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5. Editing the Evox.ini

Alright people, this is perhaps the most simple thing you will ever do when it comes to EvolutionX. All you really need to do is open up the evox.ini look at the [Menu] Section and visualize what your evox menu looks like when you start your XBOX. I feel very strongly about this subject because i believe that any one that does not know how to open a VERY basic .ini file and modify, obviously lacks the general computer knowledge someone should need to modify their xbox in this way. Now if you do not have a below average IQ, please stop reading and open your evox.ini with a text editor and get modifying. If you're a complete Dip****, read on.

Looking at the top of the evox.ini you will notice something very familiar. Everything we just covered in the Settings section is the entire top portion of the evox.ini till you reach the [Menu] Section. Instead of making changes to the evox.ini through settings on the evox dashboard, you can make the changes your self by manually typing fields. The entire top portion of the evox.ini can not be any more self explanitory than this. If you cannot figure this out you should probably go play with a loaded shotgun.

There are a few built in commands to the default.xbe that you see designated by the ID_(command name) or the original @ still work.

ID_Flash_Bios or @1 = Flash the BIOS
ID_MS_Dash aka or @3 = Launch the Original Dashboard if named msxboxdash.xbe
ID_Quick_Reboot or @5 = Reboot Xbox
ID_Settings or @9 = Go to the EvoX Dashboard Settings
ID_Power_Off or @10 = Turn the Power Off
ID_Backup or @11 = Backup the settings to C:\Backup on the Xbox
ID_Skins or @13 = Skins
ID_Launch_DVD or @14 = Launch disc in dvdrom tray
@2 = Custom User Actions as in @210 to do action 10

This is what your menu section looks like....
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Section "Root"
{
Item "Launch DVD",ID_Launch_DVD
Item "MS Dashboard",ID_MS_Dash
Item "Reboot",ID_Quick_Reboot
Item "Power Off",ID_Power_Off
# Item "Flash Evox BIOS","c:\bios\d6.bin",ID_Flash_Bios_File

Section "System Utils"
{
Item "Settings",ID_Settings
Item "Flash BIOS",ID_Flash_Bios
Item "Backup",ID_Backup
Item "Skins",ID_Skins
}
Section "Launch Menu"
{
Section "Games"
{
AutoAddItem "e:\games\"
AutoAddItem "f:\games\"
SortAll
}
Section "Apps"
{
AutoAddItem "e:\apps\"
AutoAddItem "f:\apps\"
SortAll
}
}
}

[Action_10]


[Action_11]


[Action_12]
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You have two different type of entries, Section and Item

Section = Selectable option in menu, ability to add sub sections and/or Items, but does not execute any xbox functions.
Any new sections will have a { to designate the bigging of a section and a } to designate the end of a section.

Item = Selectable option in menu, this is what executes an xbox games, apps, or functions
Any Item you will add with have the following structure: Item "Item name","path to item"
Item "DVDX","f:\applications\dvdx\default.xbe"
This means your executable app, game, etc will be located in f:\applications\dvdx\ and default.xbe is the executable file
(default.xbe is ALWAYS the executable file in any app or game)

You will also see under the apps section and Games section: SortStart, AutoAddItem, SortEnd, SortAll. This will Automatically sort and alphabetize items found in the directory specified AutoAddItem "f:\games" so you do not have to add each item in that directory manually.

Section "Root" - Root meaning your opening screen.

This is what you see at root when you start your xbox

Launch DVD - Item - Launches an xbox game, DVD movie, music cd, etc.
MS Dashboard - Item - Launches the default MS dashboard
Reboot - Item - Reboots your xbox
Power Off - Item - Powers off your xbox
System Utils - Section - Opens up system utils Items and sub sections
Launch Menu - Section - Opens up Launch Menu Items and sub sections

Now compare the ini structure to the root sections and items. As you can see all of them line up directly even with eachother, as do sub sections and items that appear in the same sub section. As this .ini is written imagine a tree as it branches off.

Launch DVD - Item - Root Item
MS Dashboard - Item - Root Item
Reboot - Item - Root Item
Power off - Item - Root Item
System Utils - Section - Root Section
Settings - Item - Sub Item of Section System Utils
Flash Bios - Item - Sub Item of Section System Utils
Backup - Item - Sub Item of Section System Utils
Skins - Item - Sub Item of Section System Utils
Install Menu - Section - Sub Section of Section System Utils
Install 4034 - Item - Sub Item of Sub Section Install Menu
Action 11 - Item - Sub Item of Sub Section Install Menu
Action 12 - Item - Sub Item of Sub Section Install Menu
Launch Menu - Section - Root Section
Games - Section - Sub Section of Section Launch Menu
Invaders - Item - Sub Item of Sub Section Games
Apps - Section - Sub Section of Section Launch Menu
DVDX - Item - Sub Item of Sub Section Apps

Hopefully this diagram helps to establish what the .ini structure should look like. Now what we will do is show you how to add and item and a section to the evox.ini and we will use just the Launch Menu Portion of the .ini to demonstrate.

This is the Default Launch Menu Section....
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Section "Launch Menu"
{
Section "Games"
{
Line "- Auto Items -",2
SortStart
AutoAddItem "f:\games\"
SortEnd
SortAll
}
Section "Apps"
{
Item "DVDX","f:\Applications\dvdx\default.xbe"
SortAll
AutoAddItem "f:\applications\"
}
}
}

*Appears as such

Launch Menu - Section - Root Section
Games - Section - Sub Section of Section Launch Menu
Invaders - Item - Sub Item of Sub Section Games
Apps - Section - Sub Section of Section Launch Menu
DVDX - Item - Sub Item of Sub Section Apps
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Now you want to add an item to appear in the "Apps" sub section of launch menu, we will use Media Player 2.0 as an example.
First you will upload all neccessary files to f:\applications\ in a folder called XBMP2. Now you must add the Item path to Section "Apps" in the evox.ini ..... Item "Media Player 2.0","f:\applications\XBMP\default.xbe"

Your evox.ini will now look like this....
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Section "Launch Menu"
{
Section "Games"
{
Line "- Auto Items -",2
SortStart
AutoAddItem "f:\games\"
SortEnd
SortAll
}
Section "Apps"
{
Item "DVDX","f:\Applications\dvdx\default.xbe"
Item "Media Player 2.0","f:\Applications\XBMP2\default.xbe"
SortAll
AutoAddItem "f:\applications\"
}
}
}

*Appears as such

Launch Menu - Section - Root Section
Games - Section - Sub Section of Section Launch Menu
Invaders - Item - Sub Item of Sub Section Games
Apps - Section - Sub Section of Section Launch Menu
Media Player 2.0 - Item - Sub Item of Sub Section Apps
DVDX - Item - Sub Item of Sub Section Apps
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That's it kids, if you still don't get it, I don't think there is anything anyone can do for you. Your only option is to let someone else do it for you. Hope everyone was able to follow along ok, any suggestions to help improve this tutorial can be given in #EvolutionX on efnet. Please once again, do not ask questions in #EvolutionX unless you have done all your research first.