good pic coded, can i recommend that you install and run XFCE instead of E17 for performance reasons. you can use the package manager or yum to install. you will notice your apps loading much quicker.
I've used XFCE before, but not on PS3(I've stuck with e17 on PS3), but I might give it a shot. Hell, I've tried almost every WM there is: KDE, Gnome, Enlightenment, XFCE, BlackBox, FluxBox, FVWM, IceWM, CDE(HP-UX), Sawfish, etc. Basically, if you can name it I've probably tried it. Let me get my resolutions set to a preferred setting, and after that I'll configure my yum repos and install it.
Cheers.
I'll give a short personal review(of ydl 6.0) later.
[EDIT] the YUM repos are not up yet for 6.0(public or private/enhanced), so I can't install much of anything right now, but I'll keep you guys posted.
When you install YDL6 you need to specify the video mode you want to use. For example:
linux64 video=720p
or
linux64 video=ps3fb:mode:3
Or there may be other options in the final release, such as install-ps3-720p, install-ps3-1080i, etc. But I don't have it yet to be sure.
By default it would appear it is loading at standard resolution so, as you noted, you can't see the whole screen. In this case you can use the F12 key to proceed through the menus instead of the tab key trying to get to the "invisible" Next button.
Re: kboot.conf, there isn't one any more. It is now /etc/yaboot.conf but you edit it the same way for fix your video mode.
ps3videomode is now called ps3-video-mode instead, and there have been a couple of changes there, too.
YDL 6 can also use more recent third party repo files, including Livna's Fedora Core 6 RPMs, Fedora Core 6 extras, and Dribble's Fedora 7 RPMs. Since Fedora 7 combined Extras with Core we can't use the main Fedora 7 repo because it would replace critical packages included with YDL 6, but in some cases you can use an individual RPM for Fedora 7. Anyway, this gives us access to quite a lot of newer stuff, including swfdec and swfdec-mozilla, a flash alternative that works for Youtube. Smile
The Java plugin installation is a little different, too ... I intend to post guides for various things later, but as I mentioned I don't have the final release yet.
Here's how to install Java:
Install IBM Java
Go here: [Please register to see this link. ]
Click on the link for J2SE 5.0 for 32-bit iSeries/pSeries
You'll need to register with IBM, sign in, accept license agreement, yada
yada yada...
Click on the link to Download using http
Download this one:
rpm format
ibm-java2-ppc-jre-5.0-6.0.ppc.rpm
Open with system-install-packages, Click OK
Install the Mozilla plugin
Once IBM Java install is finished, open a terminal window
Create a plugins folder in your home .mozilla folder:
mkdir ~/.mozilla/plugins
Create a symbolic link to the libjavaplugin_ojigtk2.so file in the
~/.mozilla/plugins folder:
Code:
ln -s /opt/ibm/java2-ppc-50/jre/bin/libjavaplugin_ojigtk2.so ~/.mozilla/plugins
Restart Firefox if it's already running.
In Firefox, where you normally would enter an http: address, enter:
about plugins
You should see this show up in the list:
IBM Java(TM) Plug-in: J2RE 1.5.0 IBM build jclxp32devifx-20070725 File name:
libjavaplugin_ojigtk2.so Java(TM) Plug-in 1.5.0
After this, you should be able to run Java applets in Firefox 2, complete
with sound.
Of course then you'll want to make sure it's working:
Try selecting a time zone ... ZZZzz... [Please register to see this link. ]
[Please register to see this link. ]
A very active mutliplayer Java game site featuring pool, chess, Reversi,
etc. Expect to see lots of banner ads.
I just finished the ISO burn and am ready to get started on this over the weekend. Thanks for piecing together all this valuable information for us.
I was a little confused about the new repos, but you seem to have answered my questions.
BTW, the iso is available for download for enhanced users now, public users can order the DVD to be shipped within a couple of weeks or wait until the public download comes online at the beginning of March
Yeah, I was using that to install the Java, but it failed as the repos aren't up yet.
I believe it fails with the libstdc++ dependency which it cannot resolve or find,
but I can't recall the exact error at the moment. Once I get back home I'll boot
it up and verify the error.
[EDIT]Still waiting on the repos to go live
[root@localhost Desktop]# yum check-update
Loading "installonlyn" plugin
livna-stable 100% |=========================| 2.1 kB 00:00
Could not retrieve mirrorlist [Please register to see this link. ] error was
[Errno 14] HTTP Error 404: Not Found [Please register to see this link. ] [Errno 14] HTTP Error 404: Not Found
Trying other mirror.
Error: Cannot open/read repomd.xml file for repository: extras
[root@localhost Desktop]#
the direct file name is yellowdog-6.0-DVD-20080205.iso but i can't seem to find it, i don't want to wait until march, so i will see what i can come up with..
You would probably be better off searching for the ppc version, 'yellowdog-6.0-DVD-ppc.iso' or similar
I have read that they should be the exact same although I have also seen many forum complaints about the 20080205 on PS3. Good luck to you!
[Edit] Also, I used the base repos available through the enhanced user downloads, after updating the links with my user/pass they are working fine. I also seem to be able to connect to those listed above; fedora-extras, livna-stable and dribble are all up.
