Post by: devz3ro on July 17, 2004, 10:13:00 PM
THE EXPLOIT
UDE has been made possible for U.S. & Canada owners of K:5713 - K:5838 (1.6) xboxs!. PAL, JAP, and ELSEWHERE owners can use it too, but it requires an edit of the EEPROM to region 1 for those specific consoles.
For those wondering what 'UDE' is, please view the Original UDE Thread. PedrosPad did a excellent job explaining what it is and what you can & cannot do with it. If you are completely new to UDE, his thread is where you should start until you get a understanding of all this interesting data.
THE UPDATE.XBE
| QUOTE (rmenhal) |
* The game NFL Fever 2003 !Live content has/had an update.xbe: - update.xbe has file size 1916928 and md5sum b2875da022264e19107db4fb1f7af1db. - works with all kernels (3944-5838). - only for US/CANADA region. |
The following s1916928 patch (free of M$ copyright code) will create the necessary 'NFL Fever 2003' update.xbe. This update.xbe (which is renamed to xboxdash.xbe when installing UDE2) executes without error on U.S. & Canada K:5713 - K:5838 consoles. You can create this very rare file using the existing dashboard version's 4920, 5659 and 5960 update.xbe file.
Download: s1916928 patch
THE NKPATCHER
I have also decided (because of all the confusion) to include the nkpatcher. The patcher, unlike PBL, will patch your original kernel in memory, thus eliminating the need for a supplied bios. This is in contrast to replacing it, which is how PBL operates. Place the included default.xbe on your E:\ or 'Partition1' (If you didn't hex or recompile ernie.xtf). It is currently working with every kernel available to date, free also of any M$ copyright code. For those unaware, once the nkpatcher is executed, it will launch 'C:\evoxdash.xbe'. Please note, it doesn't have to actually be the Evolutionx dashboard. This is just what the nkpatcher launches by default, after patching the kernel in memory with the Evolutionx M7 bios hacks.
Download: nkpatcher6
THE FONTS
| QUOTE (rmenhal) |
Updatefonts60 is based on the good'ol bert-ate-ernie updatefonts6. Updatefonts70 is based on updatefonts7. I included both because updatefonts7 is so recent and the method may still require refinement. |
Below are the 'NFL Fever 2003' update.xbe compatible fonts & dashboard version 4920's. These fonts were created by rmenhal and not myself, so I take 0% credit.
Download: updatefonts60
Download: updatefonts70
| QUOTE (devz3ro) |
K:5838 (1.6) xbox owners are advised to use updatefonts70.zip. Others along with myself had no sucess with updatefonts60.zip (freezes at M$ screen) with this specific kernel. The following two should work perfectly on a 1.6 U.S. / Canada xbox: \updatefonts70\fonts\nfl-fever-2003-us-s1916928\bert-5838-01.xtf \updatefonts70\fonts\ernie.xtf |
-devz3ro
http://sh0x.tk/
Post by: Dolfhin on July 17, 2004, 10:14:00 PM
Post by: Deciphile on July 17, 2004, 10:21:00 PM
Post by: db-ie on July 17, 2004, 10:27:00 PM
Post by: EthanHunt_IMF on July 17, 2004, 10:46:00 PM
Post by: db-ie on July 17, 2004, 10:44:00 PM
, what do i actually do with the code that was posted above, if you cant really answer you can point me to some tuts... cause i dont really understand what to do with it lol.. i do understand i will need the game correct? and if i do what do i do with the game.
Post by: EthanHunt_IMF on July 17, 2004, 10:52:00 PM
The Ultimate Dashboard Exploit aka UDE, Official thread!
that will tell you how to extract the files out of the code above.
you don't need the game with the patch linked above, but you will need the update.xbe from a 4920 dash, unfortunately i can't help you there as that is ms copyright code... if you know where the usual places are you might be able to find it there, can't remember what package it was included with, if any... Sorry I can't be of more help here, but rules are rules...
and if i've said too much someone let me know and i'll edit, or a mod can edit for me
Post by: Deciphile on July 17, 2004, 10:57:00 PM
Post by: BluhDeBluh on July 17, 2004, 11:00:00 PM
IF YOU TRY AND INSTALL IT ON A PAL XBOX, IT WON'T WORK.
That is all.
Post by: db-ie on July 17, 2004, 11:10:00 PM
(ill just go into a lot of reading at the moment)
This post has been edited by db-ie: Jul 18 2004, 02:14 PM
Post by: EthanHunt_IMF on July 17, 2004, 11:12:00 PM
Post by: Nailed on July 17, 2004, 11:14:00 PM
I tested updatefonts70; no clue what the difference in versions is.
This post has been edited by Nailed: Jul 18 2004, 06:18 AM
Post by: devz3ro on July 17, 2004, 11:08:00 PM
| QUOTE (BluhDeBluh @ Jul 18 2004, 08:00 AM) |
| Just need to point out that THIS WILL NOT WORK ON JAPANESE OR PAL XBOXES. THIS IS BECAUSE IT'S SIGNED FOR NORTH AMERICA AND CANADA ONLY. IF YOU TRY AND INSTALL IT ON A PAL XBOX, IT WON'T WORK. That is all. |
Good idea, but that isn't true. You can change your EEPROM to make this work (which I stated in the readme.txt of the patch). But you are correct, everyone should be aware, so I will add it to the root post. Does config magic work on version 1.6 xboxs? Are there any PAL / Japanese 1.6 consoles (yet?).
Thanks for your input, it is appreciated.
-devz3ro
http://sh0x.tk/
Post by: EthanHunt_IMF on July 17, 2004, 11:18:00 PM
Post by: chimpanzee on July 17, 2004, 11:40:00 PM
So whenever there is a question of where can I find this update.xbe, tell them to ask MS, legally and conveniently. No need for usual place which is so implicit.
This post has been edited by chimpanzee: Jul 18 2004, 06:44 AM
Post by: chimpanzee on July 17, 2004, 11:41:00 PM
| QUOTE (db-ie @ Jul 18 2004, 08:35 AM) |
| im still sorta stunted since most the tuts im reading say they wont work with anything above 5713+ n what so ... dev, i know you'd hate to hear this , or anyone reading this cause i know you get lots of noob questions.. but truelly i need the help cause im one of the few newbs with the newer xbox system with im guessing just this one trick in the bag.. vs's all the others. so if anyone can help with a start to finish guide .. id be very loved, even if it was just 123 links explaining some tuts lol :| |
An advice for noob, tell others about your situation as much detail as you can. Keeps on saying I am noob is not going to help. Do your share.
So what kernel/dash you have now ? Is you machine a PAL or NTSC ? Are there a file called update.xbe on your HD ?
You would first need to access your HD which means a game save or hotswap and examine it under PC.
After you have access to your HD and you have answered the about questions, others would have an idea what to tell you.
Post by: devz3ro on July 17, 2004, 11:41:00 PM
| QUOTE (chimpanzee @ Jul 18 2004, 08:33 AM) |
| I have an idea, instead of diff against 4920 update.xbe, why not diff against those found in these newer dash as more than likely, they are already there on the machines. Or may be go one step further, diff it against the newest dash as anyone should be able to get a copy of that by using MS's download service. After all, they would even update it without your consent and even you are not live user. So whenever there is a question of where can I find this update.xbe, tell them to ask MS, legally and conveniently. No need for usual place which is so implicit. |
Another good idea which I will take into consideration. The only reason I chose 4920's xbe was because it was so widely circulated and I didn't want newbies to start with UDE2. But I guess if you have a 1.6, new or not you have to start here. Give me a minute and I will do the conversion for 5659 and 5960.
-devz3ro
http://sh0x.tk/
EDIT: actually the patch data is too large to host on my POS free aol server. If you have any ideas how to solve this,
I'm all ears.
Post by: chimpanzee on July 17, 2004, 11:52:00 PM
| QUOTE (mikeinnj @ Jul 18 2004, 08:46 AM) |
Hey, um, about the new fonts. I got the update.xbe patched and all. I know this because when I boot up, I get the Xbox logo and the M$ logo underneath after a few seconds and it just hangs. The part that I am confused about is the fonts. Everyone else is talking about the two (?) new fonts. I put the aforementioned code into notepad saved it as bert-ate-ernie original.b64 and extracted UNKNOWN.001 and renamed it. But what font should I rename it to to get it to work? Does it have to have a certain file name that I am missing? Any help is GREATLY appreciated. I already have a BioLD folder (PBLLite) and a dashboard folder with my dash in it. I can still boot to MA and load a gamesave to FTP. What should I do?  |
See if this will give you an idea, the exploit works on the following sequence :
BIOS--->c:\xboxdash.xbe(update.xbe)------>c:\fonts\bert.xtf ------>c:\fonts\ernie.xtf
Now I have no idea what path your ernie.xtf compiled to look for but it is most likely e:\default.xbe(habibi signed).
EDIT: just checked it, it is e:\default.xbe. Just use the bert.xtf for NFL. ernie.xtf is generic and the same across all versions of kernel and update.xbe
Post by: BluhDeBluh on July 17, 2004, 11:54:00 PM
| QUOTE (devz3ro @ Jul 18 2004, 08:08 AM) |
| Good idea, but that isn't true. You can change your EEPROM to make this work (which I stated in the readme.txt of the patch). |
Doesn't this turn your Xbox into an US box though?
mikeinnj: bert-ate-earnie original.rar.bz2.b64, decrompress the B64 to give you unknown.001, un-bz2 it to give you a .rar, unrar it and you'll get the two fonts required
Post by: db-ie on July 17, 2004, 11:58:00 PM
| QUOTE (chimpanzee @ Jul 18 2004, 08:41 AM) |
| An advice for noob, tell others about your situation as much detail as you can. Keeps on saying I am noob is not going to help. Do your share. So what kernel/dash you have now ? Is you machine a PAL or NTSC ? Are there a file called update.xbe on your HD ? You would first need to access your HD which means a game save or hotswap and examine it under PC. After you have access to your HD and you have answered the about questions, others would have an idea what to tell you. |
well lets see, i have a k100.5859.01 and d100.5636.03 and ... a action replay for the xbox. thats about it... other than that i have no idea whats going on.. lol.. if the gamesave works for my system, just tell me a game to get and ill be able to answer from there.. other than that .. thats all i have. also the system is ntsc, and i havent been able to get into the system since most the tuts ive read say they wont work with my system , so im kinda working in the dark
Post by: devz3ro on July 17, 2004, 11:59:00 PM
| QUOTE (BluhDeBluh @ Jul 18 2004, 08:54 AM) |
| Doesn't this turn your Xbox into an US box though? |
Yes it does, which you could use the UDE2 to launch your 'real' PAL games. The only thing that would suck is those 'real' PAL games that you use on xbox live
. Other than that, if you had a PAL / JAP box you could change it to make this xbe execute.-devz3ro
http://sh0x.tk/
Post by: chimpanzee on July 18, 2004, 12:01:00 AM
| QUOTE (mikeinnj @ Jul 18 2004, 08:58 AM) |
| OK, its looking like that I am compiling the fonts wrong. I dont know what to name the .b64 file after pasting the code into notepad and going to save it. Do i save it as fonts.b64, bert-ernie, fluffy bunnies.b64? Thank you four your help, atleast now I know that when I extract the b64 I am supposed to see 2 fonts. (?) Thank you again for your response. |
to extract the fonts(you need iceows and winrar) :
1. copy and paste the text to notepad
2. save as whatever.b64
3. open it and extract to unknown.001
4. rename to whatever.tar.bz2
5. open that and find your way to the fonts(it is in another 70.tar.bz2 file)
Post by: chimpanzee on July 18, 2004, 12:07:00 AM
| QUOTE (db-ie @ Jul 18 2004, 08:58 AM) |
| well lets see, i have a k100.5859.01 and d100.5636.03 and ... a action replay for the xbox. thats about it... other than that i have no idea whats going on.. lol.. if the gamesave works for my system, just tell me a game to get and ill be able to answer from there.. other than that .. thats all i have. also the system is ntsc, and i havent been able to get into the system since most the tuts ive read say they wont work with my system , so im kinda working in the dark |
You need to have :
1. MechAssault none patched version(non platinum release), that is the old version Or
2. 007 AUF Or
3. Splinter Cell 1
Then download the correct game save from the usual place (look for turtorials about xbins)
Now is the most difficult issue, how to load the game save to the memory card ? Ask a friend with an hacked xbox to ftp it to then use that to write to the memory card.
Can't find one ? I cannot help but there are tutorials floating around telling how to do it in PC, but don't ask me where because I have no idea.
After you have the game save on the memory card, copy it to your xbox. Boot your game and launch the exploit and now you have gained access to your HDD.
The above applies to every Xbox, no matter version.
Post by: chimpanzee on July 18, 2004, 12:24:00 AM
| QUOTE (mikeinnj @ Jul 18 2004, 09:21 AM) |
| OK, now I'm getting an error 13 on boot. I got the font files extracted fine to C:\fonts\. (Thanks again!) I made the new fonts directory with just the Bert and Ernie fonts in it. I have a 5713.01 dash with the matching NFL Fever font (4920 update and the patch, the sizes also matched up) I do have a habibi signed PBL from my other softmodded box (PBL Lite, Ldots) in the root of my E drive with its two other files. Any ideas? Do I have to rename the bert font to just bert.xtf or is it fine the way it is. I tried both ways, and both give me error 13. Thank you. |
did you rename the update.xbe as c:\xboxdash.xbe ? make sure you backup the real one before you do so. I have no idea what error 13 means, other can help.
Post by: chimpanzee on July 18, 2004, 12:28:00 AM
| QUOTE (mikeinnj @ Jul 18 2004, 09:25 AM) |
| Yeah, renaming the newly compiled update.xbe is the first thing i did after i applied the patch. |
do you know how to compile the fonts ? If yes, compile it with blinkled enable so at least we know if the hack works or not. It is in the ernie.asm
Post by: BluhDeBluh on July 18, 2004, 12:29:00 AM
1. Get the required files. You need the fonts you're gonna use, the update.xbe you're gonna use, xbedump.exe, and the version of PBL you are gonna use
2. Use the gamesave exploit on your Xbox. Lots of tutorials on how to do this out there. Do it however you like - just get that gamesave onto your HDD. Then run the "Run Linux" option in the game and the dashboard will run. Set up FTP access etc.
3. IMPORTANT - Backup your entire HDD, and your EEPROM. This is so you can fix it if you mess up. You don't wanna turn your Xbox into a doorstop now, do you?
4. Uncompress your copy of PBL. Make sure the .xbe is called default.xbe. Extract XBEDump in the same dir. Go into command prompt and go into the correct directory. Type:
XBEDUMP default.xbe -habibi
5. Edit your pbl.ini making sure it has the correct RC4 key. If not, obtain the key from elsewhere and copy and paste it in.
6. Copy your BFM bios of choice into the PBL directory. Rename it to xboxrom.bin
7. FTP to your Xbox. Delete c:\xboxdash.xbe and upload update.xbe. Rename update.xbe to xboxdash.xbe.
8. Go into the font directory and delete the fonts that are there. Upload the fonts you are using - do not rename them.
9. FTP your copy of PBL to your e:\ making sure that the filename for PBL is default.xbe.
10. Upload your dashboard of choice to wherever the bios is set to run it from. e:\evoxdash.xbe is a safe bet
Voila. One UDEd 'box.
Post by: chimpanzee on July 18, 2004, 12:33:00 AM
Post by: chimpanzee on July 18, 2004, 12:43:00 AM
| QUOTE (mikeinnj @ Jul 18 2004, 09:38 AM) |
| Yeah, I pretty much have done EVERYTHING in that lil' tut you have go there. BTW, chimp, sry i don't yet know how to compile fonts. I just get an error 13 on boot. I know that the PBL I am using is habibi signed since it works fine on my UDE 4034 box just fine along with the e:\dashboard\default.xbe (Avalaunch) The BIOS' RC4 keys match etc. So, waht could be up here. I also renamed the fonts directory to f0nts, with original fonts in it, and the bert and ernie in the new "fonts" directory. I'm not a complete newb to UDE, ive done 17 xboxes with Ldots installer and have upgraded 4 hard drives, so I do have a basic idea of how UDE works with the fonts, pbl, bios, and dash. Just wondering why in the heck I am getting an error 13.... |
sorry can't help as I am noob in these error things. I believe if you see the error screen, it means at least the hack has kicked in(otherwise, it just hang there at the logo). You do have e:\default.xbe, right ?
I am sure other expert will chip in soon, they are just on vacation, it is afterall weekend.
Post by: BluhDeBluh on July 18, 2004, 12:48:00 AM
| QUOTE (chimpanzee @ Jul 18 2004, 09:33 AM) |
| you may like to rename c:\fonts and c:\xboxdash.xbe instead of deleting it as you may need them even after mdding. |
You always have your backup for that. It was a quick tut hence why I didn't go into much detail.
As for Error 13... that's a dashboard launch failure. Check that c:\xboxdash.xbe is the correct update.xbe, and that you've placed the fonts correctly.
Post by: chimpanzee on July 18, 2004, 12:49:00 AM
| QUOTE (mikeinnj @ Jul 18 2004, 09:46 AM) |
| OK, yeah, I do have the PBL's default.xbe in the root of E. An error code 13 means dashbaord corruption or missing files, etc. Hope this helps. I do agree with you that Pedro, Rhemnal, Ldots, and the rest of you deserve a pat on the back, a case of Bawls, and a good vacation. |
um, that suggest that the kernel doesn't like update.xbe as a dash. Could it be a PAL vs NTSC thing ?
Post by: SargeZT on July 18, 2004, 12:50:00 AM
Post by: Anthony52 on July 18, 2004, 12:51:00 AM
Post by: devz3ro on July 18, 2004, 12:51:00 AM
| QUOTE (chimpanzee @ Jul 18 2004, 08:33 AM) |
| I have an idea, instead of diff against 4920 update.xbe, why not diff against those found in these newer dash as more than likely, they are already there on the machines. Or may be go one step further, diff it against the newest dash as anyone should be able to get a copy of that by using MS's download service. After all, they would even update it without your consent and even you are not live user. So whenever there is a question of where can I find this update.xbe, tell them to ask MS, legally and conveniently. No need for usual place which is so implicit. |
Updated the patch in the root post, It didn't actually take up as much space as I thought it would. So if you have dashboard 5659 or 5960, you can create the necessary xbe from its update.xbe also
Directly from rmenhal on which fonts to use:
| QUOTE |
Updatefonts60 is based on the good'ol bert-ate-ernie updatefonts6. Updatefonts70 is based on updatefonts7. I included both because updatefonts7 is so recent and the method may still require refinement. |
I ran a test and could not get the Updatefonts60 to work on a K:5838 (1.6) at all, so I guess you will have to try for yourself.
-devz3ro
http://sh0x.tk/
Post by: EthanHunt_IMF on July 18, 2004, 01:02:00 AM
| QUOTE (SargeZT @ Jul 18 2004, 04:50 AM) |
| Anyone want to get a checksum/hash/something of the patched update.xbe so people can check if it worked? As usual, I don't need it, but I'm sure some people will. |
MD5sums are included in the readme.txt
Post by: chimpanzee on July 18, 2004, 01:04:00 AM
| QUOTE (EthanHunt_IMF @ Jul 18 2004, 10:02 AM) |
| MD5sums are included in the readme.txt |
A step to easily check if the kernel like update.xbe, just use the real fonts, if it loads successfully, a screen would popup telling you the update is done.
Post by: chimpanzee on July 18, 2004, 01:17:00 AM
| QUOTE (mikeinnj @ Jul 18 2004, 10:14 AM) |
| Hmmm.... I tried the matching bert and scraps fonts from version 6, and still error 13. |
try the stock(MS) font first.
Post by: mikeinnj on July 18, 2004, 01:23:00 AM
My only hope is that someone makes an installer package or we find out whats going on with my box. It was a Halo SE 5713 with dash 5960. Oh well, worst comes to worst, I'll throw in one of my old sh*tty X2.2 Lite Pogo dealies.
Post by: GeToChKn on July 18, 2004, 01:34:00 AM
Post by: chimpanzee on July 18, 2004, 01:50:00 AM
| QUOTE (GeToChKn @ Jul 18 2004, 10:34 AM) |
| Well i'm having someone bring me a 1.6 tomorrow so I can try this on. I was gonna update my dash, then flash my X2 with the latest kernel to test it first but I thought the bios wouldn't work because of the difference in video chips, etc so I'm just gonna wing it and hope I don't mess up his box. Has anyone tried flashing a 1.6 original bios onto a modchip? Also, if this works with the latest dash which it has to to work on 5713+, could this be also live compatible or is the original UDE live compatible as well and I missed it in the 50 page thread. I don't have live but would consider getting it if I could play my retails on a softie without any switching of files or scripts to turn on/off. |
the game is live compatible, the dashboard is not.
So if you want to go live, first do it in the none-mod state(getting live id etc.). After that, you can mod and retail game can still go live.
The only thing I am not sure is if the retail game then later launch c:\xboxdash.xbe(which is just update.xbe), what will happen ? I don't think there would be permanent damage as update.xbe won't perform the expected xboxdash function so should not make you being banned but would the game stall there ?
Post by: EthanHunt_IMF on July 18, 2004, 01:59:00 AM
Post by: chimpanzee on July 18, 2004, 02:12:00 AM
| QUOTE (EthanHunt_IMF @ Jul 18 2004, 10:59 AM) |
| I remember this being discussed. If memory serves, I think certain games included dash upgrades, where it would check your dash version, i'm guessing in xboxdash.xbe (hoping not). Well needless to say, once xboxdash.xbe is replaced, ude will no longer work, and i would expect you'd boot to error 21 if the font files don't get upgraded with the dash. This is all speculation, so don't quote me, maybe someone who uses ude and live can shed some light on the matter. |
but the xboxdash.xbe is not a real one. For example, MechAssault don't have a complete xboxdash.xbe on the DVD but some kind of program(probally) to patch the existing one. Would they check for some signature before doing it ?
Post by: RiceCake on July 18, 2004, 02:18:00 AM
Post by: EthanHunt_IMF on July 18, 2004, 02:24:00 AM
| QUOTE (chimpanzee @ Jul 18 2004, 06:12 AM) |
| but the xboxdash.xbe is not a real one. For example, MechAssault don't have a complete xboxdash.xbe on the DVD but some kind of program(probally) to patch the existing one. Would they check for some signature before doing it ? |
Again I'm just speculating...
I don't know what they've done in the past as far as patching goes, i'm sure there is some kind of check since the patching program would need to know what dash version is on there currently to apply the proper patch.
But who knows what tricks they'll come out with now. I think there was a live patch within a few days when the doubledash was figured out. So after kicking themselves in the ass for a while, you can bet they will try to do something, atleast with the ppl that use live, or play retail games.
Post by: ldots on July 18, 2004, 03:13:00 AM
If this turns up I will start making a UDE2 memcard installer.
Post by: chimpanzee on July 18, 2004, 03:21:00 AM
| QUOTE (ldots @ Jul 18 2004, 12:13 PM) |
| Nice work! Glad to see the HDD scanner was put to good use. But it's mission is not completed yet. Sure there are other HDD signed exploitable xbe's out there. We need to find a PAL xbe that's font exploitable. Preferably the NFL Fever 2003. I'm quite sure this game was released in Europe. If this turns up I will start making a UDE2 memcard installer. |
ldots,
don't know if you are interested to something that I am working on. I have made a few changes to the xbox kernel that has the following characteristics :
1. the controller can be used a limited keyboard(cursor + enter + esc)
2. I put a copy of dialog in the initrd(uclibc based) so you can do some menu things there, together with (1)
3. I made the IDE driver modular(and yes, F: + G: can be seen too now) so it may be possible to do in place HDD cloning/upgrade, all in front of the TV.
drop me a line if you are interested.
Post by: devz3ro on July 18, 2004, 03:33:00 AM
| QUOTE (old engineer @ Jul 18 2004, 11:59 AM) |
| Mmmmmmmm Nice, wonder when it will be available for my 5713 PAL U.K Xbox???? ...Or someone posts a comprehensive tut on altering a PAL EEPROM to suit? |
Take a look at the following link:
http://www.xbox-scen...configmagic.php
Your K:5713 xbox is a 1.4 correct? I believe that configmagic works on it, but I am unsure.
Instead of following the readme to replace your EEPROM, you should be able to understand how to change your EEPROM from region 4 to region 1 by reading through it. I have never attempted such a thing myself, so I cannot give any advice, but here is what I believe should be correct:
Remember I have never performed this, so try this operation at your own risk.
Also note that there may be more steps involved as the original tutorial loads the EEPROM from a bin file and this is editing the one already on the xbox.
| QUOTE |
RUNNING CONFIGMAGIC Load up Configmagic. A warning screen will be shown, press "A" to bypass it. When Configmagic finally loads, it will show your current EEPROM on your Xbox. Make a note of the DVD KIT ZONE and VIDEO AND XBE REGION information. "NTSC, Region 1" for US Xbox gamers "PAL, Region 4" for UK Xbox gamers Select "LOAD XBOX EEPROM" in the menu. Go into the menu and choose "ON-THE-FLY EDIT EEPROM". Change the VIDEO AND XBE REGION number information. Now, select "UPDATE XBOX EEPROM" in the menu. Your Xbox's EEPROM will now be updated. |
Good luck, let me know how everything goes if you try it.
-devz3ro
http://sh0x.tk/
Post by: adil786 on July 18, 2004, 04:40:00 AM
my hat comes off to you all atlast!
Post by: mkjones on July 18, 2004, 05:46:00 AM
Stunned
Amazed
Impressed
Well done everyone
I finnaly feel as if the forum is getting a new lease of life thanks to a certain few key members (you know who you are )Shame that Yoshi dude had to put a downer on the event
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i just got pissed... trying to make it up... i know im fucked anyway... but meh
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Post by: Owen Yu on July 18, 2004, 09:19:00 AM
| QUOTE (krayzie @ Jul 18 2004, 05:43 PM) |
| yeah don't use that pbl. use the metoo pbl instead or fbl |
Is it okay to use PBL-Lite?
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Post by: YoshiKool on July 18, 2004, 09:33:00 AM
Post by: ldots on July 18, 2004, 09:53:00 AM
Post by: Deciphile on July 18, 2004, 09:58:00 AM
I definently for one appreciate all this hard work that all you guys have put in .
Post by: GeToChKn on July 18, 2004, 10:00:00 AM
Post by: YoshiKool on July 18, 2004, 10:06:00 AM
Post by: krayzie on July 18, 2004, 10:15:00 AM
Post by: GeToChKn on July 18, 2004, 10:29:00 AM
Post by: StupidKid on July 18, 2004, 11:00:00 AM
Post by: krayzie on July 18, 2004, 11:02:00 AM
Post by: GeToChKn on July 18, 2004, 11:09:00 AM
I have a 1.6 on the way, so I will try it and post my results. I have NFL Gameday 2k3 here, so I will copy the update.xbe from it, copy it as xboxdash.xbe, put the appropiate fonts in the correct dirs for the corresponding kernel, put ntpacker on the e: drive as default.xbe and then my chosen dash and I should be all set, I think.
Post by: krayzie on July 18, 2004, 11:14:00 AM
| QUOTE (GeToChKn @ Jul 18 2004, 08:09 PM) |
| Stupidkid: If it's a brand new one, than the normal pbl can't be launched on it as it doesn't support kernels 5530+ unless someone corrects me. I have a 1.6 on the way, so I will try it and post my results. I have NFL Gameday 2k3 here, so I will copy the update.xbe from it, copy it as xboxdash.xbe, put the appropiate fonts in the correct dirs for the corresponding kernel, put ntpacker on the e: drive as default.xbe and then my chosen dash and I should be all set, I think. |
yeah you can only use the nkpatcher on 1.6 for now. and what ther hell is nfl gameday? don't you mean nfl fever? and it isn't as simple as just copy over that update.xbe and expect it to work you know.
Post by: GeToChKn on July 18, 2004, 11:21:00 AM
Oh, and how about would I launch the original dash? I know the UDE it is hexed to look in f0nts, is it the same idea or is that what those s1,s2,s3 fonts are for?
Post by: krayzie on July 18, 2004, 11:23:00 AM
| QUOTE (GeToChKn @ Jul 18 2004, 08:21 PM) |
| Sorry, I meant nfl fever 2003. And what am I missing then? I thought that xbe was the one needed or you could use a 4920 dash xbe and run the patcher to turn it into this update. Then pick the appropiate bert font for the kernel, put in ernie, etc. I've done over 20 boxes with the original UDE and no probs so far, so if there something I'm missing, let me know. Oh, and how about would I launch the original dash? I know the UDE it is hexed to look in f0nts, is it the same idea or is that what those s1,s2,s3 fonts are for? |
lol. you need to go study some more my friend. Do you have a pal copy by the way?
| QUOTE |
| The following are patches (free of M$ copyright code) that will create the necessary update.xbe that executes without error on U.S. K:5713 & K:5838 consoles from the existing dashboard versions 4920, 5659 and 5960 update.xbe file. |
Post by: Deciphile on July 18, 2004, 11:56:00 AM
I transfered the bert font for 5838 and I have nkpatcher renamed to default.xbe in the E:/ root.I have evox on the C:/ root
Now when I rebooted it it stays stuck on the black XboX screen and it says MS underneath it. Can someone help me?
Oh and is the src folder for the fonts supposed to go into the C:/ root dir?
Post by: YoshiKool on July 18, 2004, 12:19:00 PM
Post by: Deciphile on July 18, 2004, 12:24:00 PM
Post by: YoshiKool on July 18, 2004, 12:27:00 PM
edit: boing...
Post by: krayzie on July 18, 2004, 12:27:00 PM
Post by: Deciphile on July 18, 2004, 12:30:00 PM
Edit** Crap I see it now hmm this may help I guess.
Post by: YoshiKool on July 18, 2004, 12:32:00 PM
edit: ah lol, yeah, it will help just a little
Post by: Deciphile on July 18, 2004, 12:37:00 PM
Post by: krayzie on July 18, 2004, 12:39:00 PM
Post by: YoshiKool on July 18, 2004, 12:42:00 PM
Post by: YoshiKool on July 18, 2004, 12:46:00 PM
Post by: krayzie on July 18, 2004, 12:49:00 PM
Post by: YoshiKool on July 18, 2004, 12:52:00 PM
Post by: SargeZT on July 18, 2004, 12:53:00 PM
Post by: PedrosPad on July 18, 2004, 01:39:00 PM
| QUOTE (krayzie @ Jul 18 2004, 09:49 PM) |
| If i'd edit my eeprom would I still be able to boot PAL retail games like normal (007, splinter cell) |
If you use ConfigMagic to edit your EEPROM - it makes you unlock the HDD first, edit the EEPROM, then lock the HDD again.
If you use ConfigMagic to edit your EEPROM - to change a PAL XBOX into a USA one, original PAL games will no longer boot. However, if you install UDE2, then you can still run original PAL games (007, etc.) - just via Evox's Launch DVD menu option (since all region checks are disabled by this point). Just don't try and play any XBOX!Live games this way - you'll get banned! So basically, this configuration isn't suitable for PAL XBOX!Live users.
Post by: YoshiKool on July 18, 2004, 01:49:00 PM
edit: bing
Post by: krayzie on July 18, 2004, 01:56:00 PM
| QUOTE (YoshiKool @ Jul 18 2004, 10:49 PM) |
| So if you're going to EEPROM your PAL xbox into NTSC, make sure you don't screw up UDE2 after that because you won't be able to recover with gamesave exploits! Right? edit: typo fixed |
exactly that's what I thought and why I asked. Ahh well we'll just have to wait then for our own update.xbe.
Post by: eh. on July 18, 2004, 02:07:00 PM
" (from the UDE/5713+ thread)...| QUOTE | ||||
That sounds like ground-breaking stuff yet again; awesome work guys! Presuming that's based on the "v401" (per page 9 and below) then my box sure had some hidden treasures in it eh.  (Let me know if you're interested in its "Downloader" too, but it doesn't seem to have the font feature.)
Edit: it's "C" not "E/TDATA" as I'd saved it there (before installing mech-fonts) eh. |
Post by: ldots on July 18, 2004, 02:52:00 PM
I dont believe there is not a single PAL, Live user out there with NFL Fever 2003. Make UDE2 complete:) !
Then I'll produce the autoinstaller with patches for 4920, 5959, 5960 update.xbe's
Post by: YoshiKool on July 18, 2004, 02:53:00 PM
Post by: chimpanzee on July 18, 2004, 03:50:00 PM
| QUOTE (YoshiKool @ Jul 18 2004, 11:53 PM) |
| What I really hope will happen (although it's doubtful) is that the PAL NHL Fever 2003 update.xbe has the XBE_REGION_US_CANADA flag too - that would be nice for newbs that could get confused over NTSC/PAL issues... |
What about region Japan ? We would be left in the cold :-(
Post by: GeToChKn on July 18, 2004, 03:58:00 PM
Post by: chimpanzee on July 18, 2004, 05:13:00 PM
| QUOTE (brianforever @ Jul 19 2004, 01:55 AM) |
| Its Good That U mentioned that So Instead of just whining, U could help by submiting some potentially explotable xbes from ur Collection of NTSC/J Games I m sure that would help alot for the Guys here who are doing a Damn Great Job |
That is a bit of problem to me. I bought an used Xbox which is hardware modded so I cannot go live even I want to. I need to buy a brand new Xbox, some new games and subscribe to live in order to look for pontential update.xbe.
The only game I have is MechAssault(and there isn't such exploitable update.xbe) as I only use Xbox as a Freevo device :-(. Haven't even played it, just as a way to get into Xbox.
Post by: Ghengis on July 18, 2004, 07:55:00 PM
| QUOTE (BluhDeBluh @ Jul 18 2004, 09:29 AM) |
| Here is quick UDE tutorial for those needing it: 1. Get the required files. You need the fonts you're gonna use, the update.xbe you're gonna use, xbedump.exe, and the version of PBL you are gonna use 2. Use the gamesave exploit on your Xbox. Lots of tutorials on how to do this out there. Do it however you like - just get that gamesave onto your HDD. Then run the "Run Linux" option in the game and the dashboard will run. Set up FTP access etc. <snip> |
Step 2 of this tut is the problem for me -- I have a K:5713 D:5659 box, V1.4 if I'm not mistaken, and I have yet to find any gamesave hacks that work. I could be messing up some critical step, but I've read a lot, and asked around, and it seems to just be that my system software is too new. UDE2 was to be my shining hope, but I don't know how to get it. Not to sound like *too* much of a helpless newb, but what do I do?
Post by: BeMoreOpenXBox on July 18, 2004, 08:24:00 PM
For those who are confused, please try to understand the basic steps and select the correct files.
* read and understand the steps of UDE installation.
* version of your kernel and dashboard. select the font files.
* size of update.xbe. select the patch executable.
* prepare recovery in case things go wrong.
Post by: mugsy3117 on July 18, 2004, 08:26:00 PM
| QUOTE (Ghengis @ Jul 19 2004, 04:55 AM) |
| Step 2 of this tut is the problem for me -- I have a K:5713 D:5659 box, V1.4 if I'm not mistaken, and I have yet to find any gamesave hacks that work. I could be messing up some critical step, but I've read a lot, and asked around, and it seems to just be that my system software is too new. UDE2 was to be my shining hope, but I don't know how to get it. Not to sound like *too* much of a helpless newb, but what do I do? |
Splinter Cell Exploit works on all kernals. If it can work on my K:5838 it can work on yours. If you need anymore help give me a PM.
Post by: Ghengis on July 18, 2004, 08:48:00 PM
| QUOTE (mugsy3117 @ Jul 19 2004, 04:29 AM) |
| Splinter Cell Exploit works on all kernals. If it can work on my K:5838 it can work on yours. If you need anymore help give me a PM. |
Bloody bloody bloody bloody. I just bought MA yesterday to try the hack. I'll have to go grab a copy of SC -- seems like a bit of a waste, since I already own the PC version.
Post by: ThE MaSTeR 3 on July 18, 2004, 09:40:00 PM
So its now possible 2 soft mod any Xbox with UDE2?
Will there be a all in one package with all the needed files like the first UDE?
Why isnt this a headline on Xbox-Scene Main page?
Ive modded 10 Xboxs with the original UDE but I cant make sence of what UDE2 is about due 2 all this talk about Pal compatability??
Post by: Angerwound on July 18, 2004, 09:49:00 PM
Pal 5713+ users will not be able to use the current setup yet because a PAL update.xbe has not been found yet - someone just needs to pull one off of NFL Feven 2003 I believe it is.
And yes, I'm sure a package will be made available in due time.
Post by: ipodder2003 on July 18, 2004, 09:52:00 PM
Post by: chimpanzee on July 19, 2004, 02:40:00 AM
| QUOTE (mugsy3117 @ Jul 19 2004, 04:29 AM) |
| Splinter Cell Exploit works on all kernals. If it can work on my K:5838 it can work on yours. If you need anymore help give me a PM. |
A clarification, ALL game hacks work on ALL kernels so long you got the non-fixed DVD retail.
Post by: PedrosPad on July 19, 2004, 03:06:00 AM
| QUOTE (YoshiKool @ Jul 18 2004, 09:52 PM) | ||
exactly that's what I thought and why I asked. Ahh well we'll just have to wait then for our own update.xbe. |
Unless you source a US copy of MA, SC1, or 007 AUF!
- Try eBay. (and the current exchange rate is excellent!)Edit: Unless this is true for the MA D:\default.xbe?
| QUOTE (mcjules @ Jul 16 2004, 04:54 PM) |
| Couldn't we just edit the eeprom using configmagic? Games like Mechassault are flagged for both regions so they can still be used as another way in if something stuffs up. Though it wont be easy (or that safe) to go back to a clean state to play on live for games that arent flagged this way. |
Post by: PedrosPad on July 19, 2004, 03:12:00 AM
| QUOTE (chimpanzee @ Jul 18 2004, 11:53 PM) |
| What about region Japan ? We would be left in the cold :-( |
Due to the limited update of XBOX in Japan, less games would be available, and there's probably less XBOX!Live users also. NFL 7 Fever in particular doesn't sounds like an obvious candidate to localize to your market. I fear that Japanese owners may need to do the EEPROM trick - but source a US copy of an exploited game first!
Post by: PedrosPad on July 19, 2004, 03:14:00 AM
| QUOTE (zorxd @ Jul 18 2004, 11:59 PM) |
| for those like me with a kernel < 5713 is there any advantage of the UDE2 over the UDE1? |
Nope - none.
(Engineer's adage: Don't fix wot ain't broke.)
Post by: mkjones on July 19, 2004, 06:26:00 AM
| QUOTE (mugsy3117 @ Jul 19 2004, 02:07 PM) |
| Actually thats not true, about half of them give you an error screen on launch. Mkjones-softmod lite package, mordens v2 Audio package(worked on my xbox v1.1). .. Not to install them, just to get access to the dash they provide when you do run the gamesave. I'm assuming they are trying to run PBL? I was just commenting on a gamesave package that worked on all kernals |
Yes true my package actually boots PBL as Mordens does so it doesnt work with non compatible Kernals..
However, its a package not a gamesave
So....
Post by: chimpanzee on July 19, 2004, 08:36:00 AM
| QUOTE (mugsy3117 @ Jul 19 2004, 02:07 PM) |
| Actually thats not true, about half of them give you an error screen on launch. Mkjones-softmod lite package, mordens v2 Audio package(worked on my xbox v1.1). .. Not to install them, just to get access to the dash they provide when you do run the gamesave. I'm assuming they are trying to run PBL? I was just commenting on a gamesave package that worked on all kernals |
I am not talking about package, just game hack. Meaning all game hacks can launch a non-MS certified XBE. Or put it this way, all game hack will be able to launch linux which allows you to gain access to the Xbox HD.
Post by: chimpanzee on July 19, 2004, 08:43:00 AM
| QUOTE (PedrosPad @ Jul 19 2004, 11:15 AM) |
| Due to the limited update of XBOX in Japan, less games would be available, and there's probably less XBOX!Live users also. NFL 7 Fever in particular doesn't sounds like an obvious candidate to localize to your market. I fear that Japanese owners may need to do the EEPROM trick - but source a US copy of an exploited game first! |
Actually, I am talking about Hong Kong/Singapore which surprisingly use region 2(Japan) for game but PAL for TV output. Luckily, modchip is a rather open business here and it is in general only about 10US more than retail one so hacking is really not an issue.
Yes, I get the best game hack, MechAssault which runs for all known region. So even for software only mode(EEPROM editing), it can be used to switch between US/Canada and Japan easily :-)
Post by: BluhDeBluh on July 19, 2004, 09:43:00 AM
| QUOTE (PedrosPad @ Jul 19 2004, 11:09 AM) |
| exactly that's what I thought and why I asked. Ahh well we'll just have to wait then for our own update.xbe.[/QUOTE] Unless you source a US copy of MA, SC1, or 007 AUF! - Try eBay. (and the current exchange rate is excellent!)Edit: Unless this is true for the MA D:\default.xbe? |
MechAssault is encoded for US and Elsewhere (PAL) boxes - so you can just pick up a copy of MechAssault and not worry.
It will NOT work on Jap boxes though.
Post by: YoshiKool on July 19, 2004, 09:45:00 AM
Post by: krayzie on July 19, 2004, 09:47:00 AM
Post by: YoshiKool on July 19, 2004, 09:49:00 AM
Post by: PedrosPad on July 19, 2004, 10:03:00 AM
| QUOTE (krayzie @ Jul 19 2004, 05:50 PM) |
| would the video output be ntsc too? cuz that would suck |
I don't think they're connected - when testing UDE2 I did toggle both NTSC and xbe region, but noted that they were separate flags. And ConfigMagic says it doesn't allow invalid combinations, so, in theory, you should be able to have PAL, and xbe region 1.
Post by: YoshiKool on July 19, 2004, 10:07:00 AM
Post by: chimpanzee on July 19, 2004, 10:13:00 AM
| QUOTE (BluhDeBluh @ Jul 19 2004, 05:46 PM) |
| Unless you source a US copy of MA, SC1, or 007 AUF! - Try eBay. (and the current exchange rate is excellent!) Edit: Unless this is true for the MA D:\default.xbe? [/QUOTE] MechAssault is encoded for US and Elsewhere (PAL) boxes - so you can just pick up a copy of MechAssault and not worry. It will NOT work on Jap boxes though. |
any reason why ? My machine is region 2(Japan) and MechAssault runs fine. Or you mean the video mode(NTSC-J) ?
Post by: YoshiKool on July 19, 2004, 10:32:00 AM
Post by: BluhDeBluh on July 19, 2004, 10:39:00 AM
| QUOTE (chimpanzee @ Jul 19 2004, 06:16 PM) |
| MechAssault is encoded for US and Elsewhere (PAL) boxes - so you can just pick up a copy of MechAssault and not worry. It will NOT work on Jap boxes though. [/QUOTE] any reason why ? My machine is region 2(Japan) and MechAssault runs fine. Or you mean the video mode(NTSC-J) ? |
Then I'm confused. When I XBEDumped by US copy of MechAssault, default.xbe it was signed for US and Elsewhere only. Hmm. Odd.
Post by: YoshiKool on July 19, 2004, 10:40:00 AM
Post by: BluhDeBluh on July 19, 2004, 11:15:00 AM
| QUOTE (YoshiKool @ Jul 19 2004, 06:43 PM) |
| Isn't elsewhere everywhere except US/CAN though? |
3 regions:
Japan
US and Canada
Elsewhere
Post by: m.e on July 19, 2004, 11:15:00 AM
I'm wrong
Post by: YoshiKool on July 19, 2004, 11:20:00 AM
Post by: DaddyJ on July 19, 2004, 03:00:00 PM
My question is this.
Basically i take the update.xbe from my xbox,
determine the correct s.exe to run on it use the modified .xbe to replace my xboxdash.xbe,
install the update7 fonts,
install the boot loader into the e:\default.xbe,
rename the m8_16.bin to xboxrom.bin.
reboot.
Is this everything or am I completely wrong or missing a step.
Any help would be grateful, I've read thru all the posts, and this is the best i could gather.
Please make corrections or send me PM.
Post by: DaddyJ on July 19, 2004, 03:43:00 PM
Post by: zorxd on July 19, 2004, 03:44:00 PM
if not you have to use nkpatcher
Post by: GeToChKn on July 19, 2004, 04:29:00 PM
Post by: DaddyJ on July 19, 2004, 04:48:00 PM
Post by: Angerwound on July 19, 2004, 04:52:00 PM
Post by: DaddyJ on July 19, 2004, 04:54:00 PM
Post by: Angerwound on July 19, 2004, 04:59:00 PM
Post by: DaddyJ on July 19, 2004, 05:04:00 PM
Post by: Angerwound on July 19, 2004, 05:11:00 PM
If you can't find the bios, use nkpatcher.
Post by: DaddyJ on July 19, 2004, 05:13:00 PM
Post by: Angerwound on July 19, 2004, 05:17:00 PM
Post by: DaddyJ on July 19, 2004, 05:18:00 PM
Post by: DaddyJ on July 19, 2004, 05:59:00 PM
Take my update.xbe from the v1.6 xbox,
modify it using the correct s********.exe,
take the modified xbe, rename it to c:\xboxdash.xbe
sign the nkpatcher.xbe using xbedump -habibi
rename it to c:\default.xbe
install the update7 fonts c:\fonts
install my dashboard int e:\mydash.xbe
is this correct?
Post by: Angerwound on July 19, 2004, 06:12:00 PM
As for the path and name, hexedit nkpatcher's .xbe and find out what path and name resides in the code. This is where you would place your dashboard's .xbe.
Post by: DaddyJ on July 19, 2004, 06:14:00 PM
Post by: Owen Yu on July 19, 2004, 08:21:00 PM
xboxdash.xbe(update.xbe) -> nkpatcher -> dashboard
This means I won't be able to in-game reset, right?
What other features would I not have compared to the with-BIOS setup?
What will happen when I eject the disc while in a game? Will it stay in the game (and maybe freeze) or will it reboot the Xbox and eventually take me to my dashboard?
Thanks.
Post by: devz3ro on July 19, 2004, 09:30:00 PM
The nkpatcher has all the M7 bios patches added to it, so if you use it with evox as your dashboard, you can have IGR. TSR must be set to normal and IGR turned on in the dashboard settings in order for it to function.
back+start+triggers to activate.
BTW: The nkpatcher is already -habibi signed, just place it in the root of your E:\ (unless you changed ernie when using fonts70).
-devz3ro
http://sh0x.tk/
Post by: chimpanzee on July 19, 2004, 09:49:00 PM
| QUOTE (devz3ro @ Jul 20 2004, 05:33 AM) |
| Yes, you can have IGR. The nkpatcher has all the M7 bios patches added to it, so if you use it with evox as your dashboard, you can have IGR. TSR must be set to normal and IGR turned on in the dashboard settings in order for it to function. back+start+triggers to activate. BTW: The nkpatcher is already -habibi signed, just place it in the root of your E:\ (unless you changed ernie when using fonts70). -devz3ro http://sh0x.tk/ |
That is why I think nkpatcher is in general preferred, comparing with bios loader. It has the added advantage of no copyrighted stuff so a package can freely include it.
Post by: devz3ro on July 19, 2004, 10:24:00 PM
| QUOTE (chimpanzee @ Jul 20 2004, 05:52 AM) |
| That is why I think nkpatcher is in general preferred, comparing with bios loader. It has the added advantage of no copyrighted stuff so a package can freely include it. |
Agreed.
This was the main reason why I did not want rmenhal to stop development on it. There isn't much more you could do with it, possibly very small features etc. But that would take away part of its purpose sort of (a kernel patcher that does not require a config file). In its current state it works great, I havent had any problems with any games
-devz3ro
http://sh0x.tk/
P.S. A BFM m8 bios *does* exist. I'll see what I can do about getting it to the usual places.
Post by: devz3ro on July 19, 2004, 11:31:00 PM
| QUOTE (ThE MaSTeR 3 @ Jul 20 2004, 07:04 AM) |
| When can We expect a package of UDE2 at the usual places? I told my friend that I would be able to Mod his 1.6 Xbox so he gave me his Xbox but he says he needs it back by friday. What is the current status on this??? |
Well since my last package which is already in the usual places is so messed up, my actions have been delayed in making a new one. Because of files missing and the readme not edited properly by *unknown*, I think I'm resigning from package making. I guess you can wait until Ldots releases a update to his package. I'll talk it over with our crew and see what we come up with.
If you read slowly and carefully, all the information you need is in the root post.
-devz3ro
http://sh0x.tk/
Post by: devz3ro on July 19, 2004, 11:48:00 PM
| QUOTE (dsmdriver @ Jul 20 2004, 07:45 AM) |
| Can someone please tell me if what I am doing should theoretically work? I've tried and tried and it won't go... The xbox is brand new. Bought it, booted it once (with no media), made sure it worked, and opened it up. Kernel is 5838, dash is 5960. Here's what I have been doing: Hotswap to get it talking to a PC. I can access the HD with HDD_Driver. I have a full backup of my HD from this. Use this to get the dashboard out and patch it with sXXXXXXX. Put the patched dashboard back as xboxdash.xbe Put nkpatcher6 on as default.xbe Put the latest Evox on as evoxdash.xbe, as well as evox.ini. Renamed all my fonts (I had two in fonts and two in "system") to .old. Installed bert-5838-01.xbf and ernie.xbf in my fonts folder. Boot up. All I ever get out of this is an error screen with code 21. Am I missing anything? Do I have to do a save exploit? Do I need to sign anything like nkpatcher? Can I get evox or XBMC running some other way? All I really care about running is XBMC... I did try just having xboxdash.xbf in there at one point, and it gave me some sort of "updating" screen but just hung there, probably since there was no other .xbf to run. |
Is the default.xbe (nkpatcher) in the root of your C:\ or E:\ ?
If its in C:\, put it in E:\ (if you didnt edit ernie)
EDIT: Make sure the font files are named with the extension *.xtf and not *.xbf. Also check to make sure you are copying the correct *.xbe that is named xboxdash.xbe in the root of C:\
-devz3ro
http://sh0x.tk/
Post by: devz3ro on July 19, 2004, 11:56:00 PM
| QUOTE (dsmdriver @ Jul 20 2004, 07:56 AM) |
| I have no idea about drive letters beacuse HHD_driver just shows partitions. What partition makes up E:? |
Partition1 = E:\
Partition2 = C:\
try putting the nkpatcher (default.xbe) in the root of Partition1 instead of Partition2
-devz3ro
http://sh0x.tk/
Post by: xman954 on July 20, 2004, 12:03:00 AM
over the one bert_ate_erne file (only one file instead of two)?
2 why not just use the generic one it seems to work for 4034 and 5101 whereas the 5101 froze at the MS screen once ?
Post by: EthanHunt_IMF on July 20, 2004, 12:19:00 AM
| QUOTE (devz3ro @ Jul 20 2004, 02:59 AM) |
| Partition1 = C:\ Partition2 = E:\ try putting the nkpatcher (default.xbe) in the root of Partition2 instead of Partition1 -devz3ro http://sh0x.tk/ |
HD Drive is confusing, doesn't name partitions by number or letter.
C:\ is called "System" in HD Driver and
E:\ is called "User Save"
Oh Dev, you mixed up the partition numbers E: is partition1 and C: is partition2
Post by: devz3ro on July 20, 2004, 12:23:00 AM
| QUOTE (EthanHunt_IMF @ Jul 20 2004, 08:22 AM) |
| HD Drive is confusing, doesn't name partitions by number or letter. C:\ is called "System" in HD Driver and E:\ is called "User Save" Oh Dev, you mixed up the partition numbers E: is partition1 and C: is partition2 |
Thanks, you are correct. I remember now I had to change it from Partition1 which is E:\ to Partiton2 to have all my files nice and tidy in the C:\
.Thanks, I hate to spread false information, nice spot.
-devz3ro
http://sh0x.tk/
Post by: dsmdriver on July 20, 2004, 01:03:00 AM
Post by: ThE MaSTeR 3 on July 20, 2004, 01:25:00 AM
| QUOTE (dsmdriver @ Jul 20 2004, 05:06 AM) |
| I threw nkpatcher on "E:\" |
what the hell does that mean?
ok Ive masterd UDE1 thanx 2 devz3ro's amazing package. I've put it on many Xbox with no problems. So how would you explain 2 someone that knows nothing about UDE2 how 2 do this?
Post by: devz3ro on July 20, 2004, 03:22:00 AM
-devz3ro
http://sh0x.tk/
Post by: adil786 on July 20, 2004, 03:46:00 AM
| QUOTE (devz3ro @ Jul 20 2004, 11:25 AM) |
| Root post updated, hopefully it is more clear to everyone. -devz3ro http://sh0x.tk/ |
much clearer now,
thanks
Post by: ldots on July 20, 2004, 03:57:00 AM
| QUOTE (devz3ro @ Jul 20 2004, 07:34 AM) |
| Because of files missing and the readme not edited properly by *unknown*, I think I'm resigning from package making. I guess you can wait until Ldots releases a update to his package. I'll talk it over with our crew and see what we come up with. |
The UDE package will be updated at some point, but I was really hoping we would find a PAL "non-dashboard titled" update.xbe before doing this. I dont want to maintain both a UDE1 (PAL+NTSC) installer and a UDE2 (NTSC) installer.
My plan was to adopt the patch idea you introduced devz3ro. Having the installer generate the update.xbe from the 4920, 5959, 5960 update.xbe. That would make it unlikely that the user had to add the update.xbe manually.
Post by: PedrosPad on July 20, 2004, 06:06:00 AM
| QUOTE (devz3ro @ Jul 20 2004, 11:25 AM) |
| Root post updated, hopefully it is more clear to everyone. -devz3ro |
Nice work.
Post by: noselessmonk on July 20, 2004, 11:45:00 AM
Post by: krayzie on July 20, 2004, 11:49:00 AM
Post by: Owen Yu on July 20, 2004, 12:00:00 PM
| QUOTE (noselessmonk @ Jul 20 2004, 07:48 PM) |
| All the basic gamesave hacks work on the new kernels anyway. So there isn't a need to create a 5838 compatible gamesave hack package. |
Okay, so...to get FTP access on a 5838 I have to make sure that the gamesave I'm using doesn't use PBL (since there is no readily available v1.6 BFM BIOS), right?
This means that the first XBE launched by the gamesave exploit has to be a habibi-signed default.xbe (EvoX dashboard), right?
Post by: krayzie on July 20, 2004, 12:09:00 PM
Post by: YoshiKool on July 20, 2004, 12:44:00 PM
Post by: BluhDeBluh on July 20, 2004, 01:06:00 PM
| QUOTE |
Certificate ~~~~~~~~~~~ Size of certificate : 0x000001EC Certificate timestamp : 0x3FDA1218 Fri Dec 12 19:08:08 2003 Title ID : 0x4D530036 Title name : "Downloader" Alternate title ID's : none Allowed media types : 0x00000001 : XBE_MEDIA_HDD Allowed game regions : 0x00000004 : XBE_REGION_ELSEWHERE Allowed game rating : 0x00000000 Disk number : 0x00000000 Version : 0x00000102 |
*cough*
Post by: YoshiKool on July 20, 2004, 01:12:00 PM
Post by: Angerwound on July 20, 2004, 01:13:00 PM
Post by: BluhDeBluh on July 20, 2004, 01:26:00 PM
DAMN, it was named update.xbe and apparently it came from Live! MechAssault HDD, so I thought it was a goer. Ah well
Wait a minute... why would an elsewhere-only downloader appear in MechAssault - practically the only truely multiregion game. I get the feeling that someone was having me on.
Post by: krayzie on July 20, 2004, 01:34:00 PM
Post by: YoshiKool on July 20, 2004, 01:30:00 PM
Post by: krayzie on July 20, 2004, 01:42:00 PM
Post by: YoshiKool on July 20, 2004, 01:45:00 PM
Post by: DaddyJ on July 20, 2004, 01:46:00 PM
Post by: BluhDeBluh on July 20, 2004, 01:48:00 PM
Post by: krayzie on July 20, 2004, 01:50:00 PM
| QUOTE (YoshiKool @ Jul 20 2004, 09:41 PM) |
| of course it does... mechassault works on new kernels doesn't it? but i don't think this downloader uses the same font files... |
yeah but executing an xbe on bootup is different from executing it on a running system right?
Post by: YoshiKool on July 20, 2004, 01:43:00 PM
Post by: BluhDeBluh on July 20, 2004, 01:50:00 PM
| QUOTE (DaddyJ @ Jul 20 2004, 09:42 PM) |
| my question now is, using this exploit , does all my software have to be signed using -habibi or does it matter how its signed, e.g. dvd20x |
You run Pheonix Bios Loader or NKPatcher, and these make it so you don't have to sign all your software with the habibi key
Post by: Owen Yu on July 20, 2004, 02:55:00 PM
| QUOTE (devz3ro @ Jul 20 2004, 05:33 AM) |
| Yes, you can have IGR. The nkpatcher has all the M7 bios patches added to it, so if you use it with evox as your dashboard, you can have IGR. TSR must be set to normal and IGR turned on in the dashboard settings in order for it to function. back+start+triggers to activate. BTW: The nkpatcher is already -habibi signed, just place it in the root of your E:\ (unless you changed ernie when using fonts70). -devz3ro |
I made a MA gamesave with nkpatcher, but I couldn't get IGR to work.
I edited nkpatcher to launch a gamesave path,
and I compiled it without any options, just: nasm -o nkpatcher.xbe nkpatcher.asm
Was I supposed to compile with the "-dEVOX_M7" option?
I'm using EvoX as my dashboard, and the following is taken from my evox.ini.
TSR_Type = 0
IGR = Yes
Post by: devz3ro on July 20, 2004, 04:43:00 PM
| QUOTE (Owen Yu @ Jul 20 2004, 10:51 PM) |
| I made a MA gamesave with nkpatcher, but I couldn't get IGR to work. I edited nkpatcher to launch a gamesave path, and I compiled it without any options, just: nasm -o nkpatcher.xbe nkpatcher.asm Was I supposed to compile with the "-dEVOX_M7" option? I'm using EvoX as my dashboard, and the following is taken from my evox.ini. TSR_Type = 0 IGR = Yes |
Change to:
TSR_Type = 1
-devz3ro
Post by: Flaverflav on July 20, 2004, 05:20:00 PM
because if it doesn t work after i had swap my eeprom from pal to ntsc i should not do anything
tell me if i m wrong: UDE 2 is like UDE1 with nkpatcher but we have to patch the original dashboard and use the lasts fonts
This post has been edited by Flaverflav: Jul 21 2004, 12:21 AM
Post by: devz3ro on July 20, 2004, 05:32:00 PM
| QUOTE (Flaverflav @ Jul 21 2004, 01:16 AM) |
| Does someone test UDE2 with pal xbox? because if it doesn t work after i had swap my eeprom from pal to ntsc i should not do anything tell me if i m wrong: UDE 2 is like UDE1 with nkpatcher but we have to path the original dashboard and use the lasts fonts |
I helped one of my friends on IRC and had success. He had a K:5713 (1.4) PAL xbox. From what he told me, the process he went through was:
1. Loaded Config Magic Final
2. Selected the option of Load EEPROM
3. Selected Edit EEPROM on the fly
4. Changed the Region to 1, but left the video as PAL.
5. Wrote EEPROM back to xbox
(make sure nothing else is edited!!!)
The critical step was making sure that:
\updatefonts70\fonts\nfl-fever-2003-us-s1916928\bert-5713-01.xtf
went in C:\fonts with the original fonts folder renamed to C:\f0nts
\updatefonts70\fonts\ernie.xtf
went in C:\fonts with the original fonts folder renamed to C:\f0nts
Nkpatcher renamed to default.xbe, went to E:\default.xbe (Partition1)
Any dashboard renamed to evoxdash.xbe was placed in C:\evoxdash.xbe along with its corresponding files.
You can try this if you want, I have not tried this for myself, so I cannot gaurantee anything. I can-not and will-not be held responsible for any negative effects resulting from you performing the above operation. USE AT YOUR OWN RISK!
-devz3ro
This post has been edited by devz3ro: Jul 21 2004, 01:06 AM
Post by: Angerwound on July 20, 2004, 05:54:00 PM
Post by: chimpanzee on July 20, 2004, 05:57:00 PM
| QUOTE (Angerwound @ Jul 21 2004, 01:57 AM) |
| Good warning speech dev, however I don't think anyone's gonna be able to sue you because you incorrectly told them how to hack their box. |
will the region checking be disabled after I use nkpatcher/PBL ?
Post by: devz3ro on July 20, 2004, 08:11:00 PM
| QUOTE (chimpanzee @ Jul 21 2004, 02:00 AM) |
| will the region checking be disabled after I use nkpatcher/PBL ? |
Of course, nkpatcher patches the bios with the evox M7 bios patches. I wish more brave people would try this so we can have more positive results
.-devz3ro
Post by: morpheous1777 on July 21, 2004, 07:42:00 PM
| QUOTE (devz3ro @ Jul 20 2004, 09:14 PM) |
| I wish more brave people would try this so we can have more positive results . -devz3ro |
Finnally got up the nerve to try it out:
It works, yaaaaaaaa..... K: 5838
I just followed the instructions in the beginning of this thread.
Post by: texasranger on July 21, 2004, 10:15:00 PM
| QUOTE |
| Hi, I have a 1.6 box with "K:1.00.5838.01, D:1.00.5659.03. I read in a thread..... Only attempt this if you're confident that you can recover from your actions. Warning: This expoit does not work on Kernels that prevent the execution of pre-live Dashboards, such as 5713 or higher! Q: Why "Ultimate" Dashboard Exploit? A: Personally, I don't think there'll ever be a Dashboard exploit for Kernel 5713 (that's not to say that there won't be other exploits). Hence my belief that this will be the Ultimate Dashboard Exploit - during the XBOX v1's lifetime. I use the word "Ultimate" to mean "Being last in a series, process, or progression", and in no way to claim any superiority. [definition]. What do I do? |
Get yourself a gamesave hack (MA,AUF,SC), then transfer in the files like it says in the root post. The ancient quote above was a whole whopping month ago when the original UDE came out. UDE2 is compatible with all known kernels. Make sure to follow the directions in THIS thread for UDE2.
My hat is off to the people who have devoted so much time and knowledge to the scene contributing to this awesome exploit. Congrats.
Post by: devz3ro on July 21, 2004, 10:54:00 PM
| QUOTE (Ouellette @ Jul 22 2004, 05:47 AM) |
| Q: Why "Ultimate" Dashboard Exploit? A: Personally, I don't think there'll ever be a Dashboard exploit for Kernel 5713 (that's not to say that there won't be other exploits). Hence my belief that this will be the Ultimate Dashboard Exploit - during the XBOX v1's lifetime. I use the word "Ultimate" to mean "Being last in a series, process, or progression", and in no way to claim any superiority. [definition]. |
Obviously whoever posted the above has no idea how exploits work & what is and isn't possible. I understand the post is old and was posted before UDE2 was released, but his opinions, and beliefs are worthless. There *is* an available UDE exploit for K:5713 and K:5838. Right now only on U.S. xboxs but we are working hard to have it on all regions. I guess you think that isn't possible either. I apologize for the late rant, but criticism doesn't promote or motivate our efforts into releasing something to your benefit. Especially when we are doing it for free.
Ouellette:
To answer your question, this thread is newer than the one you read that opinionized statement from. The root post has all the answers you are looking for.
-devz3ro
Post by: PedrosPad on July 22, 2004, 02:20:00 AM
| QUOTE (PedrosPad @ May 22 2004, 10:23 PM) |
| Q: Why "Ultimate" Dashboard Exploit? A: Personally, I don't think there'll ever be a Dashboard exploit for Kernel 5713 (that's not to say that there won't be other exploits). Hence my belief that this will be the Ultimate Dashboard Exploit - during the XBOX v1's lifetime. |
lol - Ooops. Shows how wrong you can be.
I'll update the original UDE root post
Post by: DaddyJ on July 22, 2004, 03:49:00 AM
Post by: devz3ro on July 22, 2004, 05:57:00 PM
| QUOTE (Flaverflav @ Jul 22 2004, 11:46 PM) |
| thx to devz3ro it wors very well on my xbox pal 5713 |
Did you perform what I posted here to get it working? Did you follow those instructions exactly? or did you do something different?. Please post exactly what you did so other users can follow along.
Since Mech Assault works on all regions, this would be ideal
(for recover purposes). The only downfall to this would be PAL & Jap users wouldn't be able to go on live, unless of course they owned the U.S. version of the game.-devz3ro
Post by: chimpanzee on July 22, 2004, 08:03:00 PM
| QUOTE (ThE MaSTeR 3 @ Jul 23 2004, 03:34 AM) |
| Is pbl MeToo Edition at the usual places!? I've been looking 4 it all day. After getting UDE2 to work I soon realized I needed igr w/ unleashX 2 work.. |
I thought it is in one of the thread here, you need to do the usual b64->bz2 stuff.
Post by: ThE MaSTeR 3 on July 22, 2004, 09:13:00 PM
Turn my Xbox on and off everytime I wanna get back to the dash lol
Use crappy EvoX
or continue my search 4 me2
Post by: xman954 on July 22, 2004, 09:14:00 PM
| QUOTE (ThE MaSTeR 3 @ Jul 22 2004, 10:18 PM) |
| What the hell does that mean lol |
| QUOTE |
| So what am I supposed 2 do? Turn my Xbox on and off everytime I wanna get back to the dash lol |
use a X2 BFM bios they all have IGR
Post by: ThE MaSTeR 3 on July 22, 2004, 09:25:00 PM
I looked threw the usual places all day and couldnt find this "package"
someone plese tell me the dir path xbox\?????\?????
Post by: chimpanzee on July 22, 2004, 09:39:00 PM
| QUOTE (ThE MaSTeR 3 @ Jul 23 2004, 05:28 AM) |
| "I'll submit a package with source code to the usual places" I looked threw the usual places all day and couldnt find this "package" someone plese tell me the dir path xbox\?????\????? |
It really is not too hard to DIY. Just grab the following packages :
iceows and winrar
then follow the instructions.
Post by: ThE MaSTeR 3 on July 22, 2004, 09:46:00 PM
iceows?? what??
Winrar??? wtf!!
I think this was trying 2 be a joke but I dont understand it...
Post by: Nailed on July 22, 2004, 09:49:00 PM
| QUOTE (ThE MaSTeR 3 @ Jul 23 2004, 04:49 AM) |
| what does DIY mean??? iceows?? what?? Winrar??? wtf!! I think this was trying 2 be a joke but I dont understand it... |
Google. Be enlightened.
Post by: ThE MaSTeR 3 on July 22, 2004, 10:16:00 PM
I did google it long before your reply all it brought up compression apps
What does that have 2 do with my pbl metoo issues?
Post by: krayzie on July 22, 2004, 10:23:00 PM
Post by: ThE MaSTeR 3 on July 22, 2004, 10:26:00 PM
Post by: chimpanzee on July 22, 2004, 10:28:00 PM
| QUOTE (ThE MaSTeR 3 @ Jul 23 2004, 06:19 AM) |
| Guess what I did google it long before your reply all it brought up compression apps What does that have 2 do with my pbl metoo issues? |
those 2 apps allow you to get the program you are asking for. But I think you need to wait for a package in the usual place.
Post by: devz3ro on July 22, 2004, 10:42:00 PM
enjoy
-devz3ro
EDIT: Confirmed upload, go look for it, it's there.
EDIT2: Also cleaned up the wording in the root post, hopefully even more clear.
Post by: ThE MaSTeR 3 on July 23, 2004, 12:13:00 AM
that was impressive! Right when I was about ready 2 give up and use EvoX BAM!
EDIT: btw my thanks goes out 2 everyone on this board 4 all there help. I got UDE2 working first try this morning the only bad part is I still have all these posts Ive made askings stupid things ;)
EDIT: 1.6 + IGR + UnleashX working!!! devz3ro Thats really messed up how you just put out the exact same package that I was looking for at 2am!! B)
This post has been edited by ThE MaSTeR 3: Jul 23 2004, 07:38 AM
Post by: Flaverflav on July 23, 2004, 12:27:00 AM
but i had to change the xboxdash.xbe with the s1916928.zip too.
To update eeprom we need to unlock hdd first, change the region then don t forget to relock hdd.
ps: i use splinter gamesave exploit
I make a tutorial but sorry it s in french:
Donc voici le tuto ou comment modifier sa 5713 et versions superieures en 10 leçons:
1- téléchargements des outils nécessaires
Les Fonts de NFL
L'Update Xbe
NKPatcher6
ConfigMagic disponible sur Gueux
2 - Connectez vous à votre xbox par ftp et sauvegardez sur votre pc le contenu des partition C: et E:
3 - Mettez Nkpatcher6 "default.xbe" à la racine de E:
Renommez le dossier font qui se trouve sur c: en "f0nts" (avec un zero et pas un o)
Creez un dossier font à la racine de C: et mettez dedans bert-5713-01.xtf et ernie.xtf
Toujours sur C: renommez votre xboxdash.xbe en org-xboxdash.xbe
4- Allez dans xodash qui se trouve sur c:
Faites un clic droit sur propriété et notez la taille de l'archive (exemple:2 387 968 octets)
Décompresser l'archive s1916928.zip
Mettez le fichier sXXXXX-s1916928.exe (ou XXXXX correspond a la taille que vous avez trouvez juste au dessus) dans le repertoire xodash
Renommez update.xbe en sXXXXX.xbe
Executez sXXXXX-s1916928.exe un fichier s1916928.xbe va etre creer.
Renommez s1916928.xbe en xboxdash.xbe et mettez le à la racine de c:
5- Mettez un evoxdash.xbe, evox.ini et leur repertoire skin a la racine de c:
6- Creez un repertoire "logiciels" sur e: et mettez y configmagic
7- Rajoutez ca à la fin du evox.ini qui se trouve dans UDATA (puis n°de repertoire qui depend du gamesave que vous utilisez:
}
Line "-----------",2
Section "Logiciels"
{
AutoAddItem "e:\logiciels"
SortAll
8- Connectez vous a votre xbox par ftp
Effacez tout ce qui se trouve sur c: et e: et remplacez le par tout ce qui se trouve sur le disque sur les c: et e: que vous venez de modifier sur votre pc
9- Redemarrez la console et lancez congifmagic qui se trouve dans le menu logiciels du evox lancé par le save exploit
Attention faire tres attention a cette etape car si vous vous planté et bien c votre xbox que vous planterez
-> load eeprom
-> unlock hdd
-> load eeprom
-> edit eeprom on the fly
-> allez sur "pal region 4" effacez le 4 et mettez 1 à la place
-> update eeprom
-> load eeprom
-> verifiez que pal region 1 apparait bien
-> lock hdd
10 - Rebootez la console et bienvenue sous EVOX !!!!
Post by: EthanHunt_IMF on July 23, 2004, 01:27:00 AM
| QUOTE (ThE MaSTeR 3 @ Jul 23 2004, 03:16 AM) |
| EDIT: 1.6 + IGR + UnleashX working!!! devz3ro Thats really messed up how you just put out the exact same package that I was looking for at 2am!! |
?? Did I miss something? M8 BFM available? Or is there an IGR in unleashx i don't know about?
Post by: EthanHunt_IMF on July 23, 2004, 02:24:00 AM
Edit: they moved it /XBOX/bios/bootable from media/hacked/evox/
Edit2: are we bending the rules posting paths?
This post has been edited by EthanHunt_IMF: Jul 23 2004, 09:26 AM
Post by: devz3ro on July 23, 2004, 03:03:00 AM
Thanks for taking the time to write that out.
I assumed that everyone knew that they had to have UDE2 installed (the s1916928.xbe renamed to xboxdash.xbe).
Owners of 1.6 xbox's (K:5838) please do not attempt the following, the latest config magic does not support it. Ldot's tools can work in your favor, check them out in our pinned section.
I guess the best way to perform the operation below would be to:
1. Place a gamesave exploit on your xbox
2. Get a copy of config magic final, sign its default.xbe with xbedump.exe (-habibi)
4. Load gamesave exploit
3. FTP to xbox & place -habibi signed config magic on E:\apps\ConfigMagic-FINAL
5. Install UDE2 (fonts, update.xbe, folders, nkpatcher etc.)
6. Install evoxdash.xbe & corresponding files to C:\ or something else
5. Launch config magic by either going to apps in evox or in flashfxp right click, go to Commands, then Raw Command (quote), then type out: execute E:\apps\ConfigMagic-FINAL\default.xbe
Then just follow your instructions
-> load eeprom
-> unlock hdd
-> load eeprom
-> edit eeprom on the fly
-> look for "pal region 4", replace 4 with a 1 so it's "pal region 1"
-> update eeprom
-> load eeprom
-> verify "pal region 1" appears on screen
-> lock hdd
-devz3ro
This post has been edited by devz3ro: Sep 8 2004, 10:32 PM
Post by: ThE MaSTeR 3 on July 23, 2004, 03:05:00 AM
yes
Post by: chimpanzee on July 23, 2004, 03:11:00 AM
| QUOTE (devz3ro @ Jul 23 2004, 11:06 AM) |
| Flaverflav, Thanks for taking the time to write that out. I assumed that everyone knew that they had to have UDE2 installed (the s1916928.xbe renamed to xboxdash.xbe). I guess the best way to perform the operation below would be to: 1. Place a gamesave exploit on your xbox 2. Get a copy of config magic final, sign its default.xbe with xbedump.exe (-habibi) 4. Load gamesave exploit 3. FTP to xbox & place -habibi signed config magic on E:\apps\ConfigMagic-FINAL 5. Install UDE2 (fonts, update.xbe, folders, nkpatcher etc.) 6. Install evoxdash.xbe & corresponding files to C:\ or something else 5. Launch config magic by either going to apps in evox or in flashfxp right click, go to Commands, then Raw Command (quote), then type out: execute E:\apps\ConfigMagic-FINAL\default.xbe Then just follow your instructions -> load eeprom -> unlock hdd -> load eeprom -> edit eeprom on the fly -> look for "pal region 4", replace 4 with a 1 so it's "pal region 1" -> update eeprom -> load eeprom -> verify "pal region 1" appears on screen -> lock hdd -devz3ro |
Is it true that ConfigMagic doesn't work on 1.6 box ? If yes, I assume it has something to do with the change of the eeprom format. If that is the case, will there be any chance that even HDD upgrade on 1.6 box may fail ?
Post by: devz3ro on July 23, 2004, 03:47:00 AM
| QUOTE (chimpanzee @ Jul 23 2004, 11:14 AM) |
| Is it true that ConfigMagic doesn't work on 1.6 box ? If yes, I assume it has something to do with the change of the eeprom format. If that is the case, will there be any chance that even HDD upgrade on 1.6 box may fail ? |
To my knowledge it does not work on a 1.6 xbox. The program probably needs a minor update (or major). In any event, if it was updated, changing hard drives should not be a problem. The reason why I posted the above was because outside of the U.S. and Canada there is no 1.6 xbox's (yet) correct?
-devz3ro
BTW: chimpanzee, have you tried the whole changing EEPROM yet? I recall you saying you had a JAP box. If it was PAL I would wait, but JAP probably has no hope for a bootable *.xbe. I could be wrong.
Post by: EthanHunt_IMF on July 23, 2004, 04:02:00 AM
I haven't tried it yet, but i heard you can used the hddkey from the txt file evox produces when you do "Backup" to generate a new password with liveinfo.
Post by: chimpanzee on July 23, 2004, 04:11:00 AM
| QUOTE (devz3ro @ Jul 23 2004, 11:50 AM) |
| To my knowledge it does not work on a 1.6 xbox. The program probably needs a minor update (or major). In any event, if it was updated, changing hard drives should not be a problem. The reason why I posted the above was because outside of the U.S. and Canada there is no 1.6 xbox's (yet) correct? -devz3ro BTW: chimpanzee, have you tried the whole changing EEPROM yet? I recall you saying you had a JAP box. If it was PAL I would wait, but JAP probably has no hope for a bootable *.xbe. I could be wrong. |
My box is chipped so I don't need it for now, but if I ever come across a new retail box, I would definitely try it.
Post by: chimpanzee on July 23, 2004, 04:14:00 AM
| QUOTE (EthanHunt_IMF @ Jul 23 2004, 12:05 PM) |
| UPGRADING HD ON 1.6 I haven't tried it yet, but i heard you can used the hddkey from the txt file evox produces when you do "Backup" to generate a new password with liveinfo. |
the concern is that if the layout of the eeprom has been changed which makes ConfigMagic fails, would it also cause the current password generation routine that is reverse engineered invalid too.
If there is already someone who has done the HD upgrade on 1.6, just forget the above.
Post by: EthanHunt_IMF on July 23, 2004, 02:34:00 PM
Post by: xman954 on July 23, 2004, 08:57:00 PM
using updatefonts70 or is it something else ?
if it does is there anything i can hex edit to change the default to
GMT-5 (EST)
i am using evox with SNTP_Server and the time is now incorect.
....thanks all
Post by: YoshiKool on July 24, 2004, 12:18:00 PM
Post by: xman954 on July 24, 2004, 05:06:00 PM
| QUOTE (rmenhal @ Jul 24 2004, 02:59 PM) |
| Don't know about that one. I guess the evox dashboard just doesn't realize the clock is not right and doesn't try to fetch the correct time from the server. |
thanks for the reply rmenhal
I know it has something to do with UDE or the absence of not going to the MS dash when the real time clock is corrupted because, before installing UDE I always booted with MA in the drive, it would boot to the MS dash wanting you to set the clock. then I would just hit the "A" button at 12:00:00 AM 2001 then boot the MA hack and the time and date would be set correctly by evox.
Now with UDE the date is correct but the time is off by 5 hours, then I go to the MS dash and the time zone setting has changed, reset it to EST and every thing is fine.
At this point your probably thinking "just leave the dam thing plugged it"
Well I live in the Lightning capital of the world.
"Go Lightning"Do you or anybody know if there is a byte in the RTC ram that holds the time Zone that could be set or what the problem is ??
Post by: EthanHunt_IMF on July 24, 2004, 05:15:00 PM
| QUOTE (EthanHunt_IMF @ Jul 23 2004, 05:37 PM) |
| Hopefully i'll be getting my hands on another 1.6 soon, I'll use the evox hddkey to generate a pass and see if it works. Don't get your hopes up on finding out about this soon. I'm sure someone will get to try it before I do. |
No luck... Put the hdd key into liveinfo to generate the pass for the original drive and checked that against the unlock password in the evox back up, they matched, i tried to hdunlock and hddisabl with the password and it didn't work. Has anyone tried this on their 1.6 box?
Post by: morpheous1777 on July 24, 2004, 06:00:00 PM
Post by: chimpanzee on July 24, 2004, 10:07:00 PM
| QUOTE (EthanHunt_IMF @ Jul 25 2004, 01:18 AM) |
| No luck... Put the hdd key into liveinfo to generate the pass for the original drive and checked that against the unlock password in the evox back up, they matched, i tried to hdunlock and hddisabl with the password and it didn't work. Has anyone tried this on their 1.6 box? |
does it confirm my fear that the eeprom has been rearranged or changed, given that both ConfigMagic and now the unlock no longer works on 1.6 box ? I believe this issue deserve a seperate new thread as without HD upgrade, the exploit would be heavily crippled.
Post by: EthanHunt_IMF on July 24, 2004, 11:12:00 PM
| QUOTE (chimpanzee @ Jul 25 2004, 01:10 AM) |
| does it confirm my fear that the eeprom has been rearranged or changed, given that both ConfigMagic and now the unlock no longer works on 1.6 box ? I believe this issue deserve a seperate new thread as without HD upgrade, the exploit would be heavily crippled. |
I would like for some other people to try it on their 1.6 before we start saying this is a problem. I was tired and doing this at 4 or 5 in the morning... I might have screwed something up somewhere...
Post by: devz3ro on July 26, 2004, 10:36:00 PM
| QUOTE (scrupul0us @ Jul 27 2004, 06:20 AM) |
| Im trying to UDE2 a K:5530 and a D:5960, and no matter what font i use (with the kernel # in it) my bootup hangs at the bios logo (after ms text fades in) any ideas? |
First, the dashboard version on your xbox has nothing to do with the exploit not working, so I am puzzled why you posted that information. Second, UDE2 is not necessary for K:5530. But if it's the only update.xbe you can obtain, have you tried reading the readme that comes with the fonts? rmenhal does explain how to possibly fix your problem with the s.xtf file. Once again, I hope so, especially when you are writing tutorials.
If you can obtain other update.xbe's, my suggestion would be to get a hold of the 4920's version update.xbe (either of the two) and use fonts6. I did once have K:5530 on my box, but I flashed back to K:5713, I will test it as soon as I get home to confirm your problems.
Also, have you tried any of the generic fonts? The little information you posted doesn't help us to resolve the issue.
-devz3ro
Post by: djbase on July 28, 2004, 02:42:00 AM
Which fonts do I use best on a v1.6 xbox ?
Post by: chimpanzee on July 28, 2004, 02:45:00 AM
| QUOTE (djbase @ Jul 28 2004, 10:45 AM) |
| So if I can sign the old NTSC/PAL switcher program from enigma with the habibi key and launch it from a savegame hack after loading 007 or Mech Assault I can swith a PAL xbox to NTSC and then I should be able to get the 1.6 working woth the UDE2 ? Which fonts do I use best on a v1.6 xbox ? |
I am not sure if video format == game region and don't know if your program switch the game region or just output format.
Post by: krayzie on July 28, 2004, 08:39:00 AM
Post by: krayzie on July 28, 2004, 10:51:00 AM
You can ofcourse boot all regions AFTER the exploit and bios loader did their work.
Post by: YoshiKool on July 28, 2004, 11:27:00 AM
Post by: krayzie on July 28, 2004, 11:27:00 AM
Post by: chimpanzee on July 28, 2004, 11:33:00 AM
| QUOTE (brianforever @ Jul 28 2004, 07:25 PM) |
| Nope confirm Mechassault is not region free Tried To boot up my NTSC/J MA on a Pal Xbox Nada No Dice! |
Ah, NTSC-J MA, where did you get it ?
Post by: brianforever on July 28, 2004, 11:33:00 AM
Thanks
Post by: chimpanzee on July 28, 2004, 11:34:00 AM
| QUOTE (krayzie @ Jul 28 2004, 07:30 PM) |
| I didn't mean ntsc/j mechassaults. Normal ntsc or pal mechassaults should have both the usa/canada and the elsewhere regions. (I have not tested this myself as I don't own the game). |
yes, xbedump of its default.xbe said 5(region 1 and region 4).
Post by: chimpanzee on July 28, 2004, 11:36:00 AM
| QUOTE (brianforever @ Jul 28 2004, 07:36 PM) |
| heres the Part no. 09-21262 of the NTSC/J version. Cud u Plse post the part No. of the NTSC version Plse Thanks |
X08-82262
Is your's exploitable ?
Post by: xman954 on July 28, 2004, 11:37:00 AM
| QUOTE (brianforever @ Jul 28 2004, 01:36 PM) |
| heres the Part no. 09-21262 of the NTSC/J version. Cud u Plse post the part No. of the NTSC version Plse Thanks |
X08-82262 on case
X08-82264 on disk
Post by: brianforever on July 28, 2004, 11:40:00 AM
| QUOTE (chimpanzee @ Jul 28 2004, 07:39 PM) |
| X08-82262 Is your's exploitable ? |
Thanks to the Both of Ya
& Yes on the NTSC/J Xboxes
Post by: chimpanzee on July 28, 2004, 11:46:00 AM
| QUOTE (brianforever @ Jul 28 2004, 07:43 PM) |
| Thanks to the Both of Ya & Yes on the NTSC/J Xboxes |
Still like to know, where did you get it and are there any one still available ?
Post by: chimpanzee on July 28, 2004, 11:55:00 AM
| QUOTE (brianforever @ Jul 28 2004, 07:56 PM) |
| Its available @ the shops evrywhere here in Spore |
Are they the newer one that has been plugged or the exploitable ones ? I may ask someone to get a copy for me.
Post by: eh. on July 28, 2004, 12:10:00 PM
Post by: brianforever on July 28, 2004, 03:51:00 PM
Region is shown as Unknown, Region 2, so changed it to NTSC, Region 1
& Installed UDE2 & Voila Success!
Post by: as1986 on July 28, 2004, 08:05:00 PM
| QUOTE (brianforever @ Jul 29 2004, 06:54 AM) |
| O just to add using Config magic on a NTSC/J K:5713, Region is shown as Unknown, Region 2, so changed it to NTSC, Region 1 & Installed UDE2 & Voila Success! |
but you won't be able to "go back" if something goes wrong... since the region is set to NTSC now and doesn't match to your MechAssault region
is there still unpatched NTSC MechAssault in store?
Post by: chimpanzee on July 28, 2004, 08:13:00 PM
| QUOTE (as1986 @ Jul 29 2004, 04:08 AM) |
| but you won't be able to "go back" if something goes wrong... since the region is set to NTSC now and doesn't match to your MechAssault region is there still unpatched NTSC MechAssault in store? |
IMO, all "region change" hackers should make really good use of either dualboot.xbe and/or something like xselect.xbe and configure them in a way to depend only on C:, So there would always be a way to boot to something to fix things, like mini-linux or ltools and of course configmagic.
Then make a full backup of C:(right after the exploit is working normally, not before) as well as the eeprom.bin/hd password (on PC or wherever, again after the configuremagic changes).
So even if there is anything screwup(most probably forced xboxdash.xbe upgrade), one can always take out the disk(or hotswap) and restore the working C.
Post by: brianforever on July 29, 2004, 02:04:00 AM
| QUOTE (chimpanzee @ Jul 29 2004, 04:16 AM) |
| there would always be a way to boot to something to fix things, like mini-linux or ltools and of course configmagic. |
Exactly Chimpanzee
Great Minds Think Alike
Post by: devz3ro on July 29, 2004, 03:44:00 PM
NOTE: M¡crosoft .NET Framework 1.1 is required. Visit http://windowsupdate.m¡crosoft.com/ (you may have to type it out) to make sure it is installed on your system.
-devz3ro
Post by: Angerwound on July 29, 2004, 03:54:00 PM
Post by: adil786 on July 30, 2004, 03:37:00 AM
| QUOTE (Angerwound @ Jul 29 2004, 11:57 PM) |
| Just did a quick run through of the app, works just fine here. |
works fine here 2, well done m8
Post by: justice7 on July 30, 2004, 10:27:00 PM
there appears to be 4 instances of f.o.n.t.s./
any ideas?
Post by: krayzie on July 30, 2004, 10:50:00 PM
| QUOTE (justice7 @ Jul 31 2004, 06:30 AM) |
| the only thing i have not successfully done is hex edit the MODxboxdash.xbe file correctly or something.. because i cannot launch it. there appears to be 4 instances of f.o.n.t.s./ any ideas? |
did you link it correctly in your evox.ini?
Post by: andrewbee on July 31, 2004, 05:51:00 AM
Is there any other way to change eeprom to NTSC?
Any help would be appreciated!
Post by: brianforever on July 31, 2004, 06:13:00 AM
| QUOTE (andrewbee @ Jul 31 2004, 01:54 PM) |
| Have a question (problem?), fairly new to the font type exploits, (have flashed over 500 TSOP ), but dont want to buy chips for v1.6. I live in Australia, and we definatly have v1.6 over here. Trying to do UDE2, but have just found out that config magic wont work on 1.6, If I find Pal version of NFL 2003, can I just use the update.xbe from that, or will the fonts not load? Is there any other way to change eeprom to NTSC? Any help would be appreciated! |
Hi Andrew
Cud u give us more details on how u found out your xbox's a V1.6?
Like K: from ur system info
I wud be surprise, as there is no sight of V1.6 anywhere in the UK & Asia
Post by: YoshiKool on July 31, 2004, 08:34:00 AM
Post by: total_ass on July 31, 2004, 09:30:00 AM
Post by: YoshiKool on July 31, 2004, 09:35:00 AM
Post by: eh. on July 31, 2004, 11:00:00 AM
| QUOTE (andrewbee @ Jul 31 2004, 05:54 AM - part) |
| If I find Pal version of NFL 2003, can I just use the update.xbe from that, or will the fonts not load? |
If you find a M$ signed version with the HDD media and ELSEWHERE region characteristics (akin the UDE2 US_CANADA bootstrap, that was discovered in my box by ldots scanner) then please share it eh.
Edit: If you can, spread the word to other PAL modders to also look for it eh.
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Title: The ultimate Dashboard Exploit 2 Aka Ude2
Post by: mc_line on August 01, 2004, 12:24:00 PM
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Hey
K:1.00.5838.01
D:1.00.5659.03
Let's say that i gain access to my xbox with the exploits, let's say that I back up my hard drive through ftp and let's say that i do something wrong and i get a big fat juicy error.......can I still having access to my xbox through ftp to copy and paste all my backed up files, and save my xbox from going to the gasbash??
and finally let's say thank's
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Title: The ultimate Dashboard Exploit 2 Aka Ude2
Post by: eh. on August 01, 2004, 03:47:00 PM
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@mc_line: If you established a suitable game save setup first, and didn't clobber that, then yes you could ftp copy'n'paste recover it eh. (If not, you'd need to access the disk directly to regain control.)
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Title: The ultimate Dashboard Exploit 2 Aka Ude2
Post by: chimpanzee on August 01, 2004, 10:35:00 PM
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Edit: If you can, spread the word to other PAL modders to also look for it eh.
Post by: mc_line on August 01, 2004, 12:24:00 PM
K:1.00.5838.01
D:1.00.5659.03
Let's say that i gain access to my xbox with the exploits, let's say that I back up my hard drive through ftp and let's say that i do something wrong and i get a big fat juicy error.......can I still having access to my xbox through ftp to copy and paste all my backed up files, and save my xbox from going to the gasbash??
and finally let's say thank's
Post by: eh. on August 01, 2004, 03:47:00 PM
Post by: chimpanzee on August 01, 2004, 10:35:00 PM
| QUOTE (philpw99 @ Aug 2 2004, 06:34 AM) |
| to treyeveryday, you need to rename the font files in f0nts directory to *.xft as well. actually, the easiest way is to rename all *.xtf files to *.xft, then just put 1 update 60 generic font in the root directory. update 70 font I think it's for 1.6 xboxes. correct me if I am wrong. |
my way of doing it :
c:\f0nts - original fonts
c:\f1nts - UDE fonts
so just rename one of them to c:\fonts.
no, font7 is running fine on my 5101. In fact, I need it because my language is not English.
Post by: Xenod on August 02, 2004, 09:51:00 AM
Post by: treyeveryday on August 02, 2004, 10:16:00 AM
Post by: krayzie on August 02, 2004, 10:30:00 AM
Post by: chimpanzee on August 02, 2004, 10:42:00 AM
One thing I just don't understand is I keep on seeing people who have never do this kind of exploit before making all sorts of complicated setup on the first go then yell "it doesn't work". I believe there is a term called "divide and conquer", no ? Or you want quick and almost noob prove, try ldot's stuff. He has ironed out 95% usual gotchas.
Post by: YoshiKool on August 02, 2004, 11:05:00 AM
Post by: treyeveryday on August 03, 2004, 10:06:00 AM
I do have some random questions though. When i try to go to my msdash i get the error screen. does it have to do with my evox.ini maybe. I have my original dash as msxboxdash.xbe. Also as far as the bios i used the bfm Evox 8 that was provided. There was a readme about editing it i got everything accept the part about the lba48 and the igr method. i am just using the standard hard drive that came wit my xbox should it be set to part 6 takes up rest or stand partition and should igr be mor compatible or quick. Basically i dont know what the hell its talking about and i just wanna know WHAT BIOS IS BEST FOR ME!!! Sorry if it sounds stupid. "start out simple" i wish. And another thing whats tsop flashing thats not something i should be concerned about with this exploit is it?
one step further to not being a complete newwwbbbbbbbbbb
Post by: YoshiKool on August 03, 2004, 10:10:00 AM
You don't need to worry about TSOP flashing with this explioit...
Can't really solve your BIOS dilemma though. If what you're using works for you - stick with it to avoid problems IMO.
Post by: scienide on August 03, 2004, 11:25:00 AM
| QUOTE (devz3ro @ Jul 27 2004, 06:39 AM) |
| First, the dashboard version on your xbox has nothing to do with the exploit not working, so I am puzzled why you posted that information. Second, UDE2 is not necessary for K:5530. But if it's the only update.xbe you can obtain, have you tried reading the readme that comes with the fonts? rmenhal does explain how to possibly fix your problem with the s.xtf file. Once again, I hope so, especially when you are writing tutorials. If you can obtain other update.xbe's, my suggestion would be to get a hold of the 4920's version update.xbe (either of the two) and use fonts6. I did once have K:5530 on my box, but I flashed back to K:5713, I will test it as soon as I get home to confirm your problems. Also, have you tried any of the generic fonts? The little information you posted doesn't help us to resolve the issue. -devz3ro |
Is there a recommended set of files for the chrystal PAL ?
i have used UDE (1) several times... for that i use the s s2 and s3 files to guarantee a working
hmmm i have a pal 5713 in my possession which i want to do ude2 on...
but when reading this forum i heard that some fonts doesnt work and you have to try out several fonts...
But i have a pal xbox.. if i use config magic and then reboot and the fonts arent the good ones... i'm stuck there... my 007 is a pal version ofcourse..
any way to prevent this ... ?
making a backup of the harddisk is a ok method but then i need to open the xbox...
Isnt it possible to create a boot to evox first... and from evox try booting a program that actually uses the fonts.... if it failes you still have evox to try out some other font files...
Post by: krayzie on August 03, 2004, 11:37:00 AM
Post by: scienide on August 04, 2004, 04:48:00 AM
| QUOTE (chimpanzee @ Jul 18 2004, 08:31 AM) |
| do you know how to compile the fonts ? If yes, compile it with blinkled enable so at least we know if the hack works or not. It is in the ernie.asm |
hmmm does this blinking led also work on a pal 5713 xbox ?
i mean... can i test the fonts without changing the eeprom to ntsc... and when it works switch ?
Post by: chimpanzee on August 04, 2004, 05:15:00 AM
| QUOTE (scienide @ Aug 4 2004, 12:51 PM) |
| hmmm does this blinking led also work on a pal 5713 xbox ? i mean... can i test the fonts without changing the eeprom to ntsc... and when it works switch ? |
the font exploit comes AFTER update.xbe. Without changing the region, update.xbe won't be loaded so no, you cannot test it this way.
Post by: krayzie on August 04, 2004, 07:58:00 AM
Post by: scienide on August 04, 2004, 02:52:00 PM
Post by: XboxNia on August 04, 2004, 03:31:00 PM
i have the files i need (i think all of them)
K 1.00.5838.01
D 1.8.3752
And The Auf savegame exploit loaded
now im lost.
Post by: treyeveryday on August 04, 2004, 06:51:00 PM
Post by: DaddyJ on August 04, 2004, 06:54:00 PM
then you need to format it.
the g drive cant be used until you get a 137gig or bigger.
if useing evox , in settings, turn allot f and allow g to off and you wont see them anymore
Post by: DaddyJ on August 04, 2004, 07:31:00 PM
if using evox then edit the evox.ini
Add the following
I usually put this under system utilities
Item "Format F:",@210
Then after the last }
put this
[Action_10]
Info "Formatting F: on XBOX 1.X HDD"
Warning "This will erase ALL data on F: Drive!"
Warning "Any Games or Apps on F: will be Wiped!"
Warning "Make sure you have a full HD backup!"
Progress "Formatting F: ..."
#
Format f:
then reboot and it should be there
Post by: krayzie on August 08, 2004, 11:07:00 PM
| QUOTE (ember @ Aug 9 2004, 03:33 AM) |
| I got two crystal xboxes yesterday and found Xcalibur chipset in it. these are XBOX v.1.6 right? Its region is NTSC-J, from what i have read UDE2 will only work on XBOX 1.6 NTSC U/C region. I desperately need 'a way to change region of NTSC-J of XBOX 1.6 to NTSC-U/C' I hate to do flashing and wiring. please someone help... thanks in advance. |
never heard of 1.6 crystals. You sure it's not a 5713 kernel? If it IS a 1.6 you cannot (yet) change the region.
Post by: chimpanzee on August 14, 2004, 08:34:00 AM
| QUOTE (Lego614 @ Aug 14 2004, 04:09 PM) |
| How do you use the s1916928 patcher? It needs a file, and I don't know where to get it. What is the file, and where is it? Is it in that directory? If so it must be hidden. Where's the file? |
on your xbox, c:\xodash\update.xbe
Post by: eh. on August 14, 2004, 08:56:00 AM
| QUOTE (Sodium100 @ Aug 14 2004, 07:33 AM) |
| i would like to contribute. i live in europe (germany), would buy a german NFL version and do whatever i can to make the UDE2 work for PAL users... if this helps ? just tell me what to do |
It's very kind of you to offer to do that!
PedrosPad, the uber-guru for finding these types of things, has tried to do so with the PAL version in the UK (but was unsuccessful, alas) eh.
Post by: eh. on August 14, 2004, 09:12:00 AM
| QUOTE (AuXBoXx @ Aug 14 2004, 02:09 AM - para.1) |
| I have a Pal xbox and installed the nfl fever patched update.xbe for dash 5659 with bert and ernie from nfl-fever-2003-us-s1916928. On E:\ I just used nkpatcher to Evoxdash. I never had to change the region of my xbox, and it works flawlessly. |
This doesn't jive! Was your box an import maybe?
Post by: afon on August 14, 2004, 11:19:00 AM
Post by: DaddyJ on August 14, 2004, 12:10:00 PM
| QUOTE (afon @ Aug 14 2004, 01:22 PM) |
| The patcher wont work for me. On two seprate computers. It says: Application failed to initalize properly. Humbug. No UDE2 for me |
the spatcher requires the .net framework
Post by: eh. on August 14, 2004, 09:08:00 PM
Post by: eh. on August 14, 2004, 09:15:00 PM
Post by: chimpanzee on August 14, 2004, 10:05:00 PM
| QUOTE (Lego614 @ Aug 15 2004, 05:12 AM) |
| AKA MechAssault_With_EVOX or something like that? |
If you can do this, it is better just run ldots memory installer instead. As it does all those thing(patching update.xbe, select fonts etc.) for you.
Post by: eh. on August 14, 2004, 10:33:00 PM
@Lego614: that's here eh.
Post by: adil786 on August 15, 2004, 03:14:00 AM
| QUOTE (Sodium100 @ Aug 15 2004, 10:53 AM) |
| so theres no chance to use the NFL xbe ? the UK and german version should be the same eh ? so we still have to eeprom-edit |
yup, for the now...
Post by: eh. on August 15, 2004, 09:02:00 AM
Post by: PedrosPad on August 16, 2004, 03:19:00 AM
| QUOTE (Lego614 @ Aug 13 2004, 04:36 PM) |
| Wait. What's NFL Fever for if you can just use MechAssault? I don't get how it relates? |
I simply choose to quote this post as an opportunity to clarify the recent NFL Fever questions (Sorry Lego614).
The non-dashboard Title IDed, HDD flagged, Region 1, Update.xbe that UDE2 uses originated on M$s NTSC NFL Fever 2003 XBOX!Live server in the early days. Eh. appears to have run NTSC NFL Fever on his XBOX, and connected to Live during the time this file was available (and not subsequently), which is how it ended up on his XBOX hard disk. Either because M$ spotted this error, or due to natural maintenance, the Update.xbe hosted on M$s NTSC NFL Fever 2003 XBOX!Live server has long since been replaced. It is not clear if the an equivalent region PAL update file was ever available through M$s PAL NFL Fever 2003 XBOX!Live server, but it is known that it isn't there now.
So NFL Fever 2003 is no longer helpful.
Thankfully patchers now exist to recreate the non-dashboard Title IDed, HDD flagged, Region 1, Update.xbe that UDE2 uses from other Update.xbes that are more commonly available.
Post by: chimpanzee on August 16, 2004, 11:06:00 PM
Post by: eh. on August 16, 2004, 11:11:00 PM
Post by: eh. on August 16, 2004, 11:49:00 PM
Post by: devz3ro on August 17, 2004, 08:45:00 AM
The patcher has been updated so you do not have to rename anything. Grab the update.xbe from C:\xodash\update.xbe on your xbox, and use the new patcher located on this thread's root post.
-devz3ro
Post by: mohem on September 01, 2004, 12:23:00 PM
Post by: Angerwound on September 01, 2004, 12:39:00 PM
Post by: mick101 on September 11, 2004, 08:38:00 AM
I have the following.
K: 5101
D: 4920
I have managed to use the Mech Assault game save hack and gained FTP access to the Xbox.
It does contain an update.xbe file.
Now, I am confused as to what to do next. I am running WindowsXP and don't know much about Linux (compiling, extracting and so on).
Thanks in advance for any help.
Cheers,
Mick101
Post by: mick101 on September 11, 2004, 09:11:00 AM
I forgot to also ask the following:
- Will I be able to play Xbox Live with my original games?
- Will I be able to recover from any mistakes? (What are the necessary backups procedures asides from backing up the C and E Drives?)
Can the mods be undone?
Cheers,
Mick101
Post by: John Hoek on September 14, 2004, 02:10:00 AM
Is there a posibility to make a hack for regioncodes? With the UDE2 trick; the xbox need to be in NTSC mode.
That means that PAL and NTSC-J Xboxes need to be changed.
So far, so good.
But this means in practice that say in Europe (PAL) some plain games don't work anymore! (The game Riddick-PAL version for instance). You'll need the NTSC counterpart also....
Most games don't give region problems like this, but there are some nasty ones!
To solve this; there are two (2) options (i'll think
)- Patch the problemmaking PAL (or NTSC-J) Games - default.exe to NTSC version.
>> Solution:
-only suitable for backups
-No solution for real retail games.... because of the eprom that's
flashed to NTSC; those PAL games are NOT working anymore.
- every gameversion must be tested and modded if needed. difficult
and time consuming task to find everytime the correct
patchprograms; and also they only work on backups.
- Patch the BIOS loader to hack the epromcontents. When a program calls for
certain epromsettings; it instead transfers back the original settings; PAL for
instance (instead of the flashed NTSC).
>> Solution:
- No problems with PAL games anymore (backups)
- originals can be also played from the chosen dashboard / BFM bios.
- no xbox live then for those few original PAL games; but most
xbox users don't want to play live. (Xlink/Xbconnect could also
be an option)
When i see the two solutions; I'll confinced that the second is the best and most user-friendly. It this possible to make it real?
Post by: John Hoek on September 14, 2004, 02:20:00 AM
Post by: PedrosPad on September 14, 2004, 04:03:00 AM
| QUOTE (John Hoek @ Sep 14 2004, 10:23 AM) |
| so that after loading the NTSC version of update.exe; the XBOX is changed to a real patched PAL state; before it launches and dashboard or something. Most problems are solved then i think.... |
Leaving the EEPROM alone and changing what the Kernel reports as EEPROM contents may have legs, as you suggested
, but patching the EEPROM back to PAL retail state between UDE2, and launching Dashboard would mean that the UDE2 won't work next reboot. Post by: John Hoek on September 14, 2004, 05:29:00 AM
That's just no safe option I agree.
But set the hacked bios to PAL back (patching) and also set it the right PAL settings to the videocontroller, then 1) some PAL games still work again i think (so a part of the full solution is done) and 2) PAL TV sets wich can't handle NTSC signals, don't suffer from this quick bootup; switching between NTSC and back to PAL....
But then there is still the problem; How can we fool programs that read the eprom contents? Is there any solution for that to make, so that those programs get the 'wrong' (no not really wrong; but what we wanted to tell) info..
When i have a good mind to remember; that's a year ago... I softmodded my 1.1 xbox with phoenix loader 1.0; with 4977 executer bios. MS dashboard and EVOX dash gave me in the infoscreen 4977 back; instead of the original bios.... So basicly, this is the same problem wich we should solve (or is it already solved by patching the bios) with above trick? Am i right?
Post by: PedrosPad on September 14, 2004, 05:44:00 AM
| QUOTE (John Hoek @ Sep 14 2004, 01:32 PM) |
| How can we fool programs that read the eprom contents? Is there any solution for that to make, so that those programs get the 'wrong' (no not really wrong; but what we wanted to tell) info.. |
I'm guessing that there will be a collection of function calls (e.g. GetRegion(), GetVideo(), etc. - or maybe a single call that returns a structure) whose return value will be based on the EEPROM contents. (I think it's very unlikely that the Games themselves directly access or interpret the EEPROM data.) These functions will need to be identified and patched.
I expect the result of this work would be a UDE2, PAL specific, BFM M8 BIOS with the low level Kernel functions hardcoded to return PAL values (even through the EEPROM is actually set to USA).
Note: This still won't let you boot PAL originals (those that check the region code), but at least they'd work when "Launch DVD" is chosen from the Evox menu (once the modified BFM BIOS is in RAM).
PS. If I recall, Evox's INI file already allows you to specify a video mode to each menu item, and it sets the video controller accordingly. - This needs testing, as it may already do exactly what you need already.
Post by: John Hoek on September 14, 2004, 05:50:00 AM
Quote:
PS. If I recall, Evox's INI file already allow you to specify a video mode to each menu item, and it sets the video controller accordingly. - This needs testing, as it may already do exactly what you need already.
unquote:
This doesn't solve programs that asked for specific eprominfo. Only this way they van manage on which system (NTSC, PAL etc.) they are started.
Post by: PedrosPad on September 14, 2004, 07:13:00 AM
| QUOTE (John Hoek @ Sep 14 2004, 01:53 PM) |
| This doesn't solve programs that asked for specific eprominfo. Only this way they van manage on which system (NTSC, PAL etc.) they are started. |
I doubt the game is checking EEPROM info - as such - simply the XBOX's region, video standard, etc. (as reported by API calls). Depends on what Evox does when you force 'the video standard' - it may already patch a copy of the EEPROM data in RAM. (I doubt it'll be that easy, but worth checking out before getting prematurely complicated.)
Post by: John Hoek on September 14, 2004, 07:16:00 AM
Altough, patching a bios to return PAL settings/valuas is more noob-proof i'll think....
Post by: PedrosPad on September 14, 2004, 07:21:00 AM
| QUOTE (John Hoek @ Sep 14 2004, 03:19 PM) |
| somebody who can make a statement / test of this EVOX behavior with PAL games? |
Apart from John's Riddick game - anyone know any more games that exhibit this behaviour - an in-game region check?
(It's worth identifying how much of an issue this is! - It its limited, patching the games maybe more economical - time wise)
Post by: John Hoek on September 14, 2004, 07:47:00 AM
Post by: PedrosPad on September 14, 2004, 08:03:00 AM
| QUOTE (John Hoek @ Sep 14 2004, 03:50 PM) |
| I had also problems with DOAX - Extreme volleyball. I managed to get a not-so-legal-NTSC version , but then it didn't work on my PAL Xbox. I did need a plain PAL version to get it to work. |
You could use this to test if forcing the region with Evox is enough.
DOABV is the one original PAL game I own.
I'll see if the PAL version also does an in-game region check - in which case, I can use it for testing fixes.
Post by: PedrosPad on September 14, 2004, 08:53:00 AM
| QUOTE (John Hoek @ Sep 14 2004, 03:19 PM) |
| Only the latest version of EVOX V3935 is capable to select different regions for games etc.... But does this help for retail PAL games on NTSC computers also? |
From memory, I think the Evox INI file format will need to be something like
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menuItem "Launch PAL DVD", "d:\default.xbe", PALREGION menuItem "Launch US DVD", "d:\default.xbe", NTSCREGION |
Post by: Angerwound on September 14, 2004, 11:30:00 AM
Post by: John Hoek on September 14, 2004, 11:56:00 AM
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Post by: Spectracide on September 14, 2004, 12:27:00 PM
But is there any way I can run Linux? I am, of course, using UDE2, 1.6 xbox, and PBL Metoo/M8. I want to use a livecd distro since I am stuck with the default 8gb harddrive, which I use for games.
So far I have tried Gentoox Livecd ( http://www.xbox-linux.org/Download , first option) and Xebian but both turn my LED orange and display a garbled screen. I doubt it makes a difference, but I have running the distros from the harddrive to avoid burning problems and for the sake of speed.
edit: Do I need to get a Cromwell BIOS? I'm thinking that I don't since I have M8, which is linux, and then some (playing hacked xbes and stuff
)
Post by: John Hoek on September 15, 2004, 12:20:00 AM
)Agent 007; night under fire (PAL or NTSC edition)
Splinter cell (also a PAL or NTSC edition)
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Something else I thought about the PAL-NTSC matter. It IS a problem for PAL boxes to change to NTSC, because lot's ofg games DON't work anymore from the box at booting up into the tray.
But maybe the solution is easyer then we all think.
>> think basic
>> think simple
>> think How does DVD region checking normally work?
DVD players are normally regioprotected, just like a Xbox.
But when you change the region to 0 (zero), this means ALL REGIONS!
And so lot's and lot's of players could be modded; ie. make regiofree.
Now back to the Xbox.>>>
- The Xbox is checking the eprom for HDD key and regio, just for setting the right input for the videocontroller, right?!
- After this the DVD is loaded and the game starts.
But the game has a checking of the regio build-in.
AAAHHH; PROBLEM! , if those are different; so then crash/hang/reboot Xbox!
- a program can be set with a few regionflags; but a retail DVD can't be modded.
Regioflags can be:
0 - ALL regions
1 - NTSC
4 - PAL
etc.
(I could make a mistake here, but it's just to get the idea..., right?!
I don't kn ow for sure that regio 0 = All regions; it could be another number!!)
anyhow, a region 4 game don't work on a region 1 Xbox.
But a region 4 game SHOULD WORK on a regio 0 Xbox (all regions free!)
so basicly; If we change the eprom regio to 0 (All regios); instead of 1 (NTSC)
then ALL programs should be ok with it and work.
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Now practice:
what could happen in worstcase in real?
- After changing to a regio 0 ; (all regions) (ONLY IF THIS IS CORRECT!!!)
the Xbox never boots well anymore, because the bios don't know wich
settings he must make to the videocontroller. But i presume that there are
kind of default settings, make more sence, then nothing.
But if the bios crashes; then even with a modchip (but those could be modded to
circumvent such a settingsproblem) could have problems
- The bios boots well; but NO programs will work anymore....
Very uncommon to happen. I presume that the dashboard is ALWAYS
working, because it's normally the same for all Xboxes around the World.
some games could stick, but it's also very uncommon, because like what
PedrosPad said, there should be standard functioncalls to the bios; and they
should reply regio = ok (ALL regions are ok)
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What do we need to know for sure?
>>> Is regioncode 0 - ALL regions? ; if not; which number is the right one??
>>> Somebody this already tried before? ; What happened then?
>>> Somebody to have the guts to try and get a chnage to end up with a doorstop?
Good luck!
And happy hunting!
Post by: rmenhal on September 15, 2004, 01:40:00 AM
Post by: chimpanzee on September 15, 2004, 01:43:00 AM
The kernel check the game region, ONLY ONE region is allowed. You can set it to ALL REGION easily. The problem is, the kernel refuse to boot.
The only possible answser is like PedroPad suggest, hooks to intercept the region check calls like the EVOX feature. This can be either in the hacked BIOS or nkpatcher. How ? I have no idea.
Post by: PedrosPad on September 15, 2004, 03:29:00 AM
| QUOTE (rmenhal @ Sep 15 2004, 09:59 AM) |
| It's strange though that a game would rely on the xbe region. Is it certain that that's reason they don't work? |
I think I see where youre coming from the XBOX XBE header and Kernel already enforces a region check so why add one in-game?
John said it works with NKPatcher. NKPatcher only patches a finite list of things its obviously one of them that enabling the game to work.
I can't see that the in-game check could be for the signature (the signature would change as they added the in-game code to check the signature lol
.)The media or region checks seemed most likely.
Rmenhal, can you remind us what else NKPatcher patches please?
Post by: PedrosPad on September 15, 2004, 03:38:00 AM
| QUOTE (rmenhal @ Sep 15 2004, 09:59 AM) | ||
That's what NghtShd's eeprom embedding patch does. But I wouldn't want to recreate something similar for M8 and then make another special bios version. It would be nice if NghtShd made the feature available to EVtool. It's strange though that a game would rely on the xbe region. Is it certain that that's reason they don't work? |
While support for M8 is not yet present in XBTool - this theoretical solution could be checked out using an earlier XBOX (<1.6), ConfigMagic, an XBTool supported BIOS (X2, etc.), and an known region-checking game.
Post by: John Hoek on September 15, 2004, 06:39:00 AM
If you don't think further, and don't take all the facts.I can't think about any reason why some games refuses to work, AFTER ONLY a region change. Nothing else! They must check the region it by there own. Why?
Take the Splintercell game for example. If you've bought a PAL version; it just works fine on you're PAL Xbox in Europe. You can easely use the game-hack.
But DIRECTLY after you change the region to NTSC; exactly the SAME game, the SAME retail disc, the SAME Xbox, the SAME bios/epromsettings (instead of regio) REFUSES to work anymore!
and THIS behaviour could be only made due the game itself, because nothing else is changed. And like what you're already said, the videosettings itself, hasn't be changed, so those couln't be the problem.... Right? I can imagine well, that game-producers like to have regionprotection in thei're games. Hense, this is done for sure for years ago on other platforms too. And think about DVD; exactly the same! Producers (Movie industrie, RIAA anyone?) like the idea that they can control thei're software, music, movies etc. by protecting content. So they can control when & what you'll see/get & also make different pricestrategies in different regios..... And think about different launching dates of games; that's why you you can by a game months earlier in other regios... and in you own regio only months after this. Just plain practice nowadays.
So yeah; I believe strongly that it is the game itself that checks a certain regio!
Still, because opf this, brings this problem us back to were we came from; HOW do we manage to change the region easely, without making another HUGE problem.
>> If you're big bought collection of games don't work anymore; just because you wanted XBMC player on you're box; then you're Xbox is degraded (or upgraded; choose what you like
) with a bunch of DVD PAL frisbees..... /////////////
Then Chimpansee remarked that changing the region to 0 (all regions) get the needed update.xbe NTSC version to refuse to work?!
>>> Is this REALLY checked before?! Who has done this before then?
This sounds inlogical to me, because within all regions; NTSC is also ok.
If yes; then we have a problem, which can't be solved this way...
Two options left;
- best case; find a PAL version of an exploitable update.exe.
>> only way to find; is that everybody, and i mean everybody with a PAL Xbox
scans thei're whole collection of games for this files, including the right flags
and let them send to PedroPad or others, for testing exploits.
Hopefully, we find some! Xbox live is then still possible (with some drawbacks
of course...)
- Lest best case;
>> At this moment the most realistic; get PBL Metoo edition loader (or another
trick), which patches in realtime the bios to a certain regio. Like above
mentioned.
All games then are still playable; only Xbox Live not anymore... But most
users can live with that. They can always use Xlink/XBconnect for instance.
lets' searching all; and hopefully somebody can change PBL Metoo loader for real time patching of the bios....
Post by: PedrosPad on September 15, 2004, 07:01:00 AM
| QUOTE (John Hoek @ Sep 15 2004, 02:42 PM) |
| I can't think about any reason why some games refuses to work, AFTER ONLY a region change. Nothing else! They must check the region it by there own. Why? |
Methinks this may not be a security precaution, but simply product localisation.
The game engine may legitimately check the region code and look for different content files on the DVD for different countries (US spellings/UK spellings). This is even more likely on the European PAL games where one pressing serves several European countries.
If, due to UDE2, it's now looking for US content - it's unlikely to find it, as these files would have been removed to make space for European content.
Post by: John Hoek on September 15, 2004, 07:23:00 AM
now... I can remember very well that the NTSC version of Riddick had no extra content in France en German. Which the European PAL version did have... And, yes; the NTSC game booted weel with the intromovies; but after it,. it frose.... (the PAL version is then the game itself loading).... So, yeh, this could be also a good reason that a game checks for a certain regio.
Still, We are convinced now that games could check for a certain regio. So, there must be make a solution for it.
Post by: PedrosPad on September 15, 2004, 08:07:00 AM
| QUOTE (PedrosPad @ Sep 14 2004, 04:56 PM) | ||||
From memory, I think the Evox INI file format will need to be something like
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Correction - from the horses mouth (so to speak
):| CODE |
| Gameregion / Videomode switch: You can now change Gameregion / Videomode with Evox. Settings panel : Game region settings : default = eeprom Auto = Get region from the game itself (some games are flagged with all regions) North America = NTSC Japan = NTSC Rest of world = PAL You can also force specific games to run in a special videomode by adding a parameter to the Items Available Parameters: ID_Reg_NA : force region to NTSC US ID_Reg_J : force region to NTSC-J ID_Reg_ROW : force region to PAL Example: Item "SoulCalibur 2","f:\Games\SoulCalibur2\default.xbe",ID_Reg_NA |
Post by: John Hoek on September 15, 2004, 08:42:00 AM
Launching original games i havent got any problems with after i've changed the region to ntsc, as long as you boot to avalaunch or evox.
unquote:
I did the same with Evox... hense, i have all my games backed up on my HDD.
But NO WAY! My experience are totally different then this! Still problems with NTSC or PAL versions of the same games.
I must also recall that till yesterday i didn't know thet there was a newer version of evox (I'm now using 3921) available, with those regionoptions.
So it COULD be that this newer EVOX version solves the problem, but it isn't a nice hack though. it's better to hack the bios.
And even more better, FIND a exploitable PAL version of a new update.xbe
Post by: PedrosPad on September 15, 2004, 08:48:00 AM
| QUOTE (John Hoek @ Sep 15 2004, 04:45 PM) |
| So it COULD be that this newer EVOX version solves the problem |
Hi John,
Using the Evox 'settings' menu option, check (or set) the 'Game region' setting to 'Auto' and report back if this solves your problem. Ta.
Post by: John Hoek on September 15, 2004, 09:16:00 AM
*Cough* Edit *Cough* by Anger
Post by: Angerwound on September 15, 2004, 02:32:00 PM
Post by: John Hoek on September 16, 2004, 01:51:00 PM
But the scan program just scans all partitions, except it don't scan partition F??? Why not? there are almost all of my installed programs....
How could i manage that to do (io have only a controller, not a keyboard for input)
Post by: Angerwound on September 16, 2004, 01:58:00 PM
Post by: John Hoek on September 16, 2004, 02:09:00 PM
Same problem, even when i run it from F:
C, E, X, Y, Z are only checked. But not F (and G i think too??)
Post by: PedrosPad on September 17, 2004, 02:45:00 AM
| QUOTE (John Hoek @ Sep 16 2004, 09:54 PM) |
| I just scanned my Xbox HDD for MS signed exploitable? files. But the scan program just scans all partitions, except it don't scan partition F??? Why not? there are almost all of my installed programs.... |
The ldot's scan program was developed to locate HDD flagged XBEs that may have been downloaded from XBOX!Live. Since retail XBOXs have no F: or G: drives, XBOX!Live couldn't have placed any files there.
Post by: ldots on September 17, 2004, 03:02:00 AM
| QUOTE (John Hoek @ Sep 17 2004 @ 09:03 AM) |
| Idiots: Question: Why does you're .xbe scanner don't scan on HDD drive F: and G:?? I started it for looking for exploitable .xbe's, it scans all standard xbox partitions; except F: and G:??? Because i and some of my friends made much game backups to partition F: or G:, so maybe there is an exploitable file too? possibley the wanted UDE3 PAL .xbe hack |
| QUOTE (ldots @ Sep 17 2004, 10:05 AM) |
| We wanted to find exploitable xbe's that run from the HDD (have a certain media flag in the xbe header). That would mean files that were most likely not found on game DVD's but was put on the HDD by Xbox Live. Live means running a retail bios, hence no F: and G: drives. |
Matching replies
Post by: John Hoek on September 17, 2004, 09:03:00 AM
On different Live enabled DVD's are ALWAYS update.xbe and dashonline.xbe.
MS forces gameproducers, which want to use XboxLive that they also PUT those files on DVD.
The reason behind this is (I guess), that XboxLive wasn't available due to lauchjing of Xbox. almost 1,5 years after the first boxes were sold, this started in the US.
So basicly the first Dashboards didn't have support for Live. It wasn't there.
Games came with this support, but to make sure every Xbox could make use of Live; the dash must be updated to a good working version.
But....., If you don't have a dhash wich supports online updating.... even worse, has bugs to connect online trough www...., then old xboxes never could use live!
So the games are supllied with those dashboards, so that updating is always possible when you start a game and don't have connection to Live.
and yes; I found already an update.xbe dash on a retail DVD (copied to E:\), WITH the flag load_from_hdd and Load_from_dvd!
So, Idiots, please, please make a new version that scans the whole HDD, all partitions; including F: and G:
Post by: PedrosPad on September 17, 2004, 09:50:00 AM
| QUOTE (John Hoek @ Sep 17 2004, 05:06 PM) |
| and yes; I found already an update.xbe dash on a retail DVD (copied to E:\), WITH the flag load_from_hdd and Load_from_dvd! |
Be careful here.
For UDE, we were hunting for XBEs with the HDD media type set, and the original M$ signature.
xbedump and dvd2xbox are both known to change the allowed media types field on the XBE files (but by doing so break the M$ signature we're after). This fact caused a few false alarms in the past.
Post by: eh. on September 17, 2004, 10:42:00 AM
| QUOTE |
| So the games are supllied with those dashboards, so that updating is always possible when you start a game and don't have connection to Live. |
| QUOTE |
| and yes; I found already an update.xbe dash on a retail DVD (copied to E:\), WITH the flag load_from_hdd and Load_from_dvd!: |
Please could you PM its certificate details to PedrosPad (or post it here you prefer, up to the version#) eh.
| QUOTE |
| So, Idiots, ... |
(Ahem, ldots is lowercase LDOTS )
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Post by: DaddyJ on September 17, 2004, 03:17:00 PM
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Post by: John Hoek on September 18, 2004, 12:01:00 AM
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Sorry, Ldots that i spell your'e name wrong... I found is also a bit strange name... but with all those creative nicknames i see everywere, i wasn't also suprised that some calls him id**ts, just for fun ...
Thanks for the tip PedrosPad!
>>. How can i check / see if those files are really MS signed, and not patched at copying stage to HDD?
So anybody who can help me. Some program running on my PC or else?!
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Post by: eh. on September 18, 2004, 08:24:00 AM
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Post by: tg78 on September 18, 2004, 08:47:00 PM
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ok, i put nkpatcher into e:\ renamed to default.xbe and evox into c:\ , still hanging at the loading screen. I put pblmetoo into e:\ renamed to default.xbe and without evox in c:\ the screen goes out (like the cfg file sais it should for the m8 bios to load) at this point i can put in any backup and it works fine. However I cant figure out how to get evox to load with it, if i put evox into c:\ then the it hangs at the loading screen again.
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Post by: tg78 on September 18, 2004, 09:35:00 PM
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Ok i got it working both ways, it was my evoxdash.xbe , i pulled one off my xbox and was using it. As I was looking through some of my install files i noticed an evoxdash.xbe that was only 680kb and mine was 1080kb, used the 680 and everything worked fine. I havent tried to look yet but does anyone have an idea why the xboxdash.xbe on my xbox is so much larger than the original? I used the same install files for mine as all the others, probably not an evox xbe that i accidently renamed or one of a different version that was conflicting. Not sure, anyways Cya round.
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Post by: eh. on September 21, 2004, 07:05:00 PM
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@John Hoek, regarding your (WITH the flag load_from_hdd and Load_from_dvd!) discovery: I guess you didn't see this request for one of the details eh.
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Post by: DaddyJ on September 17, 2004, 03:17:00 PM
Post by: John Hoek on September 18, 2004, 12:01:00 AM
Sorry, Ldots that i spell your'e name wrong... I found is also a bit strange name... but with all those creative nicknames i see everywere, i wasn't also suprised that some calls him id**ts, just for fun ...
Thanks for the tip PedrosPad!
>>. How can i check / see if those files are really MS signed, and not patched at copying stage to HDD?
So anybody who can help me. Some program running on my PC or else?!
Post by: eh. on September 18, 2004, 08:24:00 AM
Post by: tg78 on September 18, 2004, 08:47:00 PM
Post by: tg78 on September 18, 2004, 09:35:00 PM
Post by: eh. on September 21, 2004, 07:05:00 PM
| QUOTE (eh. @ Sep 18 2004, 08:27 AM) |
| @John Hoek: perform `xbedump update.xbe -dc` on the original (or your earliest backup of it) and if the "Allowed media types" isn't 0x00000002 then please post its value here eh. |
Was the value 0x00000207; was it this one eh?
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| Certificate ~~~~~~~~~~~ Size of certificate : 0x000001EC Certificate timestamp : 0x3FE33533 Fri Dec 19 10:28:19 2003 Title ID : 0xFFFE0000 Title name : "Online Updater Application" Alternate title ID's : none Allowed media types : 0x00000207 : XBE_MEDIA_HDD : XBE_MEDIA_XBOX_DVD : XBE_MEDIA_ANY_CD_OR_DVD Allowed game regions : 0x80000007 : XBE_REGION_US_CANADA : XBE_REGION_JAPAN : XBE_REGION_ELSEWHERE : XBE_REGION_DEBUG |
Post by: BuddyLeeX on September 23, 2004, 12:16:00 AM
btw my xbox is
1.6
K: 5838
D: 5659
Post by: lowtolerance on September 29, 2004, 01:46:00 PM
I'm using the ltools package to install UDE. I've got the 5960 dash on my xbox, I also ftped the update.xbe from my xbox to my PC. The problem I'm having is that when I try to run the s2260992-s1916928 patch, it says that checksum fails. I've tried re-downloading it from my xbox, but everytime it says the same thing. Could it be the dash on my xbox is corrupted, because ltools claims not to recognize it either. I got it from !Live, though, so I'm confused. Any ideas or suggestions?
Post by: lowtolerance on September 29, 2004, 11:19:00 PM
| QUOTE (lowtolerance @ Sep 29 2004, 09:49 PM) |
| Forgive a n00b's stupidity, but I'm having trouble patching my update.xbe I'm using the ltools package to install UDE. I've got the 5960 dash on my xbox, I also ftped the update.xbe from my xbox to my PC. The problem I'm having is that when I try to run the s2260992-s1916928 patch, it says that checksum fails. I've tried re-downloading it from my xbox, but everytime it says the same thing. Could it be the dash on my xbox is corrupted, because ltools claims not to recognize it either. I got it from !Live, though, so I'm confused. Any ideas or suggestions? |
never mind. i don't know what the hell was wrong with my own dash, but i extracted the dash from slayer, and now UDE2 is working. Woohoo! Thanks for nothing
Post by: John Hoek on September 30, 2004, 11:39:00 AM
I found also on my current xbox HDD the same file; but flagged All regions and yes; all media. It was indead patched.
When i explored the first .xbe; it turned out to be the known NHL game updaterdash.... So basicly, no new exploitable file found...
But there is now antoher file found, which can be fully exploited on every region xbox! >>> UDX
Post by: eh. on September 30, 2004, 12:46:00 PM
Post by: Dumpy Dooby on October 08, 2004, 03:10:00 AM
I got it to work. I had to use the bert_generic.xtf (in updatefonts07.zip).
I'm not too sure what information is relivant to you guys, but my kernel is 1.00.3944.01 and my ms dash is 1.00.4920.03.
Post by: xboxto on October 11, 2004, 05:05:00 AM
I have successfully softmodded my new 1.6, however now the update.xbe is from the dash 4920 and Msdash does not work but boots directly to evox using the M8 bios through Pbl. Can we restore the xbox live features anyway without loosing the softmod setting or does it have to be done via replacing the ude2 exploit leaving the box fresh again?
Need to get live workin with this amazing softmod hack...I am sure the brains are out there to figure this!!
Many thanks Xboxto
Post by: scienide on October 11, 2004, 05:21:00 AM
| QUOTE (xboxto @ Oct 11 2004, 01:08 PM) |
| Hi everyone, I have successfully softmodded my new 1.6, however now the update.xbe is from the dash 4920 and Msdash does not work but boots directly to evox using the M8 bios through Pbl. Can we restore the xbox live features anyway without loosing the softmod setting or does it have to be done via replacing the ude2 exploit leaving the box fresh again? Need to get live workin with this amazing softmod hack...I am sure the brains are out there to figure this!! Many thanks Xboxto |
Live works.... the only problem is that if you get a new game which needs to be updated than the update wont work...
Is this because the updates requires the xbox fonts in the fonts directory?
What would happen if we place the original fonts in the fonts directory also. Will it be possible to do a game update then ?
Everytime i update a game using the soft exploit it freezes, i have to remove the softmod to let the system update. After that i can put back the softmod and play the game on live ...
with kind regards,
Marco (HcoreGamer on xlink/xbc/live)
Post by: Dumpy Dooby on October 13, 2004, 02:51:00 AM
Post by: scienide on October 13, 2004, 02:55:00 AM
| QUOTE (Dumpy Dooby @ Oct 13 2004, 10:54 AM) |
| I have the original fonts in both my "fonts" and "f0nts" directories. So you should be able to do the same if need be. I think my MS Dash automatically copied the files over because I really don't remember doing it. |
hmmm good thing to check... will xbox live update my gamesave when i have the xbox.xtf files in the fonts directory also...
i will check this..
thanks for the reply...
Post by: psxpirate1 on October 13, 2004, 06:54:00 AM
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Post by: userbiohazard on October 25, 2004, 01:53:00 PM
However after deleting the files on C and restoring my backup of C my xbox will not boot and give me an error 21!
All help would be greatly appreciated!UPDATE: I figured it out!
not only do you have to remove the contents of C you also have to remove the unleashX loader from your E partition. I can write a complete tutorial on how to remove UDE2 if someone needs it.
Post by: Darkice on October 25, 2004, 10:13:00 PM
WHERE ?????
Post by: Porkchop Sandwhiche on October 30, 2004, 12:41:00 PM
Post by: ccb_v2 on November 18, 2004, 05:16:00 AM
Post by: leecasey on November 18, 2004, 05:49:00 AM
| QUOTE (Porkchop Sandwhiche @ Oct 30 2004, 08:44 PM) |
| I have a question just to make sure. I noticed in the package that there is no default.xbe included, and the xbox can't, ya know, boot without the default.xbe. I could just be mistaken, and am not exactly sure how it works. But, I want to make sure this works 100%. So I delete every file and folder and everything in the xbox C drive, and just place the contents from the C folder in the package to the C drive on the xbox, even though there more files on your xbox than there are in the package? If I am mistaken, could someone please explain to me exactly what each file in the package does? because there a lot of generally necessary files missing in the package, and I don't want to screw anything up, so help would be very appreciated, thanks |
Yeah i know it seems a litlte worrying replacing all them files with one xbe and a fonts folder!
but it really works! read my post here for more detail!
http://forums.xbox-s...howtopic=305166
Post by: leecasey on November 18, 2004, 05:52:00 AM
| QUOTE (ccb_v2 @ Nov 18 2004, 02:19 PM) |
| I've been searching but have found nothing. Is there a way to have UDE2 and also have the option to boot the orig. dash in Evox menu? |
I _THINK_ this is how you do it....
drag over your origianl xbe file msdash (prob have to rename it to that) make a new fonts folder called f0nts or something and put the original fonts in there. You then have to patch your msdash so it looks in the f0nts folder for the original fonts. I believe there is a fonts patcher in the usual places which does this.
If you look at friekos tutorial and the last few steps it shows exactly how to do this....
good luck
oh forgot to mention, then you just edit your evox.ini and add an item to launch the msdash
Post by: ccb_v2 on November 18, 2004, 07:41:00 AM
| QUOTE (leecasey @ Nov 18 2004, 02:55 PM) |
| I _THINK_ this is how you do it.... drag over your origianl xbe file msdash (prob have to rename it to that) make a new fonts folder called f0nts or something and put the original fonts in there. You then have to patch your msdash so it looks in the f0nts folder for the original fonts. I believe there is a fonts patcher in the usual places which does this. If you look at friekos tutorial and the last few steps it shows exactly how to do this.... good luck oh forgot to mention, then you just edit your evox.ini and add an item to launch the msdash |
Exellent, thanks... I had everything except copying fonts to a custom DIR and patching the msxboxdash.xbe, thanks!
Post by: devz3ro on November 18, 2004, 07:46:00 AM
| QUOTE (wafflezone @ Oct 26 2004, 12:12 AM) |
| I recently started using this package but I'm interested in using PBL metoo instead of nkpatcher. Can anybody help me install it? I want it for IGR as well as blocking xbox live. |
I included the nkpatcher7, read rmenhals root post, he added basically almost all the bios hacks including IGR and live blocking.
-devz3ro
Post by: DaddyJ on December 17, 2004, 12:14:00 PM
| QUOTE (joshwild @ Dec 16 2004, 04:18 PM) |
| I used to file ude2 71, erased drive c pasted the new files in, everything works fine, loads evolution x, just wanted to know how to make the xbox load avalaunch when it boots up, insted of evolutionx, thanks |
replace the evox.xbe & its required files with the avalaunch.xbe & its required files.
Post by: DaddyJ on December 18, 2004, 09:41:00 AM
If you have your XboxHDM restore cd , then it wont matter what the xbox does or doesnt do.
Post by: xtermz on December 18, 2004, 11:51:00 PM
Post by: xtermz on December 19, 2004, 12:26:00 AM
I ALSO HAVE THE REGULAR UDE2 PACKAGE BEFORE DECEMBER 18 RELEASE but I still have the exact same questions....except I already have the regular UDE2 package extracted since it was a zip file and NOT bzip2.
Post by: janeniedereen on December 28, 2004, 04:36:00 PM
I'm trying to sign config magic with xbedump but it gives a error everytime:
C:\.............\ConfigMagic-XBOX-1.6-FINAL>xbedump default.xbe -habibi
XBE Dumper 0.5-BETA Release
Using Habibi Keys
Magic XBEH value: pass
Header Size: fail
Image Base Address: pass
Certificate Adress: pass
Certificate Size : pass
Correcting Mediatypes and Regions
Section Address: pass
Debug Address: pass
Patch XOR Keys
Kernel Entry: 3C7A57DE (KEY: A8FC57AB)
Kernel Thunk Table: B4C58FC4 (KEY: 5B6D40B6)
Section: 0 Hash: pass -> corrected
Section: 1 Hash: pass -> corrected
Section: 2 Hash: pass -> corrected
Section: 3 Hash: pass -> corrected
Section: 4 Hash: pass -> corrected
Section: 5 Hash: pass -> corrected
Section: 6 Hash: pass -> corrected
Section: 7 Hash: pass -> corrected
Section: 8 Hash: pass -> corrected
Section: 9 Hash: pass -> corrected
Section: 10 Hash: pass -> corrected
Correcting Signature:
2048 RSA Signature: pass
File out.xbe created, verifying it ...
Magic XBEH value: pass
Header Size: fail
Image Base Address: pass
Certificate Adress: pass
Certificate Size : pass
Section Address: pass
Debug Address: pass
Kernel Entry: 3C7A57DE (KEY: A8FC57AB)
Kernel Thunk Table: B4C58FC4 (KEY: 5B6D40B6)
Section: 0 Hash: pass
Section: 1 Hash: pass
Section: 2 Hash: pass
Section: 3 Hash: pass
Section: 4 Hash: pass
Section: 5 Hash: pass
Section: 6 Hash: pass
Section: 7 Hash: pass
Section: 8 Hash: pass
Section: 9 Hash: pass
Section: 10 Hash: pass
2048 RSA Signature: pass
XBE file integrity: FALSE !!!!!!! FALSE !!!!!
C:\.............\ConfigMagic-XBOX-1.6-FINAL>
Does anyone know why?
Or can anyone send me the patched file of that release?
THanks!
Post by: stevenho78 on January 12, 2005, 01:25:00 PM
What I am trying to figure out is whether it has been modded with UDE2. From what I read in the forums, for UDE2, the EEPROM must have been changed to region 1. I have the following questions:
1. Where is the EEPROM located? What will happen if I change the f0nts folder back to fonts and replace xboxdash.xbe with orig-xboxdash.xbe? Will the XBox boot up like an un-modded NTSC (not NTSC-J) box?
2. What is the startup sequence for the XBox? At what point is the new bios loaded? I assume a new BIOS must be loaded otherwise I wouldn't be able to play backups. The reason I am asking is that I assumed that on power on, the XBox would look for an original DVD in the drive before booting to the dash, however if I have an original DVD (tried Japan and UK game), it still loaded to EvoX dash.
3. How is the BIOS loaded, is it called before or after EvoX? How do I find out what BIOS is used? There is a apps/BiosLD directory on my E drive with PBL Meetoo, but that doesn't seem to be loaded normally as nothing changes when I changed the boot.cfg.
4. If I wanted to upgrade the hard disk, is the procedure the same as if there was a modchip installed? Or is there anything special that needs to be done?
5. What are the different regions for the XBOX? The machine was bought from HK and I was told it is a HK release, but marked NTSC-J, is this the same as a japanese box?
Thanks, much appreciated.
Steve
Post by: PedrosPad on January 12, 2005, 02:24:00 PM
QUOTE(stevenho78 @ Jan 12 2005, 09:56 PM)
2. What is the startup sequence for the XBox? At what point is the new bios loaded? I assume a new BIOS must be loaded otherwise I wouldn't be able to play backups. The reason I am asking is that I assumed that on power on, the XBox would look for an original DVD in the drive before booting to the dash, however if I have an original DVD (tried Japan and UK game), it still loaded to EvoX dash.
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Title: The ultimate Dashboard Exploit 2 Aka Ude2
Post by: PedrosPad on January 26, 2005, 02:07:00 PM
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Post by: PedrosPad on January 26, 2005, 02:07:00 PM
QUOTE(astyxnax @ Jan 26 2005, 07:45 PM)
are these files here for download or am i just missing something
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Title: The ultimate Dashboard Exploit 2 Aka Ude2
Post by: Stopper on March 21, 2005, 03:36:00 PM
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i just got the xbox i dont know what i need to install this exploit....and i whant to read copies and all dvds on my xbox...please help me.....
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Title: The ultimate Dashboard Exploit 2 Aka Ude2
Post by: PedrosPad on March 22, 2005, 02:35:00 AM
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Post by: Stopper on March 21, 2005, 03:36:00 PM
Post by: PedrosPad on March 22, 2005, 02:35:00 AM
QUOTE(Stopper @ Mar 21 2005, 10:42 PM)
i just got the xbox i dont know what i need to install this exploit....and i whant to read copies and all dvds on my xbox...please help me.....
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Title: The ultimate Dashboard Exploit 2 Aka Ude2
Post by: OnlyForward on March 27, 2005, 03:48:00 PM
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s1916928.exe help:
i'm trying to mod a:
NTSC
K: 5838
D: 5960
i downloaded s1916928.exe but do not understand how do use it. it is asking for *.xbe
1. what file does it want and where do i get it?
2. i'm assuming it produces the highly desirable update.xbe, is that correct?
please forgive my noobie ignorance
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Title: The ultimate Dashboard Exploit 2 Aka Ude2
Post by: Cio on May 27, 2005, 08:12:00 AM
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-> this exploit is 2 old, try using UXE
I dont suggest hotswapping between boxes, an old PC would be safer IMHO (and you would understand what your doing)
Krayzie's auto installer and xboxhdm would be all you need, although if you have a hacked xbox nearby, hiring the game and a memcard would be safer.
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Title: The ultimate Dashboard Exploit 2 Aka Ude2
Post by: krayzie on September 18, 2005, 10:17:00 PM
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Post by: OnlyForward on March 27, 2005, 03:48:00 PM
i'm trying to mod a:
NTSC
K: 5838
D: 5960
i downloaded s1916928.exe but do not understand how do use it. it is asking for *.xbe
1. what file does it want and where do i get it?
2. i'm assuming it produces the highly desirable update.xbe, is that correct?
please forgive my noobie ignorance
Post by: Cio on May 27, 2005, 08:12:00 AM
I dont suggest hotswapping between boxes, an old PC would be safer IMHO (and you would understand what your doing)
Krayzie's auto installer and xboxhdm would be all you need, although if you have a hacked xbox nearby, hiring the game and a memcard would be safer.
Post by: krayzie on September 18, 2005, 10:17:00 PM
QUOTE(Sessions151 @ Sep 19 2005, 02:45 AM)
anyone know if you can get back on live after this??
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Title: The ultimate Dashboard Exploit 2 Aka Ude2
Post by: schwiz on September 24, 2005, 12:58:00 PM
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i have 4034/5960 am i out of luck? please email. [email protected]
Post by: schwiz on September 24, 2005, 12:58:00 PM