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Xecuter Proudly Presents: X2 4979 Date: 15 November 2003 Well folks it's been a long time in the making but we finally cracked it. As most of you know the new v1.4 and v1.5 Xbox had a new FOCUS video encoder (FS454) which replaced the old Conexant version (CX25871) and video output could no longer be generated. Evox implemented their old hacks to the new 5101 kernel and that all worked fine, however Xecuter doesn't patch the MS kernel, we use source code to develop our advanced patches and hacks, but without the source code for the Focus encoder we were pretty much stuffed. After many weeks of hardcore low level hacking we have successfully developed the Focus source code from scratch and are pleased to announce a fully working X2 bios with Focus support embedded for your enjoyment. Now you can use all the extra features you've all come to expect from Xecuter Another couple of features include the skipping of the MS Dash clock check which has been requested many times. This enables you to boot from DVD correctly when setting up a new hard disk without any problems or errors. This gets rid of Error 16 problems. We have also implemented the LBA48 concept originally discovered by OzPaul. Coded in C we used the same principals to get LBA48 working efficiently without using any of his GPL code (We should add the sources given to us a couple of months ago were beta and used with OzPaulb's permission). For those that are interested we didn't use OzPaulb's partitioning system (read partition from hdd block 0) or the highcode/lowcode system. This hack is now embedded into our X2 source so you can use two versions of our bios. One for LBA48 6 and one for LBA 48 6+7 (LBA48 6 is one large F partition - recommened for new HD installs, and LBA48 6+7 is for those who want to extend your current F drive to its larger size without losing any data). For those who dont know you were previousley limited to a 137GB drive - now you can have up to 2 TB (2199023255040 bytes) or 2000 Gb for the *ahem* uninformed. The hack is still entirley credited to OzPaulb. We've also added a "fix" section in this nfo that solves many crashing problems that some of you maybe experiencing with your games / apps - check it out. X2 4979 will most likely be the last bios in the X2 series, as well as the X2.3 hardware design (with new power adapter). We thank you all for your generous support over the last 2 years and we will be seeing you soon with the feature packed X3 hardware and software. HAVE A GREAT CHRISTMAS - SEE YOU IN 2004 !!!! Features Summary ============= Universal Bootloader - Works on ALL models (v1.0 to v1.5) Boot All Originals Boot All Unsigned Code Boot All Backups Boot Debug XBE's Macrovision Protection Disabled No Patch Hack No Reset On Eject Hard Drive Swap Hack LBA48 Hack* Embedded In Game Reset (IGR) - (LT+RT+BACK+START) or (LT+RT+BACK+BLACK) - Use IGR after pausing the game for best results Disable IGR - Copy x2_IGR_disabled file to E: partition Customized Error Screens ** No DVD Rom Hack *** No AV Cable Hack Media Flag Auto-Patcher Embedded XBE Capability - We can add any XBE into the bios to boot on-the-fly Dashboard Boot sequence Hack - 1. evoXdash.xbe - 2. avadash.xbe - 3. mxmdash.xbe - 4. xboxdash.xbe Change colors / boot sequences / fan speeds / Animation Patches / E-F Boot **** Conexant / Focus Video Support Clock Check Skipped / Error 16 Fix * Thanks to OzPaulb ** Thanks to Superfr0 *** Thanks to Santmat **** Use XBTool - Thanks to Nghtshd See http://teamxecuter.com/modules.php?name=NSN_Encyclopedias for more bios info See http://home.alltel.net/nghtshd/xbtool.html for Xbtool info and download Changelog ========                                                             Changes 4978.03 - 4979 - Added Focus Video Encoder Support - Embedded OzPaulb's LBA48 Hack - Added MS Dash clock check skip - Removed embedded FTP (was simply a proof of concept anyway) - Resized and optimized back to 256k - Clean up of code and some general bug fixes - 4979.06 = LBA48 6 - 4979.67 = LBA48 6+7 Changes 4978.2-4978.3: - Fixed IGR function which made 4978.2 hang on game startup - Tested on pro & lite with evoX and a couple of games - Maybe drink less coffee next time before releasing :-p Changes 4978-4978.2: - Squeezed to 512k with FTP server still functional (this is done by implementing heavy compression algorithms) - no functional changes Changes 4978 Bug Fix - Fixed 1MB incompatibility problem with X2.x Lite Changes 4977-4978: - Added FTP server, IP: 192.168.10.123, Mask: 255.255.0.0, login/password: x3/x3 - FTP server starts up if you keep the 'A' button pressed on bootup, otherwise the dashes are run - Dashboard sequence changed to: evoXdash.xbe, avadash.xbe, mxmdash.xbe, xboxdash.xbe Changes 4976.02-4977: - Permanent No Reset On Eject - Finally got around to adding this - HATED to have it reset in xbox media player :-) Changes 4976-4976.02: - Unfortunately the 4976 hangs if people have a "debug" xbox and the default dash is set to launcher (xbsetcfg /l),  this release fixes this problem Changes 4975-4976: - Disable IGR Feature - Removed No AV Cable Check (for Lan whores etc - Requested Feature) - Superfr0 Nice Error Screens (Credits to Superfr0 - should have added this as default a long time ago) Changes 4974-4975: - Auto Patcher for new media flag on new games - no need for patching ! - No DVD Drive Check - no longer throws Error 11 (Credits to SantMat) Changes 4973-4974: - ROM is now compatible to v1.0 and v1.1 Xboxes in one 256K image Changes 4972-4973: - Fixed "Non-Boot" Problem (tested on Silent Hill 2) - Fixed "only needed one trigger for reset" bug - Added S-Type IGR Reset (LT+RT+BA+BL) Notes ==== You should be made aware of some issues that we discovered and has probably had some of you tearing your hair out. If you have games like GTA, GTA Vice City and Fifa 2004 etc and they are crashing during the game then you will find they operate and AUTOSAVE check which uses your system clock. Now if your system clock is corrupt then it will crash a number of titles which use AUTOSAVE. One clock we found corrupt had a date/time setting of 15/11/8097. The second the clock was fixed in the MS Dash all the games that crashed worked just fine with no problems whatsoever. You should also be aware that some apps especially FlashX v1.2 are also crashing - this is down to the EVOX IGR. You should disable all EVOX IGR and this will get things moving nicely. If you have any questions / bug reports / success reports please post in this thread: http://teamxecuter.com/modules.php?name=Forums&file=viewtopic&p=29655 Disclaimer ======= This piece of software will most likely destroy your XBOX if you don't now what you are doing! We will not be held responsible for any damage or screw ups. For those that keep asking about FRAG (led Flashing Red And Green) means you flashed your shit wrong or installed your mod wrong.                                           ÚÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄ[XeCuT0R]ÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄ¿ ³ Thanks to #xbins, #xboxhacker and xbox-scene.com for their     ³ ³ support Special thanks to Team Avalaunch and Worldxbox.co.uk ³ ³ We should also mention maxconsole.com and xbins.org              ³ ÀÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÁÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÙ                                            -=-                                  Cracking is fun. We enjoy it and we know you enjoy using       the shit we make so let's keep the scene fun as there          have been too many idiot elements recently. If you                 don't like us that's fine, but it won't stop                      us doing something that we enjoy.                            This is a problem for some                              and we feel very sorry                                for these people.                        -/- Xecuter - Rocking the box since 2002 --

[MN-Mod-Man]

Keep up the Good work Guys...Happy Holidays.

[Be Absentminded]

Great work guys!  Have a great Christmas!

-Jameson

[sulfur]

wow! another great release!

[XBoxgeek]

I have the 300GB Maxtor but they do a 320GB. This is the largest EIDE drive out there at the moment.

Xboxgeek

[feflicker]

Does anyone have the hash info?

Maybe we can get this updated  

http://forums.xbox-s...ST&f=38&t=43437

[Heet]

Thanks Xecuter.  No clock check!  Ya!  You guys rock.    

[feflicker]

Here we go, using xbtool!

UPDATED: New hash for 4979.06 after the "repack" was released.

ROM = "X2 4979.06",0x56be0f0146d1a69c0f1e6fa9a9558394
ROM = "X2 4979.67",0xf85d1d778ee80a3a9b5f57e4dedd13d3

[...ReLLiK]

Great work... Thanks for the release.

[Ubergeek]

QUOTE (dacke @ Nov 15 2003, 05:10 PM)

Just wanna confirme that 4979 will work in my v1.4 with 256k before I flash it.

read the post again  

[Illsley]

Hey

Great work guys!
One question though, I have a 120 gb hd now and Im not going to upgrade to a larger..  Does it matter which bios i use, 4979.06 or 4979.67?

Because I dont use lba48, im not affected right?

Thanks.

[X2Gamer]

Great work Team Xecuter.

[SNICK!]

has anyone had any preoblems with this?

i want to see if anyone has any probs before i flash my chip with it


cheerz

oh and ps great work Uber geek you rock!

[Ubergeek]

just wait for a new version of xbtool for 4979 - jesus we just released this gives nghtshd a break !

[sulfur]

QUOTE (Ed_209 @ Nov 15 2003, 01:41 PM)

For those who dont know you were previousley limited to a 137GB drive - now you can have up to 2 TB (2199023255040 bytes) or 2000 Gb for the *ahem* uninformed.

umm how do we know that xbox = 2 TB? if maxium hdd = 320gig?