Xbox:EvolutionX

The EvolutionX dashboard (not to be confused with the EvoX BIOS) is one of the earliest custom Xbox dashboard choices. Commonly offered by older mod installer tools, it can still be found on many Xboxes today. Although it lacks an on-screen file manager, one feature that sets it apart from other dashboards is its ability to flash new BIOSes into a modchip or TSOP directly from within the dash itself.

It has limited skinning capabilities, but the ease with which its background image can be changed means it can often be found in a customised state. Regardless of its wallpaper, the EvoX dash is easily recognised by its menu layout, centring entries in the lower half of the screen.

The latest version is 3935.

Default Menu

Launch DVD

Launches the inserted DVD or game. If the text in the upper right corner reads "No Disc", your optical drive is reporting that nothing is inserted.

Trainers

This menu allows you to activate game cheats in the form of trainers. You can do this by selecting the desired game, selecting the desired options, and then pressing Save and Exit. The next time the game is started, the cheat(s) will be applied. You can add more trainers by moving the respective trainer files (usually ETM or XBTF, sometimes other files included) into the "Trainers" folder in the location where the EvolutionX dashboard is installed.

MS Dashboard

Launches the Xbox:Microsoft Dashboard.

Reboot / Power Off

Reboots your system or powers it off.

System Utils

Settings

Here you can change your network settings, your game region, and various other settings. You can enable In-Game Reset (IGR) here, which will allow you to reboot your console by pressing LT+RT+BACK+BLACK. Ensure you press "Save and Exit" at the bottom to save changed settings, instead of just pressing B to exit. Aside from network settings, most settings will require a reboot to take effect.

Flash BIOS

It is recommended not to select this unless you know what you are doing. Here you can flash your modchip or TSOP with a new BIOS. By default, three BIOS files will appear, which are variants of EvoX M7. Additional BIOS files can be placed within the dashboard's "Bios" subdirectory.

Backup

Selecting this will backup of your Xbox:EEPROM, on-board Bios, HDD Password, and HDD config and place it in C:\Backup. If your dashboard is not installed on the C drive, it may not work. It is highly recommended to Xbox:FTP this backup folder to your PC for safe keeping.

Skins

Here you can select different skins for your dashboard. Skins can be downloaded and placed in the "Skins" folder in the location where the EvolutionX dashboard is installed.

Launch Menu

The layout of everything will vary based on your chosen skin. These are the defaults.

Games

Here your games will be listed, from which you can launch them. It will search in E:\Games, and if enabled, F:\Games and G:\Games. If your F or G drive does not appear on the left hand side on the main menu, they are not being detected and you may need to change the setting under System Utils to enable the drives, or you may need to flash a new BIOS (for modchips or TSOPs).

Apps

Here your applications will be listed, from which you can launch them. It will search in E:\Apps, and if enabled, F:\Apps and G:\Apps. If your F or G drive does not appear on the left hand side on the main menu, they are not being detected and you may need to change the setting under System Utils to enable the drives, or you may need to flash a new BIOS (for modchips or TSOPs).

Modifying the Menu

You can add, remove, or move menu options by modifying the evox.ini file located in the dashboard installation directory, and scrolling down to the [Menu] section. The directory structure is pretty self explanatory, and you can add folders manually in any spot in the hierarchy. Below is an example to make a folder called "Homebrew Games" in the Games directory which contains the games inside the folder G:\HOMEBREW\:

   Section "Homebrew Games"
   {
       AutoAddItem "g:\HOMEBREW"
       SortAll
   }

Line separator

A Line can be added in-between menu items or at the top as a menu header to help brake up items in a list.

EvolutionX will just slide over these "fake" menu items when scrolling though the menu.

Line "------------------------------------",0

The number at the end can be changed to change the text color of the line.

0 is white, 1 is red and 2 is green.

You can also use any text you want in the line.

Line "--- !W A R N I N G! ---",1

Line "#\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/#",2

Direct launch Item

An Item menu can be added to directly launch a desired xbe without needing to build a list of them first. Handy for shortcuts.

Item "XBMC","E:\Dash\XBMC\default.xbe"