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What version of VLC should I download to install on YDL 5.0 for the Playstation 3? Thanks.

Got as far as downloading the VLC source and doing a configure. Complained about mad which I was able to disable but then it can't find ffmpeg and so it stops there. Can't seem to find a zipped up package of ffmeg source, just cvs trees, and I don't have time now to play with cvs. Even then I don't know if ffmpeg will easily compile. So, just wondering, are we on the right track getting VLC up on YDL or is there a different player like mplayer or codec plugins for the included Totem/GStreamer that comes with YDL? Just need a way to play common video files (MPG, DIVX, etc.)

Go to extras/contrib.
./bootstrap
make

This will make ffmpeg and all the libs needed.

Then and then only, build all the VLC.

Did a ./bootsrap
then make, which seemed to compile quite a lot successfully but then fails here.
I got the latest version of config.guess but not sure what I do with it. Put a copy in ./contrib and replaced the version in ./src/fribidi/config.guess but did not help. Don't know where make is getting the version it uses...


[root@localhost contrib]# make
'make bin' isn't functional at the moment,
running 'make src' instead...
make src
make[1]: Entering directory `/tmp/vlc-0.8.6/extras/contrib'
make -C src all
make[2]: Entering directory `/tmp/vlc-0.8.6/extras/contrib/src'
(cd fribidi; rm -f configure; ./bootstrap && ./configure --prefix=/tmp/vlc-0.8.6/extras/contrib && make && make install)
acinclude.m4:153: warning: underquoted definition of _LT_AC_CHECK_DLFCN
run info '(automake)Extending aclocal'
or see http://sources.redhat.com/automake/auto ... ng-aclocal
acinclude.m4:508: warning: underquoted definition of _LT_AC_TRY_DLOPEN_SELF
acinclude.m4:595: warning: underquoted definition of AC_LIBTOOL_DLOPEN_SELF
autoheader: WARNING: Using auxiliary files such as `acconfig.h', `config.h.bot'
autoheader: WARNING: and `config.h.top', to define templates for `config.h.in'
autoheader: WARNING: is deprecated and discouraged.
autoheader:
autoheader: WARNING: Using the third argument of `AC_DEFINE' and
autoheader: WARNING: `AC_DEFINE_UNQUOTED' allows to define a template without
autoheader: WARNING: `acconfig.h':
autoheader:
autoheader: WARNING: AC_DEFINE([NEED_FUNC_MAIN], 1,
autoheader: [Define if a function `main' is needed.])
autoheader:
autoheader: WARNING: More sophisticated templates can also be produced, see the
autoheader: WARNING: documentation.
checking for a BSD-compatible install... /usr/bin/install -c
checking whether build environment is sane... yes
/tmp/vlc-0.8.6/extras/contrib/src/fribidi/missing: Unknown `--run' option
Try `/tmp/vlc-0.8.6/extras/contrib/src/fribidi/missing --help' for more information
configure: WARNING: `missing' script is too old or missing
checking for gawk... gawk
checking whether make sets $(MAKE)... yes
checking for gawk... (cached) gawk
checking for gcc... gcc
checking for C compiler default output file name... a.out
checking whether the C compiler works... yes
checking whether we are cross compiling... no
checking for suffix of executables...
checking for suffix of object files... o
checking whether we are using the GNU C compiler... yes
checking whether gcc accepts -g... yes
checking for gcc option to accept ANSI C... none needed
checking for style of include used by make... GNU
checking dependency style of gcc... gcc3
checking how to run the C preprocessor... gcc -E
checking for a BSD-compatible install... /usr/bin/install -c
checking whether ln -s works... yes
checking whether make sets $(MAKE)... (cached) yes
checking for ranlib... ranlib
checking for sed... /bin/sed
checking build system type... ./config.guess: unable to guess system type

This script, last modified 2001-04-20, has failed to recognize
the operating system you are using. It is advised that you
download the most up to date version of the config scripts from

ftp://ftp.gnu.org/pub/gnu/config/

If the version you run (./config.guess) is already up to date, please
send the following data and any information you think might be
pertinent to <config-patches@gnu.org> in order to provide the needed
information to handle your system.

config.guess timestamp = 2001-04-20

uname -m = ppc64
uname -r = 2.6.16-20061110.ydl.1ps3
uname -s = Linux
uname -v = #1 SMP Fri Nov 24 16:16:29 EST 2006

/usr/bin/uname -p =
/bin/uname -X =

hostinfo =
/bin/universe =
/usr/bin/arch -k =
/bin/arch = ppc64
/usr/bin/oslevel =
/usr/convex/getsysinfo =

UNAME_MACHINE = ppc64
UNAME_RELEASE = 2.6.16-20061110.ydl.1ps3
UNAME_SYSTEM = Linux
UNAME_VERSION = #1 SMP Fri Nov 24 16:16:29 EST 2006
configure: error: cannot guess build type; you must specify one
make[2]: *** [.fribidi] Error 1
make[2]: Leaving directory `/tmp/vlc-0.8.6/extras/contrib/src'
make[1]: *** [src] Error 2
make[1]: Leaving directory `/tmp/vlc-0.8.6/extras/contrib'
make: *** [all] Error 2
[root@localhost contrib]#

I guess I will have to wait a bit longer until someone has successfully installed VLC on YDL 5.0 for the PS3. I will keep checking back to see if anyone can help.

Yeah this looks like it will take someone with more build understanding to get VLC up on YDL... much more than I have
I know enough to be dangerous and navigate my way around Linux, but not the skill or time to track down and fix the build dependencies. That said, I am still happy to try any suggestions from others, and if successful I can create a HOWTO so others can retrace my steps to build. I imagine it would be some time before binary dist is created for YDL...

Give the VLC Team a PS3 ! ;D

You would have to pry mine out of my cold, dead hands... especially since I just finally got one this past weekend. But seriously maybe you can get one from YDL? They are selling PS3s with YDL pre-installed... but in my opinion limited usefullness as a "media center" if you can't even play media files with their Linux!

Anyway, got past that fribidi glitch. Copied newer config.guess and config.sub to /src/fribidi and that worked. Keep thinking this is almost done, but then I see another curl and src keeps growing! 20+ minutes later now it fails at x264:


gcc -O4 -ffast-math -Wall -I. -D__X264__ -DHAVE_MALLOC_H -maltivec -mabi=altivec -DARCH_PPC -DSYS_LINUX -DHAVE_PTHREAD -fPIC -s -fomit-frame-pointer -c -o common/quant.o common/quant.c
In file included from common/quant.c:29:
common/ppc/quant.h:26: error: expected specifier-qualifier-list before ‘vector’
common/ppc/quant.h:31: error: expected specifier-qualifier-list before ‘vector’
make: *** [common/quant.o] Error 1

gcc --version?

I got the fedora core rpm file for the ydl base. People have been saying it works.

The only problem i get is that it says:
"Unable to retrieve software information"
Unable to retrieve software information. This could be caused by your network by not having a network connection available.

Did you see this thread? I just found it myself. Yes apparently the fedora rpm will work once you track down all the dependencies. I tried to install something else and I got that same error, so maybe the install GUI doesn't work. I would try command line to install it.
viewtopic.php?t=27456

However, performance was reported to be poor, so I'm still glad that I gave the compile a try! This is more difficult than I expected so I might just be getting the rpms soon myself...

[root@localhost x264]# gcc --version
gcc (GCC) 4.1.1 20060525 (Yellow Dog 4.1.1-1)
Copyright (C) 2006 Free Software Foundation, Inc.

Isn't YDL targetting Macintosh PowerPC hardware? I wonder if the PS3 is in the similar boat since it is run on Cell Processor PowerPC-base core @3.2GHz. This PS3 sounds like a Macintosh if you ask me.

So the only thing one needs is to run YDL on a Mac and set up VLC under YDL and hopefully everything should work for the rest of us. Should Linux isloate VLC from actually manipulating the hardware? Isnt't that just a function of the linux kernel?

I am using Fedora 5 on my Playstation 3. I am using the setup as instructed at http://ps3.qj.net/PS3-Linux-The-void-ha ... /aid/73144
A custom kernel pulled from the Addon-CD (in the instructions) is required (2.6.16 with PS3 patches applied). Official support has been accepted into kernel 2.6.20 I hear.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cell_micro ... or_Element

Linux version 2.6.16 (root@sandwich.rd.scei.sony.co.jp) (gcc version 4.1.0 20060304 (Red Hat 4.1.0-3)) #1 SMP Wed Nov 8 07:25:31 JST 2006

[root@localhost ~]# uname -a
Linux localhost.localdomain 2.6.16 #1 SMP Wed Nov 8 07:25:31 JST 2006 ppc64 ppc64 ppc64 GNU/Linux

Processor 1 found.
Brought up 2 CPUs

[root@localhost ~]# more /proc/cpuinfo
processor : 0
cpu : Cell Broadband Engine, altivec supported
clock : 3192.000000MHz
revision : 5.1 (pvr 0070 0501)
processor : 1
cpu : Cell Broadband Engine, altivec supported
clock : 3192.000000MHz
revision : 5.1 (pvr 0070 0501)
timebase : 79800000
machine : PS3PF

I know its not much but its something....

If an admin/dev of VLC Player would like to SSH into my PS3 and see if they can fiddle around with getting it working, let me know. I can SSH into my PS3, so I'm pretty sure anyone else can as well (I'd just need to setup the forward). It would be nice to see VLC Player working on the PS3.

I was able to get VLC installed on Fedora 5 on my PS3 using the Livna repositories. (http://livna.org/). Just had to follow the instructions on the Livna site to add the repository, then run 'yum install VLC'.

Only problem is that I still do not have a working sound driver for Fedora5 (YDL seems to have sound working but I dont have YDL yet :/) and I could not get video without sound to play through VLC. Maybe it has to do with the ps3pf framebuffer device?

Just follow this link to install VLC on YDL:

http://67.159.35.163/linux_applications ... 0.html#new

It says "in the downloads section", where is that? The site seems to be having errors.

Yeah, the site does that from time to time. Just check back. The owner told me he'll get it back up again.

What i discovered.
The PS3 has a official Linux distribution from Sony. It's Yellow Dog Linux.
(the price is worth it).
But if we look at where Yellow Dog Linux is originally made for. Then it seems that the PS3 is more a PowerPC (Apple MAC) computer.(so not Ix86 architecture).
I'm not shure but it seems logical. Check this WiKipedia link:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yellow_Dog_Linux
So maybe the VLC for MacOS can work on the PS3(if the YDL distribution for PS3 isn't already offering it).
Nevertheless i do read that the PS3 is hardwarellimited like the PSP.
Examples are: external storage, harddisk is possible, but just 7 directories deep, external HD-DVD seems to be impossible.