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************       Dashboard 2GAM V 2.3     ***************
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*** SPECIFICATIONS ***

- Embedded FTP Server in the dashboard
- Embedded Region Free DVD Reader in the dashboard
- Support the setup of the Xbox LED color
- Support of the '0' key to switch off the Xbox while a DVD is playing
- Scan a lot of Hardware informations of the Xbox
- Display a lot of informations about the Xbox
- The choice between 3, 4 or 5 menus on the Main Menu
- Display of time and date on every screen
- Display on every screen the soundtrack, name and time of the current background music
- 31 buttons to set up (launching applications or internal function)
- Display the amount of space used/free on each drive
- Possibility to quickly include some background images
- The Music Control Panel from tHc* Lite
- Possibility to set a password (keyboard or nike) on each application or internal function
- Screensaver customized and customizable
- The choice of the reader (internal or other) for playing a video DVD or audio CD
- Multi-language: french, english, german, spanish (+ easily other languages)

	etc... (I'll not list all 200 options here ;)



*** INSTALLATION ***

1) Copy the directory 'Dash2Gam' to the root of the E: drive on your Xbox
2) Copy the file 'Dash2Gam.xbe' where you want, for that please set up YOUR path in the 'INI' file !
3) Configure your dashboard by modifying the file 'config.ini' (for beginners) or 'config_pro.ini' pour te experts.The two INI files are in the directory Dash2Gam/2GAM.data/
4) Launch the file 'Dash2Gam.xbe' (as an qu'application, or as default dashboard).

/!\ If you wish to use the Config Pro, do not forget to set up JUST the first line of the file 'config.ini' for beginners. /!\



*** USING ***

* COMBOS :

The default button presets are as follow :
(B) ...................... to restart the Xbox from the Main Menu
(X) ...................... to display the Music Control Panel (by tHc)
(BLACK) .................. to play the game MemoryX (by BobMcGee)
(Right Stick) ............ to take a screenshot of your dashboard. You can snap up to 11 shots per session, they would be saved in the directory 'Screenshot' at the root of your E: drive
(Left Stick) ............. to load the next Skin
(Left) + (A) ............. to change the background image
(Left) + (B) ............. to display or not the Clock
(Left) + (X) ............. to show informations about your Xbox
(Left) + (BLACK) ......... to display or not the Audio Vizualizer on Main Menu
(Left) + (Y) ............. to show or not the soundtrack, name and time of the background music
(Left) + (Right) + (B) ... to switch off the Xbox
(Left) + (Right) + (X) ... to open/close the DVD tray

If you are using the config_pro.ini file, do not forget to fill out the 1st line of the config.ini for beginners



*** CHANGELOG from V2.2 to V2.3 ***

* NEW FUNCTIONS :

- Possibility to change the dash colors with the tool 'D2G Color.exe' included in the archive
- 2 new actions to open and close the DVD tray from a button or a menu
- Display while playing a DVD of the time, the temperature and the amount of space on E: F: or G: by activating the menu
- Possibiliter de modiffier la transparence des structures 3D du dash en modifiant l'image 'Fond.xbx' qui est maintenant inclue dans le 'Skin.xip'.
- While files transfers, the displayed amount of disk space is changing in real-time
- Possibility to play BG music only while the screen saver is ON
- Possibility to display or not the temperatures of CPU and SYSTEM
- Possibility to change in real-time the fan speed through a new configuration submenu
- Possibility to change the Xbox LED color through the Skin.ini
- Possibility to change the intro video through the Skin.ini
- Option to display or not the intro video at the dash start
- The default color.ini if the file is missing in the skin to launch

* BUGS FIXED :

- Recognize the video mode 16/9 4/3 at the dash start
- Display of the amount of disk space, not necessary anymore to document partitions in the 'Config_pro.ini'
- Display of the 'HDD' menu with the 'Setting Style' resolved
- Display the music infos in 'Soundtrack' and 'Playlists' panels of the 'Music Control Panel' resolved
- Display of the titles in games, apps lists... from the 'HDD' menu resolved
- Problem on the long subdirectory names resolved
- Launching of the dash even if the skin from the config_pro.ini doesn't exist anymore
- Possibility to take a screenshot from all screens

If I forgot something, please tell me about other bugs actually non-identified.

* CHANGES :

- A new official 2GAM Skin
- Reorganization of the button presets
- Positioning of the infos displayed on the screen
- For the icons in Icons.xip, enter the directory name of the application/game/... as name of the icon to show
- To set passwords, enter the directory name of the application/game/... as application name (section [ApplicationsPassword])

* BUGS still not fixed :/

- Support for some m$ official MU
- 'White tabs' syndrom...



*** CHANGEMENTS from V2.0 to V2.2 ***

* NEW FUNCTIONS :ay the music infos in 'Soundtrack' and 'Playlists' panels of the 'Music Control Panel' resolved
- Display of the titles in games, apps listsDVD Remote Control support to navigate in menus
- Video mode HDTV, Progressive Scan and XVGA supported

* BUGS FIXED :

- Freezing with the Microsoft skin
- Interferences on ambient sounds
- Display no more than 8 skins in the skin menu



*** CHANGELOG from V1.0 to V2.0 ***

* NEW FUNCTIONS :
- Possibility to change materials and textures of 3D items, directly from the skin
- Manage and change the skin through an extra panel
- The game Memory X available from each menu
- Switch the screen to the corresponding choosen video mode (4/3 or 16/9)
- Options to define the rotation (direction and velocity) of 3D items on the main screen
- Options to define the moving (speed and amplitude) of the main screen
- Options to define the cellwall moving (speed and amplitude) of the main screen
- Options to choose if the background images should be used or not to fill the other panels (w/ option set to 'rnd')
- Changing of the panel backgrounds on each loading if the option is set to 'rnd'

* BUGS FIXED :
- The tHc clock panels was still visible by watching a DVD in 16/9 TV mode
- The dash was too slow by entering in the harddrive menu and scanning the drives
- Impossible to set a password for launching a file from the hard drive menu if this file was not mentionned in the [Applications] section
- No more joystick buttons after launching the screensaver while music is copying



*** INFORMATION ***

This dashboard is based on the M$ dashboard 4920 version 10027100.

I rewrote a big part of the code in order to integrate a maximum of Options (about 200). Some functions was found on Internet forums, www.Gueux.net (http://gueux.be/), www.xbox-scene.com, www.BURNINGBOX.fr.st, other functions was taken from the tHc* dashboard. They are owned by their respective authors and I will not take any credits for them !





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