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Dead Trigger (2012)

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UPDATE 7 [July 11, 2014] - Hey everyone! I MADE $100 ON THIS VIDEO! WOOOOO! THANKS EVERYONE!!!! It only took 70,000 views and 3 years, but I got a $100 check in the mail from Google! Yay! Also, after 3 years, my completed 360 RF board is still plugged into my pc and STILL working! Apparently the diode I used was not ideal for the circuit, but this thing has been moved, dropped, crushed, neglected, and yelled at, and it's still ticking!
UPDATE 6 [Oct 23, 2013] - Confirmed working on Android 4.1.2, on my Galaxy S3! Unfortunately, it has the same issue as Linux, which is that the flashing light on the controller will never stop flashing, even when it is connected. Another issue is that there is no keylayout file for the WIRELESS controller, only the wired, and Android incorrectly assigns "generic.kl" as the keylayout. It kinda works on some apps, but the axes are mapped all wrong, and it doesn't really work in first person shooters. To get it working properly on Android, you will have to have a rooted phone so you can edit /system/usr/keylayout/generic.kl, and replace it with the values from the vendor_*_product_*.kl file that has the axis mappings for a 360 controller in it. Then it works GREAT for games like Dead Trigger and Shadowgun :D

UPDATE 5 [July 30, 2013] - Confirmed working on Windows 8, AND on Ubuntu Linux, AND on Linux Mint 15!!! YAAAAAAY! For Windows 8, follow the exact same procedure as Windows 7. Select the "Windows 7" download from the Microsoft site. For Linux, all you have to do is plug it in, but unfortunately the green light ring on the controller will never stop flashing, even after its connected, so you might need some black tape for that.

UPDATE 4 [SEPT 25 2012] - I can confirm that you can plug the RF unit back into your 360, with the wires still soldered on and dangling there, and re-sync your remotes the usual 360 way. I had to do this as I accidentally synced my controllers to a friend's xbox. Best of all, you don't even need a fully functional xbox to do it, just one that will turn on. My xbox has no case, no longer has a DVD drive, no hard drive, no video cable... I'm suprised the damn thing even turned on let alone synced controllers to the RF unit!

Folks if you want sync functionality, I think this guy has figured it out: /watch?v=lq7-V0fK7Ag - Unfortunately, it too is in spanish, with crappy music playing in the background. I'm too lazy to bother trying to solder a PIC, but good luck to anyone that tries!

Here are some pics of my finished product, still ticking after almost a year of use:
http://img28.imageshack.us/img28/8655/frontyrq.jpg
http://img833.imageshack.us/img833/8462/backwb.jpg

NOTE 3 [June 27 2012]: Yes, this requires you to open your Xbox 360 and take out the RF board. Sorry to get your hopes up folks, I understand the old title was a little misleading. However, you aren't actually going to RUIN your 360 by doing this! YOU DO NOT NEED A BROKEN 360, JUST AN OPEN ONE. You can always desolder your usb cable and plug it back into the 360 and it will run just fine. Or, if you leave enough room with your soldering/wires like I did (not hard to do), you can just go back and forth plugging it into your 360 or PC as needed, which gives you the added bonus of being able to sync new remotes on the 360. Happy soldering!

NOTE 2: YOU CANNOT SYNC REMOTES, SYNC THEM TO YOUR XBOX BEFORE TAKING IT APART!!! My remotes were already synced to the 360 I used before I took it apart, so I didn't need to worry about that. Unfortunately, the sync button is on the 360 itself, not the wireless receiver device, so if you want sync functionality you would have to solder a special chip onto this board. Google "MSP430 xbox 360" for instructions on how to do that.

NOTE: You will NOT get the fancy spinning flashing green lights to work on the board. This board will not light up AT ALL, even though it has the lights on it. .

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So I found out you can rip the wireless receiver out of a bricked Xbox 360 and easily use it on your PC. It is already set up for a USB interface, it just uses a different type of connector.

This video shows you how to use an old USB cable and solder it to the 360's wireless controller receiver.

Once you have finished soldering, you will need to download this software before you can get it to work on your PC:

http://www.microsoft.com/hardware/en-us/p/xbox-360-controller-for-windows#support

Click the 'support' tab, select your operating system, then download the "Xbox 360 Accessories Software". Install it as normal, because it will place the driver we need in your Program Files folder.

I learned how to do this from an old Spanish video from 2008, but there were no audio instructions, it was designed for XP, and it linked to drivers that didn't exist anymore. I hope this helps everyone!

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