Post by: giantboog on January 02, 2004, 09:19:00 AM
I have PBL Pheonix Bois Loader... I guess whats what that stands for.
I am using Mordens 007 audio exploit v3 softmod with the MXM dashboard.
I want to play Crimson skies DVD or Hard drive doesnt matter.
what app do I need to "-font" sign the xbe of Crimson skies so that I can burn it onto a DVD and have it play. Will this only work with xboxes that have modchips or will it work with soft mods too.
Can someone breifly outline the steps and apps used or point me to a tut? Thanks
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that didnt work
UPDATE: with a non patched default.xbe dvd
I loaded the audio hack. I saw the Pheonix screen. Pressed A when prompted. Loaded the Evox.bin not the 4799 bin or what ever the number is... (there are only two to choose from). It then proceeds to boot into MXM. I put the dvdr of crimson skies in and it will load the first training level. After playing that level you dock in your zepplin and get to go on the next mission. That mission never loads... it just sits there.
Post by: adam1972 on January 09, 2004, 09:23:00 AM
1. I created 2 folders in my C drive.
a. One "PBL" folder with the PBL "default.xbe" inside that particular folder.
b. Another folder named "EVOX" with my -fonts signed "default.xbe" inside this one (this is not the PBL default.xbe but the one that comes with Free-Xevox).
2. I added these 2 Items and Actions to my "evox.ini"
| CODE |
| Item "Deactivate PBL",@215 Item "Activate PBL",@216 [Action_15] Info "Turning OFF PBL" Warning "Turning OFF PBL.. That okay?" Progress "Turning it OFF now........" copy "c:/EVOX/default.xbe" "c:/default.xbe" [Action_16] Info "Turning ON PBL" Warning "Turning ON PBL.. That okay?" Progress "Turning it ON now........" copy "c:/PBL/default.xbe" "c:/default.xbe" |
NOW i can turn PBL on or off whenever I need to. I tried the renaming but that ended up corrupting my file on 3 seperate occasions
.. Now I can play CS without a problem 
Post by: xboxwannabe on January 09, 2004, 09:37:00 AM
Post by: TheSource on January 20, 2004, 11:35:00 PM
| QUOTE (Jagosix @ Nov 27 2003, 05:20 AM) | ||
Hello  , I'll have 2 dissagree with u on at least 1 of the mentioned tittles. I've gotten XIII to work by using PBL 1.3.5 with the new fixed 4979_bfm for font exploits. Give it a try it worked on mine. BTW it's just a matter of time b4 the font exploit gets better or on the same level as a hard mod . u can learn something from everybody . |
Where did you guys find your RC4 keys for the BFM bios to use with PBL? in the usual place it says to use the DEBUG RC4... but of course neglects to procide it
Post by: EdGe7 on January 22, 2004, 10:22:00 PM
Has it been so long that I am missing a step? Anyone have any ideas what is happening here... I am using bert and ernie reloaded. Like I said, this was working before, but not anymore.
EdGe7
Post by: KENTOY on January 23, 2004, 08:03:00 PM
i have a x-ecuter 1 chip but have'nt installed an on/off switch since i don't have broadband in order to use live.
so PBL 1.3.5i work with my x-ecuter chip always switched on?
thanks
Post by: Valhalla1 on January 23, 2004, 08:35:00 PM
| QUOTE (ddaddy @ Dec 8 2003, 12:52 PM) | ||
If you boot with a game in your drive, it has to be an original  The font exploit doesnt load if a game is in the drive, unless you flash the tsop. |
just wanted to say regarding this :
I have softmodded 4 xboxes.. 1.0, 1.2-or3, and 2 1.4/5's
all of them with bigfonts, pbl 1.3 (1.3.5i on the 1.4/5's). all of them require I boot into evox with no disc inserted, then I insert the game and it will load.
except, for the 1.2or3, which will boot every game I've tried dvd-r and cd-rw with the game sitting in the drive when you power it on, just like a retail game.
I have no idea why.. and i cant recall if PBL loads or not when it boots
Post by: Chicken Scratch Boy on January 24, 2004, 06:39:00 AM
| QUOTE (KENTOY @ Jan 23 2004, 10:03 PM) |
| guys, i know this is somewhat off-topic but do you have to really turn-off your modchip in order to run PBL 1.3.5i with a newer x2 bios? i have a x-ecuter 1 chip but have'nt installed an on/off switch since i don't have broadband in order to use live. so PBL 1.3.5i work with my x-ecuter chip always switched on? thanks |
you should be able to just rename pbl's xbe to whatever is set to boot first on your bios, but if that is evoxdash.xbe you whould need to edit most bioses, and due to lack of xbtool updates for the more recent bios, thank your lucky stars that avalaunch.xbe boots first now in the 4980 and 81 bioses
Post by: Daphisto on February 06, 2004, 10:12:00 AM
Post by: Nailed on February 06, 2004, 04:45:00 PM
| QUOTE (itchi @ Jan 28 2004, 04:52 AM) |
| What would be interesting is if a dashboard could kill -9/end task a process. Then, it might be possible to kill the PBL process which seems to be interfering in the Crimson Skies load process. |
Unfortunately, the XBox doesn't have processes per se. For technical information, browse here.
Post by: Daphisto on February 07, 2004, 05:06:00 AM
| QUOTE (adam1972 @ Jan 9 2004, 07:23 PM) | ||
| This is what worked for me... I'm also using the PBL and evox BTW. 1. I created 2 folders in my C drive. a. One "PBL" folder with the PBL "default.xbe" inside that particular folder. b. Another folder named "EVOX" with my -fonts signed "default.xbe" inside this one (this is not the PBL default.xbe but the one that comes with Free-Xevox). 2. I added these 2 Items and Actions to my "evox.ini"
NOW i can turn PBL on or off whenever I need to. I tried the renaming but that ended up corrupting my file on 3 seperate occasions .. Now I can play CS without a problem |
Did you have to patch the Crimson Skies default.xbe for this to work?
Post by: oblox on February 07, 2004, 08:08:00 AM
Still doesn't work looks like this game checks the hard bios to the softbios (the one resident in ram) - deduced since it works on hardware modded x-boxes
Well it runs just not if you save and reload your save (crashes)
However tested on other games and works!!!!
This means that the audio patch everone is using does more than most realise
It not only replaces the key in Ram with the audio key it also eliminates the media checks from the x-box too!!!!
This means you don't have to run any additional bios to run evox or games as long as you sign them with what ever key is in the patch (in this case the audio key since this is the one the audio patch creator programmed in to replace the M$ original)
Just a shame none knows a jot about the audio patch code, if you could alter it to make it 'keyless' or even to use the original M$ key (not that anyone knows it) you wouldn't have to sign anything!!! (except for emulators and apps created by other people - this is if you carn't make it keyless)
PS all audio signed games will still run under a modded x-box (i.e. 4977 bios etc)
it takes a few secs so why not just sign them for now
Welcome to a untested but seemingly universal way round M$ changing the hardware - the original bios is always used so no more hardware control problems
Oh and this is why the code was obfuscated by the original creator as it's more powerful than we ever knew!
Thanks to the finders and testers of this patch!!!!! (sorry bad with remembering names lol)
Post by: oblox on February 07, 2004, 01:19:00 PM
| QUOTE (Discwizard @ Dec 8 2003, 01:59 AM) |
| All I did to get it to work is sign the default.xbe with xbedump using the '-font' command. Then I burnt it on DVD-R. I insert the game into my xbox, then power it off. Then I start the xbox back up. The xbox reboots twice (and NEVER more than that) then the game starts. I have not had a problem with the game since. I am now on the third level of the game, and it has played beautifully. I am not sure how this would work for audio hack users though....sorry. |
If this is true haven't you then discovered a way to fix the infinate loops problem???
Just take a copy of the M$ dashboard you have on there rename it default.xbe sign it with -font and stick it on an x-box disc.
Krayzie is right I forgot the Xbox asks for the time before it loads anything else
EDIT!!!!
Hang on... doesn't the x-box just load xboxdash.xbe when the clock needs to be set? in which case can you not just sign it with -font and have it load?
Post by: krayzie on February 07, 2004, 01:34:00 PM
| QUOTE |
| If this is true haven't you then discovered a way to fix the infinate loops problem??? |
I don't think this has anything to do with the clock loop. Its just about making a game run with just the fonts without phoenix kickin in a new bios.
Post by: oblox on February 07, 2004, 03:01:00 PM
However some games themselves reset back to evox when you eject the disc anyway.
Post by: Quixote on February 07, 2004, 03:48:00 PM
| QUOTE |
| Tested on Tony Haw Underground Still doesn't work looks like this game checks the hard bios to the softbios (the one resident in ram) - deduced since it works on hardware modded x-boxes Well it runs just not if you save and reload your save (crashes) |
THUG does not check hard bios vs. soft bios, I have run it successfully on a PBL box... It does, however, take a look at your st.db file (with the intention of allowing you to use ripped soundtracks in the game)
A few weeks ago, I was demonstrating the audio hack to a friend using my modded box, and I neglected to remove the hack afterward. At the time Tony Hawk was all I played regularly and it stopped functioning, so I became convinced that my mod had trashed my box, seeing as it wouldn't boot with the mod off and the original disc instead of an HD backup. After a few hours I sorted out the real source of the problem and deleted my st.db file, now it works fine.
If you are attempting to run THUG and you have at one point had an audio hack on your box, try deleting /e/tdata/fffe0000/music/st.db and running THUG again.
This may or may not be the problem in some other games, provided that they are soundtrack aware... during this time I also noted that Tony Hawk 4 would not play, but I didn't deal with any other of my games until I deleted my st.db.
EDIT: Just to clarify, this was the discless st.db file, so I am unclear as to whether this was a result of a cracked ST.DB in general, or because this one contained an invalid soundtrack.
Post by: oblox on February 07, 2004, 06:29:00 PM
joke
It works well poo on me... lol
I'd never of thought of that since the game loads okay at the start... sneaky buggers lol
Many many many many many many thanks
Post by: evilwise on February 18, 2004, 04:30:00 PM
I've added this information to the evox.ini that stays in the e:/PBL directory:
Item "Rectivate PBL",@216
[Action_16]
Info "Turning ON PBL"
Warning "Turning ON PBL.. That okay?"
Progress "Turning it ON now........"
copy "e:/PBL/PBL/P.xbe" "e:/PBL/P.xbe"
As well as a similar but reversed version in the evox.ini that stays in the default dashboard directory (e:/mxm/)
The option appears in the menu just fine and when I select it it does the confirmation, displays the progress, and says OK at the end BUT the files don't get moved. Can someone clue me in as to what's wrong with my syntax?
Post by: xboxwannabe on November 26, 2003, 01:47:00 PM
Is it a memory conflict ? if so coincidence or delibrate ?
Are The games Patching the bios before executing using exploit tricks against us ??
who knows
answers on a postcard please
:blink:
Post by: Haruno on November 26, 2003, 01:57:00 PM
the only thing we don't have is the other abilities a mod chip is the ability to just swap hard drives on the fly...and some other obvious features...
when it comes to running games...it's all the same
Post by: xboxwannabe on November 26, 2003, 02:01:00 PM
Any 1 feel free to correct me who have either of these games working by posting there soft mod configuration
Please......glimmer of hope :uhh:
Post by: Haruno on November 26, 2003, 03:31:00 PM
Post by: Jagosix on November 26, 2003, 07:20:00 PM
| QUOTE (xboxwannabe @ Nov 26 2003, 10:11 PM) |
| ok only 2 games that dont work with exploits i hear you say .but last week it was only 1 !are exploiters gonna be left in the dark with new games while mod chippers scoff at our cheapness .A glimmer of hope would be to know why these games dont work with PBL Is it a memory conflict ? if so coincidence or delibrate ? Are The games Patching the bios before executing using exploit tricks against us ?? who knows answers on a postcard please |
Hello
, I'll have 2 dissagree with u on at least 1 of the mentioned tittles. I've gotten XIII to work by using PBL 1.3.5 with the new fixed 4979_bfm for font exploits. Give it a try it worked on mine. BTW it's just a matter of time b4 the font exploit gets better or on the same level as a hard mod . u can learn something from everybody
. Post by: Chicken Scratch Boy on November 26, 2003, 08:02:00 PM
i was looking forward to this game... now i will rent it!
anyway....
yes it is just a matter of time, but we only have until we/everyone else becomes uninterested in the xbox... the end is near
Post by: digitalman42 on November 27, 2003, 12:25:00 AM
Post by: qurious63ss on November 26, 2003, 11:56:00 PM
Evox 3921
X2 4977
X2 Pro 2.2
Seagate 120G hdd
dvd2xbox 4.5
Post by: digitalman42 on November 27, 2003, 12:49:00 AM
Post by: Piracy the Clown on November 27, 2003, 12:21:00 AM
Post by: digitalman42 on November 27, 2003, 01:16:00 AM
Post by: Chicken Scratch Boy on November 27, 2003, 08:38:00 AM
Post by: digitalman42 on November 27, 2003, 09:22:00 AM
Post by: Atreyu on November 27, 2003, 11:03:00 PM
Post by: ar_156 on November 28, 2003, 04:58:00 AM
Interesting is Medal of Honor Rising Sun only worked with 4977, and Matrix only with 4817, but now both work with 4979.06 Bios.
Keep going on Bioses testing...
Post by: xboxwannabe on November 29, 2003, 09:40:00 AM
i tried 4979bfm still hangs just after the opening intro ... the guy who said it worked on this bios could you tell me which font/ver xbox you have ???
any 1 else manage to get xiii or crimson skies working with PBL /fonts ???
Post by: Chicken Scratch Boy on November 29, 2003, 09:46:00 AM
Post by: ddaddy on November 29, 2003, 05:56:00 PM
| QUOTE (digitalman42 @ Nov 27 2003, 09:40 AM) |
| yeah but isn't the 4979 better? or no? |
I couldnt load the training missions in counter strike until i started using 4979, so i guess youd say its better.
Post by: Mad_Gouki on November 29, 2003, 06:11:00 PM
if you want to put down the exploit, keep it out of here. the exploit is pertty much as good as the chip, but people like you want to keep saying its shit...
and yes, i am using phoenix bios loader (if you cant figure out which one im using, look towards my sig... if you till dont get it, click), and yes, pbl gives you every feature of a modchip... so like i said, stop talking out your ass. i usually try to be nice, but the ignorance of some people just infuriates me (not just you xboxwanabe... others too)
Post by: dragor on November 30, 2003, 01:25:00 AM
but then again i couldn't get ETM to work either.
burnt them on to DVD and both are working.
i know this doesn't help those without dvd writers.
i wonder if anyone has tried this with the M7 bios??
I know i havent and i've been using the 4977 that i used initially when audio exploiting my xbox.
Post by: death trap on November 30, 2003, 02:31:00 AM
setup:
audio pbl 1.3 x2 4977.
Me thinks a new media check is on the lose!
Post by: bbjk on November 30, 2003, 11:41:00 AM
like my true crime froze everytime in the intro screen while other can get it boot with the same expliot that i'm using...
Post by: bbjk on November 30, 2003, 01:11:00 PM
s...
Post by: death trap on December 01, 2003, 12:48:00 AM
| QUOTE (xboxwannabe @ Nov 30 2003, 09:10 PM) |
| just tried with crimson skies with DVD2XBOX still the same hangs on loading next level ,you sure you got crimson skies working ?? |
yep it works fine i used the original pal version to dump it onto my xbox, it plays every time. ive not tryed it from a dvd-r yet
xiii works fine from hdd + dvd-r.
xbox 1.1
smasung dvd
maxtor 40g
pbl 1.3 audio hack
x2 4977 bfm
pbl 1.3.5 is more trouble than its worth, only use it if you have one of the bugs that it fixes.
Post by: digitalman42 on December 01, 2003, 10:24:00 AM
Post by: jokerbird on December 01, 2003, 11:25:00 AM
As long as your Phoenix Bios loader is signed and proper rc4 key, you DO NOT NEED TO SIGN XBE'S. This is the easiest way - use a signed copy of PBL. then no more habibi or the like
Some games do lock up and do not load. You will be amazed at what turning off in game reset does for you. Also be smart and use a BFM BIOS that has the media check flag built into it.
Post by: digitalman42 on December 01, 2003, 09:42:00 PM
Post by: pcween on December 07, 2003, 06:43:00 AM
Post by: warbeast on December 07, 2003, 10:28:00 AM
Post by: Discwizard on December 07, 2003, 03:59:00 PM
Post by: ddaddy on December 07, 2003, 04:01:00 PM
Post by: warbeast on December 07, 2003, 05:59:00 PM
| QUOTE (ddaddy @ Dec 8 2003, 01:01 AM) |
| audio hack users would simply sign it with -audio, but i think you miss the point. The problems arise when using Phoenix Bios Loader which you mustnt be usin as your signing games. |
yes if you want to do it with the font hack your need to move pbl to your apps folder still signed then replace it with a signed evox dash
then when you boot the font hack it will take you to evox and not pbl. your be able to boot any xbe that is signed from evox and if you want to boot anything thats not signed you can still load pbl from the apps folder in evox.
Post by: Discwizard on December 07, 2003, 06:11:00 PM
Post by: ddaddy on December 08, 2003, 02:52:00 AM
| QUOTE |
| If you have a game in your drive when you start your xbox, it will start BEFORE PBL loads (Provided it is a signed default xbe-whether it is MS signed, or signed for your hack) |
If you boot with a game in your drive, it has to be an original
The font exploit doesnt load if a game is in the drive, unless you flash the tsop.
Post by: Discwizard on December 08, 2003, 01:47:00 PM
Post by: Discwizard on December 08, 2003, 03:04:00 PM
Post by: Discwizard on December 08, 2003, 04:08:00 PM
Post by: pholly on December 08, 2003, 08:01:00 PM
thanx a lot to whoever actually tried it, it makes me think my original thinking was correct the game wiped the ram where the bios is loaded by pbl which is why i thought this would work. Good job to all involved
Post by: PedrosPad on December 09, 2003, 12:05:00 AM
| QUOTE (ddaddy @ Dec 8 2003, 12:52 PM) | ||
If you boot with a game in your drive, it has to be an original The font exploit doesnt load if a game is in the drive, unless you flash the tsop. |
Not likely but, I wonder if the Dashboard fonts are loaded on the way to the Error 21 SOD (Screen-Of-Death)? Or, alternatively, after a few retries of the DVD-ROM, the BIOS falls back to booting the Dashboard. Loading the fonts would patch the BIOS signature and try to launch default.xbe from the current-working-directory, in this case the DVD-ROM.
| QUOTE (Discwizard @ Dec 8 2003, 01:59 AM) |
| All I did to get it to work is sign the default.xbe with xbedump using the '-font' command. Then I burnt it on DVD-R. I insert the game into my xbox, then power it off. Then I start the xbox back up. The xbox reboots twice (and NEVER more than that) then the game starts. I have not had a problem with the game since. I am now on the third level of the game, and it has played beautifully. I am not sure how this would work for audio hack users though....sorry. |
(Just trying to match the reported symptoms.)
Post by: []V[]nm6687 on December 09, 2003, 11:38:00 AM
- when an invalid disc is inserted in the drive prior to bootup, the audio hack will not work the first time (maybe the font too, i dont know)
- this non-ms-signed disc will cause the "invalid disc" window to come up, thus loading the fonts and rebooting it, then when the "invalid disc" window comes up again, the font hack is launched
people say that their box reboots a couple times when a game is in there so this might be why
then again, i could be (and probably totally am) extremely wrong.
Post by: jerryjang on December 09, 2003, 06:04:00 PM
with EvolutionX 3752
My Xbox can't boot from CD/DVD media if I powered up with Disc in tray.
But when I tried to run Crimson Skies and use Evox_D6_EF_BFM_256k instead.
My Xbox can direct boot from Disc, so the Crimson Skies run perfect(Level 1). I tried several CD/DVD Discs and they direct boot and run perfect.
I think : the boot sequences of Xbox
1. When power on with an origin game disc, MS BIOS->check Disc Tray-> Verify
Signed code->run game.
2. When power on with an backup game disc, MS BIOS->check Disc Tray-> Verify
Signed code->hang up and can't run default.xbe.
3. When power on without disc, MS BIOS->check Disc Tray-> Run xboxdash.xbe
->font exploit->load PBL->load BFM BIOS->load EvolutionX
But when I change to Evox_D6_EF_BFM_256k the boot sequences change to:
Power on with an backup disc, MS BIOS->check Disc Tray-> Run xboxdash.xbe
->font exploit->load PBL->load BFM BIOS->Auto run backup game disc
(in Evox.ini I set all autorun off)
Can anyone explain this?
Post by: ddaddy on December 09, 2003, 07:06:00 PM
Post by: dragor on December 11, 2003, 07:14:00 AM
and in case your wondering i'm using the audio exploit not the font exploit.
i would take it that it is due to a new media check being introiduced which in turn is bad news for the soft modded exploiters.
Post by: digitalman42 on December 11, 2003, 09:16:00 PM
Post by: bigleen on December 14, 2003, 03:18:00 AM