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Week of December 1, 2002
Xb-ftp 0.58 released!
>> TheJoker_Crusaders released a new version of his Xbox FTP client.
What's new/fixed:
* Added background image selector ( click images to change ), and a default image that autoloads ( xbftp.jpg in xb-ftp dir )
* rewrote ftp dirname parsing, this one should never crash during loading of directories,neither will it give "half" names
* Adept/Melon helped me with some rendering issues, thanks man
* did some make-up on delete function to show some progress on large dirs
* changed upload caching a bit to give some "life" while scanning dirs.
* Also did some major changes internally in code to prepare for threading and peer to peer. It was quite more painful than I first thought.
Official Website: n/a , but this thread on XBH talks about the release.
Download: n/a (build with MS SDK)
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(Saturday 07 December 2002 23:27 EST) - (Category: (default)) - (Posted by::
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X-ecuter2 Lite Production Pictures
>> Team X-ecuter posted a few pictures of the X-ecuter2 production on their forums
 A bunch of X2L modchips. The full package you will get.
Check out more pictures & full view on the X-ecuter Forums
The chips are now ready to be shipped to Europe. From there they will be shipped to all the official resellers.
Pre-Order your X-ecuter2 Lite (with pin-header-adpator AND wires-adaptor) now from Extreme-Mods for $44. (WorldWide Shipping & Official X-ecuter reseller).
Expected to ship early next week.
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(Saturday 07 December 2002 17:30 EST) - (Category: (default)) - (Posted by::
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EEPromer v0.4 released
>> Another release today from Superfro (Team Dextrose)!
What's new/fixed:
* No longers saves / loades files from a Data dir, uses Z:\ so you can run from cdrw without having to remake a iso to change the eeprom.bin file and can backup files when ran from cd
* Added more info to savedeeprom.txt
it now shows the encrypted stuff in your eeprom:
- HD Key and Game Region
- (and as a bonus) HD Password, HD Model, and HD Serial
* Added functionality to lock and unlock your hd.
Official Site: here[dextrose.com]
Download: n/a
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(Friday 06 December 2002 23:59 EST) - (Category: (default)) - (Posted by::
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XYZ Code - Xlive
>> Fuzzy is trying to "decode" the XYZ Code (Xlive) on our forums. You can check out his findings on this thread.
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X. First of all, the first four numbers of x should always be zeros. They SHOULD always but I haven't seen one that isn't (if yours isn't contact me.)
Y. 00A8 seems to be common among banned and not banned boxes. Now here is where the problem is.
(Apparently 6860 indicates an LPC mod that is enabled or a non switched non-LPC mod enabled. 6820 means that the system had once had a modchip in it but at the moment is not running. Other wise it should be something like 4840 or 4820.) <- not 100% sure atm , submit your XYZ so Fuzzy can continue his work.
Z. The last row (a.k.a Z) has to do with packets and trashed responses. The first 4 numbers deal with response on whether is banned, will be banned, or is not banned. It looks like 8015 is banned/to be banned and 0015 is already banned but depending on type of chip you have you may never get this number (LPC or other). The last 4 numbers are a combo. The first two (19 generally) have to do with which live region your in (dont ask) the second two have to do with packet receiving. D is no packets, C is two packets one trashed, 17 is trashed but readable packet. 0000 is any amount of none trashed packets.
A good code should look something like this:
X: 0000-F021
Y: 00A8-4840
Z: 0000-0000
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If you don't know how to get XYZ , read on:
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ATTENTION, THIS TUTORIAL ASSUMES YOU HAVE ALREADY FULLY INSTALLED XBOX LIVE!
1.Turn off your modchip and go to the Xbox Dashboard.
2.Click on the Xbox Live Tab.
3.Go to Network Connections.
4.Wait for the Green Lights (or red X'es depending on your setup) to load.
5.Once they load highlight the help button.
6.Over the help button press the Y button.
7.An X code a Y code and a Z code will come up along with more packet data including upload and download speed.
8.Take note of these Numbers.
9.Post results in Xyz Code, Uncoded on the Xbox-Scene forums in the Xbox Live section
-Fuzzy
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Check out more here[forums.xbox-scene.com]
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(Friday 06 December 2002 23:41 EST) - (Category: (default)) - (Posted by::
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X-ecuter Support Forums
>> Team X-ecuter has opened their supports forums. So if you have problems installing your X-ecuter products or for other questions you can visit their forums here.
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(Friday 06 December 2002 23:09 EST) - (Category: (default)) - (Posted by::
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Work In Progess: u64x emulator
>> I saw there's a new project on xboxdeveloper by thetruth. A Killer Instinct Arcade Emulator for the Xbox.
It's still in early development , but you can find more info here
I also saw something about a dc emulator for xbox on xboxdeveloper (here) ... but there's not even a decent dc (dreamcast) emulator for PC , so I wouldn't take this too seriously.
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(Friday 06 December 2002 18:45 EST) - (Category: (default)) - (Posted by::
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fanCbox v0.50 released!
>> Superfro released another version of his bios tool.
What's new/fixed:
* Added 'remove microsoft logo' option
* Added support for Xecuter 4973 256k (does 1meg exist?) (1.0 bioses)
Official Site: here[dextrose.com]
Download: here (without RC4 & bios - don't ask for them)
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(Friday 06 December 2002 13:28 EST) - (Category: (default)) - (Posted by::
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X-ecuter2 Pogo-Pin addon : price & releasedate
>> Extreme-Mods , official X-ecuter2 reseller & xbox-scene affiliated , received more information about the pogo-pin adaptor for X-ecuter2.
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We have just recieved word that the pogo pin adaptors will not be available until after christmas. The retail price will be between $19-$24 for the add-on. Please note the suggested method of installation is to solder the chip as this is the most reliable method.
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The X-ecuter2 Lite with included wire-addon AND headerpin-addon is expected early next week.
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(Friday 06 December 2002 13:21 EST) - (Category: (default)) - (Posted by::
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Work In Progress: OpenXDK USB support
>> From caustik.com
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Just to let you know, I'm still alive. I have been *very* busy lately, but I have been educating myself thoroughly on USB in order to develop USB support for OpenXDK. Also, OpenXDK already has prelimary file i/o, so expect at least that in the next release.
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(Friday 06 December 2002 13:16 EST) - (Category: (default)) - (Posted by::
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Europe Christmas: PS2 trounces , Xbox 2nd , GCube flops
>> After the launch of the Sega Pack in Europe , the Xbox was #1 on the sales-rank , but it looks like microsoft didn't manage to maintain that position.
Even with a more expensive Playstation2 , €260 compared to €240-€260 for an xbox with SegaGT2002 & JSRF , sony manages to sell more then 4x more ps2 consoles then xboxes.
The NCube sales are even worse , only 1/9th of the sales of the +2years old PS2.
From theregister.co.uk
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The PlayStation 2 continues to dominate hardware sales in the UK, with over 90,000 units of the console sold in the last week of November - three times the sales of Xbox and GameCube combined, and well on track to hit Sony's ambitious installed base projections for the end of the year.
Xbox benefited significantly from the launch of Splinter Cell and its latest bundle deal, seeing its sales surge by 42 per cent to over 21,000 units. GameCube, however, trails badly with sales of just over 10,000 units; still a significant improvement on the previous week, but the utter lack of high profile titles for the system is to blame for what is effectively a flop Christmas in Europe for the Cube.
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(Thursday 05 December 2002 11:27 EST) - (Category: (default)) - (Posted by::
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Microsoft vows more cash for Xbox
>> From CNet news.com :
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Microsoft on Wednesday said it would pour more resources into its efforts to carve out a position in the $10 billion video game market rather than cutting its losses and exiting from the venture.
When asked if the software giant had an "exit strategy" for the year-old Xbox video game machine, Chief Financial Officer John Connors said in a Webcast: "The fallback position is probably to double down and make it successful."
Although Microsoft hasn't disclosed how much it has spent on the Xbox so far, figures released last month showed that the home entertainment division, which includes the Xbox, lost $177 million in the last quarter.
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Read the whole article here[news.com]
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(Wednesday 04 December 2002 23:26 EST) - (Category: (default)) - (Posted by::
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Check Out the Xecuter 2 Sizes
>> Team neXgen got a picture of the X-ecuter2 modchips (Lite & Pro) in someone's hand so you can get an idea of their size.
Check it out on gotmod.com
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(Wednesday 04 December 2002 23:22 EST) - (Category: (default)) - (Posted by::
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XBConnect 2.2 C-1 released
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(Wednesday 04 December 2002 17:03 EST) - (Category: (default)) - (Posted by::
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X-ecutor 2 News - Pogo-pins after christmas
>> Our affiliates over at Extreme-Mods received some news from Team X-ecuter.
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We have just recieved word form team x-ecutor that the pogo pin adaptors will not be availible until after christmas. They have also informed us that the PRO model will not be out for a couple weeks instead of a couple days as mentioned on thier site. Please do not believe anything you hear on the web until it is posted here. The lites will be shipped with wires and the pin head adaptors for no extra charge when we ship them the week of Dec 9th. Please stay tuned for more information.
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(Wednesday 04 December 2002 17:00 EST) - (Category: (default)) - (Posted by::
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DC64 demo + OpenXDK demo
>> Bigboy released a demo of his DC64 emulator to Xbox. It's build with OpenXDK so it can be distrivuted legally.
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Well, Just like DreamSpec I've ported DC64 to openXDK... so its just waiting on input and sound... you can get the XBE demo running Uridium from the downloads page... Enjoy!
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Status:
* Full speed
* no input
* no sound
* Uridium running
They also posted this news:
[QUOTE]
ector has given us a little demo of his new 2D library, and very neat it is too... You can see a picture in the screen shots area, and if you want the XBE its available in the downloads area. This was done by him coding, and me running it and telling him what was wrong.... pretty good really
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Official Site & Download: here[classicgaming.dcemulation.com]
Source: xboxhacker.net
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(Wednesday 04 December 2002 16:18 EST) - (Category: (default)) - (Posted by::
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Work In Progress: XCover v1.0.4
>> XB0X_Mod is working on a new version of XCover.
Changes:
* Add support for PAL / NTSC logos and Xbox live
* Fix preview front cover overlaps
* Link the Xodus Banner
* Load COVERS from FILE (Reduce Size of EXECUTABLE)
* If you save an image and then save again and click cancel successful save message occurs... (Set commondialog1.filename to "")
* REMOVE PICTURE 1 ON FORM 2 AND RECODE PAINTPICTURE!
@-BETTER QUALITY!
@-FULLSIZE DVD!
* CODE PRINTING FEATURE!
The release is expected soon , in meantime you can still download the old version of XCover here (v1.0.3 Alpha)
Official Site: here[xcover.xodus-chip.com]
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(Tuesday 03 December 2002 20:00 EST) - (Category: (default)) - (Posted by::
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PC-BioXX/OpenXbox upgrade
>> We received a picture from the guys at PC-BioXX of the upgrade needed to add a 4x256k switch on your PC-BioXX modchip.
You can still switch to the onboard bios with the eject-button. (for xlive).
I think that you will also be able to buy the PC-BioXX with the upgrade done for you.
More information will probably be released soon. Check gamesx.de (in german) for more info.
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(Tuesday 03 December 2002 17:27 EST) - (Category: (default)) - (Posted by::
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neXgen Christmas release
>> We received exclusive information from neXgen Team that we can expect a fully working beta version of the neXgen dashboard some days before christmas or on christmasday itself!
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People have wondered were it went.
Well , it didnt fall of the earth and we did not stop work on it.
We're currently making a christmas neXgen release for the holidays.
It wont be a demo , but a full beta. We made the statement before that we wouldn't do betas but since people want the dash we will give it to them and then finish work on it, as time goes on.
The release will have 3d-rendered snow on parts of the dash.
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More information & pictures will soon be posted on the official neXgen website: gotmod.com.
Source: neXgen Team
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(Tuesday 03 December 2002 09:36 EST) - (Category: (default)) - (Posted by::
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Easybuy2000 contest : now 23 free Matrix modchip
>> Due the high response on our Matrix/Xodus contest , easybuy2000.com will add another 20 matrix modchips to the give-away!!
So now we'll have a total of 23 winners that will each get a FREE Xodus/Matrix no-solder modchip!
You can still participate till 6 December , all you have to do is reply to a thread on our forums ... it can't be easier can it?
For more information , visit this page.
Thanks goes to easybuy2000.com for offering the modchips!
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(Monday 02 December 2002 23:56 EST) - (Category: (default)) - (Posted by::
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OpenXbox/PC-BioXX update.
>> The german crew behind OpenXbox/PC-BioXX confirmed they are working on an updated version of their modchip. (it looks like it will also be possible to upgrade the old version)
The updated version will have optional switches:
-When pressing 3sec on the xbox reset-button , you boot with the original onboard bios
-When booting with the xbox power-button you will boot on the OpenXbox/PC-BioXX chip.
You can install several bioses on the modchip , with 2switches you have a choice between 4x256k , 2x512k or 1x1024k.
The software to flash the OpenXbox/PC-BioXX will also be updated , so you can flash the 256k/512k parts separately.
They are also talking about compatibility with xbox live. I think they mean that with the eject-button (press 3secs) you can switch to the onboard bios/kernel and then you can go on xbox live and your xbox won't get banned (only with original games ofcourse).
It's like the enable/disable switch on other modchips , but this mod will just use the eject-button instead of a separated switch.
More information & pictures of the updated OpenXbox/Pc-BioXX should be released wednesday.
You can find more info about OpenXbox/PC-BioXX on gamesx.de or check this thread on our forums.
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(Monday 02 December 2002 18:11 EST) - (Category: (default)) - (Posted by::
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X-ecuter2 Pro - Picture
>> Team X-ecuter released the latest version of X2P (X-ecuter2 Pro)
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Below you will find a picture of the latest design of the X2:PRO. This one has been hand soldered so its not factory standard, but you get the jist of what it will look like now its been finished. Note that the flash protect jumper has been added along with the new pin header. China is shipping out the LITE within the week and the PRO will follow a few days after that.
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Official Website (temp url): here
Pre-Order your X-ecuter2 Lite (with pin-header-adaptor AND wires-adaptor) now from Extreme-Mods for $44. (WorldWide Shipping & Official X-ecuter reseller).
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(Monday 02 December 2002 12:08 EST) - (Category: (default)) - (Posted by::
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Media X Menu 0.9 beta released!
>> BenJeremy announced a new version of his MXM dashboard on our boards.
What's new/fixed:
* AutoConfig!! See the section on AutoConfig for complete details.
* Sped up menuing by offloading screenshots to a seperate thread.
Official Site: n/a , but this thread talks about the release
Download: n/a (build with MS SDK)
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(Monday 02 December 2002 11:58 EST) - (Category: (default)) - (Posted by::
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MAME-X delays after HD crash
>> Superfro updated his MAME-X website :
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... Sorry for the late post on thanks giving, but I was out of town visiting family. Happy thanks giving everyone.
Ok, on to the 'sort of not really' part. The day before thanksgiving when I left to visit family... my nice shiny Western Digital 120 gig 8 meg JB drive died. And yeap, you guessed it... all my xbox related content was on that drive, including all the mame source. Especially the beta 7 that was just about ready for public release. As well as alot of the other projects you guys know I do, and some projects I was working on that weren't released yet and nobody knew about them goodies. So I'm at a big loss right now. This is going to delay the next version of beta 7. I do have a copy that was a little past beta 6 so it's not like I have to start from b6 again, but still. My 'other works' that were in development will have to be recoded from scratch again. I havn't lost faith tho, I will be working hard to get the mame ball rolling again... Just thought I'd share my grief with everyone first...
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(Monday 02 December 2002 11:55 EST) - (Category: (default)) - (Posted by::
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xSnes9x v1.04 Released!
>> What's new/fixed:
* Reset Settings.ForcedInterleaved2 on each rom load. Fixes Yoshi's Island 1.0 problem (Lantus, MKendora)
* Fixed word writes to block bounds in asm core. (TRAC, MKendora)
* Fixed OAM and sprite priority in the asm core. Uniracers 2p now works (anomie).
* Merged in new SPC7110 updates. (MKendora)
* Hacked around Word writes to $7F:FFFF. Thanks to lantus and The Dumper for verification. (MKendora)
* Memory.Init() and Memory.DeInit() are now called on each rom load, instead of once per application execution.
* Cheat code functionality was broken in 1.03. Fixed.
* SID music should no longer lose sync or become scratchy.
* Fixed SID bug which could cause lockups in some instances.
* Fixed bug that caused crash when exiting roms in HDTV modes.
* Fixed bug that caused crash pressing dpad left/right when no roms were found.
* Added better HDTV support.
* Fixed Add to Favorites crash when dpad/analog was pressed during added message.
Official Website: here[lantus-x.com]
Download: n/a (build with MS SDK)
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(Monday 02 December 2002 11:51 EST) - (Category: (default)) - (Posted by::
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FairPlay campaign : Don't buy a videogame week
>> The "Don't buy a videogame week" has started as protest against the increasing price of videogames the last few years... especially in europe
From fairplay-campaign.co.uk :
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It's hardly a controversial statement, is it? Nobody likes paying £40-£45 ($65-$70) for a new videogame, especially when the disc you're buying only cost 40p ($0.62) to manufacture. And the truth is, you're being ripped off. Compared to videogames, replica football shirts are a bargain - as we'll show you here, there isn't a single reason that games couldn't be sold at £20 ($31), or even less.
If you want to buy a game, don't do it between the 1st and the 8th of December. Get it on November 30 or December 9 instead. It's not much of a sacrifice, but it will serve as a warning shot to the videogames industry at the time they care about it most. If you're happy to continue being ripped off, then don't listen to us. But if you'd rather pay £20 for the next game you buy than £40, then you know what to do.
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Find out more about the campaign here[fairplay-campaign.co.uk].
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(Sunday 01 December 2002 20:49 EST) - (Category: (default)) - (Posted by::
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Work In Progress: Xbox Mediaplayer with AC3
>> It looks like the next version of XBMP will support AC3 output. Great news!
From xboxmediaplayer.de :
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AC3 :)
Yes you heard right! :)
Kudos to Duo for enabling 4 channel AC3 output with 5/6 channels on the way!
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(Sunday 01 December 2002 19:40 EST) - (Category: (default)) - (Posted by::
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Xcover v1.0.3 Alpha released!
>> What's new:
* New GUI
* Live Covers
* 4Cover Types
* Faster Saving
* Tons of bug fixes
* New option in file Menu (New XCover)
Official site: none , but you can check this thread on our forums
Download: here
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(Sunday 01 December 2002 18:05 EST) - (Category: (default)) - (Posted by::
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XBConnect 2.2c released!
>> What's new:
* Dedicated server support for games like UC. Just leave your room unlocked and players can come and go as they feel.
* Game list filtering.
* Chat tuning and additional fixes.
Official Site: here[xbconnect.com]
Download: here[xbconnect.com]
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(Sunday 01 December 2002 08:33 EST) - (Category: (default)) - (Posted by::
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Team Assembly:: Xbox Live news
>> From Team Assembly :
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Ok, lets give you all an update on what has been happening.. First off, changing JUST the serial, mac won't get you back online.. We only changed the serial + MAC on a non banned system to see if XB Live was checking serial.. and it was not.. we had a "generated" serial and MAC and Live was still happy.. so after some more work it was established that it is based on the encrypted 16-byte HDD Key that is used to calculate your HDD Password.. You change this and you are back online ! It has to be valid 16-Byte Key though.. we think MS generates these and checks for validity.. And if yours is invalid or banned, your screwed.. You have to get one from a non banned system at this stage.. we are working on it though..
Right, now for the scoop on ConfigMagic:
Work is slow on this, we have been hard at work on the XB Live stuff. Never the less, we have the "framework" pretty much done .. ConfigMagic will currently allow you to change: Serial, MAC, Online Key, HDD Key. It will also generate your HDD Passwords for you if you want to lock/unlock your drive.. We are also integrating EEPROMagic into this App so you can do EEPROM backups/restores with it as well.. You can also "generate" a complete new EEPROM Image from a config file..
Things we'd like to add before we release is being able to Lock/Unlock your HDD and then of course a pretty little menu.. currently its all text based. :(
We released the first screen shots, go check it out.. We should finnish and release this soon...
Ok, now our "slowness" is mostly due to this framework or "Utility" Library we are creating.. this contains a huge amount of things you can do with the box, all in one neat library.. we'll be releasing this as open source soon after ConfigMagic.. everyting you can do in ConfigMagic you can now use in your own apps with this library.. all we can say is - watch this space !!
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Keep up the great work guys!
They are also looking for graphically inclined people & even some beta testers : if you think you are the right person for this job , visit their website for more news.
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(Sunday 01 December 2002 00:29 EST) - (Category: (default)) - (Posted by::
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Work In Progress: Xbox Mediaplayer & Yamp
>> runtime, duo & Frodo are working hard on the new version of the joint-venture XboxMediaplayer & Yamp.
Frodo posted this on the xboxhacker.net forums
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Currently working:
- divx 2,3,4,5/xvid/mp3/mp2/mpg1/mpg2/ogg/ogm/jpg
- FF/RW
- pause
- picture viewer with slideshows
- subtitle timeshifting
- XNS support (relax)
- IR remote support
- clipping / scaling / aspect ration control
- support for international subtitles
(download them from mplayer or create your own)
- and all the other things promised in xbmp2 i forgot
Things we still need 2 port :
- jump 2 a specific point in the file/movie
- playlists
- turning subtitles on/off
- multiple screen resolutions/progressive scan
- shoutcast
New features that we're thinking about:
- true hardware ac3 decoding
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Read the whole thread here[xboxhacker.net]
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(Sunday 01 December 2002 00:28 EST) - (Category: (default)) - (Posted by::
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