tgz
$ sudo dpkg -i ibm-j2sdk1.5_1.5.0_powerpc.deb
$ java -version

The last command should give you a response: java version “1.5.0″
If not, type:
Code:
$ sudo update-alternatives --config java

To get working with firefox, issue the folowing command
Code:
$ sudo ln -s /usr/lib/j2sdk1.5-ibm/jre/bin/libjavaplugin_oji.so /usr/lib/mozilla-firefox/plugins

Restart firefox, go to test website: http://serios.net/content/applets/viewinfoawt.php

Good luck man! Reminds me of when I installed Windows, Linux AND MacOSx on the same box. It was fun times getting it to work! Also reminds me of why I have Linux on my phone now

[patrick4588]

well see i tried some of that stuff but apparently the x86 is different or something on the ps3. i keep getting architechture errors? know anything about that?

[acclude]

OK, that has to do with the fact that Adobe hasn't made a 64-bit version yet.

There's a work around for it:

First, make sure you have all important LIB's enabled:

System > Administration > Software sources > Updates tab

Tick “Important security updates (jaunty-security)” and “Recommended Updates (jaunty-updates)” on! > close

“System > Administration > Update manager” and Install all updates

Then follow these instructions:

wget http://queleimporta.com/downloads/flash10_en.sh

Now you need to give execute permissions using the following command

sudo chmod +x flash10_en.sh

Run the script now

sudo sh ./flash10_en.sh

OR

Check out these two links for more possibilities:

Adobe Flash Player 10 (Alpha) for 64 Bit Linux – Installation | 64 Bit Jungle

Install Flash 10 Under Ubuntu Linux 64 bit Edition

[patrick4588]

i wish you could come do this crap for me. so damn confusing. FML

[acclude]

This is the easy stuff. It starts getting complicated when you start piping multiple commands together


Just a quick explanation using the last set of commands:

wget (is like an FTP command to get a file from another location) http://queleimporta.com/downloads/flash10_en.sh (is the location and file)

Now you need to give execute permissions using the following command

sudo (is an Ubuntu thing put in place to keep idiots from destroying their systems...by default you do not have full admin rights in the shell. The sudo command is like saying "Super User DO" giving you admin rights for just that one command) chmod +x (stands for change mode and grants a file, folder, user, etc. certain permissions. The +x says give it full read/write/execute permissions for everyone) flash10_en.sh is what you're applying the permissions to. In this case, it's the script file)

Run the script now

sudo (again gives you admin rights) sh (says you want to execute a script) ./flash10_en.sh (is the script to execute)


That's easy basic level stuff right there! You'll learn. Linux can be very powerful once you get used to it.

[patrick4588]

basic linux is over my head, and i dont really have a desire to learn it.

[acclude]

If you want flash and java and all that stuff working then YOU BETTER WANT TO LEARN!!!