Post: How To Set Up PS3 SDK To Compile Examples + How To Quick Test
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10-18-2014, 12:02 AM
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Black Panther
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Step 1: Downloading + installing the SDK
Download this: - removed -
and install it to:
C:\usr\local\cell
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And that's about it for this step, pretty easy, huh?
Step 2: Installing MINGW and PSL1GHT
Now for this step, you're installing MINGW which you are going to use to compile the examples in the SDK, this package that is included contains PSL1GHT as well, which is a lightweight unofficial PS3 SDK.
First, download the package from Estwald's git You must login or register to view this content.
And extract this package and the rar files inside to
C:\PSDK3v2
Your directory should look like this, excluding some folders
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Next what you want to do is go to your desktop and create a new shortcut. Write the target as
C:\PSDK3v2\MinGW\msys\1.0\msys.bat -norxvt
then just title the shortcut as something like 'MSYS Terminal', after this right-click and go to properties and edit the 'start-in' to
C:\PSDK3v2\MinGW\msys\1.0\bin
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Now you are ready to compile an example package!
Compiling Using MINGW
There are many ways to compile these examples but this is how I recommend on doing it.
First, find the example you want to compile for me it's located at
C:\usr\local\cell\samples\sdk\sysutil\msgdialog
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Now, I recommend opening up notepad or something like that and copy the location of the example. In a notepad, write 'cd '(including that space) then paste the location to the example
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After this, press CTRL+H and replace all the '\' with '/' then copy this edited text and open your MSYS Terminal and paste the text in there and press enter. This changes the directory to the example directory.
Now you're going to want to enter the following command in the terminal 'make' and you will see all the compilation info and debug info. What this 'make' command does is tells the makefile in the directory to start the compilation. After this is all done you should see a .elf and .self in the directory.
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Congrats, you've successfully compiled your first SDK example!
Running Your Self
Next, download this developer application called PS3Load and install it on your PS3
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What this does is allows you to use MINGW to remotely run .self files from your pc to your ps3.
First what you got to do it set up the EXPORTS for PS3Load by entering this command into the terminal
export PS3LOAD="tcp
ps3's ip)"
Now launch PS3Load on your ps3 (it's located under the internet browser). You should get a screen full of debug info, this doesn't mean anything.
Now in terminal go to the directory of your compiled .self and type in the following command to launch it
PS3LOAD (self name.self)
This will launch the self.
If you've done everything correctly your terminal should read something like
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Thanks for reading my tutorial NGU, In the next update I will include some scripting and coding lessons for the PS3 SDK! THIS TUTORIAL IS NOT TO BE POSTED ON ANY OTHER WEBSITE OR BOARDS ON NGU!!!
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