Topic: Crimson Skies And Now Xiii (Read 630 times)

giantboog · « **on:** January 02, 2004, 09:19:00 AM »

I will come right out and say it... I dont understand.

I have PBL Pheonix Bois Loader... I guess whats what that stands for.

I am using Mordens 007 audio exploit v3 softmod with the MXM dashboard.

I want to play Crimson skies DVD or Hard drive doesnt matter.

what app do I need to "-font" sign the xbe of Crimson skies so that I can burn it onto a DVD and have it play. Will this only work with xboxes that have modchips or will it work with soft mods too.

Can someone breifly outline the steps and apps used or point me to a tut? Thanks

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Weeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee

that didnt work

UPDATE: with a non patched default.xbe dvd

I loaded the audio hack. I saw the Pheonix screen. Pressed A when prompted. Loaded the Evox.bin not the 4799 bin or what ever the number is... (there are only two to choose from). It then proceeds to boot into MXM. I put the dvdr of crimson skies in and it will load the first training level. After playing that level you dock in your zepplin and get to go on the next mission. That mission never loads... it just sits there.

adam1972 · « **Reply #1 on:** January 09, 2004, 09:23:00 AM »

This is what worked for me... I'm also using the PBL and evox BTW.
1. I created 2 folders in my C drive.
a. One "PBL" folder with the PBL "default.xbe" inside that particular folder.
b. Another folder named "EVOX" with my -fonts signed "default.xbe" inside this one (this is not the PBL default.xbe but the one that comes with Free-Xevox).

2. I added these 2 Items and Actions to my "evox.ini"

CODE

Item "Deactivate PBL",@215
Item "Activate PBL",@216

[Action_15]
Info "Turning OFF PBL"
Warning "Turning OFF PBL.. That okay?"
Progress "Turning it OFF now........"
copy "c:/EVOX/default.xbe" "c:/default.xbe"

[Action_16]
Info "Turning ON PBL"
Warning "Turning ON PBL.. That okay?"
Progress "Turning it ON now........"
copy "c:/PBL/default.xbe" "c:/default.xbe"

NOW i can turn PBL on or off whenever I need to. I tried the renaming but that ended up corrupting my file on 3 seperate occasions

.. Now I can play CS without a problem

xboxwannabe · « **Reply #2 on:** January 09, 2004, 09:37:00 AM »

ummmm... this looks familar

TheSource · « **Reply #3 on:** January 20, 2004, 11:35:00 PM »

QUOTE (Jagosix @ Nov 27 2003, 05:20 AM)

QUOTE (xboxwannabe @ Nov 26 2003, 10:11 PM)

ok only 2 games that dont work with exploits i hear you say .but last week it was only 1 !are exploiters gonna be left in the dark with new games while mod chippers scoff at our cheapness .A glimmer of hope would be to know why these games dont work with PBL

Is it a memory conflict ? if so coincidence or delibrate ?

Are The games Patching the bios before executing using exploit tricks against us ??

who knows

answers on a postcard please

Hello

, I'll have 2 dissagree with u on at least 1 of the mentioned tittles. I've gotten XIII to work by using PBL 1.3.5 with the new fixed 4979_bfm for font exploits. Give it a try it worked on mine. BTW it's just a matter of time b4 the font exploit gets better or on the same level as a hard mod

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u can learn something from everybody

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Where did you guys find your RC4 keys for the BFM bios to use with PBL? in the usual place it says to use the DEBUG RC4... but of course neglects to procide it

EdGe7 · « **Reply #4 on:** January 22, 2004, 10:22:00 PM »

Not sure whats happening here, maybe my brain is fried... I had this working in the past, but now I can't... I use to have to sign all my games using xbedump -font because I have the 5051 bios... and when this exploit came out, the loaders where not compatible with this bios... since PBL came out, I have not had the need to sign them for obvious reasons... but now that I want to run Crimson Skies, I have setup my xbox back to boot to Evox and use PBL as an APP... and I have signed Crimson Ties with xbedump -font, but when I go to launch the game, I still get the system 21 error...

Has it been so long that I am missing a step? Anyone have any ideas what is happening here... I am using bert and ernie reloaded. Like I said, this was working before, but not anymore.

EdGe7

KENTOY · « **Reply #5 on:** January 23, 2004, 08:03:00 PM »

guys, i know this is somewhat off-topic but do you have to really turn-off your modchip in order to run PBL 1.3.5i with a newer x2 bios?

i have a x-ecuter 1 chip but have'nt installed an on/off switch since i don't have broadband in order to use live.

so PBL 1.3.5i work with my x-ecuter chip always switched on?

thanks

Valhalla1 · « **Reply #6 on:** January 23, 2004, 08:35:00 PM »

QUOTE (ddaddy @ Dec 8 2003, 12:52 PM)

QUOTE

If you have a game in your drive when you start your xbox, it will start BEFORE PBL loads (Provided it is a signed default xbe-whether it is MS signed, or signed for your hack)

If you boot with a game in your drive, it has to be an original

The font exploit doesnt load if a game is in the drive, unless you flash the tsop.

just wanted to say regarding this :

I have softmodded 4 xboxes.. 1.0, 1.2-or3, and 2 1.4/5's

all of them with bigfonts, pbl 1.3 (1.3.5i on the 1.4/5's). all of them require I boot into evox with no disc inserted, then I insert the game and it will load.

except, for the 1.2or3, which will boot every game I've tried dvd-r and cd-rw with the game sitting in the drive when you power it on, just like a retail game.

I have no idea why.. and i cant recall if PBL loads or not when it boots

Chicken Scratch Boy · « **Reply #7 on:** January 24, 2004, 06:39:00 AM »

QUOTE (KENTOY @ Jan 23 2004, 10:03 PM)

guys, i know this is somewhat off-topic but do you have to really turn-off your modchip in order to run PBL 1.3.5i with a newer x2 bios?

i have a x-ecuter 1 chip but have'nt installed an on/off switch since i don't have broadband in order to use live.

so PBL 1.3.5i work with my x-ecuter chip always switched on?

thanks

you should be able to just rename pbl's xbe to whatever is set to boot first on your bios, but if that is evoxdash.xbe you whould need to edit most bioses, and due to lack of xbtool updates for the more recent bios, thank your lucky stars that avalaunch.xbe boots first now in the 4980 and 81 bioses

Daphisto · « **Reply #8 on:** February 06, 2004, 10:12:00 AM »

Was the issue of Crimson Skies not being able to run in conjunction with PBL ever solved?

Nailed · « **Reply #9 on:** February 06, 2004, 04:45:00 PM »

Daphisto · « **Reply #10 on:** February 07, 2004, 05:06:00 AM »

oblox · « **Reply #11 on:** February 07, 2004, 08:08:00 AM »

Tested on Tony Haw Underground

Still doesn't work looks like this game checks the hard bios to the softbios (the one resident in ram) - deduced since it works on hardware modded x-boxes
Well it runs just not if you save and reload your save (crashes)

However tested on other games and works!!!!

This means that the audio patch everone is using does more than most realise
It not only replaces the key in Ram with the audio key it also eliminates the media checks from the x-box too!!!!

This means you don't have to run any additional bios to run evox or games as long as you sign them with what ever key is in the patch (in this case the audio key since this is the one the audio patch creator programmed in to replace the M$ original)

Just a shame none knows a jot about the audio patch code, if you could alter it to make it 'keyless' or even to use the original M$ key (not that anyone knows it) you wouldn't have to sign anything!!! (except for emulators and apps created by other people - this is if you carn't make it keyless)

PS all audio signed games will still run under a modded x-box (i.e. 4977 bios etc)
it takes a few secs so why not just sign them for now

Welcome to a untested but seemingly universal way round M$ changing the hardware - the original bios is always used so no more hardware control problems

Oh and this is why the code was obfuscated by the original creator as it's more powerful than we ever knew!

Thanks to the finders and testers of this patch!!!!! (sorry bad with remembering names lol)

oblox · « **Reply #12 on:** February 07, 2004, 01:19:00 PM »

krayzie · « **Reply #13 on:** February 07, 2004, 01:34:00 PM »

oblox · « **Reply #14 on:** February 07, 2004, 03:01:00 PM »

One more thing if you wish to use this and run pbl from evox the I found it wouldn't work if you have IGR turned on in evox.

However some games themselves reset back to evox when you eject the disc anyway.

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