Re: [bedel@allmail.net: Re: [SLUG] Linux on an xbox]

2004-05-07 Thread Shane Anderson
Yes. If you are only after it to put linux on your xbox, then you're best bet is looking for it on Ebay. Mech Assault is also available for $50 new (which you can also use). I got mine from K-Mart. Shane Dave wrote: How about 007? Can you get that one in Australia?

RE: [SLUG] Linux on an xbox

2004-05-07 Thread Ramon Buckland
PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Cc: SLUG Subject: Re: [SLUG] Linux on an xbox Im ok will running it but i dont have a modded xbox and I know you can install it with out opening the box. I just dont have the software to do that and wondering if any one does? On 05/05/2004, at 11:03 AM, Andrewd wrote

Re: [SLUG] Linux on an xbox

2004-05-06 Thread Dean Hamstead
haha yes, that would be correct. being the powerpc-linux bigot that i am, im suprised i blasphemed such things as saying an xbox has a ppc Dean -Original Message- From: Shane Anderson [EMAIL PROTECTED] Cc: SLUG [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Thursday, May 06, 2004 2:57 PM Subject: Re: [SLUG

Re: [SLUG] Linux on an xbox

2004-05-06 Thread Dave Airlie
such things as saying an xbox has a ppc Dean -Original Message- From: Shane Anderson [EMAIL PROTECTED] Cc: SLUG [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Thursday, May 06, 2004 2:57 PM Subject: Re: [SLUG] Linux on an xbox Dean Hamstead wrote: i believe sony helped get linux going on playstation2

Re: [SLUG] Linux on an xbox

2004-05-05 Thread Dave
Hi all, There should be no need to mod the box anymore. I personally have not done it, but it looks pretty straight forward. See: http://xbox-linux.sourceforge.net/ Have a Great day!!! -- Dave Peters On Wed, May 05, 2004 at 03:01:19PM +1000, Michael Fox wrote: Im ok will running it but i

Re: [SLUG] Linux on an xbox

2004-05-05 Thread Jeff Waugh
quote who=Rick Welykochy Pardon my ignorance, but why did MS deploy the Xbox using Linux instead of one of their own operating systems, perhaps Windows CE? Is this a tacit admission by them that their own offerings are not up to scratch in the gaming dept? Er, they certainly didn't ship

Re: [SLUG] Linux on an xbox

2004-05-05 Thread Mary Gardiner
On Thu, May 06, 2004, Rick Welykochy wrote: Pardon my ignorance, but why did MS deploy the Xbox using Linux instead of one of their own operating systems, perhaps Windows CE? They didn't. As I understand it, the xbox runs something much like the Win2K kernel. Since the xbox is largely known

Re: [SLUG] Linux on an xbox

2004-05-05 Thread Dean Hamstead
have a hard disk (unlike ps2 and xbox) Dean * note the use of the word hackers used correctly in this email. -Original Message- From: Mary Gardiner [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Rick Welykochy [EMAIL PROTECTED] Cc: SLUG [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Thursday, May 06, 2004 2:08 PM Subject: Re: [SLUG

Re: [SLUG] Linux on an xbox

2004-05-05 Thread Shane Anderson
Dean Hamstead wrote: i believe sony helped get linux going on playstation2, but youll need to google it. the xbox is a powerpc with an ati card. its biggest problem is that it doesnt have a hard disk (unlike ps2 and xbox) I'm guessing you mean't GameCube instead of xbox in reference to powerpc

Re: [SLUG] Linux on an xbox

2004-05-05 Thread Jeff Waugh
quote who=Dean Hamstead the xbox is a powerpc with an ati card. its biggest problem is that it doesnt have a hard disk (unlike ps2 and xbox) [ Dean meant to say xbox2 first up in this sentence, just to clarify. :-) ] - Jeff -- GVADEC 2004: Kristiansand, Norway

Re: [SLUG] Linux on an xbox

2004-05-04 Thread Andrewd
You could try http://www.dynebolic.org/ it is a live CD that boots Linux on a modded XBox HEre is the blurb from the website You don't need to install anything, you don't even need an harddisk to run a whole free software operating system running out of the box on your PC! Download the

Re: [SLUG] Linux on an xbox

2004-05-04 Thread bedel
Im ok will running it but i dont have a modded xbox and I know you can install it with out opening the box. I just dont have the software to do that and wondering if any one does? On 05/05/2004, at 11:03 AM, Andrewd wrote: You could try http://www.dynebolic.org/ it is a live CD that boots

Re: [SLUG] Linux on an xbox

2004-05-04 Thread Michael Fox
Im ok will running it but i dont have a modded xbox and I know you can install it with out opening the box. I just dont have the software to do that and wondering if any one does? You certain you can install it without a mod, from what I understand you need the xbox modded. However I guess I