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Title: MAME on PS3 running Yellow dog Linux OS? Rumor or Possible?
Post by: Panzer on February 07, 2007, 06:13:46 pm

A buddy of mine was speculating and I was surious what you would all think.

I recently bought a PS3 that can run a few operating systems. Most popular of which is the Linux Yellow dog. Can MAME be ported to play on the PS3 and thus run my cabinet eventually?

Title: Re: MAME on PS3 running Yellow dog Linux OS? Rumor or Possible?
Post by: shardian on February 07, 2007, 06:17:29 pm

I just have one question: Why, oh why, would you want to put a $600 console into a cabinet?

Title: Re: MAME on PS3 running Yellow dog Linux OS? Rumor or Possible?
Post by: Panzer on February 07, 2007, 06:18:22 pm

lol

More a IF i could rather than a SHOULD i question.

Title: Re: MAME on PS3 running Yellow dog Linux OS? Rumor or Possible?
Post by: sphetr2 on February 07, 2007, 06:20:20 pm

You might get better answers in Consoles....perhaps this can be moved there?  :cheers:

As for your question, I found this (http://www.bannister.org/forums/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=26072&page=1&fpart=2) thread.

And check out this (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pwoIKYZs76Q) video.

So, it looks like a yes!

Title: Re: MAME on PS3 running Yellow dog Linux OS? Rumor or Possible?
Post by: steveh on February 08, 2007, 09:12:19 am

once linux is running i would assume a linux distro of mame would get you what you need.

Title: Re: MAME on PS3 running Yellow dog Linux OS? Rumor or Possible?
Post by: Todd H on February 09, 2007, 04:22:40 pm

Quote from: sphetr2 on February 07, 2007, 06:20:20 pm

As for your question, I found this (http://www.bannister.org/forums/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=26072&page=1&fpart=2) thread.

I can't wait to see what Phil comes up with.  Right now he has a live CD that contains MAME, a simple front end, Robby The Roto.  You just insert the cd, boot into the OtherOS, and run directly from the cd without installing Linux.  I need to download and try it out myself.