Topic: Xbox Controller Acts As A Usb Hub? (Read 234 times)

Col.Havoc · « **on:** December 12, 2002, 12:50:00 PM »

Ok, I got a couple of questions about this now.

One, if I were to use a third party controller, (ex, interact) is the soldering diagrams the same? I want to add a few to mine now.

bradrellinger · « **Reply #1 on:** December 12, 2002, 01:58:00 PM »

question:

im considering giving this a try tonight, is there any application i can test this with when im done? im running Evolution-X 2812 with bios evox 2.5. thanks

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Pheonix · « **Reply #2 on:** December 18, 2002, 11:08:00 AM »

me bought, usb extension $4, xbox extender came with this generic controller for $20, so free.
== Xbox->USB && USB->Xbox,

the driver doesn't work so well for my PC but the keyboard on xbox is pretty nice.

Cornholio · « **Reply #3 on:** December 18, 2002, 12:48:00 PM »

QUOTE (Col.Havoc @ Dec 13 2002, 11:29 AM)

And what about the third party controller thing?

Works fine. Basically, any controller that has memory card slots has to work, otherwise it wouldn't work properly for it's intended purpose.

So go buy yourself a cheap, shitty controller, and turn it into something useful

BenJeremy · « **Reply #4 on:** December 30, 2002, 10:41:00 AM »

QUOTE (johnodon @ Dec 30 2002, 11:39 AM)

Not sure if this is possible at this point, but has anyone tried playing something like Halo with the keyboard/mouse combo? Are the keys/buttons mapable for gameplay?

John

No.

The keyboard is only supported by debug libraries, and M$ will not allow games to be released with these libraries (when developing software, as I have, it even tells you they are unsupported).

There is no mouse support at all in the Xbox BIOS or libraries. Adding such support would require new code to be written.

dkoikadabra · « **Reply #5 on:** October 30, 2002, 01:55:00 AM »

Alright, if I remember correctly, the XBox controller acts as a USB Hub, and, if that is correct, I am lead to the assumption that the two memory card slots on a controller are standard USB ports with a non-standard fitter (like the plugs for the XBox controller themselves). Does this mean you could theoretically hack apart a controller and hook two USB devices up to the same port (by using the hacked up controller as a 2-port 'hub')?

dkoikadabra · « **Reply #6 on:** October 30, 2002, 07:04:00 PM »

Do both work at once? Did you test it out with a keyboard/mouse or something?
If it did work, why don't you throw up a tut on it? I'd like to know what wires go where and whatnot. =-)

cykiller · « **Reply #7 on:** October 31, 2002, 02:53:00 AM »

damn that's pretty kool, where did the usb female's come from?? mobo or from pc hardware store??

Frenetic · « **Reply #8 on:** October 31, 2002, 06:47:00 AM »

This maybe off topic but I beleive I have seen the following at lik-sang;

MS Xbox USB adapter cable for USB devices

Our USB adapter for Xbox(female) allows you to hook up virtually any USB hardware to the MS Xbox controller ports. Ever wondered how to use Linux on the Xbox? Now here's the answer. It features a standard USB type A female socket (identical to the ones your PC is offering). Use more cables to connect more devices to your liking - up to 4 devices can be hooked up to the 4 controller slots, using USB hubs will allow you to hook up many more devices. Please check if the desired hardware is supported by the software. The cable length is approx. 1m, this allows you also to hook up devices that have very short USB cables and operate it from a reasonable distance.

Price: 12.90 USD (~8.42 GBP)

Frenetic · « **Reply #9 on:** October 31, 2002, 09:17:00 AM »

Hahaha True Dat

I am such a cheap bastard that I bough

a brand new Xbox
High Def pack
Matrix Modchip
80 Gig Western Digial HD
Pioneer A04 DVD-Burner
61" widescreen hdtv
Sony receiver (4 optical in-6.1 DTS blah blah) surround sound speakres (1000 Watt in total)

Damnit, where did I think I was going to save money again?

heheheh

mzenone · « **Reply #10 on:** October 31, 2002, 09:41:00 AM »

does this mean i can wire two usb female sets of wires going into one xbox controller port? thanx

cykiller · « **Reply #11 on:** October 31, 2002, 09:51:00 AM »

im not cheap at all just like the fact that u can still use your controller and have 2 usb female at the same time!!

that was pretty kool, and it looks fun, especially when u have done everything else!!

WPELLE · « **Reply #12 on:** October 31, 2002, 12:47:00 PM »

Another advantage of using this method is that you first get the whole length of the xbox controller cable plus the length of the peripheral you plug in.

Scan-C · « **Reply #13 on:** October 31, 2002, 02:35:00 PM »

yeah right.the keyboard was always to short and now its perfect and sometimes even to long

Jsmith · « **Reply #14 on:** November 08, 2002, 11:10:00 PM »

Do these USB ports have any use outside of running Linux on the old box?

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