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Thomas Nielsen

3 Mar 2009 3 Mar '09

07:59

Hi Opensuse-ppc Yesterday, I finally gave up on kde4.1 on PS3, I just can't squeeze enough memory out for both KDE, and at least 2 running programs (not lack of googling for services to kill :-). (As a last resort, I even went and bought a USB key at speed 15M/s-9Ms and installed on that, but even the installation speed was pityful, so I aborted, and installed Xfce as default desktop on the harddisk instead - much better!! Now what about Xfce 4.6 for PPC? I see it is out for i586 and x64-64 but not PPC - any predictions? (for the always impatient . . . . .) ((dobbelt bracket remark - on my standard desktop, I have KDE Version 4.1.3, and I briefly switched to xfce 4.4 to at least see it, and I experienced it somewhat slow?? - SO Xfce has a small footprint, but is it known to be slow as well? Anyways it is better to have a small footprint and avoid swapping ;-)) Thomas -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse-ppc+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse-ppc+help@opensuse.org

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Larry Stotler

4 Mar 4 Mar

03:22

On Tue, Mar 3, 2009 at 2:59 AM, Thomas Nielsen wrote:

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Yesterday, I finally gave up on kde4.1 on PS3, I just can't squeeze enough memory out for both KDE, and at least 2 running programs (not lack of googling for services to kill :-).

Are you using the kernel gpu/swap driver (or whatever it's called)? If so, you should be able to get that 240MB of VRAM for superfast swap. On my Thinkpad A22p(P3/1Ghz) with 256MB RAM, I have 11.0 and KDE3 installed and it runs just fine. KDE4 is supposed to be better on resources than KDE3, so not sure where you are having the problem. Make sure you remove stuff like beagle to help improve performance. -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse-ppc+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse-ppc+help@opensuse.org

Peter Czanik

06:04

Hello, The BS does not build packages for PPC, except for building the distro & factory. But I just tested XFCE 4.6 on my PC and got a 2-3x speed increase, so it would be worth compiling for PPC too. I'll do it once I got a little more time. Bye, CzP -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse-ppc+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse-ppc+help@opensuse.org

Thomas Nielsen

08:27

Thank you for your reply - the whatever driver providing the video RAM is active by default (on second thought I did not verify /proc/memory but last time I installed it was) but KDE4 on Playstation 3 aaahhh The desktop alone runs fine, but as soon as it hits swap you go for coffee - bear also in mind it is a 4200rpm laptop disc (and rumor has it, that if you upgrade it to a really good disc, the PS3 overheats). I followed these guides http://www.ibm.com/developerworks/views/linux/libraryview.jsp?end_no=100&lcl_sort_order=asc&type_by=Articles&sort_order=asc&show_all=false&sort_by=Relevance&search_by=linux+development+on+the+playstation+3&topic_by=All+topics+and+related+products&search_flag=true&show_abstract=true and - now i can't find it a guy actually went through all the daemons visible in yast, and explained what they did, and which could be disabled. Sorry cannot find he article. Even with this, you start firefox, and some Yast module, then hit swap, and coffee again. On my work laptop, I have OpenSUSE 11.1 with KDE 4.13 and it works really nice. And I must admit that Xfce on PS3 brings back some responsiveness on the PS3 - only my latest-itis is calling for 4.6 :-) Thomas

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On 3/4/2009 at 4:22 AM, Larry Stotler wrote:

On Tue, Mar 3, 2009 at 2:59 AM, Thomas Nielsen wrote:

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Yesterday, I finally gave up on kde4.1 on PS3, I just can't squeeze enough memory out for both KDE, and at least 2 running programs (not lack of googling for services to kill :-).

Larry Stotler

11:57

On Wed, Mar 4, 2009 at 3:27 AM, Thomas Nielsen wrote: Please remember to bottom post so that the thread makes sense. Thanx

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bear also in mind it is a 4200rpm laptop disc (and rumor has it, that if you upgrade it to a really good disc, the PS3 overheats).

Hmmm. Hadn't heard that. I had been debating on a PS3, but I can build a Core2 based machine with more RAM for cheaper. I don't really game. However, I am debating on BD, and that may finally push me to it. Myself, I'd hack the case and add fans....

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Even with this, you start firefox, and some Yast module, then hit swap, and coffee again.

Thomas Nielsen

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On 3/4/2009 at 12:57 PM, Larry Stotler wrote:

On Wed, Mar 4, 2009 at 3:27 AM, Thomas Nielsen wrote: Please remember to bottom post so that the thread makes sense. Thanx

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bear also in mind it is a 4200rpm laptop disc (and rumor has it, that if you upgrade it to a really good disc, the PS3 overheats).

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Even with this, you start firefox, and some Yast module, then hit swap, and coffee again.

That's not very encouraging. If I picked up a PS3, I'd have to run linux on it. YaST unfortunately wants to install all kinds of stuff no matter how you try to cut down your install. I used a SuSE Studio disk created for me that was really cut down, and when I ran the software management app, it tried to install basically the default install. Took forever to taboo all that crap, and then I ended up having to install off of the DVD anyway because I screwed something up. I really wish there was a Damn Small Linux type distro for the PPC. I've looked into trying to make one, but I don't have the time(or patience probably). I've got a bunch of old macs that don't like the new versions of the current distros very much. I recently put SuSE 7.3 on one of my Powerbooks(thanks again to a fellow list person) and it was so much faster than 11.0. And everything worked right away. Oh well. -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse-ppc+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse-ppc+help@opensuse.org <<http://www.dlna.org/home) then I only have the OS on PS3 - then consider the sound hardware is excellent, not some crap PC soundcard, and sound is sent to your TV via HDMI. Graphics is excellent as well, but not exposed to linux from the hypervisor - shame on you Sony . . but at least they let us use the memory :-) And oh the BD player, is considered among the best at all - thanks to easy upgradability. Another observation - PS3 supports HDMI 1.3a - which should make it able to power on your TV when you power on your playstation. Of course I was not observant of this, and my TV is only 1.3, hence this feature does not work - arghhhh. -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse-ppc+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse-ppc+help@opensuse.org

Evan McClain

5 Mar 5 Mar

00:20

On Wed, Mar 04, 2009 at 06:57:38AM -0500, Larry Stotler wrote:

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Hmmm. Hadn't heard that. I had been debating on a PS3, but I can build a Core2 based machine with more RAM for cheaper. I don't really game. However, I am debating on BD, and that may finally push me to it. Myself, I'd hack the case and add fans....

I also bought my PS3 for the BD and because I could easily slap linux on it. One thing to note is that @1080p, mplayer will drop frames while playing video full screen. If linux could use the GPU it'd make a great multimedia PC.... If it had a little more RAM and a TV tuner it'd be perfect.

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That's not very encouraging. If I picked up a PS3, I'd have to run linux on it. YaST unfortunately wants to install all kinds of stuff no matter how you try to cut down your install. I used a SuSE Studio disk created for me that was really cut down, and when I ran the software management app, it tried to install basically the default install. Took forever to taboo all that crap, and then I ended up having to install off of the DVD anyway because I screwed something up.

Yeah, I wound up just doing a basic X install and building the awesome window manager from source. I don't usually keep a mouse plugged in to my PS3, so a good tiling WM works well and it doesn't use much RAM either. I have th 80GB PS3, so HD space isn't really an issue, but running a full desktop environment wasn't very pleasant.

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I really wish there was a Damn Small Linux type distro for the PPC. I've looked into trying to make one, but I don't have the time(or patience probably). I've got a bunch of old macs that don't like the new versions of the current distros very much. I recently put SuSE 7.3 on one of my Powerbooks(thanks again to a fellow list person) and it was so much faster than 11.0. And everything worked right away. Oh well.

Hmm, I ran slackintosh on my powerbook for awhile and it was OK until I started missing yast. But I have a relatively new powerbook (G4 @ 1.5GHz) with lots of RAM, so performance wasn't _that_ big of an issue, but slackintosh was definitely more responsive. -- Evan McClain /* No Comment */ evan.mcclain@gatech.edu

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