Trying to track down a modchip installer

cubix · 10-10-2003 1:53am #1

Not sure if this is the right forum but was wodering if anyone can recommend an installer who mods both the xbox and the ps2 so as to be able to play my backups of the originals
Thanks

Nitrox · 13-10-2003 6:45pm

Does anyone know what the law is about moding the Xbox, in the states i think it is illegal since you cicumvent the copyright protection.
If it is legal here where would one make people aware that "one" provide this kind of service?

ssh · 14-10-2003 9:15am

It's a question mainly of copyright law. We have (as of yet) no copyright enforcer circumvention laws here.

If the modchip that you buy contains microsoft code (which it almost certainly does), you are breaking the law, as is the person who sells it to you. The distribution of copyrighted material is illegal after all. If you modify the chip yourself, it is legal.

Nitrox · 14-10-2003 9:32am

All the chips you buy (all i know of anyway) contains only legal code!
The chip is ready to execute linux distributions, so nothing illegal at all.
I dont want to change this into a commercial, but if anyone need help installing a chip PM me, though the only one i do is the Chameleon chip (very much legal code!!)

ssh · 14-10-2003 10:51am

So they contain code which was completely developed from scratch by someone, and they have given the modchip makers the right to distribute that...

I'll believe you, but it strikes me as a little unlikely. If what you are saying is true, then scenario two counts and indeed, it is legal to use it.

Nitrox · 14-10-2003 11:59am

The Chameleon solderless chip comes complete with linux Cromwell bios.
This bios was made without any software developed by Microsoft, so it does not infringe any copyright.

vibe666 · 19-10-2003 9:37pm

could you do a PS2 also?

if so, how much?

I'm in Dublin btw.

modman · 20-10-2003 7:51pm

mail me and ill get you sorted

jesus_thats_gre · 20-10-2003 8:29pm

I know someone in the Swords region, send me a PM if ur interested.

yellum · 22-10-2003 6:46am

Careful lads....

Nitrox · 26-10-2003 2:25am

I dunno about the PS2, but the Xbox is 100% legal, no MS code is used, so it is just like modding any kind of HardWare!!

muffen · 12-11-2003 11:18pm

I can mod xboxes... I can do it in my sleep I think... its soooo easy... although I only do it for my friends... dont have the time or energy to do it for someone else... not worth the money (seriously, how much can you charge for soldering a modchip in an xbox... 10 euros). Get a soldering iron, two torx screwdrivers (10 and 20) and do it yourself. It's really easy if you've ever soldered anything before.

It is completly legal to chip an xbox, as long as you dont use xecuter or evo-x bioses. The only legal bios is cromwell, and it's for loading Linux only. If you wanna run exo-x, you need a hacked illegal bios.

I have two xboxes myself, and I have yet to play a game on either. One is for watching movies (that thing plays everything, divx, mp3, all region dvds etc etc), the other one is running as an FTP server under linux (just playing around with it really).

Xbox is great, if you modchip it and don't play games on it

elderlemon · 13-11-2003 9:00pm

anyone know where I can get a mod chip (xecutor 2?) in Dublin?

thanks

Tivoli · 15-11-2003 11:01am

if you load linux on an xbox*, will it still be able to play xbox* games?

* xbox name used in accordance with licence by Micro$oft copright 1995-2003 micro$oft corperation

ha my post is so legal looking compared to all yours

Nitrox · 15-11-2003 11:24am

The mod chip u install will in its code have a line which determines what file to boot from, so no, without disabling it or putting on illegal code you will not be able to run xbox games at the same time as running linux, quite easy to switch between the states on the mod chip though, at least on the Chameleon which by far is my favourite!!

Trying to track down a modchip installer

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