Xbox One X to Linux Questions
from dohpaz42@lemmy.world to selfhosted@lemmy.world on 06 Jul 15:14
https://lemmy.world/post/49108318

I have an old Xbox One X (the 1tb model) that I would love to turn into a Linux box to do self hosting. While I do my best to find tutorials online for installing Linux, I was hoping I could pick y’all’s brains on your experiences for upgrading:

  1. Best hard drives to use (internal and/or USB3)?
  2. Can the RAM be upgraded?
  3. Can the Bluray be replaced with a hard drive?
  4. Anything else I’m missing and don’t know to ask about?

Thanks!

#selfhosted

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irmadlad@lemmy.world on 06 Jul 15:50 next collapse

I tried this a long time ago. My conclusion was that there is not really a way to install Linux on the Xbox One. There have been reports that have run Linux inside of a jail/VM, but things don’t seem to mesh correctly like network connectivity. There is a whole hacking and modding the boot chain. I gave up. LOL

Perhaps there has been progress since I last tried. Also, very possible, I didn’t have the skills to pull it off. Perhaps someone else will chime in.

sudoMakeUser@sh.itjust.works on 06 Jul 15:54 collapse

You can’t put Linux on an Xbox One Series X. The security system prevents running unsigned code and the bootloader will only boot the Xbox operating system. There has never been an exploit found for the Xbox One Series X or S for unlocking the bootloader.

dohpaz42@lemmy.world on 06 Jul 17:04 collapse

Yeah, I’m starting to realize this via my research. This is very disappointing (but not surprising).

What a waste.