wip: feat: xbox modding post

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Dockerfile

@@ -4,9 +4,9 @@ WORKDIR /hugo
 RUN hugo new site /hugo
 RUN git clone https://github.com/yihui/hugo-xmin.git themes/hugo-xmin
 ADD hugo.toml /hugo/hugo.toml
-ADD content /hugo/content
 ADD static /hugo/static
 ADD shortcodes /hugo/layouts/shortcodes
 ENV PORT=1313
 EXPOSE $PORT
+ADD content /hugo/content
 CMD ["hugo", "serve", "--baseURL", "https://blog.gtz.dk/", "--bind", "0.0.0.0", "--port", "$PORT"]

content/posts/xbox-modding.md

@@ -1,15 +1,16 @@
 +++
 date = '2025-01-27'
 draft = false
-title = 'Softmod your Xbox Original Today'
+title = 'Softmod your Original Xbox Today'
 tags = ['technical', 'games', 'modding']
-categories = ['technical']
+categories = ['technical', 'personal']
 +++
 
+If you want to skip the personal story, the tutorial part starts [here]({{< ref "xbox-modding.md#softmodding-the-xbox" >}}).
+
 The original Xbox is a phenominal little machine.
 In this post I will go over my journey of modding my own personal xbox.
 Feel free to follow along, but this is mostly just a recollection of my journey for the sake of writing it down.
-If you want to skip the personal story, the tutorial part starts [here]().
 
 ## First Things First
 If you own an Xbox Original and you haven't removed the clock capacitor yet, DO IT NOW. YOU SHOULD'VE DONE IT SEVERAL
@@ -68,22 +69,34 @@ The first game console that I modded was a Wii that I bought on a flea-market fo
 Side tangent: The Wii is the _easiest_ console to softmod. You only need an SDCard - that's it.
 This Wii modding lit a fire under me, and I started taking apart 
 
-## Softmodding the Xbox
+## Softmodding the Xbox {#softmodding-the-xbox}
 There are a couple of directions you can take when it comes to modding the OG Xbox.
 I will be exclusively *softmodding* mine, as if I were to solder anything that is required for hardmodding it, I would
 at best brick the console and at worst burn my apartment to the ground.
 This mod _does_ require purchasing some hardware, namely:
- - An xbox (male) to USB (female) adapter.
-   These are increasingly difficult to find, so if you tend to drag your feet on projects like these (like I tend to)
-   buy it now!
- - An older USB stick
- - A DVD burner
- - Some (writable / blank) DVDs
 
-TODO:
+ - **An xbox (male) to USB (female) adapter.**
- - Full list of required hardware
+
+   These are increasingly difficult to find, so if you tend to drag your feet on projects like these (like I tend to)
+   buy it now! Or you might have to make one yourself.
+
+ - **An older USB stick.**
+
+   The Xbox will reject most modern USB flash drives - it has to be a fairly small one (I used a 4GiB one), and no, you
+   cannot just set the partition sizes to be small, the hardware has to be old.
+
+ - **A DVD burner and some (writable and blank) DVDs.**
+
+   This is mostly just to burn a single DVD with the softmodding tools on it. I think you can buy pre-burned discs, but
+   if you have a DVD burner (generally just a good doohickey to have), it's much easier to just use `xfburn` to burn the
+   disc yourself.
+
+### Software
+I am using GNU/Linunx, but all of these are also available on Microsoft Windows - I haven't checked if OSX have these,
+but I wouldn't be surprised.
+
+## TODO:
  - Link to MrMario (check for peertube link as a backup)
- - Xbox Controller USB thingy
  - Xbox softmodding tool disc
  - Extras (chimp)
  - Holy crap the IDE hot-swapping
@@ -93,4 +106,9 @@ Now that we have softmodded it, we can choose to upgrade the aging IDE harddrive
 harddrive! This is totally optional, but I highly recommend it as it'll enable you to store many more games on the 
 console itself, rather than mucking about with DVD discs and a dying DVD drive.
 
+## Thanks
+I would like to thank [bringus studios](https://www.youtube.com/@BringusStudios) for keeping the interest of console
+hacking alive and a special thanks to [mr mario](https://www.youtube.com/@MrMario2011) for his fantastic tutorials.
+Please check both of these creators out.
+
 {{< centered image="/6616144.png" >}}