Post by: Needless on February 11, 2004, 09:15:00 AM
Post by: pcween on February 11, 2004, 11:33:00 AM
Post by: mrRobinson on February 12, 2004, 08:40:00 AM
1. better shoutcast management. click left thumbstick and get a menu where you can select genre folders (like in xbmp) and then pick the sc file to play. Ability to name the links and see that name. Set different ones to play at different times via xml configuration.
2. rss news feed options... different ones at different times, labeling them, having two going at the same time in two rows and being able to set the scroll speed.
3. ability to disable features... like what if i don't want ava to ever touch my fan speed cause i want to use the setting from the bios.
Post by: Romperstomper on February 12, 2004, 10:34:00 PM
Post by: Thraxen on February 13, 2004, 09:02:00 AM
Post by: dr.no on February 14, 2004, 04:51:00 AM
Post by: Thraxen on February 14, 2004, 07:24:00 AM
| QUOTE |
| Option to set the "avalaunch_icon.png" as default, so that it won't show the picture embedded in the xbe. |
I think that option already exists. Find this line in the Avalaunch.xml file:
<icons display="1" rotate="1" override="2"/>
Make sure override is set to "2". This is the "always override" setting where the "avalaunch_icon.png" will always be used over the embedded picture.
Post by: Zappo on February 14, 2004, 12:08:00 PM
In V.0.48.6 shoutcast only plays, when using the "auto" function. Put back the left-thumbstick start for shoutcast, even if it's not auto...
And as suggested before from me (and other): Deleting a directory with TotalCommander on FTP doesn't work. TotalCommander is a very handsome tool and I want to keep it for FTPing Avalaunch and in any other known to me FTP deltree works fine - just not in Avalaunch. Maybe it's just a small bug!?
And bring back in a "special user edition" (?) the video-mode-switching, I will try it again: I now have a V.1.1 XBOX and a Cromwell-Bios for reprogramming the EEPROM in backup.
Post by: moobar on February 15, 2004, 05:04:00 AM
Heh, they do have a C:\xodash\media folder 
Its only matter of time I guess.May I suggest then a "avalaunchdash" folder to house all needed files.
Post by: Bulan on February 16, 2004, 12:43:00 AM
So a small but VERY good feature to do!
Use the Left/Right triggers on controller to scroll in menus.
Either jump a whole page up/down, or just speed up the scrolling.
Think I would prefer the page jump method.
Post by: gwailo on February 16, 2004, 02:01:00 AM
Or make Avalunch able to handle shoutcast streems that end with the port nr only.
Great work team avalunch. Keep up the good work. We sure love you mates
Post by: mrRobinson on February 16, 2004, 07:59:00 PM
For any feature where applicable, have an xml tag be able to be used for it where you can set enabled=0,1. This way if someone doesn't like the feature they can set it to zero and be done with it...
For example:
<acam enabled=0>
<rssfeed enabled=0>
<flashbios enabled=0>
<writableeprom enabled=0>
<ftpserver enabled=0>
etc, etc.
This might be a bitch to implement for every little thing but you get the point. I think configurability (is that a word?) is key...
Post by: RadiatedAnt on February 16, 2004, 09:21:00 PM
Dont forget to add stop/ change track settings for use with the a usb keyboard 
Post by: Jnadke on February 17, 2004, 09:28:00 PM
How about cold Reboot?
Not just a restart as currently implemented (just reloads avalaunch). A reboot feature like in XBMC. It turns off your xbox and turns it back on.
You could probabaly ask the XBMC guys how they do it. I bet it wouldn't take that long to implement...
Comes in handy for those of us with the Xenium modchip. Then I don't have to physically get up everytime I want to load a different BIOS. Can be cumbersome for testing.
Although basic... it's probabaly one of the most important and overlooked features needed.
Post by: >lys< on February 17, 2004, 09:49:00 PM
| QUOTE (mrRobinson @ Feb 17 2004, 05:59 AM) |
| Here is a general feature request for all other feature requests... For any feature where applicable, have an xml tag be able to be used for it where you can set enabled=0,1. This way if someone doesn't like the feature they can set it to zero and be done with it... For example: <acam enabled=0> <rssfeed enabled=0> <flashbios enabled=0> <writableeprom enabled=0> <ftpserver enabled=0> etc, etc. This might be a bitch to implement for every little thing but you get the point. I think configurability (is that a word?) is key... |
Yeah that's a pretty good idea. I guess this format would be better suited though:
<feature name="rssfeed" enabled>
<feature name="acam" disabled>
...
Post by: edelarey on February 18, 2004, 04:52:00 AM
I connect through a secure proxy that requires a username and password.
Post by: TigerHawk on February 18, 2004, 05:05:00 PM
*Ability to switch to headset only music
*Ability to turn off music
*Ability to use Audio only IP phone through speakers (if you don't have a headset)
Post by: Corspegrinder99 on February 18, 2004, 05:23:00 PM
Post by: gwailo on February 19, 2004, 02:08:00 AM
Then I would start using avalaunch for irc.
Post by: widget01 on February 19, 2004, 06:31:00 AM
Post by: Gus Man on February 20, 2004, 02:02:00 AM
| QUOTE |
| I know that avalaunch has support for USB keyboards. But would it be possible to make it support wireless usb keyboards? |
Almost any wireless USB keyboard will work for the Xbox. My friend uses the Cordless Elite Duo. He just plugs the USB receiver in and the mouse and keyboard works flawlessly on every supported program.
Post by: Pyroknight on February 20, 2004, 08:38:00 PM
but unfortunately it uses port 2525. And just out of curiosity does the telnet support ANSI? Thanks alot and keep up the good work Avalaunch team.
Post by: pixie98 on February 22, 2004, 10:57:00 PM
| QUOTE (TigerHawk @ Feb 19 2004, 03:05 AM) |
| A couple of ideas- *Ability to switch to headset only music *Ability to turn off music *Ability to use Audio only IP phone through speakers (if you don't have a headset) |
Hello,
I believe you can stop music holding left trigger and pressing the left thumbstick
....Try it !
Post by: AFireInside on February 24, 2004, 12:36:00 AM
HEY i have read stuff in this forum about file sharing ,but ive never read anything about implementing BITTORRENT or is this idea too stupid??? nand also if u guys could add playlist support for te mp3´s that would be great.
Post by: gwailo on February 24, 2004, 03:32:00 AM
Would it be possible to to make the file manager able to unrar files. Would be really nice if it was possible to choose something on my computer and unrar them to the xbox hdd.
And is it possible to make the file manager able to access files on a computer over windows network shares or samba?
Keep up the good work team avalaunch
Post by: MikesTooLz on February 24, 2004, 10:48:00 AM
add a name opion in the .xml for example <name></name>
so i could put in my .xml <name>Mike</name>
and it would know my name is Mike
then when the app laods if there is and internet connection have it look at the clock to see what time it is and play one of the 3 following URLs:
http://client.msn.co...orning/Mike.wav
http://client.msn.co...ernoon/Mike.wav
http://client.msn.co...vening/Mike.wav
(replace the name with what ever the user has set there name to be)
oh yah i just realized the avalaunch dosnt support WAV files so i guess that would have to be implimented befor you could do this.
Post by: oblox on February 26, 2004, 11:48:00 AM
| QUOTE |
| We received the following to several of our contact emails: QUOTE Hi Team-OzXodus, I'm writing to you on behalf of the XBMC Project and it's developers/testers. I was wondering if the LCD for Xenium could be controlled via software and if you care to send us 'a few' free samples of Xenium with LCD's and lowlevel interface source code to the LCD for testing and development so we can implement support for it in XboxMediaCenter as we think it would be cool if one could display music info on it, ...maybe even a spectrum analyzer on it could be possible Looking forward to hearing from you. Best regards / Gamester17 We have written a comprehensive library for interfacing the LCD, and incorporated a quick demo for this library into xbmc ourselves. This is not in the official tree as of yet, but we will be sending the library to the XBMC team shortly. --Artifex |
Any plans to incorporate the LCD into Avalaunch???
for the great dashboard
Post by: pervert on February 27, 2004, 08:07:00 PM
a key combination on boot to toggle from one to the other would be nice.
2. You know this already, but i think the priority should be bumped up. Long filename support
and a piece of source released for apps (emulators, for one) to be compatible with the fatx extension.
Post by: Chicken Scratch Boy on February 27, 2004, 08:55:00 PM
Post by: th3gh05t on February 29, 2004, 07:04:00 PM
It would really make it much easier...
Post by: DugFreez on February 29, 2004, 07:08:00 PM
Post by: PuddWakkr on March 01, 2004, 04:04:00 AM
Post by: soundentertainm on March 02, 2004, 02:14:00 PM
Post by: JuggaloZeke on March 02, 2004, 06:28:00 PM
Post by: Anvil1972 on March 03, 2004, 09:56:00 PM
Post by: pimp on March 04, 2004, 02:36:00 AM
P1[M]p¥
Post by: CyberTrip on March 06, 2004, 12:44:00 PM
Post by: pimp on March 07, 2004, 06:46:00 AM
| QUOTE |
| CyberTrip Posted on Mar 6 2004, 10:44 PM I think using personal pics as a screensaver would be awesome!!! |
that's a pretty cool idea
Post by: newbreed on March 07, 2004, 01:07:00 PM
Post by: pimp on March 07, 2004, 04:51:00 PM
Post by: PuddWakkr on March 09, 2004, 03:50:00 AM
1. Install chip
2. Put in bigger HD
3. Pop in Ava boot disc
4. Prepare HD using ava
5. Click on auto-update and ava installs itself on C:\ using the .xbe on the disc in conjunction with the update server so you get the latest version as well.
6. Your done quickly and easily
Just throwing this out there as I hate to have to keep using an evox disc to prepare then FTPing all the goods on there as well.
Post by: Pobbe on March 10, 2004, 11:18:00 AM
So will we see lcd support in ava for smartxx and eventually xenium anytime soon?
Post by: mingwingming on March 11, 2004, 12:37:00 PM
Post by: truthlesshero on March 14, 2004, 06:17:00 AM
Post by: Pandoriaantje on March 14, 2004, 07:43:00 AM
- power cycle (hw reboot) function for modchips with embedded OS (xenium, smartxx).
for now i'm using a stand alone xbe linked from the dash to get to my smartxx OS but it would be nice to see this feature embedded.
Post by: aweirdguy on March 14, 2004, 12:01:00 PM
-display drive freespace on menu screen (like good evox skins)
-display drive freespace during file copies
-qwerty virtual keyboard
-game save editor (copy to pc or other xbox, delete saves)
-ability to switch on/off different pic of the day from xml file:
<apod enabled="0" random="1" explanation="1"/>
<acam enabled="1"/>
etc.. especially if you add more pic of day servers
if enabled="0" then it wouldn't even appear in skin list
also if you add the format, flash, and lock options i wouldnt need evox anymore
Thanks!
Post by: shodanjr_gr on March 15, 2004, 04:50:00 AM
nah its not just you. I also find it strangely satisfactory to mod the xbox rather than actually play with it.
(thats about ur sig btw)
Post by: NightHawk117 on March 15, 2004, 09:26:00 AM
Post by: SICKdimension on March 16, 2004, 02:48:00 AM
for example, you could have a light classical skin while playing a classical music shoutcast stream, then when you click the left joystick, it switches to a metal stream, with a metal looking skin. not top priority, but maybe, just maybe something to consider.
and oh ya, A SLEEP TIMER!
Post by: 4NIC8TOR on March 17, 2004, 06:55:00 AM
Post by: 4NIC8TOR on March 17, 2004, 06:56:00 AM
| QUOTE (SICKdimension @ Mar 16 2004, 12:48 PM) |
| probably not too practical, but it would be cool to associate skins with music. for example, you could have a light classical skin while playing a classical music shoutcast stream, then when you click the left joystick, it switches to a metal stream, with a metal looking skin. not top priority, but maybe, just maybe something to consider. and oh ya, A SLEEP TIMER! |
I think there already is a sleep timer in the .xml isn't there? It's the shutdown after so many minutes of inactivity setting. I guess that's not REALLY a sleep timer, though. A real sleep timer would be like shut down in 30 minutes and could be configured from the menu rather than the xml.
Post by: 4NIC8TOR on March 17, 2004, 06:57:00 AM
| QUOTE (NightHawk117 @ Mar 15 2004, 07:26 PM) |
| I got a suggestion. While deleting some files to save me space on my HD I noticed that it goes back to the top of the list after deleting a file. This particular game (Ninja Gaiden) had a ass load of files on the folders where the files were at. SO having to scroll all the way down after deleting is kinda annoying IMO. It would be nice to have it highlight the file before or after the one we delete. Bitchin job with the dash though Team-Avalaunch. |
I second that. Today I was browsing skins on the various servers and sometimes that little thumbnail looks good but you really can't be sure without downloading the skin. After about 30-45 minutes of loading up on skins I had to go through the list and decide which ones I wanted to delete. There didn't appear to be a delete skin option in the skins menu that I could find so that would be one feature request. Then when I went into the File Manager to delete all these skins I realized that there is no select key to select multiple files so I had to do them one at a time and it kept returning to the top of this huge list. So I'm thinking that those are three really good suggestions......this dash kicks ass!
Post by: Phantasm on March 18, 2004, 02:32:00 AM
Post by: ZakMcRofl on March 18, 2004, 01:51:00 PM
Post by: nimr0d on March 21, 2004, 06:38:00 PM
Post by: huntsterunc on March 22, 2004, 08:13:00 PM
like current weather, major news headlines. I know its available now, but make it more readable. Take up less screen with the menu and alot more space to the information. Like I'd like to wake up every morning (ok so noon is my morning) and sit in front of my xbox with a cup of coffee and see the weather conditions and be able to scroll thru a list of major news headlines and select the ones I want to read. Or select an mp3 playlist. ( i know XBMC does this, but its not as cool as avalaunch) or an alarm clock would be cool too!
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Post by: MikesTooLz on March 23, 2004, 08:10:00 PM
i just thought that would get annoying after a while to have to see the warning everytime you boot. It would be a good idea to allow the users to dissable this warning message in the avalauch.xml.
Post by: StaTiKMaT on March 25, 2004, 11:07:00 AM
Post by: ThomW on March 26, 2004, 05:04:00 AM
Post by: Valentin Zukovsky on March 26, 2004, 07:22:00 PM
Post by: nimr0d on March 27, 2004, 10:16:00 AM
Post by: Thonati on March 28, 2004, 04:37:00 PM
Post by: TheGabber on March 30, 2004, 01:43:00 AM
)..More features for backgroundmusic player, like ability to choose own shoutcast server, or ability to scroll through folders to select songs, maybe an equalizer would also be good..
Perhaps it would be possible to make something like winamp inside avalaunch(BoxAmp??)
Adress Book for IP phone would also be good
Maybe it would be possible to use the XLink messenger code in the avalaunch menu, so people can simply select one of their contacts to talk over headset, also global voice areas where people can find new contacts would be cool (where everyone in the same area can talk over headsets).
I noticed that all downloaded stuff of avaluanch goes to the Z partition of the xbox, would it be possible to make ava-filemanager able to move savegames or skins etc, to the E (or other) partition(s)?
keep up the good work
Post by: Drpiety on March 30, 2004, 06:30:00 AM
I just popped into Avalaunch and I find it hard to use the controller. I would like a picture that illustrates the button settings like most games do. you could have a sign in each "window" that shows the button or button combo to be pressed to get to the help pic.
No no wait not that thought....nooo I CAN read the manual. But if you want to make Avalaunch user friendly you need that help pics. New users wont miss a thing with it.
Post by: AlCapone on March 30, 2004, 11:52:00 AM
just assign a button to show help-picture - a picture that shows all features, just like the Dongle-free-DVD player does....
Post by: anonymo on April 02, 2004, 11:09:00 AM
Post by: Sephult on April 04, 2004, 05:30:00 AM
(A)Maybe implementing more user control settings for the rotating icon cubes.
1.) The XML file could allow a user X/Y positioning.
2.) Ability to either show rotating icon, or have a basic info pop window.
-Ability to have minimal file names for menu,
and still retain access to title info. (Properties)
Menu layout structure settings
-First I have to say that I know it's possible already to list differrent categorized menu items, but my modification would be an XML-less operation.
1.) On-screen menu organizer
-Ability to group items in multiple lists such as putting multiplayer games in a MP category while also having the same link also cat. in an appropriate genre. (Shortcuts)
2.) Ability to position icons freely w/wo filenames
However- I think Avalaunch is awesome even w/o
Great job TeamAvalaunch, very impressed.
Post by: Sephult on April 04, 2004, 06:31:00 AM
I've seen some relevant information but nothing completely promising so far.
Ability to hook external usb drive through gameports. Multiple HD support. Filemanager support, and direct runs from external drives. Maybe dupping the memory port to handle large drives.
I believe this would make a "Huge" contribution to the community. This alone would make avalaunch undeniably #1.
I keep hearing XBLive this and that. Well maybe some sort of handler for public server connection would be awesome. Have a downloadable server list just in the same way the skins use. I believe community modders should be using public servers rather than supporting XBLIVE anyway. It's all about support!
Post by: Moleman on April 04, 2004, 03:07:00 PM
Post by: Noutaja on April 05, 2004, 01:12:00 PM
Post by: Noutaja on April 06, 2004, 09:43:00 PM
SUPER!!!
Post by: ddkore on April 07, 2004, 07:28:00 AM
Post by: SniperKilla on April 12, 2004, 08:06:00 PM
SmartXX LCD support is a MUST have
and a powercycle option would rock too
Post by: SniperKilla on April 13, 2004, 07:30:00 AM
*me* shuts up now
Post by: Penfoldian on April 19, 2004, 05:09:00 AM
Post by: TigerHawk on April 19, 2004, 01:07:00 PM
Post by: Protonus on April 19, 2004, 02:37:00 PM
Post by: kingroach on April 20, 2004, 04:22:00 PM
Post by: MikesTooLz on April 26, 2004, 05:51:00 PM
how about having a dedicated IP Phone server that can be run on the PC. then different irc channels can host there own IP Phone chats. for example #avalaunch could have IPphone.teamavalaunch.com running the dedicated server and you can login to it to chat with people about AVA.
Post by: yosomono99 on April 28, 2004, 03:42:00 AM
Post by: brncmp on April 28, 2004, 07:02:00 PM
Post by: yohoo on May 03, 2004, 12:46:00 PM
It will be nice if it can display critical info like cpu/mobo temps, free space on F:, etc..
Post by: badmonkey on May 09, 2004, 04:17:00 AM
A weather feature similar to that found in XBMC would be great.
I don't particularly want to have it in my RSS, as I wouldn't want to sit and wait for all my other news to scroll to get to it.
I could of course just use it in XBMC, but my Avalaunch is the dash I use, and my Xbox is almost always on idle in it.
Post by: 4NIC8TOR on May 10, 2004, 08:34:00 PM
Post by: roar on May 11, 2004, 06:06:00 AM
"When Last Launched..." or "This app has been launched # times"
Either in QWIX or in the dash, I think it would be helpful to know when a game or util has last been lauched to give me an indication of how often I use the game. When I'm using QWIX to u/l a game I'm always scrambling to delete a game or two to make room, if I could sort my releases by the ones that were last played then I'd have a better idea which one to delete.
Like in Windows, when you go to add/remove programs it tells you how often you use the programs, it helps when cleaning up hard drive space.
Post by: Intensecure on May 11, 2004, 07:03:00 AM
Ignore me, I'm fucked off.
Post by: domerdel on May 13, 2004, 09:09:00 AM
I saw that there was a toggle for HD support coming soon, but what about Dobly 5.1 and DTS?
Update dashboard feature, locks up my xbox, will this actually be a working update or is it just me with problems?
I emulate shoutcast with XBMC, but maybe an integrated version that will read the pls file on their server to tell me what artist/song is currently playing.
Post by: Lysip on May 14, 2004, 01:41:00 PM
ie. chameleon, smartXX, ozxchip thingy. I think that would add a very nice feature to Avalaunch.
Also a way of changing you xbox name without haveing to FTP your box, also being able to select more then one object in the filemanager and after renameing something being able to go to the middle of the line and add something not haveing to delete up to that point, and how about a built in text editor in to the File Manager.
a big one for me would being able to see the name and time of the music that is playing. like in corner. or at least being able to add some command to the news feed, last thing how about something like python support so as people could automate tasks.
If you were to put any of these in i would love you more then i do now.
Post by: johnslayer on May 21, 2004, 01:27:00 PM
Post by: ENiGMa69 on May 26, 2004, 05:24:00 AM
You guys said you wanted ideas to improve Avalaunch, so here's one for you...Here's something you could add...an option to configure each App/Game to the videomode the user selects.
Now I say this as I have a Jap XBox with SmartXX installed, and I have games from all Regions. Now I've left SmartXX set to Jap mode all the time because the XBox is a Jap model & it makes the XBox faster than if it was in PAL mode...correct me if I'm wrong but this is the great 50/60HZ reason ?
Anyway, I?ve found that when running some games in Jap mode they run much faster than their own native Region version, e.g. I have a PAL version of FIFA 2004, but when u leave SmartXX configured in Jap mode instead of changing it to the games PAL mode, boy the game runs quicker and plays better !!
Likewise Indycar Series won't run unless I have changed SmartXX to PAL mode as it's a PAL Mode only game. This is a complete pain in the *rse !! Therefore to get round this, I've had to install UnleashX on the Xbox, and then I run UnleashX WITHIN Avalaunch so I can run Indycar Series without having to change SmartXX's videomode all the time.
You apparently once had the option to change videomode?s, but apparently you removed it for fear of damaging the Eeprom. How about doing something like EvoX & UnleashX whereby you can have the option to "Auto Switch" videomode...but what I'm suggesting is slightly fiddlier for you guys, but I think it would make it very easy for everyone in the long run.
I've noticed that in Avalaunch you can select the "Properties" for an App/Game title and in there it tells you which Region the programme should run. How about letting the Region property there be selectable, so we can change it to PAL/NTSC-M/NTSC-J and therefore let us choose the speed & compatibility of the App/Game we run? On screen you could show the App/Game title with the Region it has currently been set e.g. IndyCar Series (J) or FIFA 2004 (P) or NFS Underground (M). This option to show the videomode at the end of the App/Game title could then be switched On/Off via the SYSTEM UTILS - SETTINGS - HARDWARE INFO section. Just add a VIDEOMODE SELECTOR section in there. That way if people don't like seeing the (P)/(J)/(M) on the end of each title, they can still have it running in which ever videomode they want, but without the additional info showing on the title name.
The other option I thought about is doing exactly the same as UnleashX which generates an "Items.xml" file when it starts up, which contains all the titles it's found and also adds the Region to which the programme is run ? This "Items.xml" file is editable via a PC connection, but if there was a way you could show that database listing of Apps/Games on screen and there let us change the videomode we want to run it in, then that would be just as good ! How about showing it in SYSTEM UTILS - SETTINGS - APPS/GAME DATABASE ? What would be brilliant would be that if Avalaunch on it's initial scan of the preset directories configured in "Avalaunch.xml" had found that a game had been deleted off the Hard Disk, and the game still showed on the "Region Database", then it just removed that App/Game entry from the "Region Database" without the user having to do any maintenance, and therefore reducing the chances of a noobie fowling up his/her Xbox ?
I know this sounds complicated and it may possibly be very complicated for you guys to add, and I know u've been asked before, but it would be a good idea in the long run and make Avalaunch the number one dashboard.
Just out of curiosity how come EvoX & UnleashX can have their videomode "Auto Switch" running without mucking up the Eeprom, but you guys couldn't ? Can't u just BORROW their code and incorporate it into Avalaunch ???
Hope you can help, but if u want to tell me to *uck off if you don't like the idea, then feel free too...
Thanks
ENiGMa69
Post by: jvh106 on May 26, 2004, 04:32:00 PM
Post by: anon123 on May 27, 2004, 10:13:00 AM
Also, I know it would be nice to have some sort of a wireless network monitor of some type so I can see how powerful my signal is and maybe my current speed as well (maybe like at the bottom left corner where it lists your ip have something saying "Good: 54 mbps"), like the xbox dash has under network settings.
Post by: tayior7 on June 04, 2004, 09:05:00 AM
sometimes when transferring HUGE queues ( > 100 GB) via the Avalaunch FTP Client, it freezes. im guessing that the queue exceeds the amoutn of memory available, and it just freezes. So maybe if the queue gets too big, write it to the HD, or open the queue like most PC FTP Clients do, on folder at a time.
Thanks
Post by: thewickedjester on June 06, 2004, 05:42:00 AM
*(not sure if this goes with the dashboard or the mod chip but...) support for external hard drives
*bios flashing
*incorperating the boxlinks (or at least the same concept) into avalaunch
*(to go with the above) mouse + keyboard support
Post by: burnerO on June 07, 2004, 12:28:00 PM
* Added: Auto-rename invalid/long filename for both FTP server and file explorer. Off by default.
That'd be quite a timesaver if at all possible.
Much love for you guys. :luv:
Post by: cleaver on June 07, 2004, 03:46:00 PM
* the posibility to update progs like: XMP and XMC via avalaunch
* keyboard and mouse support in the ftp and filemanagment
* s.m.a.r.t. function from the harddiscs
* possibility to choose different gamesave servers
* maybe more features to the mp3 player
* HDTV settings
* USB harddrive/CD/DVD-rom support
* not a really new implement, but a good review of how IP telefoni works on the xbox
* DVD/games ripper on the dashboard
* a menu that could show which type of bios/dashboard-version and a flash prog.
let me know if any of these are possible
this is the features I could find for now on the else very good dasboard, simply the best in my opinion...
keep up the good work guys...
xbox v1.0
executer 2
160WD HD 8MB
Post by: Noutaja on June 07, 2004, 07:34:00 PM
Thanks
*EDIT* BTW... If next release uses language settings and ini files, rename Soumi.ini to Suomi.ini (If that will not cause too much trouble).
Über thanks!! (never thanked enough)
Post by: GiSWiG on June 09, 2004, 07:31:00 AM
Also, how about having a list of workarounds for certain requests. For example, saying that there will be no web browser implemented, but you can give linksboks a try and even add it to the main menu by adding ............... to the menu section.
As for the dash, I'd love to see that new file system (ie. longer filename support) and the defrag that was mentioned so long ago. Also, I know many have asked for better menu editing support. How about a GUI front end running on the PC (or Xbox) that reads the xml file from the drive and generates Combo Boxes, Text Fields, Drop Downs, etc. Heck, it could be a simple ASP or JSP page that can run from any web browser. Maybe even have the ability to do that with all xml and ini files on the xbox. (Although a separate program to do this would be best cause otherwise you would need a web server running on your pc to execute ASP scripts, unless there already exists another way)
Other than that, you guys got the best dash running!
Keep it going!
"Of course I want ice cream. BUT NO SPRINKLES! For every sprinkle that I find.... I shall kill you..."
:ph34r:
Post by: zerowizard on June 09, 2004, 12:33:00 PM
Post by: DJVASTVASTY2K on April 24, 2003, 09:24:00 AM
Best Regards
Adam
Vast Gsm Team
Post by: the joker on June 01, 2003, 05:55:00 AM
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* Mouse support
* DVD Ripper (maybe autocreate/name the dir to copy to also)
* bios flashing
Good suggestions :
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* Mounting ISO files on the xbox HDD as D: (just gotta fix some issues with fatx3 first - since it still has the fatx 2gb limit... fixing that soon )
* be anle to set up an fserve or an xdcc server (a lot of us have 120 gig hdds and a lot of media weed like to share)
* Also A Live Text Editor Would Be Nice Too, So You Could Edit Your .ini Files In Real Time.
* Some Utility To Import Your Own Skins For AvaLaunch.
* In Game Reset Triggers.
* Calibrational screen (for people with older tv's that cut off the edge of the screen)
* How about a cool "freeze/unfreeze" feature? ( zip down unused games ++ )
* ISO 9660 Fat System support in the File Browser.
* bios editing
* How about more download update things? Like being able to update XBMP from within the dash?
*How about an Xbox Scene news viewer?
* password protect stuff
*User login w/wo password (with safety reset) 2 there personalized Dash setting for that user . That way no other person could screw-up other user settings.
* HD support 480p 720p 1080i (I have a sony wga xbr and few things really take advantage of these formats yet)
*making it so you can ftp stuff onto memory cards is nice
*a hard disk defragging utility
*using the numbers on the remote to quickly launch specific xbe files
*positioning and sizing the menu box
*positioning and sizing the game icons
*using own screenshots or videos for game icons
*disabling and enabling the infos like version number in the .xml
*I'd like to be able to change fonts in real time, or atleast in settings get a little preview of how the different fonts look, and then I'd have to reboot to get them working
*I'd like to see topic up in the left corner, where it says #channelname
*I want a option to change the region settings for games (USA, Japan or Europe & Australia.)
*I would like the ability to play a random short video instead of the cube intro.
*Since most HDD support S.M.A.R.T and you can read temperatures with it -- could it possible added to Avalaunch?
*i like the xbox saves online feature, but for the next release, i'd like to be able to have a number of slots to choose from
* The Mp3 feature, let it play random
*rom autolaunch
*It would be great if you could add external USB hard drive support.
Could-be ideas ( but dont get your hopes up )
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*a feature to auto patch the new games
* A Built In Online Gaming App That Will Support The Commonly Used X-Box Live Gaming HeadSet.
* a list of irc servers that you can scroll down and pick one then it will auto connect instead of haveing to do a /server everytime
* Network keyboard
* animation in skins support
* A plugin system, so others can make additions to the dash without having to request it or muck around with the whole sourcecode (if it will, indeed, be opensource one day).
* scripting support for the irc client
* Online voice chatting using Xbox Live headset
* lightgun support
Wont implement
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* Inet browser
(TJ used to work for Opera Software, and has a contract that will get him sued if he touches a web-browser (or anything near one) for a few more years)
* Tv guide like in xbmp, however you can bookmark a certain prog so that when it is the time that it's on Avalaunch alerts you.
* xbox wma support in the back ground ( does play a lot of other things tho )
* how about AIM and MSN
* Maybe a ICQ client ?
*ntsc/pal change for special games.. This because you need to turn on and off xbox to set the mode.
Suggestions that we have implemented :
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* .sfv checker
* One chosen MP3 plays as default when dash is open (Xport has implemented this in lots of his emu's i'm sure he would assist you with this)
* DVD remote can be used for all the sections (i.e. even for the onscreen keyboard in the IRC)
* In IRC the screen can be zoomed in or out.
* maybe add Avalaunch version displayed on screen so we know what version we have.
* UnRar and UnZip implemented in the File Browser.
* A button-press-and-hold to speed up the Scroll in the Menus (aka hold L Button in evox).
* Ability to move/max(min)imize the windows for the irc/telnet clients.
* File manager (of xtoolbox) functionality/looks
* FTP client
* Xbox gaming name editor (gotta love this for Halo)
* A Save Game manager. ( kinda )
* Screen Saver for Avalaunch
* Keyboard support needs repeate keys. In .39 this didnt work I have yet to install .40c
* I didnt see any referance to this yet but FXP support would be nice.
* Auto-update (if that were legal/possible)
*get screenshot001.bmp, screenshot002.bmp, screenshot003.bmp, etc etc
*a .rar or .zip extraction program should be built in (rar2.90 is a bit bumpy - but zip works )
This post has been edited by ^Blazed^: Jun 2 2003, 06:42 AM
Post by: the joker on June 04, 2003, 01:51:00 AM
We're cooperating with xbins, and we'll work out something different for making it easy to download binaries.
Post by: DukeHeart on June 04, 2003, 11:10:00 PM
Post by: andaval on June 08, 2003, 11:19:00 AM
| QUOTE (the joker @ Jun 1 2003, 02:19 PM) |
| Could-be ideas ( but dont get your hopes up ) ------------------------------------------------------------------- *a feature to auto patch the new games |
I'm not sure what you mean by this, but it might come it handy to implement an automatic filerenamer/default.xbe that would allow you to rip Xbox games to your hard drive (and have them be playable) even if they contain HD-invalid filenames (like Enter the Matrix, for example). I don't know how feasible this is, and I know it doesn't seem that necessary right now, but if a lot of games start coming out that way, it would be awesome to not have to worry about it and have it work.
Post by: bennytopcat on June 08, 2003, 04:32:00 PM
Post by: carazy on June 08, 2003, 11:44:00 PM
I have a 120gb drive in my box and I always fill it full of movies at my lan parties. The ability to share this with Xbox only companions would be brillient.
Top notch stuff so far guys.
The only thing I really want is the ability to develop skins for the dash board in much the same way winamp impliments them.
Post by: Morglum on June 08, 2003, 11:15:00 PM
EDIT: Oh and like bennytopcat said, it would be great if the settings were like in Evo-X and not xml, not that the xml is difficult to configure, but Evo-X took me 2 mins to set up, Avalaunch took me 5 mins just to read, then another 5 to setup. If you could change it to be an Evo-X ini style setup that would be much better all around i think, but thats just me
Post by: lucas on June 09, 2003, 01:54:00 AM
currently you have to have the stick within about 5 degrees of directly up, otherwise you get no movement at all (illustrated by the blue area.
the red area would make it a little more forgiving for times when you're not completely sober and arent holding the pad quite straight.
Note: the diagram is symetrical, its your eyes making it look like its not
j/kPost by: Morglum on June 09, 2003, 02:04:00 PM
Post by: MagamiAKO on June 09, 2003, 09:26:00 PM
Here's what I mean:
The dashboard should have an 'auto install' feature. Avalaunch, on first run (from the DVD rom) should auto-detect itself on run, and if it does not find itself, to start an "Easy Configurator" session. This detection Im sure could be done by doing a simple MD5 on *.xbe on the C drive. On this install, You will be able to configure the following items:
-Auto-Detect Network (Attempt DHCP first, if no DHCP found, allow manual entry of IP settings)
-Auto Copy Avalaunch from DVD ROM to C
-Basic Configuration of Popular Programs (Please point to location of Xbox Media Player. Please Point Location of MS Dashboard for DVD playback).
-Finally, an auto update to itself.
-The menu should also be seperate from the standard XML config file, with a bit less fragmenting and a bit more explanation on configuration (Think ircd.conf-style). It just seems cleaner this way, since the menu isn't exactly the 'configuration' of the dash versus the other settings.
-Allow updates via CD. If the CD boots, finds an older version of the dash, then the new CD should ask if you would like to upgrade. All relevant configuration settings will be left the same, with onnly additions to the config (if required), or automatic importation of old settings into new configuration file.
-Finally, do something about requiring FTP for file transfers. Implement a Samba server into the dashboard.
That should be all for now
Btw, I'm well aware of the download/copy situation. Which is why I think we should make avalaunch ISOs on the FTP.
Post by: KanadaKid on June 10, 2003, 10:48:00 AM
That and the screen configure option would make it even sweeter than it already is.
Post by: poopi on June 11, 2003, 12:38:00 PM
Post by: wolverine- on June 11, 2003, 02:40:00 PM
I dont know if your have gotten this to work, but a feature that i really would like to see is remote file extraction...
It would be really nice to sit it my couch, extracting movies that i'm going to see in xbmp...
It's a bit of a struggle to leave the couch and go all the way over to my compter to extract something and the go back into the couch.. maybe i'm lazy
Post by: wixx on June 11, 2003, 03:32:00 PM
Post by: TwisTz on June 12, 2003, 01:50:00 AM
Post by: bernienoel on June 12, 2003, 02:38:00 AM
a little feature request :
as i have 4 versions of halo in the same dir (pal original.xbe, pal trained.xbe, ntsc original.xbe, ntsc trained.xbe, i can't see any of them
so i had added them manually in the game list, but they're not alphabetically sorted.
can you add a tag in the xml like evox's 'sortstart'/'sortend'
or, more likely, a tag to scan xbe files that are not default.xbe in a specific folder
example :
<special scan>
<scan other xbe>1</scan other xbe>
<path>
f:games
</path>
</special scan>
thanks ;-)
bernie
Post by: Jse on June 12, 2003, 07:20:00 AM
IDENT
and be able to set up an xdcc
Post by: xionanx on June 12, 2003, 10:45:00 PM
Just think about it! Wireless keyboard, mouse, and networking all in the same device. Plus!!! This is the good part!! These little buggers are powered by the USB port, so I could easily see sacrificing one of my superflous controller ports, to install this as a "Blue Tooth Dongle" like the "DVD Dongle"! That would be a great mod!
Heck!! Forget about buying the Blue Gear model.. Just get one of the modchip teams to make a bluetooth dongle and sell it. I mean, we already have USB port mods, so making something that plugs right into the controller port couldn't be that difficult. I think making it at a decent price would be the hard part. Heck, they could even implement the drivers into the BIOS! Of course that would probably require a larger bios... hopefully under 1 meg.. hmm... Maybe I should post this in the modchip and xbox bios forums as well..
Post by: Jsmith on June 13, 2003, 10:01:00 AM
Post by: bb07 on June 13, 2003, 10:26:00 AM
Post by: emyst56 on June 13, 2003, 11:50:00 AM
Suggestion 1. A whole new NTFS-like filing system for the HDD. This would forever fix problems of long file names. Patching games wouldn't be necessary (save for media checks on older BIOSes). It would also ease the confusion surrounding the FATX3 wrapper. This is an area of computer science I am not too strong in, so I don't know how feasible it is. But I have heard of NTFS implemented for Linux, so the code might already be available. Correct me if I'm wrong, please!
Suggestion 2. (I think this was already mentioned) A game ripper/copier that will auto-patch games (as Px HDLoader) with an integrated long file name fixer. It seems that the process of detecting bad file names, renaming them, and changing the strings corresponding to these file names in the .text (or wherever) section of the .xbe could all be automated. After all, one could just change the bytes of all occurences of the string "longfilenamexxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx.ext " to "shortfilename.ext xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx" without overwriting other data, since by nature of the problem the new string will fit inside of the old string. Another problem might lie in file name strings that are generated dynamically, such as a for loop that iterates over 100 files, all of which differ only in a single character. In this case, the string would not be hard-coded into the binary... but it's worth looking into.
I think the ability to back up any game with one, fool-proof method, without having to patch or manually fix, should be at the fore-front of a convenient dashboard. It might never be attained but it should be a feature that is forever sought after. Everything else, to me anyway, seems like fluff.
Okay, I'll step down now... ;)
Thanks for all the great hard work! I would love to contribute to the implementation of the above suggestion if that is allowable.
Mystagogue
Post by: MagamiAKO on June 13, 2003, 05:46:00 PM
Use the Xecuter 2 bios if you need that feature, it's already been done and handled. Don't give me "BUT I WANT MY EJECTFIX". What's more important?
Anyways, I still think my ideas are better..they're mostly cosmetic, but that's what we need. We need an 'easy to use' dashboard that goes beyond the standard PC mumbo jumbo.
Oh, and to answe the question of NTFS support, not happening. NTFS Write support is still very unstable in linux distributions, so that's not anything close to happening.
Post by: TwisTz on June 13, 2003, 07:49:00 PM
* Icon Pack interrogation via "Download Icon..." which then shows a gallery of all available icons
Post by: Morglum on June 13, 2003, 09:28:00 PM
| QUOTE (spIdeZ @ Jun 14 2003, 02:19 AM) |
| Actually, the Xecuter bios doesn't fix Enter the Matrix. You have to patch it. |
Long file name patching and media flag patching are 2 totally differant things. X2 never claimed to be able to patch long file names. Heh and if you want to play shit games then thats upto you
If you want the patch long file names then do it manually, dont be such a lazy sod, i doubt that Avalaunch will add in a long file name patcher, its too much hassle and not worth making file patchers when for 1, X2 BIOS already deals with media flag patching and 2, you can already download patchers for whichever game has long file names anyway, so why would they waste time making something like that when they could work on bigger and better features.
Post by: leftyfb on June 14, 2003, 12:28:00 AM
| QUOTE (bernienoel @ Jun 12 2003, 06:02 AM) |
| hi all, a little feature request : as i have 4 versions of halo in the same dir (pal original.xbe, pal trained.xbe, ntsc original.xbe, ntsc trained.xbe, i can't see any of them so i had added them manually in the game list, but they're not alphabetically sorted. can you add a tag in the xml like evox's 'sortstart'/'sortend' or, more likely, a tag to scan xbe files that are not default.xbe in a specific folder example : <special scan> <scan other xbe>1</scan other xbe> <path> f:games </path> </special scan> thanks ;-) bernie |
| QUOTE (DukeHeart @ Jun 5 2003, 02:34 AM) |
| I would like to be able to setup icons for the high level menus. For example I would like to seperate all the emualtors and have a picture of each machine being emulated beside each menu item. |
I would like to see the two of these ideas implimented. I too have 2 versions of Halo and some other games for the trained versions. I have renamed the default.xbe and have another game_trained.xbe. It'd be nice if Avalaunch could detect these and/or allow me to setup a submenu under the list of games that will both be auto sorted alphabetically with the games in there (submenu called Halo comes after the game listing frogger and before Kung fu chaos) and allow me to specify an icon for the submenu. Maybe another good idea would be to allow us to specify a different icon for individual xbe's.
Post by: emyst56 on June 14, 2003, 12:40:00 AM
Post by: mxlegend99 on June 14, 2003, 12:54:00 AM
* Mouse support
* DVD Ripper (But rip into Xvid, and allow keyboard to enter in a directory/filename)
* Also A Live Text Editor Would Be Nice Too, So You Could Edit Your .ini Files In Real Time.
* Calibrational screen (for people with older tv's that cut off the edge of the screen)
How about a cool "freeze/unfreeze" feature? ( zip down unused games ++ ) [/COLOUR] :D
*How about an Xbox Scene news viewer?
*a hard disk defragging utility
*Since most HDD support S.M.A.R.T and you can read temperatures with it -- could it possible added to Avalaunch?
* The Mp3 feature, let it play random
*It would be great if you could add external USB hard drive support.
There my fav so far. I think it would be really sweet if there was a DVD Ripper included, that put them onto your Hard Drive in Xvid. I rather Xvid to DivX....... Have it goto F:Movies by default or something (thats my movie folder LOL).
And that compression of unused games is brilliant, i know i haev some games i rarely play, but dont have the heart to delete (DOA XB nude LOL, my tricked out Thps3 and a few otehrs).
Dunno why i like mouse support, but i do. I think its coz i got one hooked up, and i like for it to be of use :D
This post has been edited by mxlegend99: Jun 14 2003, 07:58 AM
Post by: mxlegend99 on June 14, 2003, 12:21:00 AM
) but more for the fact of reading normal CDRs in my Thompson Drive. I am not sure how you would go about it, but make it similar to reading ISOs and immitating D: Drive. Just read the contents of the CDR in hte Drive, and make it a virtual D: or something. I know that people with Thompson drives, and any USB CDs of any sort would Love this. I know its a big ask, but it would be the coolest thing IMO. Especially if it had the ability to burn files too LOL.
Post by: MagamiAKO on June 14, 2003, 07:27:00 AM
It also seems fairly assenine to have multiple versions of a dashboard ISO created so newbies can have their "DHCP or Static" fix. I really do think that a simple configurator program ON BOOT (for new Avalaunch Installations) would be best for helping people get the dashboard installed and configured.
The other programs aren't really of importance, we've lived without defragmenting the xbox for how long now? Not like it really matters in the end to many of us.
Media flag patching is also not a very important feature, leave that up to Xecuter in the bios since they already have at least a somewhat 'working' version of it that they can modify if need-be. So that cuts that feature out.
Audio File Playback can be done from the Xbox media player, maybe a very *simple* audio playback should be implemented, but not everybody uses mp3s for their music and you're going to find a lot of people saying "well put this support and put this support" until you find that it is ALL you work on for a few releases. Again, this is already taken care of by other programs.
Seeing as how the Avalaunch team actually reads these forums and the like, I believe the dashboard has huge potential if you concentrate on the right features. Sometimes you need to just stop on all the wooing technical shit (OH LOOK, YOU CAN DEFRAG THE XBOX HD), and go back and just re-work some of the usability.
Post by: MagamiAKO on June 14, 2003, 07:23:00 AM
Post by: !Godzilla on June 15, 2003, 10:26:00 PM
Post by: zadaz on June 16, 2003, 08:35:00 AM
Post by: xionanx on June 16, 2003, 08:56:00 PM
Post by: mxlegend99 on June 16, 2003, 10:03:00 PM
| QUOTE (mxlegend99 @ Jun 14 2003, 09:21 AM) |
| My Number 1 Dream Inclusion USB adapter support for devices like USB CDRWs. Maybe not to be able to burn (would be a cool way to back up your games though ) but more for the fact of reading normal CDRs in my Thompson Drive. I am not sure how you would go about it, but make it similar to reading ISOs and immitating D: Drive. Just read the contents of the CDR in hte Drive, and make it a virtual D: or something. I know that people with Thompson drives, and any USB CDs of any sort would Love this. I know its a big ask, but it would be the coolest thing IMO. Especially if it had the ability to burn files too LOL. |
Just wondering, would this be in anyway possible. I beleive it would, so long as USB drivers where created that allowed USB CDs.... and then i dunno how the rest would work but it would really be sick if it could.
Post by: Totalled on June 17, 2003, 01:58:00 AM
Post by: Loranga on June 17, 2003, 02:07:00 AM
Post by: theplowking on June 17, 2003, 05:18:00 AM
the source is provided...
also didnt teamX give you the flashx source code????
implement those two things and its goodnight evox
btw great dash
Post by: razorrifh on June 18, 2003, 09:08:00 AM
lol
Post by: CraiZEAH on June 24, 2003, 12:19:00 AM
-Multitasking
Running Several apps ?! that would rock, thats the next big step xbox dashboards could/would do
Thats my grain to the soup, hope some of em will be implemented
Post by: poiygon on June 24, 2003, 08:18:00 AM
Post by: bombzhome on June 25, 2003, 05:07:00 AM
| QUOTE (CraiZEAH @ Jun 24 2003, 04:19 AM) |
| -HTTP Server For configuration and information on the xbox, this would be neat -IRC Addon how about being able to share the games off the HDD ? i.e making DCC for ava users possible to send a complete directory, one file per file. So we could see how big it is in total, file count, kb/s ? That would be cool for sharing apps between xbox users. and using your own CTCP's for special info it would not display when not in some sort of debug mode. -News Client would be cool to add some RSS news feeds, and it scrolling them on top. Being able to add some manually would be cool -Multitasking Running Several apps ?! that would rock, thats the next big step xbox dashboards could/would do Thats my grain to the soup, hope some of em will be implemented |
Just to note...u COULDNTDCC people games cuz the xbox dont have a public IP ADDRESS...if it did then MAYBE u could...what i was thinking is a built in WinRaR type of thing that way u dont have to EXTRACT all your xbox games when u download them...the file that u get from IRC can simply be transferred to the xbox and then Avalauches BUILT-IN WinRaR will do everything for u...or this WinRaR idea could be used as a regular application!
Post by: double0h on June 26, 2003, 05:29:00 AM
What i would like is if no IP is assigned via DHCP, Ava would assign a preset Static IP. This would save changing it each time. If i'm way off the mark then flame away.
Post by: mxlegend99 on June 26, 2003, 06:59:00 PM
| QUOTE (bombzhome @ Jun 26 2003, 02:08 PM) |
| u r the biggest moron i have seen...WTF would be the point of IRC on the xbox...USE UR BRAIN U IDIOT...ITS POINTLESS...its redundant...OMG ur gonna wanna pirate games on the xbox...WHATS THE POINT..U CANNOT EXTRACT THEM WITHOUT WINRAR....jeez.... u guys dont think abstractly..u dont think ahead of time... after u download the game what r u gonna extract it with huh.. thats why i was asking for a WinRaR type program...i know IRC is already built into Avalaunch but its not that big of a deal tho... i like it but i dont really use it cuz IRC is mainly 4 downloading binaries but u cant do anything with these binaries unless u have WinRaR... jeez u n00bs just PISS me off sometimes when u dont know what u will encounter in the future! |
Umm no offense, but read this:
>> Avalaunch
Features:
* IRC client
* FTP server/client
* autoupdate with history
* skeleton
* graphical launcher
* FATX2 wrapper
* unrar / unzip
* settings menu
Current Status:: v0.46.1 // no download (build with XDK) // Official Website
Umm yeah, while i havent tried to unrar anything yet, it is meant to have RAR capabilities, and Zip capabilities, built into its file manager. You went and called him the biggest moron, for not thinking ahead, but the feature you talked of waiting for exists.....
Now cant you guys call a truce? He already did, so its all pending on you, and the fact of the matter is, this idea is a good one, and all the facts you had against it have been wrong. it is possible to do so, with the IP address, and it is possible to unRAR it.
Although one thing he mentioned that was wrong....
| QUOTE |
| But this would make it easier to get games for some people, and as the Xbox runs quiet and doesn't get too hot, nobody would care if its on overnight to send a game really. |
Umm i dunno about that. I think they run very hot. My CPU can be idle, and its well over 40c, and when i finish a game, and go back to dash, it can be at 50/55c..... which is very hot. MY computer CPu never hits over 45c, and thats OC'ed to 2.88Ghz (from 2.4Ghz). Although the xbox is very much stable, and i have left it on for long periods of time, but if i where to get into the, i would have a go at changing my fans.... my setup is still the generic one, maybe throw in a HDD cooler, and a Sunon 80mm 50cfm fan for outtake. But then it wont be wuite... but sound dont matter to me, i will have MP3s playing to hide it
edit
Ok, i just tried to unRAR a file, and it didnt work. SO the features list is wrong, or it was removed, since its for the previous version. But either way, if the where to incorporate downloasd, they would add rar support aswell. And this may have been accidentally put there, as an upcoming feature?
Post by: xionanx on June 27, 2003, 03:32:00 AM
Anyway... Transfering games would be blatant piracy, so adding that feature SOLELY for the purpose of trading games would be asking to get smacked with a lawsuit.. Of course you don't have to add it solely for the purpose of transfering games.
It has always been my impression that the scene frowns on piracy in general, or at least beyond what can be reasonably expected (technically all the dashes made use pirated software).
Just my 2 cents.
BTW, when someone is WRONG and you can PROVE IT with FACTUAL DATA, then do so. But if you just think someone is wrong, it's best just to keep your mouth shut. This little snipet of advice will make you appear a lot more intelligent then you actually are, with the added bonus of people liking you more because you "listen" to them, even if you don't believe a word they say.
Just my additional 2 cents.
Post by: Digian on June 27, 2003, 09:37:00 AM
Im sure you're familiar with IRC protocol, anyhow I think we need a little addition.
To turn the xbox into a really dedicated server, a lot of people need irc / ftp combo.
So, for the IRC part, need :
# irc respond to a trigger, eg. !list ...that u can set, with text string / channel settings to display it to etc. Possibly also have constants available to the string, such as IP, PORT etc available to insert into message, if it can get external IP somehow this a big bonus, ie. state your ftp details as a reply to a trigger in some irc channel =P
# a timed message option, so set a timer and a message and channel to spam, and it spams as set
# dcc transfers as previously stated by a few
This wouldnt be mind boggling hopefully and I think a lot of people would appreciate it, plus just a step ahead to the total dedicated xbox server solution.
Couple other basic ideas I thought skinning would be great for avalaunch, selectable backgrounds etc, and let the triggers fast scroll thru the menu's too, and if not already some sort of config in the file manager to setup remote browsing for ftp.
Cheers and hope you like the ideas.
I really appreciate your work. Thanx
Post by: Penfoldian on June 27, 2003, 05:31:00 PM
Post by: kvajnto on July 09, 2003, 08:31:00 AM
http://forums.xbox-s...ST&f=17&t=74550
at the bottom XPort sais:
"Command-line options are also already implemented but not via command-line. They are custom launch parameters. This must be controlled by the front-ends and dashboards that call PCSXBOX.XBE. I've included source code in PCSXBOX v4 so that frontend/dashboard developers can include support for this feature. "
Would be nice to see in avalunch.
Post by: Nips on July 10, 2003, 12:45:00 AM
Jared
Post by: mxlegend99 on July 10, 2003, 01:40:00 AM
Post by: CraiZEAH on July 11, 2003, 10:01:00 PM
| QUOTE |
autovideomodeswitch { enabled = 1 WHEN GAME IS PAL -> SWITCHTO PAL60 WHEN GAME IS NTSC -> SWITCHTO NTSC } |
that should be configurable, cause almost any NTSC game runs in PAL60 mode. I just think you should be able to configure to what the video-mode will switch (only once in the config file), so you could change it to use NTSC, although it was a NTSC rom, what good is this you might ask, well a quick answer for that
Most USA games do already support PAL60, so only rarely i do need NTSC really (soul calibur 2, kakuto chojin , LOTR-TT need it) , but if i dont plan on using those games, i can leave it be at PAL60, switching on the fly would be cool, no-reboot videomode switch owns
How about Accessing the Memory cards, and being able to manage those? Evox is missing that, would be cool to write/delete etc from it , without some savegames not wanting to get to the hdd, etc.
Then for the keys etc, L&R Triggers are analogue, use the different speeds,
L to scroll up, R to scroll down (not only in the games menu, but anywhere in avalaunch) It's kinda annoying when it goes slow up/down and there's 30 games of choice
and while im at adding idea's, how about a complete newsfeed reader?
no not for newsgroups, its newsfeed, usually called RSS newsfeed, Xbox-scene.com uses it too, its a fast way to get news, maybe make it configurable to playback some sound when it found something?
And you already said u wanted to add a news fetcher, but if you make a complete proper xml parser for RSS News Feeds, we could add multiple URL's, and maybe the Last news scroll , and each URL you can choose a color?
Ah well enough, hope i see some of this stuff sometime
Sorry for this long ass post
Else you guys already done huge progress
Post by: Anthrox on July 21, 2003, 11:40:00 AM
have green flashing for up and have oragne for down and have red for doing nothing i dont know maybe let ppl choose what colours aswell
Post by: Videogamebuyer14 on July 21, 2003, 12:15:00 PM
Post by: >lys< on July 27, 2003, 08:49:00 AM
| QUOTE (AlCapone @ Jul 27 2003, 05:40 PM) |
| My humble feature request: Please make so at least the 5 "playing" buttons on the remote work as MP3 control in avalaunch. "Play, prev, stop, pause, and next" thank you. |
Good idea. I'll see if we can manage to squeeze that into the next release
Post by: soopahfly on July 28, 2003, 08:58:00 AM
Also Normalise would be nice, as the MP3's are quieter in AVA then in XBMP/Games.
Post by: kaioshade on July 29, 2003, 05:00:00 PM
that is, if its not too hard to implement. other than that theres really nothing else i want with avalaunch.
Post by: ^Blazed^ on July 29, 2003, 11:36:00 PM
| QUOTE (kaioshade @ Jul 30 2003, 02:00 AM) |
| how feasible would it be to rename xbe files (xbrenamer) from within avalaunch? since it has the osk, it wouldnt be too much trouble to rename them. that is, if its not too hard to implement. other than that theres really nothing else i want with avalaunch. |
You can rename xbe's using the built in file manager in Avalaunch. Just navigate to your xbe and hit the start button to gring up the menu.
Post by: ^Blazed^ on July 29, 2003, 11:39:00 PM
| QUOTE (timbo_1000 @ Jul 29 2003, 04:47 PM) |
| A really good dash guys , the only thing to encourage me do discard my modded M$ dash ! Only one small disappointment and hence request and that is :- Please add a saves manager even if it will only do a game/program name , folder size and delete option ! Cheers and I look forward to your first RC release it will be a prize winner ! |
We have on it in our ToDo list...let's see...........it's should be on page 1 right after the game save patching (ala game shark)?
...or was it on page 2 after the online browsing of the XBS skins?
...or was it on page 3 after the DynDns implemenation?
Post by: Loranga on July 30, 2003, 12:38:00 AM
| QUOTE (^Blazed^ @ Jul 30 2003, 08:39 AM) |
| ...or was it on page 3 after the DynDns implemenation? |
Good to see that you havent forgoten me!
EDIT: AlCapone: nice feature!
Post by: Blind_Samurai on August 02, 2003, 05:53:00 AM
Like we can connect it through USB, and when Ava strats up the LCD screen displays HDD space left or taken, progress of connecting to IRC, progress of defgramenting HDD, which Ava version installed, Xbox temps (CPU/GPU/HDD), MP3 track and so on...
Post by: anon123 on August 02, 2003, 04:22:00 PM
Post by: Jsmith on August 03, 2003, 01:41:00 PM
Post by: Schaap on August 06, 2003, 02:43:00 PM
if user chooses reboot
the command "/quit reboot" will be send
or if one launches game "/quit Launching <xbe name>"
and shut down too
you get the idea
Post by: bernienoel on August 08, 2003, 03:40:00 AM
a little, but important, feature :
can you implement, as in evolution-x, a date/time setting in ava.
i mean, if my xbox is unplugged for a long time, date resets to 1/1/9607 (or something like that ;-) )
then a few games have problems of freezing and such things. (it's impossible to change zone in SW : Kotor )
(Evox automatically resets date to 1/1/2002, if it detects date as impossible)
thanks for that great dash !
bernie
Post by: spid on August 08, 2003, 01:53:00 PM
When you try to delete the files avalaunch is using (fonts and so on..) it can get very bad and the ftp/ava stops responding.. a better solution would be dropping the updated files in a folder and let ava do it when rebooting or with an option..
Post by: Jsmith on August 08, 2003, 10:07:00 PM
Just wanted to say that the need for IGR and patching of games is kind of gone now, cause the only people that needed them, were people like me who had old modchips which couldn't be flashed. But, now that Phoenix Loader allows us to run other bioses, there's really no need for those features anymore. I'm running the X2 4977 bios on my unflashable Xecutor 1.
Also....Just wondering...Do you guys plan to put preview videos of the games into the dashboard (please say yes!!!), instead of just thumbnail pics of the games? If so, would be *awesome* if it worked like your save game downloader (my favorite feature by the way), where, you hit start on the game (instead of A), and then on the menu that pops up select 'download preview video'. Then, it'd download the video from some server and store them on your harddrive, and play them whenever you highlight a game. Allxboxskins has some videos uploaded...maybe you could use them to host the videos for you.
Anyway...I think that would really rock. I mentioned it on the MXM forums (since MXM already plays preview videos), but they didn't seem too interested, so I'm passing the request onto you guys.
Post by: anon123 on August 09, 2003, 10:43:00 AM
Post by: rob1309 on August 09, 2003, 03:51:00 PM
Post by: Sheytan on August 15, 2003, 03:07:00 PM
Like the videomode Option.
It's pretty good if you have an imported original, live enabled game that isn't region free.
Post by: drewZen on August 19, 2003, 09:40:00 PM
2. Vid/screenshot support
3. 3D menu system (nexGen sources?)
4. Newsfeeds
5. Game patching capability
Lot of work i know.... but it would OWN
Post by: razorrifh on August 20, 2003, 12:25:00 PM
Post by: rob1309 on August 20, 2003, 10:10:00 PM
| CODE |
| ftp://xbox:[email protected] |
this one would have complete access to all files and can delete, upload, download, all the good stuff
and then, for friends, have this account for example:
| CODE |
| ftp://friend1:[email protected] |
and this account would have access to only certain directories and download files within those directories, not delete though
possible?
this is all i can think of atm cuz avalaunch is so pimp anyways
Post by: rob1309 on August 20, 2003, 10:14:00 PM
Post by: nufan on August 23, 2003, 07:04:00 PM
Post by: rob1309 on August 23, 2003, 07:09:00 PM
Post by: plasma1974 on August 24, 2003, 01:52:00 AM
Post by: bernienoel on August 24, 2003, 08:18:00 AM
here are a few sugegstions, already posted in irc
- map the memory cards in file manager / ftp
- show the free space on main menu
- use flashx code from team xecutor
- activate the ability to rename xbe when pressing start on them in game/apps list
- add correct tags to fully translate avalaunch (current tralslation is still the same since .39 or .40)
- alphabetical sorting for all items (if we manually add an item on the list, it'll be on the bottom of the list, after the auto-added items)
- integer functions of config magic (full eeprom backup / restore / edit + lock/unlock harddisk, using code from team assembly)
- add the ability to display an image for each menu list (game icon, apps icon, emus icon) because for now only individual apps/games/emus can have one
Post by: rob1309 on August 24, 2003, 10:51:00 AM
| QUOTE (nufan @ Aug 24 2003, 12:07 AM) |
| oh yup i see that, but if u turn auto run off how can u actually run them at a later date? eg. there is no 'run dvd' option which i was talking about could be handy to add. Like i said not that big a deal. The other thing is of course the size of the screen, the bottom is cut off for me must be because i have a PAL xbox and PAL tv, some kind of option or resizing here would be fantastic |
when u have a disc in, u will see a disc on top right of screen
u just go all the way up and it will highlight it and tada, there's your launch dvd
Post by: rob1309 on August 24, 2003, 10:53:00 AM
| QUOTE (plasma1974 @ Aug 24 2003, 04:52 AM) |
| I just got an idea and would like to share it with you guys.. What about some kind of security login when Avalauch starts up, just like the CTRL-ALT-DEL in windows. I was thinking about COMBO buttons which can be set/recorded in avalauch and encrypted somehow on disk. When configured Avalauch starts up and displays logon screen and you press the recorded COMBO to enter the dash. |
do u really need this? can't you just use Xselect.6? i use it for certain apps and it works great
can use as default dash and point it to load avalaunch once combo is pressed
Post by: rob1309 on August 24, 2003, 03:39:00 PM
maybe useless to most, dunno
Post by: ^Blazed^ on August 24, 2003, 10:30:00 PM
| QUOTE (XeNoMoRpH @ Aug 24 2003, 09:40 PM) |
| What bugs me out is the amount of time the file manager uses to count up the amount of data it is about to transfer via ftp. There should be a way to disable this. We tried to transfer 20-30Gb via ftp box to box... |
Then you'll have to try 0.47.2...
Post by: Napek on August 25, 2003, 03:46:00 AM
Polish launguage file for Avalaunch polski.ini
Post by: ^Blazed^ on August 25, 2003, 03:09:00 PM
| QUOTE (Napek @ Aug 25 2003, 12:46 PM) |
| Polish launguage file for Avalaunch polski.ini |
thx - adding it right now
Post by: Nepenthes on August 26, 2003, 02:57:00 AM
Post by: brekfist on August 26, 2003, 08:41:00 AM
Keep up the Great work.
Post by: Krill123 on August 26, 2003, 08:44:00 AM
Post by: Pobbe on August 28, 2003, 08:30:00 AM
Post by: zerowizard on August 28, 2003, 02:52:00 PM
| QUOTE |
| how bout ssh or somethin to allow remote keyboard in irc or whatever maybe useless to most, dunno |
i agree with rob1309, avalaunch's irc would be awesome if we could ssh in and type from there.
Post by: zerowizard on August 28, 2003, 05:14:00 PM
(i didnt feel like putting degree symbol in! LOL! Sorry!)
zerowizard
Post by: rob1309 on August 29, 2003, 11:58:00 AM
Post by: zerowizard on August 29, 2003, 10:58:00 PM
| QUOTE |
| A way to pause the music would be great. Like changing track with one thumbstick (like it is now) and pause it with the other one. |
good idea, but IMO i think it would be better if the left stick took you back to previous song, and right stick took you to next song. start button could be pause.
Post by: rob1309 on August 29, 2003, 11:43:00 PM
Post by: PARANOMOS on August 29, 2003, 11:49:00 PM
Post by: Pobbe on August 30, 2003, 03:38:00 AM
| QUOTE (rob1309 @ Aug 30 2003, 09:43 AM) |
| nope, start button is a menu |
Ok then, but is the black button used for anything??
Post by: rob1309 on August 30, 2003, 10:33:00 AM
| QUOTE (Pobbe @ Aug 30 2003, 06:38 AM) | ||
Ok then, but is the black button used for anything?? |
well i thought i saw something about the screenshots going to use Ltrig Rtrig and Black together but not sure, it was late, i was tired
Post by: rob1309 on August 30, 2003, 10:36:00 AM
Post by: Gilrim on August 31, 2003, 05:19:00 PM
| QUOTE (zerowizard @ Aug 28 2003, 11:52 PM) | ||
i agree with rob1309, avalaunch's irc would be awesome if we could ssh in and type from there. |
If your sitting at a computer, chatting at IRC, would you like to have to run over to the TV to check for replys?
d'uh - use mIRC or whatever
Post by: rob1309 on August 31, 2003, 06:58:00 PM
all it would be good for is cloning on same server
not anything i'd be doing
Post by: Reaper527 on September 01, 2003, 08:36:00 AM
i didn't see any skinning options though, i will browse some more today, but i'm assuming it still has to be implemented. i think a cool feature would a skin randomizer so when you turn your xbox on, it picks a random skin and uses that. it could be an optional setting since as cool as i think that would be there are probably some people who don't like the idea.
Post by: fooni on September 02, 2003, 12:26:00 PM
- p'z out -
Post by: zerowizard on September 02, 2003, 01:42:00 PM
| QUOTE |
| If your sitting at a computer, chatting at IRC, would you like to have to run over to the TV to check for replys? d'uh - use mIRC or whatever |
i do use mIRC but my comp is right to next to my tv and it would be cool to be able to connect to xbins and down everything right to my box. that way wouldnt have use my comp, thats why i love the file manager.
Post by: AlCapone on September 03, 2003, 06:20:00 AM
more of the toggles should be accessible from the setup/configuration screen, or there should be other means to edit the XML file
(like if somebody finally make the Xpad complete)
Post by: razorrifh on September 03, 2003, 07:34:00 AM
| QUOTE (zerowizard @ Sep 2 2003, 05:42 PM) |
| i do use mIRC but my comp is right to next to my tv and it would be cool to be able to connect to xbins and down everything right to my box. that way wouldnt have use my comp, thats why i love the file manager. |
http://forums.xbox-s...ST&f=34&t=93230
Post by: aleckon on September 04, 2003, 02:16:00 AM
I can then let my router assign whatever ip it wants and I could still find my xbox easy.
Post by: hessian on September 04, 2003, 12:16:00 PM
Post by: lordc on September 05, 2003, 07:39:00 AM
Post by: KiLaHuRtZ on September 05, 2003, 08:42:00 AM
thanks
Post by: kvajnto on September 06, 2003, 06:44:00 PM
Post by: robert5earl on September 07, 2003, 12:23:00 PM
Post by: rob1309 on September 07, 2003, 12:27:00 PM
i quote him:
"Fanctl by ShALLaX ©
This tool allows you to set the Xbox's fan speed.
Usage:
fanctl X - Set fan to X% speed (between 20%-100%)
Anything out of this range will set 20% and automatic (Xbox Default)
Numbers may be floored (i.e. 85% will go to 84%) because of the way the
Xbox's i2c works.
Xboxtemp by ShALLaX ©
CPU temperature: 37 °C - 98 °F
Board temperature: 37 °C - 98 °F
Fan speed: 20%
My Xbox usually runs at 52°C, after 30 minutes at 100% fan speed, it was down to 32°C!
This is my first ever bit of proper C coding so let me know of any bugs - I think I did rather well for a first try!
"sure would be a great feature
Post by: rob1309 on September 07, 2003, 02:11:00 PM
Post by: zerowizard on September 07, 2003, 08:02:00 PM
| QUOTE (razorrifh @ Sep 3 2003, 10:34 AM) | ||
http://forums.xbox-s...ST&f=34&t=93230 |
i do know how to connect to xbins and whatnot, but i think it would be even more cool, if avalaunch had keyboard support.
Post by: rob1309 on September 07, 2003, 08:32:00 PM
just not remote keyboard support which really isn't needed if ya think about it
i believe it's has keyboard support since .47.2
Post by: mxlegend99 on September 08, 2003, 05:30:00 AM
And yeah, would be awesome if it would save aswell, and even better if it remained in place while games run (Im not sure if possible, but ya never know).
Post by: rob1309 on September 08, 2003, 09:46:00 AM
Post by: rob1309 on September 08, 2003, 12:00:00 PM
| QUOTE (x-hunter @ Sep 8 2003, 01:22 PM) |
if it's posible cud u put in a photo editor that could put your pics as a background 'cause it get annoyin havin 2 use the computer but my comps a bit slow  |
maybe the new ui?
Post by: rob1309 on September 08, 2003, 02:49:00 PM
and now i want the fan control even more cuz it's so damn sweet
set to 100% and it isn't as loud as i thought it would be
again, plz add this soon guys cuz its really neat and useful
edit: damn it's really helping the temp go down fast *crosses fingers that team ava adds this into dash*
Post by: rob1309 on September 08, 2003, 02:56:00 PM
stays like that until power off
how damn cool
so it will infact work if added to avalaunch
edit: cpu temp dropped 20 degrees just like that
Post by: jz28 on September 09, 2003, 10:08:00 AM
First, I really like avalaunch, I used it for the first time last night, and setup went pretty smoothly. I really dig the auto-update feature, and promptly made use of it.
After having used evox for a few weeks, then switching to using xbmp exclusively for the last 6 months, I have to say, that you guys have some great ideas going.
1 thing that I think could be improved upon is some of the aspects of the interface. These might have been addressed, but I will share anyway.
When messing around with the IRC Client, the first thing that popped into my head (having been on xlink A LOT lately), is that the gui would look so much better if a few things happened. First, make the chat window full screen. Resizable windows doesnt really make sense to me, even with a widescreen tv (although this could be pulled from the eeprom, one would think). Then, you could have tabs at the top for each room you join. Also, allow for overscan. Boxplorer is great to me, because its clean, and smooth, and easy to read. Large fonts make it so much faster to move around with. I would say that although it may seem like a resizable interface might seem like the best approach, after testing for so long with xbmp, it is kinda tough to support, because everyone always has to adjust. I think that a default of like 15 pixels or so from all 4 edges would be great. Then, it is guaranteed that you will see what avalaunch wants you to see.
Also, while on the subject of boxplorer, you guys have a pretty nice gui for the file manager, although, boxplorer's controls really flow. I could get in there and move things where I want them a lot faster because of the intuitive controls. I think their scheme works a bit better myself. But again, they have a great interface that looks really professional.
I think you guys have done an outstanding job, and I have already begun to tell my less "cutting edge" friends about the dash and all its built in goodies (game saves ARE AWESOME). But, I think that of all the things I learned from watching xbmp development (NOT A FLAME, those guys are some kickass hard workers) is that polish and a professional look, and streamlined gui is so much better than new features/feature sets.
I mean, look at boxlink, for a first release, the interface is really good. Easy to read, fast to navigate.
Hope no one takes any of this the wrong way. Please let me know if there is EVER anything I can do to help/test.
Thanks!
jmel
Post by: Morglum on September 10, 2003, 08:59:00 AM
| QUOTE (rob1309 @ Sep 8 2003, 11:56 PM) |
| aight even though i requested the fan speed control feature earlier, i just now got to test it on gentoox cuz i had to rebuild network bridges as they were all messed and now i want the fan control even more cuz it's so damn sweet set to 100% and it isn't as loud as i thought it would be again, plz add this soon guys cuz its really neat and useful |
You do know in the newer betas of xbtool you can change the fan speed in the bios dont you?
I know that means to change it once you set it to something you would need to keep reflashing with new values, but how often are you really going to want to change it? Though i can see how having the ability to change it quickly without reflashing would be nice.
Post by: SNICK! on September 10, 2003, 11:04:00 AM
cheerz
Post by: razorrifh on September 10, 2003, 06:05:00 PM
| QUOTE (zerowizard @ Sep 8 2003, 12:02 AM) | ||||
i do know how to connect to xbins and whatnot, but i think it would be even more cool, if avalaunch had keyboard support. |
... it has keyboard support. on screen keyboard and usb with an adapter...
Post by: rob1309 on September 10, 2003, 08:01:00 PM
Post by: zerowizard on September 10, 2003, 08:56:00 PM
and i agree with rob1309 on having it in the xbe without flashing, cuz flashing can get messy.
Post by: fuckdb on September 12, 2003, 09:27:00 PM
- mp3 bg management (skip next etc.)
- better wide screen support
Post by: Palmore on September 14, 2003, 07:10:00 PM
Post by: Gilrim on September 19, 2003, 04:52:00 PM
| QUOTE (fuckdb @ Sep 13 2003, 06:27 AM) |
| - mp3 bg thru relax or other streaming system - mp3 bg management (skip next etc.) - better wide screen support |
it already supports streaming stuff... just wait for the 47.5 release (who knows - maybe they'll make it a .48 :P)
Post by: jiz_king on September 24, 2003, 04:07:00 AM
Post by: pakostevens on September 25, 2003, 11:18:00 PM
Post by: jiz_king on October 06, 2003, 03:53:00 AM
Post by: checa on October 06, 2003, 09:22:00 PM
Post by: AnarchE on October 06, 2003, 10:45:00 PM
| QUOTE (simmoi @ Aug 20 2003, 09:29 AM) |
| i request an alarm clock im too poor to buy one, too shit&lazy to code one so im asking you guys cheers |
I definately agree with this idea, would be great to have an alarm feature that could be set with the remote.
Post by: pSt on October 07, 2003, 11:42:00 AM