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STARCRAFT ON THE PS3 HOW-TO


Thanks to Rask and Billb


YouTube - Starcraft on the Playstation 3 running Windows 95 with Qemu & Yellow Dog Linux guide in discription



I will presume you already have YDL installed with a working internet connection. If you do not have either or both see my guide above. You will need windows 95 install CD for the method described below. You can use newer versions of windows but it will be detrimental to performance. For installing windows 98SE or better see my guide above.

1st in the terminal type:

Code:
su
yourpassword
yum install qemu
exitThen create an Hard drive image by typing the following.

Code:
qemu-img create -f qcow c.hd 1200MDownload this boot disk and copy to your home folder
http://tinyurl.com/p8dzr

Now type the following:

Code:
qemu -hda c.hd -cdrom /home/yourusername/fdbasecd.iso -boot dFreedos will now open in the options provided press 1 to boot the cd. Then select "Install to harddisk using FreeDOS SETUP". Next chose to prepare the harddisk for FreeDos by running XFDisk. In FDisk press enter then select new Partition and press enter until you return to the main options. Press enter once again select change partition type and make it FAT16 INT13X. Press F3 and select Yes to save partition table. The system will reboot. Once rebooted press 1 to boot the cd and chose option 1 again but this time select option 5 Run Freedos from CDROM (return to command prompt). Now type the following;

FORMAT C: /S

and then type YES

Then give the drive a name hit enter and shutdown qemu. Next download the appropriate boot disk for your version of windows from the page below and put it in your home folder.

Windows 95 Boot Disk Download | AllBootDisks - Providing Free Boot Disks from MS-DOS to Windows XP.

Put your windows 95 install cd in the disk drive and type in the terminal;

Code:
qemu -soundhw sb16 -fda /home/yourusername/Windows95x.img -hda c.hd -cdrom /dev/scd0 -boot a*Attention: replace the x with the boot image version you downloaded (a or b).

In the command prompt type:

Code:
R:Then


Code:
setupNow install windows 95 but when it asks to reboot close qemu.

Now put the starcraft disk in the diskdrive
In the terminal type;


Code:
qemu -soundhw sb16 -hda c.hd -cdrom /dev/scd0 -boot c -m 64Congrats you are using windows 95 on the ps3 now just install Starcraft.

NOTE: expect performance akin to a ~100Mhz Pentium.


Tutorial by efaustus9

nice one ... good post....

I have YDL installed on my original 60GB HDD.
I think I have the original of Win95 & Starcraft around somewhere.

If I can find them I might give this a go just for the hell of it ...lol

KT

you would have to switch harddrives back

that only takes a few minutes .. Sony have made it very easy to this within a few minutes .... infact if I dont bother swapping over the Hard Drive caddy I could do it in seconds ... but I would have make sure I did not move the PS3 while it was turned on just in case the Hard drive came loose.....

Hmm.. I wonder if I could get a spare caddy of Ebay ...

KT