[vdr] Re: VDR on XBOX using xine plugin

[Laurence Abbott <laz@club-burniston.co.uk>]

On Tue, 2003-10-21 at 11:21, Gavin Hamill wrote:
> On Tue, 2003-10-21 at 11:02, Laurence Abbott wrote:
> 
> > How easy was it to get going on the Xbox? Do they still need a modchip
> > to get them going?
> 
> No. Check http://xbox-linux.sf.net/ for more info. The 'Software' way
> needs a legit copy of the game 'MechWarrior' and an Xbox memory card
> with a specially adjusted savegame (easily obtainable).

Just been reading that...I can't believe how easy it sounds but then it
is a while since I've looked into Xbox linux!

> >  Is it a USB DVB adapter you have (no idea if the
> > things have PCI slots internally!)?
> 
> Michael will have probably used the vdr-streamdev plugin from
> http://www.magoa.net/linux to provide the MPEG2 data - although yes I
> suppose there's nothing stopping you from using one of the DEC-2000t USB
> adapters on the Xbox directly - just be aware that some channels may use
> a higher bitrate than USB1.1 can deal with (11Mbps at tops).

Doh!  Of course: use it just as the playing front-end with the streamdev
client!

All looks very tempting...

Cheers,

Laz



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