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 Posted: Sun, 19th Mar 2006 14:18 Post subject: [XBOX] Xbox 360 Hacked! - Backup Discs Now Playable! |
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| Quote: | PSP homebrew developer Nytrix, from our forums, has confirmed an earth shattering breakthrough in the Xbox 360 hacking scene today. As you know, we earlier, reported on the issue of backup games being playable on the Xbox 360. The author of the video was unwilling to give out the technique that he used to accomplish this feat. However, Nytrix has gone above and beyond and determined the methods used and claims to have duplicated the procedure, along with providing more information on exactly how and why this is possible. Apparently this is only applicable (at this time) on the Hitachi drives that come with the Xbox 360, however we expect to see breakthroughs in all drives very soon. Here is a quote from our forums from Nytrix.
I have figured out how it was done in the video. (the video of the guy playing the PGR3 backup) here's the instructions, I am currently playing Full Auto (Backed up).
It's a modified firmware of the Xbox 360 DVD-ROM drive. As you (should) know, all Xbox 360 executables (XEX files) are signed by Microsoft (with a private key only MS has). This means that if you try to change anything to the XEX file, the signature will be wrong and the file will not boot.
Now ... to protect from booting an exact 1:1 copy of a game from a DVD-+R, microsoft gave each XEX file a 'mediaflag'. This mediaflag tells the Xbox 360 from which media (cd-r, dvd-r, dvd+r, dvd-rw, hdd, dvdxbox, dvdxbox360, ...). Changing this mediaflag in XEX is not an option as it'll break the signature (see above), so ... what's done in this firmware hack is breaking the detection of the disc.
As you can see, he has found the flaw in Microsoft's self professed "bullet proof security" by simply modifying the firmware of the DVD drive to allow backup copies of official games to boot. Now as simple as this may sound, it does require some advanced soldering skills, and will probaby not be within the means of the average person. However, with this astonishing breakthrough, we do fully expect to see Xbox 360 DVD ROM's for sale on ebay with the hacked firmware soon. |
Source: xbox360.qj.net
sooooooooo what does this all mean ?  |
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| Posted: Sun, 19th Mar 2006 14:22 Post subject: |
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because this is something new mybe? 
o rly
ya rly FFS
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Horrordee
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| Posted: Sun, 19th Mar 2006 15:47 Post subject: |
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omg you are truely retarded. this is not new. some guy "claiming" he knows how it's been done - WOO HOO. everyone knows about the threads he posted - he's just an idiot looking for attention. I wouldn't be suprised if it were you. I hope you're banned for being an idiot.
o rly? YES.
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| Posted: Sun, 19th Mar 2006 17:04 Post subject: |
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This is not a dupe, it wont be closed, and stop flaming. Bullshit or not, its still news.
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| Posted: Sun, 19th Mar 2006 17:11 Post subject: |
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I dont think you guys didn't even read it before you started to flame me :<
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Horrordee
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| Posted: Sun, 19th Mar 2006 18:01 Post subject: |
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[sYn] did you actually read www.xbox360.qj.net and the forum post the news article refers to? The guy has simply stated he "knows how to do what someone else did". He's clearly looking for attention - and such this thread is as pointless as CR$HH110011001 himself, and quite possibly the nForce mod team too. There is NO news here. There is nothing. This thread is pointless.
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| Posted: Sun, 19th Mar 2006 18:16 Post subject: |
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well stop wasting time posting on it, and reading it then
If the lad wants to post something he's seen for the first time and he's excited about the news, then let him. There was and is no need for that kind of reaction.
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| Posted: Sun, 19th Mar 2006 18:17 Post subject: |
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Ya he could have use the other thread since what he wrote is just 10% new news as the rest is already beeing posted/discussed in the other thread and that site just copy/paste what its already been said on Team Xecuter site
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| Posted: Sun, 19th Mar 2006 21:21 Post subject: |
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I checked the forums...
The guy just also tested it out to see if it would work... and yep it does... thats all 
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| Posted: Sun, 19th Mar 2006 22:19 Post subject: |
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Soldering? Please, the xbox1 drive can be flashed by attaching it to your PC. The only soldering I could see is building a custom power plug for the SATA based 360 drive to hook it to your PC, or maybe even not that if you power it from inside the 360 itself.
This Nytrix didnt invent anything "he" did not discover anything. The Specialist and his cronies did.
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Jenni
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| Posted: Sun, 19th Mar 2006 23:52 Post subject: |
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Maybe the Specialist did. However this Nytrix didn't have any help from the Specialist, so he had ro discover it himself.
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SycoShaman
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| Posted: Sun, 19th Mar 2006 23:56 Post subject: |
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Well, anything that requires me to solder anything inside my 360 is out of the question...whatever happened to mod chips and shit? 
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Jenni
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| Posted: Mon, 20th Mar 2006 00:01 Post subject: |
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No modchip as of yet. Actually wouldn't you have to solder a modchip anyway? 
From what I can gather it's just the DVD drive that you have to solder a lead on so you can dump the firmware onto the pc.
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Jenni
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| Posted: Mon, 20th Mar 2006 00:30 Post subject: |
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Someone will be selling them on the net.
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| Posted: Thu, 13th Apr 2006 00:51 Post subject: |
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I've been thinking (though I admit I'm very very drunk) ... Is 'The Specialist' really Bill Gates having a laugh in his spare time ? 'now billy boy stop being a naughty little cherub'
note to sane people ... yes i already know I'm qui-ite the loonatic.
I looked up "gormless" in the dictionary, it said "without gorm" .... so i looked up "gorm" but it wasn't there ????
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| Posted: Sun, 16th Apr 2006 05:57 Post subject: |
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seems to have gone quiet, i assume theres no new developments then?
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| Posted: Sun, 16th Apr 2006 06:08 Post subject: |
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this is the last bit of info released by TX
| Quote: | Team Xecuter: Site Down, Xbox 360 DVD Firmware and HD Adapter *UPDATE*
>> Here's some news we received from Team Xecuter(info):
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The Xecuter site was hacked last week and our server was severely messed up. We are doing our best to get back online as soon as possible.
There are no 360 Hack updates. As we are not getting involved in any kind of actual illegal dvd firmware hack, we are relying on other parties just like anyone else, and we have received no updates on this for a while.
Due to the fact that the hack promotes piracy only, we have no inclination to develop any hack - only to design tools that will make connectivity easier.
In the meantime here is a picture of our own version of a nice cheap 360 HD connector which will be available shortly.
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*UPDATE* Here's an update we got from Team Xecuter:
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We are reading some really retarded responses to this last news post. First of all we have NEVER stated that we were working on the hacked firmware. We said others were working on it - so why the hell some idiots are claiming otherwise is beyond us. We have always said we were making connectivity tools and software to make things easier - items such as a SATAHD to USB2 convertor and 360DVDROM PC power adapter and also Windows based flashing / reading software. All this is still in development and we have not deferred from this. Also no it wasn't MS who messed with the site, and no this isn't a publicity stunt ffs - why the hell do we need publicity or hits to our site, we so don't give a shit about that. If we wanted publicity we would just say nothing and then make one news post one day about a hack of some sort and that would be all the publicity we need, so forgive us for wanting to keep those who have an interest up to date with any kind of progress. Some flame children need to grow the fuck up.
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Discuss this news item on our forums: forums.xbox-scene.com
(Tuesday 11 April 2006 00:47 EST) - (direct link to article)
(Posted by:: XanTium)
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| Posted: Sun, 16th Apr 2006 19:14 Post subject: |
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thanks, looks like it could be a while then before the hardware is available to buy.
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| Posted: Fri, 21st Apr 2006 00:56 Post subject: |
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| Posted: Fri, 21st Apr 2006 03:17 Post subject: Re: [XBOX] Xbox 360 Hacked! - Backup Discs Now Playable! |
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| Quote: | so ... what's done in this firmware hack is breaking the detection of the disc.
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What the hell is that supposed to mean, it gives us absolutely no information on how this was accomplished at all. Anyone could claim that.
Breaks the detection of the disk my arse.
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azzman
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| Posted: Fri, 21st Apr 2006 15:01 Post subject: |
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so will you still need a modchip or are those adapters for allowing backup discs to be played? If I have to take apart the xbox then screw it...but if they're working on a way to transfer games or play backups by just using different adapters then thats awesome.
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