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Anybody running Linux on their cab?
screaming:
--- Quote from: spystyle on February 02, 2006, 04:49:51 pm ---While researching distros that might rock on a cab with an old computer in it I stumbled across "Puppy Linux" and "Feather Linux", Puppy allegedy turns a PII into a fast workstation that goes like a P4, and Feather can run on a PI, both are based on Knoppix - and then there is KnoppixMAME, but from the little research I've done it is difficult to work with and does not support TV out.
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Sorry dude, but it seems like you want something different than Windows but you don't want to put the work into getting it. You can have ALL those things with Linux but you can't have it without a little sweat. Linux is great for speed because it allows you to tweak much more settings than Windows and you can tailor it to your specific purpose. The only problem is you need to spend the time to do the tweaking.
One of the ways people deal with long bootup times is they take out all the drivers that they know they don't need and specifically compile in (i.e. not loadable modules) the drivers they need. That will prevent the system from loading unecessary components, speeding up the bootime and saving (usually little, depending on your kernel confiiguration) memory.
The old addage holds true here..
You have three selections but you get to choose only two: Cheap, Easy, Quality/Customizability. Which two do you want?
-Steve.
dweebs0r:
Sorry to revive an old thread but I saw Gentoo (I'm a long time Gentoo user/ fanboy) and I wanted to add my two cents re: Linux.
My take on some of the things mentioned,
Ubuntu linux is extremely easy to install and use, if you are new to Linux it is every bit as easy to install and use as Windows. However, its a little bloated which doesnt make for a good Mame cab OS especially on older hardware.
Gentoo is the best Linux distro period. Actually its the best OS of all time (Windows Vista not included its looking pretty sweet). Gentoo has a hefty learning curve. It takes a long time to learn. If you are a "tinkerer" and you like fooling around with stuff on the computer, you'll dig it. You are in complete control of the OS with Gentoo. You can make it as light or as bloated as you want.
Oh yeah, puppy linux is really light. I installed it on a USB key so I could use Linux at work. :)
Just my humble opinion,
-Dweebs
gonzo90017:
When my friend lost my xp cd I had to rely on linux distros to revive an old laptop. It was the first time I had used it. I tried just about every distro there is. I found puppy linux to be the best of the bunch. It was by far the easiest to use. It's also extremely fast. Anyone trying to make a mame based linux distro should start there.
danny_galaga:
to those saying this is faster or that is faster, remember that one of the main reasons spystyle wanted to use linux is that it is open source and he wants to 'stick it to the man'. i know how he feels having not to long ago converted to firefox too...
jelwell:
I am a linux guy and I considered using Linux for my Arcade Cabinet but it's just not worth it.
Trying to compare the speed of Linux versus Windows 98SE just isn't worth it. Don't switch to Linux because you want speed or ease of use. If your decision is whether or not to buy a legitimate copy of Windows or go with Linux - then maybe you should spend that extra $200 ~ $300 on a faster CPU and stick with Linux.
If you are considering Linux as your operating system I highly suggest AdvanceCD as your starting point for consideration. Everything is already setup to boot off a CD or DVD. I tried all sorts of different ideas, and I'm using Windows XP with Mamewah. It's fast and there's active development/discussion.
--- Quote from: chemame on February 07, 2006, 07:27:57 am ---So... the million dollar question... apart from simple user preference regarding desktops etc, is there really any difference anyone should care about when it come to running mame on linux?
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Yes. Many versions (.84, possibly .95?) of XMame support playing multiplayer games (like Joust) over a network with friends running XMame. Try to do that - legally - on windows.
Joseph Elwell.
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