I reckon i would open up a thread just to see how many people still have their XBOX1 to this very day, probably did some mods that we could share and what not. I just bought my second Xbox just for the use of XBMC, and probably Xlink Kai although this technology is somehow old, but there are new T3CH binary builds revised recently 25-01-09, and everything else gets more interesting. The reason why is because i still want the xbox to work efficiently to prevent it from collecting dust in my shelves.

And this is definitely for educational purposes only. Please discuss about the XBOX1 abilities here, so that we can share. Moreover, i need some guide on how to install a larger HDD to the xbox.

Regards.

List of XBOX1 owners :

1) Kernkraft400 - Black 10gb Retail HDD (Upgraded to a 160GB HDD)- XBMC dashboard.
2) mockery - Black 80gb Upgraded HDD - XBMC dashboard; Crystal Blue 8gb Retail HDD - XBMC dashboard.
3) pel - Black 8gb Retail HDD - XBMC dashboard; Halo Edition Retail HDD - XBMC dashboard.
4) CyberTroop - Black 8gb Retail HDD - Dashboard unknown.
5) gundamalpha - Black 8gb Retail HDD - MS Dashboard.
6) Morpheuse - 2 Units of Black 8gb Retail HDD - XBMC dashboard ; Black 320gb Upgraded HDD - XBMC dashboard.
7) bopiang - Black 40gb Upgraded HDD - EVOX dashboard.
8) enCORe - Black 60gb Upgraded HDD - XBMC dashboard, x2 chip.
9) wandiana - Black 8gb Retail HDD - XBMC dashboard - Menu in Bahasa Melayu
10) SaruChan - Transparent 200GB HDD - XBMC dashboard.
11) satriakid - Black 40gb Upgraded HDD - UnleashX dashboard.
12) kikersniky - Black 8gb Retail HDD - UnleashX dashboard.
13) rolandhoo - Black 40gb Upgraded HDD - XBMC dashboard (mc360 theme), x2 chip.

This post has been edited by Kernkraft400: Aug 24 2010, 09:01 PM

i have 2 xbox 1st gen (black+crystal blue). still working. both using xbmc but my black xbox upgraded to 80gb.
donno how to upgrade the harddisk bcoz i'm sent it to 'linkeong' (forumer here) for upgrading 80gb. he charged me rm50 for install the hdd, xbmc n others application. ok wat...?? now i'm hepi wif xbmc for media entertainment in my room. try you contact linkeong..

Im looking forward to do the upgrades by myself, although i know it is expensive to buy the tools and what not; but i need to do it myself to for educational purposes and further expose myself to the world of computers.

Do you use Xlink kai with your xboxes mate? It is indeed brilliant if you connect your xbox to the internet. Alot of things can be done

owh.. for educational purposes.. hrm.. try look this..

http://copying-xbox-games.com/upgrade-xbox-hard-drive.php

the xlink kai already installed on my xbox but im never use it.. to download the software.. check this out..

http://www.teamxlink.co.uk/?go=download

Do you know where i can get the tools to get this project of mine started? Are those TORX 10 and TORX 20 screwdrivers which are needed to open up the xbox common in PC hardware stores?

Got 2 xbox 1 black - just serviced by bernard and another one Halo edition. Both using xbmc dashboard with retail hard drive. Only using it as a media centre(play dvd,music) and the other one is currently collecting dust.

Would love to have some guide on how to upgrade the HDD on xbox.

This post has been edited by pel: Feb 16 2009, 11:43 PM

Seems like most of us likes to use XBMC after all. Anyways i have been looking out for tutorials on how to upgrade the HDD soon. And i will document 'my journey of upgrading the hard drive' if i can. But i need to get the tools first.

I still have my xbox 1 with me collecting dust under my table.

What do you guys do with it..

Mine is unmodded

@Cybertroop, you can use it as an ultimate XBOX MEDIA CENTRE machine for videos, musics, and et cetera depending on your own personal preference. You can also play online if you're keen on playing older games with people on xlink.

@gundam, unmodded is good. But i reckon since the xbox is discontinued, the only way to extend its lifespan is to further study the capabilities of the XBOX not only as a console, but as well as a powerful pc back then.

3 black box, all running XBMC dashboard, hooked up to a Linux media server, upgraded to 320GB HDD myself so i can use it to store movies and games when i go outstation (i bought the travelling bag)

This post has been edited by morpheuse: Feb 17 2009, 06:06 PM

Good to hear that my friend. Just one question, can i get those TORX 10/20 screwdrivers common in PC hardware stores? Iam looking forward to upgrade the HDD, to boot games, movies and musics.

You can find Torx screwdrivers easily in Ace hardware. They sell them separately, or as sets. I got mine from the Summit USJ branch a long time ago.

Ahh thanks mate. Im getting mine today, probably sometime in the evening. Do you have the xbox 1 to be listed on the list?

Since xbox is a full blown x86 PC. Its possible to install linux on it as well , this would give you the true power of a computer and opens up possibility to run OpenGL games , firefox and other couple of stuff !

Oh and one more thing, i need to look out for 80GB HDDs western digital IDE. How much does it cost roughly?

i bought 80gb western digital IDE rm70 through garage sales.. try u search there...

Okay sweet. The journey to get the HDD makes my progress very slow. When i get that, i will try to document the HDD upgrade, but its very simple once we have a hardmodded xbox, we just insert the hdd and use autoinstallers to build it.

Xbox 1 is great, i love it. I'm using Evox dash, with Xbmc as an app. loads of emulator. and only mod it to 40gb,
i just use evox with format command burn on disc to format the 40gb and ftp back the backup, i didnt use any
auto installer. i'm currently planning to get bigger hdd, coz i want to dump all my games on the hdd.
BTW anyone wanna trade Xbox games? its hard to get one these days, why not trade?

Apparently Evox is one of the autoinstallers. It is called Slayer's EVOX that includes format command. But that depends, they have the standalone evox and bundled evox by Slayer. So, either way is good

Btw, i have successfully upgraded and install a 160GB hard drive to my xbox. I will post a tutorial just for fun.

evox is the dashboard replacement of xbox original dashboard. slayer is the auto installer.


xbox + xbmc + component is great for enjoying scaled-up xvid/divx/dvd video on one's big ass screen. and it done a remarkable job at it too. but don't have enough juice to run today's HD compressed video.

a dual core cpu + hdmi/component graphic card + ram + hdd might cost RM700-RM1k but in the long run would be a better investment to enjoy HD video.

You are right xxboxx, but look at the state of it, having to stream or view HD contents will be taxing, well at least for me, and majority of people, since having to download HD contents would take hours or even days, due to its huge download size.

Well at least for me now, dvdrips are reasonable, although i wont get to see the details as compared to HD videos.

well, i have problems with running HQ mkvs on my xbox, sometimes i get the audio out of sync and most of the time i got the vid choppy, somtimes i can play it well in dvdplayer instead of the default Mplayer, oh, and with dvdplayer,
u can fast forward videos, Mplayer cant. I usually dload animes from streaming sites, so they usually comes in Flv.
press the white button on the videos and choose play using. i prefer Dvdplayer (it doesnt have much diff but it does
play some vids well than mplayer.

You can fast forward videos in Mplayer, but you have to download the codec packs, VLC player if iam not mistaken. So is your xbox still running, or have been collecting dust?

The old xbox has better media center playback than 360. I buy it since I dont have DVD/vcd/mp4 player and because of halo games .

For Xbox360 I'll wait until every problem solved

btw
xbox - 60GB - XBMC - Executer2

Yes, you got that right enCORe. Xbox is the best for standard definition media playback. The limited media playback on the xbox 360 is due to the piracy issues on High Def media.

My Box is not collecting dust, since i use it for playing all kind of media i dload from internet.
but my rom just die today, cant read any disc, know where to get a replacement disc?
i tried a normal dvd rom but cant do. i love xbox than ps2, but ps2 got games.. xbox dead already..

oh, gotta try replacing it with PC Dvd rom drive. just got the right tutorial

This post has been edited by bopiang: Mar 6 2009, 07:43 AM

Yeah there is a tutorial on how to use PC DVD rom with the xbox externally or internally. It has better compatibility against dvd discs thought, so you are good to go because those philips drivers pre installed onto those xboxes are sometimes incompatible with the latest media discs formats.

XBOX Scene PC DVD Drive on Xbox

PC DVD rom on Xbox the good and the bad

Anyways, i installed Mediastream skin on the XBMC. Look at how beautiful the interface is.

wow Kernkraft400, is your output setup in HD ?

thats the best media center Iv seen! Does the skin require special software or just patching XBMC ?

@enCOre, you just have to download the mediastream skin and ftp it to your Xbox :
F or E or C / Apps/xbmc/skins .

And you have to have the latest revision of XBMC march 3 2009.

u guys play backup games or ori games?
for u, what is the best xbox games? for me, i love the xclusive DOA series ,
Oh, link for skins for xbmc pls.

This post has been edited by bopiang: Mar 7 2009, 12:42 AM

yup.. luv DOA ultimate!

hey mockery, do u know how to add skin to DOAU? since it use DOA3 engine,
i think it should support DOA3 skins.

@Bopiang,

XBMC Team Razorfish's Mediastream

XBMC Aeon Project skin

There are 2 ultimate skin. Aeon and Mediastream. But seriously, i would recommend the MediaStream skin because it is user friendly, and definitely the ultimate skin

donno la.. hrm..

wow! yeay.. thanks!

any1 here do mod on xbox classic?
i like to mod it to xbmc..any1 interested to do this?

I would love to help. But i reckon you are away from me. But i can tell you that if you are computer and internet literate, you can pull it off easily. First things first, i need to know whether your Xbox is out of the box original, is it soft-modded or does it has chipped on it?

To know if it is original, it can't play pirated/backed up games on a normal DVD5 or DVD9.

To know if its soft-modded, it can run pirated/backed up games on normal DVD5 or DVD9.

To know if its chipped, there is an icon that will most probably say ' xecuter 2 ' during boot up i think this chip is the most common in Malaysia.

idk weather is soft-mod or not..
but i play only pirated games..

when start it show evo x symbol at top left corner..

dang! i tried 250gb hdd and it only detect 129 on F! man.. just when i wat to get a 500gb dis..

If it shows evox symbol, then you are either softmodded or hard modded. Which means you are safe to load into XBMC. Now all you have to do is download " SLAYERz 2.7 xbmc autoinstaller " , burn it into a disc, and load it into your xbox. After that, the autoinstaller will install xbmc for you easily without any fuss. Just go through the on screen instructions Then you might have to learn how to FTP contents to your xbox but thats the next part.

I installed a 160gigabyte, and i have 100 on F: , 25 on G;, 10 on E:

Probably u need to reformat the drive first, then install it back again.

all you xbox1 owners, pm me if you have Conker Live&reloaded.

i wanna buy

This post has been edited by marcus1538: Apr 15 2009, 02:06 PM

Well you should state whether u need the original copy or the counterfeit copy of the game.

ken, u got the 'slayers auto-installer 2.7 ' copy ?
can u make em then sell it to me?
i no got dvdburner la...also so noob on this burning2 thing..

I have it. I can burn it to you if you want. But iam in the east coast of Malaysia. If you are interested, you can pm me and give me your address, and i will post it to you by air with minimum payment that is.

erm nvm then...
i got my friend laptop to burn it...now i just so confuse with the installer..

currently im using evox dash..can i install XBMP/C without changing the Dash?

cause there's an option that can change the dash either to evox,XBMC,avalaunch etc..if i want to install XBMC while using evox can?

Sorry for the late reply. Yes you can. Just set it up as an application. Your main dash would still be Evox.

thx ken...

btw im looking to change my hdd...

anyone know where/who can make it?what kind of brand is compatible?
recommended size of hdd?

I can help. But its very very easy if u have the computer skills, cause the technology is something like the computer. Go for Western Digital, i would recommend 160gb or less. Not too big cause it might be hard for the 32Mb ram to access the files, unless you upgrade ur ram to 64mb.

Just google which hard drive is compatible for the xbox. Some is not compatible, so gather up a list before u buy in the local computer store,

ok thx ken...
recently i purchase 1 40gb WD ide hdd.1 question after i change it can i install a new evox dash and all the application just using slayers auto-installer 2.7?

Yes you can. Just make sure the hard drive is set to "SLAVE". And make sure you do all the HDD upgrading within 1 hour, or not you will get some error because of the time setting

yes i did all the upgrade process more than 1 hour[noob]..now the original dash is getting error..[service needed] like that...

upgraded to 40gb it detect 31gb on F: , 5gb on E:

evoX ,XBMC and application all working good..just the original dash need to fix..(does it give any effect to other app)?

Nah, now you may need to run the disc, and install the original dash again if you can.

best of luck on your first time haha

isnt the ori dash need to be renamed? i have to rename mine for Evox.
still cant get fully 250gb.. sheesh.. duno whats wrong, i'm going to get
new modchip if still cant.

i just got my own xbox last week

so very new with xbox.last time only play ps2

but now i dunno where to get the games from.went to lowyat plaza yesterday but cannot find any...

where to get the game from??any shop still selling??

Hi guys,

nice to see that so many people here still using old XBOX. You can put me in the list too.

- Black 80gb Upgraded HDD - Evox Dashboard, XBMC, Matrix chip

The XBOX works at least for two hours every day. Playing videos and MP3s from my home server or streaming online radio. Its the most important home entertainment device next to the television in my home.

have u try go find at summit usj?
maybe u can find some stuff there...
or u can download the games..

summit usj still selling??
which store is it??
tq for info

no prob...
but nowaday dunno ler..last time i buy december last year..
good luck finding them...do tell me if they still got it..
already moved to bangi so far to check 1..

no lah.. summit where got.. cant find any there..
if anyone got xbox game, wanna trade can with me
i prefer xbox than my ps2, but sadly xbox is very much abandoned.

hey guys, anyone know where to get component video cable for xbox1? or any member letting go this item.. pls pm me..

would like to boost up the video quality played using xbox1 xbmc on LCD TV... any idea?

I am looking forward to get the component video as well. One member was selling his, but in bundle with his xbox as well. Im not sure where to obtain those, and im pretty sure they are not manufactured anymore.

for sale

optical out for xbox(included svdeo+av rca)





rm50

component video cable for xbox1= i have stock RM70

I'm looking for the controller for Xbox.
Do you noe where i can buy them?

lowyat, in front of compuzone, nego can get RM50

new or used?

I got an XBox at home. Been years didn't touch it. Still working though. Anyway, been slugging through PS3 and XBox 360 lately these days. Would love to know if there's something that can be done to the XBox besides playing games, listening to music and movies as well.

Here's a peek at my current gaming desk. Anyway, The XBox 360 has been readjusted to horizontal position.



Regards, Joey

This post has been edited by Joey Christensen: Aug 5 2009, 12:38 PM

its new one

installed XBMC bcoz the Media Center is way better than 360.

Anyway, I got a PS2, an XBox and Sega MegaDrive in Ipoh. PS2 and XBox still workable. Unfortunately for my Sega Megadrive, there's a broken pin the the socket at the back of the console. (I think it's the power supply socket)

I'm not that technical as yu guys. I just leave it for entertainment purposes and not some experimenting purpose.

idk why but my modded xbox is getting me bored..maybe need to upgrade till 500gb hdd..40gb is not enuff!!!

btw guys...
how to maximize xbox 1st gen audio quality?can anyone show me your setup of xbox 1st gen audio setup..

pls add me to the list,

wandiana - Black 8gb Retail HDD - XBMC dashboard - Menu in Bahasa Melayu - i edit the xml myself..

i think TS is not so active here anymore..

Nah iam always around mate

@wandiana, alright. Ill add you into the list. Wow editing the menu.xml into bahasa melayu is somehow a remarkable achievement

Wonderful. Probably you could host the file, and then ill add it up here, if some of us wants to have a Bahasa Melayu menu. And im sure, you're the first one to do this. Haha you should patent it.

@shaqmunak, get a 250gb or 500gb WD. Its super cheap nowadays. I just saw one myself from the recent pc fair ranging between rm250-300. Its the best media center, i have to say. Just install all your movies, musics and pictures.

do u guys know whr to buy ori Halo 2 Xbox game? i brought Xbox 1 on 2006 and free with it,but now i cannot locate it...

for the best audio, you'll have to use the optical out already...
currently my setup is optical to my AV receiver, 5.1 DTS/Dolby Digital

but playing HD files is killing it...
none of my mkv files or H.264 files are playable on my xbox
all are lagging even worst than watching slide show

@Fred, why don't you wonder around the marketplace? If I am not mistaken brother Yoroi360 is selling his HALO1&2 Original Xbox game in bundle for rm100. You could set up a deal with him.

@greyshadow, yeah man that is the only fallback. This has been discussed before due to it's hardware limitations. Back then in the early 2000s, HD weren't much of a trend and it requires high specs hardware. The xbox wasn't design in such a way. But it handles Standard Def medias very well!

Yup its hardware limits, but still way better than new Xbox 360 in term of playback format support. The only miss is USB slot .

wandiana, in bahasa ? got screen shots ea ?

but with more and more anime are encoded in H264 and mkv... i can't watch them on my TV
as i dun wan to watch them on my tiny monitor


USB? got what?
I can connect my usb drives, and watch my movies from there
can't remember where I last bought the cable from... I think it's from PA

There is a USB adapter for the xbox if you want to play medias directly from the USB thumbdrive, or whatever external hard disk that you have. It looks like this. I am pretty sure it has been phased out and is not manufactured anymore. Your best bet is to try looking for them at hardcore game shops, and expect it to be priced not less than expensive



This post has been edited by Kernkraft400: Aug 19 2009, 10:44 AM

yup..in bahasa melayu.. later ill post.. now my xbox with my brother.. sorry ya..

xbox1 support DivX?cause i try play some bleach anime and it lag badly...

must be the H.264 encoded avi, or divx with very high res

if it's [DB] Bleach then it's cause by the h264 codec, xbox is not powerful enuf to decode it smoothly

normal divx shouldn't have such problem

Hehe, i modded mine into 250GB, but only detect 129GB.. sheesh.. but still using it tho it just detect
129GB, wasted about the same amount, but well.. still looking for solution.

Maybe i need a diff modchip, know where to get any?

some format cant play properly in xbox, especially when its encoded in super duper HQ.
its prolly the ram or procs issue, not powerful enough, like playing HD movie on P3 system.
U can re encode the videos, i usually does that, because flvs video that i dload sometimes
doesnt have sound when playing on xbox.

Xbox is still a cool machine, due to the multimedia capability especially XBMC.

you'll need to create an extra drive, can't remember the correct procedure... go google for slayer xbmc

anyway... what can we expect from a Pentium3 733Mhz CPU with only 64MB RAM tp play HD content?

even some of the P4 PC will have problem playing H264 files

I think for your problem, you need to create another partition on the G: or F:, and i think the easiest way for it to be done is by using the Slayer's Evox disc installation, or you can also find how to do it manually, through xboxscene tutorials.

Even my old Celeron 2.8ghz with 1gb ram couldnt play HD contents properly.

thx for the tips, will try later. cuz need to backup all the stuff that o load into that 129gb partition back into HDD, before can test.

btw, i found xbpartitioner, some said this will work. hopefuly, when i use
this, it wont zapped my drive

a newbie question: is there a way to take screenshots within xbox?

yes, using xbmc can take snapshot. while playing the game? only trainer can do that.

If I'm not mistaken u just need to click on the left analog stick to take screenshots on the xbmc menu.

gah! xbpartitioner doesnt work.. wasted hours upon hours to copy back all stuff from xbox to pc, then now from pc back into xbox... now i thinking of getting another xbox..

By right it should work though, any chances of you missing a few crucial steps on the road to partition your drive? Why not give it another shot? Last time i had to reformat my hard drive so that it would be read by the xbox by using the pc, it took me three trials to successfully format it. It took hours, but all the work was worth it.

well, i tried everything that i could, that include manual paritition and format, it doesnt get G: drive to work, (no my evox and xbmc setting just fine),
f: drive still 129gb. the readme also said its supposed to be 129 and remaining will be g:, but i have no g:.

Do u know anyone that can install DuoX2 chip? found a seller that sell
a chip here, (white version which need to be flashed).

Why dont you try download Slayers Auto install DVD, it partitions your drive to F: and G: automatically. And hopefully youll get 129gb on your F: and the rest on G:, or X: or it could also be on Y: .

About the chip, i dont know who specifically could do the flashing, but generally those who are good with computers, that knows how to solder chips, would find it easy to go through the procedures with much success.

This post has been edited by Kernkraft400: Sep 5 2009, 06:26 PM

i think i'm beginning to suspect that my xbox is softmod only
haihs.. need a chipset.. got ppl sell chipset, but white version
duox2, need to flash and solder some more.. haihs..

anyone has the workable power supply for xbox mb ver. 1.2 to 1.5 to sell?
my xbox mb ver. is either 1.4 or 1.5.

I think everyone has only one power supply for their respective xbox. You could try your luck on ebay. I saw there were some forumers who are selling their Xbox, so you could try your luck by negotiating with them whether they could sell the power supply separately.