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[CakeBox]

I have a challange for you Xbox Linux guys and it is worth a crisp $100.

I need an xbox running linux that will do the following.

1. Boot into linux
2. Open Mplayer
3. Automatically attempt to  load a MMS:// link
4. Play the MMS:// link in full screen.

I'm not asking anyone to send me an xbox or for me to send one to anyone. I just need to know the steps and that it has been accomplished. Maybe a video of it working or an image file of the hard drive so I can test it out.

If you can get this working I will have more work for as this project is BIG.  It would involve loading a web page and clicking on links that would spawn mplayer to start playing mms:// links.

I know you can do this in XBMC because I've got it working.  I need it to work in Linux.

Thanks

~CB

[madskillz22]

heh im already working on something that is sorta like what your talking about and with a  slight mod it'll do exactly what your thinking of. if you wanna im me or something my s/n is madskillz465.  maybe i can help you out.

[joemonkey]

This is no big deal, I think you just need to add a line like mplayer -zoom mms://foo.bar.baz/quux.asf & to your /home/xbox/.xinitrc file.


I'll try it out if I can find out where my brother put the controller

[joemonkey]

Worked fine for me, but it's /home/gentoox/.xinitrc and not /home/xbox/.xinitrc

Mine looked something like this:

CODE

# something here I forgot what mplayer -zoom mms://some.site & startxfce

[terrorvis]

Put your money away dude.   The answer is not worth a 100 bucks.  Flash a cromwell bios, install gentoox (instructions on their website) and add the command like joemonkey says.  Easy!

[Potato Bob]

[joemonkey]

Yeah, if you really feel the need to spend that $100 go donate to the EFF.  And if you don't want the free goodies you can send 'em to me