[olug] xbox

[Brandon Lederer]

I want to help / see what can be done with it.     I volunteer my 
apartment as a place to do this sometime (this weekend even)  though I 
dont have an Xbox.... ppl can bring em over.

Patrick Olsen wrote:

> 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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