by thedevilsjester » 01 Jan 2007, 04:03
There is no PPC64 version, there are only two Linux versions available and those are the
1. Linux Console (x86)
2. Linux (x86-64 bit, only) SMP client
The version you originally linked me to was, as I suspected the x86_64 version which will only work on 64 bit AMD or Intel proccessors.
There is no version available for PPC64, so unless you can get the source code you are SOL.
Something funny I noticed on that page, the x86_64 downloads were fine (they were proper binaries in a tar ball), but the x86 linux download had a ".exe" extension. I dont know if its an actual PE or if its an ELF with an added, useless file extension, but its odd..
If you still wish to run this, never fear, there is a way. Simply install an open source x86 emulator, and in this emulator install a very small trimmed linux distribution like Damn Tiny Linux (or if you want true optimization try Gentoo with a console only install), and install the x86 version of this program in it.
It is not a perfect solution, but it will work if you must run this program.
Be aware that YDL does not have video hardware drivers, and none of the programs (including the emulators) are taking advantage of the muli core processor, so your speed may not be so good if its a graphically intensive program.