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LinuXbox Boots

Posted by timothy on from the believe-it-or-not dept.

ducker writes: "Finally Xbox is ready for some real fun! Linux can be booted now ... just check out http://www.xbox-scene.com - Linux boots into a network-enabled state, running a web server and telnet, which allows you to log into the box from another machine. It can be booted either from flash memory, or (more easily) from a CD inserted into the machine. (The Xbox still needs to have a modchip fitted to allow it to run unsigned code)."

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  1. FINALLY! by atrowe · · Score: 5, Funny

    I'm starting to get sick of playing all those flashy professionally-made games on my high end gaming machine. Now I can finally play classic games like Tuxracer, Freeciv, fortune, and hangman and leave all those crappy multi-million-dollar Xbox games on the shelf. Thank you, hackers, for bringing Linux' superior game selection to the Xbox!

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    -atrowe: Card-carrying Mensa member. I have no toleranse for stupidity.

  2. Amazing. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    Whoah! Linux running on Intel hardware! What will these crazy Linux hackers think of next...

  3. Re:Great by Cryptnotic · · Score: 5, Funny

    I think the Xbox is a little more powerful than a Dreamcast.

    Dreamcast had better games.

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    My other first post is car post.
  4. My toaster runs NetBSD... by bsDaemon · · Score: 4, Funny

    and my coffee pot is 100% Pure Java(tm).