Xbox 360 Receiver – Manual Install.

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Manual installation of Xbox 360 Receiver Drivers.

There have been several complaints about the error in my blog stating that installing the Xbox 360 receiver drivers just by launching the executable does nothing or that users do not have a "Microsoft Controller" class that they are capable of choosing from. This addendum documentation is to provide a manual install of how to install the Xbox 360 receiver drivers without ever having to install them onto your computer.

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Chinese Xbox 360 Wireless Receiver Driver setup

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The wireless Receiver for the Xbox 360 from China has arrived.

The wireless Receiver for my Xbox 360 controller (Sometimes referred to as a wireless dongle) from China is one of those tools that has become more and more relevant in the gaming industry with console ports and couch co-ops. Unlike other types of electronics from China; Where it was inferior or simply nothing more than a piece of plastic or an identifier chip saying what it was but it did nothing at all. This adapter from China does work! But it needs the right drivers!

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Archived – Mono 3.x basic installation and the problems of 3.x

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Mono basic installation for older Linux kernels will now be archived.

This entry is apart of the OpenSim installation tutorial dealing with how to install a utility named MONO. It explains how to get the various programs required for running a virtual world within your arm based processor. These notes are only here for archival reasons and are stripped away from the primary tutorial to avoid version confusion for anyone new to installing OpenSim onto your Raspberry, Banana, Orange Pi ARM systems. Continue reading if you want to see more.

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Screen capture with Ouya.

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Let's begin Screen Capture with the Ouya!:

This entry explains quickly how I do a screen capture for my Ouya articles so that I could show you certain key features and configurations that I have run across over the short while I have been playing with this unit. screen capture from the Ouya requires no special software beyond the Android development kits which are easily downloadable. And in a few commands, you'll be capturing your favorite screenshots from your Ouya console in no time!

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SuperTux on Ouya – How to Configure it.

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SuperTux on the Ouya

SuperTux has been a long standing game on the linux which emulated a classic nintendo game "Super Mario Brothers" and gave it it's own open source images and control system. With the help of the libsdl port for android. SuperTux can now be played on the Ouya as well!

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AirPlay on my Raspberry Pi

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AirPlay audio only on the Raspberry Pi

Airplay (or in previous revisions from apple this protocol was called "AirTunes") audio is the ability to transmit audio from your smartphone device (The Apple I-phone does this natively and android users can actually download a plugin protocol for this) to another device which is hooked to a home stereo system. I know there are countless articles talking about how it's done. But since this is my blog I sometimes use my blog as just a random dump on how I get things going so in case I forget with my countless other projects I don't have to look for a particular site to show me how to get it working again. It's just annoying to find a site that talks about it just to have it disappear on you. So! Without further delay, my short little guide on how it is done.

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OpenSIM + Raspberry Pi + Rasbian Hard-Float= WORKs!

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OpenSim + Raspian hard-float = What was once broken now works!

A while ago we decided to go on a journey with OpenSim. For those who are new to metaverse software; OpenSim (Or OpenSimulator) is a program that emulates the back-end resources of a commercial metaverse known as "Second Life". The client or front-end that connects to OpenSim are third-party clients such as firestorm and Singularity. We liked working offline from SecondLife and keeping a backup of my stuff. What better way to do this than to keep it on something low-powered like a Raspberry Pi? Read on to learn more.

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Better “DDR / Stepmania” Mat Controller I-PAC.

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Stepmania + Pads + I-PAC = solid response times!

StepMania love coming at you! This is a quasi blog and guide on how we got our dance pads to work well with StepMania thanks to the I-PAC. Just keep in mind that my solution is not the cheapest in the world. We were going for a solid solution when I moved my pads from PC to PC.

Let's Begin!

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