TOPIC: Using ps3vram as swap

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Required Hardware and OS Versions

• PlayStation3
• YDL v.6.1 or higher - Note that this feature is not available in the second distribution ISO (the one with 'NEW' in the ISO name).
• GameOS 2.52 or higher

Configuring ps3vram as swap

The kernel used in YDL v.6.1 has ps3vram enabled by default. This is a way of using excess framebuffer memory as a fast drive. You may want to use this excess memory for swap.

Download and run our script to use vram as swap on the PS3.

1. Open a terminal window.
2. Switch to user root:

   su -

3. Enter the root password once prompted.
4. Change to the /etc/init.d directory:

   cd /etc/init.d

5. Download the script by typing:

   wget http://us.fixstars.com/support/solutions/ydl_6.x/ps3-vram-swap

6. Enter:

   chmod 755 ps3-vram-swap

7. Type:

   chkconfig --add ps3-vram-swap
   chkconfig ps3-vram-swap on
   service ps3-vram-swap start
   

8. Click the X in the top right-hand corner of the terminal to close the window.

Confirm that ps3vram is being used as Swap

1. From the command line, type:

   swapon -s

2. You should see output similar to the following:

   Filename		Type		Size		Used		Priority
   /dev/ps3da3		partition		522104		12196		-1
   /dev/mtdblock0		partition		241656		0		1