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Redline99 released 2 new tools:

* XVal 2.0
The X value is used as a visual indication of security “events”. This value is from a field stored in secdata.bin, offset 0×28, for a length of 8 bytes. It is visually displayed from dashboard in one of the system info screens. The X value is encrypted though and this tool will decrypt and display known recorded security events.

We know about the “Z” Value, and it shows “8015-190D” if your console is banned, that was last years ban wave.  No word on what they are this year, and what “X” has to do with it.

The console does not need to be connected to Live to do this procedure. At the same time this does not guarantee that the console with a “clean” X value has not been flagged on the server side.

This can be used as a tool to check the status of a second-hand console and be valuable information in considerations before purchasing someone’s used console.

* Xbox Image Browser v1.0
This application allows file extraction from xbox xdvdfs iso’s.

It should have the same capabilities as Xbox Backup Creator.  Redline99 said made this app  long time ago for a friend, and never got around to releasing it for others.

Vista and Windows 7:  the app will run but you will probably need to install additional components.

Download XVal 2.0: here
Download Xbox Image Browser v1.0: here

GodzIvan strikes again (or so we thought), this time with a diagram which simply write protects the NAND flash in the Xbox 360 by connecting WP to ground pin (if the flash type has different pin-out, just find the datasheet to locate WP). This modification does not stop the ban from M$, but it prevents deletion of the HD installation certificates required by games which means you can still install them on the hard drive. In order to update the kernel this mod must be disabled; a simple switch solution comes to mind.

Here is the Free60 JTAG/SMC XeLL Hack for Jasper (v4) motherboards with 256 and 512mb NAND chips.  This NAND image will boot your Xbox360 right into XeLL, which allows you to launch linux distros or run libxenon homebrew software, as long as you never upgraded it via the normal MS upgrade procedures to kernel 849x or higher.

The diagram below was made by Sandungas, about how to wire the JTAG hack and SPI (for NAND reading/writing via LTP with nandpro) on Falcon/Zephyr/Jasper motherboards.

*Update* Latest version of the diagram made by Sandungas on the free60 wiki.

This is XELL (Redline99’s XeLL) inserted into 6723 Jasper-Kernel.

Of course you should have a working backup of your NAND before you proceed.

Team Xecuter launched a new version of their Blaster addon for the Xbox 360:

The Xecuter Blaster CK3 is the latest version of the Blaster 360 series – new and improved with added support for the Liteon drives – we have also included a FREE CK3 Probe for the Liteon 74850C DVD drive and a FREE Xbox 360 Case Unlock Tool & Screwdriver !

The Xecuter Blaster CK3 is an external switching device when, once fitted, allows you to flash your DVD Firmware without ever having to open up your Xbox 360 case ever again. In the era of constant firmware updates (35+ so far) this is an absolutely essential tool saving both time and effort, making the firmware update process a walk in the park. Also making a backup of your game using the 0800 firmware is now a fast and simple process. A perfect ergonomic design means there is no soldering and no cutting of the external case – just plug ‘n’ go. You only ever have to open up your case once! No longer will you have to have your Xbox 360 in pieces all the time, no longer will you have to take the Xbox apart every time you need to update new features and functions or essential bug fixes, no longer do you have to have your Xbox 360 in bits every time you want to make a backup of your game to your PC.

It was designed to be as ergonomically sound as the Xbox 360 itself. Its functionally perfect and works so good that Team Xecuter believes all firmware modders will be using this as standard by the end of the year, it just makes life SO MUCH EASIER ! – Firmware modding has never been so simple !

Features List:
Improved Design – Better than ever !
Once installed never open up the case again to update firmware
Works with ALL firmware updateable drives (Hitachi, Samsung, Benq & Liteon)
Onboard USB Support (Liteon 74850C DVD Key Dump)
Onboard RS232 Support (Liteon 74850C DVD Key Dump)
100% Compatible with all firmware tools inc Jungle Flasher
Includes FREE Blaster CK3 Probe (No Solder Liteon 74850C DVD Key Extraction)
Includes FREE Xecuter Case Unlock Tool & Torx 10 Screwdriver
Xbox 360 mode switch when the Blaster is not in use.
PC mode switch when you connect the SATA cable to your PC
Mode-B Switch for Hitachi 59 & Earlier (Hitachi 78/79 Mode-B via Jungle Flasher)
Eject Button
Includes USB Cable
Includes RS232 Serial Cable
Improved SATA circuit to stop any E64 errors
Ergonomically matched to the 360 case
New Cool Green LED feature
Huge Community Support
Trusted Xecuter Quality & Design

Requirements:
Windows PC (XP/VISTA/7 32 Bit)
Compatible SATA Card (recommend VIA 6421)
Jungle Flasher Software
USB Port or RS232 Serial Port For Liteon 74850C

Info
There is currently no way to extract the key from the NEWER Liteon 83850C and 93450C August 2009+ (The pre August 2009 Liteon 83850C DVD key can be extracted using SATA – the USB / Serial is NOT required. When a 93450c method is available we will let you know.

Warning
DO NOT connect the USB cable if you don’t have a Liteon 74580C DVD drive and DO NOT use the Blaster CK3 Probe on a Liteon 83850C or 93450C DVD Drive – you may cause damage to your Xbox Drive and Blaster CK3.

Official Site: http://team-xecuter.com

v1.0.2 has been officially released.

* Changes affecting all platforms:
- Added support for 4th Wave PFI/Video
- Added support for SS v2
- Added the new check for DMI corruption which the database has been using since 2009/06/14
- Added ability to at least try to verify the game data when no Xex/SS ini is available and we’re not going to AutoFix
- Added support for Avatar Awards
- Added option to select your preferred language to use when displaying strings from the Xex title resource
- Added drag & drop support for the GUI Input panel
- Added option to embed images in the HTML source code as data URIs for better portability (when using HTML output)
- Added JavaScript to HTML output that allows you to check off achievements and see the achieved text (especially useful when the how-to text is vague)
- Added a Donate button to the GUI so you can help me pay the bills and continue working on improvements :)
- Removed “Look for verified files in the local folder only” option from the GUI. I can’t tell you how many people have checked this box without reading it because they saw it in a tutorial or someone else told them to do it, and then they can’t figure out why abgx360 says you need to enable online functions. Please stop writing/following tutorials! Just read the Quickstart topics, the tutorial is right there.
- Checking for updates to GameNameLookup.csv is now optional (the csv was eating 50% of our bandwidth and you probably don’t need it anyway since the game name can be retrieved directly from the Xex)
- Fixed a bug where folders would be considered files when parsing the ISO filesystem on some recent games
- Fixed a bug where default.pe (a temporary file used when decompressing a compressed default.xex) wasn’t being deleted automatically
- Fixed a bug where unicode code point 160 (no-break space) would be displayed in a CLI window as ” ?” instead of ” ”
- Small changes to the way some messages are displayed (harder to miss)

* Changes affecting Windows:
- Now storing data files in the AppData folder to prevent errors related to permissions and UAC. You can open the GUI and hit Ctrl+F to find out where your StealthFiles are now stored and optionally have it opened for you. abgx360 will still check for Video ISOs in the old install directory first though, so you don’t need to move that 3rd Wave Video ISO if you have it saved there already.
- Using libcurl 7.19.6 which should hopefully fix some strange connection problems affecting a small percentage of users

* Changes affecting Linux/BSD:
- Fixed a bug on 64 bit systems which made it impossible to read PFI/Video exceptions from abgx360.dat
- Added code to the unix version of kbhit() to prevent hanging when abgx360 is launched as a background process

* Changes affecting Mac OS X:
- Fixed a bug where abgx360 would fail to launch if you supplied a filename that contained an apostrophe
- Changed the dark gray text used for things like achievement type to normal gray since it was actually showing up black (invisible on a black background)
- Removed GUI option to “Use Terminal font characters” (this refers to a Windows font which replicates CP437 characters and not Terminal.app)

* Special Note: It’s recommended to wait for iXtreme LT (Lite Touch) before you play any more backups or originals on an unbanned console flashed with custom firmware.

Official Site: http://www.abgx360.net/

After the release of the hack for Xenon, Falcon/Opus and Zephyr motherboards, today we get the Free60 JTAG/SMC XeLL Hack for Jasper (v4) motherboards with 16mb NAND chips (so NOT compatible with 256 & 512mb NAND yet)!
This NAND image will boot your Jasper Xbox360 right into XeLL, which allows you to launch linux distros or run libxenon homebrew software, as long as you never upgraded it via the normal MS upgrade procedures to kernel 849x or higher.

This is XELL (compiled 11.09.09) inserted into 6712 Jasper-Kernel.

Don’t wonder about the Filesize, its correct like that. It just flashes the beginning of the NAND so your console specific data like MAC adress will stay.

Of course you should have a working backup of your NAND before you proceed.

*** NOTE ***
Only work with 16mb version, a fix may come out.

MORE BAN & OTHER IMPORTANT INFO. Grammar and spelling corrected. M$ has gone beyond the normal console ban to include the following restrictions and penalties:

Hard Drive installs are now disabled on the banned console. This means any disk-based games you have will no longer play off of the hard drive. If you attempt to play a game, it will tell you that it was installed on a different 360 and needs to be deleted/installed again. When you delete the game and attempt to install it, you are given a message telling you that it is not supported. There is no way to fix this, that functionality is simply gone from the banned 360.

Windows Media Center functionality is disabled. It is still possible to stream video/music content via the video library.

Your Gamertag may be corrupted. This does not mean your gamertag has been banned, you can recover it using any live-capable 360, however ANY ACHIEVEMENTS YOU HAVE EARNED SINCE BEING BANNED WILL BE LOST. Your gamertag will be corrupted EVERY SINGLE TIME it is used on a banned console. This means you cannot use your banned console to play backups offline just to get achievements – it wont work, the second you put your profile back on a good 360, it will be corrupted and all progress lost. There is no way around this.

The same applies to game saves – if you access a game save on a banned 360, it too will be corrupted when accessed on a legit/unbanned 360! YOU HAVE BEEN WARNED! There is no way around this, either.

Your XBLA games and DLC will still be valid, however to play them on a different 360 you will need to be signed into Xbox Live. This is normal behavior on unbanned/legit 360’s as well. They may be corrupted and have to be re-downloaded if you attempt to access them on a banned 360. You can transfer all of your downloaded content to a new 360 here: http://www.xbox.com/en-US/support/systemuse/xbox360/licensemigration/default.htm however note that you can only do it once every 12 months.

Remember, if you really want to blame someone, blame the person that decided to modify your 360 in the first place – most likely, that would be you.

BAN THREAD

From Major Nelson:
“As you may have read online, we’ve been actively banning consoles from Xbox LIVE that have been modified to play pirated games. Our commitment to combat piracy and support safer and more secure gameplay for the more than 20 million members of our Xbox LIVE community remains a top priority. All consumers should know that piracy is illegal, and that modifying their Xbox 360 console to play pirated discs, violates the Xbox LIVE terms of use, will void their warranty and result in a ban from Xbox LIVE. The health of the video game business depends on customers paying for the genuine products and services they receive from manufacturers, retailers, and the third parties that support them. This would also be a good time to remind you that the warranty on an Xbox 360 console is not transferrable and if you purchase a used console that has been previously banned, you will not be able to connect to Xbox LIVE.”

This was November 4th, and some reports have already come in from console owners.

Our Ban thread

What’s new/fixed:
* iXtreme 1.61 support
* 1 minor bug
* other work was planned but leak of 1.61 prompted this quick fix

Official Site: http://jungleflasher.net

IXtreme fw for Benq and Samsung drives!

Features
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-Strict Wave 4 compliance! hybrid (modified disks) will not boot!
-Strict Wave 3 compliance! hybrid (modified disks) will not boot!
-Strict drive speed compliance – 12x only for game discs!
-Support for SS V2!
-Integrated 0800 for game dumping including SS v2!
-Full support for all known game exceptions! eg ddr etc!
-One shot boot mode! – allows a one off boot of gamedisc without -stealth/partition checks (will still use stealth), use activate.iso disk to activate each time!
-Support for easy drive key/version info cmd, same as liteon!
-Strict stealth/wave checking, one shot boot mode will boot wave(x)!