it mighgt be 3.2, but it isn't really comparable to anything, plus the Cell is relegated to doing a task different to what it was designed to do
Anyway, if you dropped as much money on your PC as you did on a PS3 it would play LFS fine
it mighgt be 3.2, but it isn't really comparable to anything, plus the Cell is relegated to doing a task different to what it was designed to do
Anyway, if you dropped as much money on your PC as you did on a PS3 it would play LFS fine
That 3.2 Cell CPU should be the way faster than x86 architecture-based crap used in PC. x86 arch is and ever was not good, it uses non-unified length of instructions which requires CPU to detect it's length before doing decoding. That makes some significant performance loss that is not present on RISC arch-based systems. Instruction decoding should be also easier and x86 to RISC conversion which modern CPUs do is also not neccessary. So the result is, Cell CPU is faster than x86 PC CPU. Problem is that moving to more advanced arch in COU world is impossible because of compatibility...
download http://www.terrasoftsolutions.com/support/downloads/ burn on cd, install wine and try to install lfs
PS3 cpu has 8 cell's, all with speed of 3.2GHz. You install Linux + Wine and you are able to play LFS very well, PS3 supports USB mice and keyboard tho.
Wine will not compile on a PPC system (only x86 and similar), thus making LFS on a PS3 impossible, or if possible (via a x86 CPU emulator) REALLY REALLY REALLY SLOW!
Kruuvi - the PS3 can't run WINE for reasons explained above.
I don't suppose Microsoft (or even Apple. I'm desperate :razz
will ever make a PPC OS? Or are they just not common enough?
will ever make a PPC OS? Or are they just not common enough?I have a spare ps3 
I could try it, although then again i say spare, but its my only one.
Anyone know if there are any risks involved with installing that Linux to the ps3? and if we're still able to play games through it? and if we can revert back to the original ps3 software?
I could try it, although then again i say spare, but its my only one.Anyone know if there are any risks involved with installing that Linux to the ps3? and if we're still able to play games through it? and if we can revert back to the original ps3 software?
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ps3 has 1 'cell', which has 8 cores (SPE they call them), 7 are used on the ps3.
There's no problem installing Linux, Sony has full support for it. I have it installed on my (only) PS3, and there's an option in the System menu to choose which OS to boot. You can boot from Linux into the PS3 OS by holding the power button for 10 seconds on startup, or you can also reboot into the PS3 OS with a Linux command, which I can't remember...
There are no risks, unless you're hopelessly incompetant (in which case the PS3 would already be in pieces
). If you can insert a disk when you're asked, there's no hassle at all. Mind you, it took me nearly 6 hours to install Fedora Core 7 
Fedora 7? Wha's that Aside from a type of linux.. But i mean is that the ps3 linux?
Im downloading the yellowdog thing now. Give me a few days and ill have some footage of lfs if it works with wine
It won't - the PS3 is a totally different architecture and even if it did work then performance would still be rubbish.
The PS3 isn't the uber-mega-1337 object everyone seems to think it is...
The PS3 isn't the uber-mega-1337 object everyone seems to think it is...
Either way ill tell you all what happens, and if it isnt majourly failing in the performance section ill post up a video so people can see how good/bad it is.
Apple did (do?) make a PPC OS, it's called OS9 and OSX... Even the current OSX (10.5) runs on PPC... too bad Apple has some clever Kernel Haxies to make it not run on anything that isn't an Apple product (not so much now, with the whole Hackintosh trend).
Good luck getting OSX to install on your PS3. It MIGHT boot to the setup screen, or just Kernel Panic during startup.
that's true, in the same sense as using a fire extinguisher as a jack hammer. when it does what it was designed for, it really is a good machine. but take it out of it's "comfort zone" and it will fail nearly all the time. a bit like most things.
I think the Haddock analogy works better.
obviously not if you still tried to make a useless point after the haddock analogy was posted. if you're gonna post BS, at least try to make it beleivable.
meh
it won't work...unless you emulate an entire x86 pc on the ps3, together with hardware T&L gpu and stuff
can't say that it can't be done,
but you can't say that you can't peel an apple using your eyelids.
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yeah, the haddock analogy is better :/
it won't work...unless you emulate an entire x86 pc on the ps3, together with hardware T&L gpu and stuff
can't say that it can't be done,
but you can't say that you can't peel an apple using your eyelids.
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yeah, the haddock analogy is better :/
Fedora Core is a type of Linux, but it's way better than Yellow Dog. It's almost like using Windows, except it works on PS3 
It's the one I was recommended to use several times, even though Sony recommend Yellow Dog...
Jakg, saying that the PS3 is rubbish at emulating LFS is a bit like saying a PC is rubbish at emulating the PS3. It's a specific gaming machine, and as discussed before, it kicks the PC's ass at that. PS3 is guaranteed to play every new game over it's lifetime, which has been stated as 10 years by Sony. My PS3 was also cheaper than my PC. And my PC needs to be updated almost every year to play every new game.
It's the one I was recommended to use several times, even though Sony recommend Yellow Dog...Jakg, saying that the PS3 is rubbish at emulating LFS is a bit like saying a PC is rubbish at emulating the PS3. It's a specific gaming machine, and as discussed before, it kicks the PC's ass at that. PS3 is guaranteed to play every new game over it's lifetime, which has been stated as 10 years by Sony. My PS3 was also cheaper than my PC. And my PC needs to be updated almost every year to play every new game.
i think all of us should stop posting and go to test LFS on PS3
:doh: It won't work, as said more than once...It can't be emulated on PPC...
Honestly, I think that YDL would be better on PS3, mostly because they have experience with PPC distributions (They were the major "other" PPC OS, opposed to OSX). I don't have a PS3 yet to test on, so I'll haffto take your word that Fedora is better (I dislike Fedora from past experiences, and would prefer an apt(debian) based distro).
uuhhh...
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you... do realize... that this means that for the 10 years that this machine will exist, its graphics will always be as good as they are... now. right?
and, right now, a moderate pc has way better graphics than the ps3. plus, the ps3's graphics can't get any better. the pc's graphics constantly get better.
the pc's graphics constantly get better, with a price..........
And oh
lfs no = ps3? Does anyone know any linux specific games ?
no, as game producers learn new ways of getting more out of the ps3, you'll still see improvements. they won't be big improvements, a bit like a driver update improves pc hardware.
LFS on PS3?
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