Topic: Hacking Xboxdash.xbe (and Relating Files) (Read 2747 times)

vulgusprofanum · « **Reply #90 on:** June 27, 2003, 11:59:00 AM »

QUOTE (Inkslinger @ Jun 27 2003, 03:46 PM)

What did you do to hide the "X-globe" in the main dash?

I just removed the texture from Main_pod_backing01. It's at the bottom of default.xap in mainmenu5.xip.

XBOX War3z · « **Reply #91 on:** June 27, 2003, 12:36:00 PM »

QUOTE (Voltaic @ Jun 27 2003, 03:04 PM)

Ok, I figured out the signature. It uses SHA. I'll add an option to my pixit program to resign the XBE file. This will remove the need for people to manually bypass the signature validation. I don't know if the SHA magic INIT values are BIOS specific because it does call the SHA routines stored in the BIOS.

Anyway, the new pixit version will hopefull be released later tonight...

Help? Well, we need people to figure out the format of those IB/VB files. I have an idea about 'em but that's just me...

-Volt.

Nice

gonna check it directly when it's released

and test my no remote kit method
but anyways how does it know where to patch? different xbe version,...
anyways I'll try and see what happens

better make a new backup

Cr4z33 · « **Reply #92 on:** June 27, 2003, 12:41:00 PM »

QUOTE (Gobelet @ Jun 27 2003, 08:57 PM)

QUOTE (Cr4z33 @ Jun 27 2003, 10:56 AM)

Also, does someone have any idea how to decode the RIFF WAV files that are used by the M$ dasboard? I would like to play around creating some new sounds.

You can, just use the ADPCM codec in the Software section of X-S.

Thanks!

Voltaic · « **Reply #93 on:** June 27, 2003, 01:34:00 PM »

This is not really a XBE patch. It read the XBE and updates the XIPS section. Signing all the XIP files with the proper SHA hash. Then, once that's done I sign the XIPS section. This will make the XIP validate succeed everytime it reads a XIP file. The earlier patch was bypassing this validation, that's why it was a "patch".

-Volt.

KanadaKid · « **Reply #94 on:** June 27, 2003, 01:43:00 PM »

Here's a potentially stupid question:

If this gives the xips the proper validation, and doesn't change the xbe, would this work on an unmodified xbox?

Edit: Oh, it does update the xip section of the xbe... well never mind then.

Voltaic · « **Reply #95 on:** June 27, 2003, 01:46:00 PM »

Most likely not... because the CRC of the XBE will have changed. And the digital signature probably incorporates the CRC/hash of the XBE file... so, the old signature would not match the new file layout (even doh it's the actual file (temper proof)). So, original bioses would probably puke on this... Of course, don't quote me on this, I'm just speculating.

-Volt.

Heet · « **Reply #96 on:** June 27, 2003, 02:08:00 PM »

Thanks for your continued work on this guys

HoRnEyDvL · « **Reply #97 on:** June 27, 2003, 06:18:00 PM »

Thast cool would u be able 2 put Pixit in a gui instead of a Command line driven app ?

Iriez · « **Reply #98 on:** June 27, 2003, 06:37:00 PM »

QUOTE (vulgusprofanum @ Jun 25 2003, 04:11 PM)

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.

You should look into making a easy noob hassle free GUI, similar to XBtool, except modifying specific dash files. Xbins will gladly host it, but we cannot host such directly copyrighted material such as dashboards.

Keep up the great work guys, im pretty happy about all of this = )

Voltaic · « **Reply #99 on:** June 27, 2003, 06:46:00 PM »

I don't plan on making a GUI app out of it. They way I use the program is via batch files (build, resign, copy to Xbox). I'll give the source to Hartec (author of deXIP) and he'll probably (when he'll have time) add what ever feature he wishes.

I'm hoping that I'll be done with the version 0.6 of pixit in one to two hour(s)...

-Volt.

vulgusprofanum · « **Reply #100 on:** June 27, 2003, 07:49:00 PM »

I was able to make a good patch earlier. The dash didn't do anything functional, so I didn't post it. It was only about 80k and contained no m$ code. It modified 3 files: xboxdash.xbe, mainmenu5.xip, default.xip. I will make, and host a similar one when it becomes a functional launcher.

mattg39 · « **Reply #101 on:** June 27, 2003, 08:27:00 PM »

I have not been able to find the program IDA that you are talking about to modify the xboxdash.xbe to allow me to bypass the checks.

Thanks

And sweet work

Voltaic · « **Reply #102 on:** June 27, 2003, 08:50:00 PM »

Good news, pixit 0.6 seems functional... only need to update the README.TXT and I'll release it in the wild... No more is the need to patch the XBE to skip the validation.

Ok, you can now leech pixit 0.6 off xbins.org.

Note: I only tested this on 4627 so your milage might vary!!! Always consider this as being beta or even alpha software!!! If you try it post your results!

-Volt.

Inkslinger · « **Reply #103 on:** June 27, 2003, 08:50:00 PM »

Voltiac,

I took the liberty to write a GUI for pixit0.5

It's complete.

I'm not going to release it until I take a look at 0.6 and the "added" params.

Let me know on MSN ([email protected]) or AOL (DOVECUDDLES) <--lol , my wife's handle, if you get it done soon, so I can finish.

Voltaic · « **Reply #104 on:** June 27, 2003, 09:13:00 PM »

Source won't be released... it's wayyyy too ugly. I might give it upon request... but it's uber ugly... it was really slap together quickly...

-Volt.

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