Hackaday (unofficial) October 25, 2023 6:00am HDMI For The Original Xbox #retrocomputing #xboxhacks #hdmi #xbox #hackaday posted by pod_feeder_v2 HDMI For The Original Xbox The original Xbox was a console based on PC architecture that launched back in 2001. That was long before HDMI became a defacto standard for home AV systems. However, it’s possible to mod the…
Hackaday (unofficial) August 13, 2023 12:00am Bench Power Supply Turned Realistic Flight Sim Panel #peripheralshacks #xboxhacks #flightsimulator #microsoftflightsimulator #xbox #hackaday posted by pod_feeder_v2 Bench Power Supply Turned Realistic Flight Sim Panel Flight simulator software has been available for about as long as desktop PCs have been a thing, but modern incarnations such as 2020’s Microsoft Flight Simulator have really raised the bar &…
Hackaday (unofficial) August 11, 2023 12:00pm Using JTAG To Dump the Xbox’s Secret Boot ROM #xboxhacks #hackingthexbox #interposer #jtag #xbox #hackaday posted by pod_feeder_v2 Using JTAG To Dump The Xbox’s Secret Boot ROM When Microsoft released its first entry into the video game console market with the Xbox, a lot of the discussions at the time revolved around the fact that it used a nearly off-the-shelf Intel CPU…
Hackaday (unofficial) August 2, 2023 7:00pm Microsoft Now Offering Parts and Repair Guides for Xbox Controllers #repairhacks #xboxhacks #controller #microsoft #repairguide #spareparts #xbox #xboxone #hackaday posted by pod_feeder_v2 Microsoft Now Offering Parts And Repair Guides For Xbox Controllers We’re big fans of repairable hardware here at Hackaday, so much so that when we see a company embracing the idea that their products should actually be serviced rather than thrown in the tras…
Hackaday (unofficial) June 7, 2023 4:00pm Transform an Original Xbox Controller to a 360 Controller #xboxhacks #360 #controller #interface #modification #original #teensy41 #upgrade #usb #xbox #hackaday posted by pod_feeder_v2 Transform An Original Xbox Controller To A 360 Controller If you’re looking for a controller for your computer or mobile device, you could certainly do worse than one of the latest iterations of the Xbox pad. They might not be perfect, but they̵…
Hackaday (unofficial) February 17, 2023 2:00pm Running The Xbox Series S On a USB Powerbank #xboxhacks #portablexbox #powerdelivery #usbc #usbcpowerdelivery #usbpowerdelivery #xbox #xboxportable #hackaday posted by pod_feeder_v2 Running The Xbox Series S On A USB Powerbank Home consoles were never intended to be made portable, though enterprising hackers have always pushed the boundaries with various tricks and innovative builds. [Robotanv] hasn’t built a fully…
Hackaday (unofficial) February 12, 2023 7:00am A Look Back at the Xbox 360’s Hard Drive Security #securityhacks #xboxhacks #consolemodding #harddrive #xbox #xbox360 #hackaday posted by pod_feeder_v2 A Look Back At The Xbox 360’s Hard Drive Security Anyone who’s owned a game console from the last couple of generations will tell you that the machines are becoming increasingly like set-top computers — equipped with USB ports, Blue…
Hackaday (unofficial) December 1, 2022 8:00pm Rescue That Dead Xbox With An External PSU #xboxhacks #powersupply #psu #repair #xbox #xboxseriess #hackaday posted by pod_feeder_v2 Rescue That Dead Xbox With An External PSU There is nothing worse than that sinking feeling as a computer or other device fails just after its warranty has expired. [Robotanv] had it with his Xbox Series S whose power supply failed, and was…
Hackaday (unofficial) November 15, 2022 10:00am Shrinking the XBox 360 #handheldshacks #xboxhacks #consolehacking #diyhandheld #handheld #microsoft #portablebuilding #portablexbox #portablexbox360 #xbox360 #hackaday posted by pod_feeder_v2 Shrinking The XBox 360 One of the coolest things in the retro gaming scene is making desktop consoles into portables. [Millomaker] is building an XBox 360 handheld, and the first step is shrinking the console’s mot…
Hackaday (unofficial) September 15, 2022 12:00pm Billet Machining a Special Xbox #cnchacks #xboxhacks #casemodding #xbox #xboxseriesx #hackaday posted by pod_feeder_v2 Billet Machining A Special Xbox The world of console modding has delivered us some amazing projects over the years, usually rendering an original into a completely different form factor. [Modified] has done a special bit of conso…
Hackaday (unofficial) September 3, 2022 9:00am Oops! All Analog Sticks #xboxhacks #analogstick #xboxcontroller #xboxcontrollerhack #hackaday posted by pod_feeder_v2 Oops! All Analog Sticks Knowing his friend is a first-person shooter enthusiast, [Solderking] came up with a unique modified XBox controller as a gift. Tongue in cheek, you could argue that this controller is fully analog…
Hackaday (unofficial) June 25, 2022 6:00pm Giant Xbox Series X Works Like A Real One #xboxhacks #xbox #xboxseriesx #hackaday posted by pod_feeder_v2 Giant Xbox Series X Works Like A Real One Like most home consoles, the Xbox Series X was specifically designed to fit neatly in the average home theater unit. [Michael Pick] thought that wasn’t quite big enough, and set out to build …
Hackaday (unofficial) June 6, 2022 4:00pm Original XBox v1.6 RAM Upgrade Stacks TQFP Chips #computerhacks #xboxhacks #hackingthexbox #memoryupgrade #ramupgrade #tssop #xbox #hackaday posted by pod_feeder_v2 Original XBox V1.6 RAM Upgrade Stacks TQFP Chips RAM upgrades for the original XBox have been a popular mod — you could relatively easily bump your RAM from 64MB to 128MB. While it wouldn’t give you any benefit in most games written t…
Hackaday (unofficial) June 5, 2022 9:00am Softmod an Xbox, and Run Your Own Software #xboxhacks #jailbreak #modding #softmod #xbox #hackaday posted by pod_feeder_v2 Softmod An Xbox, And Run Your Own Software The original Xbox might be old hardware, but that doesn’t mean it’s not worth messing with. Wonder what it takes to softmod an original Xbox? Modding is essentially jailbreaking, and so…
Hackaday (unofficial) August 11, 2021 4:00pm Xbox Flexure Joystick Puts You In the Pilot’s Seat #peripheralshacks #xboxhacks #compliantmechanism #flexture #flightstick #joystick #microsoftflightsimulator #xboxone #hackaday posted by pod_feeder_v2 Xbox Flexure Joystick Puts You In The Pilot’s Seat With the recent release of Microsoft Flight Simulator on the Xbox Series X|S there’s never been a better time to get a flight stick for the console, and as you might imagine, there are a numb…