Tutorial: Verifying media stealth using XDVDMulleterFor this tutorial you will need:
-XDVDMulleter, I used beta 7 (referred to as XDVDM from now on)
-A xbox backup
-A computer with a DVD drive
NOTE: As aboce, you can only verify the
presence of the Video, SS, PFI and DMI.
The validity of these sectors can only be verified against the original, as always, when in doubt. re-rip it.
Also: This does NOT guarantee that microsoft is not able to see if you are running backups or not, it is simply
an extra check for your own peace of mind.
I've verified results against the method described above and they give the same results.
Now let us begin.
Step 1Here you can see the main screen of XDVDM, you can see a few options, the one we need is the top one.
Select that and click next.
Step 2If you haven't already, insert your backup into your DVD drive. Remember what drive letter the DVD drive has.
Click on the "Load from DVDR" tab, and select your drive's letter with the drop-down box.
Step 3My DVDROM drive is K:\ K for Kreon (It's coincidence
)
Select yours from the list.
Step 4Now click "Load Disc"
Step 5Loading takes a short while, don't worry.
When it's done and the next button is active, click the next button.
Final stepIn the final screen you can see all sorts of handy information, like game region, number of files etc...
The thing we're interested in is the "Xtreme Compatibility" and "ISO Type"
The top left three checkboxes under "Xtreme Compatibility" tell you if a backup is stealthed or not.
Video partition and Security sector basically speak for themselves, the other "Stealth Sectors" are the PFI and DMI sectors.
The Security sector needs to be present for a backup to work, but it is theoretically detectable by microsoft.
The video partition and DMI and PFI need to be present for a backup to be stealthed, in theory undetectable by microsoft.
The bottom radiobuttons and checkbox tell you about compatability with the xtreme firmware.
The ISO type needs to match with your game,xbox360 for 360 games and xbox for xbox game.
Also important is the "Xtreme Compatible" checkbox, it needs to be checked.
Below are two images I made of 2 games.
This is a backup of Oblivion, one I made "back in the day" and one that has no DMI or PFI present.
You can clearly see the checkbox that is unchecked. This backup is considered UNSAFE.
This is a backup of GoW which I made later on, and it has all the stealth sectors present, this backup is theoretically safe,
but with all the recent bannings no-one can be sure. This method is purely for your own peace of mind.