Jedi Rainman used our newssubmit to tell us that the people of the Xbox Linux project have succeeded to run Linux on their Xbox. To run Linux on the Xbox people will need to have a mod chip installed.
The ultimate goal of the project is to run Linux on the Xbox as it is a normal computer. Because the Xbox is then a relativly cheap computer with a free operating system, and one of the most populair gaming devices out there.
In the first release Linux boots into a network-enabled state, running a web server and telnet, which allows you to log into the box from another machine. Although there is no audio or video output and input device connectivity yet, users have full control on the Xbox through the network, an Xbox with Linux can already be used as a network server, and by developers to add more features to Linux on the Xbox. |
Future releases of Xbox Linux are planned to fully support all Xbox hardware (video, audio), as well as standard keyboards, mice, webcams etc., so that it can be used just as an ordinary computer, but at a significantly lower price. The Operating System is made available under terms known as the GNU GPL, which mean that the software may be copied freely at no charge
More information on the Xbox project can be found here. For more detailled information, read the readme here.
Source: Xbox-Linux
