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All of you hackers can now go wild with your Microsoft XBOX 360

Hackers rejoiced last night when "Commodore4Eva," the hacker who previously released the news of original XBOX 360 DVD firmware hack, has released a downloadable version of the XBOX 360 firmware hack. The Xtreme firmware is currently only available for the “TS-H943” XBOX 360.

This firmware modifications boasts that installers of the binary can boot all game backups from both XBOX 360 and the original XBOX and also the original copies of both XBOX system games. This mod also allows the XBOX's drive to work under Windows without any hardware conversion or adaptors, if such a thing seems interesting.  XBOX360.net forum posters claim that Microsoft can probably detect if the firmware has been installed, which may be a large deterrent for those interested in giving it a shot.

There is a basic tutorial that was posted on XBOXhacker.net that goes through the steps on how users can flash the DVD drive on the console. After the flash is completed the firmware then tricks the media check for the XBOX system and gives the system an all-clear signal.  To do all of this you need a PC with a compatible drive that can hooked up to through a SATA to XBOX's Toshiba-Samsung DVD drive.

All of the original links to the firmware downloads have been removed at time of publication, but it seems as though enough people downloaded the links to set up mirrors and BitTorrent links.

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update immenient
By dome1234 on 5/16/06, Rating: 0
RE: update immenient
By Eomer of Aldburg on 5/16/2006 3:12:32 AM , Rating: 2
very good points as stated but "I hope this thread won't degrade into another xbox vs ps3 vs wii orgy fest." LMAO, so funny!


RE: update immenient
By fungry on 5/16/2006 4:21:08 AM , Rating: 4
i think if MS implements routine firmware upgrades everytime you connect to Live will halt such hacks that will be released every now and then. Hence, if those people want to keep those hacks running on their 360s, they will be limited to Online Play for the games as they have. Or even possibly, if MS becomes wreckless, they can temporarily/permanently disable Live Accounts for those running on hacks.

I don't know, in my opinion, its best to follow and obey the law. In addition, respect intellectual property [IP].


RE: update immenient
By tuteja1986 on 5/16/2006 4:28:42 AM , Rating: 2
People will wait for something something that would work with xbox live because xbox live is pretty awesome. Also Microsoft can just put the xbox live update in the upcoming game and force you to update if you want to play your new game.


RE: update immenient
By Ravenlore on 5/16/06, Rating: 0
RE: update immenient
By ZeeStorm on 5/16/2006 2:06:36 PM , Rating: 1
I'd have to say, Xbox Live is probably one of the poorest seems of framework I have seen. The quality and speed is absolutely horrible. The netcode and optimization from every single XBL enabled game is absolutely horrible. XBL can barely handle an 8 player game without lag, not to mention, you're only paying monthly to have people connect to you. They have no servers that you're connecting to (besides for the, at least now with the X360, demos, etc.) play games on. When M$ allows servers to run these as "dedicated" servers, without going through their horrible framework, XBL might be worth it. The dedicated servers on CSX was the closest thing I've seen, but it still goes through their crappy network and slows DOWN by a great deal. Look at all the dedicated servers that CS for PC has, or other games, such as Rainbow Six, or Ghost Recon. They can easily support 16, 32, and CS:S seems to handle 40-64 on a REALLY good dedicated machine. Why is XBL so behind the times? Because M$ is trying to control what's going on between the user and the server. No wonder it goes so slow, M$ has to waste tons of bandwidth and has horrible netcode.


RE: update immenient
By joust on 5/16/2006 5:06:36 PM , Rating: 2
because the online ps2 universe is so much better? oh wait...


RE: update immenient
By Lakku on 5/17/2006 5:23:00 AM , Rating: 2
And everything else in the console world is sooo much better.... oh wait, its not. Yeah it has defaults and problems, but nothing comes close to a closed and non hacked environment as the Live one, but if you like the whole 'lets just cheat at all online games' environment of the PC, then be my guest and love it. I will always be a PC gamer but online, the Live environment is so much better due to the fact it IS controlled. You can either have what you wish, with hacks and cheats, or a slower version, ala MS, without cheats. Take your pick.


RE: update immenient
By Samus on 5/16/2006 6:03:30 PM , Rating: 2
worked for sony and the psp


RE: update immenient
By TheGee on 5/16/2006 6:04:20 AM , Rating: 5
Is this like Windows then? have I only got a license to use it?
Look - I've bought it - if I want reprogram an eprom or put a f**king axe through I will.

It should only become an issue for the feds if I have changed it for nefarious reasons i.e. to run illegal copies. Thats the IP bit. The hacking isn't (or shouldn't be IMHO).
If I choose to run a copy so as to keep the original pristine I will.

Is the whole corporate world changing so that we never actually buy anything? we pay (through the nose in a lot of cases) for the use of it?

Corporations are not altruistic. Laws are changed regularly. And power to the people who explore and push all boundaries. ;-)


RE: update immenient
By segagenesis on 5/16/2006 8:49:00 AM , Rating: 2
Bingo. Why are we succumbing to this kind of double standards tripe about IP? Rather than spend 13958 threads about law like the whackos in the Creative vs. iPod news, it boils down to you're looking too damn hard into it. If we went nickles and dimes on IP or copyright or patents, pretty much everyone who uses both hardware and software mods would be headed to jail right now. Imagine how, sitting in front of what still is basically an IBM PC clone, what would be different if Compaq did not "win"?

I'm really getting tired of these "copyright analyzation" news stories/threads when is very simple... we know that people can use modded consoles to copy games and its bad blah blah blah. Those who try this mod just like those who tried to mod thier original xbox know they wont be able to play Live and they dont care. But lets not forget some positive value of the case if you could run homebrew software on the xbox 360? Emulators? Linux?

Like the parent poster I use my computer as I damn well please. If I don't own the damn hardware then you dont own your car even if you paid it off. Or your house. You'll start paying those who built your house for IP licensing of building techniques soon. Even if your mortgage was paid off. *groan*

Note, I dont think we should get rid of IP and patents completely but something needs to be done where things a freaking monkey could come up with are being patented or copyrighted. Or the blatently obvious.

Edit: I had to re-post because my session timed out and realized I basically said almost the same thing rushfan did about housing. Oops.


RE: update immenient
By Kilim on 5/16/2006 10:33:40 AM , Rating: 1
I blame the chumps who steal the games in the first place more than I blame the corporations for these schemes.


RE: update immenient
By rushfan2006 on 5/16/2006 8:32:54 AM , Rating: 2
quote:
Is the whole corporate world changing so that we never actually buy anything? we pay (through the nose in a lot of cases) for the use of it?


Actually we never truly own most anything we buy. Its just with some products it seems that we do because our, how should I say, "rights to use/consume" the product is never an issue because its something we never want to challenge. We don't own products ever in the full sense, we pay for the right to use them.

Do you know that some housing designs are actually copyrighted by some home building firms....so if you actually bought a house of a certain design and wanted to build another one but this time build it yourself - to the EXACT design and using the same techniques of the home building company -- you could be sued. A stretch of an analogy I know - but example that even if you own your house, you may not "truly truly" own it the way you think you do.


Not that I agree with it , but the law is the law and even the stupidest of laws have to be obeyed. If they aren't, then folks shouldn't be shocked when they get fined, jailed or whatever the case may be.

Personally, I increasingly care less and less about the little crap like laws against modifying a game console....kind of hard to justify worrying about little crap like that when this country (US) has massive problems of a much serious nature....anyone hear of a country called Iraq by chance? Or how about the immigration issue? Health Insurance issues...on and on....and on.....


RE: update immenient
By LanceM on 5/16/2006 8:45:42 AM , Rating: 2
But is MS supposed to worry itself with the problems in Iraq? Heck no.


RE: update immenient
By rushfan2006 on 5/16/2006 9:23:24 AM , Rating: 2
quote:
But is MS supposed to worry itself with the problems in Iraq? Heck no.


Dude pass over what you are smoking... I never associated MS with Iraq in the slightest...I was talking about the government making such laws like backing something like don't modify your game console. I wasn't talking about MS worrying about Iraq...I mean try and exert some mental capacity.


RE: update immenient
By segagenesis on 5/16/06, Rating: 0
RE: update immenient
By rushfan2006 on 5/16/2006 9:32:10 AM , Rating: 3
quote:
We shouldnt all go out and start killing people, but if there was a law that said that you were to jump off a cliff every 6 months or face life in prison... would you do it? Have you seen some of the stupid laws being passed lately?


LOL...yeah that's what I mean. Does everything need to be spelled out? Surely you aren't implying that I'm not (in fact anyone) intelligent enough, moral or ethical enough to determine which "laws" are morally questionable and which aren't.

A law telling me to jump off a cliff every 6 months or face life in prison is A) Exponentially absurd, and just "slightly" different from an IP law, B)Such an extreme law wouldn't pass, but if it did - no I wouldn't follow it because instead I'd join the millions of protestors and such lobbying against the law. You see that is how a civilized and legit democratic-republic works. There are legal actions you can exercise to help remove extreme laws.



RE: update immenient
By rrsurfer1 on 5/16/2006 10:20:58 AM , Rating: 2
I'd like to beleive that. Unfortunetely with the divisions in this country its becoming increasingly difficult to get people to rally behind any cause, even rediculous laws.


RE: update immenient
By Scabies on 5/16/2006 1:14:09 PM , Rating: 2
On the contrary, we have people rallying around some pretty rediculous causes


RE: update immenient
By segagenesis on 5/16/2006 10:25:26 AM , Rating: 2
I was not implying you were stupid, was trying to speak in more vague terms (as if they passed a really stupid law, how many people would blindly follow it because it was the law). The example kind of sucked too :)