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Week of February 16, 2003
NitroXX Tool & elses limited edition xbox
>> NitroXX is an updated version of the popular OpenXbox/PC-BioXX modchip.
It now includes a bios switch 1x1024 , 2x512 , 4x256.
The rest is pretty much the same as the OpenXbox/PC-BioXX
+ max bios size is 1MB
+ flashable with a PC (via LTP port & BioXX/NitroXX flasher 1.4)
+ en/disable modchip with power&reset button (1 extre wire)
+ LPC-based modchip (9 wires)
Elses.de (the official reseller of the NitroXX modchip) also gave a picture & video of the "elses limited edition xbox" prototype with some nice hardware hacks (they are not all new , for most of these hacks we have tutorials online):
* Coax Digital Output
* USB (Controllerport # 4)
* 128MB RAM
* modchip enable/disable led
* IR controlled power (on/off) & bios bank (4x256 , 2x512 , 1x1024)
 click picture for full view
check out the video1 (features - 128k stream - in german).
check out the video2 (functions - 128k stream - in german).
Official Site: here[gamesx.de] & here[elses.de]
Right now there are only resellers of the NitroXX for Germany , Switzerland , Sweden & Holland.
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(Saturday 22 February 2003 23:18 EST) - (Category: (default)) - (Posted by::
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New Release: Pre XBox Copy Tool v0.3 Beta
>> Description:
* A tool used to renamed files and directories using configurable intelligence.
* If used with default settings this will remove any differences between fat and fatx
* Very good for copying roms to xbox
What's new/fixed:
* Fixed a few more bugs (who knew it could be so many)
* Thanks to kopfschuss2000's idea to backup up files I've created a way restore original filenames if you don't like how the tool renamed your files. I thought a way to restore names would be better than backing up because backing up would waste lots of space. Read Information section for more info on restoring original filenames.
* error.txt written to selected directory if restore is selected and errors occur
* be looking for a new version with limited international language support thanks to an enhancemant request by kopfschuss2000. Releasing soon.
Official Site: N/A
Download: here
News-Source: #xbins
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(Saturday 22 February 2003 19:28 EST) - (Category: (default)) - (Posted by::
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Xbox-Scene T-shirt artworks contest.
>> Are you a photoshop eXpert ? Then you can help us!
Design a front & back artwork for an Xbox-Scene T-shirt.
The winning artworks will get a free T-shirt with their artwork on it from us.
We don't know yet how many artworks will be selected ... depends on how many good one we get :)
The specifications are:
Background-color : white
Minimum Resolution: 100 dpi (the higher the better)
Front Image Size: 8 x 10 centered or 10 x 8 centered or 6 x 6 pocket or 10 x 4 shoulders
Back Image Size: 8 x 10 centered or 10 x 8 centered or 6 x 6 pocket or 10 x 4 shoulders
Note: It's not allowed to use copyright protected images. (like the xbox-logo , ...)
For more information or to submit your artwork (submit it in a low resolution jpeg) , go to this thread on our forums
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(Saturday 22 February 2003 12:57 EST) - (Category: (default)) - (Posted by::
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New Release: XBE Finder 1.2.0.68
>> What's new/fixed:
* Save settings and load settigns on runtime.
* Redid, update app. Different GUI and doesnt corrupt files.
* Auto update function, (doesn’t corrupt files)
Official Site: here[xbefinder.tripod.com]
Download: here
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(Saturday 22 February 2003 10:00 EST) - (Category: (default)) - (Posted by::
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New Release: Evo Previewer v0
>> Features:
[QUOTE]
Evo Previewer is a little program (in flash) made by !DUR that will help you to make your EvoX skin designing 'work'.
There is only 1 thing that will be better than other skinner progs: realtime preview...
This version is in progress so anybody see some fantasy at this prog pls send me a mail (nyc_boy_25@yahoo.com) and i will continue the 'developing'...
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Official Site: N/A
Download: here
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(Friday 21 February 2003 16:56 EST) - (Category: (default)) - (Posted by::
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XBMSP protocol & ccXStream Server
>> From xboxmediaplayer.de:
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A new network protocol for media streaming named XB Media Streaming Protocol (XBMSP) developed by PuhPuh in discussion with RUNTiME & Pope-X has been integrated into the latest XboxMediaPlayer CVS (source code). XBMSP is a more simplistic & faster protocol than the XNS protocol currently used by XboxMediaPlayer. Though XBMSP has not replaced XNS it can be used by future XStream Servers to share media files to XboxMediaPlayer. PuhPuh has also developed XSteam test server called "ccXStream" that uses the XBMSP protocol. ccXStream comes in a Linux and a Windows version.
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Official Site: here[xboxmediaplayer.de]
Download ccXStream Server windows: here
Download ccXStream Server linux: here
Download latest XBMP cvs build: n/a (build with XDK)
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(Friday 21 February 2003 12:04 EST) - (Category: (default)) - (Posted by::
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New Release: Media X Menu 0.9g (beta)
>> BenJeremy released a new version of his alternative dashboard for Xbox.
Wbat's new/fixed:
[QUOTE]
* Reorganizing MusicManager to stomp all known issues with song selection and local soundtrack.
* Added two additional "intro" screens that can be configured with patching
0 = Matrix Effect intro screen
1 = Large Logo with sky
2 = Small Logo with sky
* Added Matrix effect to screen saver; Saver will SOON allow combination of several elements:
- Background can be black or shifting colors
- Matrix Effect "falling symbols"
- Bouncing MXM logo
* Added a system menu accessed with "Back" button
* Fixed memory/resource leak with fading screen logic
* Matrix Symbolic font was added to "built-in" data - Font designed by me (BJ), includes 12 symbols and letters A,D,E,I,M,N,U,X
* MenuX Compatibility - MXM's default.xbe can be dropped in as a direct replacement for the MenuX app... it will use the XDI file to configure the games, and also use the PNGs and sounds from the MenuX media directory as a 'skin', unless another skin is loaded (If 'real' MXM skins are available, the MenuX 'skin' will be randomly selected with the other choices).
Still working on 'generic skins' which is a user extensible skinning technology, but the big thing was MenuX Compatibility, as some people have not switched to MXM (and still making bad burns with that hack) because they cannot tear themselves away from the plodding, but familiar, configuration steps. 0.9g's default.xbe can simply be dropped in as a DIRECT REPLACEMENT for MenuX's default.xbe now - no other files need to be copied over.
Of course, the full benefits of MXM are available when using the proper configuration files.
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Official Site: N/A , but you can check out this forum thread
Download: N/A (build with XDK)
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(Friday 21 February 2003 10:29 EST) - (Category: (default)) - (Posted by::
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The Xbox is a PC
>> Xbox-Linux just posted a comparison between the Xbox and a PC.
[QUOTE]
Microsoft have been at some pains to describe the Xbox as a 'console'. But in fact the Xbox is a standard 'legacy-free' PC, except for some very minor changes which we will list here. The purpose of this article is to show that the Xbox is a PC, and that even Microsoft themselves do not think of it as a 'games console', but as a platform just like a PC. As we have reverse- engineered the device in great depth to get Xbox Linux working on it, we have some understanding of the design decisions that went into making it, and as we will show: the Xbox is a standard 'legacy-free' PC.
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check out the whole article here[xbox-linux.sourceforge.net]
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(Friday 21 February 2003 10:16 EST) - (Category: (default)) - (Posted by::
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New Release: XBE finder 1.2
>> What's new/fixed:
[QUOTE]
Added Stuff
* Added simple update server.
* Changed colour, cause I decided it looked crap.
The update function works, except it corrupts the files while downloading, so if you want the latest version, go to the website
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The team also announces a complete new release soon.
[QUOTE]
There is going to be a completely new xbe finder, I don’t know when, but is in development right now. COMPLETE redesign, COMPLETE code change, that’s all I am saying at the moment, for a picture go to the website. This is being achieved because of a new team member.
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Official Site: here[xbefinder.tripod.com]
Download: here
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(Friday 21 February 2003 10:08 EST) - (Category: (default)) - (Posted by::
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Work In Progress: SensitiveX
>> SensitiveX is a remake of the commodore 64 game Sensitive.
Latest update:
[QUOTE]
I have thus far...
1) Changed the font for a happier one, it reminds me of the ones the rowland brothers (creatures) used alot.
2) Ripped original level data from C64 game.
3) Added credit routine and menu option to display it.
4) THE BIG ONE!!!, Created the 3d camera mode viewing algorithms,
5) Improved the Controller support, now uses any pad and controls can be via analogue joystick or digital pad.
[/QUOTE]
Official Site: here
ETA: 2weeks
Thanks to ZedStar for mailing us this info.
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(Thursday 20 February 2003 23:03 EST) - (Category: (default)) - (Posted by::
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New Release: Pre XBox Copy Tool .02 Beta
>> What's new/fixed:
* Now developed in VB6 instead of .NET you only need VB6 runtime for it to work
* Changed tab order or some controls
* Fixed many bugs related to .NET to VB6 transfer
* Noticed a few bugs in old version that i fixed while converting to VB6 code
For those that don't remember what PreXBoxCopyTool is used for:
* A tool used to renamed files and directories using configurable intelligence.
* If used with default settings this will remove any differences between fat and fatx
* Very good for copying roms to xbox
Official Site: N/A
Download: here
News-Source: #xbins
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(Thursday 20 February 2003 17:33 EST) - (Category: (default)) - (Posted by::
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New Release: xISO xFER v0.8b
>> What's new/fixed:
[QUOTE]
Bugs :
Still got reports on xISO xFER fucking up during xISO scanning. Thought this depended on that the ISO's was created with 'xISO' as 'xISO' is said not to create the xISO's according to the GDF standard. Well, was a little too fast on claiming that this was the problem. After some debugging, trying to pinpoint the exact cause of the 'infinite files' bug I discovered the error that was causing it. So, if you have encountered the 'infinite files' error, using version 0.7b, please try v0.8b out.
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Official Site: here[limit.agent55.com]
Download: here
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(Thursday 20 February 2003 14:03 EST) - (Category: (default)) - (Posted by::
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New Release: 007: NIGHTFIRE [+3] trainer
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(Thursday 20 February 2003 06:19 EST) - (Category: (default)) - (Posted by::
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Xbox Strengthens Grip on No. 2 Position
>> From Yahoo! Biz:
[QUOTE]
REDMOND, Wash., Feb. 19 Coming off an impressive holiday season, the Xbox(TM) video game system continues to show strong North American sales and solidify its position in the highly competitive video game industry. Microsoft Corp. today confirmed that Xbox got off to a very happy new year, with outstanding January sales.
According to NPD Group/NPD Funworld, Xbox maintained a 24 percent next-generation market share in January, double the share of Nintendo's GameCube system.
With January sales, Xbox increased its cumulative software-to-hardware attach rate to an impressive 4.9 units, the highest for any next-generation console after 15 months on the market.* In addition, the Xbox Live(TM) service continues to excite gamers around the world. Microsoft has now sold 44 percent more Xbox Live starter kits than Sony has sold of its PS2 network adapters during their first three months in the market.*
Xbox continued to capitalize on its momentum coming out of the recent holiday by outselling GameCube on console sales by a 2-to-1 margin in January, the widest variance in the past eight months. Moreover, after four months on the market, the Xbox holiday offer, which includes an Xbox system, a new controller and two free Sega games for $199,** proved to be a huge hit with consumers. The Xbox holiday offer outsold the Nintendo Mario Bundle by a margin of more than 3 to 1.*
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Read the whole article over at Yahoo! Biz.
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(Wednesday 19 February 2003 20:12 EST) - (Category: (default)) - (Posted by::
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CNet about Xbox Linux's open letter to MS *updated*
>> CNet wrote some news today about the open letter the Xbox-Linux team wrote to Microsoft. (reported on this site 2days ago ... CNet is kinda slow ;p)
They also have a short interview with Andy Green (Xbox Linux crew):
[QUOTE]
"The letter is a genuine request for Microsoft to consider allowing Xbox Linux to run on the Xbox without discriminatory extra effort needed on the part of the user," he said in an e-mail interview.
"We decided to actually ask Microsoft because up until now we have had zero contact with them, despite trying to reach out once before, as we describe in the letter," Green said. "We can see from feedback that it is being widely seen as a brave attempt at a lost cause, but we're not so sure. Nobody knows for sure what Microsoft's response to us and our concept of a Microsoft-approved Linux will be until we ask and get a reply."
"Xbox Linux's situation is plenty more discriminated against than Netscape with their Navigator browser and Sun's Java," he said. "These guys could at least run their stuff on the PCs without us having to reverse-engineer their cryptographic locks and the user having to fit new equipment to it."
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Read the whole article here[news.com] (I kinda wonder why CNet didn't place any link to the Xbox-Linux page ... not even to the original open letter).
*update* : I saw they updated their article now and added a link to Xbox-Linux .. hehe , do we have influence on CNet ?
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(Wednesday 19 February 2003 19:48 EST) - (Category: (default)) - (Posted by::
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New Release: XKUtils 0.2
>> XKUtils is a very good library released by Team Assembly that can be used by Xbox programmers to easily use the function of Configmagic into their own program.
Release Notes:
[QUOTE]
In this Release of the XKUTILS libray Subset, we were focusing on bringing you all the COOL and POWERFULL features we have in our very own and very popular ConfigMagic !
This is not the complete set that we have available, but we will be cleaning the others up and releasing them soon..
[QUOTE]
What's new/fixed:
[QUOTE]
* Fixes:
Fixed a memory leak in XKGeneral
* NEW XKUtils Class includes:
Eject DVD Tray, Load DVD Tray, Mount Disk Drives, UnMount Disk Drive, Read EEPROM Data from XBOX, Write EEPROM Data To XBOX, Set BOX Eject LED Color/Status, Cycle XBOX Power, Turn Off XBOX Power, Reboot XBOX, Load XBOX Dashboard
* NEW Kernel Variables exposed:
XBOX Kernel Version, XBOX EEPROM RC4 Key, XBOX HDD RC4 Key
* NEW Kernel Functions exposed:
RtlInitAnsiString, HalWriteSMBusValue, HalReadSMBusValue, IoCreateSymbolicLink, IoDeleteSymbolicLink, NtCreateFile, NtDeviceIoControlFile
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Official Site: here[team-assembly.com]
Download: here[team-assembly.com]
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(Tuesday 18 February 2003 23:30 EST) - (Category: (default)) - (Posted by::
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Full X-ecuter2 install guides!
>> Well , I worked hard the last few days to make the complete guide to install the X-ecuter2 Lite and Pro!
Everything you need should be there! (with tons of HQ pictures - sry for dial-up users)
Note that this is a first version , there might still be some errors or thing to add/change.
* X-ecuter2 Lite&Pro headerpin install : here
* X-ecuter2 Lite&Pro wire install : here
* X-ecuter2 Lite&Pro pogopin install : here
* X-ecuter2 Pro flashing guide : here
* X-ecuter2 Pro switches guide : here
Thanks goes to eXtreme-Mods for the X-ecuter2 Pro and Pogopin sample and to Team Xecuter for the X-ecuter2 Lite.
Njoy!
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(Tuesday 18 February 2003 20:19 EST) - (Category: (default)) - (Posted by::
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New Release: xISO xFER v0.7b
>> What's new/fixed:
[QUOTE]
Added : An extra progressbar, displaying the extraction
progress for the current file extraction.
This also adds a new label caption to translate.
By public request, the syntax for entering the
'Xbox partition/dir' allows now two syntaxes:
'Partition/Dir' i.e. 'E/Games' or
'Drive:\Dir' i.e. '"E:\Games'.
Just enter it the way you feel most comfortable
with.
Bugs : Re-coded the extraction routine - *BLAM* - another
bug pops out. This time 'Range check error'.
Anyway, tried it on xISO's known to generate this
particular problem. Didn't get the error, so I
guess it's fixed. Thanks goes out to Shafted!
Fixed : Changed the binary compressor settings, cutting
the size of xISO xFER with almost 40% :-D
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Official Site: here[limit.agent55.com]
Download: here
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(Tuesday 18 February 2003 20:18 EST) - (Category: (default)) - (Posted by::
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New Release: PreXBoxCopyTool .01 Alpha
>> Description:
* A tool used to renamed files and directories using configurable intelligence.
* If used with default settings this will remove any differences between fat and fatx
* Very good for copying roms to xbox
Official Site: N/A
Download: here
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(Tuesday 18 February 2003 12:07 EST) - (Category: (default)) - (Posted by::
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Work In Progess: Dreamix update + help requested
>> From dreamix.sourceforge.net
[QUOTE]
Its been a long month! We're not dead yet, I promise! The Dreamix team has been very busy getting programming, graphics and more ready. We are still in the alpha stage, but we are moving along very nicely. In the upcoming weeks we will be launching our corporate site (http://www.dreamix.tv/). The fact that we are a coporation does not change our license, we are still 100% supporting the GPL (General Public License).At this time we are accepting resumes from anyone wanting to help out. We have composed a list of the following specifications that we need for people on the team:
* Maya/Bryce/3D Studio Max - 3D Animator
* Macromedia Flash Animator
* Photoshop/Illustrator Graphic Artist
* C/C++ Programmer
* OpenGL Programmer
* Music Cordinator - Mixing/Creating Custom Music
* Web Designer
That should do it! If your interested email us resume@dreamix.tv.
Be sure to give samples of your work and how experienced you are.
[/QUOTE]
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(Tuesday 18 February 2003 09:24 EST) - (Category: (default)) - (Posted by::
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New Release: XNSPlsEdit v1.1
>> What's new/fixed:
* New Interface AGAIN
* SHOUTCast.com search feature works flawlessly (as far as I know) ;)
* New search options
* Button to preview stream
Official Site: N/A
Download: here
News-Source: #xbins
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(Monday 17 February 2003 20:48 EST) - (Category: (default)) - (Posted by::
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New Release: xISO xFER v0.6b
>> What's new/fixed:
[QUOTE]
Bugs :
Several reports of xISO xFER going nuts when used with different xISO's. After testing with xISO's reported to seriously fuck xFER up (which they *really* did) the results were that xISO xFER does *NOT* work well with xISO's created by 'xISO' (the program). As reported by others in the scene, 'xISO' does not create 'true' Xbox ISO images, like IsoMaker, Craxtion and all other ISO apps that uses the Microsoft licensed GDFImage utility. These xISO's tested that messed xISO xFER up, were all made using 'xISO'.
No need to fix anything, since xISO xFER works the way it is meant to work, with 'true' xISO's.
If you prove that to be wrong, please report it.
Fixed:
The extraction routines have been re-coded and tested. Hopefully, this will put an end to all those of you that experienced 'Out of memory' errors (due to internal RAM/filesize conflict).
This may have affected the speed of xISO xFER.
So, all of you that encountered the memory error, please try v0.6b out. Please report if you experienced any enhancements or errors with this v0.6b.
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Official Site: here[limit.agent55.com]
Download: here
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(Monday 17 February 2003 20:37 EST) - (Category: (default)) - (Posted by::
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Letter to Microsoft
>> Xbox Linux sent an open letter to Microsoft about a Microsoft-approved Xbox Linux distribution.
[QUOTE]
We are the team responsible for the Xbox Linux Project, which you may have heard of [0].
We should say first that we are big fans of the Xbox as a device and have found much to like about it while working on it. Although its 733MHz CPU is no longer high end, it is still fine for many computing tasks and we found it to be of high quality in many ways. Congratulations.
We are writing as we would like to release a version of Xbox Linux which is able to run on unmodified Xboxes. As you know, the Xbox is a normal PC that has been deliberately designed by yourselves so that as sold, it can only execute programs which Microsoft has approved.
Our users are currently forced to modify their Xbox using a 'modchip', to return the Xbox to being a normal PC which will accept programs written by anyone (and there are some great non-Microsoft programs out there [1], with many more that would be available if Microsoft did not suppress them [2]).
We would strongly prefer that our users did not have this extra complex step of opening their Xbox [3], and fitting extra circuitry [4] before they can run Linux or other programs.
Because of Microsoft's deliberate design choices in terms of restricting the software that may run on an unmodified xbox to 'Microsoft approved only' [5], coming to ask Microsoft, and presumably paying Microsoft, is currently the only way we can get our port of the GNU/Linux OS to interoperate with an unmodified box. Unkind people might characterize this as a second deliberate monopoly created by Microsoft even as they were being found guilty of creating an illegal monopoly in Operating Systems software [6].
Xbox Linux gives choices back to the user which Microsoft denies them, for example, Internet applications like a web browser [7], Instant Messaging [8] and email client [9], Multimedia applications [10], and Office applications [11], all for free [12].
We know that these features are popular with Xbox users, for example the Mandrake-based Xbox Linux distrubition on our website has been downloaded over 83,000 times [13] since last October, despite it being a 350MB download and requiring a modchip to run. So there's no doubt that our offering these features for free makes the Xbox are more attractive platform to the consumer, and enabling their use on an unmodified box at low cost will be a major factor in many people's decisions to invest in the Xbox.
In terms of our being an 'established game publisher' [19], members of our team have written games in the past, and our Xbox Linux distribution runs such fine games as 'Tux vs Clippy' [14], 'Tux Racer' [15], and 'Frozen Bubble' [16].
We would be grateful,then, if you could send us the further information we will need to offer our alternative Operating System to Microsoft for signing so it will be able to run on an unmodified Xbox. However, please note the following points:
- We will consider signing an NDA about the details of the approvals process if necessary. But because the current work of our project is to reverse engineer the Xbox to provide interoperability with Linux, some clauses in your NDA may not be acceptable to us.
- Also note we will not require any of the XDK development systems, nor their restrictive licenses, since we have already written clean alternatives. We will need certain exemptions from your normal game requirement standards, since this is an alternative OS and not a game.
- Michael Steil did try to contact you via this email address [19] August 1st 2002, but did not receive a reply. Of course, we understand that, due to what some unkind persons are calling 'dumping' of the consoles at below cost [17], you are making a big loss in this division [18] and so perhaps cannot afford to staff this email address properly. So to help make sure you are aware of our request, we have also made it publicly available on our website.
- As a free software project, we cannot afford to pay large sums of money for Microsoft to approve software which will be made freely available under the GPL [12]. Because no further development, technical information or support is required from you, and so we are asking Microsoft only to take a couple of minutes to sign our XBE loader for Linux which is already complete, we expect any costs to be in the range of a few hundred dollars.
- More money may be available however - you may not be aware that Project B of the Xbox Linux prize [20] includes up to $100,000 for a person or company which allows Xbox Linux to boot on an unmodded box. Microsoft will be eligible to apply for an award under this scheme if they approve Xbox Linux as a normal Xbox program.
We are waiting to hear from you on what are the next steps we should take towards publishing this truly innovative Microsoft-approved Xbox Linux distribution!
Yours faithfully
Michael Steil, mist@c64.org, +49 173 XXXXXXX
Andy Green, andy@warmcat.com, +44 1536 XXXXXX
Milosch Meriac, post@meriac.de, +49 30 XXXX XXXX
On behalf of the Xbox Linux Team.
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Read the full letter here
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(Monday 17 February 2003 08:09 EST) - (Category: (default)) - (Posted by::
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Work In Progress: Mega X-Key
>> From xbox-saves.com:
[QUOTE]
Team X4 is proud to announce Mega X-Key. Mega X-Key is a multifaceted product which unlocks the power of your XBox.
Imagine playing your favorite games with everything already unlocked or being able to "cheat" at your favorite games. How about tons of money and all vehicles and tracks unlocked in your favorite racing game? Or all characters and movies unlocked in your favorite fighting game? With Mega X-Key, this is all possible.
Hundreds of ready to go game saves and cheats are included with Mega X-Key and the users and crew over at Xbox-Saves.com, xEmulation.com, GameSaves.de, and Xbox-Info.com are working on new ones every day. They are all FREE and you'll NEVER have to purchase a "subscription" to download them, unlike some similar products for other gaming consoles.
Mega X-Key also serves as a "Mega" memory card with 32 MB (4x the capacity of a standard XBox memory card). This alone is a $100 value.
Mega X-Key allows you to transfer of all of your game saves and cheats between your XBOx and your PC. It also includes the ability to backup XBox Live accounts to your PC as well as XBox Live game save data and also supports bit for bit backup and restore so anything that Microsoft tries to hide on the memory card (i.e. XBox Live stuff) can also be backed up.
The most significant difference between the current version of XBSM and the new Mega X-Key is that the new Mega X-Key does NOT require a mod chip to be installed into your XBox.
Mega XBSM will be available to pre-order shortly and has an MSRP of $39.95. More advanced users may prefer to just assemble their own to save a few dollars, so we will be providing instructions for users who wish to do that as well.
Mega X-Key is scheduled for release on 3/31/2003.
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(Sunday 16 February 2003 23:25 EST) - (Category: (default)) - (Posted by::
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New Release: TATX Debug Dual BIOS
>> RELEASE NOTES:
* Dual V1.0 and V1.1 Debug BIOS Based on the Complex 1.03 Debug BIOS
* THIS is a 512KB BIOS !! so Dont try and fit it into a 256KB Image !!
* Works 100% with Debug Tools and Remote debugging !!
* Packed with Team Assembly BIOS Packer
* Bootloader based on Xecuter Dual BIOS bootloader
This is the first debug bios available that will work fine on xbox v1.1! It has been released by a joint effort between Team Assembly , Team Xecuter & Cherry.
NOTE: This is a DEBUG bios , ... it's for CODERS and NOT for normal END-USERS.
It's a 512k bios , so you can only use it on X2L/X2P , OpenXBox/PC-BioXX/NitroXX & chameleon.
Official Site: here[team-assembly.com] & here[x-ecuter.com]
Download: N/A (MS copyrighted code)
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(Sunday 16 February 2003 18:48 EST) - (Category: (default)) - (Posted by::
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New Release: Xbox MediaPlayer 2.3
>> What's new/fixed:
* IMDb query for My Videos (experimental)
* Shoutcast with .SC files or via RelaX
* Multiple network and local shares
* Auto generate picture tumbnails
* ID3-tag info for My Music
* Video Playlists
* ISO 9660 mode-2 (VCD/SVCD)
* FTP server (XBFileZilla module)
* Larger and configurable buffer
* MPlayer and TrueType subtitles
* TTF font´support for GUI
...and of course a ton of bug fixes
Official Site: here[xboxmediaplayer.de] & here[sourceforge.net]
Download sources: here[sourceforge.net]
Download binaries: n/a (build with XDK)
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(Sunday 16 February 2003 17:46 EST) - (Category: (default)) - (Posted by::
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New Release: XBE Renamer v0.8
>> What's new/fixed:
* Added option to choose default FTP when multible exist.
* Added environment option, list view style.
* Added shutdown and reboot of Xbox functions. You need to place 'shutdown.xbe' and 'reboot.xbe' in same folder as application. Also Internet Explorer 5+ is needed for RAW FTP Command. Only EvolutionX FTP is supported - yet. (Do NOT mail me about obtaining these files)
* Improved export list to be more readable with paths.
Official Site: N/A
Download: here
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(Sunday 16 February 2003 17:41 EST) - (Category: (default)) - (Posted by::
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3 new Xbox trainers
>> 3 new Xbox trainers that were posted on dextrose.com!
HALO [+10]
*NEVER DIE
*FALL GUY
*UNLIMITED AMMO
*BUMP CHARACTER
*SUPER JUMP
*REFLECT DAMAGE
*MEDUSA
*ONE SHOT KILL
*CHEAT CONTROLLER
*FULL CLIP
TUROK EVOLUTION [+11]
*ALL WEAPONS
*UNLIM AMMO
*INVINCIBLE
*INVISIBLE
*LEVEL SELECT
*BIG HEADS
*DEMO MODE
*ZOO MODE
*MASTER CODE
*INCREASE ROCKETS
*SAFE FLIGHT
AIR FORCE DELTA STORM [+5] (posted some days ago already)
* MEGA HEALTH
* INFINITE AMMO
* PLANES ARE FREE
* NO ROCKET FIRE LIMIT
* LOCATIONS DO NOT DECREASE"
News-Source: dextrose.com
Download HALO [+10]: here
Download TUROK EVOLUTION [+11]: here
Download AIR FORCE DELTA STORM [+5]: here
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(Sunday 16 February 2003 17:35 EST) - (Category: (default)) - (Posted by::
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New Release: XBE Finder 1.0b *updated*
>> What's new/fixed:
* Removed Proxy (Who connects through a proxy to their Xbox)
* Redid GUI and Some Code
* It now also Lists DVD content.
This 1.0b-updated version has a just fixes a few code erros compared to the original 1.0b
We also received this small note from the developer:
[QUOTE]
Ignore the progress bar down the bottom, when I compiled I forgot to delete it. I'll remove it tomorrow thanks.
[/QUOTE]
Official Site: here[xbefinder.tripod.com]
Download: here
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(Sunday 16 February 2003 06:54 EST) - (Category: (default)) - (Posted by::
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Work In Progress: Cxbx developments ...
>> From caustik.com
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I've done alot of work on Cxbx lately, and it is approaching a time when progress may start becoming much more "visual"... I am at the point where you might be seeing Cxbx running demo XDK apps very soon. I will post as soon as something like that happens, of course :-)
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Keep up the good work caustik!
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