As a follow up to the recent posts above... As regards using USB: in theory possible, but IMHO not a great solution. Why? You've got to build a patch cable or buy (lik-sang sells them) one; AND, the USB ports are version 1.1 _not_ 2.0 AFAIK from the searching I've done. So, you get into a bandwidth issue with an external drive.
In reference to the modchip stuff: The modchip is definitely the way to go IF you've got the money. You get the best of all worlds...you can throw in a bigger HDD, you keep Xbox gaming and Xbox Live in play and you can boot the thing into Linux using pure Cromwell, all selectable from the modchip dashboard. However, I wanted to have a dedicated unit, so I went the hardware mod route and flashed the Xbox TSOP with Cromwell BIOS/bootloader. I'm full on Linux (X-DSL) for a bunch of reasons unrelated to the SlimServer piece (not related to this thread or site though -- PM me if you're interested). Lastly, in relation to running as a Live CD a la SlimCD...be very careful here. A search of Michael Hergers posts and his site (www.herger.net) all warn about hardware minimums. A stock Xbox has only 64 MB of ram and the Xbox Linux project runs Xwindows over a framebuffer like a laptop. The video system in an Xbox reserves 4 MB of system RAM for itself and plays with the remaining 60. So, running SlimCD at runlevel 5, the Xbox hardware will be running really hard. If someone wants to take on the task of making some minor mods to SlimCD by remastering X-DSL with the Slim goodies on it BUT default to runlevel 2, could be a working solution. I wanted a native X-DSL install, since I get a SlimServer (I call a XlimXerver), with my music collection, SaMBa services (for file transfer), SSH for sysadmin and a large hard drive partition for music storage, podcasts, etc. Since I inherited the Xbox (dead on arrival), had the MechAssault game, USB bits to make the adapter, conductive pen, CF card for the savegames needed, and a 40 GB Maxtor lying around, my cost was $0. That's a nice price for a dedicated MP3 server. Just a project to keep me off the streets and swimming in soldering fumes. All up, do your research....the guys who have also worked on the NAS slugs and LinkStations also provide excellent solutions at minimal expense. Someone else also used a thin client system and a USB hard drive to get his Slim in play. Maybe those following this thread could enlighten me...why would you _not_ want to have the Xbox XlimXerver up 24/7. If it's Xbox gaming that you're after, would it be better to keep it an Xbox and use a PC/Mac, since the installation and work is a lot easier? Why reinvent the wheel when the Slim developers have done such an excellent job up front with the Windoze install binary. -- squiffy ------------------------------------------------------------------------ squiffy's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=3173 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=16337 _______________________________________________ plugins mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/plugins
