Connecting old XBOX with Airport Extreme

Try simplifying the path - "smb://10.0.1.1/Elements" or even "smb://10.0.1.1". If you're still not able to connect, look into an XBMC update.

In my Airport Utility Program I saw that the Aiport uses 2 IP numbers:

- 10.0.1.1
- 94.212.7.218

I tried the one below with /Elements/Beeldmateriaal and /Elements, but got the same errors ("Error: -1073741772: Shared map not available")

When I enter the IP adresses without anything behind it like you mentioned, the Xbox immediately adds them, but the map is empty.

Does this mean we have to look into an update?

Ingmar

I would certainly recommend trying one. Google "XBMC nightly builds" and grab something recent. Just dump the result into a new folder on your console (you can have more then one version of XBMC, they won't interfere), then try accessing the Airport from that. If it works, then you can set about replacing your old build.

You can check what revision you're currently running under XBMC's System Info page. Under the default skin, PMIII, this is accessed by clicking in the right thumbstick, and selecting the menu option on the left.

It may be possible that the Airport isn't offering the share to the console because it think it's overloaded with connections already. You could try turning off all other machines on your network, rebooting the Airport, then try accessing it via the console; see if that makes a difference.

When I go to the info page it says:

XBMC pre-2.1 (compiled: Jun 30 2008)
MPlayer XBMC-SVN-r10070-4.1.2 (May 31 2008)

So I guess that means its pretty old.
I downloaded the "Xbox no installer revision 30641", but can you tell me how I can put it on the XBOX? Using a CD?

A CD is one method, yeah. Extract what you've got, look for the folder containing the executable file ("default.xbe") - that's the folder you want (along with all the sub-folders it contains, of course).

You can then, say, burn that to a disc, then use the file manager built into your current XBMC install to copy it to your HDD. It gives you two browsing windows, if you press the white button over a file/folder in one pane, there's an option to copy it into the directory shown in the other.

You can also connect to the console via FTP (username and password are both "xbox"), and throw the files across that way.

Note that one thing you specifically can't do is overwrite your old build, especially not while you're running it. You'll want to install to a new location on your drive, then set about swapping them afterwards.

If you have any problems with the particulars, you'd be better off looking around some other forums. Here and here are good places to start.