[XBOX] Mkv and Xbox filesystem...any hint?

maddoc · 2010-01-13 13:37

Hello!

I'd like to store mkv files on a old xbox and then run xbmc as DLNA server.

My question is about the possibility to store big mkv files (even 20gb) on the xbox.

Is now possibile or I can only store files up to 4gb?

thanks!

SleepyP · 2010-01-13 13:41

The Xbox uses the FATX file system, which has a maximum file size of 4GB. There really is no way around this except to run a different OS and use a different file system. That, in turn, isn't easy to do since the Xbox only has 64MB of RAM and you really need a hardware mod chip to run Linux without a lot of annoying work.

**spiff** · 2010-01-13 14:41

rar (-m0) em up.

**jhsrennie** · 2010-01-13 15:46

You're not going to get too many 20GB files on an XBox. Wouldn't it be better to buy a cheap NAS box?

JR

jpennell · 2010-01-13 16:09

jhsrennie Wrote:You're not going to get too many 20GB files on an XBox. Wouldn't it be better to buy a cheap NAS box?

Doesn't that rather depend how big the HDD he has installed in the xbox?

maddoc · 2010-01-13 16:25

thanks for the help!

I have indeed modded the xbox...so I could install linux...

can I run xbmc from linux to use it as dlna server?

that's the point...formatting the hd as linux partition (ext3) and have xbmc reading that partition....

is it possible?

**spiff** · 2010-01-13 16:28

no.

maddoc Junior Member Posts: 2 Joined: Jan 2010 Reputation: 0	2010-01-13 13:37 Post: #1 Hello! I'd like to store mkv files on a old xbox and then run xbmc as DLNA server. My question is about the possibility to store big mkv files (even 20gb) on the xbox. Is now possibile or I can only store files up to 4gb? thanks!
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SleepyP Posting Freak Posts: 2,284 Joined: Nov 2005 Reputation: 4 Location: Portland, Oregon	2010-01-13 13:41 Post: #2 The Xbox uses the FATX file system, which has a maximum file size of 4GB. There really is no way around this except to run a different OS and use a different file system. That, in turn, isn't easy to do since the Xbox only has 64MB of RAM and you really need a hardware mod chip to run Linux without a lot of annoying work. Catchy Signature Here
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spiff Grumpy Bastard Developer Posts: 12,234 Joined: Nov 2003 Reputation: 82	2010-01-13 14:41 Post: #3 rar (-m0) em up. Always read the XBMC online-manual, FAQ and search the forum before posting. Do not e-mail XBMC-Team members directly asking for support. Read/follow the forum rules. For troubleshooting and bug reporting please make sure you read this first.
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jhsrennie Team-XBMC Developer Posts: 7,237 Joined: Nov 2008 Reputation: 117 Location: Chester, UK	2010-01-13 15:46 Post: #4 You're not going to get too many 20GB files on an XBox. Wouldn't it be better to buy a cheap NAS box? JR
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jpennell Senior Member Posts: 105 Joined: Jul 2005 Reputation: 0	2010-01-13 16:09 Post: #5 jhsrennie Wrote:You're not going to get too many 20GB files on an XBox. Wouldn't it be better to buy a cheap NAS box? Doesn't that rather depend how big the HDD he has installed in the xbox? (This post was last modified: 2010-01-13 16:19 by jpennell.)
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maddoc Junior Member Posts: 2 Joined: Jan 2010 Reputation: 0	2010-01-13 16:25 Post: #6 thanks for the help! I have indeed modded the xbox...so I could install linux... can I run xbmc from linux to use it as dlna server? that's the point...formatting the hd as linux partition (ext3) and have xbmc reading that partition.... is it possible?
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spiff Grumpy Bastard Developer Posts: 12,234 Joined: Nov 2003 Reputation: 82	2010-01-13 16:28 Post: #7 no. Always read the XBMC online-manual, FAQ and search the forum before posting. Do not e-mail XBMC-Team members directly asking for support. Read/follow the forum rules. For troubleshooting and bug reporting please make sure you read this first.
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