How to Compile Home-Brew for PlayStation 3
Programs such as Psl1ght are home-brew programs that allow players to compile user applications and run them from the PlayStation's XrossMediaBar (XMB) interface by using any variety of PlayStation 3 open-source tools. By simply downloading and installing such software onto the PS3, players will be able to exercise much greater freedom and flexibility over what the PS3 can run.
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Instructions
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Download home-brew software, such as Psl1ight, from the Internet.
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Save the zip file onto a PS3 flash drive.
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Insert the flash drive into your PS3.
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Extract the files from the zip onto your PS3 and run the following commands:
Cd /path/to/psl1ight.git/psl1ght/
Export PSL1GHT=/path/to/psl1ght.git/psl1ght/build
Make
Make install
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Locate the "Samples" directory after the software is installed on your PS3 and copy the "Template" folder.
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Paste the "Template" folder, renaming it for future projects.
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Run the command:
Cd $PS3DEV/PSL1GHT/samples/VideoTest
Make
Make pkg
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Copy the ".pkg" file onto a flash drive so that you can install it on your PS3 later.
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Restart the PS3 in jailbreak mode. Install the ".pkg" file from your flash drive. Select "Install Package files" from the PS3 interface.
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Select the application that you want to compile and run it to load your home-brew application.
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Press "X" to exit the interface.
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