Xbox:Anod-X

AnOd-X or (Another dash for Xbox) is a dashboard that uses no proprietary Microsoft code. Its features include animated dashboard backgrounds (.XMV), and prior to the servers going down, a built in download utility for game saves and homebrew applications, as well as an auto-update feature for the dashboard itself.

The latest official version is 1.02.1.

Default Menu

DVD

Launch DVD

Launches the DVD that is in the system. If nothing happens when selecting it, no disc is detected.

Copy to HardDisk

Copies the inserted Game / DVD to the hard drive.

Open/Close DVD Tray

Open or close your DVD drive: To be used if your Eject button stops working.

Hard Disk

Applications

Detects executable (XBE) files inside of C:\apps, E:\apps, F:\apps, and G:\Apps and lists them. If you place applications such as Xbox:DVD2Xbox inside of one of these directories, you can launch it here.

Games

Detects executable (XBE) files inside of E:\games, F:\games, and G:\games and lists them. If you place a rip of a game, such as Halo 2 inside one of these directories, you can launch it here.

Emulators

Detects executable (XBE) files inside of E:\emuls, F:\emuls, and G:\emuls and lists them. If you place emulators such as Surreal64 inside of one of these directories, you can launch it here.

Music

Music placed inside F:\muzic can be played here. You can change this music directory under Settings → Directories → Music Directory. Supported music formats are WAV/MP3/WMA/OGG.

Controls:

• Left Analog Stick: Scrolling

• LT/RT while Scrolling: Scroll Faster

• X: Select a track

• Start: Add selected tracks to playlist

• DPAD Up/Down: Select top or bottom menu

• A: Play track

• Back: Exit

From anywhere in the dashboard, you can press the left analog stick to bring up the music control panel.

File Explorer

Allows you to move, copy, and rename files on your Xbox. It also supports RAR files.

Controls:

• Left Analog Stick: Scrolling

• LT/RT while Scrolling: Scroll Faster

• X: Select a file/folder

• Start: Open context menu to copy, move, rename, or delete files.

• DPAD Up/Down: Select top or bottom menu

• A: Launch XBE

• Back: Exit

Game Saves

Manage

From here you can delete game saves. Hover over a game, or press A to see the saves listed for a game. Press Start to place a "Delete" button, and A to confirm, or B to cancel.

Download

Previously, you were able to click this menu to be shown a list of available game saves. You could select a game by pressing X and Start to download it, but the server has since gone offline.

MSDashBoard

Launches the Xbox:Microsoft Dashboard. By default, it looks for C:\xboxdash.xbe, but this can be changed under Settings → Directory → MS Dashboard menu.

Reboot / Shutdown

Soft restarts or shuts down your Xbox.

Settings

To see the settings section, scroll past the Shutdown option.

Audio

• Auto Play: Allows you to automatically play a specific track when AnOd-X is booted.

• Random Play: Allows you to automatically play a random track when AnOd-X is booted.

Video

• Screen Adjust: Allows you to change the screen size and position using the left and right analog sticks.

• Enable Screen Saver: Enable or disable screen saver.

• % Screen Saver Fader: Allows you to set the transparency level of the screensaver. Default is 50%.

• Screen Saver Timer: Allows you to define the seconds of idle time before the screensaver kicks in. allow to define the time before screensaver is executed if no action is done. Default is 60 seconds.

Directories

• MSDashBoard: Set the location of the Xbox:Microsoft Dashboard XBE.

• DVD Player: Set which app you want to launch when you insert a Video DVD.

• AudioCD: Set which app you want to launch when you insert an Audio CD.

• Music Directory: Set the directory containing your audio files.

Network

• IP Settings: Configure your network (IP, Gateway, DNS).

• FTP Server: Enable/disable the FTP Server and set the port to use (default is 21).

• SNTP Client: Enable/disable SNTP Client (set the Xbox hour from network or internet) and configure SNTP Server settings (IP & Port)

• RSS News Feeds: Enable/disable RSS News Feed scroll in the bottom left corner. You can configure the links to the feeds in the anodx.xml file.

• Auto Updates: Enable/disable AnOd-X dashboard auto updates, or force it to update.

• Downloads: Previously, you were able to click this menu to be shown a list of available applications and homebrew. You could select an app by pressing X and Start to download it, but the server has since gone offline. The apps are saved in the applications directory as set in the settings.

Miscellaneous

• % FAN Speed: Allows you to set Xbox fan speed.

• Front LED Color: Allows you to set color sequence of Eject button.

• Vertical File Explorer: Allows you to set the orientation of the file explorer windows.

Skins

• Manage: Allows you to choose the active skin.

• Download: Allows you to preview and download skins from online. Previously, you could do this by pressing A on a skin (or X to select multiple) and Start to download, but servers for this have since gone offline.

• Random Skin: When enabled, AnOd-X chooses a random skin at startup.

• Backgrounds: Allows you to choose a background image separately from your skin. You can place custom backgrounds inside the background directory located at .../Anod-X/AnodXData/Skins/Default/Backgrounds. Press Start to exit.

System

• Language: Allows you to select the default language for AnOd-X.

• Enable F/G drive: Enables support for the F or G drives.

• Autolaunch XBox DVD/Video DVD/AudioCD: Allows you to automatically launch a game when it's inserted in Xbox.

• IR Remote QuickLaunchs: Allows you to configure ten different shortcut buttons to launch apps with an IR Remote. Back to exit.

Hard Drive Tools

This menu is accessible by scrolling past the "IR Remote QuickLaunchs" menu option. It is password protected with the default password of "xbox". You can view your hard drive information, lock or unlock your hard drive, backup your C partition to E:\BACKUP_C, format drives, or wipe your cache drives (X, Y, and Z).

EEPROM Tools

This menu is accessible by scrolling past the "IR Remote QuickLaunchs" menu option. It is password protected with the default password of xbox. You can view your EEPROM information or read and write an EEPROM file. Supported formats are .CFG and .BIN.

Modifying the Menu

You can add, remove, or move menu options by modifying the anodx.xml located in the dashboard installation directory. 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\.

   <list name="Games">
           <path>G:\HOMEBREW\</path>
           <path>E:\games\</path>
           <path>F:\games\</path>
           <path>G:\games\</path>
   </list>