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X.org drivers and a new Gentoo Full LiveCD Beta released for the Xbox 360!

Posted Apr 1, 2007 at 6:59PM EST by QJ Staff

Listed in: Xbox 360 Tags: Cpasjuste, Exploit, Gentoo, Hitachi, Linux

The team of tmbinc, Cpasjuste, stonersmurf and the rest of free60.org, who've been furiously at work porting Linux to Microsoft's Xbox 360 have just made two big releases getting us closer to the dream of having a full-blown Linux distro on our 360.

First, the Free60.org team released X.org drivers for the Xbox 360 hardware called xenosfb. X.org is the implementation of X Window System, the software used by Linux to render graphical user interfaces. This means that once distros incorporate these drivers into themselves, you can run these distros with better graphical compatibility, including higher resolution support.

And the second release is what I just talked about. Cpasjuste has released a Gentoo LiveCD (Full version - 608 MB) with these new drivers built into it. This means that you will be able to run the LiveCD with the GUI and with a lot more compatibility. The livecd uses the xenosfb drivers, plus it includes a powerpc toolchain so that you can compile and build applications on the 360 itself, without having to cross-compile applications on your PC and then transferring them to the 360. The Gentoo LiveCD contains the Gnome Desktop Environment.

Firstly, here's what the Free60.org team had to say about their new drivers:

X.org driver and a new LiveCD No April Fools' Day joke. We have released a preliminary X.org driver and Cpasjuste has built a new LiveCD which makes use of it. Unfortunately, support for Samsung drives and sound drivers are still missing.

Next, some parts of the readme from Cpasjuste's Gentoo LiveCD readme:

This is a liveCD for Linux on the Xbox 360. It is based on the experimental gentoo liveCD that can be found here. It has a few changes to boot on the Xbox 360 (codename xenon). Currently, Samsung drives aren't supported, there is no sound driver, and you should use vga output for better results. This liveCD is build with the new xenosfb driver so it have a full gnome desktop. It also contains the powerpc64 toolchain for developers.

How does it work?

Burn gentoo-livecd-xenon-beta.iso.
Upload the cdreader binary via serial, or use the new king kong patcher with built-in readcd code, this will open the dvd tray.
Put the gentoo-livecd-xenon-beta CD in the drive.
cdreader will automatically start the xell bootloader located at lba 0x20 on this cd and boot the Linux Kernel."

Although it should be quite obvious by now, we'd like to tell you that this exploit will only run on an Xbox360 with an older kernel (4532 and 4548), plus its DVDROM (This release only works on Hitachi-LG drives) has to be hacked to accept backup discs. You'll also need a patched King Kong disc which includes the exploit.

Finally, another big thank you to the whole Free60.org team, tmbinc, stonersmurf, xorloser and Cpasjuste for the great work they're putting in. The Xbox360 Linux scene is booming and it's all because of you guys!

Download Link: X.org drivers
Download Link: Gentoo LiveCD Beta (Full - 608MB)
Link: The Free60.org wiki.

Via Xbox-Scene

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But Ubuntu is better... *happy ubuntu edgy eft user / dev / lover*

Now that I think bout it... I should update to Feisty Fawn sometime... hmmm...

Anyway - That lack of Samsung Drive Support... does that mean the Linux can't boot on those Drives... or simply that we can't adress the Drive from inside Linux?

# ubuntu — Guest 2010-01-25 21:10

can somebody send me a live cd please mbgutierrrez21@yahoo.com

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