Topic: Hacking Xboxdash.xbe (and Relating Files) (Read 2614 times)

vulgusprofanum · « **Reply #60 on:** June 24, 2003, 04:12:00 PM »

Well, heres what I've done if anyone is interested:
user posted image

I changed alot of stuff, and made it quite easy to add aditional items.

Voltaic · « **Reply #61 on:** June 24, 2003, 04:17:00 PM »

Nice! I just got back home from the 1,000KM trip. This is the first nice news of the day! (after the car over heated and stuff).

Continue on this nice work (XAP files). Tomorrow, I'll be looking at the signature routine in the XBE file, see if I can figure it out. Once that's figured out, we'll be able to make use of more XIP files than the files currently present on the Xbox.

Once the above is done, I'll look at adding some plug-in code to the XBE program.

From the above pic, it looks like you're not doing the animation anymore, right? So it's just a top -> down menu seperated by XX points. What would be nice is to keep the dash as authentic as possible (at least that's how I want my dash

).

-Volt.

Xbox-Savage · « **Reply #62 on:** June 24, 2003, 03:44:00 PM »

QUOTE (vulgusprofanum @ Jun 24 2003, 08:36 PM)

Well, heres what I've done if anyone is interested:
user posted image

I changed alot of stuff, and made it quite easy to add aditional items.

where is the X that was on the wheel, i liked that X.

wheee son we will be able to load Games , Apps , Emulator in that dash.

keep the good work

IrnBru · « **Reply #63 on:** June 24, 2003, 04:28:00 PM »

QUOTE (Gobelet @ Jun 24 2003, 11:38 PM)

I think that the protection is bundled into the xbe.

If this is the case, then it's just another thing that needs bypassing, and since the XIP CRC/Sig check has been bypassed, this might not be too hard aswell.

Cya
IB

HoRnEyDvL · « **Reply #64 on:** June 24, 2003, 11:04:00 PM »

is it me or does that pic fake ? photoshoped ?
any ways u going host ur xboxdash.xbe & ur xap files anywehre for ppl 2download.
looks nice. Voltaic what u recond recond u can get somthing up & running for us even just showing up with extra menus withough them been usable will be a start. Why i am asking this is because i dont know how 2 use ur pixit tool never was good with command line stuf if its a gui ill work it out & prob start & help code & modify the original dash

.
So yeah if any 1 is willing 2 make pixit into a gui app or even a step by step on how 2 use it please post.
Thnx Harry

Xbox-Savage · « **Reply #65 on:** June 25, 2003, 10:55:00 AM »

QUOTE (HoRnEyDvL @ Jun 25 2003, 03:28 AM)

is it me or does that pic fake ? photoshoped ?

yeah the wheel doesnt look like real.

Voltaic · « **Reply #66 on:** June 25, 2003, 11:45:00 AM »

It's just the top X texture that is removed... that's what it looks like when not present.

-Volt.

vulgusprofanum · « **Reply #67 on:** June 25, 2003, 02:47:00 PM »

Firstly, I assure you it is not "photoshoped". Secondly, as Voltaic guessed, It doesn't do the rotate thing anymore. I have simplified things in an effort to understand how they work.

QUOTE

any ways u going host ur xboxdash.xbe & ur xap files anywehre for ppl 2download.

This brings up a good question; if this does become functional, can we distribute it? It will be 90% copyrighted material. Perhaps it will have to take the form of a patch. I'll look into that.
to Voltaic: If you could add extra .xap files to an .xip, new submenus should be possible. Then all you need is a function to launch an .xbe.

Voltaic · « **Reply #68 on:** June 25, 2003, 02:51:00 PM »

Yeah, I know, that's why I'm working on the following:

1) Crack the signature
2) Expand the script engine to enable us to launch XBEs.
3) Figure out how Index/Vertex Buffer files work so we can change the textures and shit...

Well, if we create our own textures/scripts, it's sorta our stuff. As far as patching the XBE file(s) (like you said)... we could create a patcher program for all the versions that we have access to. No, these won't be done now and don't ask...

My current problem is that it's too f*cking hot outside to sit here and code... I'll be doing most of my work at night.

-Volt.

Cr4z33 · « **Reply #69 on:** June 25, 2003, 02:24:00 PM »

However, I've a copy of my XBOX hd on my PC and if you think I might be usefull with some boring (but easy) job just let know.

vulgusprofanum · « **Reply #70 on:** June 25, 2003, 11:42:00 PM »

Now it looks much more like the origional:
user posted image

HoRnEyDvL · « **Reply #71 on:** June 26, 2003, 01:51:00 AM »

yeah please send me the patch ill work on it better. i have made few projects in vb for the xbox eg
Xbox image creator 3.0
Xbox Game Patcher
I have also done other projects which i dont want 2 name for the moment suprise for ppl
so yeah send the patch over with step by step directions in what it is doing & i will make a modified version of the patch in Vb.

my email is [email protected] this is also my msn
and u can also find me on irc
server: Efnet
Nick: HoRnEyDvL
Chans: #xbins-chat @+#xboxopensource #ozxchip #gotmod @+#evolutionx #xbins #xbox

im prety good with vb so yeah ill try & get somfing up & running in about a day or so.

Inkslinger · « **Reply #72 on:** June 26, 2003, 12:07:00 PM »

What are the chances for actually extracting images (ie. xboxlogow.bmp) from the xbx files (?).

This would allow total skinability of the dashboard.

vulgusprofanum · « **Reply #73 on:** June 26, 2003, 02:25:00 PM »

The images are there as .xbx files. We just need a better tool to edit them. The only tools that now exist are made for game save images. They dont support odd sizes or transparency.

KanadaKid · « **Reply #74 on:** June 26, 2003, 03:59:00 PM »

Try this: rename the .xbx files to .xpr, and use MiteeXPRv3 to extract a .dds file from it.

With this plugin for photoshop, you can edit .dds files.

I played around w/ this and found the background image from the dvd player, and a bunch of xbox logos. Just thought I'd share the love.

Not all the textures extracted, but this got some of them. At least it's a start.

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