[mythtv-users] Got an Xbox, Now what???

[Gertjan Assies]

Hi,

Xebian (the one bitblk.com uses) comes in 3 install flavors, as files on 
the E partitrion (save games), in the unpartitioned space (only for 
those with a larger then 8Gb HD) or use the entire HD of the xbox, the 
latter boots immediately into linux ofcoz

personnally i installed it in the unpartitioned space, because i like to 
play a game now and then.
as for a choice of modchip, I modded about 2 dozen Xboxes now and the 
Xenium with the 2.0 OS is the best choice by far for me
it can loading bioses from the HD, CD or Samba share, it has 
ftp/telnet/http built in, plus
to put a larger HD in your xbox, just add  the new HD instead of the dvd 
player, choose copy partition from the menu and
it formats and copies everything to the new hardisk.

Cheers,
Gertjan


anders smith wrote:

>Wouldn't simply have to put the linux install on where the default.xbe
>is.... where your evox stuff is so that it boots linux instead of
>evox's default.xbe or am I missing somethig here?
>
>I'l like to do the same in my xbox but have been a bit scared of
>messing a working install up... I find it annoying to first have to
>boot evox and then choose linux to get to myth....myth is the only
>reason I have the xbox anyway...
>
>rgds
>anders
>
>On Tue, 9 Nov 2004 09:44:54 +0000, Stephen Longhurst
><steve at longsteve.com> wrote:
>  
>
>>>So, here I sit with an Xbox... no games,... just an Xbox,... and a wife
>>>asking how long it's going to take me to get it up and running.
>>>
>>>I've managed to get myself to a state of indecision. Should I go
>>>hardware mod, or software mod.
>>>      
>>>
>>It depends mostly on whether you want to use the Xbox to play online
>>games with Xbox Live. The only side effect (that I can see) of using
>>the software mod method is that with an altered BIOS, you'll get
>>locked out of Xbox Live if you try and go online. With a hardware mod
>>chip, you can install it with a switch that will disable it
>>completely. I have an Xecuter 2 myself, which you'd have no problems
>>fitting I'm sure, and it has a nifty external switch and LED to let
>>you know it's on. When turned off, it's like it's not there.
>>
>>    
>>
>>>On power up, will it boot directly to MythTV? Or are there a couple of
>>>extra steps that I'll have to teach the wife???
>>>      
>>>
>>If you can't get the Xbox to boot directly into Linux, you can
>>certainly get an alternative dashboard program that will allow you to
>>set a main menu item that says "MythTV".  Selecting this can be
>>configured to boot into Linux, where the usual Linux boot mechanisms
>>will let you autostart MythTV for sure.
>>
>>Cheers,
>>
>>      Steve
>>
>>--
>>Stephen Longhurst
>>steve at longsteve.com
>>
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