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Title: XBOX and MAME question
Post by: MYX on August 30, 2002, 12:32:35 pm

Some time back I recall reading that there would be a port for the XBOX. Does anyone know anything about this. I just got an XBOX and do not see how it would be possible to load MAME on to the X. Was it just rumer or reality. I think that I had actually read it in an XBOX magazine.

Title: Re:XBOX and MAME question
Post by: Dave_K. on August 30, 2002, 02:06:59 pm

Somebody who had the Xbox development kit (software and the real debug version of the xbox hardward) was able to port Mame and put up a page about it.  He basically said "it could be done", but he wasn't going to release it (his code couldn't run the non-developement xbox hardware anyway).

Now with the latest Linux/Xbox developments, you could get the hack chip installed (voiding the warrenty), loading linux on it, and then just downloading/compiling mame and it should work.  But outside that, there is currently no version of linux of mame which will run natively on the xbox.

-Dave

Title: Re:XBOX and MAME question
Post by: tom61 on August 30, 2002, 02:21:59 pm

There was a version of mame released for X-Box, which was made with the official (illegal to distribute programs without a license from MS). It was even briefly on mame.net, but MS ordered it pulled. The only place you might get it is IRC or usenet (I definately wouldn't ask about it on an xbox forum, as you'd be flame bait).

As far a Linux on XBox goes, unless it has progressed alot this week, it is just a command line and a few utilities. (ie no X or SVGAlib to run Mame with).

Title: Re:XBOX and MAME question
Post by: SNAAAKE on August 30, 2002, 06:53:11 pm

You can find it by asking people on file sharing progs.
It was released but then got wanked by MS :'(

Title: Re:XBOX and MAME question
Post by: Dave_K. on August 31, 2002, 01:31:29 am

I bet this sneaked out version or Mame still only runs on modded Xbox's.  There is no other way to run unsigned code.

-Dave

Title: Re:XBOX and MAME question
Post by: tom61 on August 31, 2002, 06:05:56 pm

Yep, you have to have mod chip for it to work.

Title: Re:XBOX and MAME question
Post by: SirPoonga on September 03, 2002, 09:48:34 pm

Quote from: tom61 on August 30, 2002, 02:21:59 pm

As far a Linux on XBox goes, unless it has progressed alot this week, it is just a command line and a few utilities. (ie no X or SVGAlib to run Mame with).

Yep, just command-line and a few out utils.
http://xbox-linux.sourceforge.net/screenshots.php

Title: Re:XBOX and MAME question
Post by: SirPoonga on September 06, 2002, 08:15:20 pm

Oh yeah, this was posted today on slashdot.

http://slashdot.org/articles/02/09/06/1622236.shtml?tid=127

Title: Re:XBOX and MAME question
Post by: Magnet_Eye on September 16, 2002, 04:40:49 pm

I swear I just saw an updated version of that X-MAME on some emu site a few days ago....

might want to find it.

Title: Re:XBOX and MAME question
Post by: SNAAAKE on September 16, 2002, 06:40:40 pm

you were drrrrrrrreamin...drrrrrrrrrream...waaaaaaaaake up ! ! !

lol...

look for the link if you really saw...i couldnt find it anywhere :-\

Title: Re:XBOX and MAME question
Post by: SirPoonga on September 18, 2002, 03:29:17 am

MAME-X is dead.

however, with slackware and debian on the xbox, xmame might work on it.  At least there is alot of progress getting linux on the xbox.   But I was thinking, actaully how practical would mame on the xbox be.  Would it accept mouse control or something to that rotary games could use?

Title: Re:XBOX and MAME question
Post by: rampy on September 18, 2002, 02:22:01 pm

ya mighta seen the link for xmame which is the xwindows port of MAME... *shrug* it's a guess anyways...

rampy

Title: Re:XBOX and MAME question
Post by: tom61 on September 20, 2002, 05:37:37 pm

Mame X is still alive, the problem is finding the binaries.
http://mame-x.xb-power.com/ (http://mame-x.xb-power.com/)