Xbox Linux team issues antitrust plea
News The Xbox Linux project was able to allow a PC version of Mandrake Linux to run on the Xbox by building software that bypassed the console's normal boot-up mechanism, but did not have to alter the system's hardware -- other than using a mod chip.
[March 7, 2003, 13:50]
Feds hijack illicit sites
News Some hackers have seized on mod chips as a vehicle to run Linux on the Xbox. David Rocci, 22, pleaded guilty in December to using his site to sell "mod" chips that let Microsoft Xbox and Sony PlayStation owners modify their devices so they can use...
[February 27, 2003, 11:18]
Xbox Linux group seeks Microsoft seal of approval
News Currently, an Xbox must be outfitted with a "mod chip" -- a gray-market add-on that overrides security features in the console -- to run Linux or any other unapproved software. Microsoft has pursued a variety of legal and technical means to thwart...
[February 20, 2003, 11:30]
Xbox mod chip released
News A company based in Melbourne claims to have released a mod-chip for Microsoft's Xbox games console that allows users to play homebrew games, original imports, run debug executables and is Linux-compatible.
[January 24, 2003, 8:30]
Lindows chief funds Xbox hack
News To date, hackers wanting to run unauthorized software on the Xbox have needed a console outfitted with a "mod chip," gray-market add-ons that defeat security measures built into the machine. Running software without a mod chip could require hackers...
[January 3, 2003, 7:49]
New Xbox security cracked by Linux fans
News The Xbox Linux group that Green works with, along with a group working for the mod chip company Xecuter, both managed to exploit this weakness to gain control of the machine. The newer units, which began to arrive on store shelves about three weeks...
[October 14, 2002, 16:26]
Xbox crackdown frustrates customers
News David, a British pub owner who also declined to give his full name, said he sent Lik-Sang £250 for an Xbox with a mod chip pre-installed by Lik-Sang. The company reconfigured the Xbox's innards partly to deter hackers and has sought to hire a mod...
[October 10, 2002, 7:37]
Linux for Xbox released
News Besides a mod chip, the Xbox version of Linux also requires a USB keyboard and mouse, connected to the Xbox using a homemade USB adapter. To run, the homebrew software requires an Xbox outfitted with a "mod chip," a gray-market add-on that...
[October 9, 2002, 10:45]
Microsoft takes out Xbox hacker
News The company reconfigured the Xbox's innards partly to deter hackers and has sought to hire a mod chip expert. Hackers have latched on to mod chips as a conduit for running homemade software on the Xbox, leading to development of programs such as an...
[October 3, 2002, 14:05]
Xbox goes online... with Linux
News People will just be able to upload Linux to their mod chip and control it through a network connection. However, because this program is unsigned -- meaning it does not contain code indicating that it has been authorised by Microsoft -- it can only...
[August 21, 2002, 13:01]
'Mod' squad hacks away at Xbox
News The first Xbox mod chip, the Xtender, went on sale late last month through specialty retailers such as Hong Kong-based Lik Sang. Like mod chips that have proliferated for other game consoles, including Sony's market-leading PlayStation2, the Xbox...
[June 19, 2002, 8:38]
Hackers build movie player for Xbox
News But it can be run on an Xbox outfitted with a mod chip, a gray-market add-on that allows the consoles to run homemade software and bypass security measures built into the game console. The software is available on several sites, most notably that...
[June 12, 2002, 9:13]
