Ubuntu Linux on Xbox 360!

It seems that the recent Hypervisor hack, and the subsequently released Linux Loader are so good to the point that you can already load Linux distros on your 360. This is because of the great work by Felix Domke who wrote a bunch of drivers for Xbox360 hardware so that Linux could recognize it. And, as early as now, we’ve been hearing murmurs from the hacking community already.

Stonersmurf, a well respected hacker from xboxhacker.net, recently posted on IRC that he got Ubuntu Linux going on his 360. When asked about hardware compatibility, he pointed out that all hardware except for 3D and sound is working. Then, we hear that Cpasjuste has also successfully booted Ubuntu on his 360. Not only that, he was kind enough to provide instructions for anyone curious and brave enough to try it.

This development means that users could be looking at full fledged Linux distros working on their 360 in the near time. The only thing currently holding back everyone is the fact that you need a 360 with an older kernel version (4532 or 4548) which is a rarity. Until someone can either find a way to downgrade to an older kernel, or find a vulnerability in the new version, you would either have to wait for the new kernel to get hacked or buy an Xbox360 with an older kernel off sites like eBay.

Apart from that though, I can’t wait to see where this goes. Comparing this to PS3 Linux (which has been openly supported by Sony), the only difference you have now is that sound drivers haven’t been ported yet. If you don’t count that, Xbox360 Linux is actually better than PS3 Linux since it’s running at a much higher privelege (Hypervisor level), meaning people could fiddle around with stuff and hope to find bugs in the Xbox kernel.

You can head on over to Cpasjuste’s tutorial for Ubuntu on Xbox 360 for more info.

It seems that the recent Hypervisor hack, and the subsequently released Linux Loader are so good to the point that you can already load Linux distros on your 360. This is because of the great work by Felix Domke who wrote a bunch of drivers for Xbox360 hardware so that Linux could recognize it. And, as early as now, we’ve been hearing murmurs from the hacking community already.

Stonersmurf, a well respected hacker from xboxhacker.net, recently posted on IRC that he got Ubuntu Linux going on his 360. When asked about hardware compatibility, he pointed out that all hardware except for 3D and sound is working. Then, we hear that Cpasjuste has also successfully booted Ubuntu on his 360. Not only that, he was kind enough to provide instructions for anyone curious and brave enough to try it.

This development means that users could be looking at full fledged Linux distros working on their 360 in the near time. The only thing currently holding back everyone is the fact that you need a 360 with an older kernel version (4532 or 4548) which is a rarity. Until someone can either find a way to downgrade to an older kernel, or find a vulnerability in the new version, you would either have to wait for the new kernel to get hacked or buy an Xbox360 with an older kernel off sites like eBay.

Apart from that though, I can’t wait to see where this goes. Comparing this to PS3 Linux (which has been openly supported by Sony), the only difference you have now is that sound drivers haven’t been ported yet. If you don’t count that, Xbox360 Linux is actually better than PS3 Linux since it’s running at a much higher privelege (Hypervisor level), meaning people could fiddle around with stuff and hope to find bugs in the Xbox kernel.

You can head on over to Cpasjuste’s tutorial for Ubuntu on Xbox 360 for more info.