Post by: run088 on July 07, 2010, 10:30:00 PM
Post by: Haros on July 08, 2010, 05:02:00 AM
I guess then that an update with a xbox patched linux kernel deb (2.6.18) I found is the best thing I can do.
However I have some problems installing module-init-tools, initrd-tools, procps in order to install the kernel.
Any help?
Post by: run088 on July 08, 2010, 05:35:00 AM
These kernels dont have the 32k-64k fatx patch but can be installed with dpkg on a native install. Will work on xdsl or xebian. I have not tried anything else. Might need to get the xorg xdsl upgrade if your using xdsl. I did and had to use the xorg upgrade to cure a graphics problem.
Install with dpkg -i packagename.deb
If you do this remember to add the modules on its config. I think sound driver, keyboard and mouse modules changed in at least name between 2.4 and 2.6 kernel.
Other than that just change the linuxboot.cfg to run in the new kernel. That is all there is to it. This setup is complete with kernel sources that will work for most app compiling. The biggest problem I have had with the 2.4 is all the kernel sources for the xbox available dont seem to be complete. But with these kernels stuff compiles much easier. Like virtualbox and its dkms package.
You can still boot off the 2.4 kernel if you want. Just leave its stuff on the linuxboot.cfg and make it a dual boot setup. Just add the modules from the module sheet that are not already on your modules sheet. Each core will ignore the modules it does not need. There may be a brief message about it on bootup but it will not hurt anything.
Post by: Haros on July 08, 2010, 11:17:00 AM
I dkpg -i the deb and I get
QUOTE
You are attempting to install an initrd kernel image (version 2.6.18-xbox)
This will not work unless you have configured your boot loader to use
initrd. (An initrd image is a kernel image that expects to use an INITial
Ram Disk to mount a minimal root file system into RAM and use that for
booting).
As a reminder, in order to configure lilo, you need to
add an 'initrd=/initrd.img' to the image=/vmlinuz
stanza of your /etc/lilo.conf
I repeat, You need to configure your boot loader. If you have already done
so, and you wish to get rid of this message, please put
`do_initrd = Yes'
in /etc/kernel-img.conf. Note that this is optional, but if you do not,
you'll contitnue to see this message whenever you install a kernel
image using initrd.
Do you want to stop now? [Y/n]
This will not work unless you have configured your boot loader to use
initrd. (An initrd image is a kernel image that expects to use an INITial
Ram Disk to mount a minimal root file system into RAM and use that for
booting).
As a reminder, in order to configure lilo, you need to
add an 'initrd=/initrd.img' to the image=/vmlinuz
stanza of your /etc/lilo.conf
I repeat, You need to configure your boot loader. If you have already done
so, and you wish to get rid of this message, please put
`do_initrd = Yes'
in /etc/kernel-img.conf. Note that this is optional, but if you do not,
you'll contitnue to see this message whenever you install a kernel
image using initrd.
Do you want to stop now? [Y/n]
I skip that by pressing n.
then I get
QUOTE
You already have a LILO configuration in /etc/lilo.conf
Install a boot block using the existing /etc/lilo.conf? [Yes]
Install a boot block using the existing /etc/lilo.conf? [Yes]
i press yes to continue
the installation completes. I update the modules and edit the linuxboot.cfg
the linuxboot.cfg is like this
QUOTE
title v2_6
kernel /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.18-xbox
append root=/dev/ide/host0/bus0/target0/lun0/part2 devfs=mount kbd-reset xbox=hdd
xboxfb y
title v2_4
kernel /boot/vmlinuz
append root=/dev/ide/host0/bus0/target0/lun0/part2 devfs=mount kbd-reset xbox=hdd
xboxfb y
kernel /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.18-xbox
append root=/dev/ide/host0/bus0/target0/lun0/part2 devfs=mount kbd-reset xbox=hdd
xboxfb y
title v2_4
kernel /boot/vmlinuz
append root=/dev/ide/host0/bus0/target0/lun0/part2 devfs=mount kbd-reset xbox=hdd
xboxfb y
but when I try to boot the 2.6 installation I get an error "Unable to load kernel, Grub error 1"
any help?
Post by: Haros on July 08, 2010, 12:01:00 PM
I had misstyped the word "kernel" in my linuxboot.cfg... "kenrel" yeah right.... took me an hour rechecking...
Now I guess the next step is a 2.6.32 kernel. Anyone interested?
Post by: luther349 on July 08, 2010, 07:16:00 PM
lucid puppy is a light fast distro simler to dsl but much more powerful and up2date and the lucid release even can use ubuntu repos and debs.
Post by: run088 on July 08, 2010, 08:37:00 PM
Xdsl is perfect there is no need for a another distro that runs any faster. dsl was designed to run on the worst hardware anyone could muster. Once it is installed natively it is just a bare bones debian install. You can upgrade to the 2.6 kernel easy if you want with the deb packages I linked to in the prior post.
If it is the desktop of xdsl you dont like you can change it by installing gnome or kde or whatever and make a .xsession file in the root of your home directory and exec start it there to run the new desktop automatically on startup. Most the apps you need are most likely in the repos somewhere and you can install most hassle free with synaptic..
Post by: ldotsfan on July 09, 2010, 09:19:00 PM
QUOTE(luther349 @ Jul 9 2010, 09:16 AM) 
2.6.32 uses nevu meaning thers no xbox nivida driver.i relly wish the guys at xbox linux would take a step back and port a modern small distro like lucid puppy to the xbox. i as i said i tryed and failed at it being im no dev and have no clue how to make my own xbox patches.
There has been no xbox 1 linux development for a long time and the mailing lists today are full of spam. The last dev that was active was lalee of XFedora and he has since disappeared too. Only Shallax from Gentoox still updates his distro from time to time and he still uses 2.4 kernel. I don't know how long he will keep this up.
Post by: Haros on July 11, 2010, 04:31:00 AM
Funny though because many people nowdays don't need fatx support. They just have dedicated linux harddisks.
I wish someone could just release a new kernel xbox patch. That would give life again to the xbox-linux scene. As I have seen in this forums, many people have the will to do something like that but they are missing the know-how.
Post by: luther349 on July 11, 2010, 08:30:00 PM
Post by: ldotsfan on July 13, 2010, 07:11:00 AM
Post by: luther349 on August 23, 2010, 09:58:00 PM
gentoox always felt like it had a bottleneck in it compared to other distros. always seems to be slow as hell. wile pretty much every other distro released for the xbox ran circles around it. it is still the most up2date distro thow.
we need to get some devs back and revive xbox linux.
Post by: oSpAiKo on November 21, 2010, 01:39:00 PM
Post by: luther349 on November 21, 2010, 08:44:00 PM
also cute he whats money. not asking but demanding it for a release. not the type of people im asking to return. hes also forgetting this more then a kernel matter. xorg and alisa both will need major patch upgrades as well as the xorg replacement coming soon.
well see how well he does before i run off supporting him.
Post by: oSpAiKo on November 23, 2010, 03:51:00 AM
BTW, wouldn't it be possible to use newer Linux distros with the latest 2.6.16 kernel available for xbox?
Post by: luther349 on November 27, 2010, 08:15:00 PM
sad state where in these days. but with iphones and netbook pretty mutch replacing the market the xbox was hacked for nobody seems to wanna give us some update.