Introducing Yellow Dog Linux on a USB Flash Memory Stick for PS3 LOVELAND, COLORADO, 4 August 2009 - Today Fixstars announced the availability of "YDL on a Stick," a USB flash drive containing a bootable version of Yellow Dog Linux v6.2. With "YDL on a Stick," installation has never been easier: just plug in the USB stick, install the bootloader file, boot into YDL and you're running Linux on your PS3.
"'YDL on a Stick' is a compact and portable alternative to a full installation," states Owen Stampflee, Fixstars Linux Product Manager. "Since everything runs from the USB drive, 'YDL on a Stick' is ideal for users who want to try out Linux without sacrificing space or having to back up or reformat their PS3." "YDL on a Stick" comes with a customized version of YDL v6.2 on a 16GB OCZ Diesel Flash drive. Chosen for being high quality and durable, the Diesel flash drive has achieved 31.18 MB read performance and 30.78 MB write performance in recent DiskBench performance benchmarks[1]. "YDL on a Stick" offers the full functionality of the version 6.2 release, including: - An updated kernel v2.6.29 for 64-bit systems - OpenOffice 3.0 - Firefox 3.0.6 - IBM Cell SDK v3.1.0.1 - The next generation of ps3vram, and Xfce 4, a fast and lightweight desktop environment. Fixstars' July 13th Press Release offers more detail as to the features in YDL v6.2: http://us.fixstars.com/news/2009/2009-07-13.shtml Customers may purchase one individually or bundle "YDL on a Stick" with a 6 month membership to YDL.net Enhanced, from which they may access an installation support forum and updates to the software before they are released to the public mirrors. "YDL on a Stick" is available at Fixstars' on-line Store for $59.95. YDL on a Stick plus YDL.net Enhanced membership is available on-line for $99.95: http://us.fixstars.com/store/ Installation instructions are available online: http://us.fixstars.com/support/installation/ [1] Benchmark Results for the 16 GB OCZ Diesel Flash drive are available at http://www.testfreaks.com/blog/information/16gb-usb-drive-comparison-17-drives-compared/ About Fixstars Fixstars, a pioneer in the Multi-core industry, is a leading provider for services and solutions for such processors as the Cell Broadband Engine and GPU. Since 2008 Fixstars, in conjunction with Broadcast International, has been focused on optimization, product development, and marketing for the innovative CodecSys software for Multi-Core platforms. In addition, Fixstars offers complete Multi-core ecosystem including turn-key products ideal for the Financial, Medical, Manufacturing, and Digital Media markets. Founded in 2002, Fixstars is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan with subsidiary Fixstars Solutions in San Jose, CA and Loveland, CO. For more information, visit http://us.fixstars.com GigaAccel, Yellow Dog Linux, YDL, Y-HPC, and Y-Film are registered trademarks of Fixstars Corporation. IBM, PXCAB, and POWER are trademarks of IBM Corporation in the United States and/or other countries. Linux is a registered trademark of Linus Torvalds. Additional product and company names mentioned may be trademarks and/or registered trademarks of their respective holders. _______________________________________________ yellowdog-general mailing list - [email protected] Unsuscribe info: http://lists.fixstars.com/mailman/listinfo/yellowdog-general HINT: to Google archives, try '<keywords> site:us.fixstars.com'
