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A.Z.BEST

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« Reply #150 on: August 23, 2003, 03:48:00 AM »
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« Reply #151 on: August 23, 2003, 05:01:00 AM »
QUOTE (Patchinko @ Aug 23 2003, 03:50 AM)
A bios that would enable virtual memory on the HDD.
That way, anyone could have a 128MB (or 256, or 512... happy.gif) Xbox.
But I'm not sure if that's possible at all !

The thing is, every application would have to be aware of this swap file, or it wouldn't be used.
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« Reply #152 on: August 23, 2003, 05:04:00 AM »
QUOTE (feflicker @ Aug 23 2003, 12:47 AM)
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Since the BIOS settings can't be easily changed when the BIOS is on the mod chip, it would be nice if there could be an optional XML file that could be placed on a specific partition


That is a good idea as well, but I think they can change the bios once it is on the chip, at least that is how it seems now that x24978 has been released with an xbe embedded in it.

Hmm...I dunno.  There are no changes made to the BIOS that's already on the chip, not even in 4978.
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« Reply #153 on: August 23, 2003, 06:01:00 AM »
QUOTE (Xeero @ Aug 23 2003, 02:04 PM)
QUOTE (feflicker @ Aug 23 2003, 12:47 AM)
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Since the BIOS settings can't be easily changed when the BIOS is on the mod chip, it would be nice if there could be an optional XML file that could be placed on a specific partition


That is a good idea as well, but I think they can change the bios once it is on the chip, at least that is how it seems now that x24978 has been released with an xbe embedded in it.

Hmm...I dunno.  There are no changes made to the BIOS that's already on the chip, not even in 4978.

So maybe some program where you can modify options of the bios, and after applying changes it just reflashes the chip? But almost the same does Xbtool (without reflashing tongue.gif). Eh, it doesn't make to much sense. It would be just a toy.
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« Reply #154 on: August 23, 2003, 09:52:00 AM »
biggrin.gif) should be easy to configire.

I now have left&right trigger+A+X for IGR, wouldn't it be sweet to have (same)+B+Y to start XBMP or possibly even another dash? =)
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« Reply #155 on: August 23, 2003, 10:59:00 AM »
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3. Real embedded FTPserver, the way it is in X2-4978 just isn't impressive. Embedded (for real) would enable you to ftp in during gameplay or whatever.


What about the games that configure networking when launched? Wouldn't the two apps using the NIC give a problem? Just my thought...

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Hmm...I dunno. There are no changes made to the BIOS that's already on the chip, not even in 4978


Yeah, now thinking about it, that is probably true. The change doesn't necessarily have to be made on the flash rom does it? Can't any "on-the-fly" change just be patched to memory, since bios is loaded to memory on bootup?
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« Reply #156 on: August 23, 2003, 11:00:00 AM »
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I have a great idea. IN-GAME-ANYTHING! I know it's possible, we already know we can change the button config in evox.ini


Yeah, but that IGR is a function of EvoX, not the BIOS. It is still a good idea though!  wink.gif
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« Reply #157 on: August 23, 2003, 11:11:00 AM »
QUOTE (feflicker @ Aug 23 2003, 03:00 PM)
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I have a great idea. IN-GAME-ANYTHING! I know it's possible, we already know we can change the button config in evox.ini


Yeah, but that IGR is a function of EvoX, not the BIOS. It is still a good idea though!  wink.gif

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Hardly anybody uses the Evo-X IGR, due to compatibility issues, and the X2 BIOSes have IGR (they were first, you know).
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« Reply #158 on: August 23, 2003, 12:13:00 PM »
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Hardly anybody uses the Evo-X IGR, due to compatibility issues, and the X2 BIOSes have IGR (they were first, you know).


We were thinking along the lines of Xeero. We should add a x2bios.xml file somewhere and be able to specify bios options, such as hot-keys to launch xbe files, similar to how IGR mapping works in the EvoX dash.
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« Reply #159 on: August 23, 2003, 12:32:00 PM »
QUOTE (A.Z.BEST® @ Aug 23 2003, 06:48 AM)
- Booting selected dashboard when pressing some button - A - launches evoxdash.xbe, B - launches avalaunch.xbe etc.
- possibility to boot console with erased/ fucked EEPROM
- VGA mode and normal TV mode buit in
- FTP mode built in but with booting an *.xbe within (boot Ms Dash with additional sections with FTP from the bios within)

These are exactly what my wishes are too.

If possible I would like to see a dashboard xbe in the BIOS the same way that the current ftp xbe is embedded into the BIOS.  This would give it a real reason to make it 1MB.
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« Reply #160 on: August 23, 2003, 04:31:00 PM »
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« Reply #161 on: August 23, 2003, 04:35:00 PM »
QUOTE (chinmi @ Aug 24 2003, 12:31 AM)
how about this :

A PASSWORD !!!

just use Xselector 0.6......

and same to the one that wants to be able to hit a button to select a dash
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« Reply #162 on: August 24, 2003, 11:05:00 PM »
The thing I'd really like to see, and I think a lot can see the potential in this, is bios support for usb connected mass storage devices (Just map it to a drive letter like a memory card.)
Being able to hook up a usb harddrive or dvd drive using a simple xbox->usb cable,
you could build an amazing juke box without hacking inside the box !
Or keep a compressed archive of all your games on a big HD and just copy them over to the internal drive when you want to use them.
I know you can boot linux and use any "standard" usb device but I really don't like the idea of putting linux on my gamming console... and it'd be sooo much simpler to be able to do it in any dash using bios support. And if possible support to lunch apps straight from the usb HD (apps that wont mind the *slow* bandwidth of course...)

Any updates on the support for lunching xbe from memory cards yet ?
(like booting a dash from memory card instead of hd.)

And thank you to all devs who volonteer their time and knowhow to all of us ignorants and ungratefull bastards   wink.gif    beerchug.gif
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« Reply #163 on: August 25, 2003, 02:16:00 AM »
- Map buttons or button combinations  to any app/function
- Hibernate/resume function (Swap the running app out to the HD and be able to restore it)
- Mini dash with FTP, Format, Launching capability
- Mini network stack to allow a network drive to be mapped to a local drive letter so that games/apps could be run off the network.
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BenJeremy

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« Reply #164 on: August 25, 2003, 07:08:00 AM »
I was thinking about something that actually shouldn't be too hard to implement:

BFM capability, like the Debug BIOS:

Detect one or more BFM BIOSes in C:\BIOS and E:\BIOS and offer them up as choices (along with "boot X2 4979")

The biggest feature would be an X2 BIOS that allows you to boot from DVD, REGARDLESS of the state of the hard drive or dash files. It should also have an option to "fix" the clock if it's invalid. This is one of the biggest flaws in the current X2/X3 BIOSes out.

I have not personally had to deal with this problem, but it is a biggie, as people are ALWAYS having grief with the situation.
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