Topic: Xbox Backup Creator v2.1 (Read 486 times)

Xbox-Scene · « **on:** October 05, 2006, 09:55:00 AM »

Xbox Backup Creator v2.1
Posted by XanTium | October 5 11:19 EST

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Redline99 released a new version of his tool that will allow you to easily dump, create/patch and burn Xbox and Xbox 360 images with full support for SS, DMI and PFI using Xbox/Xbox360 drives with an (C4E/OPA) Xtreme SS-extracting FW or with the SH-D162C PC-drive using Kreon's latest alternative FW.

What's new/fixed:
* Removed - SDG-605B from being able to create a Complete Backup Image (Will bring back and fix later)
* Removed - Most of the "Wait For Ever" CDB code options. This was causing what looked like a App hang.
* Removed - Speed Boost check box. It is now controlled by the drop down box in the Drive Specific settings
* Changed - Log File will always get the Detail Log Level unless logging is turned off
* Changed - Reduced executable file size
* Changed - Improved installer
* Changed - Read Me file to reflect common questions and current status.
* Fixed - ToolTip text for the Merge/Extract on the Image Tools Tab
* Fixed - Burner didn't write at selected speed
* Fixed - Error on Windows 2000 related to "uxtheme.dll"
* Fixed - DeviceIoControl Error when extracting Security Sector with SH-D162C (Experimental; not proven)
* Added - More detailed logging of operations and results
* Added - Hopefully some better writer compatibility (I can't really test)
* Added - New logo by jhyphinwill, Thanks looks nice and it got me away from the Microsoft logo Smiley
* Added - New Read error reporting that will tell you the file name of the data it can't read
* Added - Check of the OS before using theme dll (uxtheme.dll)
* Added - Additional Inquiry data (Nice for Kreon's SH-D162C, shows version info)
* Added - New dialog when a read error occurs (Allows Retry, Fill with zeros, Cancel)
* Added - Should a file buffer error occur during writing, it will retry 10 times before failing
* Added - Code to prevent multiple instances of the application
* Added - Warning if the drive is already unlocked when doing a Complete Backup
* Added - Better overall retry strategy when Initializing/Writing/Finalizing)
* Added - A detailed Security Sector log
* Added - Check of image file size before writing
* Added - Optimum Power Calibration before writing
* Added - Log file will now reset if larger than a 512KB
* Added - New method for reading Xbox One disks. This should greatly improve the process.
This uses a technique I called the "Sector Mapper" It uses the XDVDFS to read only the data referenced by the file system. In theory this should do two things:
1. Speed up the process by not trying to read the Security Place Holders
2. Speed up the process by only reading the data, not the entire disk.
Please be aware that although this has been tested and is working the concept has not proven itself on a large scale. It currently does not work on Xbox 360 disks.
* Added - Feature to save the XDVDFS structure to a comma delimited text file (mostly for research)
* Added - XDVDFS File system entry details (if a read error is in the file system area)
* Added - Feature that if user selects to fill read errors with zeros, but a read error occurs in file system data they will get prompted again as this could be a media defect error in game data and shouldn't just be filled with zeros.

Official Site: n/a, by Redline99 on xboxhacker.net
Download: here

MetalRampage · « **Reply #1 on:** October 05, 2006, 09:30:00 AM »

Awesome, good stuff, seems like all 3 were updated right after the other, schtrom, kreon, and now xbox backup creator.

Keep up the good work!
MR

Software2 · « **Reply #2 on:** October 05, 2006, 09:21:00 AM »

Fantastic work! Thank you so much for your hard work!

Now all I need is for GaryOPA to give us Hitachi owners a new firmware and life will be complete!

DMAddict · « **Reply #3 on:** October 05, 2006, 10:22:00 AM »

All these great tools and updates are like a locomotive at high speed. There ain't no stoppin it.

Great work.

R-Dawggy Dawg · « **Reply #4 on:** October 05, 2006, 02:22:00 PM »

P-R-O-P-S D-A-W-G-S

rck1135 · « **Reply #5 on:** October 05, 2006, 05:15:00 PM »

Wow! 2.1 is a beautiful piece of work, but there may be a problem with the Write function. Using Pioneer 111d which works fine with the old version and with ImgBurn, but with the new version it begins a burn and after a few moments gives an error message and quits. Apparently it writes a short piece of data which trashes the disc! Tried rebooting and doing the write again with a fresh disc and same problem occurs - another trashed disc! Tried ImgBurn with a fresh disc and no problem.

Redline99 · « **Reply #6 on:** October 05, 2006, 05:34:00 PM »

rck1135 - I need the log to do anything

Log Level = Debug is best. Don't post it, PM it.

Woore · « **Reply #7 on:** October 05, 2006, 06:23:00 PM »

Great work. But not working in Vista i keep getting Error.

tom_mandory · « **Reply #8 on:** October 05, 2006, 06:34:00 PM »

i'll be impressed when it can backup a game with a hitachi

Redline99 · « **Reply #9 on:** October 05, 2006, 07:49:00 PM »

Woore - what is the error, can you pm me a screen shot?

tom_mandory - It can use the Hitachi... with certain conditions... I've tested my Hitachi several times. The condition is that you have to manually patch the fimware to allow game partition reading. Not many people are up to this though. Get the firmware perople to add proper support for unlocking and it would then be real easy.

tom_mandory · « **Reply #10 on:** October 06, 2006, 12:01:00 AM »

hmm, your comments intrigue me and i wish to subscribe to your newsletter.

any chance you could let us know what needs to be modified in the firmware so we can use flashsec to patch it?

bhazard · « **Reply #11 on:** October 06, 2006, 10:09:00 AM »

I also had errors writing with a NEC 3550 on verbatim media. It errored out halfway through the burn. Great program though, makes isos on my 162 nice and easy.

itchy · « **Reply #12 on:** October 06, 2006, 11:41:00 AM »

SH-D162C 0.81
Creator 2.1

Is Speedboost working correctly for everyone? No matter, what speed I set my drive in Creator (off, 10x, 12x, 16x), the drive only ripped at around 1.6x.

I can here the drive spin faster/louder with a higher speed setting, but ripping is consistantly slow. I tried ripping Live Arcade.

This post has been edited by itchy: Oct 6 2006, 06:42 PM

Redline99 · « **Reply #13 on:** October 06, 2006, 01:01:00 PM »

I have noticed that the hard drive can have an effect. I have 3 hard drives and each one will cause the rip to process at different speeds, one of them is terribly slow. Maybe you have the same situation.

GuntherMP5 · « **Reply #14 on:** October 06, 2006, 03:01:00 PM »

Well I finally made my first working Backup and using Backup Creator 2.1 with the KREON0.81 firmware. So I am happy ,although on finalization of the burn on a Pioneer 111D it did have an error, but it plays fine and did say complete on the log screen.
After ungodly amounts of coasters , changing drives, trying this and that, thinking it was always the messed up SS becuase of the insert into xbox360. Well, I can give out a sigh now.

Keep up the good work!

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