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How to Compile Home-Brew for PlayStation 3

Programs such as Psl1ght are home-brew programs that allow players to compile user applications and run them from the PlayStation's XrossMediaBar (XMB) interface by using any variety of PlayStation 3 open-source tools. By simply downloading and installing such software onto the PS3, players will be able to exercise much greater freedom and flexibility over what the PS3 can run.

Things You'll Need

Jailbroken PS3

Instructions

- 1
  Download home-brew software, such as Psl1ight, from the Internet.
- 2
  Save the zip file onto a PS3 flash drive.
- 3
  Insert the flash drive into your PS3.
- 4
  Extract the files from the zip onto your PS3 and run the following commands:
  
  Cd /path/to/psl1ight.git/psl1ght/
  
  Export PSL1GHT=/path/to/psl1ght.git/psl1ght/build
  
  Make
  
  Make install
- 5
  Locate the "Samples" directory after the software is installed on your PS3 and copy the "Template" folder.
- 6
  Paste the "Template" folder, renaming it for future projects.
- 7
  Run the command:
  
  Cd $PS3DEV/PSL1GHT/samples/VideoTest
  
  Make
  
  Make pkg
- 8
  Copy the ".pkg" file onto a flash drive so that you can install it on your PS3 later.
- 9
  Restart the PS3 in jailbreak mode. Install the ".pkg" file from your flash drive. Select "Install Package files" from the PS3 interface.
- 10
  Select the application that you want to compile and run it to load your home-brew application.
- 11
  Press "X" to exit the interface.

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