Free xbox 360 software for linux

In an effort to be able to play Halo 2 with some out of state friends, I wrote an xbox system link proxy that would essentially bridge only xbox network traffic across across layer 3 networks using UDP.

Written in C and uses libpcap and libnet. A later update added multicast support so Apples Rendezvous (mdns) protocol could span subnets and networks.

xboxproxy project a very simple program that simple takes certain packets and forwards them to other known xbox proxies.

The xbox system link bridge will let you essentially bridge the broadcast and multicast traffic across multiple networks using these proxy bridge-points.

The xbox system link uses ethernet addresses (Layer 2) to indicate destination address and UDP (Layer 4) to send data. If you arent familiar with the OSI model, then the layer information wont help you here. Basically, the 3 layers we care about for this system link proxy are ethernet (layer 2) and udp (layer 4). Theres a special mention for the ip layer (layer 3) but that will be explained shortly.

System link packets come in two flavors: broadcast and unicast. In Halo 2, when you go to look for system link games, your xbox will send ethernet broadcast packets probing for available games.

Broadcast packets are received by every network device on your layer 2 segment, this usually means your subnet or immediate network. Other xbox systems who are hosting games will respond directly to your xbox using your xboxs ethernet address (MAC address) as the destination.

This process is called "discovery." After the discovery process completes and your xbox knows about other xboxes hosting games on the network, it begins direct communication to the known xboxes. When you try to join a game, your xbox sends packets directly to the other xbox you are connecting to. Direct communication continues until you quit the game.

A special note needs to be made, becuase you cant simple skip over layer 3 (the ip layer). We know now that addressed communication uses ethernet addresses, and we also know that the payloads are inside UDP packets, but what about the IP layer?

The IP layer has addresses of its own, among other kinds of flags. Xboxes use the IP of 0.0.0.1 to communicate. This is nothing *too* special, but if you want to sniff only your xboxs traffic, then you can simply filter for that ip and youll get it.

The proxy works by listening for broadcast packets from any xboxes on the immediate network. Any broadcast packets are forwarded to any known proxies over UDP. The proxy also keeps track of ethernet addresses by proxy. So if a packet from "my" xbox wants to talk to another xbox, the proxy will know which proxy that target xbox is on, and only forward the packet to that proxy.

This is a very simple system, and I dont have to know anything about the system link protocol beyond what the underlying layers are used for communication.
I later did some investigating into iTunes music shares. iTunes uses mdns (Apple calls it Rendezvous) for "discovery" of other iTunes music shares.

The discovery is done over a protocol called multicast. Adding mdns support to the proxy/bridge program was quite trivial, and I have tested that it does in-fact work. You can use it to listen to iTunes music shares which are not on your immediate network.

X-DSL can be run as a live CD on a modded Xbox or installed to the Xbox hard drive. It will automatically boot into X Windows where you can use your Xbox controller to control the mouse pointer and a virtual keyboard to enter text.
X-DSL has fluxbox based desktop, with applications for a number of common tasks including:
- Mozilla Firefox web browser
- AxY GTK+ graphical FTP Client
- Sylpheed graphical email client
- Naim console based AIM, ICQ, IRC
- VNC and Remote Desktop clients
- FLWriter word processor
- Siag spreadsheet
- Graphics editing and viewing using Xpaint and xzgv
- Viewers for PDF, Word and Postscript files
- emelFM file manager
- XMMS audio player
- Monkey web server
- FTP server
- SSH client/server
X-DSL can be customised using myDSL extensions with over 200 extensions currently available from the Damn Small Linux repository.
Enhancements:
- Based on Damn Small Linux 1.4
- Another rewrite of the the install scripts
- Improvements to loopback install to allow swap file on the same partition
- Added raincoat
- Added tool to show current IP Address (Under System, Net Setup in the desktop menu)

Gunroar is a 360-degree gunboat shooter. An abstract shooter; Shoot in any direction, as you race through the levels.
Keep near the top of the screen to increase your score. Destroy the enemy fleet. Comes with a soundtrack and effects.
Enhancements:
- Added -enableaxis5 option. (for xbox 360 wired controller)
- Added mouse mode.
- Changed a drawing method of a game field.
- Fixed a problem with a score reel size in a double play mode.
- Increased the number of smoke particles.

Xebian is a linux distribution based on Debian Linux for XboX.

With superb flexibility and ease of use, it can run live off CD/DVD or it can be installed onto the Xbox hard drive in either the free space or the saved game area.

The OS includes support for all versions of the Xbox, including those with Xcalibur video chips.

it is based on Debian Testing (Sarge) with backports for newer software.

Dyne:bolic GNU/Linux is a live bootable distribution, an operating system which works directly from the CD without the need to install or change anything on the hard disk.
It is user-friendly, recognizes your hardware devices (sound, video, firewire, and USB) and offers a vast range of software for multimedia production, streaming, 3D modeling, photo, peer-to-peer filesharing, web browsing and publishing, word processing, email, encryption, and networking. It also includes games and a world navigator.
Dynebolic GNU/Linux does automatic clustering, joining the CPU power between any other dyne:bolic on the local network, and works on modded XBOX consoles as well.
Surf, stream, edit, encode and broadcast both sound and video, all just in one CD you have simply to boot!
Dyne:bolic is shaped on the needs of media activists to eager the production of informations, realizing a full multimedia studio. It takes birth as a grassroot effort to spread free software and the spirit of sharing informations.
Main features:
- user friendly, intuitive and funky desktop interface
- full of creative tools for audio/video multimedia production
- no need to install, partition or change data on harddisk
- it will work even if you have Micro$oft Winblows
- automatic hardware recognition and configuration:
- network cards, sound cards, BTTV video cards, firewire, USB devices and more...
- all harddisks are mounted and fully accessible
- works on old pentium1 as well on XBOX game console
- can save your data and settings in one encrypted file on your harddisk or usb storage device (nesting)
- does automatic clustering with other dyne:bolic on the net, to join the CPU power of multiple computers
- handcrafted by experienced software artisans making their own applications since years: dyne:bolic is not based on any other distribution, is unique!
The graphical environment is XFree86 with WindowMaker which offers a fresh level of interaction which distincts dyne:bolic from other common graphical environments.
Dyne:bolic includes lots of software, result of the great work being done by the GNU/Linux free software community thru the past 15 years. To mention just a few of them:
Mp4Live, lets you stream mpeg4 audio and video on darwin server | FreeJ, to perform on video livesets as a freejay | MuSE, to mix and stream your voice and sound files live on the net HasciiCam, to have a cool (h)ascii webcam, also on low bandwidth | TerminatorX, GDam, SoundTracker and PD, to perform with live audio | Kino, Cinelerra and LiVES, to edit video and publish clips | Audacity and ReZound, to edit audio and add effects on it | Gimp, the GNU image manipulation software to edit your pictures | Blender, one of the most powerful 3d modeling and rendering tools | AbiWord and Ted, to read edit and save any kind of word files | Bluefish, to generate and edit your html webpages | Sylpheed and Gpa, to send and receive mails, with full encryption | Lopster, which lets you do filesharing over winmx and gnutella | Samba, to easily exchange data over shared directories in LANs | XChat, linphone and other messaging softwares for fast comunication | VNC and RDesktop to remotely access any Win or Unix desktop | Lots of network tools, for analysis and poweruser access to the net | Xfe, an intuitive local file browser recognizing all file types | GCombust, to easily burn data on CDs on machines with a cd-burner | XRmap, to easily browse the world geography and the CIA factbook | And, last but not least, lots of great games also to be played in multiplayer mode, online with your friends running dyne:bolic!
To realize a slick and efficient desktop environment dyne:bolic avoids the use of both Gnome and KDE: still consuming less resources we can offer a good degree of user friendliness and integration.
Dyne:bolic doesnt follows the desktop paradigm established by software corporations in the most widespread proprietary operating systems nowadays: it tries to explore new degrees of human interaction with computers.

Grid Wars 2 is a space shooter arcade game.

Grid Wars2 is basically a PC version of the popular Xbox 360 game, Geometry Wars. Made by Mark Incitti, this release features less special effects compared to the original but also new controls to cater for players who do not own a dual analog joypad.

Your small ship sits in a one-screen grid and vectorized enemies spawn to attack. Use your any-directional gun to stay alive while you rake in points. Along the way a few power-ups will give you a hand, and theres always the emergency screen-clearing bomb you can unleash.

The hybrid option control allows a player to use both mouse and keyboard for ship movement as well as aiming their shots.

Mount ISO Image is an advanced script which allows to perform multiple operations with ISO, NRG (Nero Burning ROM), UDF (DVD), CUE/BIN, CCD/IMG/SUB (CloneCD), XDVDFS (XBOX) images.
Mount/unmount operations can be performed in two different ways: using kdesu or sudo. During the installation youll be offered to choose a variant to use.
Note: If you prefer to use sudo, you should first choose to "Setup sudo config" in installation menu.
Usage:
ISO9660 (CD) and UDF (DVD) images
Mount:
Right-click an ".ISO" file and choose "Actions -> Manage ISO -> Mount Image". Image file will be mounted to folder on Desktop, the corresponding folder will be opened and raised.
Unmount:
Right-click an ".ISO" file and choose "Actions -> Manage ISO -> Unmount Image". The corresponding folder will be removed from the desktop automagically.
Calculate MD5 sum:
Right-click an ".ISO" file, choose "Actions -> Manage ISO -> Calculate MD5 sum" and wait for completion - it may take several minutes for a standard 650 Mb image on a slow machine.
Create ISO/UDF image from directory:
Right-click a folder that you wish an ISO or UDF image to be created from and choose "Actions -> Manage ISO -> Create ISO (or UDF) image". Image will be created either in parent directory of this folder (if user is allowed to write there) or on the Desktop.
Warning: Check if you have enough free space on target partition before creating an ISO!
Create ISO/UDF image from CD/DVD drive:
Right-click any suitable directory (resulting file will be stored there), select "Actions -> Manage ISO -> Create ISO-image from CD-ROM" and select the name of ISO image in the filename selection dialog. If it suggests you put the resulting image on the Desktop instead of the selected directory, it means that current user has no permission to write in this directory.
Note: This feature requires a working CD/DVD drive
Warning: Check if you have enough free space on target partition before creating an ISO!
NRG (Nero Burning ROM) images
Mount:
Right-click an ".NRG" file and choose "Actions -> Manage NRG -> Mount Image". Image file will be mounted to folder on Desktop, the corresponding folder will be opened and raised.
Unmount:
Right-click an ".NRG" file and choose "Actions -> Manage NRG -> Unmount Image". The corresponding folder will be removed from the desktop automagically. You can also right-click this very folder on your to unmount.
Calculate MD5 sum:
Right-click an ".NRG" file, choose "Actions -> Manage NRG -> Calculate MD5 sum" and wait for completion - it may take several minutes for a standard 650 Mb image on a slow machine.
Convert NRG image to ISO
Right-click an ".NRG" file and choose "Actions -> Manage NRG -> Convert to ISO" to convert the image to a standard ISO.
Warning: Check if you have enough free space before converting!
CUE/BIN images
Mount:
Right-click a ".CUE" file and choose "Actions -> Manage CUE/BIN -> Mount Image". Image file will be mounted to folder on Desktop, the corresponding folder will be opened and raised.
Note: This feature requires the use of cdemu utility, available here: http://cdemu.sourceforge.net
If it is not installed on your system, you will need to compile it from source or find a suitable package.
Unmount:
Right-click a ".CUE" file and choose "Actions -> Manage CUE/BIN -> Unmount Image". The corresponding folder will be removed from the desktop automagically. You can also right-click this very folder on your to unmount.
Convert CUE/BIN image to ISO:
Right-click a ".CUE" file and choose "Actions -> Manage CUE/BIN -> Convert to ISO" to convert the image to a standard ISO.
Note: This feature requires bchunk utility, available here: http://he.fi/bchunk
If it is not installed on your system, you will need to compile it from source or find a suitable package.
Warning: Check if you have enough free space before converting!
CCD/IMG/SUB (CloneCD) images
Convert CloneCD image to ISO:
Right-click a ".CCD" file and choose "Actions -> Manage CloneCD -> Convert to ISO" to convert the image to a standard ISO.
Note: This feature requires ccd2iso utility, available here: http://sourceforge.net/projects/ccd2iso
If it is not installed on your system, you will need to compile it from source or find a suitable package.
Warning: Check if you have enough free space before converting!
XDVDFS (XBOX) images
Create XDVDFS image from directory:
Right-click a folder that you wish an XDVDFS image to be created from and choose "Actions -> Manage ISO -> Create XDVDFS image". Image will be created either in parent directory of this folder (if user is allowed to write there) or on the Desktop.
Note: This feature requires extract-xiso utility, available here
Warning: Check if you have enough free space on target partition before creating an ISO!
Installation:
tar -jxf mount-iso-image-0.9.tar.bz2
cd mount-iso-image-0.9
./install.sh
Please follow installer instructions
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