Finally got my PS3 and installed YDL 5.0, just have a few questions.

[dangerdude]

Hey guys-

I finally got my PS3, they had 7 in stock at circuit city. It's the 60 gig version. I also have a 320gig SATA external hard drive I'm using to store all of my media files. I have 25 movies, half are in .iso and the other half are .avi. I also have 12,000 songs that are on it as well.

The install of YDL was a breeze and didn't take long at all. I've been researching a lot on the internet about install programs on Linx and whatnot and have came up with a few questions so I guess I'll list em off.

1) I have the external hard drive on and connected to the PS3 via USB. How do I know Linux detects that it's there and how do I view the files?
2) Are their any step by step instructions on how to install VLC and DVD dectryper? I've found some tutortials, but they don't go very in depth for people that aren't 100% familier with Linux.


Thanks ahead of time for your responses!

[ninjallo]

haha i have dvd decrypter lol sucks i use anydvd n dvd clone to copy dvds

but lkook around thiers a tut on vlc in here

[haxen]

use the search button on the front page of ps3hax, there is a vlc how-to. Also, look for the how to on USB drives in the Hardware board.

[ninjallo]

yeah exactly what jaspon the big fat mason said lol okay n im so putting a pic of my new media center desktop up soon cuzz its gonna be bad ass

[dangerdude]

Ha I finally figured it out yesterday. I read the guide before but it never made sense to me before. I just didn't get the dependencies and whatnot. So I got it all up and running, got my externall hard drive running as well, but when I try to play an .avi file, it wont play. Like I'm missing a plug in or something. Any ideas on why this could of heppaned?