[ydl-gen] PS3 install problem: solved!

[Warren Nagourney]

Warning to Mac users: don't unzip the otheros.bld.gz file! (The PS3  
installer does it). Just change the name to otheros.bld and things  
should install fine.

Another suggestion: for those looking for an excellent monitor for  
the ps3, I just bought a Samsung 940bw for $250 (it can be had for  
under $200) and it is a superb monitor for this application. I used  
the  ps3 HDMI output with a HDMI-DVI adaptor and the cable which  
comes with the 940bw (which is HDCP compliant). There seems to be  
only one slight caveat: the native resolution of the 940bw is  
1440x900 and running the ps3 at 720p (the highest with this monitor)  
makes the display slightly fuzzy since it scales the output to fill  
the screen. This is not too objectionable, though I wish there were a  
way to get a non-scaled image (this would leave borders).

-wn

On Jan 7, 2007, at 3:43 PM, Warren Nagourney wrote:

> Hi all,
>
> I attempted to install YDL5 on my PS3 and had this strange problem. I
> downloaded both otheros.bld and otheros .self from the appropriate
> sites and placed them in the /ps3/otheros directory of both a CDR and
> USB flash drive and both media gave me the same problem: during the
> initial installation (before installing the iso from the DVD and just
> after the License Agreement it said "checking data..." then "The data
> is corrupted / (8004002)". I tried it several times from both media
> with the same result. I made sure the names of the files were correct
> (once the Terrasoft file changed its name after installation and
> unzipping). The Sony site warns about directories with two-byte names
> - I am using a Mac but assume the names are single byte. I formated
> the USB drive in MSDOS and the CDR was readable by both windows/mac.
> Any ideas?
>
> Thanks.
>
> Warren Nagourney
>
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