PS2DEV + Ubuntu

[misfire]

Here's a tutorial which describes how I set up my dev environment under my favorite OS - Ubuntu.

[b]Ubuntu PS2DEV Tutorials[/b]

Last update: Jul 2 2009

Tested with: Ubuntu 9.04 (Jaunty Jackalope)


[b]How to set up a PS2DEV environment on Ubuntu?[/b]

1. Install the packages "subversion" and "gcc-4.2":
$ sudo apt-get install subversion gcc-4.2

2. Download the ps2toolchain script:
$ svn export svn://svn.ps2dev.org/ps2/trunk/ps2toolchain

3. Run the script to download and build the toolchain:
$ sudo CC=gcc-4.2 ./toolchain-sudo.sh

4. Edit your login script ~/.profile to add the following:
export PS2DEV=/usr/local/ps2dev
export PATH=$PATH:$PS2DEV/bin
export PATH=$PATH:$PS2DEV/ee/bin
export PATH=$PATH:$PS2DEV/iop/bin
export PATH=$PATH:$PS2DEV/dvp/bin
export PS2SDK=$PS2DEV/ps2sdk
export PATH=$PATH:$PS2SDK/bin

5. Build one of the PS2SDK samples to test your environment:
$ cd /usr/local/ps2dev/ps2sdk/
$ sudo chmod -R a+w samples/
$ cd samples/teapot/
$ make


[b]How to update the PS2SDK on Ubuntu?[/b]

After setting up a working PS2DEV environment, it's advisable to update the
PS2SDK every once in a while.

1. Check out the current sources:
$ svn co svn://svn.ps2dev.org/ps2/trunk/ps2sdk

If you already have a working copy, simply update it:
$ svn up

2. Build the SDK:
$ cd ps2sdk/
$ make clean
$ make

3. Install it:
$ sudo -s
# make install
# exit

Happy development!

Another tutorial on how to build ps2link:

[b]How to build ps2link on Ubuntu?[/b]

In order to compile ps2link properly, we'll first need to build ps2smap.irx and
ps2-packer.

  (1) ps2smap.irx

Download and build the sources:
$ svn export svn://svn.ps2dev.org/ps2/trunk/ps2eth
$ cd ps2eth/
$ make

Install ps2smap.irx into PS2DEV environment:
$ sudo mkdir -p /usr/local/ps2dev/ps2eth/smap
$ sudo cp smap/ps2smap.irx /usr/local/ps2dev/ps2eth/smap/

  (2) ps2-packer

Install the required package libucl-dev:
$ sudo apt-get install libucl-dev

Download and build the sources:
$ svn export svn://svn.ps2dev.org/ps2/trunk/ps2-packer
$ cd ps2-packer/
$ make

Install ps2-packer:
$ sudo -s # 'sudo make install' won't work
# make install
# exit

  (3) ps2link

Finally, simply download and compile the ps2link sources:
$ svn export svn://svn.ps2dev.org/ps2/trunk/ps2link
$ cd ps2link/
$ make

Notes:
"make dist" creates a compressed archive from the binary files (ELF + IRX).
"make release" is broken.

[Lazy Bastard]

That, and I'd recommend forcing Ubuntu to allow you to use the root account. Otherwise, you'll constantly be confronted with having to use sudo, then type the sudo password...ugh. It reminds me of Vista

Otherwise, Ubuntu is a great place to run your SDK.

[ooPo]

It is safer to type 'sudo -s' and get a root shell, then you won't have to type in the password anymore.

[Lazy Bastard]

Yeah, but you'd have to do so each time you enter the shell, correct?

[ooPo]

Yes, but how often do you open a shell? And just how lazy are you?

[Lazy Bastard]

Pretty lazy, heh. Those extra steps add up.

[misfire]

I like the concept of sudo. With it, I don't have to remember an extra password and it enables a better security policy.

Also, the password is stored by default for 15 minutes, which is acceptable even for very lazy people.

More about the pros and cons of sudo can be found here:
https://help.ubuntu.com/community/RootSudo

[misfire]

I've added a second tutorial to the first post. It's about building ps2link under Ubuntu.

By accident, I discovered that the "release" target in ps2link's Makefile is broken. It is supposed to create an ISO with all ps2link files. For this it uses ps2mkisofs which seems to be a patched version of mkisofs (?). Maybe I can come up with a patch for the Makefile.

[Lazy Bastard]

Cool. Nice tutorials. I should link to them from PS2Dev (Oobles was kind enough to give me administrative update capabilities, so I can update the PS2 section a bit).

[misfire]

I recognized that some documentation can be really helpful as I tend to forget things over time.

[Lazy Bastard]

Yes...I've read my own guides on various things to jog my own memory, heh.

[misfire]

Here is a guide on building PCSX2 on Ubuntu:
http://forums.ngemu.com/pcsx2-offici...nux-guide.html

I can confirm that it works on Ubuntu 8.04.

[misfire]

A quick note on using FTP

I've always used the ExecFTP server to copy files to PS2 memory cards. Unfortunately, ExecFTP's FTP implementation seems to be flawed and many FTP clients fail to do file transfers.

One of the compatible clients on Windows is Total Commander.

On Linux, I had to test a few clients and the excellent lftp was the only one working so far:

$ lftp -u ps2dev,ps2dev 192.168.0.10

[misfire]

After trying to set up a PS2DEV environment on my new Desktop machine running 64-bit Ubuntu 8.10, I realized that the toolchain can only be built using a gcc version lower than 4.3. I've updated the tutorial accordingly.

[Lazy Bastard]

Ah, good to know (I remember it wasn't able to support the newest versions).