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 *'''[https://web.archive.org/web/20060529005204/http://www.dynebolic.org:80/ Dyne:bolic Linux]''' - This is Rasta software!  Dynebolic Linux is a multimedia creation, editing, and streaming focused distro that could boot as a liveCD on many systems, including original Xbox.  Original Xbox support was ended in Dyne:bolic 2.x, but that uses the 2.6 kernel so it could theoretically be supported if someone felt like it.  The latest version compatible with the Xbox is 1.4.1, [https://osarchive.sda1.eu/dyne-bolic available here].  This distro has a lot of toys and is fun to check out.  Also, it works from DVD!  (it does seem to have a low color depth in the desktop though...)
 *'''[https://web.archive.org/web/20100617005832/http://www.xbox-linux.org/wiki/XUbuntu xUbuntu]''' - Not related to the distro more commonly known as "xUbuntu".  "xUbuntu is based on Ubuntu 5.10 (Breezy Badger) distribution without graphical environment. xUbuntu linux system can be run from CD or installed to a PC or Xbox hard drive. The install process, the kernel, the kernel modules and the desktop are customized for PC and Xbox (i386)."  The latest version is 0.9.0, [https://sourceforge.net/projects/xbox-linux/files/xUbuntu/xUbuntu%200.9.0/ available here].  It needs to be burned to a CD instead of a DVD.
-*'''Ed's Debian''' -
+*'''Ed's Xebian''' - Not related to the distro more commonly known as "Xebian".  Does not appear to have a website.  From the original Xbox Linux wiki, "With superb flexibility and ease of use, it can run off CD/DVD or it can be installed onto the Xbox hard drive in either the free space or the saved game area. The OS includes support for all versions of the Xbox, including those with Xcalibur video chips.  Based on Debian stable (Sarge) with backports for newer software."  The latest version is 1.1.4, [https://sourceforge.net/projects/xbox-linux/files/Ed_s%20Xebian/Xebian/ available here], which boots to desktop as a liveCD.  It seems to require burning to a CD instead of DVD.
 *'''[https://web.archive.org/web/20060630100324/http://www.keckstar.com:80/nuke/html/index.php sXb]''' - Slackware for the Original Xbox.  The versioning is a little unclear, but the most recent ISO on sourceforge is in the iso.gz file [https://sourceforge.net/projects/sxb/files/Sxbnew/SXBNEW-iso--dfb-xdirectfb/ here].  May need to be burned to CD.  Reported "controller jammed" messages at startup, but one of my controller ports is busted.
 *'''Mandrake''' A Mandrake 9 was released and claimed to be the first full distribution on the Xbox, but apparently was not continued or supported.  No known Web site.  Does anyone have a copy of the original Xbox Linux Mandrake iso for archival purposes?  It appears a 2005 "special edition" with the Xbox patches can be found [http://ftp.twaren.net/Linux/Mandrake/official/iso/10.1/i586/10.2/ here].  (Mandrake Linux was renamed to Mandriva Linux in 2005).  Requires composite cable, at least on this 1.0 Xbox.  Appears to require burning to a CD, instead of a DVD.

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 *'''[https://web.archive.org/web/20060529005204/http://www.dynebolic.org:80/ Dyne:bolic Linux]''' - This is Rasta software!  Dynebolic Linux is a multimedia creation, editing, and streaming focused distro that could boot as a liveCD on many systems, including original Xbox.  Original Xbox support was ended in Dyne:bolic 2.x, but that uses the 2.6 kernel so it could theoretically be supported if someone felt like it.  The latest version compatible with the Xbox is 1.4.1, [https://osarchive.sda1.eu/dyne-bolic available here].  This distro has a lot of toys and is fun to check out.  Also, it works from DVD!  (it does seem to have a low color depth in the desktop though...)
 *'''[https://web.archive.org/web/20100617005832/http://www.xbox-linux.org/wiki/XUbuntu xUbuntu]''' - Not related to the distro more commonly known as "xUbuntu".  "xUbuntu is based on Ubuntu 5.10 (Breezy Badger) distribution without graphical environment. xUbuntu linux system can be run from CD or installed to a PC or Xbox hard drive. The install process, the kernel, the kernel modules and the desktop are customized for PC and Xbox (i386)."  The latest version is 0.9.0, [https://sourceforge.net/projects/xbox-linux/files/xUbuntu/xUbuntu%200.9.0/ available here].  It needs to be burned to a CD instead of a DVD.
-*'''Ed's Xebian''' - Not related to the distro more commonly known as "Xebian".  Does not appear to have a website.  From the original Xbox Linux wiki, "With superb flexibility and ease of use, it can run off CD/DVD or it can be installed onto the Xbox hard drive in either the free space or the saved game area. The OS includes support for all versions of the Xbox, including those with Xcalibur video chips.  Based on Debian stable (Sarge) with backports for newer software."  The latest version is 1.1.4, [https://sourceforge.net/projects/xbox-linux/files/Ed_s%20Xebian/Xebian/ available here], which boots to desktop as a liveCD.  It seems to require burning to a CD instead of DVD.
+*'''Ed's Debian''' -
 *'''[https://web.archive.org/web/20060630100324/http://www.keckstar.com:80/nuke/html/index.php sXb]''' - Slackware for the Original Xbox.  The versioning is a little unclear, but the most recent ISO on sourceforge is in the iso.gz file [https://sourceforge.net/projects/sxb/files/Sxbnew/SXBNEW-iso--dfb-xdirectfb/ here].  May need to be burned to CD.  Reported "controller jammed" messages at startup, but one of my controller ports is busted.
 *'''Mandrake''' A Mandrake 9 was released and claimed to be the first full distribution on the Xbox, but apparently was not continued or supported.  No known Web site.  Does anyone have a copy of the original Xbox Linux Mandrake iso for archival purposes?  It appears a 2005 "special edition" with the Xbox patches can be found [http://ftp.twaren.net/Linux/Mandrake/official/iso/10.1/i586/10.2/ here].  (Mandrake Linux was renamed to Mandriva Linux in 2005).  Requires composite cable, at least on this 1.0 Xbox.  Appears to require burning to a CD, instead of a DVD.

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 ==Historical links==
 Much of the old Xbox Linux information now lives on archive.org.  It is helpful if you come across anything useful, to add it here!
-* [https://sourceforge.net/projects/xbox-linux/ The original Xbox Linux repository on sourceforge.]  The mailing list archives can help answer esoteric questions about xbox linux, sometimes.  The files section contains various Xbox Linux software and historical distribution isos.
+* [https://sourceforge.net/projects/xbox-linux/ The latest Xbox Linux repository on sourceforge.]  The mailing list archives can help answer esoteric questions about xbox linux, sometimes.  The files section contains various Xbox Linux software and historical distribution isos.
 * [https://sourceforge.net/projects/xboxhdm2/files/ The xboxhdm repository.]  It contains source and executables for many Xbox tools created and modified by Idotsfan.  The X-DSL directory contains some information on the original Xbpartitioner table patches.
 * [https://web.archive.org/web/20100617000252/http://www.xbox-linux.org/wiki/Main_Page The "New" Xbox Linux wiki], which was online until 2011.

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 *'''old xbox-linux iso''' The xbox-linux team released some preliminary ISOs during the development of Xbox Linux.
 *'''[https://web.archive.org/web/20051106185529/http://article.gmane.org/gmane.linux.ports.xbox.devel/5736 live-linux]''' An early Linux that 007 hack users tried; it booted from CD but could also boot from the hard drive.  It was released up to 0.3, no known website, but here is [https://sourceforge.net/p/xbox-linux/mailman/message/10300266/ the announcement].  The latest image is [https://legacy.downloads.diomtec.com/homebrew/xbins/Console%20Based%20Applications/Operating%20Systems/linux/distributions/live-linux/live-linux.0.3.iso.bz2 available here].  The file boot/boot.cfg on the iso needs to be renamed to linuxboot.cfg.  The video became garbled launching with both composite and component cables.  (may need an old version of Cromwell; untested)  This is a very basic minilinux distro, essentially a proof of concept.  The linuxrc is a symlink to busybox.  It comes with a 9MB image.
-*'''ltools''', a minilinux used in Xbox game save hacks, first designed to install Linux, but later repurposed to softmod the Xbox.
+*'''ltools''', a minilinux used in Xbox game save hacks, first designed to install Linux, but later repurposed to softmod the Xbox.  (is this right?)
 *'''[https://sourceforge.net/projects/xboxhdm2/files/ xboxhdm]''' is a tool made by Idotsfan for softmodding locked Xbox hard drives, it's a PC-based CD-bootable set of Linux tools
 *'''XMugen''' packaged Mugen for Linux using a busybox in an initramfs, and used swap and game character data files located on FATX.  It currently has issues with anything other than "F takes all" schemes.

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 *'''SuSE 8''' - There's a dead download link on the old wiki.  Seems to have been abandoned
 *'''old xbox-linux iso''' The xbox-linux team released some preliminary ISOs during the development of Xbox Linux.
-*'''[https://web.archive.org/web/20051106185529/http://article.gmane.org/gmane.linux.ports.xbox.devel/5736 live-linux]''' An early Linux that 007 hack users tried; it booed from CD but could also boot from the hard drive.  It was released up to 0.3, no known website, but here is [https://sourceforge.net/p/xbox-linux/mailman/message/10300266/ the announcement].  The latest image is [https://legacy.downloads.diomtec.com/homebrew/xbins/Console%20Based%20Applications/Operating%20Systems/linux/distributions/live-linux/live-linux.0.3.iso.bz2 available here].  The file boot/boot.cfg on the iso needs to be renamed to linuxboot.cfg.  The video became garbled launching with both composite and component cables.  (may need an old version of Cromwell; untested)  This is a very basic minilinux distro, essentially a proof of concept.  The linuxrc is a symlink to busybox.  It comes with a 9MB image.
+*'''[https://web.archive.org/web/20051106185529/http://article.gmane.org/gmane.linux.ports.xbox.devel/5736 live-linux]''' An early Linux that 007 hack users tried; it booted from CD but could also boot from the hard drive.  It was released up to 0.3, no known website, but here is [https://sourceforge.net/p/xbox-linux/mailman/message/10300266/ the announcement].  The latest image is [https://legacy.downloads.diomtec.com/homebrew/xbins/Console%20Based%20Applications/Operating%20Systems/linux/distributions/live-linux/live-linux.0.3.iso.bz2 available here].  The file boot/boot.cfg on the iso needs to be renamed to linuxboot.cfg.  The video became garbled launching with both composite and component cables.  (may need an old version of Cromwell; untested)  This is a very basic minilinux distro, essentially a proof of concept.  The linuxrc is a symlink to busybox.  It comes with a 9MB image.
 *'''ltools''', a minilinux used in Xbox game save hacks, first designed to install Linux, but later repurposed to softmod the Xbox.
 *'''[https://sourceforge.net/projects/xboxhdm2/files/ xboxhdm]''' is a tool made by Idotsfan for softmodding locked Xbox hard drives, it's a PC-based CD-bootable set of Linux tools

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 * [https://web.archive.org/web/20050724003648/http://xbox-linux.sourceforge.net/cgi-bin/moin.cgi/FrontPage the "Old" xbox wiki on SourceForge.]
 * [http://web.archive.org/web/20040419204220/http://xbox-linux.org:80/ The "Old" xbox-linux website], before the website was replaced with the "new wiki".
-* [https://web.archive.org/web/20030204023051/http://sourceforge.net:80/project/showfiles.php?group_id=54192 The original Xbox Linux downloads page] on SourceForge.  Distros are removed as they become unmaintained, so time travelling can be useful here to see all distros.  The download links aren't archived, though; mainly useful for seeing filenames.
+* [https://web.archive.org/web/20030204023051/http://sourceforge.net:80/project/showfiles.php?group_id=54192 The original Xbox Linux downloads page] on SourceForge.  Distros are removed as they become unmaintained, so time travelling can be useful here to see all distros.  The download links aren't archived, though; mainly it's useful for seeing the filenames.
 ==See Also==
 *[[Xbox Linux]]