Xbox-os Dashboard Readme


WARNING: this is the first release.  There could be errors in this document and in the
	 homebrew software.  Anything you do with this software is your problem. Your
	 responsible for my mistakes.

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Intro:
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This dashboard was dream up one day while screwing around on the xbox.  They ideas for
it are still comming,but I'm not going try and reinvent the wheel.  The goal of my project
is to have a nice bundle of software like an 'os' so its almost just a plug and play with
very few configurations.  I have include some homebrew xbes not written by me.  So if your 
having problems with them contact them.

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Bugs & Bashes & Comments:
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If you find a bug contact me at SinnerSol@hush.com.  I am looking for dump sites so when new
release are out I can just upload to a few sites and be done with it.

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Features Included:
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1. Menuing System
2. Autoboot DVD's to default dvd player
3. Plays sound tracks from menu.
4. Comes with all the tools you need.

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Menu Movement:
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1. Thumbpad for up and down movement.
2. Start or 'A' to select.
3. Back or 'X' to go back to the main menu.
4. 'B' to play next song on sound track.
5. 'Y' to go to next sound track.

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Modifing Ini:
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The entire dashboard is very configurable.  Everthing is loaded into ini files. No spaces 
between the "==". Here are two examples.

Good:
File Manager==d:\filemanager\default.xbe
Bad:
File Manager== d:\filemanager\default.xbe

Good:
Sub Menu A==c:\xos\ini\name.ini
Bad:
Sub Menu A==name.ini


It has to be perfect or it wont run. No spaces between the "=="! Also use the absolute path.

--How the menu works
Any menu can create submenus. menu.ini is the first menu. Thus you can make Xbox-os look/run how you want it.
If you dont want any menus just games on your boot page. Then you could do something like
this:
menu.ini
Game A==e:\games\a\default.xbe
Game b==e:\games\b\default.xbe
Game c==e:\gamesothergames\c\default.xbe

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Install:
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The dashboard has only been tested as the file c:\xboxdash.xbe. 
I dont think it will boot from a dvd/cd, but its not tested.

Files & directories should be located here for proper functionality. You can change
the name of xboxdash.xbe, but it has to be located in c:\.

c:\xboxdash.xbe
c:\xos\


Files to modify

c:\xos\ini\games.ini	Set the location of any games.
c:\xos\ini\defaults.ini	Set the location of the background picture
c:\xos\ini\media.ini	Set the location of MS dash, If you have it
c:\xos\ini\tools.ini	Set the location of Evo, If you have it.

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Outro:
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Keep the scene alive and kicking, especailly Homebrew programmers.


SinnerSol
SinnerSol@hushmail.com