Seeing an xbox in your network?

quackers · 11 Oct 2006 at 18:09

I'm starting to run out of space, as a temporary solution. I thought i might be able to get access to my old xbox hard drive through my router.

It doesnt seem to want to play, has anyone managed it?

Avalon · 11 Oct 2006 at 18:20

with a custom dash you could FTP to it ....

quackers · 11 Oct 2006 at 18:25

This could be the way forward

http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/using/networking/setup/xbox.mspx

aceface57 · 11 Oct 2006 at 21:30

I have an xbox on my network but i have played with it. There are many guides out there, but it can't be disscused here i think. Im not even sure that with a reguar old xbox you can ftp into the hard drive (which is only 8gig anyway?) unless you mod it?

Cal_G · 11 Oct 2006 at 22:31

It would need to be modded for sure.

NachT · 11 Oct 2006 at 23:16

I've done this with an original xbox. You do need to mod it though, and it's not illigal to do so. It's illigal to copy games etc onto the HD of it, but modding it just to mess round or run linux on it is ok so i've read.

If your wanting to do so, use Evolution X it allows you to an 120GB HD in the console for FTP storage etc.

shine · 11 Oct 2006 at 23:27

NachT said:
I've done this with an original xbox. You do need to mod it though, and it's not illigal to do so. It's illigal to copy games etc onto the HD of it, but modding it just to mess round or run linux on it is ok so i've read.

If your wanting to do so, use Evolution X it allows you to an 120GB HD in the console for FTP storage etc.

As long as you do not install copyrighted material it is legal to mod the xbox. I did the same with mine and using Evolution X I can connect to it via FTP.

slipd · 12 Oct 2006 at 19:33

NachT said:
I've done this with an original xbox. You do need to mod it though, and it's not illigal to do so. It's illigal to copy games etc onto the HD of it, but modding it just to mess round or run linux on it is ok so i've read.

If your wanting to do so, use Evolution X it allows you to an 120GB HD in the console for FTP storage etc.

Sorry for being slightly OT, but I've just bought a xBox for modding

I want to put in a bigger hard drive etc, but I was told you were able to put whatever size you wanted in there? I was just about to hit the "Buy" botton, when I saw this thread :eek:

I was after a 250 GB Seagate...

Anyone care to elaborate

Cheers,

SW.

shine · 12 Oct 2006 at 20:10

I don't know about the 120GB limit, I have seen an XBox with a 200GB HD working fine using Evolution X.

hybrid · 12 Oct 2006 at 22:19

I have a 160GB Seagate HDD in my XBox.

works fine

and i use FTP to gain access to it.

Cal_G · 12 Oct 2006 at 22:31

I use a 200 in mine, evox formatted it no problems at all

NachT · 13 Oct 2006 at 22:40

Sorry!

I got my chip yonks ago, at the time it had a 120 GB limit heh.

Probably be able to stick 1TB in an xbox now.

Avalon · 13 Oct 2006 at 23:27

Any size drive you can buy now will work

SexyGreyFox · 13 Oct 2006 at 23:29

I've got two modded XBOX's in the house and neither are used for games.
Both have Slayers Evox installed and they are recognised immediately on the network.

http://slayer.xbox-scene.com/