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Thread ID: 33491	2003-05-17 11:01:00	Legality of Mod Chips	Ashley Matthews (550)	Press F1

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145149	2003-05-18 03:35:00	> > I think he's meaning 'Does it only become illegal > > when you use it to play pirated software'?! > > The question is, what else would a Modchip be used > for? > I've considered one in the past, but unless you're > pirating software, a modchip doesn't seem to do > anything. > Am I completely wrong on this? Well, to boot GNU/Linux on the Xbox, you must have a modchip installed (At this stage). In most parts of the world (excluding the USA), this is completely legal. However, I wonder if there is an agreement in the packaging that says "By using this, you agree to these terms"? This could effectively make it illegal for you to modify it, even though you own the hardware.	segfault (655)
145150	2003-05-18 23:43:00	> Then there is the problem of finding someone in North > Shore City to install it....... Legality issues aside, buy a solderless modchip. They are fixed to existing points on the board of your console, so all you need is screws. You can't go wrong with them, and there is MUCH less chance of destroying the modchip by mistake (and they aren't cheap!). We just got one ordered from Canada for our Xbox - I think they are around $150 NZ inc. shipping for a solderless kit. Worth the investment though - it's going to be fun upgrading the HDD to 180GB and installing Linux :D	honeylaser (814)
145151	2003-05-19 01:21:00	So throw away the packaging. :D For some reason, Microsoft don't want to sell you a grunty CPU and graphics system, with disk and DVD (which they are selling at a loss :D) so you can run Linux on it. :D :D :D I hear that the second model is a bit harder to load Linux. However, clever people are working on it. (The rewards are great ... some philanthropist gave $US100,000 for the first person to do it -- with a mod chip). There's a reward for doing it without a mod chip.	Graham L (2)
145152	2003-05-19 02:01:00	I don't think you can get a HD bigger than 138gig for the XBox currently... something to do with the Bios, isn't it? Lo.	Lohsing (219)
145153	2003-05-19 02:02:00	There are lots of excellent games that will only exists i Japan. They won't make an English version. A Mod Chip allows me to play those games :D	SKT174 (1319)
145154	2003-05-19 02:17:00	> I don't think you can get a HD bigger than 138gig for > the XBox currently... something to do with the Bios, > isn't it? You may be right. In fact, knowing the person who boasted that they had done that (installed a 180GB) as well as I do, I wouldn't be suprised if that was all bollix. Anyway 138GB is enough for our purposes. We're getting the chip in order to store our games on the Xbox rather than loading from the media. Who wants to accidently scratch or snap a disk and have to pay to buy it again?	honeylaser (814)
145155	2003-05-19 02:18:00	> Who > wants to accidently scratch or snap a disk and have > to pay to buy it again? To add to that, especially at over $100 for a decent new game.	honeylaser (814)
145156	2003-05-19 02:23:00	And just because we can't edit posts here and save space, I believe (off the top of my head) this is the chip we are having sent from Canada: www.xbox-modchips.com Note that it screws onto the board, so no soldering. There are similar ones for the PS2 you can find here (secure.com-us.net).	honeylaser (814)
145157	2003-05-19 02:30:00	Yeah, I am absolutely positive that 138gig is the limit currently... If you're into X-Box modding, you really need to have a look at this (www.xbox-scene.com) site... I did a hard drive swap myself! :) Lo.	Lohsing (219)
145158	2003-05-19 02:38:00	Incidentally, I've decided to buy one of these (www.play-asia.com) extensions... let's me use my X-Box controller for PC based games... :D Being shipped as we speak, and costs around NZ$50 to land here. Lo.	Lohsing (219)
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