I’ve already posted about my Xbox Media Center project.  I was trying to make a few changes today.  Maybe it was sleep deprivation, or maybe it was not saying “Klatu verata *cough cough* nik *cough*” just right, but I got to the point where I was getting the following ominous message on bootup.

“Your Xbox requires service.  Please contact Microsoft support”

Ouch.

I was able to recover using the original exploit, but I was actually considering taking the thing apart and hooking the hard drive up to a PC.  But saner minds prevailed after I took a few deep breaths and had breakfast.