How To Install an Xbox1 cable onto a Multi-Console Cthulhu

This Instructable will guide you through installing an original Xbox (Xbox1) style controller cable onto a multi-console 'MC' Cthulhu.

All of the information about the Cthulhu project is available online in the Shoryuken.com forums:
http://forums.shoryuken.com/showthread.php?t=162026

Please be quite aware that this Instructable applies only to the MC Cthulhu; if your Cthulhu was purchased advertised only for PS3/PC use, then you cannot add ax Xbox cable and expect it to work. Upgrade chips are available if you would like to turn your PS3 Only Cthulhu into an MC Cthulhu. If you are unsure which one you have, plug your arcade stick into your computer with the Start and Select buttons held down. if you see a new device called 'Cthulhu Bootloader' get installed, you have an MC Cthulhu. If you only see your arcade stick show up as normal, then it is not an MC Cthulhu.

Step 1 Step 1: Don't

This may sound rather odd, but don't. Step 1 of the my 'How to Install an Xbox cable on an MC Cthulhu' is 'Don't do it.'

Chances are you already have a USB cable being used by the Cthulhu, the same one used for playing on a PC or PS3. The Xbox1 uses USB for it's controllers; it just has an oddball end to make things difficult.

You can easily find adapters like the one pictured below on ebay for under $10. With one of these adapters, you can use your existing USB cable through the adapter on your Xbox1. All without having to even open the case. Remember to look for one with a female USB end!

The rest of the instructions will detail the process of installing an Xbox cable into the MC Cthulhu like normal, but if you can avoid the unneeded soldering, you should.

Comments

[avwos]

Nice instructable but you'll probably want to edit it and explain what the purpose of it is and why you'd actually want to do it.