Linux on 480i TV

[WASD]

ok so i have a 480i tv, i know it sucks, but i was wondering which would look better on it YDL, Fedora core 5, or gentoo ?

[pgi947]

as far as i know (i may be wrong) but YDL will not display at that low of a resolution.
480i = 640x480 (roughly) when ideally you need at least a minimum of 600x800 to run any OS....

sorry 480i is 720x480 (according to some places i looked) either way i dont think you will have much success getting a display from YDL on it. you MIGHT be able to get that resolution via fedora core, but having not tried it i cant really comment...

Last edited by pgi947; 03-20-2007 at 09:49 AM. Reason: Automerged Doublepost

[MagikRevolver]

I can confirm what pgi said about ydl about ydl for sure. Your best bet is a product that turns component output into vga input fo your pc, thats if you have a monitor that will support higher than 480. You will also have to buy sony's component out from the ps3. Shop around, you should be able toget both for a total of 73$ (US)

[pgi947]

Yeah before i got my HDTV i used my ps3 on my PC monitor via VGA, using a PS3 component cable (from ebay about £9) and a component to VGA switch box which cost about £40.

But if your going to do that, i see it as fairly pointless, you may as well just install linux on your pc ;-)

[desicube]

the user interface is already installed all you gotta do is turn it on. follow the instructions:

Switching to Graphical Mode after Text based Install 1. At the "localhost login" prompt, enter "root". Press [ENTER] 2. At the root password (this was set during installation) and press [ENTER] 3. Via the command line interface which you have just entered, download the Xautoconfig program: wget http://www.terrasoftsolutions.com/support/solutions/ydl_5.0/Xautoconfig-0.23-2.ydl.2.ppc.rpm [ENTER] 4. Install this RPM: rpm -ivh Xautoconfig-0.23-2.ydl.2.ppc.rpm [ENTER] 5. Type Xautoconfig and press [ENTER]. It will create the file /etc/X11/xorg.conf and set it up with the parameters necessary to run a graphical system. 6. Edit the file /etc/inittab. Look for the line that reads: id:3:initdefault: ... and change it to: id:5:initdefault: 7. Edit the file /etc/kboot.conf and change the line that reads: default=ydl ... to ... default=ydl480i 8. Reboot your system: reboot [ENTER] Your system will now start by default into a low resolutions graphical mode.

[facelift]

can any one please post a quick how to on the commands to type on linux for editing thx you

6. Edit the file /etc/inittab. Look for the line that reads:
the id:3:initdefault:

... and change it to:

id:5:initdefault:

7. Edit the file /etc/kboot.conf and change the line that reads:
default=ydl

... to ...

default=ydl480i

[n3ophyte]

not sure if yellow dog has nano but that's relatively easy to use

also about the runlevel biz

1 = single user mode (e.g for administrive maintainance and stuff)
2 = ?
3 = multiuser text only mode
4 = ?
5 = GUI mode (multiuser)

each mode can be jumped to by typing init x (x = runlevel number)