Tweaking Xbox 360

x360key hard drive game loader announced!

modrobert writes: "A new groundbreaking product called x360key has been announced for Xbox 360 which load game backups from USB hard drive! The device connects between the SATA cable and the DVD drive, no JTAG hack required, also works on all Xbox 360 models including slim (soon) according to the team. The official website is x360key.com, and the team also posted a video on YouTube where you can see the prototype in action. I'm impressed beyond belief. Good work! Quote: Running a custom Linux system, x360key is capable of immaculately emulating the optical disk drive in Xbox 360, allowing you to play all your Xbox 360 (and Xbox 1) games from any USB media. It is compatible with all Xbox 360 models, both Fat and Slim, and offers advanced features such as emulation of the AP25 protection. After more than a year in development We are proud to announce one of the most sophisticated backup loaders the world has ever seen. Backed by a team of hardware experts and some of the most renowned and respected members of the Xbox hacking community We have no doubt this will be an instant success! We are now taking preorders and the first shipments to distributors are expected to be sent out in mid-July. Read on for features and more info...

Exploit leidde tot 1,2 miljoen dollar aan gestolen Xbox Live-codes

Met een algoritme werden Xbox Live-codes zo veranderd dat ze via het verversen van een link meer dan eens te gebruiken waren. Het door Forumlid 'Dark' van The Tech Game opgestelde algoritme, zou Microsoft 1,2 miljoen dollar hebben gekost.

Het lek werkte als een keygen. Hackers gebruikten een algoritme om via bepaalde gebruikte codes nieuwe codes voor de Xbox-site te genereren. Het was volgens website Save And Quit later ook mogelijk om een programma binnen te halen dat de codes automatisch voor een gebruiker aanpaste. Een gebruiker kon kiezen uit een code voor 160 Microsoft-punten, een Halo: Reach-Avatar-voorwerp of een kaart waarmee een Xbox-bezitter 48 uur lang Xbox Live Gold kan gebruiken.

Microsoft heeft het lek inmiddels gedicht, maar Save And Quit beweert ook dat gebruikers in totaal 1,2 miljoen dollar aan Xbox Live-content hebben binnengehaald. Eén forumlid claimde maar liefst 150 dollar aan codes te hebben binnengesleept. Het topic waar The Tech Game-gebruiker Dark zijn uitleg plaatste, is inmiddels gesloten.

Dit is niet de eerste keer dat url's van Microsoft niet helemaal waterdicht zijn. Promotionele dlc van Mass Effect 2 was bijvoorbeeld ook al gratis binnen te halen voor de release. Microsoft heeft zelf nog niet op het lek gereageerd.

Bron: tweakers.net

USB Loader GX 2.0 is out + cIOSX rev21

I know you don't believe your eyes but USB Loader GX v2 is out! A new channel is also out to accompany the new release. You can select to download the All in One Package, only the dol, the channel, whatever you want to do. The Forwarders page and the Downloads page have been updated with the new files. Also cIOSX rev21 have been out for a while, but there was no official support back then. Expect a new post later today, or tomorrow with the new features for cIOSX and USB Loader GX. For now I'll give you only one thing. USB Loader GX 2.0 supports ext3 partitions!!!! Read on for changelog...

Changelog:

* Support for all cIOS (up to Hermes 5.1 and Waninkoko r21)
* Support for all IOS slot from 200 to 255.
* Support for WBFS/FAT32/NTFS/Ext2/3/4 with Hermes v5+ and Waninkoko r18+
* Support for multiple WBFS partitions (Hermes v5+ and Waninkoko r18+)
* Support up to 8 partitions to store the boot.dol and datas (config, images, themes, etc.)
* Support drives >1Tb
* Support for Primary/Logical partitions and GUID Partitions Table (GPT).
* Added configuration file version checking. It will reset the old one automatically if important changes occured.
* Added URL to hosting websites (www.spiffy360.com for theme and www.techjawa.com for update files).
* Added screenshot feature while in the loader (Press Z+c).
* Support more sound formats: AIF/MP3/OGG/BNS/WAV now with no file size limit (streaming).
* Support for the new Homebrew Channel (1.0.7+) when exiting the loader.
* Support for the tag in the meta.xml for AHBPROT enabled with HBC 1.0.7+
* New homebrew launching engine
* New Theme format (Now uses the same format than the language files).
* Per game lock feature for better parental control.
* Choose the sub-directory naming convention when installing a game (Ignored on WBFS partition).
* Select the split size when installing a game: 2GB or 4GB or none.
* BCA files support.
* WIP patch files support.
* Automatic patch for "Prince of Persia: The forgotten sands" (no Wip file needed). (Disable "Return to" option in Prince of Persia preferences)
* Added Wii message board update (Playlog) when exiting a game to the Wii menu.
* Brawl+ support.
* Return to a channel when exiting a game.
* Removed 1:1 install mode, use install all partition instead or use a real dumper if you want a clean dump.
* Changed the default folders layout, now the themes and images folders are sub-folders of the loader (apps/usbloader_gx/themes, etc.)
* Changed the way the Parental control is working and don't read the one from the wii setting anymore. The password is crypted in the config file.
* Now uses the full Wiitdb.xml instead of the user generated file.

Source: usbloadergx.koureio.net

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