For those of you want to play the IBM Cell Broadband Engine (Cell BE). Have fun!

1. Install Fedora 7 with kernel 2.6.23

• Follow instructions here: http://www.ibm.com/developerworks/blogs/page/powerarchitecture?entry=ibomb_ps3_sdk30_fc7. Remember to select XFCE (a lightweight desktop) when you install Fedora.
• Change the /sbin/boot-game-os file to this (it is used to boot back to the SONY game os):

#!/bin/sh

/sbin/other-os-flash-util -b /dev/ps3flash >> /dev/null ||
{
exit 0;
}

reboot

2. Download Cell SDK 3.0

From http://www.ibm.com/developerworks/power/cell/pkgdownloads.html?S_TACT=105AGX16&S_CMP=LP. Click the " Fedora 7 download page" to download the installation rpm, the Developer package and the Extras package.

3. Install SDK on PS3

• Update and install some packages:
  yum update selinux-policy selinux-policy-targeted
  yum install rsync sed tcl wget
• Install sdk (assume the the installation rpm and the isos are stored at /root/cell/cellsdk/)
  /etc/init.d/yum-updatesd stop
  rpm -ivh cell-install-3.0.0-1.0.noarch.rpm
  cd /opt/cell
  cellsdk --iso /root/cell/cellsdk/ install
• Use "/opt/cell/cellsdk verify" to check packages of Cell SDK. Use yum to install optional packages you need.

4. Install Java, Eclipse

• Download Java from http://www.ibm.com/developerworks/java/jdk/linux/download.html. Select "32-bit iSeries/pSeries J2SE Version 1.4.2" and then the file " IBMJava2-142-ppc32-SDK-1.4.2-9.0.ppc.rpm". Note: For IE, you may need to change the security level (turn off "protected mode") tempororily to download the file from IBM.
• Download Eclipse 3.2.2 from http://archive.eclipse.org/eclipse/downloads/drops/R-3.2.2-200702121330/index.php. Select this file: "eclipse-SDK-3.2.2-linux-gtk-ppc.tar.gz".
• Download CDT for Eclipse from:
  http://www.eclipse.org/downloads/download.php?file=/tools/cdt/releases/callisto/dist/3.1.2/org.eclipse.cdt.sdk-3.1.2-linux.ppc.tar.gz
• Install Java:
  cellsdk --iso /root/cell/cellsdk/ mount
  yum install libXp
  yum install compat-libstdc++-33
  rpm -ivh IBMJava2-142-ppc32-SDK-1.4.2-9.0.ppc.rpm
  update-alternatives --install /usr/bin/javac javac /opt/IBMJava2-ppc-142/bin/javac 120
  update-alternatives --install /usr/bin/java java /opt/IBMJava2-ppc-142/jre/bin/java 120
  alternatives --config javac
  alternatives --config java
  add "PATH=$PATH:/opt/IBMJava2-ppc-142/jre/bin" to your .bash_profile.
• Install Eclipse:
  tar -xzf eclipse-SDK-3.2.2-linux-gtk-ppc.tar.gz
  add "PATH=$PATH:/cellsdk_addon/eclipse3.2.2/eclipse" to your .bash_profile, where "/cellsdk_addon/eclipse3.2.2/eclipse" is the folder of the decompressed eclipse.
• Install CDT:
  tar -xzf org.eclipse.cdt.sdk-3.1.2-linux.ppc.tar.gz
  Run Eclipse with "eclipse -vm /usr/java/j2sdk1.4.2_16/jre/bin/java".
  In Eclipse, select Help>>Software Updates>>Find and Install...>>Search for new features to install>>New Local Site.... Add a local site at "file:/cellsdk_addon/CDT3.1.2/eclipse/" to install CDT, where "/cellsdk_addon/CDT3.1.2/eclipse/" is the folder of the decompressed CDT.
• Exclude updates to some packages:
  add "exclude=blas kernel numactl oprofile" to /etc/yum.conf
• Restart yum-updatesd:
  /etc/init.d/yum-updatesd start

5. Install SDK IDE

• Install the cellide package:
  /opt/cell/cellsdk --iso ~/cell/cellsdk/ mount
  yum install cellide
• In Eclipse, select Help>>Software Updates>>Find and Install...>>Search for new features to install>>New Local Site.... Add a local site at "file:/opt/cell/ide/com.ibm.celldt.update/" to install the cell ide in Eclipse.
• Install the alf-ide-template package:
  yum install alf-ide-template

6. Set Fedora and XFCE (Optional)

• Use "startxfce4" to load xfce:
  Xfce Menu>>Autostarted applications :remove all except Network Authentication.
  The default X terminal has a problem when drag the window. Change the properties of the X terminal emulator to use xterm (/usr/bin/xterm).
  Add Eclipse to the menu. Remember to add option "-vm /usr/java/j2sdk1.4.2_16/jre/bin/java" for Eclipse.
• Turn off some services:
  chkconfig bluetooth off
  service bluetooth stop
  chkconfig hidd off
  service hidd stop
  chkconfig yum-updatesd off
  service yum-updatesd stop
  chkconfig cpuspeed off
  service cpuspeed stop
  chkconfig firstboot off
  service firstboot stop
  chkconfig isdn off
  service isdn stop

7. Run the "Hello Cell"

• Compile samples included in the SDK:
  cd /opt/cell/sdk/src
  for i in ./*.tar; do tar -xf $i; done
  make
• Run "Hello Cell":
  cd /opt/cell/sdk/usr/bin/tutorial
  simple