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Week of August 9, 2009
Tmbinc releases imgbuild for Homebrew JTAG hack
>> From tmbinc on xboxhacker.net (tech discussion ONLY! - thx):
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As a first step toward a "release", I've committed the tool to build an image suitable for the hack, as well as some additional information and a description of "how it works". You can find that work in the free60.org repository:
http://free60.cvs.sourceforge.net/viewvc/free60/imgbuild/
I understand that not all of the required binaries are available right now, but we'll work on provider ways to derive them from nand dumps. But those of you who are able to recover the required binaries should be able to build an image which boots right into xell.
There are 3 things that we have to take care about:
- The 1920+ CB/CD. If somebody has a 1920 box, just do the timing attack, extract your cpu key, add that cpukey into "decrypt_CD", and use that image. You'll get the decrypted CB/CD in your "output"-directory. I'll then describe how to build the 1921 and the other CDs from that.
- the hacked SMC for kicking off the read. You basically need to add writing to the nand command register in command 04. The command you need to write is 07. I can explain this more, but there are people who understand the SMC code much better than I do, so maybe they can drop in here.
- the SMC JTAG stuff, which Tiros wrote, so you only need to add resistors instead of a uC.
The generated image will run on all boxes of that type [Xenon (no HDMI), Zephyr (HDMI, but 90nmCPU/80nm GPU), Falcon/Opus (60nm CPU) or Jasper (new Southbridge, 60nm GPU, 60nm CPU)]. So we need 4 images in total, nothing more.
But for each box type, we need to extract a decrypted CD *once*. Due to copyright reasons I cannot just put them up here, so I will give an explanation of *how you can extract those* instead.
The CD.1920 is the simplest, so let's start with that one: Just TA, and use that to decrypt.
1921 is more complicated, since we cannot TA those boxes, but you can patch CD.1920 until it matches the hash of CD.1921 (i.e. until you have the CD.1921 binary - this is not a hash collision, it's a "plaintext recovery"). If you have 1921, the other ones will be easy again. I can help here, but first step is 1920.
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Official Site: http://www.free60.org
More Info/Details: here
News-Source: xboxhacker.net (tech discussion ONLY! - thx)
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Xbox 360 Tops Nine Million Sales In Europe
>> From edge-online.com:
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Chris Lewis, VP of Microsoft's Interactive Entertainment Business across Europe, the Middle East and Africa, told MCV that the Xbox 360 was the only platform to see positive sales growth during 2009, and that it now commands 27 per cent of European console market share.
"Our installed base is now well over nine million in Europe, where we enjoy about 27 per cent of the current share of the console market," he said.
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Full Story: edge-online.com
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July 2009 NPD: Xbox360 203k, PS3 122k, Wii 253k
>> Hardware sales across all platforms in the U.S. for July 2009 are as follows:
Nintendo DS: 538,900
Nintendo Wii: 252,500
Microsoft Xbox 360: 202,900
Sony PSP: 122,800
Sony PlayStation 3: 121,800
Sony PlayStation 2: 108,000
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Demo Video of Free60's New Homebrew JTAG Hack
>> xZool sent us this news and video:
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I can confirm that the hack that was announced is fully working. This is a quick test setup but it clearly shows the console directly boots into Xell. Doesn't look too spectacular, but people who know what this means will know it is!
I used a Cygnos v2 sample i got (thanks!) and flashed the hack on the cygnos NAND. The original NAND was untouched. I can now boot either the hack or my NXE dash :-)
I opened a virgin box for that. No DVD hack, nothing. Just flashed it onto that Cygnos NAND and bingo...
my congratulations to all involved!
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Elite 360 Dropping In Price, RIP Pro Model
>> From kotaku.com:
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Looks like we have an execution date for the Xbox 360 Pro model, with this shot from a Meijer catalogue due on August 30 indicating the 360 Elite is in line for a Pro-sized price cut.
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Full Story: kotaku.com
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Free60: Dangerous Xbox360 Update Killing to-be released Homebrew Hack
>> We received this news from Felix Domke and Michael Steil at the Free60 Project:
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On Tuesday, Microsoft has released an Xbox 360 software update that overwrites the first stage bootloader of the system. Although there have been numerous software updates for Microsoft's gaming console in the past, this is the first one to overwrite the vital boot block. Any failure while updating this will break the Xbox 360 beyond repair. Statistics from other systems have shown that about one in a thousand bootloader updates goes wrong, and unless Microsoft has a novel solution to this problem, this puts tens of thousands of Xboxes at risk.
It seems that this update is being done to fix a vulnerability already known to the Free60 Project. This vulnerability has been successfully exploited to run arbitrary code, and a complete end user compatible hack has been in development for some time and is planned to be released on free60.org shortly. It will allow users to take back control of their Xboxes and run arbitrary code like homebrew applications or Linux right after turning on the console and without the need of a modchip, finally opening up the Xbox 360 to a level of hacking as the original Xbox.
Because of the dangerousness of the update and the homebrew lockout, the Free60 Project advises all Xbox 360 users to not update their systems to the latest software version. The Project website at http://free60.org/ will provide the latest information on this ongoing topic, including the final hack software.
Free60 (www.free60.org) is a project that aims to enable Xbox 360 users to run homebrew applications and operating systems like Linux on their consoles. The effort is headed by Felix Domke and Michael Steil, who have a background in dbox2, Xbox and GameCube hacking, and who have spoken at various conferences about their findings. Two years ago, Free60 released a hack that allowed arbitrary code execution using a game ("King Kong Hack") as well as an adapted version of Linux, but this possibility has been disabled by Microsoft in subsequent updates of the Xbox 360 software.
Felix and Michael have repeatedly argued that game console manufacturers should open up their platforms to Linux and homebrew, similar to what Sony has done with the PlayStation 3.
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Official Site: http://www.free60.org
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Xbox 360 first current-gen console to trump PS2 monthly usership
>> From the press release:
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Nielsen Research data released this week shows that gamers are playing more this summer than last. June 2009's total video game console usage minutes went up 21% from the previous June with the average gamer logging 768 minutes. And which console is getting the most play time? Xbox 360.
Over the last six months, between January and June 2009, Xbox 360 has proven to be the console (current and last generation) with the greatest percentage of active users (between 11 and 12% during any given Nielsen-metered minute). Additionally, Nielsen's data shows Xbox 360 as the first current generation console to beat out the PlayStation 2 in user hours since Nielsen began tracking the data in April 2007. Accounting for 22.25% of time played in May and June 2009, Xbox 360 is on an upward trajectory, with more time logged by Xbox 360 users than any other video game console.
Why are consumers spending more time on the Xbox 360 than any other console? It comes down to full entertainment package Xbox 360 is delivering. From the hottest new games to our online offerings over Xbox LIVE including more than 30,000 pieces of instantly streaming movie and TV show content from a range of movie and TV studio partners and Netflix. And this fall, Xbox is ushering in new era of social entertainment, with partners like Last.fm, instant on 1080p streaming video from Zune, and full game digital distribution through Games on Demand. Plus, with the addition of Facebook and Twitter these entertainment experiences can be shared with the biggest social networks on the planet.
As our consumer base continues to grow and spend more time on our console, Xbox grows with it. It's all about games that bring everyone together, entertainment delivered digitally, and inviting all of the people that matter most to you, through social networking, into the living room.
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Xbox 360 System Update now available
>> From majornelson.com:
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The team released a system update (aka Dash update) to all Xbox Live members. Over the next few hours - or the next time you sign into Xbox LIVE after that - you'll receive a prompt to accept this mandatory update. If you participated in our Preview Program, you already have the update and will not be prompted. Hit Xbox.com for a list of what the update includes. A couple of things to point out:
* While you can browse and purchase Avatar items and full Xbox 360 games in the console with this update, the ability to add these items your Xbox 360 download queue from Xbox.com will be available this Thursday.
* Xbox LIVE integration with Twitter, Facebook and Last.FM will be available later this year.
* Zune Video Marketplace will also ship later this fall when it will replace the current Video Marketplace.
This update will be rolled out to all Xbox LIVE members around the world over the space of a few hours, so you may not get prompted for the update immediately. Thanks for your patience and have fun.
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