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Linux Running on Xbox Without Modchip!

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the kinda-anyway dept.

NiteStar writes "It looks like people on xbox-scene.com and xboxhacker.net managed to run Xbox-Linux on a non-modded Xbox console. It requires no soldering at all - you don't even have to open up the Xbox. They are using an exploit in the saved game handling of the EA xbox game '007 Agent Under Fire'. It requires the original version of the 007 game and a memorycard you can connect to PC like the mega-X-key or datel's action replay. Apparently you can even build this memorycard yourself using a standard USB memstick." Frankly it seems like just soldering in the modchip would be easy, but big points for being clever!

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  1. Re:A bufferoverflow by Stuart+Gibson · · Score: 0, Redundant

    Karma whoring LazyBoy

    http://www.xbox-scene.com/007linux.txt

    Goblin

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  2. Why? by axxackall · · Score: 0, Redundant
    Can someone explain to me, why would I buy Xbox and install Linux on it?

    Is it a cheaper way to have a better Linux-driven PC at home? How much cheaper? Or how exactly better?

    Is there any functionality I need for my personal Linux box that I can find in Xbox hardware, but not in any commoditiy PC? If so, does that xbox-specific functionality has a driver? If so, are there any Linux applications supporting it?

    I know why Linux came from the first place, why it came popular in the server room, and why it's getting more and more popular on home and corporate desktops. I even know why Linux on IBM mainframe, RISC-based server and workstations, as well as many embedded devices. It saves money, it brings features. But all that is supported by applications. Are there any xbox-specific Linux applications?

    So, why? Why anyone (besides xbox hackers) need Linux on Xbox?

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  3. This is a crime,why boost the sales of an EA game? by Cornelius+Chesterfie · · Score: 0, Redundant

    I'm paraphrasing one of his lines in the FAQ:

    Q: What if Microsoft removes Agent Under Fire from the shelves?
    A: Don't worry, AUF is one of many games to have this bug.

    What I don't understand is why he would pick AUF as the main game if he had multiple choices, and give EA a software sales boost? That's not "screwing MS" (which I'm sure is half the reason for this whole project), that's screwing the entire Xbox gaming community who have to endure horrible ports of horrible EA games with horrible graphics.

    Why not a Sega game? Why not a Tecmo game? Why not a game from any other REAL developer who properly support the Xbox with games they work hard on, instead of the videogaming equivalent of pop music that EA is?