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All Things Microsoft => Microsoft Hardware => Topic started by: jtpenrod on 31 May 2002, 05:52

Title: Linux for the X-Crox
Post by: jtpenrod on 31 May 2002, 05:52: A while back, someone here asked if the X-Crox would ever run Linux, well, now we have our answer. Seems someone figured out how to defeat the protection to get the X-Crox to run unsigned, and equally "unauthorized", software. This involves a chip mod that apparantly originated in China. See The Inquirer (http://www.theinquirer.net/30050207.htm) for further details. :D
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[ May 30, 2002: Message edited by: jtpenrod ]
Title: Linux for the X-Crox
Post by: slave on 31 May 2002, 06:44: The question arises as to who would want to cripple their X-BOX with that tripe?
Title: Linux for the X-Crox
Post by: cloudstrife on 31 May 2002, 07:01: It would be interesting to know the abilities of the built-in shell... i.e. can you look at the files on your hard drive, etc. (not that i have an Xshit, or plan on buying one)
Title: Linux for the X-Crox
Post by: cloudstrife on 31 May 2002, 07:02: quote:
Originally posted by Windows XP User #5225982375:
The question arises as to who would want to cripple their X-BOX with that tripe?

Me, and the millions of other linux users in the world. At least then you could do something useful with your xbox.
Title: Linux for the X-Crox
Post by: voidmain on 31 May 2002, 21:04: Better yet, buy the Linux kit for the PS2. Stay away from that M$ crash box.
Title: Linux for the X-Crox
Post by: jtpenrod on 31 May 2002, 21:23: quote:
Better yet, buy the Linux kit for the PS2. Stay away from that M$ crash box.
Actually, it does have one nice feature the PS2 is lacking: a built-in HD. And if you installed Linux on it, then it wouldn't be a "crash box" anymore, now would it? ;) Since M$ is actually losing money on every X-Box it sells, hoping to make up for it by selling games, then installing Linux and running some good, Linux-friendly games with it would be sweet revenge (http://tongue.gif)
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Title: Linux for the X-Crox
Post by: voidmain on 31 May 2002, 21:29: Yes but the PS2 Linux kit comes with a 40GB hard drive, not that little measly 8GB hard drive that the Crash Box comes with. And it comes with the PS2 Development DVDs so you can write your own PS2 games.

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Title: Linux for the X-Crox
Post by: Kintaro on 31 May 2002, 12:07: Better yet get Linux in a PC, Consoles where not designed for full Operating Systems!
Title: Linux for the X-Crox
Post by: Calum on 31 May 2002, 16:23: yeah, just get a fucking PC running linux! anybody who bought the Xbox deserves to lose out completely. It obviously voids your warranty if you install linux on it (and you wouldn't want to missout on all that helpful M$ support that you get do you?)

the hardware is bound to be flaky, and its certain that it's nonupgradeable. It's just a fucking celery 700 for fux sake!

i recently found out by the way that even if you pay for a full copy of windows, if you then partition your hard drive and install any other OS on your machine, you are no longer entitled to the M$ support that you have already paid for. Pa Thet Ic.