XBox Linux

[Paul Bryan]

How about mp3, vcd and svcd? Do you know if it does those as well?

Cheers,
Paul.

On Thursday 29 August 2002 17:56, Bob Edwards wrote:
> Jeremy wrote:
> > So did you have to chip it first, or can you just whack a DVD in and
> > boot?
> >
> > And yes, MS is hoping to make most of it's money from sale of games, but
> > I'm not sure you're actually costing them any money.
> >
> > Is the DVD player good?  I was thinking about getting a DVD drive, is the
> > decoder in this machine alright?  I guess I could rip and stream over the
> > network, but that would be a fair bit of work.
> >
> > >I claim first post status on this list to have Linux running on an XBox.
> > >
> > >For those who may not have been aware, M$ are having a promotion on
> > > XBoxen,
> > >
> > >bundling it with the DVD remote option (normally $70), a DVD title and a
> > >copy of some XBox game (who cares about that?) all for $400. Hopefully,
> > >they are making a loss, 'cause I am not going to buy any games for it,
> > > so they aren't going to make any money out of me!
>
> <mumble mumble> ... yes, I did have to chip it first ...
>
> The DVD player is quite good under the native XBox OS (I believe it is a
> cut down WinXP). Works at least as well as my Toshiba DVD player at home.
> Also plays audio CDs quite nicely for a PC. I haven't tried playing DVDs
> under Linux yet - I want to get it to netboot first.
>
> I hope I cost them a bit - especially after the special offer (the free DVD
> has to cost them at least $20).
>
> Cheers,
>
> Bob Edwards.