Modded Xbox: seperate thread

[Aleks]

OK, there is lots of interest in modded Xbox's, and of course there are a few on here that have them......I'm a noob at Xbox modding, I did PSx stuff, so I'm curious what you guys are using for setups, ie: HDD size, dashboard, actual mod, EvoX? Plus, what it cost you......I know this borders legality, but of course we all use this to back up our own games......................................Lets hear it ladies...

[Simon]

Re: Modded Xbox: seperate thread

OK, there is lots of interest in modded Xbox's, and of course there are a few on here that have them......I'm a noob at Xbox modding, I did PSx stuff, so I'm curious what you guys are using for setups, ie: HDD size, dashboard, actual mod, EvoX? Plus, what it cost you......I know this borders legality, but of course we all use this to back up our own games......................................Lets hear it ladies...

I have a 1.6version so it was harder to mod than previous versions, if you get one, try to get one thats not 1.6 as chips for the 1.6 have not yet hit the market I don't think?

Anyway, i got mine to work, EvoX chip and 120gb HD. I have a little switch setup so I can turn the chip on and off whether I want to play backed up games locally, or play LIVE games with the CD in.

[Aleks]

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how do I find out what version mine is?? I think its a very early one.....

[Simon]

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Look at the build date underneath/on the back and then look at this:

http://www.xbox-linux.org/Xbox_Versions_HOWTO

they're all super easy to do except 1.6's.

[Stonewall]

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There are some awesome chips out for the 1.6's now that do all types of things. I have a buddy who is all up to date on the scene so I will hook everyone up when I get back into town next week.

[Khyron]

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I bought an xbox just to mod it - for videos/tv show etc. The Xecuter 2.6 and the Xenium Ice seem good and most of them are entirely legal now. The only illegal part of modding the Xbox was modifying the Microsoft bios, but since most chips now provide their own it's ok. Still, avoid mentioning bios download locations on the forum.

I'm going to get either a 120 or a 160 drive (but you have to mod the xbox first THEN change the drive) - the question is whether to get the 7200 rpm drive or go with a quieter 5400. Also, I don't know if the Xbox benefits from the 8meg cache drives.

Khyron

[Simon]

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I'm going to get either a 120 or a 160 drive (but you have to mod the xbox first THEN change the drive) - the question is whether to get the 7200 rpm drive or go with a quieter 5400. Also, I don't know if the Xbox benefits from the 8meg cache drives.

Khyron

From what I've ready, the 7200 doesn't provide noticeable difference over the 5400 's, and 8mb cache is just a waste. I got a 120gb 7200rpm 2meg cache. If being used as a server and on all the time, you might want to throw on an extra fan on the 7200rpm harddrives as they can get warm, but for everyday use (couple hours a day), 7200 works perfectly.

And for size, depends on how many games/movies you wanna back up, I got a 120 and I've used 30 of it so far after a week. I think I probably should have gone with a 140 or 160, as thats just 10-15 more games I could hold, but I'm perfectly fine for now.

There are some awesome chips out for the 1.6's now that do all types of things. I have a buddy who is all up to date on the scene so I will hook everyone up when I get back into town next week.

thats probably true, but they *just* came out. when i was doing mine there weren't any available chips that worked perfectly with the 1.6's everytime. But EvoX worked fine on mine. And it's a fully loaded chip too, comes with emulators for NES, SNES, Sega, Atari, C64, etc etc etc. So I went and downloaded over 1000 games in those platforms and burned them on a cd and now I can play the best game ever invented, on my xbox, mario brothers 1.

oh, and I'm definately getting a screen for my car so I can watch movies/familyguy episodes/dvd's on roadtrips. Another great perk about the modded xbox, is that it negates the need for having the DVD Playback kit ($60), so you save yourself tons of money that way too.

[R_Ethug]

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yea simon thats hot.. i'm gonna buy an xbox this winter and incorporate it into my car setup.. imagine being at a show and rocking mario 1 on the avic!! thats hot shiz right there

[gaffer]

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I am not really a gamer, but is there a way to mod an Xbox so that it acts like a PVR? If so, is one able to set record times etc?

Andrew

[Aleks]

Re: Modded Xbox: seperate thread

Look at the build date underneath/on the back and then look at this:

http://www.xbox-linux.org/Xbox_Versions_HOWTO

they're all super easy to do except 1.6's.

mines a 1.0 baby...mexican made

[Khyron]

Re: Modded Xbox: seperate thread

I am not really a gamer, but is there a way to mod an Xbox so that it acts like a PVR? If so, is one able to set record times etc?

Andrew

Not yet - there is no capture card available. But a lot of people record the shows on their PCs with an ATI all in wonder or something, then transfer the video files to the xbox (automatically if you're good). The latest cable boxes have harddrives for recording shows - that's the way to go if you don't game.

Khyron

[Satnam]

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try and get a 5400rpm drive, it will run a lot cooler. 7200rpm drives last only if they are fan cooled.

I see much bigger drives are supported now, it (executer) used to onlu support drives to 80 GB

[Khyron]

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I just ordered my chip - Xenium Ice solderless, 86 bucks shipped.

Khyron

[Simon]

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I just ordered my chip - Xenium Ice solderless, 86 bucks shipped.

Khyron

nice work boyo

[gaffer]

Re: Modded Xbox: seperate thread

Not yet - there is no capture card available. But a lot of people record the shows on their PCs with an ATI all in wonder or something, then transfer the video files to the xbox (automatically if you're good). The latest cable boxes have harddrives for recording shows - that's the way to go if you don't game.

Khyron

Yah, I got to thinking about it yesterday, and I think an all in one solution is better. Either the Bell PVR or one of the new DVD players with a hard dirve that can do the same function plus the ability to record TV shows to DVD.

Andrew