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[bc54]

full linux means that your going to flash the tsop or a modhcip and format the entire drive.

if you want to tsop, then you need a non 1.6 xbox. if you have a 1.6, you either have to keep it softmodded or chip it. in this case you need to do a native "F" install.

once you have it flashed with cromwell, then you need a live cd to install your distro. there are many choices to choose (xebian, gentoox, xdsl are the top three.) if you want a useable desktop computer, i would go with xdsl,but if you want an easy to set up server, go with gentoox (its weird, the gentoox website seems down right now, and finally, if you want linux on the xbox for another reason xebian might be your choice because its is debian based. a note, with all distros it is posible to do a "full" native install, but only xebian has it built in its installer. others will require you to edit some install scripts, then rebuilding the installer disc. here are guides
XDSL
http://x-dsl.org/wik..._native_install
Gentoox
http://forums.shalla....php?f=5&t=3092

also, you can install more than one distro just like on a regular computer, but you will need to have an understanding of partitioning and the install scripts.

once you get a distro of choice, choose a native install. remember, you can only do the full native install if you flashed the chip/tsop. so you cannot do it with a 1.6.

then you will have linux. if you have the 1.6 you will need xromwell xbe. this is the same thing as cromwell bios, just in xbe format. so once you get your softmod working and launching linux as an app, you can replace the dashboards "default.xbe" with xromwel xbe. then you xbox will bott straight to linux.

[ldotsfan]

QUOTE(HaGGardSmurf @ Aug 11 2009, 11:25 AM)

I want a desktop PC, so this means I will be installing XDSL?

Read this first: http://www.xbox-linu...rdware_Overview, there are some notable differences with a PC - especially the amount of RAM. Having mentioned that, X-DSL is still very usable on the xbox - ie able to browse the internet, use a keyboard and mouse etc

[HaGGardSmurf]

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[bc54]

ok, first to flash your tsop, follow this guide:
http://forums.xbox-s...howtopic=165208
but, since your xbox is already modded, you dont need the game and exploit. instead, install evolutionx dashboard as an app, then inside the evolutionx folder, make another folder called "bios". then put your cromwell bios in there. then make sure your evox.ini has this in it:

CODE

Item "Flash BIOS",ID_Flash_Bios

then start evox, and select "Flash BIOS", then cromwell should show up, and flash it.

once you have cromwell, then boot your xdsl cd. if it works, then your good.

then, because you want just linux, follow this guide:

http://x-dsl.org/wik..._native_install

if you dont understand some of it, ask first. and once cromwell is working, it doesnt matter how bad you mess up partitions, the live cd can always be booted.

[kolosus]

HaGGardSmurf

Did you get it done? I flashed cromwell to my tsop, after doing the solder points of corse. I have a 1.0 xbox so I used cromwell's 1024 variant. Once flashed you can only boot linux on the xbox as cromwell wont boot up anything questionable (xbmc, EvoX, UleashX etc)

What I had to do was to ftp the frugal install to the hdd and boot from there as my dvd drive (which was reading the media fine before) was not recognizing anything anymore. I burned a bunch of different media too.

I used xdsl though as none of the other distros had a good easy frugal install option.

If you're still interested (and didn't accomplish this yet) then drop a line here and we'll bounce ideas off each other. If you did it let us know what you did and how. Plus how is this benefiting you. I find linux on my tv screen a bit wanting.