can i still use gentoox without magic?

total_ass · Post by **total_ass** » Fri Feb 04, 2005 6:27 pm

hey guys

i don't have an internet connection on my xbox.
can i still use gentoox? my primary use is emulating old windows games under wine.

vplayer · Post by **vplayer** » Fri Feb 04, 2005 11:20 pm

to get wine you need internet connection.

Trevante · Post by **Trevante** » Sat Feb 05, 2005 5:39 am

vplayer wrote:to get wine you need internet connection.

doesn't Home edition come with wine?

total_ass · Post by **total_ass** » Sat Feb 05, 2005 10:10 am

well i was thinking of getting wine on my windows pc then transferring it over to the xbox and installing after

vplayer · Post by **vplayer** » Sat Feb 05, 2005 1:23 pm

things are not so easy... when you install a package there are dependencies that need to be updated, compiled and configured.

why cant you get internet connection to your xbox.
why do you want wine on xbox.

total_ass · Post by **total_ass** » Sat Feb 05, 2005 2:47 pm

my xbox is in a room that can not be connected to the internet.

all i can do really is move the xbox into the room with the pc and ftp across, but without a screen.

i want wine for gaming.

nobspangle · Post by **nobspangle** » Sat Feb 05, 2005 7:36 pm

move the xbox into the room with the PC, install wine in a ssh session then move it back.

total_ass · Post by **total_ass** » Sun Feb 06, 2005 8:58 am

ok but bear in mind i don't have access to a tv. if i manage to boot into gentoox, how easy would it be to start an ssh session.

cory1492 · Post by **cory1492** » Sun Feb 06, 2005 12:04 pm

ssh is quite simple, especially if you know what the IP that will be assigned to your xbox will be once it boots. (my router always give the xbox mac address the same IP so I always know)

I use the Putty ssh client for windows, all I had to do was enter the IP into it, click ok when it wanted to create a certificate and it was asking me who I wanted to login to the box as. (default is user: root pass: xbox)

From there, you have a remote ssh terminal running. Simple enough? GL

nobspangle · Post by **nobspangle** » Sun Feb 06, 2005 12:11 pm

if you have home edition and you enabled samba you don't even need to know the IP just type xbox into putty as the address