RPi
GIMX can run on many Linux targets, and the Raspberry Pi is one of them!
Contents
Tested setup
* Raspberry Pi: model B, 256MB * Distro: Raspbian wheezy * Self-powered USB hub: Belkin 7 ports F4U017 (self-powered means it has an external power supply) * Keyboard: n25te plugged on the USB hub * Mouse: Logitech G500 plugged on the USB hub * Bluetooth dongle: Pluscom BT20 (CSR Bluecore4-rom) plugged on the USB hub * PS3: FAT - FW 4.41
Fix for USB issues
A firmware update is required to fix USB issues (missing mouse & keyboard events - source).
Instructions:
sudo apt-get install git-core sudo wget http://goo.gl/1BOfJ -O /usr/bin/rpi-update && sudo chmod +x /usr/bin/rpi-update sudo BRANCH=fiq_split rpi-update
Tested Rpi firmware
pi@raspberrypi ~ $ uname -a Linux raspberrypi 3.8.12+ #438 PREEMPT Wed May 8 22:31:10 BST 2013 armv6l GNU/Linux pi@raspberrypi ~ $ /opt/vc/bin/vcgencmd version May 5 2013 13:06:56 Copyright (c) 2012 Broadcom version 388665 (release)
GIMX installation
wget http://gimx.fr/download/gimx-raspbian.html sudo dpkg -i sixemu_1.01-1_armhf.deb
Note: as of this writting, GIMX version is 1.01.
Required bluetooth tools
sudo apt-get install bluez
Run GIMX
A good idea is to run GIMX directly from a terminal, without any desktop.
This can be done over the network:
ssh pi@<ip address> emu <PS3 bdaddr>
ssh pi@<ip address> emuclient -c <config file>
The dongle address has to be changed before running the above commands.
Ideally, GIMX should be launched without using the ethernet port (because it is connected on the USB bus).
More details on command line options on this page.