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seyedaddy

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Dec 9, 2002
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hey am just new here so sorry if this has bein mentioned


every 1 is flaping about this new update thinking that ms are goin 2 find all the people whos xbox is l flashed and ban them

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hmelo

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Dec 6, 2002
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Only time will tell. I personally dont think that this is the case, as the firmware hack has been around for a year or more now and there hasnt been a response except on the hardware side (different/new drives).

We shall see. I am more interested if a kernel update will require the eFuse to be blown...

Caster.
 
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hmelo

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Dec 6, 2002
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An electronic fuse (eFuse) is a device contained within the CPU, allowing m$ to make changes to the values of these fuses, resulting in different/controlled operation. With the janurary update, they "blew" an eFuse (personally, i think they change the value of it), which results in slightly different encryption of your onboard NAND (kernel, dashboard, key vault, etc...). This allowed them to prevent people from using a pre-4552 kernel (one that is exploitable). However, if you removed a resistor and disable the eFuse power supply, they could not change, or blow, this efuse. Thus, people are able to use both an exploitable and a current kernel on the same system.

So, if they do a kernel upgrade that requires the eFuse to be blown, those who have disabled the eFuse power supply could possibly have a fragging system, or one that will not update.

Caster.
 
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Textbook

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Dec 6, 2002
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Yeah, I'm interested in the efuse "requirement to be blown" as well. I don't think they would do that though.
 
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