deblin
Dark Side of the Moon
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Middletown, DE
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Re: mce like software for linux for use with ps3
There are a number of them that will work.
- ushare
- fuppes
- mediatomb
Of the three, ushare is probably the simplest, but requires editting the mime.c source file when compiling to set the mime types properly for the ps3 (and the xbox360) to play back the .mp4 and .avi (xvid) files. However, it does not support transcoding.
I also had good luck with mediatomb. It supports transcoding on the fly (e.g. mkv -> mpeg2) and mime type configuration is done via the config/xml file (no src editting required).
I haven't used fuppes much, mostly because it's experimental on FreeBSD. But I hear it is good as well.
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gsm8
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Renton, WA | Thanks for the info it was mediatomb that I was looking for but could not remember  |
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gsm8
join:2004-09-29
Renton, WA | so for my second question what version of linux should I install I am looking at there site to see what I should use |
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Kakalaky
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| From my experience you will have to do a lot of work to get any of the PS3 compatible distros working well on the PS3. I never spent enough time with Yellowdog or Fedora to get them running with all the features. Gentoo seems to be the most up to date and compatible. I got ubuntu running very well on my PS3 also but I had to compile half the system myself. I eventually switched to gentoo since compiling everything is handled by the package manager. |
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deblin
Dark Side of the Moon
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| I don't think he is wanting to run PS3 Linux. Rather, he's running Linux on a separate box and streaming content to the PS3.
To the OP: Any distro would be fine. I'd recommend something with relatively new package availability, since these multimedia type applications tend to change frequently.
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gsm8
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Renton, WA | ^^ thats what I am doing I got a box ready to go I just am not quit sure what to put on it |
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deblin
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Middletown, DE | I know that "Geexbox" is the distro that spawned the ushare project, but personally I would just stick to a mainstream distro and do a minimal install of what you need.
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