Xbox PVR project- organiSIM.com

What I want is basically something like a TiVo, but using my existing resources.

I have:

  • xbox
  • modchip
  • memory cards
  • modified Xbox-USB cable
  • USB keyboard + mouse
  • USB DVB-T kit
  • USB DVB-C kit
  • Progear Tablet PC running Linux

Another Challenge is the fact that I have currently 4 xboxes in my charge:
1 chipped running XBMC + emus
1 crystal box (clean) for LIVE
1 box mid-chipping problems - project m - now sorted (yey!)
1 box mid-chipping problems - project l - now sorted (yey!)

One of my prime weaknesses is that I'm rubbish at Linux. I recognise that I'm gonna have to learn some if I'm going to use the Gentoox Media Center (installation help here)(FAQ). A lot of resources here.

A seperate related issue - My sister's ipod has her songs on it, but has no hdd space left. We got hera 200GB external drive, but unless the poweringon order is done properly, things can mess up & they have. I need to restore the music from the ipod back to the mac. VNCing to a mac via SHH: (from http://www.macosx.com/forums/showthread.php?t=36104&page=1) There's a much easier way than that. Download this implementation of VNC (which is the best): http://www.redstonesoftware.com/vnc.html Put it in your applications directory. Run it once and set your passwords and other options. Then you can run it remotely by SSH'ing in and doing: open /Applications/OSXvnc Wade

home theatre PC guide using linux

Guide for converting DVB to DivX.
Guide for converting DVB to DVD.
link to PVAStrumento and other animals.
VLC video streamer

what has to say on the subject.
software for Windows PVR.
software for Linux USB PVR driver.

In addition, all the above should ideally collect together into a media room - with projector & amp. However, on a slightly smaller scale, this room will be 10' wide by 12' long, with the 28" (wide) TV in the centre at one end + Sony amp, XBMCed xbox, xbox 360 + 'net access thanks to wireless bridge and router. Another dream might be that all my digital content be on some sort of RAM storage (big mutha HDDs - content converted using this?) to be served in series on several "channels" pseudo-randomly (ie all sit-coms would be played in on one or more channels, one after the other to a pre-determined random order - like TV listings...) - so one could flip in & out of the order.... you could look at the listings & note that there's something worth watching on in 20mins...
-much like, you have it on DVD, but you'll still watch it when it's on TV, 'cos it's handy

Don't see this as me giving up on the idea, but I've found a PVR by Digifusion (Fvrt90) that will be very handy while I get the main project sorted. Below are a couple of links to forums on hacking the fvrt90:
Extracting content from the Fvrt90 and Post 46: the Syphon work around

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