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Yellow Dog Linux 6.1 uses the graphics memory of the Playstation 3

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Compared with the previous version 6.0, the new version offers features like IBM's Cell SDK 3.1, Firefox 3.0, and OpenOffice 2.3. On the Playstation 3, the system can for the first time use the RSX GPU's 256MB of memory as a swap partition, which should noticeably enhance the distribution's performance. In addition, the new version features an extended WLAN configuration tool and supports the Barcelona Supercomputing Center's CellSs. The distribution is based on the kernel version 2.6.27, X.org 1.4.999, and xrandr 1.2.2.

Yellow Dog Linux 6.1 is currently available to the registered owners of YDL.net enhanced accounts. A DVD version is scheduled for release in two weeks' time, and a free version to download in four weeks' time.
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Published: 393 days 23 hours ago | News | PlayStation 3
 
 

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plain rice - 393 days 23 hours ago
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Awesome news.
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Polluted - 393 days 22 hours ago
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Good to hear. I've never tried YDL, but if it has a decent package manager, I suppose anyone who knows anything about Linux should be able to use it just fine.
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Rice - 393 days 22 hours ago
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Installing ydl was a waste of my time...lawl
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Some_One_Plays - 393 days 20 hours ago
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4 - With this update I can...
Play web games on the internet now since it can do that with the help of the update. I got to try this out now.
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sinncross - 393 days 16 hours ago
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Does this mean that its possible to play PC titles?
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Marty8370 - 393 days 16 hours ago
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You have always been able too emulate PC/retro consoles thru Linux, this should speed things up alot.
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Apocwhen - 393 days 12 hours ago
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I don't think so. Maybe some of the built in games may work ok but you can forget about playing relatively new PC games with it. I mean think about it, if YDL is using the memory for gfx for temporary storage, what's it going to use for the game itself? Plus the fact that access to the RSX is blocked by the HyperVisor to begin with.
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phosphor112 - 393 days 5 hours ago
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5.3 - Possibly some smaller games..
Just because the memory is available now doesn't mean the actually GPU is..in which it isn't but this is a step towards it.
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Fishy Fingers - 393 days 15 hours ago
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Bit more info here if your interested > http://us.fixstars.com/news...

"and the introduction of ps3vram functionality which enables use of PS3 video RAM for temporary storage or swap."

I'll be trying it once the mirrors are available.
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realill - 393 days 15 hours ago
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I need playback of HD MKV movies ...
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gameforall - 393 days 14 hours ago
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7.1 - If you mean Streaming
You can using TVersity Media Server and Combined Community Codec Pack
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A7mmud - 393 days 15 hours ago
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8 - really?
i dunno.

can I play my HD movies?

can GC and N64 emus works now?

I wish, but i dont think so.

becuz sony block utilizing RSX sonce 2.01 released
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g3nkie - 393 days 14 hours ago
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So..... does this mean WoW on the PS3? ^_^
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marcindpol - 393 days 12 hours ago
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it means it will work FASTER!
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superaktieboy - 393 days 11 hours ago
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11 - lol this is only vram :P
not the GPU's processing power.. the only difference now is that it essentially can use 512 MB of ram + CELL instead of 256MB ram + CELL.. Linux can only use limited GPU power of PS3.. to run 3D stuff you'll need full GPU access..
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dkgshiz - 393 days 10 hours ago
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12 - Theirs a way too.......
To unlock everything on the ps3 for linux. If you search around I think theres a video that shows you how to use the PS3 GPU in linux. And you can use all the cores of the PS3 too.
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Raoh - 393 days 7 hours ago
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I'll wait until it goes free. cant find it anywhere.

for now i'm sifting through the playstation forums for methods to use memory cards as swap space.
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tk - 393 days 5 hours ago
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14 - Hmmm..
Use as swap does not mean 512MB avaialable memory. Just means it will runs as usual - and instead of swapping to HD it will swap to DDR3 RAM. Will just speed up the swapping operation - not enable it to run more in memory. So all in all - only improvement will be in swap memory speed.
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Raoh - 393 days 5 hours ago
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every little bit helps.
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