[Nottingham] Xbox Linux Question

[Eben Till]

He's already got a soft mod in place. I think he just needs an iso of a
distro suitable. I know the ever brilliant gentoo had one. I'd definitely
be down for a console mod session.

~Eben
On Nov 29, 2011 10:39 PM, "James Moore" <jmthelostpacket at googlemail.com>
wrote:

> On 29/11/2011 18:15, Kurtis Brown wrote:
>
>>
>> Hi,
>>
>> I have just found this list, having just got into using Linux. I have had
>> to use Linux as my laptop got fried and am using a old one with just 120MB
>> ram so decided to install Debian.
>>
>> I have to say I'm pretty much converted and have enjoyed finding tools
>> like centerim for the console.
>>
>> I have read that it was possible to install Linux onto the old xbox if it
>> has been modified, but I cant seem to find much info about it I have one
>> laying around and fancy having a mess around with it anyone got any
>> experience or any links to check out.
>>
>> Thanks in advance.
>>
>> Kurt
>>
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>
> You don't need to spend out on a chip modification on an XBox to run your
> own software. The easiest option(!*) is a softmod, which allows you to not
> only run custom system software but also run the original Dashboard, or
> using a coldboot with a game disc in, still use Live services (are they
> still available for the classic XBox?). I have softmodded a Crystal (after
> a little upgrade - 10GB to 200GB) using Evolution-X (not to be confused
> with EvoX, which is a BIOS mod), with a little extra software I now have
> back catalogues from half a dozen different antique console systems, plus
> around 40 games for the XBox via DVD2XBox, scads of music (dropped on via
> FTP) and streaming video via ftp from my media server through the quietest
> XBMC HTPC (which is what my Crystal basically is, now) I have never heard.
>
> *Softmodding an XBox is as easy as coldbooting the console with the disc
> already in the drive and running the installer. The hard part is getting
> hold of the softmod image itself. If you get totally stuck, I have a copy
> somewhere which also comes with a selection of dashboards including XBMC,
> Boxplorer, Evolution... which is a whole other kettle of fish - which dash
> do you want? Running Linux on XBox is as easy, just drop the disc in,
> coldboot and go. There are live CDs and there are installers. If you want
> to get really cheeky, the controller ports are just USB1.1 ports, you can
> use a break cable to make a standard port adapter so you can plug in a
> keyboard, mouse, even standard USB flash drives, card readers, external
> hard drive, USB SVGA dongle, 3G cellphone...
>
> The best hacks are often the simplest though: I have a composite USB
> capture dongle which is bus powered and allows me to use the XBox through
> my laptop. Looks and sounds great. I've had to use a third-party signal
> cable though, as the standard XBox one doesn't come with composite video or
> component audio spurs.
>
> Mayhap a console hack meet in the offing here?
>
> cheers,
>
> JM
>
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