Hacking the Xbox

Chapter 4 - Building a USB Adapter 71
Figure 4-4: (1) Slip a piece of heat shrink tubing over the cable before
soldering. (2) Solder the wires together, like color to like color. (3) Wrap the
wires in electrical tape to prevent shorting. Test the cable. (4) Apply small dabs
of hot glue to the tested cable to hold the electrical tape and wires in place for
the next step.
joint. (The hot glue acts as a strain relief for the joint as well, thus the
cable will be robust under most normal operating circumstances.)
Although the cable is fully operational without the hot glue and heat
shrink tubing treatment, you can still improve the connection’s stability if
you do not have these items handy. Electrical tape can be wrapped
carefully around the individual joints as a makeshift mechanical reinforcement.
Now that you have finished your USB to Xbox game port adapter,
Chapters 11 and 12 describe some of the steps necessary to install Linux
on the Xbox so you can use your new adapter.