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Week of May 11, 2003
XBOX Game Size
>> A refrence application that shows sizes of games
-NO RIPS!
-FULL RETAIL DVD SiZE!
Official Site: n/a (Made by XB0X_Mod)
Download: here
News-Source: http://www.xbins.org
PCSXBox v2
>> PCSXBox is a port of PCSX , a Playstation1 emulator.
From Xport on forums.xbox-scene.com:
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What's New :
- Used new PCSX 1.5 source code
- CDDA playback
- Multi-disc support (go to options menu, then press Y to load new disc)
- Added more CPU options :
+ Disable XA sound processing
+ Always enable SIO IRQ
+ Black and White movies (speed up movies)
+ Disable CDDA
+ Use CPU interpreter (slower, but possibly more compatible)
+ Always enable SPU IRQ
+ InuYasha Sengoku Battle fix (might fix other games as well)
Here's What's New from the v1.5 PCSX sources :
* Added translation support, thanks to Zydio.
* Fixed several compatibility issues.
* Improved NetPlay code, added NETsetInfo, thanks to JNS.
* Fixed SW Ints, thanks to Xeven.
* Fixed Mdecs timing issues, thanks to Xeven.
* Fixed a bug related to Memcards in Xenogears.
* Decode_XA.c now uses fixed point,
* added NEGCON type to plugins.c/PsxBios.c
* added a mingw32 port (yokota).
* Added preliminary MacOSX code (Stefhane Conversy).
* Fixed bug in CreateMcd (kitaro).
* Added a 'NO PIC' image.
* Pcsx now compiles without a recompiler.
* Same small speedups.
* Fixed RTPS/RTPT SXYP fifo issue, thanks to Xeven.
* VSync now has a Start and a End , thanks to Pete.
Thanks again to Linuzappz and Pete Bernert for making the source available.
Obviously this port would not exist without these people.
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Official Site: http://xport.xb-power.com (down atm)
Download: n/a (built with XDK)
News-Source: forums.xbox-scene.com
XisoManager v1.2.1
>> What's new/fixed:
* Entry size bug was fixed.
* File Attribute bag was fixex, cosing the program to skip extraction of unattributed files. (cosed only when an Unresponsible Xiso building program didn't attribute a file to 0x20).
Official Site: http://www.xtreemwarez.com
Download: here
Xenesis 0.91 Beta
>> Xenesis is a Gens port - a Sega Genesis/Megadrive, 32X and Sega CD emulator.
What's new/fixed:
* Added better screen stretching support (can now toggle aspect ratio on/off)
* Added screen positioning to the screen stretching option (use left thumb stick to position screen. Use X to centre it)
* Added Fast Forward facility to help speed up game intros etc (hold left trigger and push right thumb stick to the right)
* Fixed buggy video mode selection and widescreen support
News-Source: forums.xbox-scene.com
Download: n/a (built with XDK)
DaphneX v0.93 XBINS-DEV
>> Whats New/Fixed:
*Added real Interrupts to DL2. Emulation should be 100% accurate now.
*Added *ALL* available ROM sets. See above for naming conventions.
*NOTE* 2.11 Roms use 1st pressing of DL2 laserdisc, all others use 2nd pressing.
*Ace91 interrupts hooked up (Beta driver, not complete)
*MACH3 driver under development.. not active in this build.
Official Site: http://www.xbins.org
Download: n/a (built with XDK)
Avalaunch v0.45
>> Whats New/Fixed:
*Changed XML tag name from <ftp server> to <ftpserver>
*Removed duplicate entries in avalaunch.xml (ftp server stuff)
*Add missing colon ':' to virtual keyboard :o)
*Fixed the lowercase drive letter problem causing some games to not start
*Fixed irc scrollbug
*Threaded NTSC / PAL switching for smoother ride
*Threaded HD into requesting for quick entry to hardware info screen ( no we got virtually unlimited threads )
*Switched to alternative rebooting
*Added some more temperature info, more accurate and using cool-spray hunted locations
*Speeded up the HD info thread - hope it doesn't mess up the info tho ( seems ok here )
*Added firmware info on ATA devices
*Items that used to appear as 'unknown' now appears with the last subfolder name instead
*Manually added items (in the menu) will now keep its position. Autoadded items will be sorted
*Fixed bug that prevented xbe's in root folder e.g. (E:\default.xbe) to be launched
*Added <led idle="color" busy="color">to XML file that can be used for storing the preferred color of the LED
*Fixed 'scanlevel' bug when scanning folders for applications
*Added Busy LED configuration to the Hardware Info settings
*Made a simple screensaver (dimmer)
*Fixed diskspace in ftpserver to start faster.
*Fixed a bug in the language settings. Now it works when launched as a dash too.
*Changed the screenshot feature to do multi-screenshots. Screenshots are now saved in D:\screenshots\screenshot[number].bmp
*Fixed some serious HTTP-request issues that opens a LOT of possibillities for futher implementation of cool stuff
*Added support for retrieving updates from optional servers worldwide.
*Tweaked startup sequence to allow faster loading of games list
*Added support for IR Remote
*Added loading of avalaunch_icon.png or avalaunch_icon.jpg if there is no image present in the xbe file (file has to be in the same folder)
*Added resetting of attributes upon saving of avalaunch.xml
*Fixed a rare problem that could make ftp-server to start before network was set up completely - resulting in no server
*Fixed a possible internet requester bug that would end up in broken transfers
*Added dynamic nonthreaded warnings, like irc nicknames.
*Added a feature to allow future "upgrades" know that it's their first boot, and will need to check if all the files are in order or so
*Cleaned and fixed auto-updater to be a bit more dynamic
*Added some filtering for background image
*Added context menu for XBE's (in e.g. the Games list)
*Fixed the "if you connected to irc and was kicked out - namechange needed a reboot to work
*Added save games download from XBox Saves Online
Official Site: http://www.avalaunch.dk
Forum Thread: forums.xbox-scene.com
Download: n/a (built with XDK)
News From Team Xecuter: X2.1, X3 and more
>> Here some information coming from Team Xecuter. We picked out the new information for you:
[QUOTE]
All vendors will receive stocks of the X2.1 modchips around the 28th of May.
X2.1 LITE
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2 hyper blue led's to show correct power through the LPC. Oh yes and it looks cool too
No jumpers. Comes with new external switch connector which has been designed to fit underneath the front lip of the XBOX - also gives an LED to display mod enabled / disabled
X2.1 LITE PLUS
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Features as above.
Includes Pogo set to be compatible with all boards including the new v1.2 d0 layout.
X2.1 PRO
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Features as X2.1 LITE.
Also includes new separate switch module so the LPT programming port is at the back and switches at the front. This enables the mod to fully operate without the FCC cable being connected.
Chameleon Cromwell Bios Release
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This is the Linux bios that has the raincoat functions built into it. Its GPL so the source should be released soon - here's a link to download it yourself anyway. Also includes all the EvoX functions to operate the Chameleon.
http://www.teamxecuter.com/forums...
X2Pro DOS/Win9X/Win2K/WinXP released
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This is the final version of the X2 PRO flashing app which now works in raw dos mode - so you can create your own boot disc and flash from that - without having to worry about windows LPT problems. Its also a great tool to troubleshoot if you are in fact having problems in windows - this will help you find if you have a LPT BIOS setting problem or a Cable problem. Also works in Win9x / Win2k & WinXP
Download Now: http://www.teamxecuter.com/forums...
neXgen News
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No its not dead - its just been slow due to some of the coders having real life issues. It's back on track and will be released when ready. There is no rush and no one should be emailing and posting demanding this and that, and throwing insults. This is a free project and will only be released once the coders feel its ready - they don't want to release more betas as before due to many of you not understanding the term "Pre Release Alpha" - so all that bashing and insult throwing (from guys who spend half their time reading C++ For Dummies and not understanding it) has given them the attitude to just not being bothered. You'll see it soon though - its looking great
Avalaunch News
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We're happy to have worked with thee guys recently - they're a great team and you can expect huge things from them very soon. They will also be including the FlashX code into their dash and I'm sure Team Assembly will join us in offering to pump up the dash with some healthy features as we are doing with neXgen. It's going to be a great summer for dashboards !
Xecuter3 News
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We don't want to get dragged into this too much but we'll make a small statement
The project is a few months old now - work is almost complete and you can expect to see prototypes quite soon. Its very advanced stuff compared to what we are currently seeing. It will be the most feature packed and professional piece of hardware within the XBOX Mod market. It's not just your basic chipset - we've spent a lot of time and money to get this thing working just right - we hope you will enjoy using it as much as we have enjoyed making it.
Regarding features I can tell you that yes it has every feature of all mods out there right now of course (inc all mods that haven't been released officially yet) - plus some new stuff that no one seems to have attempted or have been able to afford to develop (as its quite expensive and time consuming to get right).
Before you ask no its nothing to do with XBL - we'll never touch that as the cheats will ruin it - and no its nothing to do with HD sizes. All we would like to say is that it handles things MUCH MUCH faster and much more "intelligently". You'll see what we have only when its ready - we don't want to keep you hanging on for months - I can assure you from official announcement to sale will be no more than 2 weeks - not 5 months.
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xISO xFER 2.0
>> Whats New/Fixed:
[QUOTE]
* Direct "ISO-to-FTP" transfers
- does not extract to memory; does not create temp files
- directly uploaded from the ISO to the Xbox
* New "Scan Folders" feature to find all ISOs in any drive/folder
* Can scan an entire drive or subfolder tree
* Place checkmarks next to files to add to the batch
* Scan multiple drives/folders before adding to the batch
* Long filename handling
- When using FTP and filenames are longer than 42 characters
- You can either rename or skip individual files
- Should help with ISOs designed to run only from the DVD
* Improved XBE patching
- Uses a new experimental patching technique
- Default.xbe is only patched if necessary
- An option is available to backup the original XBE
- Can also revert to the older xFER patching method
* Improved batch mode
- New user interface
- More robust transfers
* xbFileZilla mode is now autodetected
* Avalaunch 0.44 and higher are autodetected
- more/better support coming soon
* Improved ISO compatibility
- xFER should now be able to read all uncorrupted ISOs
- xISO <= 1.1 Compatibility is now automatic
- Tested with xISO <= v1.1, SimpleX ISO, gdfimage
* Improved file extraction
- You can now pick the directory for extraction
* Progress bars now reflect bytes transferred instead of filecount
* Improved drag and drop support (including batch mode)
* Game directory name now defaults to game title
* ISOs containing a lot of files should open faster
* Significant changes/enhancements to the underlying code
* ISOs are no longer locked while in use (read-only shared mode)
* Many bug fixes (they've all been replaced with new bugs)
* Retains most of the old look - we liked it!
* Still supports language translations
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Official Site: n/a
Download: here
News-Source: http://www.xbins.org
XXX ISO 1.1.0
>> Whats new/fixed:
*Added extract ISO functionality.
*Added batch support for building and extracting ISOs.
*Enhanced status and work reporting.
Official Site: n/a
Download: here
News-Source: http://www.xbins.org
Forum and Images back up.
>> Sorry for the downtime of the forum and template images today.
The server had some software issues. Anyway , it's back online now :)
Project XBOX OpenSource Dashboard is Launched!
>> "This idea was initialy conceved whilst in #xboxopensource and while talking to other developers and users.
The idea of releasing the source for existing dashboards doesnt seem to be the goal for the other major dashboards developers so we decided to make out own (the words dolly, pram and throwing come to mind)"
This opensource project is still in it's infantcy.. and looking for coders to move the project out of the discussion phases and into the developement phase.
IRC on EFNET: #xboxopensource
News-Source: xDASHos (Project site)
X-Link Messenger v2.1.8
>> Release notes:
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2.1.8 codename: slipstream. This is the first of a series of "Stabilising" releases, leading upto RC1. Everyones help is appreciated - I think we're getting there boys.. (TheDaddy)
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Official Site: http://www.xboxlink.co.uk/
Download Update: here
Download Full Installer: here
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(Wednesday 14 May 2003 18:29 EST) - (Category: (default)) - (Posted by::
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Microsoft cuts Xbox game console price
>> Hehe ... yesterday they still said they wouldn't drop their price, but now it's official - Microsoft follows the Sony pricedrop to $179.99.
From Yahoo!News:
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LOS ANGELES, May 14 (Reuters) - Microsoft Corp. on Wednesday cut the price of the Xbox video game console to $179.99 in the United States, one day after chief rival Sony Corp. did the same with its PlayStation 2.
A Microsoft spokeswoman said the price cut from $199 took effect immediately, and some retailers are already showing the new price on their Web sites.
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Thanks to X-ace for the link.
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(Wednesday 14 May 2003 14:30 EST) - (Category: (default)) - (Posted by::
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Xenesis v0.9 Beta
>> A port of the Sega Megadrive/Genesis/32X/Sega CD emulator Gens for the xbox
Whats New/Fixed:
*Megadrive/Genesis emulation
*32X emulation
*Sega CD emulation
*Supports bin/iso + mp3 images for Sega CD games
*Also supports booting of Sega CD’s, both original and backup
*Save/Load state support (5 save states per ROM)
*Four player support
*Option to use analog stick for directional control (with selectable sensitivity)
*Redefinable button layouts for each player
*Game Genie/Action Replay cheat code support
*Selectable video filtering modes, including 2xSAI and Advance Mame
*Widescreen support (front end uses XBOX default setting, in game is selectable)
*Surround speaker support (not actual surround sound, but output to all available speakers)
*User interface with favourites and sub folder support
Official Site: n/a
Download: n/a (built with XDK)
News Source: http://www.xbins.org, forums.xbox-scene.com
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(Wednesday 14 May 2003 14:23 EST) - (Category: (default)) - (Posted by::
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Videogame Giant Electronic Arts Links With Sony, Snubs Microsoft
>> From The Wall Street Journal:
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The next great battleground for the $27 billion videogame industry is online games -- and there, Electronic Arts is about to throw its considerable weight behind Sony Corp. Tuesday, it plans to announce that when it takes the long-awaited step of putting its biggest blockbuster sports games online, they will be only in versions for Sony game machines.
The exclusive deal shuts out rival game-machine makers from access to the popular EA Sports line in its new online form. It's a particular rebuke to Microsoft, whose Xbox competes with Sony's PlayStation 2. In its drive for a dominant role in online games, Microsoft tried again and again during the past 18 months to persuade Electronic Arts to add its games to Microsoft's own online game service. But Electronic Arts executives decided Microsoft was demanding too much control over Electronic Arts' games and wasn't willing to pay the company for their use.
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Thx to R.B.T. for the link.
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(Wednesday 14 May 2003 04:54 EST) - (Category: (default)) - (Posted by::
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Xbox prices stand pat ? *updated*
>> Posted earlier today on CNN.com:
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LOS ANGELES (CNN/Money) - Microsoft has opted against any current price cuts for the Xbox, choosing instead to focus attention on upcoming games and enhanced features for the online component of its console gaming system.
Industry analysts and retailers had wondered whether the company would lower prices before the Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3) starts later this week. Microsoft did not address pricing in its pre-show news conference. But before the news conference show, J. Allard, vice president of Microsoft's Xbox platform, discussed the issue with CNN/Money.
"The focus is to expand our audience," he said. "So for us, we're not focusing on price. ... At $199, the Xbox is flying off the shelf. Right now, we're confident."
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Posted a few minutes ago on reuters.com:
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LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Sony Corp. lowered the price of the PlayStation 2 video game console to $179 in the United States ahead of the introduction of an updated version next month, a company spokeswoman said on Tuesday.
In order to clear out inventories of the existing unit, Sony Computer Entertainment of America spokeswoman Molly Smith said retailers were informed of a change in pricing.
The new PS2 hitting shelves next month at $199 includes an adapter for online game play and modifications to the hardware that allows it to play home-made DVDs. That version of the market-leading console was announced at a press conference Tuesday morning at E3, the video game industry trade show in Los Angeles.
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Now let's see if MS will revise their strategy...
update: Some readers warned us ebgames.com also lowered price of the xbox to $179, but so far there's no official press release from MS yet - and other shops are still selling the black boxes at $199.
XLink Messenger 2.1.7
>> From xboxlink.co.uk
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2.1.7 is up - its still called wildfire, and it now works :) A full list of new features etc. will be posted soon, but as we have had network problems / shutdown, the main focus will be on testing the new release.
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Official Site: http://www.xboxlink.co.uk
Download Update: here
Download Full Installer: here
MAMEoX v0.63b
>> What's new/fixed:
[QUOTE]
Split the ROM listing off into a separate XBE file. This leaves us with some room to make major interface improvements (beautifications) without affecting the MAME core. More importantly, this insulates us from any memory leaks in the MAME core (when some ROMs ran out of memory during bootup, they wouldn't release everything back to the system, which kept other ROMs from running).
Other changes are fairly minor:
cheats are (theoretically) enabled, by request :)
Sound popping may be slightly improved, there are still buffer underruns, but I kludged it by clearing ahead 1 frame's worth of samples to 0 so its at least not old data.
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Official Site: http://sourceforge.net/projects/mameox/
Download Sources: here
Extract-iso v2.1
>> What's new/fixed:
* This is a maintenance release only to resolve a few reported bugs in the xISO creation code.
Download for Linux: here
Download for FreeBSD: here
Download MacOS X: here
News-Source: http://www.xbins.org/
More news about Xecuter2.1 modchips
>> In NFO-file of XFlash v1.0, Team Xecuter also included more info about the design update to their Xecuter2 modchips. With the new design the X2L+ (no solder modchip with pogo pins) will also be compatible with Xbox v1.2!
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We have redesigned X2 LITE, X2 LITE PLUS & X2 PRO. They now all have hyper blue LED's for coolness and also to show power to the mod is working through LPC. Also they all have new external switches which can be placed to the from of the XBOX and will have an LED to show mod enable / disable. This includes the PRO which still has the LPT port at the back but is now seperate from the switches - so its now possible to have a full functional mod without having the FCC cable or LPT port connected at all times (it can be used as normal connected of course). Also the X2 LITE PLUS is now v1.2 compatible also. The design changes are soley to finish the X2 line. The changes are the results of much user input from you guys. These will be on sale sometime in May at your usual stockist. We now feel that the mod is as good as its going to get with its current technology - its now time to move onto the next chapter in the Xecuter story ...
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FlashX v1.0
>> A program made by Team Xecuter to flash your X2 modchip on your xbox
With Flash-X you can now select which bank you wish to flash whether its 256k, 512k or 1MB. Gone are the days of a bad flash, now you simply program 256k or 512k at a time.
Installers who like to hot swap and flash their X2's will be pleased to hear that the machine does not reboot once you have flashed - so you can simply flash / hotswap / flash / hotswap much faster than when the xbox rebooted each time you flashed.
You can select bios's stored on C D & E drives
Compatible with Xecuter2 Lite, Xecuter2 Lite + and Xecuter 2 PRO.
Official Site: http://www.teamxecuter.com
Download: n/a (built with XDK)
Mega X-Key v1.2 and v2.01 *updated*
>> Game save transferer (PC <-> XBox) , memory card and saves manager
Whats New/Fixed v1.2:
* Fixed file problems when the Mega X-Key software was run from an NTFS partition with the "For fast searching, allow Indexing Service to index this folder" disabled.
* Tweaked "plug and play" searching for Mega X-Key hardware under Windows 98.
Whats New/Fixed v2.01:
* Added skinning support. Check out www.AllXBoxSkins.com for all your XBox skinning needs.
* Includes 3 skins
* Fixed file problems when the Mega X-Key software was run from an NTFS partition with the "For fast searching, allow Indexing Service to index this folder" disabled.
Official Site: http://www.megaxkey.com
Download v1.2: here
Download v2.01 Update: here
Xecuter Xbox Case
>> Team Xecuter (http://teamxecuter.com/) sent us some pictures of some prototype designs of a special Xbox case.
They have designed a case for a PC company and they will be ready for sale in the summer.
You can see:
* 4 x hard drives switches
* 2 x dvd rom switches
* power and reset button
* bios selection and flash protection
* usb hub
* all ports for lpt
* led crystal display for hard drives and dvd roms and bios selections
Official Site: http://teamxecuter.com/.
We've been SLASH DOTTED again!
>> Looks like our server is holding up well under the increased traffic that is common when a site gets SLASH-DOTTED by slashdot.org.
Timothy of SLASHDOT posted an article today detailing the releases of XPORT's PSX Emulator for the XBOX.
News-Source: SLASHDOT.ORG (Play PSX Games On Your Xbox)
X-Link Messenger 2.1.6
>> A new version of this tunneling software has just been released. No changelog, so you'll have to find the changes yourself ;)
Official Site: http://www.xboxlink.co.uk
Download Installer: here
Download Update: here
RelaX 0.76Pre
>> What's new/fixed:
[QUOTE]
Relax 0.76Pre with shoutcast live working again and a fix with , in filenames and some other can be downloaded here ...please remember that this is a pre-release.. anything might be broken..
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Official Site: http://www.raforce.nl
Download: here
Thx to w m z for the news.
X-ecuter2 diagrams for v1.2
>> Now that the v1.2 xbox is finally available in EU, I could update the X-ecuter2 installation diagrams with the new position of the "D0" point.
HeaderPin Install for X-ecuter2 Lite & Pro: here
Wire Install for X-ecuter2 Lite & Pro: here
No changes to the pogo-pin or X2L+ installation diagrams 'cause that installation method is not compatible with the new v1.2 board.
PCSXbox v1 Compatibility Listing
>> ORANGEY of XS is maintaining a master list of PSX titles that work and don't work on the new PSX emu PCSXbox v1 ported by XPORT.
Please help, and post your results to the pinned thread in the Emulator forum.
News-Source: XS Emulator Forum (PSX LISTING)
Install An Xbox/Linux Media System In Your Car
>> From AltGrendel on slashdot:
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Bored during those rush-hour traffic jams? An enterprising UK geek has installed an Xbox/Linux system in his car. With a mod chip, Freevo, a LogiTech Wingman, and a 40 gig hard drive, he has access to music, video, and games during drive time. Details and pictures are here.
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Thx to Luke for the news.
PCSXBox - PSX Emulator for XBox v1
>> Xport did it! , the first PlayStation emulator working on Xbox.
From Xport on forums.xbox-scene.com:
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What's New :
- Emulates Playstation
- Memory Card manager (select from 10 memory cards)
- Save states (LTRIGGER+BLACK and LTRIGGER+WHITE)
- Cheat code searching
- Gameshark code-compatible
- Gameshark cheat code database with codes for over 1700 games
- Remappable PSX buttons
- Throttle/speed-up
- Supports BIN files or GZIP'd BIN files. (GZIP is not the same as ZIP)
- Background - Thanks to CandyISO for the background image
- True Type Font - Thanks to CandyISO for this PSX font
- MP3 support
- XPort's Configurable PlayThing
This version does not support real CDs. There are a different set of technical hurdles involved with PSX cds than with SegaCD and PCE CD/SCD. I was finally able to get the XBox to read XA sectors, but it reads them much too slowly for anyone to want to play games using it. (Reads about 2.5KB per second)
For now, create BIN/CUE's of your PSX games and either copy them to your HD or burn them to DVDR/CDRW. Your BIN and CUE files should have the same names.
When you select the BIN file to load, you will be presented with an options menu. You can start the game using one of two different BIOS methods. Using an actual BIOS file for the emulation is the most compatible, however it's a little slower than HLE. Try both and see which one works best for the game you're playing.
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Official Site PCSXBox: http://xport.xb-power.com
Official Site PCSX: http://www.pcsx.net
Download: n/a (built with XDK)
News-Source: forums.xbox-scene.com
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