How to Install Linux on a Jtagged Xbox 360

Ok, in this tutorial i will be showing you how to run Linux (Gentoo Live) on your Jtagged Xbox 360, this is not the King Kong Hack, and does not require you to have a Kernel version of 4532 or 4548, this will work with any rebooter e.g XBR 8955, freeBOOT 9199 e.t.c.

Ok, you will need a few things for this to work;

1. Jtagged Xbox 360 with working DVD drive & Linux bootloader installed (xell)

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3. USB Keyboard & Mouse

4. Computer that is able to burn cd's

5. Image burning software (I recommend Power ISO)

6. 1x Blank CD

Lets get started.

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2 - Burn ISO to disc

3 - Attach Jtag to screen using either AV or Component (HDMI wont work)

4 - Start console using eject button, as soon as it boots into xell place the disc
you have just burnt into tray and close it

5 - After the xell script ends, it should boot from the gentoo live cd

6 - You should now have a black screen with penguins at the top

7 - Let the Gentoo Live script run (may take a while)

8 - After it loads the files, it should boot into the desktop

9 - Have fun using your xbox as a computer!

If you want sound modules

Here is a kernel with the xenon sound modules

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Replace the vmlinux from your sata2 CD with this one. Extract the 2.6.24.3 folder in the /lib/modules directory.

Run this command:

sudo echo "snd-xenon" > /etc/modules

Reboot.

Underneath is a quick video i made showing the boot process speeded up (for reference)



All in all this is not a hard thing to do at all, all tho i have heard of some people
having problems booting the disc with hitachi drives, but not 100% sure

Any problems, my aim is - loudwnirvana

Have fun using your 360 as a computer!

- Louis