Topic: Hacking The Ms Xboxdash (news & How To's) (Read 2282 times)

redwolf · « **Reply #15 on:** July 05, 2003, 07:20:00 PM »

QUOTE (Shadow_Mx @ Jul 6 2003, 03:32 AM)

I noticed this

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else if (nCurMainMenuItem == 4) //
{
launch("xboxdash.xbe", "DeviceHarddisk0Partition2"); // Change this to the location of the xbe you are launching
}

Shouldn't that be updated to use the other way around instead of reloading the xboxdash.xbe?

Like this (not tested but dont see why not)

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else if (nCurMainMenuItem == 4) //
{
    PlaySoundB();
    {
theGamesMenuOut.Play();
theMainMenu.GoTo();
    }
}

Shadow

It does go back to dash Smoothly, but crashes the dash after a sec

Steveweiser · « **Reply #16 on:** July 05, 2003, 09:50:00 PM »

Here i found this:

user posted image

It's for the "no dongle" hack...

I think the .xbe checks the >>inserted<< dongle, too. Perhaps its not enough to edit the .xap files..
I'll try to disassamble the xbe today.

Steve

EDIT: I can't dump the xboxdash.xbe to .exe...
Anyone got an idea???

Shadow_Mx · « **Reply #17 on:** July 05, 2003, 10:56:00 PM »

QUOTE

EDIT: I can't dump the xboxdash.xbe to .exe...
Anyone got an idea???

+

Using CXBX I just dumped out an .exe out of it...dont know if it works or anything but its here, email me if u cant getit to dump.

dlux · « **Reply #18 on:** July 06, 2003, 12:07:00 PM »

XBOX War3z · « **Reply #19 on:** July 06, 2003, 12:53:00 PM »

QUOTE (dlux @ Jul 6 2003, 09:07 PM)

Anybody know if there is a way to extract settings_adoc.xip Everytime I try pixit gives me a "Runtime Error 52 File not Found" I tried it with pixitgui to, and same thing. Any suggestions.

that file isn't really a xip file
if you open the file in a hex editor it more looks like a xbe file too me

AsTnBoMb · « **Reply #20 on:** July 06, 2003, 02:05:00 PM »

Well, the other night I must have spent 5 hours trying to crack that script to get a DVD to play without a dongle...I have been able to get the menus to popup and all, but the dvd will just not initialize. Im assuming there is another protection, and as Steve pointed out, there is a protection in the xbe...I'm hoping someone could get this cracked, of offer me advice on how to go about doing this. Any help would be appreciated in getting this to work. Thanks

dfunked · « **Reply #21 on:** July 07, 2003, 08:47:00 AM »

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DEF theSettingsInline Inline
{
visible false
url "Settings3.xap"

function onLoad()
{

theSettingsInline.children[0].theSettingsMenu.GoTo();

}
}
   function GoToSettings()
   {
bBackToDVDPlayer = false;

if (theSettingsInline.visible)
theSettingsInline.children[0].theSettingsMenu.GoTo();
else
theSettingsInline.visible = true;
   }

   function GoToSettings2()
   {
if (theSettingsInline.visible)
theSettingsInline.children[0].theSettings2Menu.GoTo();
else
theSettingsInline.visible = true;
   }

it would seem as though my problem is here

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function onLoad()
{

theSettingsInline.children[0].theSettingsMenu.GoTo();

}

because simply putting

theSettingsInline.children[0].theSettings2Menu.GoTo();

will result in the second menu being placed in the inline....any ideas?

PLUTO 3.14 · « **Reply #22 on:** July 07, 2003, 08:51:00 AM »

First of all... Voltaic single handedly killed NexGen... I am glad cause that dog was dead a long time ago(Took to long and never delivered what was promised)...

Everybody knows or should know that the MS XBoxDash Hack is Voltaic's baby... He jump started this long forgotten dream... I know that some have helped along the way but Voltaic has made it happend... Props to Voltaic for showing us that it was possible... Remenber that a bunch of people thought of doing this last year but it was believe to be impossible even by big shoots like X2 and EVox...

Hope Voltaic get's back into it this week.... I will definetly need a all in one tutorial or a GUI to get mine running... I would love to be able to run it from E: or F: leaving my original dash unmod in C:

U guy's almost have it... Keep it up...

Steveweiser · « **Reply #23 on:** July 07, 2003, 12:20:00 PM »

Its also a full signed executable!

dlux · « **Reply #24 on:** July 07, 2003, 12:37:00 PM »

I already posted a rough version of this on page 3 of the forum, but any way here is a step by step method for getting your hacked xbdash, evox, and your original dash to work together.

1.) follow Dfunked's tutorial posted on both pg's 2 and 6
NOTE: to get it to work off the F: just copy all of the files there, and when you edit the .xbe change it to partition 6 instead of partition 2.
NOTE2: when you search and replace there are only 4 occurences of partition 2, not 7
2.) load evox from your hacked dah, and ftp to your xbox.
3.) extract your modified default.xip
4.) open the default.xap you just extracted, and modify the link that loads evoxdash.xbe so that it loads evodash1.xbe
5.) save, rebuild, and resign.
6.) copy your new settings.xip to the e: or f:, depending on what you did in step 1.
7.) on your c: rename evoxdash.xbe evodash1.xbe
8.) now, on your computer rename your modified xboxdash.xbe to evoxdash.xbe, and ftp it to the c: on your xbox
9.) go to where ever you have your backed up original xboxdashboard, and copy the settings folder and the original xboxdash.xbe to your xbox's c:
10.) now turn off and on your xbox with the modchip on and your edited xbdash should load.
11.) go to the submenu that has your evox link, and make sure it loads.
12.) now turn off your xbox, disable your modchip, and turn it back on. Your original xbox dash should load, live button and all.

Once again, as always, props to Gcue for the copy and paste tutorial, and huge props to voltaic for making this all happen. Also, thanks to Dfunked for his tutorial on getting the new dash to load of a different drive.

NOTE: This is alot easier to do if you use Gcue's tutorial instead of the patch. Also, when following Defunked's tutorial, You don't have to start with the original dashboard, You can use your modified dash and everything should work fine.

Voltaic · « **Reply #25 on:** July 07, 2003, 03:16:00 PM »

Thanks for the nice comments... I sorta over reacted I guess

But, it was sorta my baby, all along I didn't intent to do any XAP stuff 'coz I prefered doing stuff that other people didn't understand or want to do. But, in doing so, it seems like that XAP editing stole all the limelight.

Anyway, like I told a few people, vacation is over so the number of hours I can put into WinXIP was reduced to only night/weekend.

When WinXIP will be finished, you'll be able to have projects and built-in viewers/editors... but that's quite a ways off...

-Volt.

Deathman · « **Reply #26 on:** July 07, 2003, 03:35:00 PM »

For the new lease of life you have given to the dashboard scene i salute you and hope that you continue to bring out great software..

dfunked · « **Reply #27 on:** July 07, 2003, 08:57:00 PM »

yeah ok i finally got some better image hosting thanks to xgen mods...

http://www.xgen-mods...at.php?cat_id=3

hold your mouse over the image for descriptions.

blah wrong url. fixed.

PLUTO 3.14 · « **Reply #28 on:** July 07, 2003, 09:54:00 PM »

echto · « **Reply #29 on:** July 07, 2003, 10:11:00 PM »

QUOTE (Shadow_Mx @ Jul 7 2003, 07:38 PM)

That Easter Egg is launchable from thedash.
Make a new playlist (before ripping a cd track) and put this name on it
<< EggsBox >>

The B is actually the sharp s in German, but the board cant display it. go to accents in the XBOX keyboard and you will easily find it. This will launch it the same greeting menu.

(Taken from Ubergeek's post at the Xecuter forums, sorry, no link)

Hmmm... please. Someone correct me if I'm wrong. I thought I heard something awhile back about Easter Eggs and "not being documented" and that companies were, now this is where I may be wrong, supposed to stop placing Easter Eggs due to security concerns.

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