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''' Source: graf_chokolo @ http://ps3wiki.lan.st/index.php/Booting_petitboot_from_VFLASH '''
''' Source: graf_chokolo @ http://ps3wiki.lan.st/index.php/Booting_petitboot_from_VFLASH '''
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* '''GameOS System Manager''' is in HV process 9
* '''GameOS System Manager''' is in HV process 9
* '''Secure LPAR Loader''' is in HV process 3
* '''GameOS System Manager''' allocates an initial LPAR 2 memory for GameOS, then it sends a SS request (see my HV page) to load '''lv2_kernel.self''' to '''Secure LPAR Loader''' which is located in HV process 3
* '''GameOS System Manager''' allocates an initial LPAR 2 memory for GameOS, then it sends a SS request (see my HV page) to '''Secure LPAR Loader''' to load '''lv2_kernel.self'''
* We have to patch the initial LPAR 2 memory size because GameOS uses a smaller value but Linux kernel requires more memory
* We have to patch the initial LPAR 2 memory size because GameOS uses a smaller value but Linux kernel requires more memory


= Patching Secure LPAR Loader (SLL) =
= Patching Secure LPAR Loader (SLL) =


* '''Secure LPAR Loader''' (SLL) is in HV process 3
* Secure LPAR Loader (SLL) is in HV process 3
* SLL loads '''lv2_kernel.self''' from FLASH, passes it to '''lv2ldr''' which decrypts it
* SLL loads '''lv2_kernel.self''' from FLASH, passes it to '''lv2ldr''' which decrypts it
* I replaced the '''lv2_kernel.self''' loader with my OtherOS bootloader loader
* I replaced the '''lv2_kernel.self''' loader with my OtherOS bootloader loader
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