Comments on: Transform Your Classic Xbox into a Killer Media Center

By: Chad

Chad — Fri, 12 Sep 2008 18:45:53 +0000

When I go into the memory card on the xbox, it does not have the option to copy (only delete). Am I doing something incorrect?

By: pat

pat — Sun, 07 Sep 2008 00:08:55 +0000

is there something that you have to do other than what is listed to be able to play the backup games? I am actually not using the original ones as they are becoming harder to come by — I bought 4 copies of star wars battlefront 2 – so I am a legitimate backup user? I know that sounds funny, but i did step by step above got it all working and the dvd drive does not seem to see the game? I used ios builder — ? not sure if there is some other step?

thanks

By: mark lown

mark lown — Sat, 05 Jul 2008 19:26:52 +0000

try using smartFTP, can be downloaded for free, google it. just make sure you put in the right ip address for the xbox(bottom right of the dash) and the right user and password(default for both should be xbox). it worked first time for me.

By: david

david — Thu, 05 Jun 2008 18:04:11 +0000

I don’t know if you have done a reference to this link before, but this link can walk you through doing all this for only the cost of a blank cd. There are potential risks to doing the hotswap method that this walks you through, but you can assess the risks yourself.

http://www.instructables.com/id/How-to-softmod-your-xbox…for-FREE/

By: TJSailor

TJSailor — Sat, 17 May 2008 07:44:03 +0000

Everything was going ok until I got to the part where I had to connect my xbox to to my pc via filezilla/flashfxp. A message comes up saying that it is connecting to the ip address but the connection keeps failing. My pc is on a home wireless connection but the xbox is plugged directly into the wireless hub thingy with a data cable. I’ve tried pinging the xbox too but to no avail. I’m currently running an evoX dashboard. If anyone can help me out I’d really appreciate it.

By: tom titwell

tom titwell — Thu, 28 Feb 2008 02:30:23 +0000

you know rather then going through all the work of building this usb device i hot swopped the drive and just put the geme exploite in using xbrowers that way you dont need to build a usb device or buy a action replay device and getting that action replay to do anything is imposable !

By: Adam Brownsea

Adam Brownsea — Sun, 23 Sep 2007 23:51:50 +0000

Instead of buying an Action Replay kit for $40, you can buy a XBox to Female USB adapter for around $9.

You can then plug any USB flash drive into the adapter. Seeing XBox memory cards are hard find if you don't have an old one, while old USB flash drives are worth next to nothing. I have an old 128MB USB flash drive.

To format the USB flash drive start your Xbox before plugging in the drive. Then when you plug it in, it will reformat it.

I know many people who buy refurbished old XBoxes just to get a cheap Media Center.

Refurbished XBox - $109 Ebgames
Powerwave XBox Remote - $24 - Gamehead
Splinter Cell (2nd hand) - $8 Ebgames
USB Device to Xbox Adapter Cable - $9 Ebay

Total for Media Center - $150 (not including shipping)

By: Liyster

Liyster — Mon, 17 Sep 2007 00:14:16 +0000

Thanks for this informative article.

A friend of mine has Xbox Media Center already installed on his box, but its an older version of the one that you showed.

Could you write a tutorial on how to 'upgrade' your box to the latest version of XBMC please?

Thanks