XBOX Linux 0.1 released

The Mirror · 17th August 2002, 1:13 PM

Download it here , or just have a quick perv here

I'm expecting slashdot to get a hold of this so... check it out while you still can!

theone333 · 17th August 2002, 2:35 PM

oooo im excited.

ConundruM · 17th August 2002, 7:23 PM

that rocks.

just to re-cap, you can already:
-upgrade hard drive
-run other apps (MAME, quake2, etc)
-save many games to hdd
-play mp3, divx, dvd (region-free, no macrovision)
and now run linux !!!...currently no X but thats surely soon to come.

I think i'll be buying one tommorow....even without running games its pretty cool

SpeedFreak · 17th August 2002, 9:27 PM

thats pretty sweet. - finally an uber cheap fileserver

LINUX · 17th August 2002, 10:43 PM

forget a file server lets make a folding cluster

imagine it, $400 (is that right?) per node...sure beats $1000 or so that you would pay for a normalish node....or am i just way off with modern prices? either way it would be a good gimmik to #1 again thanks to 100 x-box's running linux.

Ranchu · 17th August 2002, 11:39 PM

Those boxes have about a 700MHz Celeron, right? How would it go playing DivX (thinking set top bo for in the living room).

I know some movies were a bit choppy on my old Athlon 900.

LINUX · 18th August 2002, 12:11 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by Ranchu
I know some movies were a bit choppy on my old Athlon 900.

divx choppy on an athlon 900? i got a duron 933 (o/c from 700) that plays divx's with ~10%CPU, under xine in linux this is. the only time i got choppyness was when i played it off my FAT partition, and even then cpu is still <15%.

i reckon it would make a good little divx machine, when they get X running on it that is.

ConundruM · 18th August 2002, 9:22 AM

i play divx's on my celeron 400@500 no probs.
using mplayer under linux.

check xbox-scene.com
im pretty sure they are already running divx's no probs

Ranchu · 18th August 2002, 9:27 AM

90% of movies were fine on the Athlon 900. But every now and then I would get one that seemed to stutter a bit.

Set up: W2K, WMP 6.4, DivX 5.02.

I might install Linux on my old PIII 500 and see how that goes. I would definitely buy an XBOX if I could use it as a set top box.

Ranchu · 18th August 2002, 10:50 AM

No, quite the opposite in fact. They were very crisp.

LINUX · 18th August 2002, 2:02 PM

personally i would wait on buying an X-box just for linux until they actually have something that works totally. i.e. a system that has X for a start. it's all good and well to be able to serve web pages and telnet to the thing but actually being able to use it as a divx box requires a lot of extra development. like being able to write to the hard drive for instance. i'd wait until all that stuff is working before buying one.

Ranchu · 18th August 2002, 5:39 PM

I agree. At the moment it's not very useful, however it looks promising for the future

ConundruM · 18th August 2002, 10:01 PM

well i pre-ordered mine today. $400 with dvd remote +Halo + any dvd @ EB starting next weekend.

yes at the moment they dont have much...but the linux-xbox project has been making very rapid progress.

I give it 2 months before they have X working

plus I dont wanna wait until MS starts shipping the boxen with new harder to hack (tm) features...yes ppl will hack them, but these first round of xboxen will surely be the easiest to hack up.

and i believe they already have it playing divx...not under linux, but part of the xbox media player project.

anyway i needed a new toy..

SpeedRacer · 18th August 2002, 10:06 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Ranchu
90% of movies were fine on the Athlon 900. But every now and then I would get one that seemed to stutter a bit.

Was the movie playing off a cd? Perhaps it could've been encoded at a bitrate higher than the speed of the cd drive?

ConundruM · 19th August 2002, 9:03 AM

in the last 2 days they have released sound and usb kernel modules out.

and they already have the beginnings of a FATX (Xbox filesystem) driver too

17th August 2002, 9:27 PM	#4
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17th August 2002, 10:43 PM	#5
LINUX Member Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: Dudley, Newcastle Posts: 3,027	forget a file server lets make a folding cluster imagine it, $400 (is that right?) per node...sure beats $1000 or so that you would pay for a normalish node....or am i just way off with modern prices? either way it would be a good gimmik to #1 again thanks to 100 x-box's running linux. __________________ www.vk2mev.net - Electronics & Amateur Radio blog

17th August 2002, 11:39 PM	#6
Ranchu Member Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Brisbane Posts: 1,137	Those boxes have about a 700MHz Celeron, right? How would it go playing DivX (thinking set top bo for in the living room). I know some movies were a bit choppy on my old Athlon 900. __________________ OCAU Aquarium Club Member #049

18th August 2002, 9:22 AM	#8
ConundruM Member Join Date: Jun 2001 Posts: 913	i play divx's on my celeron 400@500 no probs. using mplayer under linux. check xbox-scene.com im pretty sure they are already running divx's no probs Last edited by ConundruM; 18th August 2002 at 9:27 AM.

18th August 2002, 9:27 AM	#9
Ranchu Member Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Brisbane Posts: 1,137	90% of movies were fine on the Athlon 900. But every now and then I would get one that seemed to stutter a bit. Set up: W2K, WMP 6.4, DivX 5.02. I might install Linux on my old PIII 500 and see how that goes. I would definitely buy an XBOX if I could use it as a set top box. __________________ OCAU Aquarium Club Member #049

17th August 2002, 1:13 PM	#1
The Mirror Member Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Wellington, NZ Posts: 129	XBOX Linux 0.1 released Download it here , or just have a quick perv here I'm expecting slashdot to get a hold of this so... check it out while you still can!

17th August 2002, 2:35 PM	#2
theone333 Member Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: melbourne Posts: 1,712	oooo im excited.

17th August 2002, 7:23 PM	#3
ConundruM Member Join Date: Jun 2001 Posts: 913	that rocks. just to re-cap, you can already: -upgrade hard drive -run other apps (MAME, quake2, etc) -save many games to hdd -play mp3, divx, dvd (region-free, no macrovision) and now run linux !!!...currently no X but thats surely soon to come. I think i'll be buying one tommorow....even without running games its pretty cool

18th August 2002, 10:50 AM	#10
Ranchu Member Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Brisbane Posts: 1,137	No, quite the opposite in fact. They were very crisp. __________________ OCAU Aquarium Club Member #049

18th August 2002, 2:02 PM	#11
LINUX Member Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: Dudley, Newcastle Posts: 3,027	personally i would wait on buying an X-box just for linux until they actually have something that works totally. i.e. a system that has X for a start. it's all good and well to be able to serve web pages and telnet to the thing but actually being able to use it as a divx box requires a lot of extra development. like being able to write to the hard drive for instance. i'd wait until all that stuff is working before buying one. __________________ www.vk2mev.net - Electronics & Amateur Radio blog

18th August 2002, 5:39 PM	#12
Ranchu Member Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Brisbane Posts: 1,137	I agree. At the moment it's not very useful, however it looks promising for the future __________________ OCAU Aquarium Club Member #049

18th August 2002, 10:01 PM	#13
ConundruM Member Join Date: Jun 2001 Posts: 913	well i pre-ordered mine today. $400 with dvd remote +Halo + any dvd @ EB starting next weekend. yes at the moment they dont have much...but the linux-xbox project has been making very rapid progress. I give it 2 months before they have X working plus I dont wanna wait until MS starts shipping the boxen with new harder to hack (tm) features...yes ppl will hack them, but these first round of xboxen will surely be the easiest to hack up. and i believe they already have it playing divx...not under linux, but part of the xbox media player project. anyway i needed a new toy..

19th August 2002, 9:03 AM	#15
ConundruM Member Join Date: Jun 2001 Posts: 913	in the last 2 days they have released sound and usb kernel modules out. and they already have the beginnings of a FATX (Xbox filesystem) driver too