[RELEASE] Xbox Net Loader

you can use samba in xbmc to copy a game/app in the file manager. that involves opening the file manager browsing to a destination, browsing to the source, copying the directory, and browsing to launch it (and if yoou didn't have enough space you would need to browse to other items first and delete them)

what xbox net loader does is (once configured) present you with one list of your apps/games (no matter where they are stored on your network, which can be multiple locations, and possibly in xiso format) and once you select it, the script copies and runs it. from this same list it is easy to remove games/apps you have configured.
so basically, it manages which apps/games you have installed on your xbox.

it can fetch via samba, but also via http and ftp (which are both at least twice as fast as samba in my script - though i haven't actually tested the speed of the xbmc file manager samba copy yet, so that is possibly not as slow as the script samba)

and by the way, i may have a windows binary coming soon for the pc app.

windows binary installer now available at main page

http://2ndmind.net/xnetload

somebody let me know how it works for you, it works in my test, but i need somone to do a clean install

ruuk

i get

Quote:traceback (most recent call last):
file "xnlcp.py", line 1023, in ?
file "xnlcp.py", line 499, in
file "xnlcp.py", line 826, in make_cfgs_list
windowserror: [errno 3] the system cannot find the path specified: 'e:\\program files\\xnl-pc\\srccfgs/*.*'
traceback (most recent call last):
file "xnlcp.py", line 1023, in ?
file "xnlcp.py", line 499, in
file "xnlcp.py", line 826, in make_cfgs_list
windowserror: [errno 3] the system cannot find the path specified: 'e:\\program files\\xnl-pc\\srccfgs/*.*'

what do i do? :veryangry:

try downloading and installing again. i believe i found and fixed that error

new version 0.74b

some fixes, but now 40% faster transfers! (at least via ftp which is what i've tested the changes with, but it should affect the speed if the other methods to varying degrees)

get it here!


ruuk

new version 0.80b

fetch from xiso's at full speed!!! (ie comparable to full ftp speed)
the server on the pc app was changed from http to xrp (my creation) and will now run as a standalone server (it runs as a service on win32) but it still can be started from the pc control panel app

note: if you are upgrading, you will need to create new source definitions. the process is the same, but i moved them to one xml file rather than seperate files. feel free to delete the srccfgs dir in your installation.

i would love people to test this and get back to me on their experience. good or bad.

as usual, right after i post an new version, i find a bug

get v0.81 without the bug, but probably some other bug instead

here: xbox net loader

released v0.83

now you can have your apps sorted by category on the xbox

get it here

new version 0.90b

the script can now operate by itself from the xbox. you need an ftp server on the host machine at this time now for this to work (samba connectivity coming later) for those who were looking for it, this now makes it possible to set up for apps that are stored on another xbox.
furthermore, the interface has been much imporved, and more stuff that i'm too lazy and tired to mention

enjoy! and as usual, please let me know how it works (and doesn't ) for you.

ruuk

nice work!
i´ll test it later