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  1. XBox has already been cracked by DietFluffy · · Score: 1 · on Console Pricing Economics

    I have a friend who was in on the final testing of the XBox. He was able to look at its guts and basically told me that the box is "un-crackable."

    Surprise, the xbox has already been cracked. For weeks, there has been footage circulating online showing games booting up from dvd-r's. In fact, you can order your xbox modchip here.

    You can check out the xbox linux project here.

  2. Re:Free OSes on the X Box - one more link.. by DeionXxX · · Score: 2, Informative · on Xbox Price Drops to $200

    I discovered this link on Xbox-Scene.com... They've got a roadmap and such. They're looking for Xbox programmers.. who are familiar with FATX right now.

    Anyway... here's the link.

    -- D3X

  3. Re:A little off topic, but... by misfit13b · · Score: 1 · on Xbox Price Drops to $200

    from the h07.org faq:

    The Xbox is a standard PC, isn't it?

    Actually no. The Xbox lacks some PC components (second IDE channel, keyboard and mouse interfaces, CMOS-RAM, CMOS-RTC, BIOS, ...), has some others in addition (a PIC controlling buttons, LEDs, RTC, ...) and differs in implementation in some aspects (kernel in ROM, boot sequence, hard disk partitioning, ...). That means that you cannot just insert your RedHat/SuSE/Mandrake/Debian CD-ROM into the Xbox and install Linux.

  4. XBox security is tough by Animats · · Score: 4, Informative · on Xbox Price Drops to $200
    The XBox's firmware is in a 1MB mask-programmed ROM. It can't be changed without replacing it physically.

    Physical replacement of the firmware chip is possible, but requires soldering 29 wires.

    See a summary of XBox vulnerabilities here.

    Join the Evil Empire here and make security even tighter.

    It's worth understanding how the XBox locks out non-Microsoft approved software. We might see a lockdown like that in mainstream PCs someday. The MPAA and the RIAA would like that.

  5. Xbox Linux by Bob9113 · · Score: 5, Interesting · on Xbox Price Drops to $200

    The Xbox Linux Project is currently working to port Linux to the Xbox. It appears that the primary hurdle is getting past the hardware based authorization system, which does not allow unapproved software to run.

  6. Microsoft Harakiri by jukal · · Score: 3, Interesting · on PS2 Price May Fall, Gamecube Staying Put

    I like this scenario:
    Microsoft sells Xbox underpriced - making a loss per each sold product. Meanwhile as the modchips have already been released, Microsoft is digging another hole for themselves: they have created the perfect platform for cheap Linux based homecomputer, again, project(s) already going. Once this evolvs into a easy-to-setup Linux home computer: voila!

    Summasummarum, Microsoft's bully tactics may well prove as the ultimate bullet to their own head. They will end up loosing both because of hardware and because of lost Windows license fees. Eventually, loosing around $200 because of every sold Xbox. Thanks.

  7. Linux for X-Box by SteelLynx · · Score: 1 · on Xbox Price Drops For Australia And Europe
    Well, they can't pay for their serverhosting and it doesn't look like they've got Linux running yet.
    But they are working on it - and that's cool :-)

    xbox-linux.org
    Alternate url (to the same site, though).

    /Steel Lynx
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