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Topic: xbox port, xbox needs a light weight distro

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DakotaC
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Posted: Feb. 20 2005,01:01

Might be sorta related, I am planning on using the Audio Exploit to install EvoX, and EvoX can run Linux, right? Maybe I can help out with the cause...

(Heh heh, I am making a hacked X-BOX memory card to use the Audio Exploit... with USB and ActionReplay. :laugh:

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cbagger01

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Posted: Feb. 20 2005,02:58

EvoX can be used to boot linux.

My advice is to use the UDE instead of the audio exploit.

It works with a memory card and the ActionReplay software.

See below link:

http://forums.xbox-scene.com/index.php?showtopic=227528

Before trying to mod your xbox, always READ THOROUGHLY through the documentation and message threads.

Otherwise you may do the wrong thing and make recovery very difficult.

The nice thing about the UDE1/UDE2 installer is that it makes the installation relatively simple and does a proper backup of your original C:\ drive and it also installs an emergency backup linux that you can use to rescue your system in case you mess it up somehow.

Even so, you should read the UDE thread and docs before doing the mod.

skellum
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Posted: Mar. 10 2005,21:38

the only thing cooler would be a DSL port to xbox that allowed you to use the xbox as a carpc with gps and mp3 functionality from the start.

:-)

friedgold

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Posted: Mar. 13 2005,17:26

Just a heads up to let people know that I've remastered DSL with an Xbox-linux kernel. I've made my remaster available at:

http://x-dsl.org

Apart from using a new kernel and including a backup.tar.gz with the settings required to boot into X Windows on the Xbox, there have been no changes to the KNOPPIX image so it should behave like pc version. Included is a virtual keyboard extension xvkbd.tar.gz for obvious reasons.

At the moment installation involves copying some files over to the Xbox harddisk (ie frugal install). But in the future I hope to support over boot methods (boot from cd etc). It would be great if any DSL expert who happen to have a modded Xbox could take a look and give their opinion.

There is also a thread at the Xbox-scene forums with some more info.

PS To the DSL devs:
I hope its OK making this remaster available like this. I make it clear that its all based on Damn Small Linux and give full credit for the great job you guys have done on the distribution. If you have any problems / want any notices changing let me know

edit: changed url

cbagger01

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Posted: Mar. 14 2005,06:05

Excellent Job!

I didn't think that it was possible to run DSL on an XBOX without recompiling all of the applications but I guess I was wrong.

I have tried it out on my XBOX and it works fine.

Here are some observations / advice:

1) Move your virtual keyboard over to the lower left corner. Fluxbox places a "Tab" on the left-hand side of every application window, so if some of the keyboard window is touching the left edge of the screen, it is possible to bring up the keyboard easily.

2) Fonts are difficult to read. A different Fluxbox font arrangement can help. Also, it is easier to read fonts in Firefox by choosing View -> Increase text size from the menu.

3) If Firefox is too slow for you, try the opera.uci extension. You will need to add /home/dsl/.opera to your filetool.lst and you will need to reorganize your toolbars to cut down on wasted space, but it works fine. You can also make it more readible by choosing View -> Zoom -> 150%

4) If you max out your RAM usage, your XBOX will crash. It is a good idea to port the "Make DOS swapfile" script into a "Make FATX swapfile" script and create a 128MB swap file on your E:\ drive.

5) Stereo audio works fine but the volume control is unresponsive, so use your television volume control instead.

6) Read the associated "info" information files that are associated with each myDSL extension before trying to install.
Your extension files are download to your /tmp folder and can be copied over to the root of E:\ drive by using Emelfm as superuser.

7) You can reduce memory usage by not autoloading some of the "slit" apps like wmix, wmnet and mount.app for example

8) Emelfm is not positioned correctly when it is lanuched. Midnight Commander works, though.

9) Right-click on the Fluxbox taskbar and choose "Always on top". This is required because you cannot use ALT-TAB if you don't have a physical keyboard.

Once again, great job! DSL is actually usable on an XBOX, unlike some other XBOX linux distros.

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