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| − | Installing is fairly simple. | + | Installing on [[VirtualBox]] is fairly simple. |
== some prerequisites == | == some prerequisites == | ||
| − | # You should be able to transfer files to XBox's HDD somehow (best is FTP server, Linux running on xbox (http://xbox-linux.org) but you can also attach the HDD to your PC | + | # You should be able to transfer files to XBox's HDD somehow (best is FTP server, Linux running on xbox (http://xbox-linux.org) but you can also attach the HDD to your PC – manuals for this are located on the same great http://xbox-linux.org site. |
# Your knowledge how to run custom software on the xbox (you can gain it from the same site). | # Your knowledge how to run custom software on the xbox (you can gain it from the same site). | ||
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# Copy freeldr.ini/freeldr.sys into root directory of E: drive. | # Copy freeldr.ini/freeldr.sys into root directory of E: drive. | ||
# Copy ReactOS folder from where you have it working (virtual machine, real hdd) to ReactOS folder on E: drive. | # Copy ReactOS folder from where you have it working (virtual machine, real hdd) to ReactOS folder on E: drive. | ||
| − | # Run modified cromwell (which allows to boot ReactOS or Linux) | + | # Run modified cromwell (which allows to boot ReactOS or Linux) – you can either flash it to the bios (if you have a modchip, it works very well) or write to the C: drive as .xbe file and run it using a dashboard. |
== Things to remember == | == Things to remember == | ||
# Don't forget to detach your xpad controller because currently reactos won't boot with it. | # Don't forget to detach your xpad controller because currently reactos won't boot with it. | ||
# Attach your keyboard and mouse before booting into reactos (well, hotplug should work too, but since whole usb stack is now in experimental mode it may not work). | # Attach your keyboard and mouse before booting into reactos (well, hotplug should work too, but since whole usb stack is now in experimental mode it may not work). | ||
| − | # It's just fun for now, nothing else. You can browse your xbox's hdd in explorer, as if it's just a pc computer, you can even do some very simple things, but not very much really. But with time | + | # It's just fun for now, nothing else. You can browse your xbox's hdd in explorer, as if it's just a pc computer, you can even do some very simple things, but not very much really. But with time – when we finish nvidia network card driver, it's gonna become more interesting since possibilities are endless – there are so plenty of software for Win32 that there is definately something cool you may want to try to run on your XBox :-) |
| − | ==See Also== | + | == See Also == |
| − | [http://www.reactos.org/forum/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=1913 ReactOS Forum topic] | + | * [http://www.reactos.org/forum/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=1913 ReactOS Forum topic] |
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[[Category:Tutorial]] | [[Category:Tutorial]] | ||
Revision as of 13:13, 8 May 2014
Installing on VirtualBox is fairly simple.
some prerequisites
- You should be able to transfer files to XBox's HDD somehow (best is FTP server, Linux running on xbox (http://xbox-linux.org) but you can also attach the HDD to your PC – manuals for this are located on the same great http://xbox-linux.org site.
- Your knowledge how to run custom software on the xbox (you can gain it from the same site).
Steps to install
- Copy freeldr.ini/freeldr.sys into root directory of E: drive.
- Copy ReactOS folder from where you have it working (virtual machine, real hdd) to ReactOS folder on E: drive.
- Run modified cromwell (which allows to boot ReactOS or Linux) – you can either flash it to the bios (if you have a modchip, it works very well) or write to the C: drive as .xbe file and run it using a dashboard.
Things to remember
- Don't forget to detach your xpad controller because currently reactos won't boot with it.
- Attach your keyboard and mouse before booting into reactos (well, hotplug should work too, but since whole usb stack is now in experimental mode it may not work).
- It's just fun for now, nothing else. You can browse your xbox's hdd in explorer, as if it's just a pc computer, you can even do some very simple things, but not very much really. But with time – when we finish nvidia network card driver, it's gonna become more interesting since possibilities are endless – there are so plenty of software for Win32 that there is definately something cool you may want to try to run on your XBox :-)
