[mythtv-users] xbox linux distros

[Robert Anderson]

On 10/17/05, A JM <vbtalent at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> Thanks for the post Rob.
>  Your distro is running Xebian not Fedora correct?
>  AJM,
>
>  On 10/17/05, Robert Anderson <riznob at gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> >
> >
> > On 10/17/05, A JM <vbtalent at gmail.com> wrote:
> > >
> > > That's a great help! Your above steps were how I thought I read the
> > > install but was hoping someone had already given it shot.
> > >  I'd stumbled across 404 a couple months ago but was unable to get my
> > > XBOX to boot from a CD so I was unable to do the install. A loopback install
> > > will get me going again though, I like the ability to play my old games and
> > > run Myth...
> > >  Did you get your install to work? or are you still having problems
> > > with the loopback?
> > >  I thought I read a post on 404 that it might have been a Kernel issue
> > > with the loopback issue?
> > >  Thanks.
> > >  AJM,
> > >
> > >  On 10/17/05, kanetse at gmail.com < kane.tse at gmail.com> wrote:
> > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > On 10/16/05, A JM <vbtalent at gmail.com> wrote:
> > > > >
> > > > > Thanks for the feedback. I saw a post on the download site's forum
> > > > > that someone else was having a problem also? Hopefully they'll take a look
> > > > > at it and be able to fix it.
> > > > >  Do you mind if I ask how you were installing it? Where you copied
> > > > > it to, etc?
> > > > >
> > > >
> > > > I know I posted an issue with the loopback FS to the not404.com<http://not404.com/>forums, so that post might have been me. Basically, the way it is supposed
> > > > to be done is as follows:
> > > >
> > > > 1. Download the FC4Looback.tar.bz <http://fc4looback.tar.bz/> file
> > > > to a PC (preferrably a Linux machine).
> > > > 2. Un-tar the file to get a set of files (About 5-6 files, totaling
> > > > a little over 2 GB in size)
> > > > 3. FTP those 5 files to your XBox, into the E:\debian directory;
> > > > since that directory is hard-coded into the Cromwell BIOS.
> > > > 4. Using your EvoX dashboard, or other application to run the
> > > > E:\debian\default.xbe
> > > > 5. Choose "Run XFedora4".
> > > >
> > > > There was a reply that I remove any old directories named E:\debian,
> > > > instead of just renaming them. That was valid in my case, since I had an
> > > > existing installation of Xebian 1.0.3 that I had simply renamed to
> > > > E:\debian.old. I haven't tried the suggested solution yet.
> > > >
> > > > HTH
> > > >
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> > >  I have created a torrent to distribute my entire xebian installation
> > with mythtv frontend installed. The torrent file is located here...
> >  http://thepiratebay.org/details.php?id=3397792
> >  This is a zip file of my e:\debian directory. I am seeding this
> > currently.
> >
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> > Rob Anderson
> > riznob at gmail.com
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>  Correct. This is a xebian install. The distribution is a zip file of my
entire e:\debian directory.

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Rob Anderson
riznob at gmail.com
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