[mythtv-users] How does MythTV w/Xbox client on XBMC comparetoMCE 2005 ?

Jason Rhodes jasonr at austcopolar.com.au
Wed May 11 03:03:40 UTC 2005


Xbox with a hacked bios works regardless of version.....i have 1.2 1.4
and 1.6 all running X2 mods and they all run myth np.....

If you want mods for xbox then do as search for the at
xbox-scene.....modding isnt illegal   

-----Original Message-----
From: Mark Knecht [mailto:markknecht at gmail.com] 
Sent: Wednesday, 11 May 2005 12:40 PM
To: Discussion about mythtv
Subject: Re: [mythtv-users] How does MythTV w/Xbox client on XBMC
comparetoMCE 2005 ?

On 5/10/05, Jacques Poulin <jacques at jpti.ca> wrote:

> 
> How about the real MythTV front end (the Linux one) for the Xbox ?  
> What are its strengths and weaknesses ?
> 
> Thanks for your feedback.
> 

One obvious weakness I've run into on the XBox is that it's getting very
hard to make it work without using hacked software. In the retail chain
here in California you can only buy the latest model which is 1.6(b). To
use this version you first need to do chip mods to the machine. It
wasn't too difficult for me to find someone to do that.
The cost was very mild. The chip mod is to hold an alternative BIOS so
that the machine can boot to an alternative OS. (Linux in this case.)
The preferred alternative BIOS would be Cromwell, but the Cromwell BIOS
is not supporting this version of the XBox at this time so I'm stuck.

[RANT] An alternative would be to use a hacked BIOS (EvolutionX or
others) but I don't really like that idea so I've pretty much given up
on making this XBox useful in the short term. Hacked BIOS's are great
for kids playing games but it's my opinion, and only my opinion, that
adults shouldn't go down that path. I *think* you could make a new XBox
work with EvoX but I decided not to spend my time on it and am now
looking into some sort of mini/micro-ATX platform as a quiet frontend
only machine.[/RANT]

Anyway, be careful about just buying an XBox new. If you want to use
Cromwell find a 1.4 or earlier.

Cheers,
Mark
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