Post by: Xbox-Scene on February 20, 2008, 07:45:00 PM
Xorloser Xbox360 Dev Tools: XexTool, Xex and PPC Altivec Support for IDA Posted by XanTium | February 20 21:45 EST | News Category: Xbox360 |
| Xorloser released some useful new developer tools for Xbox360 XEX files. * XexTool v5.2 Quote
* Xex Support for IDA v5.2 Quote
* PPC Altivec support for IDA v5.2 Quote
Official Site: http://xorloser.com Download: XexTool | Xex Support for IDA v5.2 | PPC Altivec support for IDA v5.2 |
Post by: caster420 on February 20, 2008, 09:29:00 PM
Caster.
Post by: Tomobobo on February 20, 2008, 09:31:00 PM
Thanks for this man, I hope it helps bring homebrew to the scene. Maybe it'll turn xbox-scene into a site about Xbox stuff again.
Post by: Bandit5317 on February 20, 2008, 09:34:00 PM
Post by: InvidiousDemise on February 20, 2008, 09:54:00 PM
Post by: Tony42077 on February 20, 2008, 10:01:00 PM
Post by: leorimolo on February 20, 2008, 10:12:00 PM
LEo
Post by: hfmls on February 20, 2008, 10:55:00 PM
well this means it will allw using dvd5? and mkv
throing things to the air here 
Post by: commandersafi on February 20, 2008, 11:17:00 PM
Post by: Libtoem on February 20, 2008, 11:28:00 PM
Post by: 88 Ecko Unltd 88 on February 20, 2008, 11:29:00 PM
Post by: loser on February 21, 2008, 12:46:00 AM
NO WAREZ, NO DVD5, NO HACKED CODECS, NO FREE LUNCH
longer version:
I'd just like to remind ppl that these tools do not resign altered xex files for a normal retail xbox360.
What this means is that you cannot change how any xex works (whether it be a game, dashboard, codec, etc) and then expect it to work on your stock standard xbox360.
In order to use these altered or "unsigned" xex files, you need to have an xbox360 that is capable of running unsigned xex files. In xbox1 days this meant using a modchip. There is currently no such modchip for the xbox360, and so no way of running these.
So what use are these tools?
1) In the rare case that a working modchip was ever made, it would mean that you could run the altered or "unsigned" xex files.
2) These tools enable the inquisitive to delve deeper into how the xbox360 system works. Being able to easily do this help may unlock other exploits, find bugs or just amuse hackers in the same way crosswords amuse other people.
Post by: Base8 on February 21, 2008, 01:16:00 AM
Post by: grap3 on February 21, 2008, 02:59:00 AM
QUOTE(Tony42077 @ Feb 20 2008, 11:37 PM) 
Does this mean that it might be possible to run the Divx codec on banned 360s? That is the first thing that I could think of that would be helpful to non-modded 360s. Fingers crossed...
If you want to install the divx update on a banned 360 just plug in the hdd of a non-banned system that has the update and it'll update the dashboard on the banned system.
Post by: willows83 on February 21, 2008, 04:53:00 AM
Good Work btw, Cheers!
Post by: atomiX on February 21, 2008, 06:16:00 AM
Post by: Libtoem on February 21, 2008, 06:26:00 AM
QUOTE(willows83 @ Feb 21 2008, 02:29 PM) 
Will the XeXTool allow for retail games with a patched XeX to run on a Dev and/or Test kit?
Good Work btw, Cheers!
Yes with this tool you can play any retail 360 game on a 360 dev/test/debug,just a simple patch and your good to go.
Post by: Heet on February 21, 2008, 06:35:00 AM
Congratulations!
Post by: Dark Seraph on February 21, 2008, 06:59:00 AM
is there anyway of booting xex's with the Kingkong exploit...my linux box is just collecting dust...like to put it to use.
Post by: willows83 on February 21, 2008, 08:55:00 AM
QUOTE(Libtoem @ Feb 21 2008, 02:02 PM)
Yes with this tool you can play any retail 360 game on a 360 dev/test/debug,just a simple patch and your good to go.
Awesome!! Bit of a noob question but...
Is there a tool out there to dump a retail game to edit the xex file? XBC and Mulleter don't do that do they?
EDIT:
Nevermind, xbc is on it! Great stuff (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif)
This post has been edited by willows83: Feb 21 2008, 04:56 PM
Post by: PiXEL8 on February 21, 2008, 10:18:00 AM
xextool is a must have for anyone with a developer/reviewer kit. With it you are able to use any retail game on dev. You won't be able to use these games on XBL but thats what a retail is for. You can also use this tool to edit decrypted xex's. I was able to add the cheats menu to HL2 OB with an early beta of this tool.
Thanks again xor for all your hard work and everyone else start hacking!
Post by: Knasen on February 21, 2008, 10:22:00 AM
Post by: Arijohn on February 21, 2008, 10:51:00 AM
example take Resident evil 5 Jap and make it region free and boot it with my usa console without it being a dev kit?
Post by: willows83 on February 21, 2008, 11:29:00 AM
Anyone else got it going on a devkit?
QUOTE(Arijohn @ Feb 21 2008, 06:27 PM)
Can i change a games region lock, to boot on a modified 360?
example take Resident evil 5 Jap and make it region free and boot it with my usa console without it being a dev kit?
No, it won't work as it will not be correctly signed. Devkit only.
Post by: PiXEL8 on February 21, 2008, 10:57:00 AM
Post by: willows83 on February 21, 2008, 11:15:00 AM
Post by: Q3A-TaNK on February 21, 2008, 11:54:00 AM
Post by: Havok on February 21, 2008, 12:34:00 PM
QUOTE(grap3 @ Feb 21 2008, 04:59 AM)
Awesome, awesome work.
If you want to install the divx update on a banned 360 just plug in the hdd of a non-banned system that has the update and it'll update the dashboard on the banned system.
NOT TRUE..... The DivX Update is locked to the console like XBLA you can not move it to another system. It MUST be downloaded from live directly.. banned users are SOL...
Post by: xCAUSALITYx on February 21, 2008, 12:57:00 PM
Had a play and it does what it says on the tin.
Great work....!
Post by: Bandit5317 on February 21, 2008, 02:38:00 PM
QUOTE(Arijohn @ Feb 21 2008, 01:27 PM)
Can i change a games region lock, to boot on a modified 360?
example take Resident evil 5 Jap and make it region free and boot it with my usa console without it being a dev kit?
Can't a drive with a modified firmware play games from other regions even if the games have a region lock? Or am I confusing the original xbox scene with the 360?
Post by: Jake_Biggs on February 21, 2008, 04:47:00 PM
http://www.xbox.com/...tesredirect.htm
Burn the contents to a CD and pop it in.
Post by: scuba156 on February 21, 2008, 05:11:00 PM
everyone, this is NOT for retail xbox's (included modified xbox's) this is for devkits ONLY. even with linux, this will do nothing for now as linux can not run .xex's for now AFAIK.
this is great news and i wish i had a devkit to test this out on. great progress
Post by: cloudboy on February 21, 2008, 05:21:00 PM
EDIT-- oh and i think that this is even useful to people that dont have devkits as it allows you to change the region of the xex file
This post has been edited by cloudboy: Feb 22 2008, 01:22 AM
Post by: scuba156 on February 21, 2008, 05:47:00 PM
also, with games being well over the size of a DVD9, they will not fit on a DVD5 even if the mediaflag is changed. also, the DVD5 could not include the splitvid and would show an incorrect filesize so it would be easily detectable by LIVE
This post has been edited by scuba156: Feb 22 2008, 01:49 AM
Post by: gamerfreak1727 on February 21, 2008, 06:47:00 PM
QUOTE(Havok @ Feb 21 2008, 03:10 PM)
NOT TRUE..... The DivX Update is locked to the console like XBLA you can not move it to another system. It MUST be downloaded from live directly.. banned users are SOL...
Hehehe, not entirely...
I have the update running on my dev kit, and it came from a different dev kit; but i don't think it will
work with retail.
Post by: DevGuy2k6 on February 21, 2008, 07:04:00 PM
Post by: scuba156 on February 21, 2008, 07:13:00 PM
QUOTE(gamerfreak1727 @ Feb 22 2008, 12:23 PM)
Hehehe, not entirely...
I have the update running on my dev kit, and it came from a different dev kit; but i don't think it will
work with retail.
so are you saying you pirated copyright material? also, devkits and retail boxes work differently
QUOTE(DevGuy2k6 @ Feb 22 2008, 12:40 PM)
so... i can make the japanese GUILTY GEAR 360 game run on an NTSC U/C console???
read 2-4 posts up
Post by: PiXEL8 on February 21, 2008, 08:00:00 PM
QUOTE(scuba156 @ Feb 22 2008, 02:23 AM)
no it is not useful to retail boxes, as they do not allow unsigned code to run. this programs strips the xex of its signiture so a devkit can use it as a devkit will not allow signed code to run. this program cannot sign xex's
also, with games being well over the size of a DVD9, they will not fit on a DVD5 even if the mediaflag is changed. also, the DVD5 could not include the splitvid and would show an incorrect filesize so it would be easily detectable by LIVE
This hardly stips the signature, devkit xex's have a unique signature too. If you don't know how to make the tool useful you shouldn't bash it.
Post by: pimphard33 on February 21, 2008, 09:04:00 PM
Post by: Libtoem on February 21, 2008, 10:23:00 PM
QUOTE(willows83 @ Feb 21 2008, 08:29 PM)
Got this to work on a few games but can't get HL2: Orange Box to work
Well what kernel are you running,I would say because HL2 needs a current kernel to run,update your kit and the game should run.
Post by: willows83 on February 22, 2008, 03:57:00 AM
Post by: feliperxn on February 27, 2008, 10:00:00 AM
Post by: Libtoem on February 27, 2008, 02:37:00 PM
QUOTE(feliperxn @ Feb 27 2008, 07:36 PM)
i can't convert the fifastreet pal to ntsc
Well if your trying to run the game on a retail kit it will make no difference.
Post by: scuba156 on March 01, 2008, 01:48:00 AM
QUOTE(PiXEL8 @ Feb 22 2008, 01:00 PM)
This hardly stips the signature, devkit xex's have a unique signature too. If you don't know how to make the tool useful you shouldn't bash it.
how was i bashing it? where did i say this program is crap? i actually said it is great and is a great step for the scene.
i was merely pointing out that this cannot be used for retail xbox's so that we dont get 1000 questions asking why it wont work
Post by: Jeff Trust on March 07, 2008, 05:41:00 AM
Like Gears of War, Mass Effect some games have checksumming of the resources as you know.
Post by: blueray on December 08, 2009, 12:05:00 AM
Post by: XboX-ZERO on December 21, 2009, 02:57:00 PM
QUOTE(blueray @ Dec 7 2009, 11:05 PM)
I have patched some games and it works mostly fine but i have two games which want not work after patching. Need for Speed Underground and Halo Wars. Both gave me a "System error. Contact Xbox Customer Support." E71. I have the pal version and removed the mediacheck only. Can anyone confirm this?
Try using the binary mode setting (-c
Post by: lmellor on December 27, 2009, 06:20:00 AM
I have written both a windows batch file and a linux bash script to make the patching of my xex files easier...
Use them at your own risk, I'm no programmer or anything, I'll let you figure out for yourselves how to adapt these scripts for your own requirements...
Linux Script (requires wine to be installed and runs from same dir as xextool)
CODE
#!/bin/sh
echo "backing up original xex file..."
cp default.xex default.xex.old
echo "patching xex file..."
wine XexTool.exe -r a -m d default.xex
read -p "Press enter to continue" nothing
echo "backing up original xex file..."
cp default.xex default.xex.old
echo "patching xex file..."
wine XexTool.exe -r a -m d default.xex
read -p "Press enter to continue" nothing
Windows .bat file (you will need to adapt the location of the files used)...
CODE
@ECHO OFF
ECHO Backing up XEX file as default.xex.old...
COPY "C:\Documents and Settings\Administrator\Desktop\XexTool_v5.2\default.xex" "C:\Documents and Settings\Administrator\Desktop\XexTool_v5.2\default.xex.old"
ECHO.
ECHO.
ECHO Patching XEX file now...
"C:\Documents and Settings\Administrator\Desktop\XexTool_v5.2\xextool" -r a -m d default.xex
ECHO.
ECHO.
pause
ECHO Backing up XEX file as default.xex.old...
COPY "C:\Documents and Settings\Administrator\Desktop\XexTool_v5.2\default.xex" "C:\Documents and Settings\Administrator\Desktop\XexTool_v5.2\default.xex.old"
ECHO.
ECHO.
ECHO Patching XEX file now...
"C:\Documents and Settings\Administrator\Desktop\XexTool_v5.2\xextool" -r a -m d default.xex
ECHO.
ECHO.
pause
As I say, if it's no use to you then don't bother flaming me, I'm just offering up the only help I have the power of giving.
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Post by: njmbb8 on April 03, 2010, 12:19:00 AM