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jliles

10-22-06, 12:26 PM

Hi,

Is anyone here successfully using the DSM-G600 NAS box successfully with XBMC? I'm getting very frustrated because I can't get it to work right. I posted in the DSM-G600 thread in this forum and got no responses so far, so I'll try here and hope someone can give me some ideas.

I installed a 500GB hard drive and have copied various video, picture and audio files on it. The G600 is hardwired to my router - the wireless capability is disabled for now. From my PC, I can browse and play files over SMB without issue. I am using firmware 1.01, not 1.02. I'm a little nervous about trying the 1.02 firmware, as I figure there's probably a reason it hasn't been "officially" posted yet on the D-Link site.

However, when I try to play the same files over SMB to my modded XBOX using XBMC, the files will play for a few minutes, then suddenly stop and video playback exits to the file menu. The exact same files play from my PC and a USB drive attached to a Linksys NSLU2 (the Slug, stock firmware) using SMB without the slightest hiccup, so I know the problem is not the files themselves and I know streaming to XBMC itself works fine. For XBMC, I am using the 2.0 release, and have experienced no other problems with it so far.

I tried the UPnP functionality as an alternative, but while XBMC recognizes the G600 as a UPnP device I can't seem to see any files. I shared the root of the G600 in it's UPnP settings.

Is anyone using this device successfully with XBMC, or can you tell me what I may need to change to get this to work, either on the SMB side or the UPnP side?

Thanks very much for your help,
Julie

Slack

10-22-06, 01:21 PM

How do you clear the cache in XBMC. I've deleted some movies as well as made some changes to my music colletcion, however they still show in XBMC. How do you "refresh" the image so they don't show?

Thanks.

Well it used to be that you could poke around the XBMC directory on the xbox and find 'cache' directories. You could also look for Tdata another folder similarly named on the Q: drives (temp drive mappings).

Nowadays, I suggest you go into the userdata folder and nuke anything listed as thumbs or thumbnails.

Of course you could just rename XBMC to XBMC Old - ftp over a fresh install and then just copy sources.xml to the fresh install. Then enjoy the hard drive thrashing as you access each source, and XMBC re-downloads all the thumbs an caches them away.

land_down_under

10-22-06, 04:52 PM

Related to this topic - I have all my movies / music stored on a remote NAS however I notice that in my user data folder I have a tonne of thumbs stored on the local xbox drive - not really a problem but it does take much longer to install a new build.
Is there a way around this ? I take it that the locally stored thumbs are the album / movie information.....

juergen99

10-25-06, 12:44 AM

It still shouldn't be a problem though. To answer you question above...yes, you will need to go into the original xbox dash to change resolutions. Not a big deal... From the programs menu or the file menu access the .xbe file that will boot to your original xbox dash. You do not have to reboot the xbox, just click on the file and the box will automatically boot to the xbox dash. Once it is booted, change the audio and video settings to your preference. Once you have finished making the changes just power cycle the xbox from one of the buttons on the front of the box. You will boot back in to XBMC. You haven't changed your boot sequence at all by changing the settings in the xbox dash. Just remember, you have to have the HD cable pack to use the HD capabilities of the xbox. You may have to switch between cables and inputs on your tv while you get the xbox dash and the xbmc dash's synced up. No big deal though...

Good luck and let us know how it went!

Scott

I have a similar problem. I have a softmodded XBOX with UnleashX dash. The bottom power button starts me in the UnleashX dash. If I turn it on with the top button I go to the XBOX Live setup menu. Hitting the back button doesn't do anything. Using the UnleashX file explorer I found E:\dash\default.xbe, running this gets me to the UnleashX dash. I also found E:\backup\xboxdash.xbe, this gives me a "Your XBOX requires service..." message. I softmodded it months ago and don't completely understand the file structure and how the machine boots. Also, according to the file explorer, c:\ doesn't have any files in it. Does that make sense? What's worrying me is the part when I use the lower button and get the XBOX Live menu. Where's my MSDash? :(

rasher

10-25-06, 12:40 PM

Sounds like we have similar problems, jergen99. I need the procedure to restore the original MS Xbox dash so that I can adjust the hardware settings (set video to widescreen). It's like there is too much information available out there and it's easy to get lost. Anyone know of the best way to restore the MS dash? I have backups of my EEPROM file, and it's my understanding that you have to link the dash to the EEPROM, but how?

TheOtherOne

10-25-06, 03:27 PM

I don't know what softmod you used, but it should have had an option to patch the original dashboard to continue working with the softmod.

In the AutoInstaller Deluxe softmod it was called "Patch MS 5960". Run your softmod again and look for an option like that... or just get a copy of AutoInstaller Deluxe.

juergen99

10-26-06, 09:04 AM

I don't know what softmod you used, but it should have had an option to patch the original dashboard to continue working with the softmod.....

I fixed it :) My softmod is the NDURE w/ UnleashX. I went to E:\ndts (or something like that) and found Xboxdash.xbe (or something like that, I did it last night and am going from memory) and ran it. This gave me an NDURE dash. (Normally it boots into the UnleashX dash). I found a settings menu that had a setting for what happens when you turn the xbox on with the tray button. It was set to XBOX Live. The other option was something like XBOX settings. I changed it and now when I turn it on with the tray button I go right to the XBOX settings menu!

..It's like there is too much information available out there and it's easy to get lost...

You ain't kidding. I was not looking forward to have to wade through all the info out there. I got lucky and stumbled across the right .xbe file. Good luck and please post your findings, they may be of help to someone.

serfrat

10-26-06, 10:53 PM

I have some albums that I have both Lossless and Mp3 versions of. I also have some DVD's I stream from a hard drive as well as versions that are compressed...such as DIVX and MP4. My library shows two versions of each movie or cd.

Does anyone know how to see the properties of the files with or without actually playing the file, and way to label what is what after it named from the data base off the net with the album art? Also is there a easy way to delete one movie or cd just from the library?

azmark

10-27-06, 11:44 AM

Wow!! Finally did it! Got the Krazie softmod, 007, and the Action Replay, and opened up my Xbox to the world of XBMC. What fun, and time waster!! Oh well, always fun learning new things. Also set up a Clarkconnect 300g NAS to hold everything. Got all my music and pictures copied over to the NAS in about 30 min. But my yet to be ripped DVD collection, well I guess that takes a bit more time. Thank you everyone for sharing your experiences.

Couple of questions tho... Ripped two movies, American Beauty to iso and Kill Bill I to vob using dvd2xbox for both. Kill Bill no problems, but American Beauty, I can't get the subtitles to turn off. Any ideas?

Also does anyone have any experience with CD+G CD's? Should they work as iso's or is there another way to get them to play in XBMC?

Thanks again!!

sean_w_smith

10-27-06, 03:14 PM

azmark

10-27-06, 03:22 PM

press the start button while the move is playing and go to the subtitle menu and adjust to your liking.

If that doesn't work. Try ripping with DVD Decryptor or DVD Shrink.....

Sean

Unfortunatly, when you went to subtitles and hit A it would not toggle. I do have a Ripper package,,,still need to install it on the PC. Is Decryptor no longer publicly available?

sean_w_smith

10-27-06, 03:41 PM

Unfortunatly, when you went to subtitles and hit A it would not toggle. I do have a Ripper package,,,still need to install it on the PC. Is Decryptor no longer publicly available?

Both are not readily maintained anymore but google is your friend and you can find em if you look....

Sean

serfrat

10-27-06, 04:41 PM

Does anyone have any good ideas for my question on duplicate files that I put up? I was also wondering if there is a way to see the path to the files (Movies and Music) in the Library or File view for Music and Video's. Sorry if these are newbie questions, but I have searched, and can't seem to find any answers about this.

sean_w_smith

10-27-06, 05:58 PM

Scotty6595

10-27-06, 09:18 PM

One of the best sites/forums for ripping DVD's.... Lots of excellent information.... Also, lots of links to great ripping software! Look in the signatures of the admins for links...

http://forum.doom9.org/index.php

Scott

khyron

10-28-06, 04:04 PM

Hey folks, this was the most active XMBC thread I could find on AVS so hopefully you'll have good suggestions - I need to take my XBOX away from any ethernet cables I have but I want to keep it on my LAN. Does anyone have any suggestions for a wireless ethernet adapter to use?

Obviously there's the official Microsoft one made for XBOX but it's pretty expensive, I was wondering if anything else works with the XBOX when using XBMC? I don't play any games on my XBOX, I don't even have a controller anymore (gave it away, use the IR remote) so I don't care about whether the network works for gaming.

Any feedback much appreciated! Oh if it matters I'm currently using XBMC release 2.0 downloaded a few weeks ago (the "thin" as opposed to "fat" release).

bump909

10-28-06, 04:42 PM

run a search for wireless in this thread.. here's a message i posted -

i used to have my xbox wired at my old place. new place doesn't really allow me to do that so i picked up a linksys wireless bridge (WET54G) and works like a charm with my linksys wireless router (WRT54G). i'm not sure what would be the best bandwidth test, but i can stream a DVD9 iso from my PC with absolutely no issues. can't even tell the difference from when i was wired.

jliles

10-28-06, 06:10 PM

khyron,

For what it's worth, I'm using a Buffalo wireless ethernet adapter, paired with a Buffalo high power router in 125 mbs mode. I find that I benefit from the greater speed and I personally don't have problems streaming video. The ethernet converter which connects to the xbox allows you to connect three other devices to it as well, which is nice.

HOWEVER...streaming video through wireless works well for some people and not for others (I happen to be one of those people that have no problems). If you're not married to the idea of wireless and you have a little cash to spare you may want to try this:

http://www.netgear.com/Home/Products/PowerlineNetworking/PowerlineEthernetAdapters/HDXB101.aspx

It basically allows networking in high speed over the power lines in your home. It seems to have gotten some good reviews:

http://www.maximumpc.com/2006/09/netgear_hdx-b10.html

Unfortunately, it ain't cheap. D-Link is coming out with a very similar product shortly, so competition should bring prices down some. It may be something you want to consider if you don't need wireless for any other networking or you think wireless might not work well in your home.

Julie

sean_w_smith

10-28-06, 07:28 PM

sean_w_smith

10-28-06, 07:33 PM

BTW... there is a new CVS build out too.....

added/fixed: (dd-mm-yyyy) (please specify date in CET)
- 26-10-2006 fixed: [ 1584930 ] useAvpackSettings broken. thanks to markeen.
- 25-10-2006 fixed: added some thread saneness to the hddsmart query.
- 25-10-2006 fixed: [ 1580744 ] Can't Get PC DVD-ROM to Work Properly with Xbox Media Centre
- 25-10-2006 fixed: cosmetic bug in filemanager handling of rar files.
- 24-10-2006 fixed: .tbn file support for hard drive foldernames containing periods
- 23-10-2006 fixed: users with bad luck could end up with errors on initial opening dvd images or dvd's (use of uninted variable). likely the start at 90 min in the movie syndrom
- 23-10-2006 fixed: potential segfault in libdvdnav.dll if a read returned 0 data.
- 23-10-2006 fixed: segfault in libsmbclient on invalid dates returned in a directory query (lan drives especially)
- 22-10-2006 added: httpapi QueryMusicDatabase command
- 22-10-2006 changed: httpapi SetResponseFormat to take multiple format pairs
- 21-10-2006 fixed: sets Media Source Name if blank for protocols instead of just being blank
- 20-10-2006 fixed: fixed the python threading exception when exiting a script
- 18-10-2006 fixed: resume video didn't work if fps adjustment was used for ntsc video's on pal systems
- 17-10-2006 fixed: [ 1577855 ] can't handle some rar files correctly
- 17-10-2006 updated: norwegian language file.
- 17-10-2006 fixed: forgot to sort images in root of cbr/cbz files.
- 15-10-2006 fixed: httpapi TakeScreenShot download parameter now works
- 15-10-2006 fixed: httpapi GetCurrentSlide now returns "[None]" rather than an empty string if no slide is showing
- 15-10-2006 changed: httpapi Help command text has been updated and now includes a link to http://www.xboxmediacenter.com/wiki/index.php?title=WebServerHTTP-API
- 14-10-2006 fixed: scanning of multipath bookmarks would not prompt for "scan new" or "scan all"
- 13-10-2006 changed: keymap.xml: reintroduced 'B' as STOP while in videomenu since we didn't have any way to exit out from dvdmenu with controller.
- 13-10-2006 fixed: http client wouldn't report failure to open on 404 errors from server
- 11-10-2006 changed: better solution for multichar ftp listings, wich also fixes issues introduced in last attempt
- 11-10-2006 added: [ 1574092 ] New Infolabel Musicplayer.DiscNumber, thanks to buttergemuese.
- 11-10-2006 changed: Added building of Textures.xpr to build.bat, and removed Textures.xpr from CVS.
- 11-10-2006 fixed: Partymode would repeat tracks if the next song was unavailable (server offline etc.)
- 10-10-2006 fixed: ftp listings didn't do the string charset -> utf8 conversion. ftp listings are not normally utf8 unless requested (and only a few servers support it)
- 10-10-2006 changed: Increased the seek timeout in RAR to 30 seconds to fix seeking over CCX with slow connection
- 10-10-2006 updated: Swedish language file finetuned by Blittan & Pike
- 09-10-2006 changed: Thumbnail loading in the playlists folder of library view is now background threaded.
- 09-10-2006 fixed: filenames on fat memory units wich where very long (required >6 vfat entries) would chop of last part in some cases.
- 09-10-2006 fixed: fat memory units with a sector size different from 512 would not load, now 512, 1024, 2048 and 4096 should be supported.
- 07-10-2006 updated: Russian language file (Thnx to que_)
- 07-10-2006 updated: Portuguese (Brazil) language file (Thnx to mvbm)
- 07-10-2006 updated: Hungarian language file (Thnx to sigismund)
- 07-10-2006 updated: Hebrew language file (Thnx to ookladek)
- 07-10-2006 updated: Dutch language file (Thnx to MrNice)
- 06-10-2006 fixed: Setting of viewport (for cropping scrolling text etc.) was not rotated correctly. We now use the rectangle that contains all the rotated coordinates.
- 06-10-2006 fixed: http urls pointing to nonexisting files would lockup on some servers due to them not returning an error
- 06-10-2006 fixed: ftp browsing with files/directory with non valid html url names, would fail.
- 05-10-2006 fixed: Changed RSS speed to a multiple of 0.5 pixels/frame for improved smoothness.
- 05-10-2006 fixed: [ 1571200 ] Arial.ttf subtitles not using subtitle position.
- 05-10-2006 fixed: Potential RSS control crash when removing the control while it's updating.
- 04-10-2006 changed: Z: is erased on boot, due to many issues if it was full.
- 04-10-2006 fixed: Seekbar, Volume bar etc. would be unloaded when exiting from fullscreen video, causing them to vanish.
- 04-10-2006 fixed: Reloading skin while in My Music Songs would cause the progress dialog to show endlessly.
- 04-10-2006 fixed: memory stick shares were chooseable in the Add Source browser, even though they're plug n play.
- 04-10-2006 fixed: special:// protocols (eg musicplaylists, cdrip etc.) always showed network overlays, even if they were local.
- 03-10-2006 fixed: Huge playlists would cause major GUI slowdowns whenever track was changed from the Now Playing window.
- 03-10-2006 fixed: Toggle button showed the incorrect label when using <usealttexture>
- 03-10-2006 fixed: the feh and the userdata wiping didn't quite work as expected (i.e. it didnt work at all).
- 03-10-2006 fixed: if you canceled the 'scan all / scan new' dialog in the music window, it would still scan.
- 03-10-2006 fixed: ftp playback in mplayer where broken due to yet another url parsing mistake
- 03-10-2006 changed: Scrollspeed of RSS feeds the same in all resolutions.
- 03-10-2006 fixed: [ 1568300 ] Add/Edit Source Dialogue Remove all Paths bug.
- 02-10-2006 added: [ 1568369 ] Fix for strange characters in web interface. thx to benmat!
- 02-10-2006 fixed: [ 1568845 ] Unable to access Delete from context menu
- 02-10-2006 fixed: don't allow preset locking if the visualisation has no presets.
- 02-10-2006 fixed: [ 1561317 ] Browse and load RAR:ed subtitles don't work. also added zip support.
- 02-10-2006 fixed: browse for artist thumb was a pita.
- 01-10-2006 fixed: [ 1568291 ] Saving large playlist fails
- 01-10-2006 fixed: [ 1568607 ] XBMC 2.0.0 Web Control bookmarks
- 01-10-2006 fixed: [ 1568158 ] "Leave as Is" LED setting broken
- 30-09-2006 fixed: shoutcast genres with characters that isn't allowed by http urls, would fail du to a huge result. ex R&b.

Sean

khyron

10-29-06, 06:52 PM

What Jiles said... I have 2 of these...

http://www.buy.com/retail/product.asp?loc=101&sku=202009413

at 2 different houses and good results both times...

Paired with a Buffalo high power router in one and a netgear at the other... I can stream DVD's fine in both locations...

That said your milegage will vary with wif. At my girlfriends steel constructed condo I have fits getting it to 20ft through 2 walls.... wifi is finicky to placement and good equipment...

Sean

Wow, you guys have some intense data needs I guess. I've been able to stream video just fine over 802.11b let alone 802.11g or crazy multichannel accelerated stuff. Maybe my experience is different because I only use XBMC for playback of everything other than DVD (for that I have DVD players). Mostly I just need my XBMC box to be able to read the shares off my Mac via SMB to play stuff I download like TV shows and trailers.

Anyone else have any wireless solutions that involve traditional inexpensive wireless ethernet (anything cheaper than the $99 Microsoft proprietary XBOX adapter)?

jliles

10-29-06, 09:06 PM

khyron,

I wouldn't say "intense" data needs. I don't stream DVDs but do stream other video files and I wouldn't want to try streaming video on a "b" wireless connection. Frankly I'm a little surprised it works for you. I go for the "high power" router just because I'm trying to stream video over a pretty long distance (my PC and my XBOX are nowhere near each other).

If you look at the link for the ethernet converter that sean linked to (and that I mentioned earlier and also use) you'll see it's cheaper than the MS one and a lot more functional.

For the stuff you are trying to do (which is what I use my XBOX for as well). This converter should work fine.

Julie

azmark

10-30-06, 01:50 AM

Anyone else have any wireless solutions that involve traditional inexpensive wireless ethernet (anything cheaper than the $99 Microsoft proprietary XBOX adapter)?

Any of the Ethernet to wireless adapters should work. They are a bit of a niche product tho,,,tough to find under 60 bucks or so. But all the vendors Linksys etc make them,,,,just wait for a deal.

sean_w_smith

10-31-06, 05:56 PM

Any of the Ethernet to wireless adapters should work. They are a bit of a niche product tho,,,tough to find under 60 bucks or so. But all the vendors Linksys etc make them,,,,just wait for a deal.

Pimped has a new build out that adds a few new skins to it.... might find it interesting....

I have been playing with the PDM skin and its very cool. its thumbnail display is so slow for me I can't use it but other than that its cooler than PMIII....

MC360 doesn't do it for me...

Current skins with Pimped are:

Blackbolt Classic
MC360
Media Center 2006 v.6
Project Mayhem III

You can find out more info about skins in progress at:

http://www.xboxmediacenter.com/wiki/index.php?title=Skin_Compatibility_List

Sean

sean_w_smith

11-02-06, 08:36 AM

Pimped has a new build out that adds a few new skins to it.... might find it interesting....

I have been playing with the PDM skin and its very cool. its thumbnail display is so slow for me I can't use it but other than that its cooler than PMIII....

MC360 doesn't do it for me...

Current skins with Pimped are:

Blackbolt Classic
MC360
Media Center 2006 v.6
Project Mayhem III

You can find out more info about skins in progress at:

http://www.xboxmediacenter.com/wiki/index.php?title=Skin_Compatibility_List

Sean

I fixed the PDM skin . I forgot to run the build.bat when I populated the sub version repository. Works like a champ now... Finally something cooler than PMIII.....

Sean

Cocophone

11-03-06, 03:51 PM

I have my video files stored on a fileserver running windows 2000. All the files are in MP4 video format with AAC audio encoding. I would like to have an xbox play the video files from my fileserver.

My question is does the xbox have enough processing power to play the mp4 files without skipping?

Also what player does xbox media center use to play the files? Currently, I use zoomplayer for about everything.

sean_w_smith

11-03-06, 11:30 PM

Cocophone

11-03-06, 11:47 PM

I'm thinking maybe I should replace some of my 200gb drives with 400 or 500gb drives and re-rip just the main movie from my dvds. That would probably average about 2.5 to 3.5 gb per movie. Just leave them with the original compression and AC3 audio track. I just bought a 400gb seagate at work for $89 with free shipping.

sean_w_smith

11-04-06, 12:40 AM

Ja Phule

11-04-06, 06:28 PM

sean_w_smith

11-05-06, 03:39 PM

I Just noticed they finally fixed the 480i/480p output in XBMC. Previously, we would have to disable 480p output in the original dash to get 480i output via component but now, you can enable 480p and setting XBMC to NTSC 16:9 will now do 480i with 480p 16:9 of course being 480p.

Thanks I saw they made that change a while ago but didn't realize that eliminated the need to go into MS dash to setup video modes....

BTW: There is a new pimped CVS build out...

Left the weather info off the pm3 home screen in this release. Just testing something out, it will be in the next release.

CVS Changes Since Last Build:
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
added/fixed: (dd-mm-yyyy) (please specify date in CET)

- 03-11-2006 updated: Dutch language file (Thnx to MrNice).
- 03-11-2006 changed: XBMC.ResetSkinSettings() now resets the settings instead of removing them.
- 02-11-2006 changed: .flv files default to the dvdplayer
- 01-11-2006 fixed: [1586248] http api would not show errors for GetSystemInfo and GetSystemInfoByName
- 01-11-2006 fixed: random slideshow screensaver wouldnt always be random
- 01-11-2006 fixed: increased the speed of archive extraction a notch.
- 01-11-2006 changed: additional logging for replay-tv filesystem to hopefully figure out why it doesn't work anymore for mplayer.
- 30-10-2006 changed: memory allocation for dll loader, saves around 100k
- 30-10-2006 changed: httpapi GuiSetting to accept String type by EQ2K
- 29-10-2006 changed: now disables navsounds during playback. behaviour can be reverted using advancedsettings.xml

Sean

dreamhost

11-06-06, 06:35 PM

sean_w_smith

11-06-06, 10:17 PM

just checking back in to see if it is possible to display thumbnails for .wmv files with any skin as of yet?

It's really the only 'feature' that I have been desperately missing with xbmc, other than that, all is very very good.

thnx in advance

not other than the ability to download a thumb from IMDB for a movie there is not auto thumb generation based on the first frame of the video like you get in windows...

Sean

rasher

11-08-06, 11:56 AM

Anyone here have a nice and easy solution for retreiving TV show torrents? What about Democracy TV? Any user experiences?

sean_w_smith

11-08-06, 11:25 PM

Anyone here have a nice and easy solution for retreiving TV show torrents? What about Democracy TV? Any user experiences?

If its in a standard def chances are XBMC will play it. I found democracy now TV on mininova in MP4. It should play fine...

is there something specific about this torrent?

Sean

rasher

11-09-06, 06:45 PM

sean_w_smith

11-09-06, 07:24 PM

khyron

11-09-06, 07:51 PM

Sorry, what I was asking is:
Who's got the easiest implementation for getting regularly scheduled content off of the internets and on to their server to serve up to XBMC?
I mean, yeah, I can manually download content from torrent sites and whatnot, I was just wondering if anyone had a good simple (wifey-proof) way to AUTOMATICALLY find new content and automatically download it.

This might not be exactly what you're looking for, but just in case you didn't think of it already...what my wife and I do is, we have most of our content actually on my Mac, not on the XBOX itself really. So we just have My Videos come up at startup and the top bookmark in our list is an SMB share. Then you can be using Democracy or whatever RSS plus torrent type thing you like on the Mac (or PC or whatever) to be grabbing your stuff, and then just watch it on the XBMC equipped XBOX over whatever kind of LAN you have.

Hope that's somewhat useful.

rasher

11-09-06, 11:35 PM

Maybe a dumb question, but I've just now started playing with Democracy TV:
What's good?
My problem with YouTube and I guess Democracy is tha

rasher

11-09-06, 11:37 PM

My question now is, and it's because I'm just now getting into Democracy TV:
What's good?
My problem with youTube and I guess Democracy is that there's just so much junk that it's hard to get to anything worthwhile...
What are you all watching?

bump909

11-10-06, 10:44 AM

I appreciate the info in this thread, let's try to stay on topic. :)

dreamhost

11-10-06, 03:03 PM

sean_w_smith

11-10-06, 03:32 PM

ok..... crying uncle here....lol

I've searched so many pages on this thread that my eyes are blurring out. I'm sure it's been asked before but can't find the answer.

Last night I rebuilt my server from scratch. I moved all my dvd's to much larger drives and now need to 'reset' my xbox to remove the music and movie database. Then I can begin the tedious task of readding everything in.

How exactly do I go about erasing the information on my xbox?

I know I didn't change any passwords or anything else on the xbox, using avalaunch when it was setup. Anyone know what the 'standard' username/pass are for ftp?

thnx so much in advance

Go into the settings menu for both audio and video and select clean library to remove the old stuff that no longer exists...

There is nothing hard about adding it back. you can select scan all to database from the root of your tree for both audio and video and it will add everything in one step.

default user password for all dashes and xbmc is user: xbox pass: xbox

All this can be easily found by searching the online XBMC docs (took me less than 30 seconds to find these links) :)

http://www.xboxmediacenter.com/wiki/index.php?title=My_Music_Settings

http://www.xboxmediacenter.com/wiki/index.php?title=My_Videos_Settings

Sean

dreamhost

11-10-06, 03:39 PM

sean_w_smith

11-10-06, 03:45 PM

thank you.
I did not even know that site existed.... figured this was the main information for xbmc. The only site I had previously found was a german one and the translation from google was not so good.

this site is just a drop in a pond of XBMC info....

Here are some more links....

two main sites for info...

www.xboxmediacenter.com

www.xbox-scene.com

Forums:

http://www.xboxmediacenter.com/forum/

http://forums.xbox-scene.com/index.php?showforum=180

Online Manual:

http://www.xboxmediacenter.com/wiki/index.php?title=Main_Page

Sean

Diode1

11-12-06, 09:12 AM

If anyone here is looking for the original MS HD componet cable kit with tos digital audio output.
I found a few more.
Just send me a pm

land_down_under

11-12-06, 10:36 PM

New point release is out.....xmbc 2.0.1 in both slim and FAT versions...

bout01

11-14-06, 03:02 PM

Now that I have a few XBOX's around the house streaming media from the home network, I'd really like to mod the cases. The only case mod info that I can seem to come across is mods to the original XBOX case. I'd really like to change the cases to component-style cases.

Anyone have any information?

Scotty6595

11-14-06, 06:30 PM

I have seen a mod that was exactly like you were talking about but for the life of me I can't remember on what forum I saw it on... I'll try a couple of searches tonight and see what I can come up with...

land_down_under

11-15-06, 02:13 AM

Yeah Ive seen it to but now cant find it. There are a couple in PC cases but the one I was looking for was in an old VHS / DVD case - the principles should be the same though...

calibos

11-15-06, 05:12 PM

Was it one in a Black Pioneer Elite Dvd case?

http://www.avforums.com/forums/showthread.php?t=317813&highlight=pioneer

or this

http://s27.photobucket.com/albums/c188/sCAPe_XBOX/XBOX_Hifi_Media_Center/?start=40

Scotty6595

11-15-06, 05:18 PM

Thats not the one I have seen in the past but it is definately a cool mod! I'm still lookin' but can't seem to find the one that I remember seeing. If I remember correctly it was in a DVD player case but it didn't have the front XBMC screen like the one on the UK forums...

land_down_under

11-17-06, 02:48 AM

I asked this over at xbox-scene but never got a lot of feedback so thought i would post here to see what you good folk have to say:

I have a PAL xbox running xbmc which I have flashed to NTSC so I can use the hi-def pack. My plasma TV has a resolution of 852 x 480.

All my DVD's (PAL) have been ripped to a NAS.

I have set the xbox to 480P to match the native resolution of the panel.

Is this the best option for me given I want to use the component cables and my DVD's have been ripped as PAL. Do any problems occur during the de-interlacing given a NTSC machine is playing PAL DVD's ?? I have also set the "play PAL videos at NTSC rates" option.

Picture quality just isnt as fantastic - although very good - as I was expecting it to be......

slevy951

11-17-06, 07:30 AM

I'm using the UnleashX dashboard with the Duox2 mod chip. The version I have was compiled in late December 2005 (I had someone do the mod for me). Playing the isos worked for me automatically. I may have had 1 dvd so far where I couldn't navigate the menu.

Scott, the only app I used was the one i created only because I wanted to use the dvd profiler dvd covers and also have it quickly create a listing of my collection into xbmc to easily browse. It's not fun having to manually create a fake iso or video file of each movie when you've got over 200 movies. Those fake isos are simply an empty text file with and iso extension. You can simply put the dvd isos in a directory and xbmc will scan all the isos with imdb and it will grab movie info and movie poster which will be used as the thumbnail. The scan isn't always perfect but you can manually and easily update the movie info for each movie using the imdb search.
I want the dvd profiler dvd covers because I have in some cases, 3 or 4 versions of the same movie and I just like the idea of seeing the actual dvd cover as opposed to the movie poster or dvd cover provided by IMDB.

Ja Phule-
So are you saying all I have to do is use DVD Shrink or DVD Decrypter to rip my DVDs to .iso format, put all the ISO's in the same directory, share that directory and point xbmc to it and xbmc will find them, make thumbs from IMDB and play them? Do I understand this correctly?

You've inspired me do mod my box and dump my DSM-320!

TIA,
Scott

TheOtherOne

11-17-06, 09:39 AM

Ja Phule-
So are you saying all I have to do is use DVD Shrink or DVD Decrypter to rip my DVDs to .iso format, put all the ISO's in the same directory, share that directory and point xbmc to it and xbmc will find them, make thumbs from IMDB and play them? Do I understand this correctly?

You've inspired me do mod my box and dump my DSM-320!

TIA,
Scott

They don't even have to be in the same directories. XBMC supports multiple paths per bookmark so they can span as many directories and drives as you want.

I currently have all of my movies and tv shows on 6 different hdd's spread across two different computers on my network.

Scotty6595

11-17-06, 10:11 AM

Scott,

Yes, its that simple! I have about 900 gigs spread across 4 hard drives and multiple directories. Very easy to set each one up with the "Bookmark" option. For my self I just edit the sources.xml file and keep a backup copy. As a new user I would recommend using bookmarks...

Good luck!

Scott

sQwErTy

11-17-06, 02:35 PM

Now that they have stopped making the original Xbox, where is a guy supposed to purchase a new one besides eBay? I'd like to softmod another one but I hate eBay. Any ideas?

Scotty6595

11-17-06, 02:39 PM

Game Stop or any of the other similar places in the mall usually carry new/refurbed/used xbox's. Also, Craigs List...

bump909

11-17-06, 02:59 PM

I don't know why you say hunting the updates is hard. Either xbins for tech or the pimped tracker for pimped. I can pull down a complete pimped release in 1-2 minutes.

i'm trying to get the new pimped release (11/14/06) and the pimped tracker site requires a login. anyone have any trouble creating a login? it keeps telling me the account name i'm using is in use and i've tried multiple random usernames.

Poparelly

11-17-06, 05:52 PM

Can the XBox hold a BIG hard drive like a 750GB IDE drive?

Poparelly

11-17-06, 06:06 PM

Would this make for a good media server storage solution?

http://www.bixnet.com/4usenfor3ide.html

I could hook it up to one of my older computers and let it sit on the network for DVD storage. It looks convenient and expandable. Think about this...start out with a small OS hard drive in the PC. Add a 750 GB in the PC, then add 750 GB drives as needed to the USB enclosure for a maximum capacity of 3.75 TB! Considering that the drives will drob in price with time, this is a pretty economical way to get a massive storage solution.

sean_w_smith

11-18-06, 10:04 AM

i'm trying to get the new pimped release (11/14/06) and the pimped tracker site requires a login. anyone have any trouble creating a login? it keeps telling me the account name i'm using is in use and i've tried multiple random usernames.

Sorry I have an account there for a while and had no problem registering...

Sean

sean_w_smith

11-20-06, 06:49 PM

FYI....

The XBMC ajax web interface continues to be developed at:

https://xbmcajax.bountysource.com/

latest version works pretty well but I still have the playlist issue and the cover art is still not displaying but there are some other new features like GUI remote control....

Sean

Kewan

11-20-06, 10:43 PM

Ok, I'm not a fan of someone who posts a general "help me" with what I should do thread but after reading through this thread and researching xbox mod sites I am lost. I have a Avel LinkPlayer to stream my 250+ movies I have on my movie server. It is ok but I'm always looking for something different. Since I have an Xbox sitting in the closet I thought why not get it modded?

My question is what mod chip is the best for streaming movies? Once I mod the chip what do I need to do to set it up for streaming movies? What is the best way to get DVD cover art to display on the interface. Thanks in advance for your help.

thefreeauction

11-20-06, 11:06 PM

My question is what mod chip is the best for streaming movies? Once I mod the chip what do I need to do to set it up for streaming movies? What is the best way to get DVD cover art to display on the interface. Thanks in advance for your help.

If your only going to stream movies and audio, you probably don't need a mod chip. Mod chips are mainly for enabeling you to play copied games on the Xbox. I don't have a mod chip in mine -- But I did what's called a "Softmod", which is installing new software to run XBOX Media Center. The XBOX Media center is the software that lets you play movies, music, get the weather forcasts, etc. It plays movies and music flawlessly!

sean_w_smith

11-21-06, 12:40 AM

Any mod chip or softmod will do the trick. There is no difference functionally in what you can do with a softmod or hardmod other than fancy bioses and run linux. If you want a chip a cheapo like a duox will be fine. softmod is even cheaper. chip makes it easier to get going again if the HD dies but other than that. There is 0 difference that is not esoteric associated with all the fancy mod chips. Games, Apps, etc they all allow you do the same things and run the same software....

you need to load xbmc after that....

www.xboxmediacenter.com

XBMC can automatically search the IMDB and pull down artwork and build a database. you can search by actors etc once you do that... Its very easy....

Sean

slevy951

11-21-06, 07:24 AM

UPDATE-

xbox is now soft modded! Total cost-$15 for a memory card. Tremendously easy to do. Now I have to get the xbox on my network. Cabled ethernet is not an option. Have to go wireless. My question now is will standard G wireless be good enough to stream the DVD's or should I upg to the draft N stuff? Current router is a USR 8054. I know I'll have to get a bridge at the xbox to get it connected.

Thanks for all the info in this thread. It's been invaluable.

Scott

Ja Phule

11-21-06, 10:43 AM

eliastico

11-22-06, 03:29 AM

sean_w_smith

11-22-06, 09:06 AM

First of all, I have to say avsforums is great and this thread was the reason i got a premodded xbox myself which I'm quite happy with. I do have a weird problem though. I get distortion with the mp3 playback when i'm streaming music from my pc (smb shares). I think the distortion isn't there when listening to a original cd that's in the xbox cd/dvd drive. All my mp3s bitrate is at least 192kb/s or more so it shouldn't be a low quality source issue. The mp3s also play fine when I listen to them on my comp that is connected to the same receiver/speakers as the xbox. I have the advanced scart cable hooked up to my tv (for audio I use a philips "home theater in a box" dvd player/receiver) and I also have a 3rd party component cable set that's hooked up to my projector (and the l/r audio cables go straight to my philips receiver. With both setups I get the same kind of distortion.

Also, in movies the audio volume is really low, so I have to crank up the volume to max, which again causes a little distortion and it's still too low. I have made sure that the xbox volume is at max (with the right thumb stick). All help and ideas would be really appreciated. Thanks in advance.

not familar with SCART. Is there a possibility of hooking up a toslink digital output. Make sure the volume levelling is off also.... you find a broader audience of europeans over on xbox sceene of the xbmc site that may have more experience with your setup....

Anyway another suggestion would be to swap connector packs with a friend etc and see if there is any difference... I know in the US with high def video packs there is a lot of variation in results... I have an HD video pack for example that won't correctly use the toslink output.

Sean

gilbreen

11-22-06, 11:42 AM

I have soft-modded my Xbox and have XBMC up and running. I have seen a post or two about locking access to a bookmark but I have not been able to set it up properly, or at least it is not working how I thought it would I have two bookmarks for our ripped DVDs both of which point to a their own folder on our NAS. One folder has our kids DVDs and the other has PG/PG-13 DVDs which I don't want our young ones watching. I thought with the lock mode, I could have XBMC ask for a password if someone selects a DVD from the PG/PG-13 folder.

I believe one needs an additional xml called AdvancedSettings.xml to enable the master lock, but I am not sure what it needs to contain. The XBMC wiki mentions the following to include:

<masterlock>
<startuplock>false</startuplock> # true prompts user for code upon startup
<enableshutdown>false</enableshutdown> # true shuts down xbox after 3 failed attempts to enter correct code
<automastermode>false</automastermode> # automatically enters master mode if the master code is given.
<loginlock>true</loginlock> # whether to use locks on login screen or not
AdvancedSettings.xml ONLY:
<maxretries>#<maxretries> enter the max number of retries to input code, 3 is default.
</masterlock>

And then in my sources.xml for the bookmark I want to lock I have (but without all the xx's in the MD5 hash):

<bookmark>
<name>DVD Library</name>
<path>smb://10.0.1.100/media/Videos/DVD/</path>
<lockmode>1</lockmode>
<lockcode>5b168fxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx457697</lockcode>
</bookmark>

Any help is appreciated.

Thanks.

eliastico

11-24-06, 03:46 AM

not familar with SCART. Is there a possibility of hooking up a toslink digital output. Make sure the volume levelling is off also....

Sean

Thanks for the reply. Unfortunately my receiver doesn't have the toslink thing. Where is the volume levelling setting located at?

TheOtherOne

11-24-06, 08:11 PM

hooked4life

11-24-06, 09:03 PM

Stryker412

11-24-06, 10:42 PM

What's the best tutorial for installing a larger HDD?

sean_w_smith

11-25-06, 08:18 AM

What's the best tutorial for installing a larger HDD?

SoftMod or HardMod?

Sean

sean_w_smith

11-25-06, 08:20 AM

I added another Xenium Gold modded Xbox. I copied over the current XBMC apps folder from my xbox to my new xbox. XBMC works fine but there seems to be a file permissions issue or something.When I try to add/edit anything from XBMC it freezes (example adding cover art or editing SMB paths. Any ideas?

Never been able to do that successfully... Nuke the userdata folder, copy over your sources etc and have it rescan the database... should consider deleting f:\udata\face... and e:\edata\face... while your at it...

Sean

Stryker412

11-25-06, 10:52 AM

SoftMod or HardMod?

Sean

Softmod sorry. I have found a few tutorials but they're all different as to what files are needed and the procedures involved. I can't seem to find a working hdprepa file either.

Steve Kinkead

11-26-06, 07:18 PM

I just finished upgrading my HD on a softmod Xbox. This tutorial is the best tutorial I found:

http://www.techfreaks.org/articles/modxbox2.shtml

You will need a desktop PC (i.e. a laptop won't work) for installing the initial C and E folders on the new disk.

Stryker412

11-27-06, 03:38 PM

Ripper

11-27-06, 03:51 PM

sean_w_smith

11-27-06, 06:14 PM

I have a quick question - I have finally hooked up one of my modded boxes to my 55" HDTV, set the video mode to 480p 16x9, started a ripped ISO from the network drive, and ..... well, it's not as good as a regular DVD. Definitely lost some picture detail somewhere. Plus I'm stuck with black bars on the top/bottom for movies that are anamorphic widescreen. Monster House is especially bad, and resembles a soft VCR image.
So I am curious as to what I did wrong - all ISOs created by Shrink (set to DVD9), and movies located on USB 2.0 drive attached to Terastation. The same input on the TV was switched to DVD to verify picture quality.
Any ideas?
Thanks!

compare an original DVD played on Xbox to your reference and then compare the same to the ISO.l. That will tell you if what bothers you is XBMC video processing or the Shrink did to the original image during transcoding/etc.

you can adjust the view mode to elimate the black bars on most DVD's. (Hit the start button while video is playing and look at the options).... (the stand alone Xbox DVD player has an analog zoom which is very cool for tweaking the scaling to your liking but it won't play over the network).

XBMC is not particulart adept at de-interlacing. My TV has Farjouda DCDi decoder and scaler so I run the XBMC GUI at 720P and the Videos at 480i and let the TV do the de-interlacing and scaling. I find this improves my image quality significantly. your mileage may vary....

Sean

Ripper

11-27-06, 06:24 PM

Ahh - thanks!
I'll try it tonight - plus I can use my DVDO Iscan Plus to perform the scaling as needed.

Gamester17

11-30-06, 03:01 AM

XBMC is not particulart adept at de-interlacing. My TV has Farjouda DCDi decoder and scaler so I run the XBMC GUI at 720P and the Videos at 480i and let the TV do the de-interlacing and scaling.The latest XBMC (2.0.0 and later) do have good deinterlacing filters, you do however have to enable them manualy from the OSD (On Screen Display), as XBMC automatic interlace detection is not working very well. You should only enable deinterlace if you have a progressive display/TV, like 480p or 720p.

sean_w_smith

11-30-06, 11:53 AM

The latest XBMC (2.0.0 and later) do have good deinterlacing filters, you do however have to enable them manualy from the OSD (On Screen Display), as XBMC automatic interlace detection is not working very well. You should only enable deinterlace if you have a progressive display/TV, like 480p or 720p.

De-interlacing seems to be improved but I still notice a lot of jaggies when XBMC de-interlaces versus letting my TV do it...

Does anyone know what sync-even and sync-odd options in XBMC are for?

Sean

Ja Phule

11-30-06, 11:37 PM

De-interlacing seems to be improved but I still notice a lot of jaggies when XBMC de-interlaces versus letting my TV do it...

Does anyone know what sync-even and sync-odd options in XBMC are for?

Sean

I thought sync even/odd isn't an option anymore? In any case, I believe you set it to either one of them to get true 480i output.

sean_w_smith

12-01-06, 02:25 PM

I thought sync even/odd isn't an option anymore? In any case, I believe you set it to either one of them to get true 480i output.

Now there is non, bob, weave and bob inverted, weave inverted. not sure what any of them mean but at 720p they all look like crap. look fine at 480. Stand alone xbox DVD player looks fine. There is something bad going on with interlaced files played at 720P on the xbox regardless of what I do to them. Luckily the TV does a good job. I just got a Sanyo PLV-Z4 projector and its much better than xbmc at de-interlacing.

Sean

sean_w_smith

12-03-06, 09:20 AM

New Pimped CVS is out... looks like some DVD player fixes and the start of re-write of randomize... Haven't tried it yet. Too busy copying data over to the thecus nas... I got friday....

Changed startup sound for mc360, original .wav still included in skin folder. Removed a few dead scripts. I couldnt do a 100% complete check of the scripts, so if you find one thats broken send me a pm. Also, pm me if you think a script should be added.

CVS Changes Since Last Build:
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
added/fixed: (dd-mm-yyyy) (please specify date in CET)

added/fixed: (dd-mm-yyyy) (please specify date in CET)
- 28-11-2006 fixed: httpapi GetSystemInfo bug when passed non valid id
- 21-11-2006 added: video library window.
- 21-11-2006 fixed: [ 1599332 ] No DVD Media playing (GetDirectory(iso9660://) failed)
- 20-11-2006 update: libsmbclient updated to 3.0.23d version ( should contain vista fixes )
- 20-11-2006 fixed: seeking over ftp should now be working
- 20-11-2006 added: overriding of the yes/no labels to the python yesno dialog.
- 20-11-2006 changed: switch to using D3DXCreateTexture to allow gfx that doesn't support non power of 2 textures (they may still display abit wrong)
- 20-11-2006 changed: simplified ttf text renderer, and reducing special casing for win32 build
- 19-11-2006 added: Recommendations radio to last.fm directory.
- 18-11-2006 added: HttpApi can now be called using the more usual function calling syntax i.e. function(x;y;z)
- 18-11-2006 added: HttpApi broadcast capabilities (see wiki help pages (in a day or so)) and broadcasting of PlayBack events
- 17-11-2006 changed: disabled the Randomize button in My Music Now Playing window. Shuffle state is now saved.
When enabed, new songs get added to the Now Playing window in a shuffled order.
If the playlist is being played when new songs are added, the new songs will be shuffled into the playlist
two positions below the currently playing song.
If the playlist is not being played, the new songs are just added at the bottom in a shuffled order and
playback will begin from the first new song.
(This is the start of the removal of the _TEMP internal playlists, and the Randomize button.)
- 17-11-2006 added: "Switch Media" dialog to the context menu to switch between media windows (files windows only)
- 16-11-2006 fixed: Paths to DSound.h and DInput.h were unnecessary.
- 16-11-2006 fixed: Grouplist's viewport was an intersection with the previous viewport, when it shouldn't have been.
- 16-11-2006 added: Initial skin version 2.1 changes and support for building for win32.
- 15-11-2006 fixed: paplayer would fail to play mono AC3 files properly.
- 15-11-2006 fixed: mplayer would fail to play sources that had 24bit as xbox audio device doesn't support that
- 15-11-2006 changed: dvdplayer now uses information present on dvd to consider a dvd as one continuous stream (no discontinuties)
- 15-11-2006 added: HQ pixelshader can now handle multiple BT601, BT709, 240M yv12->rgb translation (currently only dvdplayer uses it)
- 15-11-2006 fixed: DVDPlayer would just play mono ac3 in analog mode in a very broken way (this also fixes 3 channel ac3 and 5 channel ac3's)
- 15-11-2006 changed: langecodeexpander to use 50k mem less while not in use, and 10k less when in use, loaded from section in xbe on demand.
- 15-11-2006 deleted: various .cvsignore files
- 15-11-2006 changed: BUILD.BAT to account for svn

Sean

TheOtherOne

12-03-06, 05:15 PM

There was a new T3CH build released today too. I loved what they did with the list view. It would enlarge the thumbnail as you scrolled over it.

I had way too many problems though. It was freezing up on me randomly when I would do things like switch from file to library mode or just changing from a thumbnail to large thumbnail view. I had to go back to 2.0.1. Hopefully the bugs will be worked out because I would love to get that new list view back.

Scotty6595

12-04-06, 04:26 PM

Wow, that has to be the buggiest release I have ever used...lol I would suggest everyone waiting for the next release before they upload this one to the box...

sean_w_smith

12-04-06, 05:04 PM

Wow, that has to be the buggiest release I have ever used...lol I would suggest everyone waiting for the next release before they upload this one to the box...

Will do thanks for the heads up guys....

Sean

perrypoke

12-05-06, 12:03 PM

Any suggestions on how to get XBMC to play on my projector (component video), and my small TV (composite video) at the same time? Right now I use a Generic HD pack, but it only has component out, no composite or S-video. I REALLY don't want to give up my component video and digital audio, so I really can't go back to the regular XBOX cable.

My Harman Kardon receiver does video up-conversion to component, but will not down-convert back down to composite, so that is a no go.

Any other suggestions so I don't have to turn on my projector every time I want to listen to my music?

Thanks in advance!

sean_w_smith

12-05-06, 12:23 PM

slevy951

12-06-06, 11:31 AM

UPDATE-

Got the wireless bridge(USR5432) in last night and config'd it on the network. Connected it to the xbox and I could FTP to it immediately. Copied over XBMC, took about 15 min. Rebooted xbox and BAM! It works! I had previsouly ripped "The Abyss" to my PC and shared the folder. Went into My Videos to set up the share. Advice-'browse' is your friend. It found the folder and the .ISO. It played flawlessly! Wife and I are very impressed! Only had about 2 hrs to play with the setting and I think I've already messed something up (I could navigate the Abyss menus when I started out and now I can't!!!!) but I'm stoked! I will update more as I figure out more.......again, thanks to everyone here!

Scott

Scotty6595

12-06-06, 12:45 PM

Welcome to the wonderful world of XBMC!!!! ;)

sean_w_smith

12-09-06, 07:09 PM

New CVS Build today... (bump) :)

SVN Changes Since Last Build:
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
added/fixed: (dd-mm-yyyy) (please specify date in CET)

2006-12-07 7323 added: icon and version info to XBMC PC
2006-12-07 7322 added: the thumb for the dvd-rom source can be set by placing a folder.jpg image in the root of the disc. (others can be added via advancedsettings.xml)
2006-12-06 7321 added: context menu entry to select which part of a stack to start.
2006-12-06 7320 changed: deleted changelog.txt, use tools/changelog.exe!
2006-12-05 7319 PM3 file manager only displays free info for drives you have no more Unavailable
2006-12-05 7318 fixed: [ 1607593 ] IP info is missing from the GUI
2006-12-05 7317 removed old xns files
2006-12-05 7316 fixed: annoying warning
2006-12-05 7315 fixed: langcode lookups would fail if the code was upper or mixed case
2006-12-05 7314 changed: removed unnecessary functions if somebody knows why the use of InterlockedExchangePointer in this case would have helped in any way, please tell me.
2006-12-05 7313 fixed: With less than 1 page of items, pressing up to wrap a thumbpanel could focus missing items.
2006-12-05 7312 fixed: All .cue items were highlighted when one of them was playing.
2006-12-05 7311 fixed: Fast scrolling in panels + you could focus a thumb that didn't exist (empty item on an unfilled row)
2006-12-05 7310 fixed: Focused image didn't display in lists in dialogs, plus the visibility condition wasn't initialized in new lists + panels.
2006-12-05 7309 fixed: fullscreen switching failed if a modal dialog (like progress dialog) was on screen during startup, restored fallback code.
2006-12-05 7308 fixed: after changes to how fullscreen switching was handled, the correct resolution wasn't always selected.
2006-12-04 7307 fixed: mockup with a locked video section and dvd playback
2006-12-04 7306 fixed: [ 1608258 ] Max 99 tracks supported in cue sheets
2006-12-04 7305 updated: swedish translation (thanks to blittan) updated: polish translation (thanks to napek)
2006-12-04 7304 fixed: Duplicate Title detection for Videos "Manual Add to Database" function.
2006-12-04 7303 fixed: Added an assert for the division by zero error
2006-12-04 7302 Changed: Keymap.xml settings changed to <MyVideoLibrary> from <myvideolibrary>
2006-12-04 7301 fixed: Number of items per row in panel wasn't initialized correctly in backward compatible panels.
2006-12-04 7300 fixed: ADPCM codec wasn't added to PC solution file
2006-12-04 7299 changed: List focus item is always the same size, regardless of whether the list is focused. Skinners should use Control.HasFocus(id) to determine when to display focused images vs nonfocused.
2006-12-04 7298 fixed: Added some checks for items per row and items per page turning out to be zero.
2006-12-03 7297 added: xbadpcm codec to paplayer
2006-12-03 7296 fixed: The 10th spincontrol in Settings would display ?0?
2006-12-03 7295 fixed: Slow playing of item from a long music list when shuffle was enabled.
2006-12-03 7294 fixed: Python dialogs were all modeless instead of modal
2006-12-03 7293 added: New "panel" control similar to new list controls. Old Thumbnailpanel control migrated to use the new code.
2006-12-02 7292 fixed: a running music or video scan will prevent idle shutdown
2006-12-02 7291 added: "Manual Add To Database" in My Music Files context menu as a workaround to add home movies or TV shows to the video database.
2006-12-02 7290 added: MusicOverlay and VideoOverlay window translations.
2006-12-02 7289 fixed: Progressbar controls filled via the infomanager could go past 100%
2006-12-01 7288 added: New easier method of specifying zoom animations. Format is start="x,y,w,h" end="x,y,w,h". It uses the size of the control to determine the start and end zoom amounts, and the start and end positions to determine the center of the zoom.
2006-12-01 7287 fixed: Old listcontrol's used the wrong aspect ratio for icons.
2006-12-01 7286 removed: superfluous functions and variables
2006-12-01 7285 changed: handle fullscreen switching from renderer and player instead of application, removes a few hacks needed to get this to work previously. should give quicker startup of some files (non dvds) in dvdplayer. removed: unused functions and unnecessary indirections.
2006-11-30 7284 fixed: forgotten translation
2006-11-30 7283 fixed: When playback finished, the currently playing item wasn't reset (stayed highlighted)
2006-11-29 7282 added: Profile image in thumb, date in label2 and locked overlay to settings profiles.
2006-11-29 7281 fixed: Fallback to <texture> wasn't working for listitems.
2006-11-29 7280 fixed: "stretch" didn't work for <aspectratio>
2006-11-29 7279 added: Listitem info images can now set <aspectratio> and should fall back to <texture> if no thumb/icon/overlay is available.
2006-11-29 7278 added: S opens shutdown menu from keyboard.
2006-11-29 7277 changed: Currently playing item's highlighting is now handled by the list control classes (won't work in thumbs, yet)
2006-11-29 7276 fixed: Assertion due to GUI zoom's down to nothing.
2006-11-29 7275 fixed: hasdrivef and hasdriveg, second attempt
2006-11-29 7274 fixed: hasdrivef and hasdriveg vis conditions
2006-11-29 7272 fixed: the current playing item is now correctly highlighted in the Now Playing windows
2006-11-28 7271 fixed: Lists didn't update position when a pagecontrol was changed if they were in a group.
2006-11-28 7270 fixed: Music "Auto Play Next Item" option didn't work correctly with the new Now Playing shuffle code.
2006-11-28 7269 fixed: crash with nonexistent chars in xpr fonts.
2006-11-28 7268 added: "Add To Playlist" to My Music Context Menu
2006-11-28 7267 fixed: mark as watched/unwatched didn't take effect
2006-11-28 7266 Changed : Dulled down the list selected item colors a little in PM3

Sean

sean_w_smith

12-09-06, 09:03 PM

The Pimped Torrent tracker...

Sean

novato

12-11-06, 12:36 AM

Does anyone knows where can I find someone to mod my x box in the Ct area?
Thanks.

csu

12-11-06, 11:01 AM

sean_w_smith

12-11-06, 11:51 AM

I'm Sold! The Xbox Mod seems to be the way to go! I have an original Xbox version 1.0 (with a dead HD - which is okay as I plan on putting a 200 Gig Seagate ST3200827A in it)

Is there a place to get step by step insturcitons on installing the new HD & then Moding the Xbox or do I Mod first and then the HD. What is the best Mod Chip for streaming standard DVIX movies?

Thanks,
Sheldon

The DUOX is a very cheap and very good. All the other chips are over priced and have extra features that virtually no one cares about....

you can find lots of info on xbox scene....

Sean

csu

12-11-06, 02:56 PM

Thanks Sean,

If I install the Duox will that over-come the lock hard drive issue or will I still need to make an EPROM reader to get the HD serial number so I can install the larger Hard drive in place of the failed original?

thanks again for your help,

Sheldon

Slack

12-11-06, 06:53 PM

All the other chips are over priced and have extra features that virtually no one cares about....
Sean

Xenium ICE - It's own FTP server - I think that feature is really worth the cash. I have borked my install in the past, and panic'ed when box failed to boot. After my heart stopped racing I power down, & hit the eject button. Presto Xenium OS up & ftp server on.

TheSiege

12-11-06, 07:55 PM

xenium gold are the ones i use, but i just soft mod now, its cheaper, its easy and it only takes about 30 minutes to do it all. if anyone is looking to get rid of an old xbox, im looking to acquire

also does this DVD profiler work with AVI mainly divx/xvid?

sean_w_smith

12-11-06, 11:32 PM

There is no need for BIOS with FTP Server. A boot CD or DVD will run the FTP server just fine... Ex. Slayers install or Auto Installer Deluxe... Its not worth $40 to me to have to insert a disc....

To answer the previous question ANY mod chip will let you put a XXX GB blank HD in, boot auto installer deluxe and be fully running in no time....

There 0 difference between mod chips other than worthless fancy features and the LCD control you get with some...

Sean

Slack

12-12-06, 08:02 AM

And is worth it to me.

Not to have to find the disk.
Not to have to re-author it since it's no longer readable in 8 months of storage.

YMMV.

sean_w_smith

12-12-06, 03:47 PM

SoftMod with larger HD...

Last night I finally did a softmod with a larger HD...

I used SID 4.5 on a 5960 rev of the MS-DASH

backed up the disk and eeprom.bin via FTP once the softmod was running.

Then I used xboxhdm to build a linux ISO to build the new larger drive...

Here's something to watch out for... There is a prompt in there copy files to C and E (yes/no)

I typed Y which meant no so nothing got copied. This results in an error 13 code once you boot up...

Figured that out and finally got the new larger HD to boot....

Here's a question for those who have done this?

At that boot the larger disk booted into the Xbox dash and not the softmod. I would have guessed it should have still loaded the softmod.

So I re-ran the softmod installer and re-installed the softmod and I was working fine...

I had to use unleashx (part if AID) to format the G drive but now everything is working fine...

Any info on whether having to re-install the softmod after installing the new larger HD would be appreciated...

Overall not too difficult a process but having a mod chip certainly makes this much easier...

Sean

BLKMGK

12-13-06, 04:02 AM

Truly stupid newb question... to get the XBOX to output HD what is needed? I thougth S-video would do it but apparently no - all I've managed so far is ugly upconversion through my Yamaha reciever. I have multiple dongles and an optical audio, is component what I want for this? I sense another dive behind the A/V center coming on <shiver> Now that I finally have an HD compatible display, thank you COSTCO and Vizio, I'd like something other than the limited stations the QAM is pulling off my cable system. TIA!

P.S. Yeah, have a file that appears to be coded HD - 700Megs for 1hr vs the 350 or so I'm used to. Receiver claims it's getting 480 from the XBOX and yes I enabled HD in the BIOS..

Quatre

12-13-06, 04:04 AM

I'm on a ppc phone ont eh mobile version of site. I wanted to subscribe to this thread and can't see another way to do it witout posting (at leaston mobile version of site, I know you can subscribe to thread w/o posting on normal version of site)

I have a modded xbox with 200gb hd (wish I had done larger) for a few years now. I never got a wireless adapter for it but just have connected by ethernet cable to pc. mostly transfer games off the xbox to pc to make room for new ones (again have too many games so wish I had larger hdd)

sometimes I'd bring xbox own to main tv to play stuff or play some video files like back when the paris hilton sex tape was out and everyone that came over wanted to see it. I'd just transfer it onto xbox and play off that on big screen tv instead of having ppl come to office to watch on 20'' monitor.

also I used just xbmp and believe it or not never got xbmc but though I'm about to get 360 I may still get xbmc and I know my bro has it.

should get wireless adapter too so I don't have to transfer movie files or be limited to the room with pc to stream from it.

any links to get wireless adapter and dl of xbmc with instructions how to install on my xbox. I have executer2 (i think) mod chip btw and prob an old version dashboard/bios etc. or whatever.

sean_w_smith

12-13-06, 10:17 AM

sean_w_smith

12-13-06, 10:21 AM

BLKMGK

12-13-06, 10:27 AM

Svideo is 480i. You need a High def cable pack and run component video into the TV. Then you need to go into MS dashboard and adjust the video settings to match the capabilities of your new TV and then you will be in business...

Sean

Thanks Sean! I can do component no problem as I've got at least one module that has that. Must the MS dashboard be used? I cannot boot that on my box for some reason I don't think. I can turn it on in the Executor BIOS though no problem. I'll try it and see, will report back if there's weirdness. :rolleyes: Cannot wait to have a more easily accessed AV setup!

Cocophone

12-13-06, 10:47 AM

Can the xbox output 720p? I didn't think it had the horsepower to decode HD streams.

BLKMGK

12-13-06, 10:52 AM

720 yes, 1080 is supposed to be an issue. There are supposedly some efforts ongoing to use the onboard graphics accelerator in order to use less CPU but I do not know the status of that. Not sure what the level is on the files I have but I dooubt 1080 anything considering their file size.

BLKMGK

12-13-06, 11:57 AM

sean_w_smith

12-13-06, 02:19 PM

Well shoot! Hookup the component, turn off the S-video\unplug it, and umm no video. It's either that I need to set something different with maybe the MS Dash (nooo!), or my truly cheap AV pack is junk. Well okay I know it's pretty much junk but it's perhaps completely non-functioning junk. Need to find an MS HD pack anyway but I'd love to figure this out one way or the other. Receiver seems to think there's no signal on those inputs - if the wires are crossed do you just get ugly colors by chance? The ordering of the 3 components on the HD pack I've got isn't the same order I'm used to but swapping things around changes nothing.... Open to suggestions including how the heck to get the MS Dash to boot!

TIA!

Depends on which cables you flip as to whether you a a wacky picture or no picture...

I would guess your issue is swapped cables or the HD pack is junk. THe monster cable packs are good and can be found on amazon for a good price...

Without going in the MS dash it should at least output 480i via component... Thats not causing your no picture issue...

to run msdash try XBMC file manager browse to C: and run the .XBE in the root of c:\

Sean

sean_w_smith

12-13-06, 02:21 PM

Can the xbox output 720p? I didn't think it had the horsepower to decode HD streams.

The xbox can output 720P and 1080I just fine. And scale low res videos to those resolutions...

It just can't decode native 720P or high data streams.... These are two different issues...

Jpeg photos at 1080i look great... Milkdrop looks incredible at high resolution....

Sean

Steve Kinkead

12-13-06, 02:45 PM

SoftMod with larger HD...
Here's a question for those who have done this?

At that boot the larger disk booted into the Xbox dash and not the softmod. I would have guessed it should have still loaded the softmod.

So I re-ran the softmod installer and re-installed the softmod and I was working fine...
Sean

I had the same problem when I upgraded my harddisk. Luckily, re-installing the softmod only takes a minute, so it's no big deal.

Cocophone

12-13-06, 03:13 PM

The xbox can output 720P and 1080I just fine. And scale low res videos to those resolutions...

It just can't decode native 720P or high data streams.... These are two different issues...

Could you explain a little more about this.

BLKMGK

12-13-06, 05:15 PM

Ooookay, frustrated I hooked the XBOX directly to the LCD - nada. Looks like the HD pack is a goner. I looked on amazon for something like you had described with no luck, searched EBAY and found a 3pack of XGL400 cables for cheap cheap. Please no one stomp on my auction, there are other lots from the same vendor just as cheap. We'll see if these are knockoffs or not, frankly if it works I'm happy and this will allow me to use HD on another XBOX I will be hacking and have a backup. 10ft cable too which is nice! Once I'd gotten the model # I checked Amazon, ouchie they was $44! :-O I'm further skeptical that what I'll get will be the real deal (lol).

As for the dash, I was indeed able to run it from the root of C: as you described without issue. Strangely there's no option other than widescreen, letterbox, etc. - nothing for resolution. As I've been told that the system won't show you those options without something valid to output it with plugged I'm further convinced it's the AV pack. However I do have it switched to S-video right now so maybe that's making it look low rez? If I switch it though I have no video to follow on the screen so... chicken vs egg problem. <shrug> The only reason I bought this less than wonderful AV pack was that it has coaxial audio output onboard which I prefer to optical. The Monster is optical or standard stereo so I guess I'll be biting the bullet on this and switching to optical.

Is the 360 this much of a PITA? I'm waiting for it to get hacked to run 3rd party code like XBMC and hope that by the time it does this will be clearer to me <ahem>

Appreciate the help - I'll get it working yet! I very much look forward to seeing for myself what the box can and cannot handle. right now my only HD is OTA via my cable system - bleah! ;-)

TheOtherOne

12-13-06, 05:38 PM

Could you explain a little more about this.
http://www.xboxmediacenter.com/wiki/index.php?title=XBMC_Features_and_Supported_Formats/Codecs#Supported_video_codecs:

TheOtherOne

12-13-06, 05:42 PM

Looks like the HD pack is a goner. I looked on amazon for something like you had described with no luck, searched EBAY and found a 3pack of XGL400 cables for cheap cheap. Please no one stomp on my auction, there are other lots from the same vendor just as cheap. We'll see if these are knockoffs or notMost of the non-Microsoft HD packs are junk and 90% of the HD packs on eBay are not made by microsoft. It is tough to find genuine microsoft HD packs on ebay anymore and when you do, you'll probably pay $50 or more for one.

See this thread for more:

http://www.xboxmediacenter.com/forum/showthread.php?t=20699

There is talk in that that thread that the knock-off "BOX" brand works pretty good.

BLKMGK

12-13-06, 06:46 PM

Ja Phule

12-13-06, 09:10 PM

FWIW this cable http://www.inkjetcartridge.com/xboxcommutator.html is the one I have - yeah not so hot even for the parts that work. It has a coax output that won't fully accept the connector (lol). I find this post -> http://forums.xbox-scene.com/index.php?showtopic=213487 pretty interesting as might others. Fingers crossed that the cables I've ordered will be fine since the pinout looks easy enough, actually using that last diagram I might even troubleshoot the cable I've got!

Edit: Okay, popped open the box I've got. I hadn't before thinking that it had to do some processing and whatnot and was more complicated than it is. Anyway to say the guts were craptacular would be a compliment, I did fewer cold solder joints in Elementary school! The switch is looking pretty rough in particular which could explain quite a bit. I'm not sure if I'll touch it up or not since 3 new cables only cost me $15 and I need projects like a hole in the head. Perhaps if I get impatient and REALLY want coax sound. It really is pretty scary how badly some of these things are put together :-(

I'd recommend getting the official XBox HD component pack or the monster HD Pack (monster pack requires you to get audio cable if you want optical audio). You can get the monster cable on ebay for around $20.

I used a 3rd party adapter previously and got a very soft picture. My pack had a switch on it that switched between component and svideo, you should see if yours has something similar.

Thomas J. Coyle

12-13-06, 10:09 PM

sean_w_smith

12-14-06, 12:52 AM

FWIW this cable http://www.inkjetcartridge.com/xboxcommutator.html is the one I have - yeah not so hot even for the parts that work. It has a coax output that won't fully accept the connector (lol). I find this post -> http://forums.xbox-scene.com/index.php?showtopic=213487 pretty interesting as might others. Fingers crossed that the cables I've ordered will be fine since the pinout looks easy enough, actually using that last diagram I might even troubleshoot the cable I've got!

Edit: Okay, popped open the box I've got. I hadn't before thinking that it had to do some processing and whatnot and was more complicated than it is. Anyway to say the guts were craptacular would be a compliment, I did fewer cold solder joints in Elementary school! The switch is looking pretty rough in particular which could explain quite a bit. I'm not sure if I'll touch it up or not since 3 new cables only cost me $15 and I need projects like a hole in the head. Perhaps if I get impatient and REALLY want coax sound. It really is pretty scary how badly some of these things are put together :-(

I see the monster cables at 21 strores on amazon....

http://www.amazon.com/gp/offer-listing/B00005TN7U/ref=dp_olp_2/002-5851025-8972068

I bought three from digital fix and they are $7 each...

you need a proprietary toslink connector from here...

http://www.amazon.com/gp/offer-listing/B00005TN7V/ref=dp_olp_2/002-5851025-8972068

$18...

The MS Pack is good but you also need component and toslink cables as it is just a dongle with no cables... The monster has the advantage of nice cables included... The fit is tight but seems works for me...

Either the MS or the above will work. I have had bad luck with other knock offs as have others on this forum....

Sean

sean_w_smith

12-14-06, 01:01 AM

Could you explain a little more about this.

The xbox GPU can display at 480i - 1080i no problems...

There are plenty of 720P and a few 1080i games for original xbox...

Xbox is a PC basically with 700Mhz processor and 64M of ram....

When you play video the simply the video needs to be

1. decoded (Mpeg2, etc -> RAw Video)

2. Then scaled to the proper size of the screen

The Xbox has no Hardware CODECs...

so when you try to play a HD Video

It doesn't have a fast enough CPU to do #1....

So the GUI and Videos can use high res but if the source material is too complex the decoding of the compressed video stream will run slower than 30 frames a second and looks like cr^&

you can read plenty more here...

Look at the chart at the bottom.....

http://www.xboxmediacenter.com/wiki/index.php?title=XBMC_Features_and_Supported_Formats/Codecs

Sean

bump909

12-14-06, 03:44 PM

The MS Pack is good but you also need component and toslink cables as it is just a dongle with no cables... The monster has the advantage of nice cables included... The fit is tight but seems works for me...

Either the MS or the above will work. I have had bad luck with other knock offs as have others on this forum....

Sean

i believe there are two versions. with my MS pack, I only need the toslink cable. it already came with left and right composite audio and component video cables already attached.

BLKMGK

12-14-06, 08:11 PM

Ooookay, frustrated I hooked the XBOX directly to the LCD - nada. Looks like the HD pack is a goner. I looked on amazon for something like you had described with no luck, searched EBAY and found a 3pack of XGL400 cables for cheap cheap. Please no one stomp on my auction, there are other lots from the same vendor just as cheap. We'll see if these are knockoffs or not, frankly if it works I'm happy and this will allow me to use HD on another XBOX I will be hacking and have a backup. 10ft cable too which is nice! Once I'd gotten the model # I checked Amazon, ouchie they was $44! :-O I'm further skeptical that what I'll get will be the real deal (lol). <snip>

Umm, I guess folks missed this post - XGL400 is the model number given on EBAY for the Monster Cable HD pack. I got 3 of them for $15 shipped. When I looked up XGL400 on Amazon the hit I got was $44 - I admit I didn't see the sidebar with a seriously lower price. I know I'll need a TOS cable, I hadn't heard that these were proprietary - if that's truly the case this will likely be the last Monster product I buy as that's just really crappy of them. I could perhaps build a COAX output into the box to get around the optical, connectors for it are easy enough to get and I'll bet I'm not the first :)

The box with the switch on the side is what I have - switch goes from component to S-video and the link I provided is probably what other's have seen too. If nothing it might provide me a source for a cable and or maybe connector only if the cable is truly crap. Perhaps modifying it for standard cables would be worthwhile? We'll see how the EBAY Monster stuff works out first before I expend any effort.

buzzdalf

12-15-06, 08:35 PM

Hi all,

I have been very successful finding the original MS HD component pack at the Game Stop stores.

They sell used original MS XBOX accessories for very reasonable prices (I purchased the MS HD component pack for $19.95 earlier this year) and they are guaranteed to work or you can return it for a full refund.

It is worth checking out the MS XBOX accessories that they have for sale around once a month.

Regards,
TCIII
Just to second this, I have had great success at getting original MS HD component packs used at both Gamestop and EB Games. One set I even scored for $2.99, they were labeled as standard composite, hehe. I have never paid over $8.99 for them.

Ripper

12-16-06, 10:18 AM

BLKMGK

12-16-06, 11:33 AM

I use the Monster cables for my Xboxes. The optical cable itself is not proprietary, but the Lightwave 100X pack includes the adapter you need to connect to the XGL400. The Monster HD pack has a 1/8 mini jack on the head that you plug the adapter into. Plus it has a 10 foot toslink cable, so it matches the video cable length.
Here's a link to a site that shows the adapter (kind of) - just scroll down to the Lightwave 100x
http://www.ramelectronics.net/html/Monster-Xbox.html
I found the 100X toslink cables on closeout several months ago for $5. Just look around -

Ah okay, that makes more sense. What is the 1/8th jack for exactly? I see the 100X on EBAY for $10 apiece with no bundles up for grabs. that price barely beats out a monoprice cable of about the same length and is probabymuch better in that it'll look right (lol). I'll wait to figure this out until after I've gotten the Monster packs I ordered. The ones I'm giving away for Christmas will go out with SD AV packs since neither of the parties getting them has an HD TV yet so there's not a big rush, I've got a short TOS cable I can use for now too. Appreciate the info!

Edit: I'm rereading your post more carefully... Looks like Monster put a 1/8th inch jack on the XGL that the Lightwave setup uses to get to the optical? Nice of them to lock us into buying their TOS cable - sheesh! I'll confirm this when I get it since I'm still a touch fuzzy but I think I've got it right now - grr. Have to lookup how hard it is to simply solder a coax out the back of the XBOX :-)

BLKMGK

12-18-06, 05:27 PM

Okay, got the Monster cables lightning fast, nice cables too! As mentioned no TOS, just a 1/8th jack for their proprietary TOS adapter. Reading this -> http://www.xbox-scene.com/articles/digital-output.php I think I might just build my own coax jack since it's only a coulple of connections but it would then be hardwired for the coax I think. I actually half wonder if this little 1/8th jack on the Monster cable is coax and their TOS cable simply a converter of sorts. anyone got any clues as to what the 1/8th jack outputs? Standard 2 conductor jack? Might have to try Ohming it out when I've got some time. I'd appreciate any additional info on the device that plugs into these things for optical output...

Thanks!

sean_w_smith

12-18-06, 05:46 PM

BLKMGK

12-18-06, 06:54 PM

As it stands now yes the Monster cables will be my video - they're pretty nice cables and cost me $5 apiece for 3 of them. I've nto yet hooked them up, will do that in a few moments but without sound I'll still be grouchy :-P

Now the issue is how to best get sound, 5.1 sound. $15 isn't bad, now multiply it by three - it's a little more money. It also burns me that Monster didn't just put a standard TOS output on the connector - even the cheap POS knockoff I got off of EBAY had that! No, Monster put in a solution that they knew darned well would require you to buy still MORE of their stuff. I mean really who does HD and not surround sound? If I'm lucky a short pigtal from a 1/8th connector to an RCA jack will be all I need, worse comes to worse I spend $1 on a connector and some spare wires to solder on a standard connection. This is almost as much about me being ticked at Monster for designing it to use their stuff as it is anything else. That and I prefer coax over optical for short runs like this if I can help it. I have fewer optical inputs than I do coax as it is plus I've had the "pleasure" of breaking a TOS cable, no I don't know how <sigh>

Update: Tried the cables and YES I have HD. However if I enable resolution over 720P nothing wants to play, I guess it's a bit too much for the hardware. 720P is sharp as a tack though and yes some of what I have "acquired" at about 680megs an hour looks GOOD. Happy as a clam with that, just need sound ;-)

sean_w_smith

12-18-06, 08:59 PM

look at it this way...

The MS Pack retailed for $50 (I paid $45) and it didn't include compoent or a toslink cable... I think the monster is personally a good deal...

Sean

giddy169

12-20-06, 08:10 PM

chazanova

12-20-06, 10:16 PM

I picked up a hd pac (non Ms) off of e-bay for 6.99 + ship looks just like ms product except it has box on the one side not x box ,hd component,reg audio and tos- link works just fine . Also a BIG THANK YOU to Ja Phule for turning me on to this my first box is up and running, xecuter3 soderless . :D

sean_w_smith

12-21-06, 10:59 AM

I have been using a modded xbox with xbmc for a long time but never bought the hd pack. This is probably a stupid question but if I was to buy the monster component cables would I be able to upscale my normal dvds to 720p or 1080i without copying them to my hard drive? From what I read in this thread it is it can definetly upscale it if I am playing it over my network or from my hdd but I am not sure if it can do it directly? I am thinking about getting the 360 also so I am not sure if I should just wait and play my dvd's through that?

Yes it will upscale straight from disc. I think the beauty if XBMC is its versatility. If you want optimum DVD playback by a Oppo or a Toshiba HD-DVD player (evidently consensus seems the toshiba HD-DVD is the best upscaling DVD available at the moment). I can personally tell you the oppo is excellent.. Especially for the price...

Sean

sQwErTy

12-23-06, 02:57 AM

Picked up a refurb Xbox from a local Gamestop this week for $110. Not bad I guess. To my disappointment they did not have any MCE remotes for my new Xbox. I do not like the small remote, no volume control and it's just too small. I really like my MCE remote and I'm shuffling it back and forth from the bedroom to the living room for the time being.

Anybody know where to get one of these, or know a list of Xbox1 compatible remotes that are similar to the MCE remote? I got mine from an Amazon storefront long ago and I can't find any on-line retailers that carry them in stock. eBay is selling them for $50 and more, that's crazy!

On a side note....XBMC is the best thing I ever stumbled across! Thanks to all yall for the information on this beautiful process of getting it up and running.

http://www.winsupersite.com/images/reviews/mcx_xbox_07_vsm.jpg

sean_w_smith

12-23-06, 09:46 AM

A new pimped CVS is out....

Bug Fixes continue on the way to 2.02 release....

SVN Changes Since Last Build:
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
added/fixed: (dd-mm-yyyy) (please specify date in CET)

2006-12-21 7406 fixed: Screenshots in XBMC_PC.
2006-12-21 7405 changed: Cached thumb size is now based on area (in pixels) rather than assuming a square region.
2006-12-21 7404 changed: Analog trigger scroll behaviour (immediately starts scrolling, instead of moving to over half way first).
2006-12-21 7403 fixed: Next from the video OSD when there wasn't any more videos in the playlist would not reset the currently playing info.
2006-12-21 7402 fixed: Moving down off a panel item with nothing underneath it in the second to last row would not move to the last row.
2006-12-21 7401 Removed : PM3 Unused UI Calibration Windows and Images
2006-12-21 7400 fixed: Scrolling of the focused item's text in lists was a global property, instead of per-list (didn't work in filemanager for instance)
2006-12-20 7396 changed: converted the music library "hideallitems" and "allitemsonbottom" options into proper advanced settings, and added a new option "hidecompilationartists". see the wiki advancedsettings.xml page for details.
2006-12-20 7393 added: debug logging to CacheSubtitles to track how long it takes.
2006-12-19 7392 added: [1598351] "GetSkinSetting" function to HTTP API
2006-12-19 7391 Changed : PM3 16x9 thumb stile back to 3x2 layout
2006-12-19 7389 fixed: a couple of filename related issues (dirtai workarounds added)
2006-12-19 7385 changed: make sure dvdplayer doesn't close streams before noticing the newly requested one is disabled.
2006-12-18 7380 cosmetic: restore newline before separate range
2006-12-18 7379 changed: a dialog is now shown asking confirmation before reseting screen calibration. changed: removed explicit delay in resolution switching during calibration.
2006-12-18 7378 fixed: curl stat/exists didn't work for upnp/daap
2006-12-17 7377 fixed: the last few seconds of a song wouldnt play
2006-12-17 7376 fixed: Added workaround for last row of pixels being cut off of TTF fonts.
2006-12-16 7375 fixed: CApplication:layMedia would not play internet streams that weren't playlists. (broke playback of such after recent playlist changes)
2006-12-16 7374 reverted accidental commit
2006-12-16 7373 reverted accidentical commit
2006-12-16 7372 fixed: "go to parent folder" sometimes didnt work correctly.
2006-12-16 7370 added: music db function to get primary album artists only
2006-12-16 7369 Changed : Updated PM3 media Thumb panels to the new panel code
2006-12-15 7368 changed: force calls to mplayer to align the stack to 16 byte boundary on function call. added: helper defines to make aligned function calls using dllloader GCC compiled dlls assumes stack is aligned on function entry, it will only ensure that the alignment is kept when going deeper, but this will be wrong if the caller is non gcc based. This misalignment will result in worse performance for mmx based rutines that uses variables on stack, and segfaults for sse based ones (no segfaults in current mplayer/libavcodec as I know of). Thus this change may increase performance for codecs wich are heavly mmx optimized.
2006-12-15 7367 Fixed : PM3 Skin Artist name getting cut off in Music Library list mode view
2006-12-15 7366 fixed: web stream pointing to a playlist that points to a playlist (nasa), would fail to play fixed: strm files where not possible to queue into current playlist fixed: webserver would crash xbmc if asked to add a specific url to playlist added: parsing of file based .asx and .ram playlist (web based worked partially before)
2006-12-15 7365 changed: when cdg is playing and music visualisation is none, the cdg background will be visible
2006-12-14 7364 Fixed : PM3 Video settings and Visualisation settings lists didn't wrap top to bottom Changed : PM3 re-enabled smooth scrolling in the Media list views
2006-12-14 7363 updated: swedish language (thanks to blittan) added: slovak language (thanks to 2ge) updated: maltese language (thanks to michelbugeja)
2006-12-13 7362 added: missing file formats for cube codec.
2006-12-13 7361 fixed: buffered file should not be in project
2006-12-13 7360 fixed: file reader didn't reset error state
2006-12-13 7359 updated: cube codec to v0.22. see http://www.hcs64.com/in_cube.html
2006-12-13 7358 fixed: video library didn't update the number of objects label correct when switching watched mode.
2006-12-13 7357 fixed: video library didn't respect 'ignore the when sorting' setting.
2006-12-13 7356 fixed: scanning a rar or zip file on a password protected share would show the login details.
2006-12-13 7355 added: enabling stacking flattens CDx/ folders with one video file in it prior to stacking.
2006-12-13 7354 fixed: unnecessary inclusion of stdafx.h. broke compilation of e.g. the changelog tool, as it pulled in a lot of headers outside our libpath.
2006-12-13 7353 fixed: wraplist would crash on load.
2006-12-13 7352 fixed: Animations that have no time length could queue more than once
2006-12-12 7351 fixed: dvdplayer would most of the time not switch to the selected fullscreen resolution
2006-12-12 7350 fixed: Casting to CFileItem from CGUIListItem could crash (eg in Movie Information view) due to no type checking
2006-12-12 7349 removed: reference to the ScriptInfo header in MyGameSave window (wasn't needed)
2006-12-12 7348 Fixed : Hard coded title text in PM3 Game saves window
2006-12-12 7347 changed: the play part context menu item now uses the stacking dialog as it should.
2006-12-11 7346 changed: removed odd extra function SetGUIResolution and made sure SetVideoResolution handled everything it previously did
2006-12-11 7345 fixed: splash screen was dysfunctional.
2006-12-11 7344 fixed: (hopefully) [ 1612898 ] Bug in IP Settings
2006-12-11 7343 fixed: my last cue sheet change introduced some bugs.
2006-12-11 7342 changed: removed download gamesave feature, as the website went down.
2006-12-11 7341 fixed: Movement of backward compatible thumbpanels towards <pagecontrol>
2006-12-10 7340 fixed: crash in settings profile if you played music/videos.
2006-12-10 7339 fixed: xml matching for Videos Manual Add to Database will match on the first file of the stack.
2006-12-10 7338 updated: Swedish language file by Blittan
2006-12-10 7337 changed: DialogSubMenu reference of XBMCScripts installer.py to default.py
2006-12-10 7336 changed: Slowed down the analog scroll speed in panels.
2006-12-10 7335 fixed: Smartplaylists failed if they contained a '
2006-12-10 7334 fixed: Wrapping in large panels (backward compatibility)
2006-12-10 7333 fixed: Focused item after playing a video was incorrect (probably elsewhere as well)
2006-12-09 7332 fixed: Play Part of stack function only played the one part selected, instead of starting playback at that item.
2006-12-09 7331 fixed: Visualisation actions (lock preset, next/prev preset) didn't work.
2006-12-09 7330 changed: disabled non-stop logging when viewing pictures outside of a slideshow
2006-12-09 7329 changed: the Refresh button in the Video Info window is disabled when viewing info from a manually added video title.
2006-12-09 7328 minor typo in log statement
2006-12-09 7327 changed: My Vidoes "Manual Add To Database" function now supports importing info from a matching FILENAME.EXT.xml file in the same folder as the file being imported. The xml file must in the same format as the cached imdb tt######.xml files.
2006-12-09 7326 fixed: List/Panels could free and then realloc (at each render) thumbs/icons while scrolling.
2006-12-08 7325 fixed: multichannel wav files would play with wrong channel order in mplayer. now atleast the standard channel masks will be correct.
2006-12-08 7324 fixed: multichannel wav and wma files would play with wrong channel order in paplayer. now atleast the standard channel masks will be correct.

Sean

adi999999999

12-24-06, 09:59 AM

[QUOTE=sQwErTy]Picked up a refurb Xbox from a local Gamestop this week for $110. Not bad I guess. To my disappointment they did not have any MCE remotes for my new Xbox. I do not like the small remote, no volume control and it's just too small. I really like my MCE remote and I'm shuffling it back and forth from the bedroom to the living room for the time being.

QUOTE]

On the small remote 3 is vol up 6 is vol down and 9 is vol mute

Adi999999999

sean_w_smith

12-26-06, 10:34 AM

kupermanp

12-28-06, 04:22 PM

csu

12-28-06, 05:30 PM

jliles

12-28-06, 09:57 PM

kupermanp,

That remote *looks* like the one adi is looking for, but it isn't. That's a regular MCE remote. For reaons that are somewhat inexplicable, MS decided to reuse the regular DVD remote dongle for the XBOX version of the MCE remote. Unfortunately, because they did that, it means you can't just use any MCE remote with the XBOX. It literally has to be the one that was designed for the XBOX, which is no longer being sold.

I have found the XBOX MCE remote used at Gamestop before. You can also try EBAY. A good bet (if you can't find it) might be a very nice universal remote. You can actually program in custom remote codes in XBMC's keymap XML file. The XBOX generally understands RCA DVD remote codes, so basic playback functions are covered. There is a debug mode where XBMC will briefly display the remote code pressed on the screen. You could program XBMC to respond to the volume/power/mute controls on the remote this way.

Julie

sean_w_smith

12-29-06, 12:34 AM

Can someone please point me in the right direction? I Have an orginal 1.0 Xbox and just got the Duo X2GS Mod chip in the mail and it is now installed and the Xbox seems to boot to the Duo just fine. The box had a bad HD so I have a new one to install... (here is the point thing.) How Do I "image" the HD or get it bootable and ready for my streaming server?

Please Help (or point to a link - I can read and study) I just find bits a pieces of info and I'm sure when it's all together it will make sense, but right now I'm really confused!

Thanks,

Sheldon

You need to download Auto Installer Deluxe 3.X....

you can then create an iso for CD or DVD

boot that and the installer will auto recognize an empty hard drive and partition it, format it and install software on it and your done...

http://www.aideluxe.com/

Sean

Ja Phule

12-29-06, 01:12 AM

I bought the MCE remote in order to use it to program my universal remote. I'd recommend as an alternative, to get a MCE centric Harmony remote, you should be able to find the xbox mce remote commands from the harmony site and program the harmony remote however you want.

TheOtherOne

12-29-06, 06:27 PM

On the post 2.01 builds... Has anyone figured out how to make something play in order. It always plays random on my setup...

In addition I really don't like the new list view in PM3. Luckily PDM does not have this... I am going to stick with 2.01 for a while on 5/6 xboxes and just move on forward for testing...

Sean

I love the look of the new list view. Having thumbnails with the way the list view use to be was completely worthless. Now you can actually see them.

http://img107.imageshack.us/img107/2127/screenshot001nn6.jpg
http://img107.imageshack.us/img107/3849/screenshot000zr6.jpg

csu

12-30-06, 09:28 AM

You need to download Auto Installer Deluxe 3.X....

you can then create an iso for CD or DVD

boot that and the installer will auto recognize an empty hard drive and partition it, format it and install software on it and your done...

http://www.aideluxe.com/

Sean
Wow, this is sure hard!
I downloaded auto-installer and after making many different DVD's and CD-R's using decrypter & even tried Nero the Xbox just comes up with "please insert CD and press button A" after reading the instructions many times I noticed it said "boots on modded or soft-modded xbox... NOT CROMWELL/Linux" I have a Duo X 2 GS and the bios boots with 'Xbox Linux Cromwell BIOS 2.32. Please help - very frustrated but still hanging in. What next???
Sheldon

sean_w_smith

12-30-06, 09:44 AM

Wow, this is sure hard!
I downloaded auto-installer and after making many different DVD's and CD-R's using decrypter & even tried Nero the Xbox just comes up with "please insert CD and press button A" after reading the instructions many times I noticed it said "boots on modded or soft-modded xbox... NOT CROMWELL/Linux" I have a Duo X 2 GS and the bios boots with 'Xbox Linux Cromwell BIOS 2.32. Please help - very frustrated but still hanging in. What next???
Sheldon

Install a different bios.... your mod chip should come with instructions on how to do this... BIOS images are included in AID 3.1

Also some Xbox DVD drives don't read burned media well at all.....

Sean

csu

12-30-06, 10:11 AM

Which Bios should I load? I really only want to stream Dvix movies and maybe play an Xbox game or two. Nothting fancy, just a new bigger drive, (old one is dead) and the above!

Thanks
Sheldon

csu

12-30-06, 01:05 PM

The DuoX 2 (Cromwell) says I need a 512KB (2x256KB) a m8+ bios or the Xecuter 4983 bios
The downloads on the AID 3.1 has two folders one BIOS and one BIOS CDs. The BIOS folder has what looks like several (many) possibilities including: (this is only a few of the ones listed)
X2.4983.06.BIN
X2.4983.67.BIN
EVOX.M8PLUS.16.BIN
EVOX.M8PLUS.BIN
EVOX.M8PLUS.16.FC.137.BIN

Under the BIOS CDs area there are none with "4983" but some close like:
512K.x2.4981.06.fc.ef.rar
and several varients of this.

I've repaired PC's for a living for many years so if i can just get pointed to the right info I know I can do this but it's frustrating as there is so much data out there but little that describes the differences in the BIOS, or any of this stuff. I hate to give up so maybe someone else has gone through this and can help.

Thanks,
Sheldon

Ja Phule

12-30-06, 01:16 PM

As Sean mentioned, I think the main issue here is your dvdr media that you are using. Do you know what dvdrom drive your xbox is using? I have the samsung drive on my xbox and it reads verbatim dvd+r fine (but not dvd+r dl). I haven't got a cdr to work on it yet, but I did get a cdrw working a long time ago.

csu

12-30-06, 01:30 PM

The DVD drive is a Thomson and I have tried CD-RW, CD-R, DVD-R, and DVD+R with the same results. I have a version 1.6 (not modified) and poped the disks into it but got an error saying to try another Disk. That all said, the Auto-Installer V3.10 says on page 5 that I must use a "proper BIOS - NOT cromwell/Linus"
It's like there is no system tracks on the disks, so maybe I will have to Flash the BIOS which is no big deal on PC's but I want to make sure I got the right one.

Thanks for the help, I really do appreciate it! If I could just get the new drive in and it booting I could just buy the MS MCE kit for Xbox and be done, but alas, I need a HD for that!

Thanks,

Sheldon

csu

12-30-06, 05:26 PM

ChrisFB

12-30-06, 09:51 PM

csu

12-30-06, 10:46 PM

csu, I feel for you. This is the worst spot to be at since you have no idea if it's the media or not. At least you know the chip is in right.

Have you tried www.xbox-scene.com. Here is the specific sub-forum for your mod chip: http://forums.xbox-scene.com/index.php?showforum=181

It's been so long since I've done anything bios/modchip related that I haven't even heard of your chip. The real key is in creating the proper disc to flash the hacked bios (Xecuter2 4983.06 should be the on to go with) onto the mod chip.

I'd look into the burning procedures for the bios flash disc. Maybe it needs to be in XISO format or something. Sometimes you need some fluff files in there to give it some size since the bios file is so small (can be hard to read if there is only a tiny fragment of info on the disc).

I'd really look to that forum I linked you and spend some time (I bet the search function is still shot there though). Just look for posts and threads like yours.

Hope that helps.

EDIT:
Here's a thread discussing Bioses (the head moderator is the one giving advice so take it, sounds like you need a 512k bios) http://forums.xbox-scene.com/index.php?showtopic=574345

If you don't know how to FTP into Xbins, there's a tutorial for that too on the Xbox-Scene main page, you'll also need an IRC chat client.

Other threads I picked out on the first page alone which are people going through flash issues:
http://forums.xbox-scene.com/index.php?showtopic=573466
http://forums.xbox-scene.com/index.php?showtopic=565519
http://forums.xbox-scene.com/index.php?showtopic=572800
Thanks for your help. I'm out of the fire but into the frying pan as they say.

The DuoX 2 GS is a 1GB bios (2x512) and NOT a 512 (2x256) like all of my documentation says. Next, the small switch on the Duo Card needs to be flipped to the Flash Bios mode as it can't read the disks to use the standard flash programs (Like \eurAsia Pro Generic Flash) Even though the documentations says that is what you should do. Once the Bios Flash reads the 1GB flash your home free...Kind-of. (also, it now reads ALL the media I had made earlier - lots of 'test disks') Now it formatted the hard disk and all works well. So I loaded the XBMC add on and now I get an error:

XBMC Fatal Error:
T:\guisettings.xml, Line:
Error document empty
Network cable unplugged
unable to init network, retraying in X seconds

So I plugged in the network cable which just goes to my small three PC network (no Router or DHCP) and The error now says:

XBMC Fatal Error:
T:\guisettings.xml, Line:
Error document empty

IP Address:
Starting FTP Server.....
FTP server running on port 21, login: xbox/xbox
press any button to reboot.

So Has anyone seen this?

ChrisFB

12-31-06, 12:49 AM

This is easier to fix. It's an issue with the GUI Settings (graphical user interface) so the configuration file which is the XML has an issue on it. Not sure where you got it or whether it became corrupt but I'd redownload from Xbins (I think 2.01 Final is the most recent stable release but I'm still using 2.0 right now). As long as you have FTP access (either through the crashed XBMC, another dash, or a boot disc with dash and FTP server on there) you can just delete XBMC and then transfer over a new copy.

Either way, something is wrong with the XML so either something went from in transfering it over or there is an error in the guisettings.xml file (corrupt or something, if you are familiar with xml you can open it on your PC and see if it's a simple error or edit issue).

sean_w_smith

01-01-07, 10:38 PM

Okay, new update, I pulled the working Samsung SDG-605F drive from the other Xbox 1.6 and plugged it into the Modded 1.0 Xbox with the same results. So the BIOS is probably the problem.
Can I clone the ST310014ACE HD in the 1.6 xbox onto the 200 GB ST3200820A and get running that way??
Any tips on Flashing the BIOS, w/o any input, I've decied to try the 4983.

Thanks

I'm back after some travelling. Glad to see you made progress. By now I'm sure you have XBMC running and hopefully are having fun with it. your last issue sounds like a bad install of XBMC. hopefully your past that...

Sean

csu

01-03-07, 10:56 AM

sean_w_smith

01-03-07, 02:21 PM

Thanks again for all your help. I "can see light at the end of the tunnel" as they say! (I hope it's not a train!) I had to reprep the HD's as the SBMC filled the "C" partition and I think that is why it failed. On the second install I moved it to the "E" partition which is the largest drive. Now it boots but the only way to launch the XBMC desktop is to "open containing folders" and navigate to the "E" drive and click on the XBMX XML. So, I'm getting close. I need to remember the Unix I learned 30 years ago! Is there an easier way to set the default desktop? Also when the DIVX starts to play I have no control (on the XBOX controller) to stop, pause, fast forward, or anything except to shut down or open the CD drive. I may need to get the Media Center Remote option. I'll see.
Thanks again for your help!
Sheldon

Hi Sheldon...

The C Drive is for the MS Dash only... don't put anything else on C...

generally people install XBMC in e:\apps or f:\apps

you can't run XML files they are text. you run a .xbe which is like a .exe on your PC....

The xbox controller provides tons of support for fast forward rewind etc... I suggest you read the docs....

The default desktop you refer to in Xbox terms is called a dashboard... Chances are your dash board now is EvoX, or unleashX, or Avalaunch....

generally most bioses boot a file called e:\evoxdash.xbe

so you first need to understand what file your BIOS boots...

then follow the instructions here to create an shortcut file that will then launch XBMC...

XBMC as a Dash:
http://www.xboxmediacenter.com/wiki/index.php?title=As_a_Dashboard

Controller Button Mappings:
http://www.xboxmediacenter.com/wiki/index.php?title=My_Videos_Controller

Sean

Scotty6595

01-04-07, 01:16 AM

Nice new theme is out called "Clearity"... Looks very nice... Still in Beta but works great for me! Just a few visual bugs so far.

Links:

http://forums.xbox-scene.com/index.php?showtopic=576417&st=0&gopid=3834770&#entry3834770

http://xboxmediacenter.com/forum/showthread.php?t=24001

sean_w_smith

01-04-07, 11:40 AM

Thanks Scotty....

PDM is my favorite skin so I can't wait to see what this one looks like... For those who like PM3 over MCE360 you should really check out the PDM skin. Its like the PMIII but better in many ways....

BTW: The 2.02 CVS releases seem to be getting better but the whole playlist random/shuffle thing is still broken... I prefer 2.01 for this reason....

Sean

ChrisFB

01-04-07, 01:17 PM

sean_w_smith

01-04-07, 05:48 PM

Do you have a link to pictures of the PDM skin or anything. I couldn't seem to find any working.

Chris I will snap some later...

Sean

Scotty6595

01-09-07, 05:36 PM

sean_w_smith

01-10-07, 02:42 PM

For those that use T3CH builds of XBMC, T3CH has started a download website that will keep us all from jumping through hoops to d/l a copy of XBMC...

Click here for T3CH's website! (http://t3ch.xil.us/)

ETA, Nice and fast downloads...much faster than FTP and torrents...

FYI...Make sure only upload the version that says "proper" in the name... Apparently there was a misspelling in one of the lines of code that caused everyones XBox to boot to the black screen. It has been fixed and replaced on his website.

BTW: That release appears to have lots of bugs. Can't set the weather zip code. The PDM skin is freaking out under config... be forewarned... OVerall the early november builds are sitll my choice for day to day usage...

Sean

Ja Phule

01-11-07, 12:50 AM

elec999

01-11-07, 02:49 AM

Will this media center ever be made for xbox360.
Thanks

lsarver

01-11-07, 03:42 AM

Will this media center ever be made for xbox360.
Thanks
First, someone will have to crack the 360.

land_down_under

01-11-07, 05:09 AM

Chris I will snap some later...

Sean

Any screenies of PDM yet Sean ??

Scotty6595

01-11-07, 09:49 AM

^^ and I was getting ready to install the latest T3CH soon also. I've been holding off since the last stable release.... I'm guessing we should just wait until a CVS (and not SVN) is released before upgrading...

I think you mean a "point" release. CVS and SVN are just different methods of updating and distribution of the XBMC code. They switched from CVS to SVN a few months ago.

And yes, it seems that there has been some sloppy coding as of late and I have decided to sit on my working version until we see a more stable solution.

RxMan1

01-11-07, 05:43 PM

I read parts of this thread, but realized the begining was about a year ago. I have a hacked xbox sitting around ready to use. I already have DVDProfiler and use it with my current htpc. I understand exporting the .xml, etc. The xbox would be more convient for my current video distribution system if I can get it to work. All of my DVDs are ripped with just the main movie into a folder containing VIDEO_TS and AUDIO_TS. Inside that is the .bup, .ifo and the .vobs. I use zoomplayer and point it to the first .bup file I believe. Does the xbox not see these files? Is the iso conversion still needed? Is streaming the video from a central server possible?

Sorry for all of the questions. I had no idea xbmc could look so damn good! It's come a long way since I first hacked my xbox.

Scotty6595

01-11-07, 06:01 PM

Yes it will see all of those files in your folder and should play them with no problems at all. ISO is really just for packaging purposes... Absolutely video can be streamed from a central server! I would suggest down loading the 2.01 build as it is the most stable. The FAT has lots of extras that I personally do not use but you may find interesting. Go to the site that I linked in post #1430.

Have fun!

RxMan1

01-11-07, 06:15 PM

Thanks for the quick reply and NEW website. I may have lots more questions as I undertake this project. Does the 2.01 build come with a good skin that works well with a hdtv and movies? I guess I don't understand exactly how DVDProfiler2XBMC points to a movie folder when it is selected. Is that done through XBMC or does DVDProfiler2XBMC do that? On my htpc I had to go in and browse to the .bup and select it. Then when the movie was selected and played the entire movie would play. I understand the other stuff.

Scotty6595

01-11-07, 06:36 PM

Actually within XBMC all you have to do is go to "videos" point to a source and book mark the shared folder/drive where your movies are located. Once you have done this you can perform an Imdb lookup for all the movies on your share, this will give you movie info and DVD cover art for each movie. Next you simply select the movie you want to watch by navigating to the DVD cover art and clicking the green button on your controller. I believe that XBMC recognizes the files within your folder and automatically starts your movie.

I have all my movies backedup in .ISO format so I'm not sure if it works the same way. Maybe someone here can add to or correct any mis information I may have given you..lol

As a matter of fact you have me curious now, I am going to rip a DVD and save it to a folder and see how it works. I'll report back in a bit.

RxMan1

01-11-07, 06:42 PM

Scotty6595

01-11-07, 07:09 PM

Well it works perfectly! I simply copied over the files to a folder called Shrek_2 and when I first navigated to it, it actually showed up as a folder. I then used the "stack" option which basically just ties all the similar file types together and then tried to play the movie by clicking on the .bup file... My xbox locked up... so after I rebooted I went back into videos and low and behold XBMC recognized the Shrek 2 folder as a video file and all I had to do is click on the folder and it automatically started the movie. No file navigation required inside the video folder... (this program amazes me all the time...lol) So you should be good to go with your current movies ripped to VOB's in separate folders... by the way the DVD cover art lookup worked like a charm as well!
I really like the PM3 skin, it looks very elegant and professionial but there are some very promising skins in the pipeline that I am very excited about. Clariaty and Kaleidescape are the skins I am waiting for....

RxMan1

01-11-07, 07:19 PM

Thanks. So, I simply point to the "Shrek" main folder which contained the video_ts and audio_ts folders? Sounds easy. I need to install the latest xbmc and will try out the pm3 skin. Is the PM3 skin a separate download or is it with the 2.01 release? Is there an option to make xmbc my default dash? I haven't done this in a LONG time. I'm going to have to read up over at the xbox scene I guess.

Scotty6595

01-11-07, 07:49 PM

The PM3 skin is the default skin that always comes packaged with the XBMC builds... Yes there is an option to make XBMC your default dash but you will have to read up on how to do this for your particular set up...

By the way, if you get the FAT version it has several skins packaged into it for you to try out...

Oh another thing, within the XBMC build is a text file that may help you with setting it up to be your dash...

Good luck!

RxMan1

01-11-07, 09:37 PM

Ja Phule

01-12-07, 02:06 AM

Thanks for doing that! I think I point to the first .bup titled VIDEO_TS.bup and then the whole movie plays. Is DVD Profile and the DVDProfiler2XBMC script even needed? What about the skin question? Which one do you use? Thanks again. I'll be checking back in a bit.

DVDProfiler2XBMC is only needed if you want to get the actual DVD cover art and dummy video files so you can browse your dvd list. I've got over 500 movies but don't have the time and money needed to put them all on the server.

Good to see you've gone the XBMC route. Another way to play a dvd folder is to hover over the main movie directory and press the white button and select play (or play button if you have the remote) and the DVD should start playing.

Ja Phule

01-12-07, 02:10 AM

I hope to get to set this up this weekend. I guess everyone is recommending finding the original HD pack for xbox from a gamestop or other store? What do I need to look for. Also need recommendations for a remote? I will use a programmable/universal remote, but need to know what to have to start with for the xbox.

Want to know the reason I am doing this? I have an expensive htpc that cannot display a resolution that my various hdtvs will support through a video switcher. My $100 xbox can do it though!

If you can get your hands on the xbox media center extender kit, it comes with a nice media center remote that works well with xbmc. I got this kit and used its remote to program my universal remote. The xbox dvd remote would also work. I'd also recommend the harmony remotes, as you can access the xbox dvd remote commands (and xbox media center remote commands) using their online set up and program your remote that way.

ChrisFB

01-12-07, 12:05 PM

I guess everyone is recommending finding the original HD pack for xbox from a gamestop or other store? What do I need to look for. Also need recommendations for a remote? I will use a programmable/universal remote, but need to know what to have to start with for the xbox.

Two things, the real ORIGINAL HD Pack from Microsoft with the breakout box is not a great choice. You can attach your own cables (the ones included were horrible) and this is a nice advantage but the breakout box was of significantly poor quality that even using high end ($1K+) cables still produced a lesser picture than the alternative Monster cables (x400 I think). Microsoft later changed the design to an all-in one unit with decent cables and it performs fine (this is a good choice). If you go the Monster route you'll also need to buy their x100 optical cable for the adapter.

Note - I am not some kind of cable freak, I don't give high end cable advise or cater to Monster. A lot of tests were done on the cabling and what it comes down to is that the original breakout box was so bad along with the original cables that one could easily see the difference. Even when swapping the cables the breakout box prevented a good passthrough.

So either go with the MSFT HD cables that are built into the unit or go with the Monster offering (both are equal). Do not go breakout box and don't go Ebay 3rd party crap. These are the only offerings available as the Xbox has a proprietary adapter and only with a VERY DIFFICULT hardware mod can you create your own component outputs.

For remotes the standard Xbox DVD controller uses RCA codes. I don't have the Media Extender remote but it's supposed to work well.

Also, if you want to turn your Xbox on/off with the remote, you can use this add-on: http://cheaplpc.com/xir/. The only issue is that you may have to do some keymap changes in XBMC as it uses the 0 key to turn off the system. Generally not a big deal and I find it rarely comes into play.

RxMan1

01-12-07, 09:34 PM

Thanks for the information. I will check into all of the remote and cable stuff. I have made some progress. I got xbmc installed and seeing my shared videos on the network and even looked up the movie info, etc.. I have a couple of questions. The cover art seems blurry, is it a low res pic that is provided? The next one is a bit harder. How do I get xbmc to simply show the cover art icons without having to go to the smb share then htpc then dvds folder? I was hoping this would be wife/kid friendly in that you click videos, see the cover of the one you want, click it and then click play. Is that possible? If so how would I do it?

Thanks for all of the help.

Scotty6595

01-12-07, 11:00 PM

RxMan1,

I believe you can click the white button under Videos and choose your sources. That will give XBMC a permanent pointer to your shares and they will come up when your first choose Videos. Or you can do like me and edit your sources.xml. Here is an example of what my Video section looks like in my sources.xml file.


<video>
<default>DVD,DVD1</default>
<bookmark>
<name>DVD,DVD1</name>
<path>smb://192.168.0.5/DVD</path>
<path>smb://192.168.0.5/DVD1</path>
</bookmark>
<bookmark>

DVD and DVD1 are simply the names of the shared folders on two different drives where my movies are located. Under <path> I simply input my computers local IP address followed by the folder name. If you have multiple folders you can create multiple paths. I would suggest you put all your movie folders inside 1 folder on each drive. When you open Videos it will automatically open the folder where all your DVDs are stored and the first thing you will see is DVD cover art for each movie.

If you want to go this route I will be happy to walk you through it... or for that fact I could send you a copy of my sources.xml and you can edit it with your own paths and folder names.

Once this is set up correctly your wife and kids will have no problems navigating around at all.

RxMan1

01-13-07, 09:23 AM

I sent you a PM with my email for sending the file.

ChrisFB

01-13-07, 10:38 AM

The best idea, once you learn to edit the sources XML is to put in all the usual shares you use (or subfolders however you want to do it) and nix all the presets you have no use for. That way when you go to Video from the home screen you might see:

Cartoons
Movies and Film
Television Pre-2000
Television 2000-Present
Home Movies
Recent Downloads
Server Main Folder
Network Explorer
Local XBox HardDrive
Local Xbox DVD Drive

That makes it really easy. Even my wife can do it! Then I only use the network options to find stuff that isn't in a main shared folder on some odd occasion when I need it. I also keep that Workgroup option in each category so I can do this easily on any of my systems. I think there is also a way to aggregate the contents of 2 network shares to appear as a single option and folder within XBMC although I've never used it.

adi999999999

01-13-07, 01:05 PM

Hi

All my music and films are stored on the internal hard drive in the xbox is there any software that will allow me to play the files stored on my xbox on other PC's in my network
Thanks

Scotty6595

01-13-07, 03:08 PM

ChrisFB

01-13-07, 03:34 PM

Chris, the way I have my sources.xml set up combines my two different folders in two different drives and they appear as one in XBMC.

Ahh, was that specifying the 2 paths under a single bookmark as a few posts up? Pretty intuitive.

XBMC is such a damn great setup. It kills me that they don't have a "follow-on" console or OS yet (thinking to HD Xvid and TS). They are the best bar none.

Scotty6595

01-13-07, 06:19 PM

When the 360 is finally hacked all our dreams will come true!

bump909

01-15-07, 11:40 AM

Also, if you want to turn your Xbox on/off with the remote, you can use this add-on: http://cheaplpc.com/xir/. The only issue is that you may have to do some keymap changes in XBMC as it uses the 0 key to turn off the system. Generally not a big deal and I find it rarely comes into play.

could anyone go into this with more detail? i have the xir as well as the xbox dvd remote kit w/dongle. right now i'm using a harmony remote instead of the dvd remote. i can turn it off no problem using "0". however i cannot map "display" to power it on for the life of me. whether i manually try powering it on or using it in an activity (which is ultimately what i'm trying to do).

RxMan1

01-15-07, 03:42 PM