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January 21st, 2004, 12:20 PM
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Hey everyone,
I've been doing some research for a friend of mine on the best way to get Linux on his Xbox. Most of what I've found seem to detail installing Linux to the hard drive in the system. This seems to prevent Xbox Live from working, however, which is something my friend is into in a big way.
My question is, is there any group producing a distro which can simply be booted, without any data being written to the hard drive? Something like Damn Small Linux perhapes, just written for the Xbox? It seems to me that the majority of people who would want to use linux on Xbox would just want it to surf the web, and maybe use it as an MP3 player over their home stereo. Something like DSL would easily be able to accomplish this.
Any input would be appreciated!
Joe F.
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January 21st, 2004, 12:21 PM
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January 21st, 2004, 12:24 PM
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Knoppix will work on an Xbox? | |
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January 21st, 2004, 12:26 PM
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the xbox is a computer in a sense, give it a whir. | |
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January 21st, 2004, 12:38 PM
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January 21st, 2004, 12:39 PM
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sorry i hit back on my browser and it submitted it again | |
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January 21st, 2004, 04:42 PM
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I tried using knoppix on my xbox console, but it didn't work unfortunately. I need access to a boot menu to boot from cd. I'd say it would involve modding it somehow, but I'm not ready to break open the box yet. However, there is supposedly a way to dual-boot as described here | |
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January 21st, 2004, 04:47 PM
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supposedly there are some mod chips that have a switch to allow xbox live. dont know if or how they work but have seen them floating around the internet
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January 21st, 2004, 04:54 PM
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Chameleon LES p&E chip will allow it. Thats what I use.
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January 21st, 2004, 04:54 PM
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There are exploits that allow you to flash the Xbox with a hacked BIOS that allows you to boot unsigned code. To use Xbox Live without blacklisting your Xbox you would have to flash it back to the original BIOS. As of now, Live is only looking at the BIOS and not the contents of the harddrive. Google a linky since I'm not sure I can point you to it.
EDIT: This solution does not require a mod chip. Modchips are $30 to $60, and most require soldering. | |
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