[mythtv-users] Converting a TiVO Series 2 to a Myth Box?
David Levine
curiouskangaroo at gmail.com
Wed Nov 24 17:04:05 UTC 2004
On Tue, 23 Nov 2004 17:08:10 -0500, Joseph A. Caputo
<jcaputo1 at comcast.net> wrote:
>
> Check the site (www.xbox-linux.org); that method cannot be used on 100%
> of Xboxen, IIUC.
>
The latest XBox versions that are out there (v1.6) DO have a more
involved procedure for getting soft-modded, but it IS possible.
Here's where I started:
http://forums.xbox-scene.com/index.php?act=ST&f=44&t=257509
I used the game "Splinter Cell" (found cheap used at game store).
To find the LTOOLS package mentioned in the tutorial, you need to go
to IRC channel #xbins on EFNet, and follow the instructions. There is
a bot that will give you a temporary username and password for an FTP
site. The files are at: /XBOX/Operating
Systems/linux/distributions/ltools
http://www.xbox-scene.com/articles/xbins.php
I bought an extension cable for the XBox controller and an XBox memory
card. I used an old USB extension cable I had lying around. I cut
both extension cables and spliced them together, wire by wire. No
soldering, just twisting wires together. Then I was able to attach
the controller with memory card to my PC to transfer the files onto
it. The tutorial linked above has a separate link to a tutorial for
doing this.
I didn't follow their directions for installing Linux, however. Once
I had a new dashboard installed (I used MXM, but it sounds like EvoX
is a better choice for MythTV in general) I switched to following the
Xebian/Myth instructions at:
http://bit.blkbk.com/
I made sure the LiveCD of Xebian I had was 1.0.3, not the new 1.1.0
version, since the MythTV version for XBox I used (0.4.4) was for
1.0.3. Apparently, if you're willing to try the 0.4.5 beta version of
Myth-XBox, that's built for Xebian 1.1.0.
My XBox reads DVD-Rs well, CD-RWs sometimes, and CD-Rs almost never.
So take this into consideration when making your burn of Xebian.
--David
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