Hi peeps.

Need a bit of help (maybe a lot) regarding YDL (Yellow Dog Linux) on my PS3.

Got it installed fine and all running great, but i cant get VLC or mplayer to install or whatever it is.

IM completely new to linux and thus abit out of my depth with code etc etc, so could someone help me step by step on how to get it installed.

i've done loads of searching and nothing really for the idiot to understand.

If anyone has done this could they help me get it on the PS3.

Im currently typing this on my PS3 on YDL in Firefox. so i've got it all working on wireless etc etc

 

Yellow dog Linux is a Nix based on RedHat unstable branch called Fedora Core.. its usually used by systems running Risk Processors such as early power mac's or playstation

What specifically do you want to get installed and do you want to do it from a binary source or a package source (rpm)


You can get the VLC RPM (redhat package management) source from the following location :

http://ftp.freshrpms.net/pub/freshrp...deolan-client/


Downloading it and clicking it should open the respective package management application and request your root password before installing

if you wish to do it by source let me know and I will talk you through compiling it

 

turbocabie cheers for the help

all i basically want is to watch AVI files on the playstation, either from a burnt DVD or from my PC via a network.

Will try that link in a moment after i've fired up the PS3.

 

Linux is cool but for the average punter you will get more sense if you smash your head against a wall!LOL

The newest PS3 firmware plays AVI/DIVX files so just use the native PS3 OS....!

 

thought you might be able to help dan.

as far as i know i've got the latest version on fireware on my PS3?

how do i check?

after all the hassle of putting YDL on

only trouble with using PS3 OS and not YDL is i can use a torrent client in Linux.

 

right tried what cabbie said, and according to the installer i have loads of missing dependancies?

any ieas how i resolve this?

 

If you can get to a # prompt, just use the command yum install vlc

It should sort its shit out from there.

 

Ryan,

Buy one these:

http://www.synology.com/enu/products/DS107/index.php

Features:
http://www.synology.com/enu/products/features/index.php
(note the Sony PS3 Support)

Also has download manager for torrents...
http://www.synology.com/enu/products...oadstation.php

Job done.....

 

dann your a legend.

ps3 does support WMA playback via DivX codec, just hadnt been activated

after changing the setting is system settings it now playes DivX movied.

Right so i guess i dont need linux to do movie playback, is there anyway to download torrents on the ps3? without using linux? im guessing not, but how do i get the downloaded torrents from linux over to the ps3 interface?

 

Buy the NAS box and hard drive and for not a lot you can have a media server and torrent server and LOTS more....

 

how do you sort out dependency issues?

every RPM i try to install of certain software packages halt during installtion.

Says error dependency issues etc etc

anyone help?

 

just get a media PC networked to your PS3 and you wont have any issues. Thats what I have done and works a treat using the PS3 built in DivX playback etc

 

dont need divx, got the ps3 sorted for that and its fine, but i want to download torrents on the PS3.

I've sorted most things out on the linux seeing as im a complete novice, im now wireless on my PS3 using YDL.

 

what release version of YDL you running and what torrent client do you wish to run and I will do a step by step for you