[olug] xbox

Patrick Olsen rattatpat at hotmail.com
Thu Aug 28 16:27:36 UTC 2003


well if you would want to work on them sometime i would be up for that im 
not the smartest linux user by ANY means actually im not good at all but 
trying to learn. i just like to mess with new things i havent done before


>From: Andrew Holm-Hansen <olug at einer.org>
>Reply-To: Omaha Linux User Group <olug at olug.org>
>To: Omaha Linux User Group <olug at olug.org>
>Subject: Re: [olug] xbox
>Date: Thu, 28 Aug 2003 09:04:00 -0500
>
>No soldering necessary.  I plan on installing linux on mine once I get
>my network settled in the living room.  I too plan on using it as a
>MythTv front end unit.  First thing's first though.  Gotta wedge linux
>onto it, and I gotta get the xbox media pack.
>
>Basically, the only reason you'd solder anything is to mod the box to
>accept a bios that will allow you to play copied games.  You can run
>linux on an xbox, and still play legal games on it without soldering or
>chipping it.  You just need a working linux box, a portable usb drive
>(one of those keychain drives would work), a special usb controller
>adapter, the game "MechAssault"  and spare time.
>
>http://xbox-linux.sourceforge.net/articles.php?aid=1&sub=MechInstaller%20HOWTO
>
>Andrew
>
>On Wed, 2003-08-27 at 18:26, Patrick Olsen wrote:
> > Is there anyone wanting to load linux on an xbox? i was going to try and
> > figure out how i have an xbox i really dont care about and wanted to 
>mess
> > with it. You dont really need to have your own i guess we could just 
>mess
> > with mine. Welp just let me know if someone is interested id rather stay
> > away from any soldering if at all possible but if someone is great at
> > soldering i guess ill do it i like to gamble well just e-mail me if you 
>want
> > to.
> >
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