RE: Xbox Mods/Dashboards

[Johan Olde <johan.olde@xxxxxxx>]

I can't see why it would destroy the standard functionality, other than if
you actually break it during modding. In my experience, it's very unlikely
that one break the X-box during modification.

The only drawback right now is that it's likely that X-Box Live doesn't
work
on a modded X-box running Mediaplayer as dashboard - but that will probably
get solved as well.

One huge (depending on your child's age) benefit of modding the machine is
that games could be played from the hdd instead of letting small people
fumble with the discs with their jam-sticky fingers.

/Johan


-----Original Message-----
From: Don McAllister [mailto:donmc@xxxxxxx]
Sent: den 9 mars 2003 15:15
To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
Subject: RE: [ukha_d] Xbox Mods/Dashboards

Good timing!

Just persuaded my son to get an xbox for his birthday :-)

Is it advisable to mod it with Xecuter2 Lite and run Mediaplayer as the
dashboard without screwing up the ease of use or standard functionality.


I don't want to spoil his birthday present.

Cheers
Don

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Johan Olde [mailto:johan.olde@xxxxxxx]
> Sent: 09 March 2003 14:03
> To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
> Subject: RE: [ukha_d] Xbox Mods/Dashboards
>
>
>
> Hi Tony!
>
> I use Xbox Mediaplayer as dashboard. Works like a treat, the later
> versions
> includes ftp-server and of course games and stuff could be started
>from
> as well - so for my use (primarily movies and pictures and some
gaming)
> the
> mediaplayer is perfect..
>
> /Johan
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Tony Butler [mailto:roaming@xxxxxxx]
> Sent: den 14 februari 2003 11:54
> To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
> Subject: [ukha_d] Xbox Mods/Dashboards
>
> I know some of you chaps have modded your xboxes, so perhaps you can
offer
> some
> advice:
>
> I just got the Xecuter2 Lite (Should have been pro, but finger slipped
> when
> ordering :-() and have installed it okay (I think, had to squint at
solder
> points - anyone know where I can get a magnifying glass on a stand
kinda
> thing?)
>
> The xbox boots and shows "Xectuter2" instead of
"Microsoft", so it
seems
> my
> hit
> and miss soldering worked :)
>
> I presume the next step is to get evoX or some such dashboard on there
> from
> a
> CD-RW or DVR-R/RW?
> (Leaving aside the fact that all buring software hangs on my machine
ATM
> :-(
> )
>
> What is the best dashboard to get and which version?  There seems to
be a
> million verions of evox/evolutionX (are they the same thing) and
neXgen
> out
> there.
>
> The main reason for modding is to run xboxmediaplayer to stream audio
and,
> maybe, video over the net (maybe I won't need that SLiMP3 after
all...),
> so
> it's whatever works best with that....
>
> Also, are there any other "cool" uses of a hacked xbox ppl
are aware
of?
>
> cheers,
>
> --
> Tony
>
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