Yesterday and today I have scripted a small web interface for remote control of XBMC using its HTTP API. (BTW, That API could really use a redesign!) It’s actually just a page showing a screen shot and the name of the file that is currently playing, together with some commands to remote control XBMC. Available… Continue reading Remote control of XBMC, but not too much
Category: XBMC
Boot original Xbox directly into XBMC
I have some things left to say about installing XBMC on the original Xbox, in part because they are not done yet. Today I finally made the Xbox boot directly into XBMC and not to EvoX. Searching the web for instructions on how to do this may give some different answers, but the one that… Continue reading Boot original Xbox directly into XBMC
I found a compatible USB memory stick!
Yesterday I mananged to jailbreak the Xbox with a Splinter Cell save game found in a file called splinter_cell_exploit-pal.zip! I used a 2 GB SanDisk Cruzer Micro without U3 support. (USB vendor id and product id 0781:5151.) Let’s see when I get time to install XBMC and connect a network cable between the Xbox and… Continue reading I found a compatible USB memory stick!
Another future Xbox project: replace HDD with Compact Flash
The idea is not new, but I want to jailbreak the Xbox first.
Problems connecting USB storage device to Xbox
I’ve been looking for a media center to get rid of the rising pile of DVD movies belonging to my 2.5 year old son. I was pretty close to buy a Popcorn Hour A-100 but a friend suggested XBMC Media Center and it sounded like a fun project. On Monday I bought a used Xbox… Continue reading Problems connecting USB storage device to Xbox