As usual Linux gave me the headache of installing and optimizing, no big surprise there.  So as usual I am writing it to my blog so that I do not forget what I did when I need to install yet again.  I found the solution on PSUbuntu.com Forum (link)

Below are the steps to resolve the resolution on PS3 Linux:

sudo /etc/init.d/gdm stop
(Alt-F1 to switch to the first console in tekst mode)
ps3videomode -h (for the lists available)
ps3videomode -v {x} (change x to the resolution you want to try)

* if you found what you where looking for, try filling up the screen with x’s to see if the screen doesn’t have any anomalies

Start the gdm to see if it works in Gnome:

/etc/init.d/gdm start

If it does, go to a terminal console and make it final through editing (or creating) a "ps3videomode" file in the /etc/event.id folder:

sudo gedit /etc/event.id/ps3videomode

Insert the following commands in this file:

start on run level 2
exec /usr/bin/ps3videomode -v 3 -f

Save

 

Well as one of my many wonderful gifts I got this Christmas one of them has been on my list since the day it existed.  I got a new PlayStation 3.  The PS3 is awesome as it has some great games coming in the near future and some great functionality.  Of course the only problem is its really meant for HD and we didn’t have an HD TV.  PROBLEM SOLVED, what a great excuse to buy a new 32 inch HD TV with all the extras!  With a quick change to the Netflix preferences we will now receive the Blu-Ray discs when they are available for that movie.  The console came with Spiderman 3 which I wasn’t very found of but fun to see the HD difference in the movie.

The first thing I wanted to do with the PS3 other than play games (already beat the new Ratchet and Clank) was to install Linux on the HD.  The first Distro I went after was the official one for PS3 (YellowDog)  After installing the OS on the new partition I quickly found how out of date the Distro was and was very unhappy with the outcome so I went searching.  Low and behold my favorite Distro (Ubuntu) was there to rescue me!  I found this site PSUbuntu.com and it lists step by step instructions and links to download the latest version.  So I went out there and grabbed it and installed again on the PS3, this time with much better results.  I would suggest you use this Distro for your PS3’s.  After my typical tweaks of the Distro and updates and adding MP3 support I was pretty happy.  My only issue is that the performance is a little sub-par for my taste but works and gets the job done as long as you don’t do anything too crazy.