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VannevarKush: Moving page to Xbox Linux, replaced with redirect

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Moving page to Xbox Linux, replaced with redirect

VannevarKush at 02:39, 4 July 2022

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VannevarKush at 04:13, 3 July 2022

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VannevarKush at 04:12, 3 July 2022

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VannevarKush at 04:12, 3 July 2022

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VannevarKush: Removing historical content to put on new page

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Removing historical content to put on new page

VannevarKush: /* Historical Xbox Linux */

2022-07-03T03:57:32Z

‎Historical Xbox Linux

VannevarKush: /* Installing Old Distros */

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‎Installing Old Distros

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‎Installing Old Distros

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‎Installing Old Distros

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−	The first Xbox Linux releases were in 2003, and Xbox Linux reached its peak of popularity in 2003-2006. To read more about it, see '''[[Historical Xbox Linux]]'''. Today, Xbox Linux has more of a hobbyist appeal.	+	#REDIRECT [[Xbox Linux]]
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−	The former kernels of 2.4 and 2.6 were woefully out of date. To save the day, haxar has patched a modern kernel (5.8) with everything needed to run a terminal-based instance of Xbox linux. This kernel can be used as the basis for setting up modern Xbox Linux distributions.
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−	It would be possible to use Xbox Linux to bundle Linux setups and individual Linux applications, once the proper functionality is set up. Linux also has applications as a platform for investigating the Xbox hardware.
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−	~~==Current Status==~~
−	~~A CD-installable distro is currently being worked on.~~
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−	~~For a list of the current issues that are blocking functionality on Xbox Linux, see '''[[Xbox Linux Issues]]'''.~~
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−	~~For some guides and information that might help you get Xbox Linux up and running, see '''[[Xbox Linux Tips and Tricks]]'''.~~
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−	~~==Links==~~
−	* [https://github.com/haxar/xbox-linux Haxar's modifications] to the 5.8 kernel
−	** [https://github.com/XboxDev/xbox-linux-initramfs A basic initramfs] for use with that kernel
−	** [https://github.com/XboxDev/xbox-linux-busybox The busybox setup] used in that initramfs
−	* [https://github.com/mborgerson/fatx mborgerson's FATX library], including a FUSE driver for FATX support in Linux
−	* [https://github.com/alexwinger/ubuntu-cosmic Ubuntu Cosmic with FATX, DON'T USE THIS], there is no actual FATX code in this repo. It appears to be just a starting point for a FATX implementation in Linux. Posted here to save you the time of figuring that out for yourself.
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−	~~==See Also==~~
−	* [[~~17_Mistakes_Microsoft_Made_in_the_Xbox_Security_System\|17 Mistakes Microsoft Made in the Xbox Security System]] by Michael Steil, the founder of the~~ Xbox Linux ~~team~~
−	* [https://www.ridemybike.org/command1.pdf In the beginning... Was the Command Line] ~~by Neal Stephenson~~
−	* [https://www.usenix.org/system/files/1311_05-08_mickens.pdf The Night Watch] Some inspiration
−	* [https://web.mit.edu/~simsong/www/ugh.pdf The UNIX Hater's Handbook] ~~Some catharsis, from before the dawn of time~~

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 ==See Also==
-* [[17_Mistakes_Microsoft_Made_in_the_Xbox_Security_System|17 Mistakes Microsoft Made in the Xbox Security System]] by Michael Steil, a member of the Xbox Linux team
+* [[17_Mistakes_Microsoft_Made_in_the_Xbox_Security_System|17 Mistakes Microsoft Made in the Xbox Security System]] by Michael Steil, the founder of the Xbox Linux team
 * [https://www.usenix.org/system/files/1311_05-08_mickens.pdf The Night Watch] Some inspiration
 * [https://web.mit.edu/~simsong/www/ugh.pdf The UNIX Hater's Handbook] Some catharsis, from before the dawn of time

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-The first Xbox Linux releases were in 2003, and Xbox Linux reached its peak of popularity in 2003-2006.  To read more about it, see [[Historical Xbox Linux]].  Today, Xbox Linux has more of a hobbyist appeal.
+The first Xbox Linux releases were in 2003, and Xbox Linux reached its peak of popularity in 2003-2006.  To read more about it, see '''[[Historical Xbox Linux]]'''.  Today, Xbox Linux has more of a hobbyist appeal.
 The former kernels of 2.4 and 2.6 were woefully out of date.  To save the day, haxar has patched a modern kernel (5.8) with everything needed to run a terminal-based instance of Xbox linux.  This kernel can be used as the basis for setting up modern Xbox Linux distributions.
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 A CD-installable distro is currently being worked on.
-For a list of the current issues that are blocking functionality on Xbox Linux, see [[Xbox Linux Issues]].
+For a list of the current issues that are blocking functionality on Xbox Linux, see '''[[Xbox Linux Issues]]'''.
-For some guides and information that might help you get Xbox Linux up and running, see [[Xbox Linux Tips and Tricks]].
+For some guides and information that might help you get Xbox Linux up and running, see '''[[Xbox Linux Tips and Tricks]]'''.
 ==Links==

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 * [https://github.com/mborgerson/fatx mborgerson's FATX library], including a FUSE driver for FATX support in Linux
 * [https://github.com/alexwinger/ubuntu-cosmic Ubuntu Cosmic with FATX, DON'T USE THIS], there is no actual FATX code in this repo.  It appears to be just a starting point for a FATX implementation in Linux.  Posted here to save you the time of figuring that out for yourself.
 ==See Also==

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-When it was announced that the specifications of the Xbox were known to be very similar to an X86 PC, Xbox Linux was quickly considered as a possibility.  Michael Robertson, the CEO of Lindows.com, offered [https://www.cnet.com/culture/squeeze-linux-into-xbox-win-200000/ two $100,000 prizes] with the vision of getting cheap Linux PCs into the hands of the masses.  One of the prizes was for a demonstration of Linux running on an Xbox (with a $55,000 "subprize" for writing a [[Cromwell|BIOS]])  The other prize was for an exploit capable of getting Xbox Linux to run without hardware modification, ideally by using just a CD-ROM.  (was this claimed?  the prize deadline was extended [https://www.theregister.com/2003/01/02/xbox_linux_donor_extends_prize/ here])  The first Xbox exploits were created to make Xbox Linux possible, and were quickly repurposed by modders, while Linux remained a more niche application on the original Xbox.  In the years while the Xbox was still being manufactured, it could function as a cheap daily driver Linux PC, and some users modded the controller ports into permanent USB ports.  But, as with all PCs they eventually became obsolete as cheaper, smaller hardware became available with similar processing power.
+The first Xbox Linux releases were in 2003, and Xbox Linux reached its peak of popularity in 2003-2006.  To read more about it, see [[Historical Xbox Linux]].  Today, Xbox Linux has more of a hobbyist appeal.
-Today, Xbox Linux has more of a hobbyist appeal.  It would be possible, though, to use it to bundle Linux setups and individual Linux applications, once the proper functionality is set up.  Linux also has applications as a platform for investigating the Xbox hardware.
+The former kernels of 2.4 and 2.6 were woefully out of date.  To save the day, haxar has patched a modern kernel (5.8) with everything needed to run a terminal-based instance of Xbox linux.  This kernel can be used as the basis for setting up modern Xbox Linux distributions.
-For information about old versions of Xbox Linux, see [[Historical Xbox Linux]].
+It would be possible to use Xbox Linux to bundle Linux setups and individual Linux applications, once the proper functionality is set up.  Linux also has applications as a platform for investigating the Xbox hardware.
-==Current Xbox Linux==
+==Current Status==
-The former kernels of 2.4 and 2.6 were woefully out of date.  To save the day, haxar has patched a modern kernel (5.8) with everything needed to run a terminal-based instance of Xbox linux.  This kernel can be used as the basis for setting up modern Xbox Linux distributions.
+A CD-installable distro is currently being worked on.
 For a list of the current issues that are blocking functionality on Xbox Linux, see [[Xbox Linux Issues]].
 For some guides and information that might help you get Xbox Linux up and running, see [[Xbox Linux Tips and Tricks]].
 ==Links==

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 ==Historical Xbox Linux==
-Xbox Linux reached a point of stable releases [https://www.linuxjournal.com/article/6704 around 2003], and the development continued thereafter, providing support for 1.4 Xboxes and their Focus encoder chip, and even support for 1.6 Xboxes and their changes in architecture.  The 2.4 kernel was primarily used for Xbox Linux.  The 2.6 kernel patches that were developed appear stable and quite usable, but scattered functionalities from the 2.4 kernel were never ported over.
+Xbox Linux reached a point of stable releases [https://www.linuxjournal.com/article/6704 around 2003], and the development continued thereafter, providing support for 1.4 Xboxes and their Focus encoder chip, and even support for 1.6 Xboxes and their changes.  The 2.4 kernel was primarily used for Xbox Linux.  The 2.6 kernel patches that were developed appear stable and quite usable, but scattered functionalities from the 2.4 kernel were never ported over.
 ===Distros===

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 This may wipe your hard drive, format it for Linux, and expect you to put Cromwell on your BIOS.  It may also mean just formatting F and booting into it from Xromwell on FATX.  So make sure you know which one it is!  (the installer should tell you, if it's installing to F you should be fine)  Any native install with a boot partition (launched via a hard drive icon in Cromwell/Xromwell) is NOT compatible with the XBPartitioner table, and installing it will overwite the XBPartitioner table.  So "F takes all" is preferred here, for allowing coexistence with the stock partitions.
-'''If you have a native install, DO NOT USE XBPARTITIONER unless you want to remove Linux.  Any XBPartitioner format will break Linux by wiping out the MBR that Linux uses to find its partitions.'''  You can't have custom FATX partitions alongside a Linux native install.  (So use an old hard drive for this)
+'''If you have a native install, DO NOT USE XBPARTITIONER unless you want to remove Linux.  Any XBPartitioner format will break Linux by wiping out the MBR that Linux uses to find its partitions.'''  You can't have custom FATX partitions alongside a Linux native install.  (So use a spare hard drive for a native install)
 '''Loopback Install'''

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	'''Native Install'''		'''Native Install'''
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	This may not be compatible with softmods! '''Don't mess around with native installs on a locked hard drive or a hard drive that's not backed up! Flash your TSOP or hardmod first!'''		This may not be compatible with softmods! '''Don't mess around with native installs on a locked hard drive or a hard drive that's not backed up! Flash your TSOP or hardmod first!'''

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 '''Loopback Install'''
-This installs Linux to a file on the FATX filesystem.  Your Linux filesystem will be contained within that file.  This means that no repartitioning of your hard drive is necessary.  This is a safer install method, if you have space for a small install on E, or if you are using an "F takes all" scheme.  Drive F must end below the 137GB boundary, if doing a loopback install to it. (is that right?)  XBPartitioner-defined partitions are not supported by official versions of Xbox Linux, it only looks for the stock partitions plus "F takes all".  I am unsure of the behavior if the drive is bigger than F can be.  Loopback installs should be safe if your FATX drive F is detected by Xbox Linux.
+This installs Linux to a file on the FATX filesystem.  Your Linux filesystem will be contained within that file.  This means that no repartitioning of your hard drive is necessary.  This is a safer install method, if you have space for a small install on E, or if you are using an "F takes all" scheme with an Xbox partition on F.  Drive F must end below the 137GB boundary, if doing a loopback install to it. (is that right?)  XBPartitioner-defined partitions are not supported by official versions of Xbox Linux, it only looks for the stock partitions plus "F takes all".  I am unsure of the behavior if the drive is bigger than F can be.  Loopback installs should be safe if your FATX drive F is detected by Xbox Linux.
 In general, using a <137GB hard drive avoids these issues, although loopback installs can still be done on larger drives.