PS3 Yellow Dog Linux Install Videos
Cory Maddox @ 12:27 am November 28th, 2006Howdy everyone. :) Due to the demand on the PS3 forums I am making some install videos of Yellow Dog Linux. Sorry about the slightly shaky footage, since I was installing and holding the camera at the same time.
They are a bunch of short videos instead of one long one since the process is taking a while and a lot of people wanted updates as it was happening.
I will be updating this with more videos, as well as YDL running on the PS3. I will also see if I can show it streaming videos from a Windows Vista PC.
Part 01
Part 02
Part 03
Part 04
Part 05
Part 06
Currently not working too well for me, samba network shares, genesis emulation, and 720p and 1080p playback.
November 28th, 2006 at 3:51 am
Remember that the regular PPC version of mplayer doesn’t take advantage of the SPEs in the Cell processor, so that may be the reason for your poor 720p and 1080p playback.
November 28th, 2006 at 8:33 am
Can you try show videos of MP3 and Video encoding, or one emu like MAME for linux running in YDL 5?
November 28th, 2006 at 9:22 am
That is very true. I am interested in seeing if any of the major applications make specific releases for the PS3 when/if the Linux usage on it becomes more widespread.
I would certainly hope it would since Sony has made it so easy to get it up and running compared to other consoles in the past that have great support, and were a bitch to get working correctly.
Ill see what I can do Nemesys when I get home from work later today.
November 28th, 2006 at 2:34 pm
For best results at mplayer, try use -vo fbdev …. this goes use framebuffer not x11 … and it is more more fast!
When NVIDIA releases a driver for PS3/RSX …. we goes to have -vo gl2 …. and more speed…
November 28th, 2006 at 3:59 pm
Excellent videos! Hopefully it won’t take long for software support to improve. Are Cell development tools included with the distribution?
November 28th, 2006 at 5:24 pm
A SDK is included with YDl for cell. Though it is not the same as the one to actually develop games for the system.
November 28th, 2006 at 6:06 pm
That is so lame that they didn’t package it with any flash… not alone 9.
November 29th, 2006 at 6:34 pm
Can you post a torrent of the YDL Linux for PS3? :)
December 14th, 2006 at 1:27 pm
Cool. I’ve just installed YDL on my ps3, and I have som problems installing VLC.. maybe I shuld try mplayer..
February 10th, 2007 at 11:28 am
In ur part four you said that the wi-fi worked out of the box? But yellow dog is not supposed to support wi fi yet? WTH
February 10th, 2007 at 9:09 pm
Saludos, Pasén un enlace para descargar esta versión de Yellow Dog Linux
March 30th, 2007 at 6:45 pm
hey i have a standard def tv, and i could not figure out how to install ydl on standard def, so i went over to my friend’s house who has a high def tv. so i installed it in high def. can anyone tell me how to switch it from high def to standard def so i can take my ps3 home
July 2nd, 2007 at 1:30 pm
yeah how do u get linux onto the ps3 in the first place ….for free
i read something bout dvd burning something and iso coding but i dont no how and or where to get that :(
October 10th, 2007 at 2:07 am
Hello, I’m thinking about installing Linux on my ps3 in order to watch movies with ease. I’ve read somewhere that linux will only show on a hi-def display. Is that true? And which one is the best YellowDog or Ubuntu Linux?
November 16th, 2007 at 11:52 pm
You can read more about installing YDL on the PS3 at my blog:
http://itcamefromtheinternet.com/serendipity/comment.php?type=trackback&entry_id=53
March 22nd, 2008 at 5:11 pm
I NEED YD6 CAN U GET ME A COPY AND A WALKTHOUGH WITH VOICE I COULD NOT SEE THE VIEDO WELL THIS IS MY FIRST TIME A THIS IM A NOOB SORRY caps so if u dont mind helping a rookie what should i do first.