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How to Install Gentoo and Turn Your PS4 into a Emulation Station

✏️ Intro:

If Your System Firmware is under FW 11.00, you already know that you have the luck to use a Kernel Exploit which gives you the ability to run a Linux Distribution. The principle is the same as Fedora for firmware 1.76, you need to copy the image file to a USB stick or hard drive. You can use the tools “RUFUS” (GUI) in Windows, Etcher for MacOSx or DD under Linux, After installation, you can enlarge the Linux partition with Gparted in Gentoo, for example if you have installed it on an SSD or HDD on the USB 3.0 port.

My Models CUH-1006A PS4 Phat (Aeolia) and PS4 Pro CUH-7016B (Belize)

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💾 Prerequisites

• A dedicated 12GB+ Usb Stick better a HDD / SSD for more Speed

• PS4Gentoo image: (Mirror 1) Mega-Link

  (Mirror 2) G-Drive (Update: 17.01.2020)

• Rufus for Windows: Download

• Etcher for Mac OSX: Link

• PS4 Exploit Host PS4-FW505 || PS4-FW672 || PS4-FW900-FW1100

💻 How to under Windows

• Download Gentoo and Rufus
• Open Rufus
• Select the image of Gentoo and your target USB / HDD / SDD Device
• Then click on Start Once done,
• Plug your prepared USB / HDD or SSD drive into the USB port of your PS4
• Open this Exploit-Host on your PS4 Webbrowser Video
• Inject the linux payload 5.05 with and Wait …

RESIZE THE HDD PARTITION

Video

• Autoboot doesnt work? replug the USB / HDD / SSD Drive and send this command resume-boot
• If you have a freeze or nothing that happens on the screen trying again some Models have random crashes ……………
• other Issues ?? tell me pla

INFO

go under Systemsettings / Display and Monitor / Compositor and change the setting from VSYNC from Never to Automatic!

Webkit Info Payloads

(update: 20.01.20 add linux loader for baikal)

Bootmenü:

Linux USB - for this payload you need a USB Stick for Boot into Rescue / Shell

• load the initramfs.cpio.gz & bzimage (kernel) from the FAT32 USB / HDD Partition

Gentoo

• Loads the initramfs.cpio.gz & bzImage (kernel) from the PS4 Webbrowser Cache with Kernel 5.3.7 works for all

psxIta (this loader is for psxita)

• Loads the initramfs.cpio.gz & bzImage (kernel) from the PS4 Webbrowser Cache with Kernel 5.3.7 fand loads the linux from Label=psxitarch

Internal Loader

• Loads the initramfs.cpio.gz & bzImage (kernel) from the PS4 Hard Drive /data/linux/boot(bzimage,initramfs.cpio.gz) and /data/linux/ system Works for CUH10XX and CUH11XX

📍 Info

Partition:1 FAT32 (initramfs/bzImage) Partition:2 ext4 (ps4gentoo)

• Username: ps4

• Password: ps4

• Username: root
• Password: ps4 change the password!!

-change portage mirror in /etc/portage/make.conf with root nano /etc/portage/make.conf https://www.gentoo.org/downloads/mirrors

🛠 What works / what doesn’t:

CUH10XX & CUH11XX
- Ethernet : works
- Wi-Fi : works
- Bluetooth : works
- Internal HDD: works 
- Audio : works
- GPU : works
- GPU acceleration : works (via mesa), with Vulkan
- Power button : works
- BD Drive : works
- USB : works 
- Power management / Suspend : suspend doesnt work shutdown and reboot : works

CUH12XX & CUH2XXX
- Ethernet : works
- Wi-Fi : works
- Bluetooth : works
- Internal HDD: works (only Beikal) 
- Audio : works
- GPU : Works but Blackscreen problem with some Monitors / TVs 
- GPU acceleration : works (via mesa), with Vulkan 
- Power button : works
- BD Drive : works
- USB : works for some Model
- Power management / Suspend : suspend doesn`t work, shutdown and reboot : works

CUH70XX  PS4 Pro
- Ethernet : works
- Wi-Fi : works 
- Bluetooth : works
- Internal HDD: WIP 
- Audio : works
- GPU : works but Blackscreen problem with some Monitors / TVs
- GPU acceleration : works (via mesa), with Vulkan
- Power button : works
- USB : WIP
- BD Drive : works
- Power management / Suspend : suspend doesn`t work, shutdown and reboot : works

📦 Changelog

• System updates, u.v.m…
• Emulationstation configuration for easy use!

🛠 Installed Apps

• Internet: Brave, Chrome (Browser), Telegram, Discord (Messenger), Filezilla (Ftp-Client)
• Game & Emulation: Emulationstation (Front End -> Retroarch (AllinOne Emulator), Steam (Steam), Lutris (Play Games on Linux), Chiaki (PS4rViewer), ScumVM,
  pcsx, pcsx2, pcsx3 (PS1-3 Emulator), Dolphin (Gamecube Emulator)
• Multimedia & Graphics: Kodi, Vlc, MakeMKV, Gimp, Gwenview, MuPDF, Spectacle, Simplescreenrecorder,
• System: Geany, Gkrellm, Ark, krfb, AntimicroX, Gparted, Spectacle, Ksysguard, Kinfocenter,

**coming in next release

🌡 Bugs

• Blackscreen problem for some Screens (Kernel) - fixed with Kernel 4.19.317 Kernel

☎️ for more Support Join my Discord Channel.

Discord

Gentoo-Sources

Linux Kernel: Link Linux Loader: Link Linux Video Driver for gentoo: Link

Credits & Thanks ❤️❤️

❤️Masterzorag & EEEply❤️

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