new to xbox

hi i found an xbox for sale and im just wondeing what does this mean?

LINUX INSTALLED

Includes N64 roms


i never played an xbox before so please keep it simple

 

It means it's been modified either through software (softmod) or hardware (modchip installed). Also, it has an N64 emulator (probably Surreal64) installed that can play N64 roms.

 

he said it is either Evox or Unleashed installed?
are these any good?

 

EvoX is a very common and reliable dashboard used by many people.

UnleashX is based on the MS dashboard, and sports all the features of EvoX and then some.

So yeah, they're good.

 

unleashx is more of a noob dashboard that makes it easier for new comers to modding the xbox

 

I wouldn't say it's a noob dashboard. It's well featured, and for those that desire a dashboard that resembles the MS dash, it works quite well.

 

yea i used evo it was good for me but watever floats ur boat i guess

 

is it any good for playing backups

what else can it do?

 

pretty much any soft or hard mods could play a backup or ftp and stuff like that

 

my tv is old but would it play ntsc games in colour with the mod chip?

ps
i live in a pal area

 

also the fella i bought it off said it was bought in 2002 so should i get dvd+r or -r which ones work better for this year

 

since its a pal xbox u may need a modchip to play ntsc games

 

A soft mod can be used to play NTSC games with a PAL display just fine.

By default, a homebrew dashboard will load a game in the Xbox's region. So if you load an NTSC game on a PAL Xbox, you'll get a PAL display.

If you're getting an NTSC Xbox, just go in the dash settings and change it to PAL

 

yea that will work too nd they should play in color i ur tv is a color tv

 

my t.v is a colour one but it only suports 50hertz not 60hertz mean it will play pal stuff in colour but not ntsc.

but saying that when i had my ps2 softmodded(swap magic) it would play us games in black nd white but then when i gt my mod chip it played us games in colour.

so what i am wondering since i have my xbox modded will it play us games in colour?

 

PS2's are different than Xbox. With PS2 games, the signal had to be converted through software means, which is why they didn't always display properly afterwards. With a chipped PS2, it's done more efficiently because of the chip. With Xbox, the hardware settings are what decide the output signal, so you get native signals regardless of whether it's softmodded or chipped. Or at least, that's how it seems compared to my PS2 (Swap Magic) and my GameCube (Qoob Pro).

 

so they wont play in colour

 

Yes they will... that's the point I was trying to make. If you play an NTSC game on a PAL Xbox, you get a native PAL signal rather than an emulated one like the PS2 and GameCube output.

 

i got the xbox today and its great.im mostly playing "def jam fight for new york"

im using this guide to connect my pc to xbox using crossover.



http://forums.afterdawn.com/thread_view.cfm/213943

but im not sure if im connecting my cable into the right place in my pc.
do i put it in were my internet wire goes(i have to unplug my nternet cable)


edit

how do i find out my ip addreas from my computer so i can put it in my xbox?

 

Start -> Run -> type cmd and hit ok

Then type in ipconfig/all and you should get all the information you'll need.

Also, make sure you set your PC to those settings in the NIC settings as well, so it'll have a static IP.