[GUIDE] STEP BY STEP - HOW TO INSTALL XBMC! LOOK HERE! **UPDATED**

hey thanks [bold]TheReturn[/bold], but i figured it out, i ftp'd the XML file from the C:/XBMC/ folder to my pc, then i made a backup copy of it, then opened it up and edited the <home> tag to read where the "XBMC" folder was located on the xbox A.K.A. the "C:/XBMC/" folder... the code that i edited was "<home>C:\XBMC\</home>"...

 

@TheReturn, I really appreciate you taking out the time to help me STEP BY STEP, thanks for all the help... i have been trying to get this to work for months... everybody that you help are really gonna miss having you around... thanks agian...

 

I think this thread should be a sticky... I know people are having problems with this because i have seen & heard nothing but complaining (including myself) and no solutions being found and no problems being solved... Well here it is.... the solution to peoples XBMC problems...

 

hey TheReturn, i am encountering a VERY BIG problem, since i got XBMC working i was able to FTP over some 3 pics and 1 mp3, i tested them and they work flawlesly... BUT, i tried to FTP back into the xbox and ITS NOT WORKING!!! Im freaking out! whats going on... i tried another thread that the guy was having the same problem as me, but it didnt work for me... so can you please help me... i would really like to get started FTPing agian...

 

oh yeah, i followed the instructions that you gave DAaron in this thread http://forums.afterdawn.com/thread_view.cfm/324667, so now my IP address on my PC and XBOX are [bold](192.168.1.111)[/bold], man i hope this can be fixed....

 

why you have so much problem? Load evox to do ftp not XBMC.

 

i am loading evox... its not working, the same way that i was always doing it is how im doing it now but it aint working...

 

what happen now.
YOu only insert 1 line for XBMC code and evox mess up?

Can you still ftp? Evox still load as a default dashboard?
Xmbc still work?

 

[bold]Q & A[/bold]

- Can you still ftp? [bold]No[/bold]
- Evox still load as a default dashboard? [bold]Yes[/bold]
- Xmbc still work? [bold]Yes[/bold]

but i do not know whats wrong with it... everytime i try to connect now it says....

[bold]
WinSock 2.0
Connecting to 192.168.0.3
Connected to 192.168.0.3 Port 21
Connection failed (Connection lost)
Delaying for 120 seconds before reconnect attempt #1
[/bold]

 

what ip, subnet, gateway, DNS on pc and xbox

 

[bold]On my PC its...[/bold]

IP Address - 192.168.0.3
Subnet Mask - 255.255.255.0
Default Gateway - Blank
DNS Server - Blank

[bold]On my XBOX its...[/bold]

IP Address - 192.168.0.3
Subnet Mask - 255.255.255.0
Default Gateway - 192.168.0.1
DNS - 0.0.0.0
DNS - 0.0.0.0

 

that is why.
Change IP address on PC to 192.168.0.1
then connect again

 

its still not working are you sure thats what im supposed to do... or should i change the default gateway on my pc to 192.168.0.1, well either way it still isnt connecting...

 

hmm.. what was your setup before (when it working)?

 

make sure firewall off
and use STATIC

 

i dont have a firewall and it is set to static... the setup i have is a router to my xbox with ethernet, & my pc to router wirelessly... thats when it was working... so i dont know whats going on know....

 

On my PC its...

IP Address - 192.168.0.2
Subnet Mask - 255.255.255.0
Default Gateway - Blank
DNS Server - Blank

On my XBOX its...

IP Address - 192.168.0.3
Subnet Mask - 255.255.255.0
Default Gateway - 192.168.0.2
DNS - 0.0.0.0
DNS - 0.0.0.0

xbox to port 1 with ethernet cable
pc to port 2 with ethernet cable
ON same router.

then connect.

 

ok i still am not connected, and i dont know whats going on but when i use the setup mentioned above... including my wireless, and two ethernet connections on ENABLED at the same time, i get this...

[bold]
[R] Connecting to 192.168.0.3 -> IP=192.168.0.3 PORT=21
[R] Connected to 192.168.0.3
[R] 220 Please enter your login name now.
[R] USER xbox
[R] 331 Password required for xbox.
[R] PASS (hidden)
[R] 230 User xbox logged in , proceed.
[R] SYST
[R] 215 UNIX Type: L8
[R] FEAT
[R] 502 feat is not implemented.
[R] REST 100
[R] 502 rest is not implemented.
[R] This site may not allow file resuming
[R] CWD /
[R] 250 "/" is current directory.
[R] PWD
[R] 257 "/" is current directory
[R] TYPE A
[R] 200 Type set to ASCII.
[R] PASV
[R] 502 pasv is not implemented.
[R] PORT 192,168,0,2,4,185
[R] 200 Port command ok.
[R] LIST -al
[R] 150 Opening ASCII data connection for ls /.
[R] 226 Transfer finished successfully. Data connection closed.
[/bold]

 

Your Firewall software is on.. Turn it off. Keep looking.. I had a similar problem previously.. and once I disabled my firewall software, everything connected smoothly.

 

where do i go to turn it off... is it under start > control panel > Security Center, and then turn off the firewall? cuz thats what i did... are there anymore firewalls that would be on my PC? oh yeah and i am running WinXP Home...