Mick: Yeah, it's a 2.2Lite+ for sure. Pretty amazing little peice of hardware. Mine is up and running like a champ now. Matt ----- Original Message ----- From: "Mick Ohrberg" To: "'Matt G'" Sent: Monday, August 04, 2003 9:11 PM Subject: RE: Xbox Mod Chip... > Matt, > > That doesn't happen to be the Xecuter 2.2 Lite + now, does it? :) I'm close > to getting me one of them there (pending CFO approval...). Please keep us > posted on your progress! > > /Mick > > | -----Original Message----- > | From: owner-kclug@marauder.illiana.net > | [mailto:owner-kclug@marauder.illiana.net] On Behalf Of Matt G > | Sent: Monday, August 04, 2003 9:07 AM > | To: kclug@kclug.org > | Subject: Xbox Mod Chip... > | > | > | Hey Guys...just thought I'd bring this up. > | > | I've never been interested in putting a mod chip in my Xbox, > | until I saw some of the new solderless chips. I bought one > | and installed it, and a linux based bios in about 30 minutes. > | It even comes with a external switch so you can disable the > | chip, load from bios bank1, or bios bank2, or unprotect it > | for future re-flashing. When I disable the chip, it boots > | like a normal xbox. > | > | Now, I didn't install Linux, but it's getting easier and > | easier. You can even add a few regular usb ports on there > | pretty easily. > | > | After a bit of tweaking, I was able to install a 120gb Hard > | drive, and as able to ftp and telnet into the xbox. Pretty cool. > | > | You could totally use one of these for a little linux box. > | And the prices are dropping. You could guy an xbox for $170 > | and a chip for $50 and get linux going pretty quick. > | > | I don't know who's coming up with this stuff...but it's > | pretty amazing if you ask me. > | > | Matt > | > | > | > | majordomo@kclug.org Enter without the quotes in body of > | >