http://ask.metafilter.com/tags/softmod Questions tagged with 'softmod' at Ask MetaFilter. Fri, 24 Oct 2008 03:17:54 -0800 Fri, 24 Oct 2008 03:17:54 -0800 en-us http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss 60 http://ask.metafilter.com/105057/Whats%2Dthe%2Deasiest%2Dway%2Dto%2Duse%2Dmy%2DMac%2Dto%2Dmod%2Dan%2Dxbox%2Dand%2Dinstall%2DXBMC What's the easiest way to use my Mac to mod an xbox and install XBMC? I don't have access to any of the old games, and don't really want to have to buy a USB to memory card convertor for this. Suggestions? Just to clarify, I've been reading about all this for days, but the information seems a little all over the place. Things I've discovered:<br> <br> 1. I probably want to hotswap to mod it. I don't have access to the old games needed and I don't want to buy a USB to memory card converter anyway.<br> <br> 2. XBOXHDM is suggested as a good way to mod w/ a hotswap. It's basically a Linux LiveCD which is fine, but most tutes then tell you to download ndure and run the installer (windows-based) to install it into the ISO image before you burn it. This is obviously tricky for me. I have an old desktop PC, but it's not running XP and I'm not keen to install the whole OS just to run one installer!<br> <br> 3. Every tute I see wants you to change the dash, but from my reading I don't see WHY you'd do this. Can't you just install XBMC as an application running from the MS Dash somehow? If this is the case, do I even need to mod, or can I just get access to the HD via a hotswap and copy XBMC across somewhere.<br> <br> Please help me AskMe. As you can see I am lost in a sea of forum posts, howto's and FAQ's, but nothing seems to give me an easy blow-by-blow guide to using my Mac to do this! <br> <br> Thanks! tag:ask.metafilter.com,2008:site.105057 Fri, 24 Oct 2008 03:17:54 -0800 hotswap modding resolved softmod xbmc xbox ranglin