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[Angerwound]

Glad to see you back on track of things.

Yes, the xbox grabs the .xcp package from its content provider and places it on its cache partition.
It then has to decided whether or not you should have the full game or not. It checks it's purchase logs for your gamertag.

If you have purchased the game it unpacks the PIRS from th .xcp, edits a few bytes in the header and resigns the entire PIRS file.

If you haven't purchased it. I'd imagine it simply unpacks the PIRS and places it where it needs to be, thus not enabling the full version.

[serantes]

well so xcp is just for avoid ppl from uncompressing the data, what a waste of time and effort i suposse if the console would work with xcp it would be quite slow, well im still searhing for a memory card for do my tests but maybe u already done urs so i will try to ask u ... if u copy ur gamerprofile to the mc dump it, hex edit it and look for your current image, and u replace it with other with the same size or smallest, can u write the mc dump back to the mc and use it ? or does the console have some check for the integrity of the data ?

[Angerwound]

Profiles are signed just like gamesave data and content. This would alter the signature and not allow it to load.

[Angerwound]

UPDATE: I'd like to retract my previoius statement about how 360 gamesaves cannot be shared between consoles and profiles...

It seems that if you place a gamesave from an entirely different profile/console on a memcard and copy it to your main profile/hdd it will pop a message on the screen stating, "By copying or moving these items you will become the new owner. You will not be able to earn achievements for gameplay using these items."

So yes, gamesaves are signed to your profile. But it seems if one exists that is signed to another profile, the game will play and accept it. It just will not allow you to unlock achievements based on that profile (since it's not signed to your main profile).

[JoHnnyTK36]

QUOTE(Rymez @ Jan 9 2006, 06:51 AM)

JoHnnyTK36:
Take a look at these instructions not mine. Only found them yesterday while checking for something else.
http://cvs.xbox-linu...box?view=markup
Let me know if you get stuck.
Also what distro are you using?

Angerwound:
Will try and install AIM. Currently using msn.

Thanks. I will try this once i get home from school and work. I was running a slax live cd. I am making a dedicated linux machine tonight. I have the newest distro of Dibian downloading and i also have a pci sata card coming so i can also dump and explore the hardrive. I tried doing it last night, but i messed up my drive(somehow i corrupted my 360 profile on my hardrive. I had to reformat it and redownload all my settings. I saved my cod2 and gun saves but it wouldnt let me copy my Pdz saves.)

I also messed up my NTFS drive that was connected to the computer i was trying to dump to. I read on the slax websit that linux dosen't like NTFS.

I will have a in depth guide with pictures up tonight or tommorow on how o mod your memory card and then connect ti to your pc.

QUOTE(Angerwound @ Jan 9 2006, 07:53 AM)

UPDATE: I'd like to retract my previoius statement about how 360 gamesaves cannot be shared between consoles and profiles...

It seems that if you place a gamesave from an entirely different profile/console on a memcard and copy it to your main profile/hdd it will pop a message on the screen stating, "By copying or moving these items you will become the new owner. You will not be able to earn achievements for gameplay using these items."

So yes, gamesaves are signed to your profile. But it seems if one exists that is signed to another profile, the game will play and accept it. It just will not allow you to unlock achievements based on that profile (since it's not signed to your main profile).

Thats awesome. I didn't even think about trying that. I now see why they ask for what profile you want to use to to see the gamesaves.

QUOTE(serantes @ Jan 9 2006, 07:11 AM)

well so xcp is just for avoid ppl from uncompressing the data, what a waste of time and effort i suposse if the console would work with xcp it would be quite slow, well im still searhing for a memory card for do my tests but maybe u already done urs so i will try to ask u ... if u copy ur gamerprofile to the mc dump it, hex edit it and look for your current image, and u replace it with other with the same size or smallest, can u write the mc dump back to the mc and use it ? or does the console have some check for the integrity of the data ?

I might have a extra card (my first prototype) (pics are on the first post i made in this thread) for you. PM me about it if you want it.

[maximilian0017]

QUOTE(JoHnnyTK36 @ Jan 8 2006, 04:01 PM)

Why do you think i have 2 memory cards now. I brokena nd one working. I souldered my wires directly to the little connector.

Sorry, that line was meant for the people who want to try this, you already have a working setup.

I still believe that a voltage/current limiting resistor would be best for the datalines, 5v on a 3.3v device is trouble in my opinion, the problem there is ofcource the data that is sent back to the computer.
Will try to find a resistor value that works as soon as i have some time. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif)

What kind of linux should i install for FATX support? (IMG:style_emoticons/default/blink.gif)

[JoHnnyTK36]

QUOTE(maximilian0017 @ Jan 9 2006, 01:48 PM)

Sorry, that line was meant for the people who want to try this, you already have a working setup.

I still believe that a voltage/current limiting resistor would be best for the datalines, 5v on a 3.3v device is trouble in my opinion, the problem there is ofcource the data that is sent back to the computer.
Will try to find a resistor value that works as soon as i have some time.

What kind of linux should i install for FATX support?

I found no probelm with 5 volts on 3.3 so far, but it might be a monster in the closet for later.

I will add a guide to get fatx working to once i get that figured out.

If you get the resistor value working i will add it to a guide i am going to post tonight.

[MaTiAz]

Hey, it'd be cool if someone could make a tutorial on what you need to hook the MU up to USB.
I'll try to check for some shit to make connectors for the MU's. A SD card would be perfect for a connector, as it'd fit inside the MU perfectly with some cutting (but sacrificing the SD card unfortunately).
Off to do some research tomorrow, but now I'll go to sleep, 2,5 hours of sleep last night

[Rymez]

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I also messed up my NTFS drive that was connected to the computer i was trying to dump to. I read on the slax websit that linux dosen't like NTFS.

I use Slackware 10.2 it doesn't seem to have any probs mounting my ntfs partitions. I also have ext3/ext2 software on my win xp machine to read the linux partitions in windows. Speeds up things a lot.

Also I saw you are having problems copying your PDZ save to your memory card? I had that same issue aswell there's a article on ms kb about that there answer is just try again  

Finally I was tempted to modify a knoppix/slackware live cd and add fatx support might do it sometime if I get a chance, do you think it would be usefull?

[JoHnnyTK36]

QUOTE(Rymez @ Jan 9 2006, 03:22 PM)

I use Slackware 10.2 it doesn't seem to have any probs mounting my ntfs partitions. I also have ext3/ext2 software on my win xp machine to read the linux partitions in windows. Speeds up things a lot.

Also I saw you are having problems copying your PDZ save to your memory card? I had that same issue aswell there's a article on ms kb about that there answer is just try again  

Finally I was tempted to modify a knoppix/slackware live cd and add fatx support might do it sometime if I get a chance, do you think it would be usefull?

That ext3/ext2 software looks interresting i might have to google it.

Yes i think that would be usefull, that way people could just pop a disk into the drive and access their xbox hardrive when they connect it to the pc.

I just reformatted my hardrive and lost the PDz save. I will beat it again. Wasen't to hard to do it. I need to get better at the game anyway.

I am making a tutorial. I have all the pictures taken and the whole tutorial written out (Wrote it at school). I just have to type it up. So look for it late tonight or early tommorow. It will be a guide for making the memory card to usb cable and a guide of how to get it working in windows.

That is a good idea. Make it where a Sd card sticks out of the back of the memory unit and you could just plug it into a sd card reader. I would try it but i have already put down $120 on memory cards.

The best way would be no mods to the card itself but a adapter made out of the connector inside teh xbox 360. we will have to wait till there are alot of broken 360s on the market for sell i think to get alot of them

[serantes]

To make a linux live cd with fatx is definily a must have and a thing that a lot of ppl as me would use, so if some1 can do it , no doubt about it or even posting a tutorial about how to make urown live cd from cero or even other tutorial about how to add fatx support to X linux distrib, anyways im planing to make custom connectors for the hard drive and for the memory card this weekend, i think a have 2 good ideas for the connectors, but im having big trouble finding a memory cardn where i live, so i will check tomorrow again for it to have my own fun , i will post a tutorial if i have sucess making good and easy connectors ofcourse keep the good work running

[JoHnnyTK36]

So i have done some testing and  found that to drop the volage from 5 volts to 3.3 took 20 ohms.

You will need to wire 2   10 ohm resisters  togather. You should use 1/2 watt resissters. 1/4th was marginal.

I will add this section to my guide.

This post has been edited by JoHnnyTK36: Jan 10 2006, 03:14 AM

[JoHnnyTK36]

OK here is my new adapter  and my old one. The new one is on top, and the old one is on bottom.


I'm still working on the guide.

I have started installing linux, so i hope to have all that done by tommrow and get fatx support working.

[JoHnnyTK36]

Sorry guys, I will not be able to get the guide up for a while. I have had some family problems and i just wont have the time for a while, i will still work on the stuff and answer any questions. I just don't have time to compile a guide.

This post has been edited by JoHnnyTK36: Jan 10 2006, 08:05 AM

[maximilian0017]

QUOTE(JoHnnyTK36 @ Jan 10 2006, 07:22 AM)

I just wont have the time for a while.

Family goes first ofcourse, no prob

Yesterday i finally got a few minutes and got my memory card to work under windows 2000, I'll take a look at the driver problem as it looks that the m-systems driver isn't the correct one.

After that ill take a look at the winXP driver.

Did someone notice that the space reported for the memory unit is only 62 MB ?, maby the other 2 MB is used for security?!? (IMG:style_emoticons/default/unsure.gif)

I took 33 Ohms for the two resistors (both datalines) , due to the small current it doesn't have to be 20 or 33 Ohms exactly as long as a resistor is placed, but these value's are tested and so preferred, any higher resistor could give read errors or unable to connect.

For the regulator i took a LM 1084 3.3(Take note of the 3.3 notation, otherwise you will have a variable version) , this is a standard fixed 3.3v voltage regulator, as long as it is atleast 500ma it sould work(i'm using a 5A version because i had one lying around (IMG:style_emoticons/default/muhaha.gif) )

Can anyone tell me an easy linux version to install on my pc that will work with FATX? (IMG:style_emoticons/default/blink.gif)

Is there someone that can host a guide?

This post has been edited by maximilian0017: Jan 11 2006, 10:59 AM