PS2 Linux Brain Dump

A compilation of info, notes, and scripts put together during recent stints tinkering with the official (Beta and Release) Playstation 2 Linux Kit and Playstation Broadband Navigator (PSBBN).

Disclaimer

The author assumes that the reader has a baseline knowledge of Linux usage in general. This is not intended to be an all-inconclusive document, but the utmost effort has been made to provide as much information as possible. The author makes no promises that all required information is contained within.

Additionally, the author provides all information for free without warranty, and assumes no responsibility for any damage caused to any systems by leveraging the information. It is the responsibility of the reader to abide by all local, state and federal laws while digesting and using the information.

Digest and use this at your own risk!!!

Table of Contents

• Installing Software on PS2 Linux
  • Setting Up Cross-Compiling Environment
  • Specific Software Packages:
    • Abuse
    • Autoconf 2.53
    • Automake 1.5/1.6.3
    • cdrtools 1.10/2.0/2.01.01a36
    • Firefox 0.8
    • FreeType 2.1.2
    • GCC 2.95.2
    • heme 0.4.2
    • Kernel Source
    • libgcj 2.95.1
    • Libtool 1.4.2
    • Maelstrom 3.0.6
    • mpg123 0.66
    • Netcat 1.10
    • pkg-config 0.12.0
    • Popt 1.7
    • ps2fs
    • pv (pipe viewer) 0.6.4
    • Quake
    • Reiserfsprogs 3.x.0j
    • SDL 1.2.5/SDL_net 1.2.2
    • smake (schily-make) 1.2
    • star (schily-tar) 1.4.3
    • Stella 1.2
    • VLC 0.7.2
      • a52dec 0.7.4
      • FAAD2 2.0
      • FFmpeg 20040520
      • LAME 3.96
      • libcdio 0.71
      • libdvbpsi3 0.1.4
      • libdvdcss 1.2.8
      • libdvdnav 0.1.10
      • libdvdplay 1.0.1
      • libdvdread (20030812)
      • libMAD 0.15.1b
      • libxml2 2.6.4
      • LIVE555 (2004.04.23)
      • mpeg2dec 0.4.0
      • vcdimager 0.7.21
    • wxWindows 2.5.1 (20031222)
    • XMMS 1.2.7
  • Linux Kernels:
    • 2.2.1_ps2-6 (for PS2 Linux Beta Release 1)
    • 2.2.1_ps2-7 (for PS2 Linux Release 1.0)
    • 2.2.19_ps2-5 (for PS2 Linux Beta Release 1 and PS2 Linux Release 1.0)
    • 2.4.17_ps2-22 (for PS2 Linux Beta Release 1)
    • 2.4.17_ps2-26 (for PS2 Linux Release 1.0)
• USB Devices
  • Floppy and Zip Drives
  • Flash Drives
  • Optical Drives
  • Dial-Up Modems
• Scripts
  • kernel-switch
  • load-usb-modules
• Tips and Tricks for PS2 Linux
  • Soft-Rebooting PS2 Linux with AKMem
  • Booting To a Ramdisk with PS2 Linux
  • Backing Up and Restoring PS2 Linux
  • PC-DC Server for Sega Dreamcast
• PS2 Linux Kit Comparison (Beta Release 1 and Release 1.0)
  • Full Installed Packages Comparison
• Playstation Broadband Navigator
  • Tips and Tricks for Playstation Broadband Navigator:
    • Mounting PSBBN Partitions From PS2 Linux
    • Chrooting Into PSBBN From PS2 Linux
    • Installing Additional Software in PSBBN
    • Adding System Users to PSBBN
    • Enabling Telnet on PSBBN
    • Booting PS2 Linux From PSBBN (Without PS2 Linux DVD)
  • Full Installed Packages Comparison

Precompiled Binaries and Kernels

While the documentation provided in Installing Software on PS2 Linux SHOULD be detailed enough to allow readers to build their own binaries and kernels, precompiled binaries and kernels built by the author are available in Releases. Consult individual package and kernel pages for installation and usage instructions.

Demonstration Videos

The author put together video demonstrations for several topics contained in this repository. These can be found on YouTube at the links below.

• Using VLC on PS2 Linux
• Using cdrtools on PS2 Linux to Burn a CD
• Using the PC-DC Server on PS2 Linux to Connect Sega Dreamcast To the Internet

PS2 Linux References

• playstation2-linux.com (site backup)
• http://achurch.org/ps2/
• http://www.geocities.jp/ps2linux_net/
• http://hp.vector.co.jp/authors/VA008536/ps2linux/
• http://www.peanuts.gr.jp/2005/03/pslinux/index.html.ja

Linux References

• https://linuxconfig.org/in-depth-howto-on-linux-kernel-configuration: Linux Kernel Configuration Tutorial