How to play videos on Yellow Dog 5.0

[Tyrone]

Although I may not be the first person to find out a good solution to launch videos on YDL 5.0, I haven't read anything about how exactly to install vlc or launch videos from within linux.

Anyways, long story short, after about 3 days of stressing out about rpm distributions and continually failing to install vlc from source, I found a relatively easy way to play videos.

OK so here's the scoop.

1. Download all the files at the bottom of this post, for convenience I've compiled a list of all the rpm addresses as well as the same list but in linked form.
2. move them all into a single folder. I personally like creating a folder in the /root folder (root's home folder) called "installme" (path: /root/installme) for all my rpms, then after installation, moving them to an "installed" folder based on what program I used to install them. This way, instead of reinstalling linux everytime I feel like i installed way too many rpms to figure out which ones DIDNT work, I can just uninstall the rpms for whatever program isnt working, and continue from there.
3. considering if you moved them all into /root/installme, open up terminal and execute the following command:
rpm -ivh /root/installme/*.rpm
4. Now, a few things could happen after doing this, either it will go through a relatively quick install process where you get to watch a neat ascii progress bar move to the right, or it will say something about failed dependencies.

IF there were failed dependencies, maybe I screwed up, or maybe you failed to download one of the rpms i listed. Either way, here's a painless way to recover: go to http://rpmfind.net and search for whatever dependency it asks for. As you mightve noticed from the links i provided, fedora core 5 rpm compiles HAVE WORKED fully for me. so, look for a fedora core 5 or fedora extras 5 PPC dependency. If you cannot find one at rpmfind, google it and look for a matching rpm. Remember, fedora core 5 PPC is the way to go. either that or yellow dog 4.0. After downloading and placing any missing dependencies in the proper folder for my particular way of installing, run that same earlier command again: rpm -ivh /root/installme/*.rpm

5. Assuming you got past the installation process, there are some simple ways to make sure everything worked. Open up terminal and type "vlc". Now I have a PS3 just like yall do who are interested in this topic, and I installed NOTHING ELSE before getting this to work, so if this part doesn't work for you, either I have a super PS3 or you are not following my directions. Sorry if I sound full of myself, but thats essentially what I find as one of the beauties of running linux on the mass-produced supercomputer (arguably) that is the PS3 as opposed to my home computer. Everything about your system is the same as mine, or should be.

6. Now this may not work as fully as you might wish under the default enlightenment setup. If you don't mind switching between enlightenment and gnome, or don't like enlightenment, then logout and select the proper option before logging in. you'll be given a fully functional gnome setup (that i'm using right now) that will have vlc under a drop down menu, top right=applications/sound&video/videolan client. also, I found this solved a minor fullscreen usage problem i was having under enlightenment completely and it works beautifully.

7. If for some reason a particular file is not playing correctly, and assuming you know nothing about mplayer (which you also happened to install if you followed my rpm download links), do this. go into terminal and simply type this command, which will play many types of files, but just probably not as many as vlc should:
mplayer -vo sdl /FolderWhereFileIsStored/Filename.avi (or mpg/mp4/etc.)

If the previous command was confusing, let's say your logging in as root and have a file stored in /root/movies/ and it is called SouthPark101.mpg. you would launch it using this command:
mplayer -vo sdl /root/movies/SouthPark101.mpg

if your folders or filenames have spaces in them, you'd need to type this instead, for the given example foldername and filename used (note the quotes):
mplayer -vo sdl "/root/my movies yo/south park episode 1 season 1.avi"

Since vlc has a gui that you can manipulate, you essentially don't need to know much more about it, at least for the focuses of this post. However, with mplayer, there are several options that you may or may not be interested, that since you don't have a gui to work with, you need to type in to terminal instead in order to utilize them. Too see most if not all of them, just type in "mplayer" to terminal and read the output.

So that should be it, if you need to know anything else, just ask it and I will hopefully know the answer, and add it to this post. Suffice it to say, I'm currently going to be happily watching my divx/xvid/h264 files without having the wait for them to convert to a PS3 OS recognizable avc mp4 file. Happy day.

Finally, for the links, here we go:

ftp://rpmfind.net/linux/fedora/core/...-5.2.1.ppc.rpm
ftp://rpmfind.net/linux/fedora/core/....0.1-3.ppc.rpm
ftp://rpmfind.net/linux/fedora/core/...49.2.1.ppc.rpm
ftp://rpmfind.net/linux/fedora/core/....0.1-3.ppc.rpm
http://ftp.freshrpms.net/pub/freshrp...yd4.fr.ppc.rpm
http://ftp.freshrpms.net/pub/freshrp....fr.noarch.rpm
http://ftp.freshrpms.net/pub/freshrp...yd4.fr.ppc.rpm
ftp://rpmfind.net/linux/freshrpms/ye...yd4.fr.ppc.rpm
ftp://rpmfind.net/linux/fedora/core/....4.0-1.ppc.rpm
ftp://rpmfind.net/linux/freshrpms/ye...yd4.fr.ppc.rpm
ftp://rpmfind.net/linux/freshrpms/ye...yd4.fr.ppc.rpm
ftp://rpmfind.net/linux/freshrpms/ye...yd4.fr.ppc.rpm
ftp://rpmfind.net/linux/freshrpms/ye...yd4.fr.ppc.rpm
ftp://rpmfind.net/linux/freshrpms/ye...yd4.fr.ppc.rpm
ftp://rpmfind.net/linux/freshrpms/ye...yd4.fr.ppc.rpm
ftp://rpmfind.net/linux/fedora/core/...4.9-17.ppc.rpm
ftp://rpmfind.net/linux/fedora/extra...23.fc5.ppc.rpm
ftp://rpmfind.net/linux/freshrpms/ye...yd4.fr.ppc.rpm
ftp://rpmfind.net/linux/fedora/core/...-8.2.1.ppc.rpm
ftp://rpmfind.net/linux/freshrpms/ye...yd4.fr.ppc.rpm
ftp://rpmfind.net/linux/fedora/core/...1.6-34.ppc.rpm
ftp://rpmfind.net/linux/fedora/extra...-1.fc5.ppc.rpm
ftp://rpmfind.net/linux/fedora/extra...-3.fc5.ppc.rpm
http://ftp.freshrpms.net/pub/freshrp...07.fc5.ppc.rpm
ftp://rpmfind.net/linux/fedora/extra...-5.fc5.ppc.rpm
ftp://rpmfind.net/linux/fedora/extra....2.fc5.ppc.rpm
ftp://rpmfind.net/linux/freshrpms/fe....2.fc4.ppc.rpm
ftp://rpmfind.net/linux/fedora/extra...-1.fc5.ppc.rpm
ftp://rpmfind.net/linux/fedora/extra...-2.fc5.ppc.rpm
ftp://rpmfind.net/linux/freshrpms/fe...-2.fc5.ppc.rpm
ftp://rpmfind.net/linux/freshrpms/fe...-3.fc5.ppc.rpm
ftp://rpmfind.net/linux/freshrpms/fe....2.fc4.ppc.rpm
ftp://rpmfind.net/linux/freshrpms/ye...yd4.fr.ppc.rpm
ftp://rpmfind.net/linux/freshrpms/fe....2.fc4.ppc.rpm
ftp://rpmfind.net/linux/freshrpms/fe....2.fc4.ppc.rpm
ftp://rpmfind.net/linux/freshrpms/fe....2.fc4.ppc.rpm
ftp://rpmfind.net/linux/freshrpms/fe....2.fc4.ppc.rpm
ftp://rpmfind.net/linux/freshrpms/ye...yd4.fr.ppc.rpm
http://ftp.tu-chemnitz.de/pub/linux/...-1.fc5.ppc.rpm
http://ftp.freshrpms.net/pub/freshrp...-1.fc5.ppc.rpm

[franklee]

Props for figuring this out, but can't you just download a a 1 file VLC instlaler or something? So many files!

I am such a ps3 ydl newb, sorry for my ignorance.

also where are the applications located. i see them in the start menu but where are they on the hard drive (ie/ program files)

yay this is fun

[Ph4se]

So I haven't actually installed YDL 5.0 yet but playing videos is the main reason why I want to do it. What I would like to know is if I can put all of these files on some type of media (ie usb stick, dvd-rw, cdrw, etc) and transfer them onto the actual ps3 hd so that I can follow your instructions...rather than downloading them from the ps3 itself?

If so...could you explain the steps I would preform to copy files from media to the physical hd (from a terminal window or via xwindows)?

If you haven't already figured out, I'm a Linux newbie...

Thanks in Advance!

[franklee]

I thought i was a newb. lol

just install YDL first and then come back to this thread and download them there, whats the problem??

Anyhow you could just burn the data to cd, pop it in the drive and drag and drop the files into your folder on YDL. As you can see YDL has a very nice gui and you can just drag and drop the stuff man. loleroonie

I really want to get the network features going so i can play movies and music from my network personally.

[RacerX10]

I'm new to all of this .. but is it common to have to download and install forty-freakin-two rpm's to get an application going !#$?

Surely somebody will be integrating all this into a nice, easy to use, idiot-resistant package ?


DLD

[Blunderbuss]

I'm pretty sure I followed all your directions, but I'm having some issues (I think it's dependancies, but I'm not a linux user so I'm really not sure). Can you offer any insight?

[root@localhost installme]# rpm -ivh *.rpm
warning: aalib-1.4.0-5.0.yd4.fr.ppc.rpm: Header V3 DSA signature: NOKEY, key ID e42d547b
warning: fribidi-0.10.4-8.2.1.ppc.rpm: Header V3 DSA signature: NOKEY, key ID 4f2a6fd2
warning: libebml-0.7.7-1.fc5.ppc.rpm: Header V3 DSA signature: NOKEY, key ID 1ac70ce6
error: open of <!DOCTYPE failed: No such file or directory
error: open of HTML failed: No such file or directory
error: open of PUBLIC failed: No such file or directory

Thanks!

[cream]

@Tyrone, hya i did everything i should do and i get this:
[root@localhost ~]# rpm -ivh /root/installme/*.rpm
warning: /root/installme/a52dec-0.7.4-7.2.fc4.ppc.rpm: Header V3 DSA signature: NOKEY, key ID e42d547b
warning: /root/installme/arts-1.4.0-1.ppc.rpm: Header V3 DSA signature: NOKEY, key ID 4f2a6fd2
warning: /root/installme/libcddb-1.2.2-1.fc5.ppc.rpm: Header V3 DSA signature: NOKEY, key ID 1ac70ce6
Preparing... ######################### ################## [100%]
package slang-2.0.5-5.2.1 (which is newer than slang-1.4.9-17) is already installed
[root@localhost ~]#

any ideas?



i solved it thx for the guide u made

[Logan4life]

@Tyrone, hya i did everything i should do and i get this:
[root@localhost ~]# rpm -ivh /root/installme/*.rpm
warning: /root/installme/a52dec-0.7.4-7.2.fc4.ppc.rpm: Header V3 DSA signature: NOKEY, key ID e42d547b
warning: /root/installme/arts-1.4.0-1.ppc.rpm: Header V3 DSA signature: NOKEY, key ID 4f2a6fd2
warning: /root/installme/libcddb-1.2.2-1.fc5.ppc.rpm: Header V3 DSA signature: NOKEY, key ID 1ac70ce6
Preparing... ######################### ################## [100%]
package slang-2.0.5-5.2.1 (which is newer than slang-1.4.9-17) is already installed
[root@localhost ~]#

any ideas?

I've gotten the exact same thing too.

[Zafle]

uh... shouldn't vlc have all the codecs it needs to run video? if not then mplayer?

[superx]

is there a way we can get all the rpms we need and vlc in a zip file. some of links don't work anymore.

[chadwn]

Quote:
@Tyrone, hya i did everything i should do and i get this:
[root@localhost ~]# rpm -ivh /root/installme/*.rpm
warning: /root/installme/a52dec-0.7.4-7.2.fc4.ppc.rpm: Header V3 DSA signature: NOKEY, key ID e42d547b
warning: /root/installme/arts-1.4.0-1.ppc.rpm: Header V3 DSA signature: NOKEY, key ID 4f2a6fd2
warning: /root/installme/libcddb-1.2.2-1.fc5.ppc.rpm: Header V3 DSA signature: NOKEY, key ID 1ac70ce6
Preparing... ######################### ################## [100%]
package slang-2.0.5-5.2.1 (which is newer than slang-1.4.9-17) is already installed
[root@localhost ~]#

any ideas?

I've gotten the exact same thing too.


How do I fix it?

[JoP]

uninstall your current version of slang

[chadwn]

Thanks for the help!

[jaliscojorge]

would the same procedure work for fedora core 5

[chadwn]

Granted I am new at this but yes. Most of the rpms are for fedora 5 but still work on Yellow dog 5.

[wurlwynd]

Worked for me - with a little modification.

Just watched Cars on my big screen through the ps3 in YDL via an attached usb drive.

Sweet!!!

[electrox3d]

Hmmm... so do we get VLC when we install all these rpms? or do we have to previously install VLC and MPlayer?

I can't find VLC for the Yellowdog linux for PS3.

I can't believe the PS3 linux doesn't even let you play mp3's or simple videos right after install.

[cyanide]

I just helped out a guy by logging into his PS3 thru ssh and doing a bunch of stuff. And boy, the stuff bundled together is limited!

I'm gonna help him set up Gentoo on his PS3. Let's see how things go, I might write up a tutorial for it so everyone can throw this crap into the bin.

[wurlwynd]

Hey Cyanide,

How fast are the compile times for gentoo on the ps3?

[HammerHead]

Originally Posted by JoP

uninstall your current version of slang

how would i uninstall, sorry im a newb to this i have tried -e but it gives me more dependancy errors

[chadwn]

If you are using an early version of YLD I think there are 3 files in /root/bin/ that need to be either fixed or deleted. I read it on this forum somewhere but I can't recall where.... look up in the threads for help on removing programs ... Good Luck

[geterman]

can someone put the files into 1 zip file or provide working links for the missing files for us newbies, thanks
-= Double Post =-
OK, how about this, can anyone send or post the complete names of the files that had bad links to them on this board and i will find them myself. Can someone please help me do that at least?

[Flambois]

Originally Posted by geterman

can someone put the files into 1 zip file or provide working links for the missing files for us newbies, thanks

I second this call! Please?

[Nismobeach]

I'll download the updated ISO image and throw the needed files up on rapidshare for you guys.

I should have it done by this afternoon.

[Flambois]

Originally Posted by Nismobeach

I'll download the updated ISO image and throw the needed files up on rapidshare for you guys.

I should have it done by this afternoon.

Legend. Thanks.

[picachux]

The packages on the first post no longer work on the ISO marked 12-08-2006 for Yellow Dog Linux 5.0. Like 6 packages wont install at all and the vlc package is missing tons of dependencies. =\ Probably should have downloaded the older ISO.

[Nismobeach]

Originally Posted by picachux

The packages on the first post no longer work on the ISO marked 12-08-2006 for Yellow Dog Linux 5.0. Like 6 packages wont install at all and the vlc package is missing tons of dependencies. =\ Probably should have downloaded the older ISO.

They wouldn't work with the old ISO either otherwise people wouldn't be trying to upgrade to the newer spec ISO.

btw, I downloaded the newer ISO, but I wasn't sure which files you guys needed. If you have specifics, let me know and I'll throw them up on rapidshare.


I tried to run the install again to upgrade the needed files, but ended up messing up Linux in the process. IMO I think it's best just to download the updated ISO and do a fresh install (at least until a specific update utility is released by Terrasoft).

[picachux]

Update (Posting through YDL 5.0 (21-08-2006 ISO)

I have gotten videolan-client-0.8.5-1.fc5.ppc.rpm to install properly with all the dependencies needed acquired. It shows up in the applications menu just like in the 1st post pictures. So far I have tried a couple WMV/DIVX/XVID and only 1 WMV has failed to play at all. Quicktime trailers 480p only, 720p and above slow to a crawl.

[Flambois]

Originally Posted by picachux

Update (Posting through YDL 5.0 (21-08-2006 ISO)

I have gotten videolan-client-0.8.5-1.fc5.ppc.rpm to install properly with all the dependencies needed acquired. It shows up in the applications menu just like in the 1st post pictures. So far I have tried a couple WMV/DIVX/XVID and only 1 WMV has failed to play at all. Quicktime trailers 480p only, 720p and above slow to a crawl.

Nice work. Any chance of zipping up the rpms you used and posting them here or on rapidhare?

[picachux]

Yes I will put it up as soon as I ffigure out which of the rpm packages doesn't belong. Tried to install a new x264 package and got all mixed up.