Get a PS5 Linux loader
The Linux loader is the payload that boots Linux after the jailbreak. It supports the firmware versions listed under Firmware.
Which loader
Download it now, together with your image.
| Loader | For |
|---|---|
| bazzite-bootc-loader, on every PS5 Bazzite Deck release since v2.5 | The official loader built from main for each release, plus support for the boot entries of PS5 Bazzite Deck's bootc form. Needed for bootc; starts every other image like the official loader. |
| rmuxwashere/ps5-linux-loader | Fork that PS5 Bazzite Deck was tested with up to v1.8.9. Its newer-firmware and Pro fixes have been sent upstream; it doesn't dump the Pro's GPU firmware. |
Download bazzite-bootc-loader-vX.Y.elf and its .sha256 file from the same release as your image. On a PS5 Pro, it also dumps the Pro's GPU firmware, see PS5 Pro.
PS5 Slim and PS5 Pro
The Slim runs the same firmware versions as the original PS5 and is supported on all of them. The Pro shipped with newer firmware, so its list starts later; bazzite-bootc-loader supports it. The Pro's GPU firmware is dumped by the loader on the versions it has offsets for, see PS5 Pro.