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[Tarantel]

QUOTE(feidhlim1986 @ Apr 26 2011, 05:39 PM)

I have 2TB HDD ready and waiting

Off Topic:
Why do people use WODE for Wii? When you can do the same for free via backup loaders and any USB drive?

are u kidding?
How many softmod users got bricked or need to install million of different cios or isos for playing games?
almost every second game needs a differnet loader etc.

with wode u can just make plug and play for HDD and DVD

[Zetum]

i want one so bad

[ruciz]

Remember, the cutting edge always bleeds.. I am sure this will be a success but feel as its under-developed and will be outrageously priced, and a cheap better working successor will arise within 3-4 months of launch.

Due to the recent infos about new disc layout, drive reflashing, and AP2.5 implementation - this is welcome news. The ability to basically 'keyroll' with MS firmwares and disc infos is not a good thing, and AP2.5 has serious unleashed potential. Yet MS hasn't moved forward with it. I have a feeling though this won't properly emulate everything - or we will need a working drive with original disc inserted for best compatibility, and that wifi dongle thats likely another $30 to keep its annoyance factor down. This is if MS don't shut it down within a month of release.

the key uses a USB2 interface, not USB3 interface, and its connecting to a SATA2 port on the mainboard, not SATA3, so there is your bottleneck. A HDD with a low seek time is more valuable than a high transfer rate. I don't believe you will notice that much performance difference tho in comparison to the cost. a cheapie basic WD blue would likely be more than enough.

Hopefully with this we can use it to modify disc images (for homebrew loading) and/or find overflows that will result in us being able to use freeboot on ALL xbox 360 units and enjoy the benefit of full homebrew without this dongle adapter mess.

[boflc]

QUOTE(ruciz @ Apr 26 2011, 02:28 PM)

.. good stuff..

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Hopefully with this we can use it to modify disc images (for homebrew loading) and/or find overflows that will result in us being able to use freeboot on ALL xbox 360 units and enjoy the benefit of full homebrew without this dongle adapter mess.

no.  signed code.

[skyliner99]

It is still not possible to run unsigned code with something like this! You can modify the .iso's all you want, once the original signature is broken the xbox's cpu will not run the code.

[mycelo]

That's certainly a long-needed good news.

1) I hope Jungle-something and C4eva aren't related to this project at all. That stupid monopoly has been feeding their arrogant ego for too long to my tastes.

2) It is no coincidence that this was announced almost simultaneously with XGD3 and drive-flashing dashboard updates.

[bill16504]

QUOTE(mycelo @ Apr 26 2011, 03:06 PM)

That's certainly a long-needed good news.

1) I hope Jungle-something and C4eva aren't related to this project at all. That stupid monopoly has been feeding their arrogant ego for too long to my tastes.

They offered free info and custom firmware. And that's a "stupid monopoly" in your eyes?  

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2) It is no coincidence that this was announced almost simultaneously with XGD3 and drive-flashing dashboard updates.

Yes, it is coincidence.

[deilzfcjk]

I would like to see what prices are going to be in a month from now. Im keeping my eye on this for sure.  

[SeaQuake]

QUOTE(OzModChips @ Apr 26 2011, 08:49 AM)

Nintendo are fairly lazy with updates, so they kind of made it easy with softmods. But when there are updatesits a pain in the ass for softmodders...
WODE users just update

Also GameCube support
Wifi loading...
NTFS support, Multiple HDDs...

My wodeless softmodded wii is running NTFS. I'm not discrediting the WODE, just correcting The NTFS statement.

QUOTE(mycelo @ Apr 26 2011, 12:06 PM)

That's certainly a long-needed good news.

1) I hope Jungle-something and C4eva aren't related to this project at all. That stupid monopoly has been feeding their arrogant ego for too long to my tastes.

You can hardly call it a monopoly due to the simple fact that it is free. I fail to see where you can call them arrogant.

[col12]

i hope it does exactly what it says and can be used on xbl the future was looking a bit bleak with the beta dash and new disk format

[flash360]

Would it not be safer to run the game image from the xbox HDD and just run the crc table from this tool    I wouldnt be suprised if this turns out to be the way it actually works  

[warbeast]

QUOTE(bill16504 @ Apr 26 2011, 09:14 PM)

They offered free info and custom firmware. And that's a "stupid monopoly" in your eyes?  
Yes, it is coincidence.

some people just dont see the big picture! yes the fw and flashing software is free witch lets people say "we are only in it for the fun not to make money"

but wait nobody else has found out how to fully dump new drives so lets link up with x company selling x usb device and say its the best thing since slice bread so we had to use it to dump this slim drive now due to a compatibility issue with ur free hardware because we dont want to support it ur need x device but dont forget fw and tools are free because we dont want to look like me are in it for the cash

and before people flame me i do agree these people should be payed for there hard work i just dont agree with how some people go about it

[IAmTheDude360]

Not flaming as I can see your point there but to be a monopoly you would need competition. From what I can see, nobody has come close to the progrees theyve made over the last couple of years in the FW department and if they make a little cash from it who can blame them.

It would obviously be different if there were a dozen different fws out there.

It wouldnt surprise me if the makers of x360key had been in contact with them at some point, its no doubt a complicated piece of programming.

As for the WODE vs Softmod business, it all depends on the person/situation. Personally Id go the softmod route as I like to fiddle and play. Whereas my friend who I set it up for is a single mother. I put the games on the hdd for her when she buys them and taught her 6yr old how to use the WODE.

Different people, different situations.

Again for those who cant or dont know how to, this would be a good solution. Personally Id use it myself for my offline console and one for me dad who always forgets to install to hdd grrr :s bless him

[tandynor]

the end of DVD FLASHING LOL! I just got my USBPRO too . if this comes out before 0225 firmware im gonna B pissed! I would pay up to 100 bucks for this .

[Exobex]

If MS shut them down I reckon it'll just get leaked on the net a la PS3 JailBreak, and then MS will really have their work cut out!  As it is, I suppose a Linux-based system could keep the DVD drive firmware in a "sandbox" area.  MS send "dump firmware" command?  Give them the retail drive firmware, they're welcome to it.  MS flash a new firmware?  In the sandbox it goes, it ain't getting used anyway.  ID string?  Here comes that sandbox again!  Read sectors from disc?  Aha, that's an x360key job.