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Week of September 21, 2003
boXplorer G partition patch
>> BoxPlorer is a file manager utility for the xbox.
From the readme:
boXplorer(info), patched for full G drive functionality. Unfortunately, you sacrifice Z drive functionality.
(Sorry, I'm just too lazy....)
Instructions:
Apply PPF patch to original boXplorer default.xbe.
Full credit goes to the original developers! Thanks to olftboy for testing.
Official Site: n/a (By Xeero)
Download: here
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(Saturday 27 September 2003 21:37 EST) - (Category: (default)) - (Posted by::
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CXBX update - Halo GFX coming soon
>> From Caustik on ngemu forums:
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Just wanted to let you all know kingofc, myself, and cxbx are all alive and well.
There has been a real nasty live lock situation in Halo, and tonight I finally tracked it down and fixed it. This means that progress can continue, and I think we are getting very close to graphics on Halo.
For anybody technical, the problem was a bad implementation of NtUserIoApcDispatcher (my bad). Basically, Halo was never recieving an expected Apc from NtReadFile on ui.map.
Also, amazing work by the anonymous GameCube emu authors..I know who you are
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News-Source: ngemu forums.
Thanks to wraggster and Octacon716 of xboxhomebrew.netfirms.com for informing me about the news.
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(Saturday 27 September 2003 18:32 EST) - (Category: (default)) - (Posted by::
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Microsoft's first reply concerning the forced online update
>> From Xbox-Linux:
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After having no luck with the hotline, I asked how to undo the unwanted forced online update, and they replied: "Reversing the automatic dashboard update is quite easy. You only need to wipe the file 'Online Updater Application'." - I very much doubt that deleting the updater will undo the update - every seen a murder victim come back to life after the execution of the killer?
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(Saturday 27 September 2003 09:15 EST) - (Category: (default)) - (Posted by::
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Shutdown / Restart XBE (legal)
>> from vulgusprofanum at forums.xbox-scene.com
These are two completely legal xbe's wich will reset or power-off your xbox. They were made as an alternative to already existing applications that accomplish the same task. These, however, were not made with the XDK, and contain no microsoft code. For this reason, they can be freely distributed. This was possible thanks to an xbe header, and some great tutorials from xbdev.net. These applications are just a small variation on an example from there. I also got some great info on the PIC from xbox-linux.sourceforge.net.
While the shutdown/reboot xbe's have been availible for quite some time (made with the XDK), its a nice technical feat to see them made without Microsofts SDK.
Official Site: n/a (by vulgusprofanum)
Download: here
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(Saturday 27 September 2003 01:46 EST) - (Category: (default)) - (Posted by::
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BiosChecker v3.1
>> BiosChecker(info) is a program ran on the xbox to verify which bios is installed.
New bios's recognized:
- Cromwell(info) 2.21dev
- Cromwell 2.24a
- Cromwell 2.24c
- Cromwell 2.26
- DominionX 090x(F)
- DominionX 090x(G)
- Evox M7
- Evox M7 (EjectFix)
- X-Ecuter2 4978 (192.168.0.9)
- X-Ecuter2 4978.03 (BFM)
- X-Ecuter2 4978
- X-Ecuter2 4978 (FixLauncher 1.0.1)
- X-Ecuter2 4978 (FixLauncher NOGO)
- X-Ecuter2 4978 (BugFix)
- X-Ecuter2 4978.02
- X-Ecuter2 4978.03
Official Site: http://www.darkmoon.org
Download: n/a (built with XDK)
News-Source: xbins.org
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(Friday 26 September 2003 17:25 EST) - (Category: (default)) - (Posted by::
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Gentoox: fanctl update and MRTG-xboxtemp
>> From gentoox.shallax.com:
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Fanctl now support -r and --read which reads back the fanspeed then exits.
To update, run: magic fix monitors && magic
Dr. Flubber emailed me a nice little hack he came up with. Basically its an MRTG config file that records and graphs xbox temperature information, and here it is (Developer/Misc). Read the README for more details! I've made a nice and simple installer for it (included - install.sh).
You can see an example of what this script outputs here: Temperature Graph.
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(Friday 26 September 2003 12:14 EST) - (Category: (default)) - (Posted by::
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PS2 pricecut in EU, will Xbox follow ?
>> As said in previous articles Microsoft only plans to lower the retail of their Xbox price if Sony lowers the price of their Playstation2. This is what just happened in Europe. The Xbox has always been cheaper then the PS2 in Europe ... with the new PS2 price drop they come at the same level.
From VE3D:
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Sony Computer Entertainment Europe has announced a £30 price reduction for the Playstation II. As of October 1st, the standard Playstation II will be available for £139 (~200EUR), and the silver version will be on sale for £149 (~215EUR). Several bundles are also expected, but as of yet, the final details regarding those haven't been announced. Considering the above comments from Robbie Bach, it is possible that Microsoft EU would follow suit and reduce the price of the Xbox to £99.99 (~145EUR).
Rumours are also circulating that the GameCube will be reduced to £79.99 (~115EUR) next month, with a £99.99 (~145EUR) Mario Kart: Double Dash bundle coming soon after.
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(Friday 26 September 2003 09:56 EST) - (Category: (default)) - (Posted by::
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SparkEdit v1.0
>> From halomods.com:
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Well, the day has arrived! SparkEdit has been approved by the Beta Testers to go public. Keep in mind, this supports Xbox cache files and the original disk files (compressed) only. HaloPC support is not available at this point.
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From the readme:
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Sparkedit is a mapviewer for xbox halo. It was created to give modders insight into how the maps were constructed by the original developers. At the moment you can't edit anything, just look.
It's possible to preview cachefile mods that change textures.
Known Bugs:
-Zbuffering problem on certain videocards (MonoxideC)
-Mesh dislocation problem (MonoxideC)
-Doesn't load all shaders
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Official Site: http://www.halomods.com
Download: here
Thanks goes to leftyfb for mailing us the news.
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(Thursday 25 September 2003 23:11 EST) - (Category: (default)) - (Posted by::
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Media X Menu (MXM) 0.9n.5
>> BenJeremy released a new version of Media X Menu (MXM)(info).
What's new/fixed:
* Revamped the FTP Server. More robust.
* ActionScripts - Think "DOS Batch Language" on steroids.
* Partition Formatting
* G: Support
* PAL/NTSC switching with PAL60 support and independent Region Selection
* Built in "Recovery Disc" support for NEW Hard Drives.
If run from a CD-RW or DVDR/RW, upon detecting a "fresh" unformatted HD, MXM will offer to format the partitions and then copy the contents of CBackup, EBackup, FBackup, and GBackup, if present, to their respective drives.
* Fixed numerous annoying bugs
* Added time offset for time synchronization
* Fanspeed support in ActionScripts
Full changelog/Bug reports: forums.xbox-scene.com
Official Site: n/a, by BenJeremy
Download: n/a (built with XDK)
News-Source: forums.xbox-scene.com, xbins.org
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(Thursday 25 September 2003 22:53 EST) - (Category: (default)) - (Posted by::
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Xbox-Linux about TSOP Splitting problems
>> Xbox-Linux (Michael Steil & Franz Lehner) explains that their are some risks involved if you plan to split your v1.0/v1.1 TSOP in several banks.
If you added one switch between A18 of the flash IC and GND and one switch between A19 and GND to make a splitted TSOP it might cause problems with some bios mixes because the "Xcodes that get executed do not belong to the active image - actually the Xcodes from bank 0 get executed always, no matter what bank you select."
They also speak about the alternative solution to connect A18 and A19 resp. either to GND or to Vcc ... some sources told us this solution will work just fine, but in the article they say "it is quite likely that this will make your MCPX explode! (not sure what they mean with that).
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Why you shouldn't do TSOP Splitting.
Many people use four different ROM images in their 1 MB v1.0 or v1.1 flash - please don't do this. Read why[xbox-linux.sourceforge.net].
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(Thursday 25 September 2003 19:14 EST) - (Category: (default)) - (Posted by::
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Microsoft: Xbox Price to Shadow PS2, Not GameCube
>> From reuters.com:
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TOKYO (Reuters) - The head of Microsoft Corp's Xbox game console business said on Thursday the company's main benchmark when it comes to pricing would remain Sony Corp and not Nintendo Co Ltd.
The comments from Robbie Bach, Microsoft's chief Xbox officer, followed a price cut by Nintendo in the United States on its GameCube console to $99 from $149 in a move aimed at building momentum for the crucial holiday season.
"We've been selling at a price premium to GameCube since the first day and I don't think that's going to change," Bach said at a news conference in Tokyo.
Both Sony and Microsoft have announced special bundle packages for the holiday season that include free games -- offers that dashed widespread industry hopes the hardware makers would cut their prices.
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(Thursday 25 September 2003 12:14 EST) - (Category: (default)) - (Posted by::
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Preventing the Forced Dashboard Online Update
>> Michael Steil at Xbox-Linux wrote an article on how to prevent MS to automaticly update your dashboard (to a new version where the xtf/st.db exploit don't work anymore):
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Preventing the Forced Dashboard Online Update. If you have an Xbox, no SW method Linux yet, and a network connection read the article here[xbox-linux.sourceforge.net]
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(Thursday 25 September 2003 11:36 EST) - (Category: (default)) - (Posted by::
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dvd2xbox 0.4.5
>> WiSo released a new version of dvd2xbox(info). What's new/fixed:
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Currently I fully reprogramming the app to have it more structured and reliable using classes and threads. Therefore the obvious changes may be rather small. You may notice that I focus work on the disk browser. When it's finished the main copy module will also switch to the new sources.
Disk browser:
+ added support for the DVD drive and the following formats: UDF/ISO9660/CDDA
+ added copy support for UDF/ISO9660/CDDA. CDDA using CDDB naming. (comment fields are not filled for the time being. DVD copy and decryption support will follow in one of the next releases).
+ added a progress bar during file copy for UDF/ISO9660/CDDA+encoding using threads.
+ fixed a bug which crashes the box when activating partition7 support.
Main copy module:
+ added config option to disable/enable the auto eject tray feature.
- CDDA copy module still not working. Please use 0.4.3 instead or copy track wise via the disk browser.
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Official Site: http://dvd2xbox.xbox-scene.com
Download: n/a (built with XDK)
News-Source: xbins.org
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(Thursday 25 September 2003 09:41 EST) - (Category: (default)) - (Posted by::
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BanshInjectGUI v1.50 Standalone
>> New version of BanshInject GUI(info). Whats New/Fixed:
* Since a newer version of BanshInject came out, a few minor changes have been made.
- Now has support for KornKob's latest version of BanshInject.
- NOTE: THIS RELEASE ONLY COMES WITH THE ORIGINAL RELEASE. YOU CAN FIND KORNKOB'S LATEST RELEASE ELSEWHERE!
* Based off of the code found in WinHME(info) v1.485. (BInjectGUI v1.5)
- A few eastereggs added
* The GUI is a little bit easier to understand. Everything was "mushed" together before.
* Second STANDALONE release since the first version.
Official Site: n/a (by jimmsta)
Download: here
News-Source: xbins.org
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(Thursday 25 September 2003 03:09 EST) - (Category: (default)) - (Posted by::
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XBMP 2.4 CVS Compile 09-24-2003
>> A new xbins compile is out...heres whats New/Fixed:
Many bugfixes/tweaks were added, as the notes below. However, I decided to force my will upon you and link to the old Goom visualization library. I simply find it to be more colourful w/ more neat stuff happening. It however does not have the "tentacles" that goom 1.99 did. However, it also does not have the annoying white screens and sometimes long pauses with nothing happening.
If you care greatly about this, create a thread on xbox-scene.com w/ a vote for this; I shall read it and either keep this lib or move it back to what you've been used to for the last 5 months. (Or, include two .xbe's, which would be a waste of bandwidth)
- 809652 Album Thumb (+better info) On Visualization
- 808549 Allows seeking when pause has focus
- 798126 Fix for showing double names of highlighted item
- 796865 Fix bad alignment and overlapping of skin on PAL widescreen
- 792264 Right to left languages subtitles support
- 782765 Decoder Interface UI bug
- 798233 Updated swedish language file (Updated lang-22.xml)
- 785925 french XML update 1.46 (lang-4.xml)
- 793396 Portuguese (European) (lang-9.xml) Language File
- 789185 Updated lang-26.xml (Hungarian)
- 788016 Updated Czech XML (lang-55.xml) file 13-8-2003
- 806865 Language file lang-5.xml (spanish-español) updated
- 786537 fix: New updated Italian language file (lang-6.xml)
- Fix for .CUE sheet track ordering when Show ID3 Info is off and the "Sort by" is set to anything other than "Title".
Keep in mind this is just a compile from the sourcecode in the CVS on 24 september. There's no guarantee this version is stable or bugfree. Use at own risk if you like to test out new things.
Use the XBMP Complex 2.4 release if you want the latest 'official' stable/tested release.
Official Site: xboxmediaplayer.de
Download: n/a (built with XDK)
News-Source: xbins.org
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(Wednesday 24 September 2003 23:26 EST) - (Category: (default)) - (Posted by::
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GameCube to 99usd, will Xbox also drop price ?
>> From news.com.com:
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Japanese video game giant Nintendo on Wednesday slashed the price of its GameCube console to less than $100, in an effort to revive sagging sales.
The company announced that, effective Thursday, the console will sell for $99.99 in North America, down from the current price of $150.
Nintendo's move was not expected to trigger an immediate wave of retaliatory price drops by competitors Sony and Microsoft, as has happened with previous price moves.
Billy Pidgeon, an analyst for research firm Zelos Group, said the price cut may not inspire a major sales boom for Nintendo, given that previous bundling deals had already effectively lowered the GameCube's price to $100. He expected that Microsoft will wait to gauge the sales effect of the price reduction before making any retaliatory moves.
"It's possible Microsoft could see this as a competitive move by Nintendo and might cut prices on the Xbox, in which case you'd have a sort of bottom-up round of price cuts," he said. "But I don't think they're going to do anything right away."
A Microsoft representative did not immediately respond to requests for comment.
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(Wednesday 24 September 2003 21:59 EST) - (Category: (default)) - (Posted by::
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dyne:bolic 1.0 stable codename "MAKROLAB"
>> dyne:bolic(info) 1.0 stable has been released:
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The long awaited dyne:bolic 1.0 stable is OUT!
A major milestone for this project has been reached, this release also includes openMosix automatic clustering on the same LAN joining CPU power between multiple computers, new software updates, 3d acceleration and more supported hardware, much improved stability with fixes to nesting and publicvoice.fm login among the others.
What's new/fixed (1.0 beta -> 1.0 stable codename "MAKROLAB"):
* OpenMosix automatic clustering support (also for xbox!)
* DRI 3d accelleration on matrox, intel and other cards
* new iso generator and online updating system
* new softwares: iceage, mjpegtools, most, gvidm, LiVES, e2undel, ntfstools, parted
* new games: armagetron
* updated software: perl-5.8.0, irssi-0.8.6, XFree86-4.3, cardmgr-3.2.3, sylpheed-0.9.6, vim-6.2, e2fsprofs-1.34
* more supported vga cards and fixes to autodetection
* fixes to nesting procedure and keyboard setting
* fix to publicvoice.fm login procedure
* interactive debug mode at startup
* xbox fixes: network, audio, joypad
* new extras: live dyne.org concert in makrolab!
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Just like previous releases this version will boot on both PC and Xbox.
Official Site: http://www.dynebolic.org
Download (444MB): http://www.dynebolic.org/index.php?show=available (they are looking for new mirrors - so if you have access to a big network with alot of bandwidth, help out these guys!)
Thanks goes to Cheese for warning me about this new release.
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(Wednesday 24 September 2003 13:49 EST) - (Category: (default)) - (Posted by::
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Xbox with 1.4ghz CPU
>> From polygonmag.com:
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Japanese retailer OverTop, known for their wide selection of import games and unique gaming peripherals, has announced plans to offer an upgraded version of Microsoft's Xbox console. Modified by FriendTech, the upgraded Xbox will boast a 1.4 ghz processor and 80GB harddisk. Although scheduled for release in November, pricing for the new model remains undisclosed. The finished version of the upgraded Xbox will reportedly include a "turbo switch" which will allow players to run the console using default settings. When operated in turbo mode the prototype loaded data at nearly twice the speed of a retail Xbox.
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You can see a few pictures on polygonmag.com.
Now if you go to FriendTech's website you can see the xbox (renamed XBX2) is modified with lots of known modifications (new HDD, s-video output, flashable bioschip and with lots of homebrew apps) ... but the special thing here is they managed to change the CPU to a Intel "Tualatin" Celeron 1.4Ghz instead of the standard Intel Pentium III 733mhz.
They also included a switch so you can change between 1.48GHz and 740MHz.
I don't really know how they did this, as we all known the XBOX cpu is not in a socket like on a PC motherboard (it's soldered directly on the board - so they must have some serious equipment do to this).
I'm also not sure if normal xbox executables can actually really use the extra cpu speed.
Thanks goes to ken, D-Back and J.C. for sending me this link.
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(Wednesday 24 September 2003 09:54 EST) - (Category: (default)) - (Posted by::
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Xbox Backup Toolkit v1.7
>> Trackfive released a new version of his Xbox Backup Toolkit *Mac OSX*(info).
What's new/fixed:
* Now creates multi-game discs
* Backup catalog generator
* Improved user interface
* General enhancements/fixes
Official Site: n/a, by Trackfive
Download: n/a (includes Evolution-X xbe - built with XDK)
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(Tuesday 23 September 2003 22:08 EST) - (Category: (default)) - (Posted by::
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AllXboxSkins.com downtime
>> We received this mail from zonaxbox.com, the guys that are kindly hosting AllXboxSkins.com (the #1 website for all your skins for evox/mxm/avalaunch/xbmp/...):
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We have suffered a mayor security issue on the server and we have been rendered to shit. AllXboxSkins.com and ZonaXbox.com will be down for at least another week while we setup a new box with everything we need to get back on. This has been an emergency shutdown where our backbone was even compromised due to the immense amount of traffic that was running from our box to their hosts.
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(Tuesday 23 September 2003 21:57 EST) - (Category: (default)) - (Posted by::
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Xbox Accelerates Into Holiday With Full Head of Steam
>> Microsoft posted a new press release. From microsoft.com:
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Fueled by a highly touted lineup of new game titles and the growing popularity of its unified online gaming service, Microsoft® Xbox® is outpacing the industry as the only next-generation console to continuously demonstrate positive market share growth on a year-over-year basis (August 2002 to August 2003). According to NPD Group Inc. (NPD Funworld TRSTS, August 2003), sales of the Xbox console increased 6 percent from this same period last year, while Sony's PlayStation 2 dropped 36 percent and Nintendo's GameCube fell 22 percent. Xbox now captures 27 percent of the U.S. industry market share for next-generation consoles and is on track to capture additional market share this holiday season.
Along with the momentum for Xbox hardware, August sales of Xbox software grew faster than on both PlayStation 2 and GameCube, up 58 percent for this same period last year. Pulling in two of the top four best-selling titles and four of the top 10 in August, the Xbox cumulative attach rate increased to 5.8, the highest on record for any next-generation console after 22 months on the market. Xbox top sellers included "Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon: Island Thunder" by Ubi Soft Entertainment, "Soul Calibur II" by Namco, "Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic" by LucasArts, and EA's "Madden 2004."
Xbox Live (TM) , the premier online gaming service, saw a 17 percent leap in sales of Xbox Live Starter Kit in August. Supplementing this achievement was the launch of XSN Sports, the first truly virtual online sports league for any Xbox Live-enabled video game featuring the XSN Sports logo, including "NFL Fever 2004" from Microsoft Game Studios. Xbox Live, the world's most intense unified gaming service, offers gamers a consistent, reliable and exhilarating experience. With its unified approach, Xbox Live allows gamers to easily find their friends online, match up with players of all skill levels, and quickly jump into their favorite games with friends and foes around the world.
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Read the whole press release on microsoft.com.
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(Tuesday 23 September 2003 18:45 EST) - (Category: (default)) - (Posted by::
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5659 Dash Full NoXip Resign Patch v1.1
>> Fuckdb released a new version of the '5659 Dash NoXip Resign Patch(info)'.
What's new/fixed:
* No need to resign your dashboard when you mod/add xip files.
Official Site: http://www.xboxdash.net
Download: here
News-Source: xbins.org
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(Tuesday 23 September 2003 18:30 EST) - (Category: (default)) - (Posted by::
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Fast xbx2dds2img v1.0.0 Final
>> fuckdb released a new version of Fast xbx2dds2img(info). What's new/fixed:
+ Add: File selection,
+ Add: xbx => img,
+ Add: img => xbx,
+ Add: preview,
+ Add: conversion tool from ImageMagik,
+ Update: Devil Conversion Lib (1.6.5),
+ Update: NVidia tool (5.59),
+ Check on input image type to avoid bad xbx (size is not checked),
+ Removed: support for all images sizes (now only valid textures can be converted, read bellow),
+ Removed: many bugs,
+ Gadget: Opacity of main windows is selectable,
+ Many changes so RTFM carefully,
+ No more features or evolution are planned at this time.
Official Site: http://www.xboxdash.net
Download: here
News-Source: xbins.org
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(Tuesday 23 September 2003 14:38 EST) - (Category: (default)) - (Posted by::
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Vice64X v1
>> From Xport on forums.xbox-scene.com:
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Vice64X Commodore 64 Emulator port for XBox v1
Features :
- Emulates Commodore 64
- Excellent compatibility - ported from Vice
- Loads disk images, tape images, cartridges
- USB Keyboard support
- ZIP support
- Cheat system - Search/Create your own cheat codes (see notes)
- Favorites list
- Netplay
- Resizable game screen
- 480p, 720p, 1080i support
- Skin-able
- Save Game management - delete save game files
- Samba/NetBIOS sharing support (read roms from your PC)
- Relax Network Sharing (read roms from your PC)
- Play MP3 or M3U playlists in the background (Can also read MP3/M3U from across Samba/Relax shares.)
- User definable save directory. If you don't like the default of E:\SAVES\VICE64X you can change it via the VICE64X.INI file
- Take in-game screenshots and display them on the game selection list
- New UI feature - auto-screenshot capture mode. When enabled, the emu will start taking screenshots at a user-defined interval. Useful for ripping sprites/animation.
- Hardware filtering options : Point, Bilinear, Trilinear, Anisotropic
- Graphics filters
- Record/Playback feature - record your gameplay in the emu and then play it back again. Record up to 10 minutes of gameplay.
- Every single in-game command is fully customizable on any of the four joypad controllers.
- Map any emulator or UI command to a single button or a combination of two buttons. (e.g. RTrigger+LTrigger = Save State)
- Autofire capabilities for any emulator button on any controller
- One-button combos (define a series of emulator commands to be played back when you press a user-definable XBox controller combination.) (E.g. Press RTrigger+LTrigger to execute the command string A,B,A,B,Up,Down,Left,Right)
- Traverse any directory on any drive ( Continue selecting the parent directory entry on the file selection list to get the drive selection list. Selectable drives are C, D, E, F, R, X, Y, Z, and SMB. R is the CDROM drive. SMB is the samba share you have defined in your VICE64X.ini file.) Press Y from any file-listing screen to go up one directory level.
- All UI commands (save state, load state, screenshot, etc) can be invoked from the Options/Pause menu as well as in-game via your customized joypad mappings.
- Can be invoked from a command-line to directly run a game from a front-end or dashboard and bypass the user-selection screens. (Only if the frontend or dashboard supports this feature.)
- Can return to the launching program *if* the launching program supports this feature. For example, if the custom-launch routines are incorporated into a new frontend, that frontend could launch VICE64X and when you exit VICE64X, that frontend can be automatically reloaded.
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Official Site: http://xport.xbox-scene.com
Download: n/a (built with XDK)
News-Source: forums.xbox-scene.com, xbins.org
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(Tuesday 23 September 2003 11:07 EST) - (Category: (default)) - (Posted by::
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Live 2.0 XboxDash-Hacked v1.0-tHc
>> From the readme:
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It is with GREAT pleasure that we bring to you Microsoft's new Live 2.0 Dash, tHc style :) This one is for all the poor folks who got their dash updated on them - whether they wanted it done or not. Now you have an option to update it yourself :)
This release brings the Live 2.0 Dash up to where we were with the previous dash versions. New additions in this release include the addition of a pop-up onscreen text displaying the soundtrack and song name of the currently playing background music track. Also included is a usable version of their Live Account Selection menu.
THIS MENU MAY ONLY BE USED ONCE !! I only included it because certain ppl (sniperkil hehe) are blind and need large texts in their menus, and because I like having each main menu button launch a different style submenu ;) So again - when editing your config.xap only use submenutype 3 for one category - and make sure it has more than 4 items in it to chose from hehe. I left the Live icon in the menu more out of spite than anything else ;) That and it's kinda cool.
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Official Site: http://www.xboxdash.net
Download: here
News-Source: xbins.org
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(Tuesday 23 September 2003 01:37 EST) - (Category: (default)) - (Posted by::
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Gentoox Winex Installer beta3
>> Gentoox Winex Installer beta3 is a winex installer for Gentoox. The latest cvs build of Winex is downloaded, configured correctly, compiled, and installed. Although it is a Beta release. I do not anticipate any problems.
What's new/fixed:
* Repaired some variables that were broken causing the script to dump error messages and sometimes not run at all.
Official Site: http://sourceforge.net/projects/gx-wx-inst
Download: here
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(Tuesday 23 September 2003 00:43 EST) - (Category: (default)) - (Posted by::
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XDeck project still alive
>> XDeck is a vertical expansion for the XBox entertainment system that will add a great deal of features with as little trauma to the original XBox as possible.
From xdeck.net:
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First of all, I want to introduce that I, xboxlord, have been promoted to Moderator on this site, and I will be providing you with updates.
The lead on the project, Dane Robert Jones, has left the site under my control for some time so that he can concentrate on the main project which we so deeply want. This will not turn into another Halo 2 "Extend the Release Date Extravaganza". I can assure you that we are trying our hardest to have the prototype done by the beginning of November, have enough units in stock to take preorders by late-November, and ship in time for the holidays. There are no guarantees on when the product will be done, however, I can tell you for a fact that THIS IS NOT VAPORWARE. We want to have working models available for showing off at an upcoming computer show in Ohio (where the Xdeck is being developed).
We regret that no pictures have been taken as of yet because of certain problems. Pictures should be up on the site within a few weeks at the latest. An image of the actual prototype and a video of the Xdeck in action, and even an interactive flash presentation will be posted within the next month or so.
In regards to the corporate sponsor for the project: The sponsor is a small company which is "funding" the production of the Xdeck with about $20 - $30 per month. It may have mislead most or all of you to believe that there was a major contribution by a large company which will produce the Xdeck in just a few months. Please keep in mind that this is more than an "ambitious mod" but a HUGE project. One man, Dane Robert Jones, is trying to change tha face of XBOX modification for a few years, and I think it is reasonable if it takes a while.
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(Tuesday 23 September 2003 00:35 EST) - (Category: (default)) - (Posted by::
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WinHME v1.485 (Neutered v2)
>> WinHME is a program to help edit halo maps. Whats New/Fixed
* Made BanshInject GUI compatible with KornKob's last release.
* Fixed minor cosmetic bugs
- This included icons, and sharing of resources (pictures and icons are now one-in-the-same. This saves a good 24KB.
* Codebase is beginning to be switched over. More and more of the source code is being swapped out for better-performing source.
* Fixed missing files. I still need some sort of Installer...
* New "dev" release - v1.485
* I got my driver s license today! YAY!
Official Site: n/a (by jimmsta)
Download: here
News-Source: xbins.org
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(Monday 22 September 2003 23:54 EST) - (Category: (default)) - (Posted by::
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XBtool 1.0.8b19
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(Monday 22 September 2003 21:57 EST) - (Category: (default)) - (Posted by::
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Phoenix Bios Loader 1.3.5i
>> Phoenix Bios Loader is a tool that allows you to force a new bootable from media bios into memory without rebooting.
Whats New/Fixed:
*Visual selection of multiple bios's.
*Use black button to exit bios selection menu without selecting a bios
*Use white button to reload bios list
*USB stack implemented to allow the usage of xbox controller in selection menu
Official Site: http://phoenix.maxconsole.com
Download: here
News-Source: xbins.org
Note that this release is not officially released by Team Phoenix (it was originally leaked). Team Phoenix decided to allow distribution of the version though for all people who like to play around with new versions. Use at OWN risk.
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(Monday 22 September 2003 21:56 EST) - (Category: (default)) - (Posted by::
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XBtool 1.0.8b18
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(Monday 22 September 2003 21:56 EST) - (Category: (default)) - (Posted by::
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Jihad much-needed update
>> For those who forgot, Jihad is an arcade/adventure 3D homebrew game currently in development by The unProfessional. The game is designed to be a free, fun, multiplayer homebrew game for everyone to enjoy.
From theunprofessional.com:
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Yes, things are still progressing, albeit not as quickly as originally hoped. I'm still working 60+ hour weeks, and doing Jihad whenever I can squeeze out the time.
Engine development is still completely underway. More specifically, I'm pretty deep in the physics engine. So far, every line of code in this engine is original and no third party libraries have been used. Originally, this was my plan, and for the most part, it still is. However, a powerful, free, third-party physics engine would be nice to speed dev time. Tokamak is a possibility.
Jihad is still very much alive. Forgive the latency, but just remember that it is for fun. My main hope is that the interest is still out there to play it...
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Official Site: http://www.theunprofessional.com
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(Monday 22 September 2003 21:55 EST) - (Category: (default)) - (Posted by::
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New tutorials ...
>> More tutorials that are still for the August Lik-Sang.com tutorial contest. One more batch of tutorials will follow after these ... after that the results of the contest will be published online.
* UPDATED: Cheaper and Easier XBox RF (Radio Frequency) Remote Power On/Off Mod
By MomDad - read now
* How to Use the Expansion Port on a Chameleon for External Switches
By Sk8ermike6789 - read now
* Adding an Extra Harddrive and Switch to Your Xbox
By Hardwareman - read now
* LPC diagnostics
By milingo - read now
* Add A light Bar
By Scott Baker - read now
* From Start to Finish: A Handguide to Successfully Running a Modded Xbox.
By Callum aka 00XeRo - read now(zipped doc)
* Replacing a Blown Xbox Fuse
By Hardwareman - read now
* How to Make a USB cable for your xbox and a Controller cable for your PC
By MtG 2k - read now
* Complete Tutorial to install the Bert and Ernie Reloaded Fonts and the Phoenix Bios Loader. (With a working MS Dash)
By baturkin17 - read now(rarred doc)
* FTP to your xbox using Internet Explorer
By Halo Fan - read now
* How to install a 80mm fan in your Xbox
By Blind_Samurai - read now(rarred doc)
* The Complete No Modchip Guide To Fully Unlock Your Microsoft Xbox Using Exploits
By Jesse M. - read now
* Network using 2 network cards
By Fight-Mischief - read now
* Flash and Install Multibios TSOP with gamesave exploit
By johnbox - read now
* Upgrading Xbox Fan to 80mm fan
By GuySmilyASP - read now
* Copying from one Xbox to another Xbox Without a PC
By sulfur - read now
* How To Install A Fan Warning System In Your XBOX
By Burchman82 - read now
* Upgrading your Xbox BIOS on a non-upgradable modchip
By blade|uk - read now
* USB Powered Xodus Programmer
By myst1x - read now
I also update the upgrade/format HD tutorial for the latest evo-x version (with partition7 support). This one is not for the contest ofcourse (as it's written by me):
* UPDATED: Installing a New Hard Disk Drive to your Xbox
By XanTium - read now
Thanks goes to everyone who contributed!
Want to help the xbox scene? Send us your tutorial(s) to tutorials@xbox-scene.com
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(Monday 22 September 2003 21:54 EST) - (Category: (default)) - (Posted by::
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Fast xbx2dds2img v0.6.1
>> New version of Fast xbx2dds2img(info) - What's new/fixed:
* bug fixed on converting some image files,
* read WARNING section plez.
Download: here
News-Source: xbins.org
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(Monday 22 September 2003 21:53 EST) - (Category: (default)) - (Posted by::
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XBtool 1.0.8b17
>> NghtShd released a new version of XBtool(info). What's new/fixed:
* Using Paul Bartholomew's (oz_paulb) updated xbflash (adds 5101 unpack/pack support).
* I've made several modifications to Paul's code. Please report bugs.
Official Site: http://home.alltel.net/nghtshd/xbtool.html
Download: here
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(Monday 22 September 2003 21:52 EST) - (Category: (default)) - (Posted by::
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Ed Fries on Xbox: To Christmas and Beyond
>> GamesIndustry.biz has an interview with Ed Fries, Microsoft's VP for game publishing.
Here's a small part of the article:
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He seems confident, however, that the team at Bungie has achieved great things with Halo 2 - and he dismisses Internet rumours that the game has been deliberately slipped back to 2004 in order to encourage people to continue their Xbox Live subscriptions, claiming that the game has been a 2004 title from the outset. "There was some confusion about it being a Christmas title," he explains, "but it's still on its original date."
On the topic of Christmas titles, Fries admits that the Xbox range is not perhaps as strong as it could have been, but maintains that it's still a superb line-up. "The perfect line up would have been to have Fable and Halo 2 for Christmas," he says, "but if you look at it, it's still a great line-up." He lists some of the major first- and second-party games - highlighting the likes of Counter-Strike, Project Gotham Racing 2 and Crimson Skies - and points out that the platform is also set to enjoy massive third party support in the coming months.
So, the market for standalone titles on Xbox is doing well - and the company expects to grow its installed base by around 5 million units this fiscal year, bringing it to around 14.5 million units - but what of the Xbox Live online service, which Microsoft constantly touts as the jewel in the crown of the entire Xbox project? Despite the song and dance made about the service, it's still managed to attract only 50,000 punters across Europe - just over two per cent of the installed base of the console, a poor show for a service so heavily promoted.
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Read the whole article on gamesindustry.biz
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(Monday 22 September 2003 21:51 EST) - (Category: (default)) - (Posted by::
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Gentoox Winex Installer Beta 2 *updated*
>> We received this mail from Bikr:
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I have just released a Winex installer for Gentoox. The latest cvs build of Winex is downloaded, configured correctly, compiled, and installed. Although it is a Beta release. I do not anticipate any problems.
For those of you who don't already know. Wine is a program that creates an environment in linux that allows most apps to be run. WineX is a fork of Wine specifically designed and tweaked for games. I have no problems at all running Ultima Online at full screen on my Xbox
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Update - Beta2 has been released:
* fixed line break issue this was causing the script to be unrunnable.. doh! fixed though ;)
Official Site: http://sourceforge.net/projects/gx-wx-inst
Download: here[sourceforge.net]
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(Monday 22 September 2003 21:49 EST) - (Category: (default)) - (Posted by::
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10x Matrix giveaway
>> Spotted-Horse.com is offering a 10x Matrix NoSolder (for xbox v1.0/v1.1) giveaway for the xbox-scene visitors!
All you have to do is reply to a thread on our forums to confirm you participate.
All info/rules: here.
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(Monday 22 September 2003 21:48 EST) - (Category: (default)) - (Posted by::
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Gentoox PHPsysinfo-xbox rereleased
>> From http://gentoox.shallax.com:
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There's a new version of PHPsysinfo-xbox in the Developer/Misc section that displays "true" RAM usage rather than buffer + cache + RAM usage. This is much more useful and accurate since Linux tends to aim for 100% ram allocation no matter how much ram you have (i.e. it buffers information to make things faster). True RAM usage only shows how much RAM running processes are using.
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(Monday 22 September 2003 21:48 EST) - (Category: (default)) - (Posted by::
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hamtitampti explains how the RSA/TEA hack works
>> hamtitampti posted a thorough explanation of the RSA/TEA hack.
It's very technical, but for all developers that are interested, go check his post on forums.xbox-scene.com
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(Monday 22 September 2003 21:46 EST) - (Category: (default)) - (Posted by::
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Gentoox Home Edition v2.1 Integrated-Install
>> Gentoox Home(info) 2.1 has now been released with integrated installer. This is just an the Home 2.1 release with stardust (installer) included and using the latest cromwell release:
* Updated Cromwell(info) and Xromwell(info) (Supports IR-Remote and keyboard). This also fixes the USB hang on boot and the USB bug where the xpad would not work on some boots.
* New installer (built into the distribution, no need to download the distro each time you want to reinstall) that supports E:, F: and Native installations.
* Nothing significant has changed in the distro (all that has changed is Pro now has the updated FatX drivers out of the box)
Gentoox Home 2.1 readme here
Official Site: http://gentoox.shallax.com
Download (490.66MB): here[gentoox.shallax.com]
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(Monday 22 September 2003 21:46 EST) - (Category: (default)) - (Posted by::
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XbFlash 1.1 030917
>> From oz_paulb on forums.xbox-scene.com:
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Here's the latest version of my 'xbflash' utility. It now supports unpacking/packing of 5101 bios's (other 1.1-1.5 bios's should also work).
Note that xbflash has never supported 'multi' bios's, so you'll need to know the RC4 key in order to use this (I do NOT provide RC4 keys - I assume if you're hacking bios's, you know how to get your own).
It's already been proven that both the 'visor' and TEA hacks work on the 1.4/1.5 Xbox. It should be possible to 'unpack' a standard 5101 bios, apply x-code changes for either visor or TEA (and, if TEA, change the jmp instruction at the start of the FBL region by flipping 2 bits (see xboxhacker.net forum on breaking the 1.1 Xbox for details).
You should then be able to make whatever changes you want to your xboxkrnl.img and/or 2bl.img, then 're-pack' the BIOS into a usable binary.
See 'xbflash_1.1.ini' for info on the various ways of specifying RC4 keys (you can specify an original MCPX 1.0 16-byte RC4 key, an MCPX 1.1 16-byte internal RC4 key, or an MCPX 1.1 20-byte 'mcpx toolkit generated' RC4 key).
** A nice new feature: I've added support for Franz/hamtitampti's RSA TEA hack, where it's possible to 're-sign' the FBL area (special thanks to Franz for this - even though it took some reverse-engineering to figure it out). This means that you don’t need to mess with any x-codes (visor/TEA hacks) in order to build a modified bios. Just unpack, make your xboxkrnl/2bl changes, then re-pack. You will need the 'internal' 16-byte MCPX 1.1 RC4 key in order to use this feature (Note: this is different from the 20-byte RC4 key that Franz's mcpx 1.1 toolkit displays).
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Official Site: n/a, by oz_paulb
Download: here
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(Monday 22 September 2003 21:41 EST) - (Category: (default)) - (Posted by::
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Fast xbx2dds2img v0.6.0
>> New release of Fast xbx2dds2img(info). What's new/fixed:
* autoresizing images to a power of 2 (allready in 0.5.4 but i dont release it officialy),
* image extraction output chooser,
* logs windows now autoscroll,
* no warning msg option.
Download: here
News-Source: xbins.org
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(Monday 22 September 2003 21:40 EST) - (Category: (default)) - (Posted by::
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MS Dashboard Dvd Region Free Patch v1.02
>> A new version of the MS Dashboard Dvd Region Free Patch(info) has been released. What's new/fixed:
* Added support for following dashboard versions :
-4627 (untested)
-5659 rev. 17e4cd00 (tested)
* Added a patch remover (will remove the DVD region free modifications, usefull if you didn't make a backup)
Download: here
News-Source: forums.xbox-scene.com
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(Monday 22 September 2003 21:40 EST) - (Category: (default)) - (Posted by::
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ZXBTools 1.2
>> New version of ZXBTools(info) has been released. What's new/fixed:
* Some games could be deleted after bulid a multigame disc, fixed
* Fixed problem extracting high size isos
* When transfering files with invalid characters the program hangs up, fixed
* In FTP mode added posibility to rename long name files
* In FTP mode, added posibility to upload a game into a existing directory
* Added compatibility for Avalaunch(info)(info)
* Translation is a little better now, thanks to Lolo_Bee
* Added shell extensions, thanks to Bart_Bender for help
Official Site: http://zonaxbox.indicedivx.com/modules.php?name=zxb
Download: here
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(Monday 22 September 2003 21:39 EST) - (Category: (default)) - (Posted by::
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MAMEoX 0.74.1b released
>> New version of MAMEoX (info)has been released. What's new/fixed:
+ Incorporated .74 MAME core
+ Some fixes for vector games
+ Analog input for pedals is fixed
+ Now uses a graphical progress bar
+ Fixed some problems with vector games
+ Now warns you if the XBOX clock isn't
set (this screws up neogeo games)
+ Fixed screensaver bug (disabling the screensaver caused a infinite 'input-eating' loop)
+ Fixed problem with 2 bpp paletted PNG files (monochrome screenshots)
+ Many game-specific fixes (thanks to Xboxed and users of the rom status reporting system)
Official Site: http://mameox.sourceforge.net
Download: n/a (built with XDK)
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(Monday 22 September 2003 21:39 EST) - (Category: (default)) - (Posted by::
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dvd2xbox 0.4.4
>> New version of dvd2xbox(info). What's new/fixed:
What's new in 0.4.4
+ added support for partition7. enable it via enablepart7 in dvd2xbox.xml (not tested due to lack of a large hard drive).
+ improved visual gui (not through all sub menus due to underlaying architecture. Will be done later but has lower priority).
+ improved HDD browser. Now gui similar to WinCommander.
New features:
- Copy files/dirs from one partition to another.
- Show filesize.
- Show XBE title saved in *.xbe.
TODO: Support for DVD/CD-R (UDF/Video DVD/ISO9660)
Official Site: http://members.lycos.co.uk/dvd2xbox/
News-Source: xbins.org
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(Monday 22 September 2003 21:38 EST) - (Category: (default)) - (Posted by::
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