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@Megaman: The Live DVD works pretty good! Great work! Just one remark: It would be even more usable if it would have a working ssh server. For this UNIX98_PTYS and DEVPTS are missing in the kernel and of course a host key is needed. Some other questions: As the BlackRhino sources have faded away, wo...

@Mega Man: uLaunchElf says my PS2 has ROM version 0220EC20060210_ (whatever that means). @bruno.bertechini: Try this: Delete all kernelloader settings from your memory card, put a disc in your PS2, plug in a network cable then try again with kernelloader 2.0. You should at least get to the menu (it ...

@Mega Man: Err, how can I find out the ROM version?

Just for the record: Kernelloader 2.0 works for my SCPH-77004 (as long as there's a disk in the ps2...). Kernelloaders default configuration did not work - it loaded the modules for the fat ps2. Changed this to the suggested iomanX.irx, poweroff.irx, ps2dev9.irx, smaprpc.irx, intrelay-direct-rpc.irx...

@bee7:
On May 7th Mega Man posted some more details about USB mass storage, so creating device nodes with mknod might be sufficient (see page 5).

The network interface is not functional with the PS2 slim.

I also have the slim PS2 and got stuck at the missing network device just like you. Mega Man then suggested trying to find some patched network drivers. Found a few, but not a single one addressing this problem. However, tried them, but neither did help.

@mazxim & mega man: Mega Man's Linux 2.4.17 (http://rapidshare.com/files/113303344/vmlinux.irqfix.gz.html) together with the latest available initrd and kernel loader (from sf.net) work only most of the time. On about every 5th boot or so I get a kernel panic: Sometimes it gets to the bash promp...

I use a native USB keyboard. I get the same error message when mounting a pendrive, but this doesn't matter, it gets mounted. The kernel I use is this: http://rapidshare.com/files/113303344/vmlinux.irqfix.gz.html I took the latest available initrd and kernel loader from Mega Man's kernel loader Sour...

Here are the V15 roms, the kernel loader config I use and dmesg, interrupts,... from the running linux: http://rapidshare.com/files/113500740/ps2v15.tar.bz2.html kernel loader 1.8 and the new kernel work like a charm, mounting pendrive works too. But again the ervomdrvloader.irx error at kernel load...

@Mega Man: I don't have the toolchain set up yet. Could you please post both pukko versions? About the network driver patches: Of course I could try a few patched kernels. But sorry, my knowledge about the ps2 is somehow limited. So do you recommend any special howto/instruction for setting up the b...

Did a quick test on my V15, and: It works! I can boot, initrd starts, usb keyboard is working! Great work Mega Man!!!! I used kernel loader's default config, but had to disable ADDRV to avoid the kernel loader to hang when "Loading Modules". It even works with network and hd support turned...

Today I found some time to do some further "research". Startup with the new modules really looks much nicer after enabling SBIOS, nevertheless I did the following with the old modules: "Playstation 2 HDD/Ethernet device NOT present." I had Net/HDD support enabled in Kernelloader ...

Ok, mega man: Today I've found some time to play a little on my v15. What I expected was that I should at least get the initrd from the usb memstick started. I really hope I can provide you at least some useful information. Using your default settings, the kernel comes up, unpacks the initrd.gz and ...

@devilinside128:
You can use any usb keyboard, but only the standard keys will work. So take a cheap one ;-)

The kernelloader is excellent, also the Linux install howto. Thank you Mega Man! I'm trying to get linux running on a mod-chipped ps2 slim v15, dreaming of something like loading kernel & initrd from usb or cd and mounting the rootfs via nfs. After some try and error which modules to load and wh...