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Need Help Making the Xbox able to Play AVi's and Games.
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Venom5880
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26. August 2006 @ 06:35 |
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Yes, by default Slayer's installs EvoX as a dashboard and XBMC is then installed as an application.
If he wants it to boot to XBMC and the Xbox is booting to EvoX instead of the MS dash when the chip is enabled, overwrite the evoxdash.xbe with an XBE shortcut that points to XBMC.
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xHaydenx
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26. August 2006 @ 07:22 |
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Okay, he probably won't mind if he has to boot Evox and then launch XBMC as an application. As long as it doesn't revert back to the MS dash when he opens the DVD.
With mine, I was wondering what would be the easiest way to FTP into my Xbox? I've got a modem router with a spare slot that I could use, or I could use the slot in the back of the PC. Is there much meddling around with FTPing? I just want to use it to transfer AVI's over to the hardrive instead of on DVD discs: my xbox seems to scratch them for some reason.
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Venom5880
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26. August 2006 @ 07:32 |
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FTP is pretty simple once you get used to it. Just use the router, as it's much simpler. Basically just plug and play. By default, XBMC should be set to DHCP, so it should automatically give you an IP address when you connect it to the router. If you can't find the IP address, you can get it off the network settings page on XBMC.
If you like, you can just stream the AVI files from your PC rather than just transfer them. That's how I watch all of mine, rather than transferring them. Same goes with music.
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xHaydenx
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26. August 2006 @ 17:34 |
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Streaming? Sounds much easier.
Okay. I've got a bunch of different cables and what not; I guess one of em will be a crossover cable. So I just plug one end into the router and the other into the XBox, and then go through with FLASh Xp?
Oh, I didn't set XBMC to DHCP when I set it up. How do I do this now?
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26. August 2006 @ 17:52 |
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My field i think, You need to use a normal sright thru cable not a cross over with a router or a hub, cross over is for pc-to-xbox type ocnnections ^_^
to set up DHCP in XBMC go to the settings and select "Network" it should be the top most item listing there ^_^ just highlight /\ thing and press A till it says DHCP
I use XBMC to copy from the pc for every thing as FTP can be a little naighty with the connections sometimes ^_^
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xHaydenx
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26. August 2006 @ 18:16 |
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Okay, the only cables I have at the moment is the one that comes with the Xbox 360 for system link play; the one that my friends and I used to use for system link with the original Xbox; a blue one that looks like it might not even work because it's damaged; and, a yellow one that came with my modem. The yellow one was for connecting the PC to the router for internet, but I use a USB connection instead.
Are any of these the right cables?
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xHaydenx
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26. August 2006 @ 19:05 |
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I was looking at the cables, and I think some of them are straight through cables; so, they should work with if I connect one end to the Xbox and the other into the router, right?
What do i do next?
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xHaydenx
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26. August 2006 @ 19:33 |
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Okay, I tried FTP with the Xbox 360 cable and then with the one I used to use for SYstem Link with the original Xbox. I'm trying to connect through my router so I can transfer AVI's and what not onto the XBox.
Anyway, when in XBMC, I go to My files down the bottom, and there is a section on the left that says XBMSF Network Servers (Aut Discovery). WHen i tried accessing that witht eh 360 cable it said Network not connected, but when i tried with the old system link cable it said no servers found.
What am i doing wrong? Am I even on the right track to getting this work?
thanks.
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xHaydenx
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26. August 2006 @ 19:49 |
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I was meddling around and I cahnged the IP address of the XBox. I can't remember what I changed it from. I hope this doesn't matter.
I wont fiddle anymore; I'll wait for one of you guys to help me out.
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Venom5880
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26. August 2006 @ 20:44 |
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The original Xbox system link cable is a normal crossover cable. I haven't a clue about the 360 one, but I would think that it's still a crossover cable.
Basically, this is how my set-up is. Connect your PC and your Xbox directly to the router using straight through ethernet cables using DHCP on both if possible. If everything's working properly, XBMC will give you an IP address in the network settings tab. That's what you'll need to FTP.
Here's an example of how I FTP.
1. Turn on the Xbox and let it finish booting to XBMC.
2. Launch Cute FTP Pro.
3. Connect to my Xbox using 192.168.1.107 and port 21 as the connection settings, using xbox for both the user and pass.
4. Transfer/remove/replace files as I desire.
5. Shut down Cute FTP, because I'm finished.
Also, about that USB cable. I think I figured out why it hasn't been working for you... You're using a broadband modem with a USB port and a single ethernet port, correct? If so, you don't have a router, just a normal broadband modem. Generally, the router is a seperate device that you use in conjunction with a modem to connect a LAN to WAN (aka the Internet). Since it doesn't seem as though you have a router, you'll just need to use a crossover cable such as that Xbox system link cable you have.
Here's a guide that can help you get it up and running with a crossover cable.
http://forums.afterdawn.com/thread_view.cfm/213943
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xHaydenx
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26. August 2006 @ 20:49 |
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Venom5880
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26. August 2006 @ 20:54 |
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Just a normal DSL modem. You'll just need to go the route of a crossover cable, unless you want to go buy a router.
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xHaydenx
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26. August 2006 @ 20:55 |
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Oh, and I set my modem up so I can open and close ports. Would that matter?
So, I just need to run the system link cable from the back of the PC to the Xbox and then use an FTP program?
With the FTP, do I just set the IP on the Xbox like you have, with the last digit being seven points higher than the PC one?
I looked it up on the net, and sites say that my IP is 138.217.70.254. SO do I just go from the back of the PC to the XBox, and then set up the Ip on the XBOX as 138.217.70.261?
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xHaydenx
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26. August 2006 @ 21:01 |
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If I'm understanding this right, does this mean it has nothing to do with my internet at all?
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Venom5880
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26. August 2006 @ 21:12 |
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Read the guide I linked to. It'll explain everything you need to know.
http://forums.afterdawn.com/thread_view.cfm/213943
Also, the only reason my Xbox is 107 and my PC is 100 is because there are three PCs hooked up to our router with static IPs with two laptops running on wireless, and 107 is just what my router assigned my Xbox.
And yeah, it has nothing to do with your Internet connection.
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xHaydenx
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26. August 2006 @ 21:28 |
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Okay. I followed the guide and all you told me, Venom, and it's now working perfectly. I've got XBMC loading up as the default dash, and I can FTP files toandfro with ease.
Venom, and all the others who helped me out, thanks a alot for all the assistance; you guys are champions.
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Venom5880
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27. August 2006 @ 09:48 |
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Glad to know we finally got it working.
Enjoy :)
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xHaydenx
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27. August 2006 @ 22:54 |
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The only thing that still isn't working is my friends Xbox. He got it when it first came out and got it chipped very early. Do you think his XBox always jumps back to the default MS dash when the disc drive is opened because it's such an old chip, and might not support it? Or could it be something to do with the BIOS?
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xHaydenx
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28. August 2006 @ 02:09 |
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I downloaded the Slayer installer 2.6 that you told me to get. After I click the .exe file on the PC it goes through a series of install prompts, which leaves a large zip file. I'm guessing this is the ISO.
I burnt it just like I did the AID disc, but it won't play on my XBox.
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20. September 2006 @ 06:02 |
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The best way to burn an xiso is at 4 speed max and use nero's defaults
generally, the slower the better ^_^
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xHaydenx
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20. September 2006 @ 18:07 |
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Yeah, go as slow as possible. You might even want to find and put a 1 gigabyte dummy file on the DVD, too. It helps the Xbox read them.
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xHaydenx
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20. September 2006 @ 18:12 |
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AHahaha. I didn't realize that I started this thread. I thought it was someone else. Thanks for the help Error55o, but I got it all working ages ago.
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21. September 2006 @ 01:13 |
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sorry, been away for holls, just catching up on emails ^_^
Glad its all working for you now ^_^
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