Fw: x-box media centre & Pronto

[Gareth Cook <g@xxxxxxxxxx>]

Makes a change from me asking the questions... :-)

Gareth Cook
SWG EMEA North Account Manager
IBM SWG - BTE Office - Lotus Park, Staines, TW18 3AG
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"JT @ Home" <Jonathan@xxxxxxx>
Today 20:26

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Hats off to that man Gareth!

Cheers!
Jonathan.

-----Original Message-----
From: Gareth Cook [mailto:g@xxxxxxx]
Sent: 26 November 2004 10:10
To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
Subject: Fw: [ukha_d] x-box media centre & Pronto

Yep. Put the following section in your XBMC config file (replace the
section)

<!-- my programs bookmarks !-->
<myprograms>
<default>F:\Games</default>
<bookmark>
<name>DVD2XBOX</name>
<path>f:\apps\dvd2xbox\default.xbe</path>
</bookmark>
<bookmark>
<name>C Drive</name>
<path>C:\</path>
</bookmark>
<bookmark>
<name>E Drive</name>
<path>E:\</path>
</bookmark>
<bookmark>
<name>F drive</name>
<path>F:\</path>
</bookmark>
<bookmark>
<name>DVD</name>
<path>D:\</path>
</bookmark>
</myprograms>


Now, when you click "My Programs" all of your games appear on the
right
-
as an icon. Click to load the game. On the left bar, you will have a
link
to DVD2XBOX - this you can use to copy your game over to the hard drive.

G.

Gareth Cook
SWG EMEA North Account Manager
IBM SWG - BTE Office - Lotus Park, Staines, TW18 3AG
Office: +44 (0)1784 445166 - Mobile: +44 (0)7980 445166
AIM Chat : TheBoyG - MSN Chat : chat@xxxxxxx
email: g@xxxxxxx


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"Paul Smith" <ukha@xxxxxxx>
Today 09:22

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Hi,


I haven't tried that, but I guess you can use XBMC's
Application
area for games on the disk. I know I started HALO2 from dvd from there.


Regards


Paul


-----Original Message-----
From: JT @ Home [mailto:Jonathan@xxxxxxx]
Sent: 26 November 2004 09:11
To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
Subject: RE: [ukha_d] x-box media centre & Pronto


Hi Paul,

I'd like to use both games and the xbmc . however primary use will be
xbmc.

Is it possible to boot straight into media centre .. but with the option
of dropping back out to the dash to play the games on the HD ? (not at
all interested in playing live)

Kind regards,
Jonathan.

-----Original Message-----
From: Paul Smith [mailto:ukha@xxxxxxx]
Sent: 25 November 2004 08:25
To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
Subject: RE: [ukha_d] x-box media centre & Pronto

Hi Jonathan,


Is there anything on the dashboard that you really want access
to apart from XBMC, if not then you can change a file on the hard disk
on the Xbox so that it boot xbmc only.

Regards,

Paul


-----Original Message-----
From: JT @ Home [mailto:Jonathan@xxxxxxx]
Sent: 25 November 2004 07:04
To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
Subject: RE: [ukha_d] x-box media centre & Pronto


Chaps,

I've got XBMC up and running - however at the moment, when I start the
box on, I'm presented with a dashboard, which I have to scroll through
to then select XBMC. do you think it would be possible to setup a pronto
macro, so I could have a button marked 'media centre' (or whatever)
which would then turn the xbox on, change the scart switcher, scroll
down to the 4th option (to select xbmc) ??

Is this possible?

Kind regards,
Jonathan.


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