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Eclipse · 29 September 2009, 18:53

Don't suppose anyone knows if the WinueX configurations server is still alive? I just hung when I selected the configuration.
Is downloading them possible? Or an alternative server?
Thanks.

killergorilla · 29 September 2009, 18:54

The config server has always been shit

You're on your own

waal · 29 September 2009, 19:12

About configuring. Can't find a way to launch Vigilante.

DoogUK · 29 September 2009, 19:31

Quote:

Originally Posted by Eclipse

Thanks,
I will make a new HDD and put everything back onto it. Then make XBMC the dash on the new drive. That way if anything goes wrong I have the original HDD to fall back on.

EDIT FOR Doog:
I use an old router with DD-WRT as a wireless bridge solely for the Xbox. Ethernet cable between the Xbox and router and the rest is wireless.

Never thought of that...i have a spare router so will give it a go.

Eclipse · 29 September 2009, 19:47

Hmmm,
I managed to to format and lock my drive easily without a hitch.
When I put the drive in it reverted back to the standard MS dash but the 007 gamesave was still there. Had to uninstall then reinstall the softmod. Unleashx then booted.
Made XBMC the dash and thought all was well, until I exited out of a film and had a black screen. Strangely pressing the controller button still brought up the shitdown screen and I could hear the clicks as I moved the controller around.
I'm thinking maybe a clean restore is best.
Winuaex is actully hard crashing my Xbox. damnit

EDIT: Winuaex V16

alexh · 29 September 2009, 23:45

Quote:

Originally Posted by Eclipse

Made XBMC the dash and thought all was well, until I exited out of a film and had a black screen.

Probably ran out of memory. Which version of XBMC did you use? Try the stable version rather than the overnight build version.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Eclipse

I'm thinking maybe a clean restore is best.

This isn't a PC!! You dont get crap left around in registries or anything.

Launch UnleashX (assuming you kept it) from XBMC from the Programs menu. FTP in, upload a new XBMC directory, delete the old XBMC directory, rename and reboot. (You need to run UnleashX because you cannot FTP over XBMC when running XBMC)

Quote:

Originally Posted by Eclipse

Winuaex is actully hard crashing my Xbox. damnit

It crashes from time to time, especially if not setup correctly. Or perhaps you have dodgy case fan or GPU fan (MK 1.0/1.1 only) and it is overheating?

BobbyBobBob · 30 September 2009, 00:10

is there any way to use a joystick or mouse with winuaex v17, using an xbox-usb adapter?

Retroplay · 30 September 2009, 00:41

Mice and keyboards can be used with an USB adapter.
If you want to use a joystick you'll have to modify an XBOX controller with a 9pin dsub connector.
http://www.xboxscene.com/articles/amiga-connector.php
I highly recommend it

killergorilla · 30 September 2009, 10:59

I really might give that a go one day..

Although my X-Arcade does a great job, would be nice to use a zipstick/comp pro

Eclipse · 30 September 2009, 22:31

All done!

Got my USB adapter today as well, but at least I can now use a mouse. I installed the latest t3ch stable as Alex said for XBMC. If you update the plugins updater it gives you BBCi player and Youtube as a plugin rather than a script. (They seem to be SVN though).
Installed an Amiga HDF to the massive extra partition I now have and all's good.
Anything else worth installing?

Again thanks for your help Alex, it is easier than it first seems.

EDIT:Tried a few USB sticks, none worked. Is it still specific as I thought Linux was ok with most of them.

alexh · 30 September 2009, 22:40

Quote:

Originally Posted by Eclipse

EDIT:Tried a few USB sticks, none worked.

To do what?

Quote:

Originally Posted by Eclipse

Is it still specific as I thought Linux was ok with most of them.

Are you using Linux for XBOX-1?

Eclipse · 30 September 2009, 23:01

Quote:

Originally Posted by alexh

To do what?

Are you using Linux for XBOX-1?

Just to see if I could stream movies into XBMC.
I thought the underlying code for XBMC on Xbox was Linux. I may be horrifically wrong of course.

alexh · 30 September 2009, 23:08

Quote:

Originally Posted by Eclipse

I thought the underlying code for XBMC on Xbox was Linux. I may be horrifically wrong of course.

You are horrifically wrong. XBMC is not an OS, it is an application. Even when it is the dashboard it is not an OS.

XBMC for xbox is an application for the XBOX OS (which boots from flash). A cut down version of the Win32 Kernel complete with directX type libraries.

XBMC for linux is an application for linux. Basically a re-write of all the XBOX specific stuff to Linux equivalents. Still not an OS.

XBMC for XBOX is supposed to have USB1.1 MSC (Mass Storage Class) support

http://www.xbmc.org/wiki/index.php?t...upport_in_XBMC

It cannot read NTFS formatted USB sticks... could that be it??

Eclipse · 30 September 2009, 23:12

Quote:

Originally Posted by alexh

XBMC for xbox is an application for the XBOX OS (which boots from flash). A cut down version of the Win32 Kernel complete with directX type libraries.

Ah I see, never knew that.
Just having a look around for anything else to install. I may attempt the DVD drive replacement at some point.

EDIT: USB 1.1 is probably why my memory sticks aren't working then.

alexh · 30 September 2009, 23:17

Quote:

Originally Posted by Eclipse

EDIT: USB 1.1 is probably why my memory sticks aren't working then.

Doubtful, all USB2.0 High-Speed devices are required to work as USB1.1 Full-Speed devices for backwards compatibility.

Either all of them are incompatible (see lists on link above) or they were formatted NTFS, or larger than 4Gb?

Quote:

I may attempt the DVD drive replacement at some point.

Why? I've not used the optical drive in my XBOX for 5 years. When you've got a network and a big hard drive (big enough to hold all the XBOX native games you like) you never need it. Not unless you've got a huge collection of DVD discs?

Are you having trouble reading some discs?

Eclipse · 30 September 2009, 23:32

Yes, ocassionally it won't read some.
I used the tool as well that fills up ISO's. CD-R's are basically a no go so I only use DVD-R now which has been more successful. The drive also doesn't eject or load without a tap or push.
That being said, it's true what you say. I only will probably use the drive for DVD's as I find using FTP perfect.
The HDD was a 40gig drive which is probably more than enough as F: is 30gig alone.
I wasn't aware you could stream ISO's from a network? That's really good/useful if you can.

I guess I'm just unlucky with my flash drives, they were formatted as FAT and don't seem to be on the list.

alexh · 01 October 2009, 00:11

Quote:

Originally Posted by Eclipse

I wasn't aware you could stream ISO's from a network? That's really good/useful if you can.

Yes, they can even be in scene RAR's (i.e. storage only, no compression)

jabsy · 01 October 2009, 12:54

Quote:

Originally Posted by Eclipse

All done!

EDIT:Tried a few USB sticks, none worked. Is it still specific as I thought Linux was ok with most of them.

When softmodding my xbox, I went thru nearly a dozen before I found a compatible one.

BobbyBobBob · 09 October 2009, 10:17

just got winuaex up and running last night, after a couple of weeks waiting on someone on ebay to post splinter cell

must say i'm amazed how good these games look on my tv

i set the flicker filter to 5, bilinear hardware & 2xsai scanline software, looks gorgeous to me

now then, i noticed in the doc on xports site that you can "assign any mouse/joystick to either L/R analog stick", i cant see any option for doing that though? i'd like to use the left thumbstick as the joystick rather than the dpad.

alexh · 09 October 2009, 10:30

Quote:

Originally Posted by BobbyBobBob

i set the flicker filter to 5, bilinear hardware & 2xsai scanline software, looks gorgeous to me

Looks like a disgusting smudge to me.

Quote:

Originally Posted by BobbyBobBob

now then, i noticed in the doc on xports site that you can "assign any mouse/joystick to either L/R analog stick", i cant see any option for doing that though? i'd like to use the left thumbstick as the joystick rather than the dpad.

Most XPORT emulators have an option to enable analog support somewhere. Then DPAD and LEFT ANALOG work as joystick at the same time

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29 September 2009, 18:53	#481
Eclipse Turpentine Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Kent, United Kingdom Posts: 744	Don't suppose anyone knows if the WinueX configurations server is still alive? I just hung when I selected the configuration. Is downloading them possible? Or an alternative server? Thanks.

29 September 2009, 18:54	#482
killergorilla Lesser Talent Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: UK Age: 42 Posts: 7,957	The config server has always been shit You're on your own

29 September 2009, 19:12	#483
waal Registered User Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Paris / France Age: 49 Posts: 137	About configuring. Can't find a way to launch Vigilante.

29 September 2009, 19:47	#485
Eclipse Turpentine Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Kent, United Kingdom Posts: 744	Hmmm, I managed to to format and lock my drive easily without a hitch. When I put the drive in it reverted back to the standard MS dash but the 007 gamesave was still there. Had to uninstall then reinstall the softmod. Unleashx then booted. Made XBMC the dash and thought all was well, until I exited out of a film and had a black screen. Strangely pressing the controller button still brought up the shitdown screen and I could hear the clicks as I moved the controller around. I'm thinking maybe a clean restore is best. Winuaex is actully hard crashing my Xbox. damnit EDIT: Winuaex V16

30 September 2009, 00:10	#487
BobbyBobBob ICE CREAM Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Edinburgh UK Posts: 35	is there any way to use a joystick or mouse with winuaex v17, using an xbox-usb adapter?

30 September 2009, 00:41	#488
Retroplay Lemon Curry ? Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Denmark Age: 49 Posts: 4,136	Mice and keyboards can be used with an USB adapter. If you want to use a joystick you'll have to modify an XBOX controller with a 9pin dsub connector. http://www.xboxscene.com/articles/amiga-connector.php I highly recommend it

30 September 2009, 10:59	#489
killergorilla Lesser Talent Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: UK Age: 42 Posts: 7,957	I really might give that a go one day.. Although my X-Arcade does a great job, would be nice to use a zipstick/comp pro

30 September 2009, 22:31	#490
Eclipse Turpentine Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Kent, United Kingdom Posts: 744	All done! Got my USB adapter today as well, but at least I can now use a mouse. I installed the latest t3ch stable as Alex said for XBMC. If you update the plugins updater it gives you BBCi player and Youtube as a plugin rather than a script. (They seem to be SVN though). Installed an Amiga HDF to the massive extra partition I now have and all's good. Anything else worth installing? Again thanks for your help Alex, it is easier than it first seems. EDIT:Tried a few USB sticks, none worked. Is it still specific as I thought Linux was ok with most of them.

30 September 2009, 23:32	#496
Eclipse Turpentine Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Kent, United Kingdom Posts: 744	Yes, ocassionally it won't read some. I used the tool as well that fills up ISO's. CD-R's are basically a no go so I only use DVD-R now which has been more successful. The drive also doesn't eject or load without a tap or push. That being said, it's true what you say. I only will probably use the drive for DVD's as I find using FTP perfect. The HDD was a 40gig drive which is probably more than enough as F: is 30gig alone. I wasn't aware you could stream ISO's from a network? That's really good/useful if you can. I guess I'm just unlucky with my flash drives, they were formatted as FAT and don't seem to be on the list.

09 October 2009, 10:17	#499
BobbyBobBob ICE CREAM Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Edinburgh UK Posts: 35	just got winuaex up and running last night, after a couple of weeks waiting on someone on ebay to post splinter cell must say i'm amazed how good these games look on my tv i set the flicker filter to 5, bilinear hardware & 2xsai scanline software, looks gorgeous to me now then, i noticed in the doc on xports site that you can "assign any mouse/joystick to either L/R analog stick", i cant see any option for doing that though? i'd like to use the left thumbstick as the joystick rather than the dpad.

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