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by cheesyboofs
Sun Jan 30, 2005 12:48 pm
Forum: Newbie
Topic: 200GB NAS help!
Replies: 11
Views: 6825

Great tut, and thanks for the reply, but there are a few bits missing. Like how do I get to First zero the partition tableCode: dd if=/dev/zero of=/dev/hda seek=15633072 bs=512 count=1 ? do I boot from the stardust CD and ssh in when it states I now can and at what point do I / how do I copy over ge...
by cheesyboofs
Sat Jan 29, 2005 8:38 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Home 3.2 Not booting for me!
Replies: 9
Views: 7933

AT LAST SOMTHING CONSTRUTIVE! yes you right the next option I was/am going to try was a standard DVD rom drive, I have flashed the gentoox boot loader and am doing in on a freshly formatted 'blank' disk. Second, if your willing to open up ur xbox lol, in my opinion if I paid my hard earned cash for ...
by cheesyboofs
Sat Jan 29, 2005 6:47 pm
Forum: Newbie
Topic: Got Xbox v.1.3 but xbvset only allows 640x400
Replies: 3
Views: 2342

My v1.3 runs at 800x600 composite, just for info!
by cheesyboofs
Sat Jan 29, 2005 6:45 pm
Forum: Newbie
Topic: im so stupid (and new)
Replies: 16
Views: 8729

I think zegita is on the wind up because if he found this forum, he can find the download page and the manual page....
by cheesyboofs
Sat Jan 29, 2005 6:33 pm
Forum: Q & A
Topic: HOW DO YOU SHARE FILES IN GENTOOX??
Replies: 21
Views: 10492

jahme, are you running PRO or HOME because samba is'nt installed by default on PRO, I think! If it is home, then on you Windows PC, open up my computer and type in the long address window \\xbox-ip-address it should then pop up a security window. Type in root as the username and xbox as the password...
by cheesyboofs
Sat Jan 29, 2005 6:15 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Home 3.2 Not booting for me!
Replies: 9
Views: 7933

The stardust.iso opens in winrar and iso buster, so it is good, I did download it twice from two different mirrors over my 2.5 Meg dual wan fat home pipe. If it was as simple as re-downloading it, would I have even bothered posting, or even getting up this morning!!!! ShALLaX, would it be possible t...
by cheesyboofs
Sat Jan 29, 2005 6:09 pm
Forum: Q & A
Topic: How do i specify the workgroup name of my network to xbox?
Replies: 6
Views: 3753

Edit the workgroup line in the smaba config file in the samba directory /etc/samba/samba.conf I think
by cheesyboofs
Sat Jan 29, 2005 6:03 pm
Forum: Newbie
Topic: 200GB NAS help!
Replies: 11
Views: 6825

If I do a (native) install then every time I do a reinstall, for what ever reason, does it always reformat my entier 200Gb (F) drive? forcing me to try and back up 200GB. But if I do a (e) drive install, then one could safely nuke the old install without touching the (f) drive. So how then do you fo...
by cheesyboofs
Fri Jan 28, 2005 3:14 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Home 3.2 Not booting for me!
Replies: 9
Views: 7933

First off check and see if the media is compatiable with your xbox. This web page will give u a good idea, http://www.xbox-linux.org/Xbox_Linux_Boot_CD/DVD_Burning_HOWTO Second burn it on a slower rate like 4x if it is compatible. And lastly if your gentoox is running good now then there should be ...
by cheesyboofs
Fri Jan 28, 2005 12:10 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Home 3.2 Not booting for me!
Replies: 9
Views: 7933

Home 3.2 Not booting for me!

Just a note to say I couldn't get Home 3.2 to boot on my v1.3 xbox. I burnt the CD twice but it just froze after the 'Starting Stardust' bit right at the beginning, also read from the CD funny. Both Pro and Home 3.1 Work from the same CD. Just a note to let ppl know! poss bug! gunna go the 3.1 -> ma...
by cheesyboofs
Fri Jan 28, 2005 10:05 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Running Gentoox on its own HDD ?
Replies: 3
Views: 4240

Sorry to hijack your post Shakal but I've been asking this question in the noob section for a couple of days with little (or no) responce http://forums.shallax.com/viewtopic.php?t=2564 My question is, if I do a (native) install then every time I do a reinstall, for what ever reason, does it alway re...
by cheesyboofs
Thu Jan 27, 2005 11:19 am
Forum: Newbie
Topic: 200GB NAS help!
Replies: 11
Views: 6825

I know this isn't really your 'bag' shallax, but there really is a market for cheep NAS'es, if someone could nock up a TUT to get your vertion of home on a full Linux xbox. I have read the post quoted above and I can follow it, I just don't know how to get to that point, can I just boot up a 'live' ...
by cheesyboofs
Wed Jan 26, 2005 3:17 pm
Forum: Newbie
Topic: 200GB NAS help!
Replies: 11
Views: 6825

I have just read the post telling me (I think) how to do this viewtopic.php?p=1115 but I'm not clued up enought to figure out what needs doing.
If some one could give me a little one on one to help me... maybe if nobspangle could spare me some time....
by cheesyboofs
Wed Jan 26, 2005 1:42 pm
Forum: Newbie
Topic: 200GB NAS help!
Replies: 11
Views: 6825

200GB NAS help!

Guy's can someone who knows what they are talking give me a quick pointer. I'm new to Linux on an xbox but not new to xbox modding. I want to set up a 200Gb NAS, I have a new blank 200GB hard drive, a new untouched 1.3 xbox. Now if I do a new (e) drive install on the hard drive after formatting it u...