Linked by Thom Holwerda on Sun 19th Nov 2006 18:59 UTC, submitted by Rahul
QJ.net has posted a guide on how to install Fedora Core 5 on the PlayStation 3. There are also some videos of Fedora Core 5 running on the PlayStation 3.
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So, all things being equal; if the patch is accepted into 4.3 and Fedora Core 7 includes GCC 4.3 as the default compiler, along with an official release for P3, the performance *might* improve.
With that being said, Linux and the software needs more optimising - if one can play a dvd, surf the net, and do a little openoffice writing, then all good for most people out there.
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Now, keep in mind that no Linux distro for now is actually tuned to Cell processor, and software isn't even touching SPE's. There should be 6 SPE's avaiable for guest OSes on PS3, and some really crazy stuff could be done with them, like making Mesa using 3-4 (or all 6) of them. See for example how raycasting is being done realtime using just Cell CPU.
Speaking of SPE, a patch has been submitted for future GCC 4.3. If the patch is accepted, future software will take advantage of SPE.
http://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-devel-list/2006-November/msg0...
More video with Fedora Core 5 running on PS3
http://www.engadget.com/2006/11/19/fedora-linux-up-and-running-on-p...
Edited 2006-11-21 20:20