Xbox Linux Help

[Justin2021]

I had a few questions about making a linux-xbox the softmod way.
So far, here are my materials:
-Original copy of Mechassault
-a usb 4 port hub
-an extension cable
-a creative labs muvo tx 256mb flash drive
-MechInstaller-1.0-FATX-64MB.img
-MechInstaller-1.0-FATX-128MB.img
-MechInstaller-1.0-FATX-8MB-to-32MB.img
-MechInstaller-1.0-FATX-256MB.img
-sid4 files using mechassault
-ozxmemory
-WinRAR

My Kernal version is 3944 and my dash version is 5960.

In the case of the Mechassault, it is not platinum, and it has the correct part number it should to do the linux thing. In the case of the port hub, i have connected it to the extension cable in this manner: the extension has a red, white, yellow, blue, and green wire. The hub had a red, white, green and black wire. I connected them red to red, white to white, blue to black, and green to green. The extension has copper wires and the hub has silver, so i dont know if that would effect anything or not. In the case of the flash drive, according to a list i read, it is compatible for this modification. I downloaded all of the mechinstallers and extracted them with WinRAR. I havent really used ozxmemory yet.

This is the order I have tried things in:
First, i put mechinstaller 128 mb on the flash. Next i went and inserted the hub/extension into the 2nd player controller port. In the first port i had my controller. Next, I turned on the xbox after i inserted the flash drive into one of the four hubs. It turned it on and the xbox logo stayed up a little longer than usual. Finally it came to the main menu. I checked the memory to see if it had recognized my flash. No change. I then waited a while to see if it took some time. Still nothing.

Finally I went to my friends a burrowed a pen drive from him. It did show signs of working when i connected it to the usb adatptor for the xbox because the small light in the back of it lit up. I then took the pen drive out of the adaptor and put in my computer where I moved some sort of files called "sid4" onto it. After moving the files I put it back into the usb adaptor in the box and started it up. I went to the Memory section on the main menu and still no sign of a memory card. My pen drive is in FAT32 format, and the sid4 files are in XBX format. Could it be how the pen drive is formatted or maybe what format the files are in?

Thx

[corvus]

I'm not 100% sure about doing the softmod thingy but here's a couple of things you can try to get it working:

- Your flash drive must first be formatted to FAT32 before plugging into XBOX (15604 blocks). If you done that it should be detected in the xbox.
- The Mech Assault hack only works from what I know with the version: Part No. X08-82262. Look for this part number on the actual disc artwork.
- From what I can see your flash drive got more than 8000 blocks but less than 16000 blocks so you have to put the MechInstaller-1.0-FATX-256MB.img onto the drive. Use a program called  OzXMemory Stick Explorer. Get that at: http://xbox-linux.sourceforge.net/down/ozxmemory.exe. It can write the MechInstaller FATX images files to your memory stick.
- Connect the USB stick to your X-box goto memory then controller the x-box will erase and format the stick for you
- Connect the USB stick to your PC and launch the program and load the 128MB file.
- If you then plug the flash drive into your xbox it should detect it.. 

Good luck

[Justin2021]

Ok, I formated my flash drive to FAT32 without any files on it and I checked my Mechassault and it is the correct part number. Still though, for some reason my xbox isnt even doing anything different when I put the flash drives in the usb hub to format it...

[Arakon]

your flash drive may simply not work on xbox. if the xbox dash doesn't recognize it as a memory card, it won't work.

[corvus]

Is this your flash drive? "Creative MuVo TX FM MP3 Player 256MB"
Look here for a list of working devices: http://www.xbox-linux.org/wiki/Xbox_USB_Compatibility_List#Devices_that_work

Another thing is that maybe your hub is not working with the xbox....

[Justin2021]

Yep,thats the one that I have. I never really thought the hub might be a problem... Would it not work because of its brand or maybe because it is usb 2.0? It is a Micro innovations 4 usb port hub...


Okay, I got it working now, it recognizes my flashdrive. Now I just need to put the files onto my hard drive, but im having trouble using ozxmemory. how would i put the 256mb mechinstaller files onto my flash drive?