Very well put.
I think this should be moved to tut section though.

KDE is another GUI for linux.
Enlightment is default GUI for yellow dog.

In the default GUI, go to app selection menu by right clicking anywhere, then look for something which reads "Add/Remove Programs". Open it, and it will show u a checkbox option to install kde.  Tick it, and click apply.  Then reboot, and at the login screen choose session and click the KDE checkbox.  KDE should now boot, once u log in

BTW: Ion, if you are logged into a regular user account, you must log back out and then log in as root in order to change resolutions.  I'm adding that to the tutorial right now .  To log in as root, get back to the login screen by clicking the option the app selector.  When u get back there, just enter "root" as a username, and whatever u chose as a password for root during the install of YDL.

Last edited by troy2000 (2007-04-03 10:53:08)

ion, give me little bit of time.
I'm stuck doing alot of things at work right now.
If not answered by the time I come back next then I'll post about it.

OK, here is exactly how to install KDE:

1: Reboot PS3

2: Login as root.

3: In the desktop, click the blue YDL button, go to the system section.

4: Choose Add/Remove Programs.

5: Insert your YDL install disk.

6: In the Add/Remove Programs window, click the checkbox which says KDE.

7: Click the apply button.

8: KDE will now install.

If this doesn't work, please PM me .

Oops, sorry onyxls1.  I forgot to add that when you set the mode to 131, you will get a split screen, a sort of effect where the image is split in half across the screen.  You must log out and log back in for the image to be displayed properly without the black lines.  KDE is not a "Requirement" exactly, but it is a little more feature-rich than the default GUI .  My TV is 1024x768 as well, so it should work fine for you .

Last edited by troy2000 (2007-04-13 13:13:26)

ok the first thing I did was log in as root then open a terminal typed in ps3videomode -v 3 then screen went blank but did look a lil different then in the same terminal typed ps3videomode -v 131 then went black again and then the screen was split in half lol now the saven part I see where is say default=ydl and changed that to myres and I see where it say ydl1080i and chanded that ta myres as well but what I don't see is that part that surposta say ps3videomode in the paragraph now I'm screwed becuz when I shut off me ps3 it freezes help plz thanks

ok thankz u a life saver i was bout ta go krayzie and pull my hair that i dont even have out lol but im still not getting the whole screen thing when it split in too and i loged off and log back on then the black boarder was gona and the screen look great but now i have ta do that everytime i turn on the ps3 if i can only get it ta say and i tired the vi /etc/kboot.conf and looked everywhere for it ta say ps3videomode and i dont see it can sum one tell me if i can insert it myself and where

troy2000 wrote:

OK, once you have the mode set, open your kboot file by typing "vi /etc/kboot.conf".  When the file opens, look for ydl1080i and press the insert key on your keyboard.  Change it to "ydlnew", and in that paragraph, look for where it says "ps3videomode=".  Change the number after the "=" to 131.  At the top of the page where it says "default=", change the name after the "=" to "ydlnew".  Then press escape and type ":wq".  Reboot your PS3.  The problem should now be solved .

hey troy thankz but the problem im haveing is i dont see where it say ps3videomode  in the paragraph i know it would be in the same paragraph as where you change ydl1080i but i dont see it what ima do is try and take a pic and post it of  what i have in the screen at the moment in my next post of the exact worden

Last edited by defaultnoob (2007-04-30 12:24:37)

Yes, you need to set it to output in 720p.  Your TV can support 1080i (1920 x 1080i), but the native resolution is 720p (1280 x 720).  At 1080i, you're not getting a 1:1 pixel ratio, which also explains why the image is getting overscanned.  It should fit perfectly on the screen .

Last edited by troy2000 (2007-12-07 17:34:09)

first off i know this is an old tut but it is very useful (or it would be if i could get it to work properly)

now from what i can tell this will work with YDL 6 with a few small things changed like ps3videomode becomes ps3-video-mode so you would type ps3-video-mode -v 131

also the file you modify is no longer kboot.conf but rather yboot.conf wich is found in /boot/etc/yboot.conf and you change far less to get it to work right at the bottom where it says append="video=ps3fb:mode: change the number after mode: to 131 and save I RECOMEND NOT EVEN DOING THE ps3-video-mode command as all it does is slit screen you and you can't even see enough to shut your system down just edit the file and it works


the problem i am haveing is it dosent quite fit (just a little to big on all sides) i seen the comment on changing to 720p but i really don't know where/how to do that