------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ boXplorer v0.96 BETA by T'ulkas August 16th 2002 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ** WARNING - PLEASE READ THIS ** ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ This is a BETA release of boXplorer and has been tested on a PAL Xbox with a fittet Enigmah-X chip and works fine, but the program *may* contain bugs so please use with caution. Please read the Q & A below before installing and using this software !!! Since boXplorer does not check that you don't delete or overwrite critical system files on the Xbox harddrive and you can render your Xbox unusable if you are not carefull !!! However, boXplorer gives you a clear warning before any file operations are performed so it should not be possible to do anything critical by accident. I highly recommend that you backup your entire Xbox harddrive to your PC (use Evolution X and FTP) before you begin using boXplorer to manage files on the Xbox harddrive. Using boXplorer is 100% at your own risk - the author (T'ulkas) cannot and will not be held responsible for any loss of data or corrupting your Xbox in any way ! What is boXplorer ? ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ boXplorer is a file manager for Xbox which allows you to directly browse, copy, move, delete and rename files and folders on the Xbox harddisk and DVD drive. boXplorer can also play Xbox video media files (*.WMV) and launch other application or games (*.XBE files). boXplorer can be booted from a DVD/CD or added to your Xbox harddrive and launched from there. boXplorer is a great addition to Evolution X dashboard (on either harddrive or DVD/CD) since it provides file manager capabilites which Evolution X currently lacks. boXplorer contains file operations (copy, move, delete, rename and create folders) which makes the program a fully functional file manager and for the first time makes it possible to manage the files on the Xbox harddrive without Evolution X and FTP ! You can even use boXplorer to rip DVD games to the Xbox harddrive without having to copy the files to your PC first. I hope you'll like this tool :) Installation ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ boXplorer can be used either on the Xbox harddisk with Evolution X or booted seperately on a DVD/CD. Installation on Xbox harddrive with Evolution X : Start Evolution X on your Xbox. On your PC, FTP the Xbox like normal. Create a new folder on the Xbox harddisk, I use "e:\boXplorer" myself. Copy all files and sub-folders from the "Xbox Files" folder in the ZIP, to the folder on the Xbox Hardisk. The Folder on the Xbox hardisk should look something like this : e:\boXplorer\Default.xbe e:\boXplorer\Media\back.xpr e:\boXplorer\Media\font.xpr Now you can add boXplorer to your Evolution X MENU.INI file. Consult the Evolution X documentation for further info. Installation on DVD/CD : Burn the boXplorer.iso file on a DVD-R/DVD-RW or CD-R/CD-RW using your usual software. If using Nero (like me) burn the ISO with these options : Finalize CD, Disk-At-Once. If using CD-R/CD-RW and you are having problems, try to extract the files from boXplorer.iso (I use the xISO tool) onto your PC, add a new sub-folder called "0dummy" and add 500-600 MB worth of dummy files to this new folder, build a new ISO and burn it. Sometimes the Xbox is having problems booting from a CD-R/CD-RW if the disk does not contain enough data. It has something to do with the laser which like to read data from the outer tracks on a CD-R/CD-RW more than the inner tracks. And this can be solved by adding some dummy files in a "0dummy" folder which then is placed on inner tracks then the ISO is burned. At least, that's my experiences :) Instructions ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Warning : Since boXplorer does not check that you don't delete or overwrite critical system files on the Xbox harddrive and you can render your Xbox unusable if you are not carefull !!! However, boXplorer gives you a clear warning before any file operations are performed so it should not be possible to do anything critical by accident. I highly recommend that you backup your entire Xbox harddrive to your PC (use Evolution X and FTP) before you begin using boXplorer to manage files on the Xbox harddrive. Using boXplorer is 100% at your own risk - the author (T'ulkas) cannot and will not be held responsible for any loss of data or corrupting your Xbox in any way ! Panels : boXplorer use the concept of "panels" to select source and destination for file operations. There are two panels (A and B) which the user can switch between with left thumb button (press down on the left analog stick) or left and right triggers - the letter "A" or "B" in the upper right corner of the screen indicates which panel is active. The active panel (visible panel) is always considered as source and the inactive panel is destination. Example : if the user has selected "e:\MyGames\Spider-Man\" on Panel A and "d:\" on panel B and Panel B is visible/active, "d:\" is the source directory and "e:\MyGames\Spider-Man\" is destination for file operations. To select a drive for the current panel, activate the menu (press the white button) and select "Select Drive" or press the Start button. You can use the same drive on both panels or use different drives as source and destination. Marking (selecting) files and folders : To mark (select) files or folders for file operations (copy, move, delete, etc.) press the X button to mark the file/folder under the cursor. When a file/folder is marked, the background for the line will be a solid blue color. To remove the mark, simply press X again on the file/folder. If you need to, you can also mark/unmark all files/folders in the current panel by selecting "Mark All" or "Clear Marks" from the Main Menu (press White button to activate). Copying files and folders : To copy files with boXplorer, first select source and destination by switching between panel A and B, selecting drive and folder on both panels. Then mark the files/folders you wish to copy by marking (selecting) them on the source panel. When you have marked the files/folders you wish to copy and the source panel is visible, press the white button to access the Main Menu and select "Copy...". Now you should see a warning screen telling you what you are about to do. Please read the information on the warning screen carefully before continuing. To begin copying files/folders, hold both left and right triggers and press the start button. NOTE : boXplorer currently does not check for available free space in destination folder, so please check that you have enough free diskspace before beginning to copy files. Also, if files exist on destination with the same name, they will be overwritten without warning ! Moving files and folders : Moving files works very similar to copying files exept that files are removed from the source location after the files has been copied. Other than that, the process of selecting files/folders, source and destination works in the same way. NOTE : boXplorer currently does not check for available free space in destination folder, so please check that you have enough free diskspace before beginning to move files. Also, if files exist on destination with the same name, they will be overwritten without warning ! Deleting files and folders : Deleting files/folder is simpler to use since no selecting of destination is required. Only files/folders selected on the active panel is deleted. After marking the files/folder you wish to delete, simply select "Delete..." from the Main Menu, read the warning screen carefully and begin deleting the files/folders by holding left and right triggers and pressing the start button. Rename files and folders: The Rename operation is limited to only rename one file or folder at once so only mark one file or folder when activating "Rename..." from the main menu. When you have marked a file or folder for rename, you will be taken to a editor screen where you can edit the name of the file or folder. Since there's no keyboard for the Xbox, all input is done with the controller. Please read the "Controls" section in this file for button layout. When you are finished entering the new name for the file or folder, press the Start button to accept the new name or the Back button to cancel the rename. When accepting (pressing the Start button) you will be taken to a warning screen where you must hold left and right triggers and press the start button to proceed. Create new folder : This feature allows you to create a new folder (directory) on the Xbox harddrive. Simply activate "New Folder..." from the Main Menu, enter a name for the new folder (please read the info about renaming files/folders for further info about how to input a folder name), press the Start button. On the warning screen, hold both triggers and press the start button to create the folder. Controls ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Main screen : A : Select folder/launch XBE/play WMV B : Go to parent folder. X : Mark/unmark file/folder (for copy, move, delete, rename). Y : Go to root folder. BACK : Go to parent folder. START : Select drive/partition. WH...
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