ps3 max 2009 rendering

Psypher5 · 2 Oct 2008 at 17:26

Hi there!

I know maya can net render via linux, wondering if max 2009 can?

Be a masssive help using another 8 cores on renders

WIll be interesting putting linux on the ps3 aswell as I've never used linux.

Any help?

masterluke · 2 Oct 2008 at 18:00

afaik - linux under ps3 can only utilise 1 core, plus only 256mg ram and very slow IO. Unfortunately this makes it pretty useless for anything more than very basic use.

matja · 2 Oct 2008 at 19:50

It will not run x86 binaries very efficiently, either.

russ0r · 5 Oct 2008 at 16:00

matja said:
It will not run x86 binaries very efficiently, either.

If at all. Isn't cell based on the PPC arch?

Energize · 5 Oct 2008 at 16:24

masterluke said:
afaik - linux under ps3 can only utilise 1 core, plus only 256mg ram and very slow IO. Unfortunately this makes it pretty useless for anything more than very basic use.

Plus 1 spe is disabled anyway and 1 is used for system security, so there is only ever 6 spe's avalible for software to use, even ps3 games can only use 6 spe's.

russ0r said:
Isn't cell based on the PPC arch?

Yes.

spaceh · 8 Oct 2008 at 11:17

masterluke said:
afaik - linux under ps3 can only utilise 1 core, plus only 256mg ram and very slow IO. Unfortunately this makes it pretty useless for anything more than very basic use.

This is too true I'm afraid... I've played with YDL 6 on PS3 for the last month... and it's just very basic. It is still very much an 'in development' thing so the future can still look rosy but for now it's ok for email, internet is seriously hampered by less than adequate flash support, and forget running anything at something resembling a decent speed (especially as there is no hardware graphics support).

It does however have lots to play with and is quite a good intro to Linux if you just want to try it out... but do set aside some time for it... you'll need it

I was going to sell my PC as I don't use it for much these days but I think for now I will have to keep it until either YDL on PS3 seriously improves or I buy a laptop

mcwildcard · 8 Oct 2008 at 11:26

How well do Megadrive/SNES emulators run on PS3 YDL 6?

spaceh · 8 Oct 2008 at 11:47

I've not tried them myself but I've heard that there's a couple of multiple emulators available that do a modest job, depending on the quality of the roms of course.

I've found this place (http://forums.ps3bodega.com/) to be an absolute god send for YDL on PS3 info. The guy who runs it even has his own repository which is a very good source of additional rpms including emulators.

bigredshark · 8 Oct 2008 at 12:34

masterluke said:
afaik - linux under ps3 can only utilise 1 core, plus only 256mg ram and very slow IO. Unfortunately this makes it pretty useless for anything more than very basic use.

Unfortunately this is the truth, unless you completely trash the underlying sony OS and forget about ever playing games on it then it's a useless linux machine. Such a shame as it would be a steal otherwise compared to what real cell based machines cost...

mcwildcard · 8 Oct 2008 at 15:13

Would I be able to use linux to stream a signal from the PlayStation Eye camera to my mobile phone via the internet?

(Sorry, I'm derailing the thread a little here)

bigredshark · 8 Oct 2008 at 15:14

I couldn't say, if it can access the camera then I don't see why not, I've only ever looked at it's potential as a encoding box really...

spaceh · 8 Oct 2008 at 15:19

mcwildcard said:
Would I be able to use linux to stream a signal from the PlayStation Eye camera to my mobile phone via the internet?

(Sorry, I'm derailing the thread a little here)

It looks like the Eye isn't supported properly in YDL yet. Also Windows versions of software to get the Eye working don't seem to have got there yet either... your probably best off picking up a cheap webcam and using that, if it's an option for you.

mcwildcard · 8 Oct 2008 at 17:04

The reason I ask is because I want to set up a camera in front of my telly to stream the pictures to my phone, so if I'm at football and we score, or there's a dodgy-looking decision, then I can watch the replay on my phone immediately.
I'm impatient you see

I tried setting it up on my PC through my TV card, but got nowhere, I'm just not savvy enough about streaming.

bigredshark · 8 Oct 2008 at 17:09

mcwildcard said:
The reason I ask is because I want to set up a camera in front of my telly to stream the pictures to my phone, so if I'm at football and we score, or there's a dodgy-looking decision, then I can watch the replay on my phone immediately.
I'm impatient you see

I tried setting it up on my PC through my TV card, but got nowhere, I'm just not savvy enough about streaming.

PC and tv card is the way to go. I'd do it with VLC on linux...

spaceh · 9 Oct 2008 at 13:20

You do know that for a *modest fee most mobile phone operators now carry live tv packages including sport... could be a better option if a) they cover your games, b) you get 3g signal in stadium, c) you have the money