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Bitwaba
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 Posted: Sat May 07, 2005 12:41 pm Post subject: Xbox softmod install |
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Hi,
I recently loaded the mechinstaller files onto my xbox and successfully ran them, but now I am having trouble proceeding with the installation of a full linux system
I have a v1.0 Xbox with a 10gig seagate hard drive. I would like to install gentoo on it, and i noticed that gentoo has put out a 2.6 xbox sources kernel recently, so i think i should be ready for it.
The problem is that i want my xbox to stay softmoded, and while a lot of the original xbox linux distros started out for softmod, all of their requirements seem to have progressed to requiring a modchip. It also seems that most of the resources that I could find are also involving a modchip.
I was wondering if anyone had any online resources that could point me in the right direction for getting gentoo on my xbox while still enableing it to play games. |
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rutski89
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If you are willing to do some simple soldering on your xbox motherboard to be able to flash a new BIOS on then you won't need a mod chip and can do this (I just did the soldering two days ago, I'm 15 and know nothing about soldering; I went to town on an old 56k Phone Jack PCI card to practice, and then did a sucessful sodler on the motherboard).
1) Back up the MS BIOS with raincoat, store it in a very very very safe place and then flash your TSOP with Cromwell-2.40
2) Swap out your xbox hard drive for a newer and biger one. (not so hard since you will have your xbox open when doing the soldering)
3) Smile, you have a fully Linux enabled XBox.
To revert back to the old state of things, without any trace of linux:
1) Re-flash the MS BIOS.
2) Swap back in the origional xbox hard drive.
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schmobag
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| I'm in exactly the same situation as you, Bitwaba. I'll post here if I find an answer. |
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edudlive
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| Posted: Fri Jun 10, 2005 8:27 am Post subject: Re: Xbox softmod install |
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| Bitwaba wrote: | Hi,
I recently loaded the mechinstaller files onto my xbox and successfully ran them, but now I am having trouble proceeding with the installation of a full linux system
I have a v1.0 Xbox with a 10gig seagate hard drive. I would like to install gentoo on it, and i noticed that gentoo has put out a 2.6 xbox sources kernel recently, so i think i should be ready for it.
The problem is that i want my xbox to stay softmoded, and while a lot of the original xbox linux distros started out for softmod, all of their requirements seem to have progressed to requiring a modchip. It also seems that most of the resources that I could find are also involving a modchip.
I was wondering if anyone had any online resources that could point me in the right direction for getting gentoo on my xbox while still enableing it to play games. |
Softmod will work just the same, you'll just load a new BIOS through the mod and it shouldn't make a difference
http://forums.xbox-scene.com has a ton of great info
I prefer the modchip method though, its quite worth it. |
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digitalamish
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| Posted: Tue Jun 21, 2005 8:45 pm Post subject: Re: Xbox softmod install |
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| Quote: | | I prefer the modchip method though, its quite worth it. |
Since we're on the subject, what modchips are people using? I was looking at the Xenium Spice one, as I am a clod with a soldering iron. I plan on picking up a used Xbox at a local gaming shop to use for Mythtv. |
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