[olug] xbox

[Patrick Olsen]

you have any experience in doing any of this? or know anyone that does im 
totaly new to this mod stuff i was more than likely going to do the mech 
hack this is pretty much the whole thing i guess i/we would have to go 
through 
http://www.gadgetjunkie.net/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=13 in 
order to get it to work let me know what you think and get back to me maybe 
sunday or something we could get together.


>From: Brandon Lederer <blederer at cashflowbilling.com>
>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 12:37:42 -0500
>
>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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