PSX Emulation In Linux

atze · January 13th, 2003

Hey All,

I have a question. I am thinking about putting linux(redhat 8.2) on my pc.
What is the best psx-emu software under linux?

My system
K6 400
64 Mb
3dfx Banshee
SB AWE 32
(don't complain about my system, emualtion under windows is running kinda OK)

Greetinx
Atze

**Kirby** · January 13th, 2003

I'm using ePSXe for linux at the moment, and it's been good for me. Now "windows" plugins won't work, you'll have to use some specialty linux plugins: http://www.ngemu.com/psx/plugins.php?page=linux

I had some fun times setting it up, so don't hesitate to PM me if you have more questions

edit> oh yeah, before I forget, you need Mesa and GCC installed with some of the specialty 3D hardware acceleration drivers for your card. I'll do another edit when I find them.

edit #2> sorry, I couldn't find anything for the Bashee on linux

see what RedHat can give you.

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atze · January 14th, 2003

thx for the info, i will install linux this in a few days i think

Biased turkey · January 22nd, 2003

I'm running Redhat Linux v7.3 at work and at home.
EPSXE seems like the best PS1 emu for Linux.
1) Download and untar-unzip Epsxe. It is the binary version you don't need to compile the source
2) Download from ngemu the plugins for Linux.You'll need at least the following: 1 GPU plugin ( Pete OGL is great ), 1 cdrom plugin, 1 sound plugin and 1 controller plugin if you don,t use the keyboard
3) Find and download a ROM ( scph1000.bin for NTSC )

Redhat 7.3 includes out of the box hardware 3D acceleration for Voodoo Banshee, Voodoo3 and Voodoo5 through DRI so you won't have to install additional software for that ( my Voodoo5 run great with Epsxe and Redhat7.3 ) I suppose it's the same for Redhat 8.0
check if you have graphics 3D acceleration installed with the "glxinfo" command. You should see a line that says:
direct rendering: Yes

Good luck

January 13th, 2003	#1 (permalink)
atze rpg freak Join Date: Nov 2001 Posts: 163	PSX Emulation In Linux Hey All, I have a question. I am thinking about putting linux(redhat 8.2) on my pc. What is the best psx-emu software under linux? My system K6 400 64 Mb 3dfx Banshee SB AWE 32 (don't complain about my system, emualtion under windows is running kinda OK) Greetinx Atze

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January 13th, 2003	#2 (permalink)
Kirby red like my stool Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Massachusetts, USA Posts: 9,035	I'm using ePSXe for linux at the moment, and it's been good for me. Now "windows" plugins won't work, you'll have to use some specialty linux plugins: http://www.ngemu.com/psx/plugins.php?page=linux I had some fun times setting it up, so don't hesitate to PM me if you have more questions edit> oh yeah, before I forget, you need Mesa and GCC installed with some of the specialty 3D hardware acceleration drivers for your card. I'll do another edit when I find them. edit #2> sorry, I couldn't find anything for the Bashee on linux see what RedHat can give you. __________________ AMD Athlon64 X2 4400+ @ 2.68GHz, Radeon HD4850 512MB, 2GB PC3200 2-3-2-5, ABit AN8-SLi, Sound Blaster X-FI XtremeMusic Last edited by Kirby; January 13th, 2003 at 13:44..

January 14th, 2003	#3 (permalink)
atze rpg freak Join Date: Nov 2001 Posts: 163	thx for the info, i will install linux this in a few days i think

January 22nd, 2003	#4 (permalink)
Biased turkey Registered User Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Montreal,Canada Posts: 75	I'm running Redhat Linux v7.3 at work and at home. EPSXE seems like the best PS1 emu for Linux. 1) Download and untar-unzip Epsxe. It is the binary version you don't need to compile the source 2) Download from ngemu the plugins for Linux.You'll need at least the following: 1 GPU plugin ( Pete OGL is great ), 1 cdrom plugin, 1 sound plugin and 1 controller plugin if you don,t use the keyboard 3) Find and download a ROM ( scph1000.bin for NTSC ) Redhat 7.3 includes out of the box hardware 3D acceleration for Voodoo Banshee, Voodoo3 and Voodoo5 through DRI so you won't have to install additional software for that ( my Voodoo5 run great with Epsxe and Redhat7.3 ) I suppose it's the same for Redhat 8.0 check if you have graphics 3D acceleration installed with the "glxinfo" command. You should see a line that says: direct rendering: Yes Good luck