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robby
22 Dec 2004, 2:09am
I have this old xbox mobo and was thinking of putting a harddrive with FAH on it. Think this would work? I mean, if I do all the installation on another comp then just attach the harddrive to the xbox, it should, right? :scratch:
entropy
22 Dec 2004, 2:13am
Well, the only way you could do it is if you run Linux on it. Even then, you'd have to copy the FAH stuff over the network, and then futz with it from the Linux console. So you'd be running through Linux, which I *think* needs emulation software of some sort to run on Xbox? Also, that thing is damn slow, lol, it'd hardly do anything. An AMD K6-2 took a month and a half or more to finish one WU....
Thrax
22 Dec 2004, 3:22am
It's a 700MHz Pentium III/Celeron hybrid; it'd be a respectable producer. It doesn't require emulation (As it is, afterall, x86), but it's tricky to get linux on the xbox.
robby
22 Dec 2004, 3:33am
if it matters, I'm not going to be using the xbox HD. What version of linux should I use? I really want to try this if for nothing other than the experiment.
mmonnin
22 Dec 2004, 4:51pm
First find out how to install Linux. If you can go that then you can fold.
beatz
22 Dec 2004, 5:02pm
Hi!

A simple google for "install linux on xbox", came up with some stuff.

First link: www.xbox-linux.org

Unfortunately some of the articles are down at the moment due to the santy worm.

Have fun with it and let us know how it goes :D .

Michael
primesuspect
22 Dec 2004, 8:48pm
I may not be able to help you with your actual problem, but I CAN tell you how weird it is to see you for sale ;D

Look at the google ads on this page:
profdlp
22 Dec 2004, 8:52pm
Giusi-gurL is likely clicking frantically on that link right now. :vimp:
shwaip
22 Dec 2004, 9:02pm
Giusi-gurL is likely clicking frantically on that link right now. :vimp:

or she's finally had enough and is selling him cheap :d
Giusi-gurL
22 Dec 2004, 9:52pm
MY robby is NOT for sale!!

ever. :shakehead
robby
22 Dec 2004, 9:54pm
wow, that was a strange conversation for me to read. lol. ;D If I was for sale, it would be in the deal depot, not ebay. Perhaps a swap for the 1337 proc? ;D
Giusi-gurL
22 Dec 2004, 10:21pm
wow, that was a strange conversation for me to read. lol. ;D If I was for sale, it would be in the deal depot, not ebay. Perhaps a swap for the 1337 proc? ;D


pffft.. there is no "if i was for sale" robby...
grrrieeess... :nudge:

http://www.tmcrew.org/not_for_sale.jpghttp://www.tmcrew.org/not_for_sale.jpghttp://www.tmcrew.org/not_for_sale.jpg
robby
22 Dec 2004, 10:52pm
Back on topic, thanks for the help beatz, and for not giving me a hard time about not googling it myself, lol. :banghead: I'll keep everybody posted as the project continues.
Straight_Man
23 Dec 2004, 1:05am
Well, the only way you could do it is if you run Linux on it. Even then, you'd have to copy the FAH stuff over the network, and then futz with it from the Linux console. So you'd be running through Linux, which I *think* needs emulation software of some sort to run on Xbox? Also, that thing is damn slow, lol, it'd hardly do anything. An AMD K6-2 took a month and a half or more to finish one WU....

UM, USB to NIC adaptor possible???? Given Linux present???? Then shared web access, since Linux can use some of those adaptors????
robby
23 Dec 2004, 1:48am
from what I have read, if I replace the harddrive and the dvdrom,(done), as well as two small solders, I can install from cd. I'll let you guys know if it works.

*edit* found a Linux distribution called Debian for the Xbox, anyone know anything about this?
beatz
7 Jan 2005, 5:56pm
Hi again!

Debian is one of the major linux distributions. Debian for Xbox (Xebian) is just a modified version. The Knoppix-Live-CD Linux is also based on Debian. You can get a copy of that for free for you PC and boot it from the CD, just to play with. It might look a little like Xebian ; ).

So long,
Michael