RGLoader 0v170 Beta

Team RGLoader released a new version of RESET GLITCH LOADER-dev which allows you to create a DevKit NAND for retail consoles with the Reset Glitch Hack, and give you most of the DevKit functionality on your retail 360:

*THIS IS A BETA RELEASE, NOT EVEN THE NFO IS FINISHED YET*
Xell dual boot has been added. Power on the xbox using the eject button to boot into xell. Yay libxenon
Bad blocks are now automatically taken care of and there is no need to run the output image through nandpro.
Font files have been added to the nand image to fix the issues with FSD. New filesystem package must be used. (thanks cOz!)
Jtag support will come soon, I should be getting a jtag xbox any day now to test on.
Retail profiles must be resigned to work for dev.

Things to come in final release—
* Big block support.
* INI files will replace the bat files.
* GUI Builder.
* hvxbootOS
* much more…

What's new/fixed:
* Added KV editing to the GUI
* Xell dual boot (xell-gggggg.bin)
* Bad block support
* Added font files to nand image to fix fsd (thanks cOz)
* No need to run image through nandpro anymore
* More error handling, builder doesn't say successful build every time

Official Site: #RGLoader @ EFnet | tortuga-cove.com
Thanks to Evil0ne of the #RGLoader team for posting the news

RGLoader Beta Released (0v170)

RESET GLITCH LOADER-dev 0v170
#RGLoader @ EFnet

RELEASE NOTES:
***YOU MUST DOWNLOAD THE NEW FILESYSTEMS PACKAGE***
***THIS IS A BETA RELEASE, NOT EVEN THE NFO IS FINISHED YET***

Xell dual boot has been added. Power on the xbox using the eject button to boot into xell. Yay libxenon

Bad blocks are now automatically taken care of and there is no need to run the output image through nandpro.

Font files have been added to the nand image to fix the issues with FSD. New filesystem package must be used. (thanks cOz!)

Jtag support will come soon, I should be getting a jtag xbox any day now to test on.

Retail profiles must be resigned to work for dev.

—Things to come in final release—

Big block support.
INI files will replace the bat files.
GUI Builder.
hvxbootOS
much more…

Change log:

0v170
-Added KV editing to the GUI
-Xell dual boot (xell-gggggg.bin)
-Bad block support
-Added font files to nand image to fix fsd (thanks cOz)
-No need to run image through nandpro anymore
-More error handling, builder doesn't say successful build every time

0v100
-Added 14699 patches
-Moved files location on hdd
-Slims show up as dev kit on 14699 without xbdm.ini or modded xbdm.xex
-Retail disc support on slims
-Added neededfiles.txt to the folders

GREETINGS

RGLoader was started from the foundations left by others.
We hold no claim to researching everything used in rgloader.
It's thanks to the work of the amazing people below that we got anywhere:

tmbinc, almost every 360 tool owes you for your initial work. although
we may be -FAR- away from your intended goals, we'd still like to thank
you for your amazing work and the example you set for a good reverse engineerer.

The 360 Flash Tool team, thanks for your amazing tool which has
helped many people, many times over. My only gripe is that it's
not open, maybe one day.

GliGli, Tiros, cOz, and co., I'm sure anybody with a glitched console should
know the work you all put in. I hope recent releases won't deter you
from continuing to contribute to the scene with your work.

Last but not least: the donators who helped get me a glitched box
and CPLD, I will add the names to the nfo in the final release.

jsjar for graphics and dash skin.

GliGli, Tiros, cOz, and co.
IceKiller
TeamFSD
Freeboot/ggbuild/xebuild team

JungleFlasher v0.1.92 beta (304)

As always with a new C4E iXtreme release (LT+ v3.0 SLIM Lite-On), Team Jungle comes with a new version of JungleFlasher to add full support for the new firmwares.

What's new/fixed:
* Support for LT Plus 3.0
-Lite-on Slim 0272, 0225, 0401, 1071

Official Site: http://www.jungleflasher.net
Download: here

C4E's iXtreme LTplus v3.0 for SLIM Lite-On

C4E released the iXtreme LT+ v3.0 CFW for the SLIM 0272/0225/0401/1071 Lite-On (Philips-LiteOn DG-16D4S) drives:

C4E's iXtreme LT+ in association with Team Jungle & Team Xecuter
Official release of the iXtreme LT+ v3.0 for 0272/0225/0401/1071 slim Liteons
- Support for topology data on AP25 enabled titles. Will correctly answer any ap25 challenge eliminating need for dae.bin to create a backup.
- No need to make new backups everytime dae.bin is updated on console
- Extra support for rare firmwares

Topology Data
When ap25 was first introduced I devised a way of calculating any challenge which I called the silver bullet which I made reference to along time ago.
This was withheld until it was absolutely necessary. It was easier to replay the fixed challenges.
With unique per console ap25 challenges it has become necessary to use the silver bullet.
A series of measurements are taken across the disk. This topology data is then used to calculate a response to any ap25 challenge.

It is recommended that you use the latest Median Topology patches that are available through the new ABGX.

Everything you need to setup and use the latest ABGX is here

Everything you need to know about Topology/XBC/Rips/XGD3 is here

One Liteon to go and four Hitachis. Have a great year everyone.

Thanks go to Team Jungle and all testers for their hard work and efforts in the development process.
Thanks also go to Team Xecuter for their support to this project.

Official Site: C4Eva, jungleflasher.net, team-xecuter.com

 

Xbox360 Games Easy Updater v3.0 for Linux – v2.0 for Windows

From redsquirrel87.com:

What's it?
It's a simple Linux/Windows tool to search for and download updates for your XBOX360 games directly from your PC (no need of XBOX Live!))
You have simply to select one or more XBOX360 ISOs and the program automatically will get the Media-ID (using ABGX) and will search for the latest available update on the online database of xbuc.net. Then you'll can download it directly using this program, so without the need to open any internet browser or external programs.

What's new/fixed (v3.0 – Linux ONLY):
* Completely rewritten the layout of the GUI (again)
* Now the program's window is resizable so it can fit any screen resolution
* Moved all controls from buttons into menus
* Added keyboard shortcuts to the most important commands
* Now the program saves the settings (input/output folder and modes) and automatically reload them at next startup
* New dependency for the program: gambas2-gb-settings

What's new/fixed (v2.0 – both Windows and Linux):
* Completely rewritten the layout of the GUI
* Now the program will not close automatically
* Batch support: you can now work with more than just one ISO
* Two new options available:
-Silent Mode that performs all operations without asking for user confirmations
-Rename all Mode that prevents overwriting files which are named in the same way

Official Site: http://www.redsquirrel87.com
Download Linux v3.0: here
Download Windows v2.0: here

RGBuild2 Beta 0v100

Team RGLoader released RESET GLITCH LOADER-dev 0v100 which will allow to create a DevKit NAND for retail consoles with the Reset Glitch Hack, and give you most of the DevKit functionality on your retail 360:

*THIS IS A BETA RELEASE, NOT EVEN THE NFO IS FINISHED YET*
Rgloader-dev 0v98 got leaked a few weeks back and contains a few bugs like slims showing up as test kits etc. This build contains the latest patches for all the xbox files but does not support big block or bad block.

If you manage the bad blocks yourself you might be able to get around the bad block issue.

Things to come in final release:
* Big block support.
* INI files will replace the bat files.
* GUI Builder.
* Xell dual boot & hvxbootOS

What's new/fixed in 0v100:
* Added 14699 patches
* Moved files location on hdd
* Slims show up as dev kit on 14699 without xbdm.ini or modded xbdm.xex
* Retail disc support on slims
* Added neededfiles.txt to the folders

Official Site: #RGLoader @ EFnet
Download: n/a (might be illegal under DMCA/EUCD)
News-Source/Full NFO: xbins.org

iXiso v0.71

Kickass released a Mac app based on exiso:

iXiso is a nifty little OSX frontend for in's extract-xiso tool. Its actually pure applescript (+ a lil bash hacking).
I started to mess with Xcode, but soon found it to be cumbersome.

What it does:
This little fella will extract a given Xbox 360 xiso file to a given folder.
It was initially designed to function as a droplet:
▪ just drop an .iso file on the app and it will ask you for a folder to extract to.
If no file is dropped on the app, it will ask you for an .iso file.

Why for god's sake?
I wanted to get xiso extraction done on my mac with as few clicks as possible.
I wrote this because i thought it might come in handy.
If you dont like it – dont use it.

Official Site: n/a, by Kickass
Download: here
News-Source: xboxhacker.org

abgx360 v1.0.6 released!

Seacrest has released the much anticipated new version of abgx – now with full XGD3 and Topology support.

Changes affecting all platforms:

• XGD3 support.
• Replaced AP25 replay sector support with support for topology data (for consoles which do AP25 checks — make sure you have LT+ v3.0 or later).
• Added "Min Kernel Required" (to boot the game) when checking an XEX.
• Added improvements to AutoUpload (used by uploaders) including extended C/R for SS (using the original disc) to make sure files uploaded to the database have very accurate angle measurements.
• Added optional command line argument "–speed" for setting drive speed when checking a burned DVD. Example: "–speed 12" will attempt to set the drive speed to 12x. You can try to set any speed you like, but setting a speed higher than what your media supports may cause read errors if the drive's firmware doesn't govern it. "–speed 0" will set the drive's default speed.
• Added optional command line argument "–showsstable" for when you want to see the SS C/R data but you still prefer medium or low verbosity. The SS C/R table has also been updated with "Mod?" being split into "Tol" (response tolerance) for the CCRT entry and "Mod" (response modifier) for the drive entry, also "Pad?" has been renamed to "Typ" (type). Thanks Redline99!
• Added vendor specific additional info and bus type when displaying optical drive names (bus type displayed on Windows only).
• Updated the list of optical drive sense code errors.
• Updated the game ratings definitions.
• Fixed a bug which negated the ability to recover from a write error when rebuilding an ISO using the low disk space method. It's unlikely that a write error would be recovered on subsequent retries, but at least now it will write the data in the correct place if it does recover.
• Fixed a bug which caused "Unknown Media: 0×00000000" to be displayed if the "Secure Virtual Optical Device" media flag was set and the "XGD2 Media Only" image flag was not set (The "XGD2 Media Only" flag has also been renamed to "Original Media Only" in abgx360 since they are using the same flag for XGD3).
• The archaic caution message about angle 359 was removed, but you are still able to "fix" it if you still have iXtreme < v1.4 (really old and not suitable for XBL anyway).
• Ability to "extract entire video partition (253 MB)" was removed; this doesn't make sense for XGD3 and isn't even very useful for XGD2 since it was just including a bunch of padding data that isn't even part of the real video partition… it was only needed for very old methods of concatenating with stealth files and a game partition to make a working backup.

Note: The way video is checked/fixed is now a little different for both XGD2 and XGD3. The previous way was to check/fix both L0 video and L1 video off of L0, and then to check/fix "SplitVid" (L1 video on L1) afterwards by comparing it to L1 video on L0. Since XGD3 has no room for L1 video on L0, and to keep things consistent, video will now always be checked/fixed according to L0 on L0 and L1 on L1, and the "SplitVid" check is now gone (nominally). The only effective difference is that L1 video on L0 is no longer checked, but this is not a problem… it's not even supposed to be there and it's not visible to the host console when using a "safe" custom firmware. You can rest assured that only old and unsafe custom firmwares will read L1 video from L0; newer ones will read it properly from L1 (this is necessary in order to replicate the read/seek performance of an original disc).
There is also a big annoying yellow message if you have "Check/Fix Video padding" enabled and you check an XGD2 game with L1 video on L0 (or any data in that area). To make the message go away you will need to either add command line option "–pL0" to confirm that you want to blank it out (XGD2 ISOs without L1 video on L0 will appear to have bad video data when checked with older versions of abgx360), or you can simply disable "Check/Fix Video padding", as it still makes no difference in terms of stealth… this option only exists as a way to make sure ISOs are "clean", with no extra data in areas that aren't CRC checked. Note that this version of abgx360 doesn't care about L1 video on L0… it will pad L0 video with zeroes whenever video is autofixed or manually patched.

Sorry if the command line options are annoying (you can add them under the "Misc" tab of the GUI), but you can be sure that an improved v1.1.0 GUI is in the works…

Note ii: The GUI has not been changed and will still display version 1.0.2, don't worry about it as long as the CLI app displays v1.0.6

Homepage: www.abgx360.net

Download Here

Quick Guide & Settings HERE

If ABGX360 has helped you, please help ABGX360 by making a donation! HERE

XLink Kai Engine v7.4.23

Team XLink released a new version of the XLink Kai Engine, their global gaming network (that allows you to play system-link enabled games (incl. Xbox and Xbox360) online for free):

What's new/fixed:
* Added support for new Xbox 360 System Link game protocols. Static IP Tutorial: here

Official Site: http://www.teamxlink.co.uk
Download: here

Fake Xecuter CoolRunners / Xecuter Unlocked DG-16D4S PCB Warning !

It has come to our attention that a small factory in China is making cheap, low quality copies of the hugely successful Xecuter CoolRunner & Xecuter Unlocked Replacement DG-16D4S PCB. They do say that imitation is the highest form of flattery, however these came through our retail channels due to a high number of faulty returns and there were attempts at having them replaced on the official Xecuter Warranty. Not only are they poor quality, but they are wholesaling them for the same cost at what we are wholesaling the genuine products to our wholesale network, so it’s pointless buying them in the first place.

If you are looking to buy genuine Xecuter products through wholesale channels then simply contact China Distribution and they will take care of you. If you are looking for genuine Xecuter retailers then they are listed on our Official Resellers Page. If you suspect that an official reseller has sold you a fake Xecuter product please get in touch with us immediately.

Remember that when you buy fake copies, even though you are paying the same price as the genuine product you will get no support, and no warranty. Here are some comparison photographs to see if you have a fake or genuine CoolRunner / Unlocked Replacement PCB.

With the CoolRunner you can see that half the components used are not the same brand as the original and the print quality is shoddy at best. They have also shaved off the corner dot on the main IC.

With the Unlocked Replacement DG-16D4S PCB there are far too many mistakes and errors to even know where to begin. Luckily its super easy to spot the fake.