| QUOTE (RiceCake @ Feb 1 2004, 04:06 PM) |
| So far this has turned out to be the most trouble free thing I've done in a long time! |
For some odd reason I find myself laughing at this comment...
I thought signing for Audio and Gamesave were different... in your batch file, you are saying they are the same.
J.
| QUOTE (Jefe1 @ Feb 2 2004, 10:27 AM) |
I thought signing for Audio and Gamesave were different... in your batch file, you are saying they are the same.
J. |
Techinically, they ARE different:
Font Signing = -font
Audio Signing = -audio
Gamesave Signing = -habibi
This bat, from what I can tell, only signs it with the -habibi key.
RiceCake: Any chance you would add in some options to choose what you want to sign it with?
Actually the audio signing works dick-all.
The hacked audio hack, that loads stuff other than Linux, uses the Habibi key.
If anyone can find an audio hack that uses the audio key, feel free to tell me, although I believe the audio key is actually the font key.
| QUOTE (RiceCake @ Feb 2 2004, 12:35 PM) |
Actually the audio signing works dick-all.
The hacked audio hack, that loads stuff other than Linux, uses the Habibi key.
If anyone can find an audio hack that uses the audio key, feel free to tell me, although I believe the audio key is actually the font key. |
...but what about the -font key? There are quite a few people who need to sign files that use the fonts hacks...
Yep, the font key's in there.
Currently theres the Habibi and Font section but I'll add the audio section. Hopefully newbs will try both...or know what the hack needs...
| QUOTE (RiceCake @ Feb 2 2004, 03:55 PM) |
Yep, the font key's in there.
Currently theres the Habibi and Font section but I'll add the audio section. Hopefully newbs will try both...or know what the hack needs... |
Hmmm, I was looking at the code for your bat and SEE the options for both the -habibi key and -font key, but when you hit 1 or 2, it still signs with -habibi.
Also, when you press any key to continue, it automatically starts the signing, regardless of your choice of key. It automatically signs with the -habibi key, or at least it displays it as signing with the -habibi key.
After more carefully viewing, I found that your command "Choice" is not recognized as an internal or external command operable in the batch file. Thus not allowing you to make a choice. Again, this is what happens on an XP machine. I can't say for sure on other O.S. releases.
No offence, but I find typing "xbedump default.xbe -habibi", "xbedump default.xbe -font" or "xbedump default.xbe -audio" into command prompt easier than running it through a batch file. Maybe it's just my l33t command prompt skills.
| QUOTE (BluhDeBluh @ Feb 2 2004, 04:57 PM) |
I don't even see the need for a batch file
No offence, but I find typing "xbedump default.xbe -habibi", "xbedump default.xbe -font" or "xbedump default.xbe -audio" into command prompt easier than running it through a batch file. Maybe it's just my l33t command prompt skills. |
Same here. I don't MIND typing it in the command prompt. However, this would be more "user-friendly" to the n00bs... However, I can just see someone coding a GUI for it...
| QUOTE (feflicker @ Feb 2 2004, 05:12 PM) |
Win2000/XP Users, all you need is a copy of choice.exe in your path... You can find this file on the net very quickly, it is quite popular in pre-2000 batch programming |
| QUOTE (RiceCake @ Feb 2 2004, 07:12 PM) |
Damn it always has its downside...
Well I'll probably break-off and learn a better code to code this in. Currently BAT file programming is just getting lucky that your OS has the needed files such as choice, etc...
* Edit I created this because alot of newbs aren't familiar with venturing around DOS. That and I have no idea how to easily tell noobs how to load a command prompt, especially on an XP machine.
Anyone know a noob-friendly code that I could write this in? I haven't written anything bigger than HTML in my life ...
Edit2: I upgraded to version two! This one includes the audio signing option, slightly optimized code, and file checking. It also supports commandline (Eg: eazsign.bat audio or eazsign.bat habibi) although typically you can do this on your own if you know whats happening .
Thanks to Morden for helping! Currently I'm working on my 'Single use' batch for you XP users having trouble with the CHOICE commands, or 98-ME users needing just a slim use one. |
You should include the choice.exe in your release and make the thing a zip for all us lazy XP users...

I believe the choice.exe has to be dumped in the C:\Windows\System32 directory.
EDIT:
BTW, if someone asks how to get to the command prompt in XP, tell them to goto Start, Run, and type "cmd.exe"
Ah, ok, lol. Never knew if that worked or not, and never had the need to ask about it before!
As for including CHOICE is that legal? If it is I'll stuck up an autoextracter of it or something.
Choice is not legal to distribute, but here is the site for a free replacement that you can do with as you wish. It will require (minor) changes. If you run into any trouble let me know... I have been working with bat files for a LONG time!
Menu (choice replacement)
Morden.
Sorry to do that but taking software from the OS and sticking it on the net's illegal. I guess GeoCities just doesn't know 'bout that yet
...
HA! We were editing that at the same time!
Your edit removed mine tho!
Morden.
Probably wouldn't be too hard, but of course I've never coded anything before.
Lol Morden, too fast for me!
Pinning and releasing a new version (Soon!) with a legal alternative for CHOICE.
| QUOTE (mgillaus @ Feb 3 2004, 08:47 AM) |
Hey fellas, this is a bit off topic but,
How hard would it be to create an xbox app that would sign files on the fly, on the xbox itself.
Kinda like how a few progs, like dvd2xbox, can remove media checks from .xbe's. You run this app, you select your file to patch and you get a little menu comin up with -audio, -font, -habibi options.
This would be very helpful for people who have the 5530 kernel that doesn't work with phoenix and are ripping their games to the hdd. I don't know alot about coding, but does anyone think this would be possible to create?
cheers |
That WOULD be an interesting app... *Cracks whip* SOMEONE START MAKING IT...
New version out with legal menu-system!
Should be fine for XP systems.
| QUOTE (RiceCake @ Feb 3 2004, 08:02 PM) |
New version out with legal menu-system!
Should be fine for XP systems. |
Very nice... Signed perfectly and the choices worked 100% this time. Thanks
Interesting is the code the guy used to create that 'menu.exe', which sounds easy to learn and might just be what I need to actually well...make this as good as I aim for it to be.
Edit: Err that costs moolah..
ASM is FAR from easy, just an FYI!
I'd recommend C/C++ over ASM. With C/C++, it isn't AS cryptic as ASM and you still have the power to make complex executables. Not to mention you can integrate ASM into C.
Ok, ok I get it...lol...screw it I'll never know shit all about coding!
Super Bumpo
how about...
@echo off
CLS
echo EZ XBEDump Utility Remixed From RiceCake's
echo.
echo =======================================
echo.
echo Checking for files...
echo.
for %%c in (xbedump.exe, default.xbe) do (
IF NOT EXIST %%c (
echo %%c not found. Aborting!
echo.
PAUSE
EXIT
)
)
:BEGIN
echo Success! All files were found!
for %%d in (habibi, audio, font) do (
IF EXIST default.old (
DEL default.xbe
REN default.old default.xbe
)
echo.
echo =======================================
echo.
echo Attempting to sign 'default.xbe' with
echo the %%d key...
echo.
echo =======================================
echo.
xbedump.exe default.xbe -%%d
echo =======================================
echo.
IF EXIST out.xbe (
echo Renaming files...
REN default.xbe default.old
REN out.xbe default.xbe
echo.
echo Sign completed successfully.
echo.
echo =======================================
echo.
PAUSE
) else (
echo out.xbe wasn't created, signing failed!
echo default.xbe is not vaild.
PAUSE
EXIT
)
)
EXIT
Just kill it when you get to the one you want it runs habibi then audio then font and pauses after each run through so you can kill it you are left with a xbe signed to the last run through (habibi, audio then font) and the original xbe as default.old
.
But anyhow, what code are you using there? This is a DOS-oriented BAT file and on my ME system I ended up with this, unfortunate outlook:
EZ XBEDump Utility Remixed From RiceCake's
=======================================
Checking for files...
Bad command or file name
Bad command or file name
Bad command or file name
%c not found. Aborting!
Press any key to continue . . .
-TERM
Not only that but the idea of killing the operation when you hit your file is quite inefficient.
XP sorry about that must of changed the something between the OS's
Yeah XP must have an assload of better code...
mind you you did all the majority of the work
| QUOTE (RiceCake @ Feb 8 2004, 03:51 AM) |
| Not only that but the idea of killing the operation when you hit your file is quite inefficient. |

We are the borg....
Well I'll give you not as effecient in a time consuming way maybe but not interms of system resources or the hightened chance of things going wrong due to using external exe's
Crude but effective I think - heck one of the only solutions to Xpoops cut down batch commands I could think of for now
(Chuckles)
Still doesn't work...all the ) do ( commands and stuff don't register on my system.
| QUOTE |
@echo off CLS echo EZGAME XBEDump Utility for /R %%c in (*.xbe) do ( for %%d in (font) do ( echo. echo ======================================= echo. echo Attempting to sign '%%c' with echo the %%d key... echo. echo ======================================= echo. xbedump.exe "%%c" -%%d echo ======================================= echo. IF EXIST out.xbe ( echo Renaming files... copy /Y out.xbe "%%c" del out.xbe echo. echo Sign completed successfully. ) else ( echo. echo ======================================= echo. echo out.xbe wasn't created, signing failed! echo %%c is not vaild. PAUSE ) ) ) PAUSE EXIT |
In the line
for %%d in (font) do (
Change the word 'font' for whatever you want to sign (i.e. audio, habibi etc)
Place this batch file and your xbedump.exe into any file structure and it will do the rest.
It will pause if it has problems with signing any xbe file and tell you where and what the xbe file was that it has problems with.
Rice maybe add it to your choice method for xp/2k users
Not too shabby, unfortunately I can't test it.
I'll add it but it'll be as-is, I don't have an XP/2K system so if I stick up what I think works it could be real shitty.
ez-xbedump? Lol, thats a new one!
| QUOTE |
@echo off CLS SET KEY=audio echo EAZGAME XBEDump Utility LFNFOR ON for /R %%c in (*.xbe) do @Recurse "%%c" %KEY% PAUSE
|
The bit:
SET KEY=audio
Is where the key type is defined as in habibi, font or audio
The second should be named Recurse.bat, the line:
for /R %%c in (*.xbe) do @Recurse "%%c" %KEY%
Calls the second batch file
(NB not too sure if the /R option will work in 95/98...? Rice... test would ya?)
| QUOTE |
@echo off echo. echo ======================================= echo. echo Attempting to sign echo %1 echo with the %2 key... echo. echo ======================================= echo. xbedump.exe %1 -%2 echo ======================================= echo. copy /Y out.xbe %1 del out.xbe IF NOT EXIST out.xbe echo Sign completed successfully. |
I just couldn't get the pause command to work it kills itself and I had to eliminate the section pertaining to when it all goes wrong....
Maybe someone who has 95/98 could pick it up and improve it for the peeps with older windows versions
Oops
NM too sleepy lol
| QUOTE (RiceCake @ Feb 8 2004, 03:51 AM) |
WHAT! YOU USE MY CODE!? God damnit!
Heh, yeah that's ok, just as long as you don't pass it off as your own idea .
|
| QUOTE (RiceCake @ Feb 15 2004, 07:25 AM) |
| ez-xbedump? Lol, thats a new one! |
I don't know whether I should be offended by these statements or not...
here's the original ezxbedump:
ez-xbedumphere is the new improved version:
ezxbedump version 2Mechinstaller-Phoenixnote*
I stole this code all by myself, I didn't have any help whatsoever.
Credit for the idea goes to XBE_Dump+font.rar found at www.maxconsole.com.
So whats your point? You come in here, say I'm offending you, then say you 'stole code'?
Either way I still think my work is better, for newbs at least, and I did it all myself (With help from Morden).
Edit: After looking over the code I think a drag 'n drop feature would be cool. Damn though, hella-lotta stuff in that 'updated' batch file.
oblox; I'll check it out but I'm not sure if it'll work. I'll see what I can do on my 98' system if it doesn't work.
oblox; Just did a quick check and 98' supports finding files like your batch does! Unfortunately though the 'LFNFOR' command doesn't work, meaning your batch file still doesn't work. I'll modify mine though to do the "sign 'em all" thing in a minute!
* Err forget Drag 'N Drop, I can't get it working (Current directory is always 'C:\WINDOWS\Command' because of how it runs, and there's no way of finding the directory where all the crap, well, is...)
Man, I didn't come here to argue with u.
think about 2 things...
Install it correctly.
Don't yell at ppl for wanting to expand on "your" idea.
*edit
instructions are posted here:
http://forums.maxcon...d=8192#post8192
| QUOTE |
I don't know whether I should be offended by these statements or not...
....
I stole this code all by myself, I didn't have any help whatsoever. |
Sorry but typically this means 'bad comings'.
Eiter way I have my work set out...finding out what the hell does what in that bat file! I really don't like the idea of having to 'install' stuff so hopefully I can strip that stuff out.
| QUOTE (RiceCake @ Feb 8 2004, 03:51 AM) |
WHAT! YOU USE MY CODE!? God damnit!
Heh, yeah that's ok, just as long as you don't pass it off as your own idea .
|
'nuff said...
'Nuff said'
Ok I didn't steal anyone's code, so thus I can do whatever the hell I want.
* Edit: Use his signer if you want shell-ability and such, but use mine for the few odd things, mainly being his you have to do some actual installing.
* Edit2: Screw it, lol, I'll just add a link for your stuff to so people got's a choice.
Yes I got it through my thick-ass head to just check the date on the posts!
| QUOTE (Xboxhakur_band @ Feb 16 2004, 12:32 PM) |
| Credit for the idea goes to XBE_Dump+font.rar found at www.maxconsole.com. |
Mad_Gouki is actually my inspiration. I just checked the XBE_Dump+font.rar file and it contains this: "xbedump.exe xboxdash.xbe -font".
That isn't something I'd forget, as I would never do something that stupid with xboxdash. Mad_Gouki, my appologies, it was in fact "sign xbe.bat" that was batchfile I remember seeing way back when.
| QUOTE (Xboxhakur_band @ Feb 16 2004, 12:32 PM) |
I stole this code all by myself, I didn't have any help whatsoever.
|
All that was supposed to mean was that I wrote the whole thing, but nothing in it is actually original. Batch programming has been around for over 20 years, the only thing I did was adapt it to the needs of Xbox hackers.
For the record:
I do NOT think that Ricecake stole my code.
Ricecake and oblox should get credit for inspiring me to make version 2 what it is.

However v3 on the horizion??? I was aiming at a public util that would recurse through directories and sign all xbe's it finds.
I must go learn more about shell intergration...
Nice batchfile though that's one heck of a lot of 'if' statements.
You could use:
| QUOTE |
For %%C in (F,f,FONT,fONT) do if "%1"=="%%C" goto Font9x
|
Otherwise it would take a separate text file and find returning a line number.
Just a though...

EDIT
The command 'choice' does not work on XP/2K
| QUOTE |
| Ricecake and oblox should get credit for inspiring me to make version 2 what it is. |
Edit2: Lol, to embarrass what I've made? That thing's beefed man! Mine seems so tiny compared to yours!
| QUOTE |
echo off echo You dropped %1 pause exit
|
| CODE |
> PATH = C:\WINDOWS\Desktop\ezdebug.bat > %1 = "" > DEFAULT.XBE Not Found! Halting!
- TERM |
( Drag 'n Drop )
| CODE |
> PATH = C:\WINDOWS\COMMAND > %1 = "C:\WINDOWS\DESKTOP\DEFAULT.XBE" > XBEDUMP.EXE Not Found! Halting!
- TERM |
The way Drag 'n Drop works it seems to run from C:\WINDOWS\COMMAND for some ungodly reason...
| QUOTE |
echo off echo You ran %0 pause exit |
See the '0' is the batchfile path
| QUOTE (test.bat) |
truename > ender.bat find ":\" ender.bat | sort /r | date | find ":" > en#er.bat echo set truepath=%%4> enter.bat call en#er.bat echo %0 echo. echo %1 echo. echo %truepath% echo. pause del en?er.bat > nul goto end |
The echos and the pause are so u can view the results easily.
This way presents a problem as some sytems default to the root of a drive and usually not where xbedump is actually located.
C:\ and C:\WINDOWS are both valid paths but the \ at the end of C: will cause problems when refering to files such as "%truepath%\xbedump.exe" (it will become C:\\xbedump.exe). It can however, be used to "CD" to the directories fine. I used truename instead of CD as truename will return valid 8.3 (DOS) names while CD uses long filenames.
Once you're in the same dir as xbedump, out.xbe is easy to find and copy back to the original: "copy out.xbe %1 > nul" should do it.
Backups can be as simple as "copy %1 %1.bak".
Version 3 of EZ-xbedump? Probrably not... I intend to fix the one issue I know exists and any others that may pop up, but version 2 will probrably be the last. I do plan on adding a "fast" option that will skip the verification and naming of the target XBE for advanced users only.
I can see a few things that would be useful in your next versions
1) custom install directory (the user picks where it's installed)
2) preferences saved to and read from an ini file. (for those who don't want shell intergration)
3) colored menus
4) ftp functionability
5) recursive signing (of course)
6) custom icons for XBE files
7) identification and/or archiving of XBE's (including zip or cab support if desired)
references:
http://www.microsoff...help/ntcmds.htmhttp://home7.inet.tele.dk/batfiles/http://home7.inet.te...atfiles/msdos7/well that's stupid, why don't we change all "microsofft" references to "MS"
remove the extra "f" to reach the URL
| QUOTE (Xboxhakur_band @ Feb 22 2004, 06:30 AM) |
| Recursive signing isn't a bad idea, but I wouldn't give a rookie that much power to destroy their backups. |
Signing doesn't distroy anything???
Most of the non M$ bioses are set to run any code signed or unsigned.
oblox he means if they idiot-fy and have their backup of xboxdash.xbe in there.
After filtering through the last few posts I just realized. Damn...gotta find a way to get there on 9x-ME systems and preferably also working on NT-2K systems.
Well I'm starting to learn actual coding in school and have got some basic functions working, so V4 will probably end up an actual program.
| QUOTE (RiceCake @ Feb 1 2004, 04:02 PM) |
I just spent roughtly two hours cookin' up this batch file to make signing files easier.
To use it put a default.xbe, xbedump.exe, and the signer files below all in the same directory (Eg, the Desktop). Then run the file below.
Anyhow here it is, %100 legal, almost all my own typed code, Morden helped too! By using this however you agree to give me credit and not pass this off as your own.
The 'quick signers' on the bottom of this post are for quicker use. Simply download one for your appropriate hack, stick it in with xbedump.exe and a default.xbe, run it, and it'll just blast through signing.
XBE Signer Full Application:
These compressed files also include 'menu.exe', requred for PC's without the 'choice.exe' command (NT-XP-2003). They also include xbedump.xbe, just unzip the file, stick your default.xbe in the folder, and sign! eazsign.zip - Eazy File Signer V3 eazsign.rar - Eazy File Signer V3
The files below are becoming obsolete and do not work correctly with NT-XP-2003! eazsign.bat - Eazy File Signer V2! eazsign1.bat - Eazy File Signer
CatFish's Signing Utility
Well, after alot of wonderin' what was happening, I decided I'll stick this up. His utility is a bit longer to install but you can sign files by right-clicking them! Instructions Ez-XBEDump V2 Ez-XBEDump V1 MechInstaller-Phoenix
Quick Signers
eazgame.bat - Eazy File Signer For GameSave And Most Audio Exploits eazfont.bat - Eazy File Signer For Font Hacks eazaudio.bat - Eazy File Signer For Other Audio Hacks
XBE Dump Application
Paece... |
I'm not good with computers, so could you explain what all this means?
| QUOTE (RiceCake @ Feb 1 2004, 04:02 PM) |
I just spent roughtly two hours cookin' up this batch file to make signing files easier.
To use it put a default.xbe, xbedump.exe, and the signer files below all in the same directory (Eg, the Desktop). Then run the file below.
Anyhow here it is, %100 legal, almost all my own typed code, Morden helped too! By using this however you agree to give me credit and not pass this off as your own.
The 'quick signers' on the bottom of this post are for quicker use. Simply download one for your appropriate hack, stick it in with xbedump.exe and a default.xbe, run it, and it'll just blast through signing.
XBE Signer Full Application:
These compressed files also include 'menu.exe', requred for PC's without the 'choice.exe' command (NT-XP-2003). They also include xbedump.xbe, just unzip the file, stick your default.xbe in the folder, and sign! eazsign.zip - Eazy File Signer V3 eazsign.rar - Eazy File Signer V3
The files below are becoming obsolete and do not work correctly with NT-XP-2003! eazsign.bat - Eazy File Signer V2! eazsign1.bat - Eazy File Signer
CatFish's Signing Utility
Well, after alot of wonderin' what was happening, I decided I'll stick this up. His utility is a bit longer to install but you can sign files by right-clicking them! Instructions Ez-XBEDump V2 Ez-XBEDump V1 MechInstaller-Phoenix
Quick Signers
eazgame.bat - Eazy File Signer For GameSave And Most Audio Exploits eazfont.bat - Eazy File Signer For Font Hacks eazaudio.bat - Eazy File Signer For Other Audio Hacks
XBE Dump Application
Paece... |
also what are xbe files. are they the files of gamesaves from codejunkies.com? I have action replay and I only want to get a save for Ninja Gaiden.
Well first things first...
1) Don't post twice, edit your first post next time..
2) YOu don't need to quote the whole thing were not that stupid.
3) This is for gamesave EXPLOITS...
4) You can find gamesaves for games by using the third window in Action Replay.
does eney body now how richard taylor is rich _dude or something
Sorry for the dumb question but I'm now at work.
But last night I tried getting a friends XBOX working with the audio hack from the french guys. It has a kernel 5530.
Problem is I just couldn't get Media center to work.
ConfigMagic did but not media center.
It was late and I was rushing to get it finished.
So any idea's?
thx
jippie
This post has been edited by jippie: Apr 27 2004, 10:27 AM
Hrm, what exactly is it doing?
Check the configuration, I had XBMP load my MS Dashboard because of a linking to it for the clock or something.
hey guys I really like that program to sign all the default.xbe files. I also wanted to know if anyone had something that could help me with changeing the amount of kills in halo. I know where the files are and how to switch them and all that but I cannot find anything to re-sign the files for me.... and of course with out it, the files will not load. Thanks for the time and help. if you want you can send me email or just post here. thanks again.
what's this used for?
Signing files for use in gamesave exploits or old font exploits, if you ever used PBL or NKPatcher they were all signed with Habibi key in xbedump, otherwise you get an MS Service error (same as when you try and run unsigned code on a retail xbox).
The reason for it is that the font & gamesave exploits batch a specific key into the bios that will only all Habbibi signed .xbe's run, once the PBL or NKPatcher has done it's work the xbox will then accept unsigned .xbe's
Hi,
I am a new user i joined to get this message across, all of the download links are broken for easy sign (IMG:style_emoticons/default/sad.gif) .
This was a big shame as i would like to use this software can you please fix the links.
when i go to the website it says error 404.
thanks.
If you noticed, the original post was 7 years ago. We don't host the links for any software. They are from the original posters.