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Anybody running Linux on their cab?

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spystyle:
OK

wIrEs:
1. Can run on a little PII 300Mhz or a big P4 3GHZ
Linux can be installed on a i368 pc to latest i686 computers.

2. Is super easy to install, installs to HD automatically formatting and ect
All the linux live CDs/DVDs that i've tried had the option to install linux on the harddrive by clicking a desktop Install icon. I recommend Sabayon live dvd.

3. Has the complete Linux drivers in it so it is very compatible without having to install drivers (is that fiction?)
Not fiction, Sabayon supports so many graphic cards, 2 of the most popular cards are nVidia and ATI cards.

4. Has TV-OUT for nVidia or ATI automatically enabled (I guess this means the OS would be fixed at 800x600 @ 60hz + the driver?)
You need to configure the X server to support a TV-OUT graphic card, you can get help to configure the X server on the IRC channel of the linux distro you're using.. FreeNode IRC net @ #Gentoo

5. Has a user friendly interface (user will set everything up with mouse)
Sabayon gives you the option to install the GUI interface you want to use, popular ones are KDE and GNOME..

6. User can easily copy their MAME or Emulation disk contents (ie: complete MAME set) like "drag and drop" from CD
again KDE or GNOME gives you that, Windows XP like..

7. User can easily install MAME or Emu software (with the mouse?)
with the mouse? no, Sabayon is a Gentoo port, too install mame type: emerge xmame

8. User can set their emulation software to automaticaly launch when OS starts (ideally after initial setup no keyboard or mouse will be available in an arcade machine)
just modify the initrc file and add a simple line like "gxmame" or the front end you use.

9. OS automatically "shuts down OS and powers off computer" when ATX power button is pressed.
just create a power button in your cabinet, when pressed for 2 seconds or so, linux automatically shutdown the computer.

10. It must run much faster than Windows 98SE
speed depends on your computer hardware and your system setups.



2 users are automatically created when you install linux, root and normal user, you want to run everything with the normal user and install programs with the root user from withing the normal user..

I recommend reading more about linux and how stuff works in a linux environment but this will depend on the distro you're using  :applaud:

krisbee:
I use linux as my main computer os, and I run lots of programs.  When I get to build my cab, I will be using linux (daphne, xmame, glquake, stella, fceu, atari800, gens, epsxe)

wIrEs:

--- Quote from: krisbee on October 17, 2007, 12:17:11 pm ---I use linux as my main computer os, and I run lots of programs.  When I get to build my cab, I will be using linux (daphne, xmame, glquake, stella, fceu, atari800, gens, epsxe)

--- End quote ---

same here, when i make a cab i will try to run linux on it.

Arbee:
MAME, MESS, ZiNc, Mednafen, Yabause, pSX, PCSX2, ZSNES, bsnes, Xe, DOSBox, Virtual Boy Advance, and NEStopia all run great on Linux.  Those also happen to be the only emulators I use on Windows, so I think the coverage is pretty good.

Wine/Crossover are at the point now where more things work than don't: lots of folks play World of Warcraft, EVE Online, and the various Steam games (HL2, Portal, Counter Strike Source, Day of Defeat, etc) just fine on Linux nowadays, including online deathmatches.  Stuff like Office and Photoshop just works too - heck, even MAME32 and most Windows frontends work fine.

That all said, here's a few indicators that you shouldn't use Linux:
- You have a working PC-based cabinet already
- You just want to save money
- You can't operate regular baseline MAME from a command prompt
- You can't fix common Windows problems yourself
- You're afraid to explore things like the Control Panel and see what they do
- You want to "stick it to the man".  Aaron Giles is the man, and he resents that.
- You can't use Google to find solutions to problems
- You can't follow simple directions like those at www.fedorafaq.org
- You have unusual hardware in some way - ATI and Nvidia cards and Intel onboard video will work fine on modern Linux.  Other stuff may not.  On-board audio and SBLive and Audigy series soundcards are fine, the X-Fi is not.  In general, if Vista supports your stuff Linux will too.

(I'm done, but feel free to add your own)

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