Xtreme firmware 3.3 for TS-H943 Xbox 360

[Zeus]

C4eva has released a new version of his hacked firmware for the 360, this is the worlds first Dual Speed, Media Stealth, One Firmware, Xbox 360 backup and extraction firmware modification!



Features
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(v3.3) Dual Read Speed mode (Quite/Slow Read mode for backups activated via any Xbox 360/Xbox 1 Original game disk.)
(v3.2) Improved Media speed patch, forced full speed on all media types!
(v3.1) Added Booktype overwrite patch (bitsetting to Dvdrom no longer required)
(v3.1) Added Media speed patch (drive treats backup disc speed rating same as original)
(v3.1) Fixed DVD Movie backup/Xbox 1 backup read bug.
(v3.0) Stealth Media implemeted into firmware. Backups now appear exactly as original disk regardless of which disk check command used by Xbox 360
(v3.0) Enable0800 mode supports extraction of raw PFI (Physical Format Information) and raw DMI (Disk Manufacturing Information)
(v3.0) Support for loading of extracted PFI and DMI from disk
(v3.0) Non-Stealth Backups automatically enhanced with embeded PFI for Xbox 360 and Xbox 1
(v3.0) Included new Video.iso for Xbox 360 and Xbox 1 backups, now the same as originals
(v3.0) Security placeholders/bad sectors for 360 backups are outside both valid psn ranges so they cannot be read/checked by 360 host
(v2.0) Extraction part of firmware enabled with Enable0800 DVD. ISO included.
(v2.0) In Enable0800 mode, allows drive to function natively under Windows without any hardware conversion/adaptors
(v1.0) Boots all Xtreme Xbox 360 backups
(v1.0) Boots all Xtreme Xbox 1 backups
(v1.0) Boots all Xbox 360 originals
(v1.0) Boots all Xbox 1 originals on Xbox 360

Use on Xbox Live at own risk

Technical details
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Default backup Read Speed is same as original game disks 12x. When Original Game disk is booted, all subsequent backup loading will be at Quiet/Slow Read mode, Original Game disks are unaffected. Turn console off/on to reset back to Default backup read speed (12x). Quiet/Slow Read Speed is for quiet operation and/or cheap DVD+R DL media.

Backups now automatically have pre-locked PSN range same as stated in extracted PFI sector if exists, or embeded PFI, therefore cannot read extracted SS/PFI/DMI sectors from disk. Currently all original 360 games have same PFI sector but maybe not in future, hence new feature of extracting PFI in Enable0800 mode and read from backup at PSN $4fb1d (Xbox 360) and $605fd (Xbox1) or if these sectors are blank embeded PFI will be used

Backups now support loading of DMI sector. This sector is different for every original 360 game but is currently not checked for, but maybe in future hence DMI can now be extracted also in Enable0800 mode and read from backup at PSN $4fb1e (Xbox 360) and $605fe (Xbox1)

Firmware checks for Enable0800 security sector @ PSN 04FB1F and if found, enables 0800 mode of firmware.

ISO image Enable0800.iso included. Just burn and insert into drive when you wish to extract security sectors or dump games.

0800 mode of firmware deactivated by inserting game backup (Xbox 360 or Xbox 1) or DVD movie or turning off console.
Reads Xbox 360/Xbox 1 security sector from PSN FD021E (Layer 1)
Reads Xbox 360 security sector from PSN 04FB1F (Layer 0)
Reads Xbox 1 security sector from PSN 605FF (Layer 0)
Security sector must be extracted using Enable0800 DVD for Xbox360 games and Xbox 1 games

Flashing your drive
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For ms28 firmware versions of drive you will need to use the Vcc method or the VIA SATA 10 sec method to read/write flash. Refer to http://forums.xbox-scene.com/index.php?showtopic=535222

Advisable to make a backup of your dvd drive firmware first.("mtkflash r /m orig.bin")

In Windows, copy orig.bin to same directory as this release (same directory as xtreme33.bin and X360SAM.exe)

Double click "Make X33.bin" to create x33.bin (Xtreme33 firmware with your key from orig.bin). Thanks to eXOBeX for X360SAM.EXE

Copy x33.bin to boot disk

Power off PC

Plug SATA cable from DVD drive to PC. Power cable drive still connected to Xbox 360
Power on Xbox 360
Power on PC
Boot with standard dos boot disk with included mtkflash utility

Run "mtkflash w /m x33.bin"


Extracting Security Sector
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Ensue SATA cable is plugged from drive to PC.
(This is very important as may be possible in future for console to detect modified firmware due to Inquiry routine enabled for Windows)

Power on Xbox 360.
Insert Enable0800 DVD into drive. Wait 5 or so seconds then remove the Enable0800 DVD. Drive now in 0800 mode.
Turn on PC and wait for Windows to boot
Insert original game disk into drive and wait for windows to detect disk change
Run DVDinfoPro
Enter the following four custom cdb commands:

AD 00 FF 02 FD FF FE 00 08 00 01 C0
AD 00 FF 02 FD FF FE 00 08 00 03 C0
AD 00 FF 02 FD FF FE 00 08 00 05 C0
AD 00 FF 02 FD FF FE 00 08 00 07 C0

Then save hexadecimal display as bin file as SS.bin

Extracting PFI (Physical Format Information) Sector
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Run DVDinfoPro
From Advanced Commands pull down menu choose Send Custom Command
From Preset Commands pull down menu choose "00h Physical Format Information" from under the Read DVD Struct Commands heading
Click Send
Then save hexadecimal display as bin file as PFI.bin

Extracting DMI (Disk Manufacturing Information) Sector
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Run DVDinfoPro
From Advanced Commands pull down menu choose "04h Disc Manufacturing Info"
Click OK on Read DVD Structure Option window
Then save hexadecimal display as bin file as DMI.bin



Creating a game backup
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Drive is still in 0800 mode.
Extract Isobuilder.rar
Insert original game disk into drive and wait for windows to detect disk change
Run DVDinfoPro
Enter the following custom cdb command to unlock drive: (game data visable)

FF 08 01 01

Run Isobuster
Right click on DVD and select Extract From-To
Click Length and enter number of LBAs as follows:

Xbox 1 Original Number of LBA to read 3431264 decimal
or
Xbox 360 Original Number of LBA to read 3567872 decimal
Select User Data (2048 bytes/block)
Click Start Extraction
Enter filename as game.iso and click Save
Upon read error dialogue box choose fill with blank zeros for sector and select use this selection for all errors
Copy game.iso, ss.bin, PFI.bin and DMI.bin to the relevent isobuilder directory (Depending on Xbox 360 or Xbox 1 game)
Run build360.bat (Xbox 360 game) or build.bat (xbox 1 game).
These batch files now expect PFI and DMI bin files
Burn with CloneCd and choose the image.dvd file

Turning off 0800 mode of firmware
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Either insert game backup (Xbox 360 or Xbox 1) or DVD movie. This de-activates 0800 part of firmware or turn off console.


News Source: <A href="http://www.xboxhacker.net/forums/index.php?topic=3507.0" target="_blank">Xboxhacker.net</a>

[ulic]

Do we need to update or i can wait? I just update to 3.2 and my backup game run like my original.

Thanks!;)

[Zeggi]

Well my 3.2 is clicking as if its speeding upp and then just blows away in speed and still doesnt boot all times :D so im not sure.... i should leave my open since new fw are just showing upp from left to right... Which is offcourse great :) thx

[mflash]

I'm sure this has been asked before, but i have been unable to find the answer.


I seem to remember C4E posting that the Samsung drive would not be able to have stealth firmware (not media) like the Hitatchi becaouse of how the FW is read and written.

Is that a rumor, or has some one else seen the post?

[ricflairandy]

what is this about discs spinning too much?


Ill be doing mine soon, and i assumed backups just ran like originals, is this not the case?

[ricflairandy]

I'm sure this has been asked before, but i have been unable to find the answer.


I seem to remember C4E posting that the Samsung drive would not be able to have stealth firmware (not media) like the Hitatchi becaouse of how the FW is read and written.

Is that a rumor, or has some one else seen the post?


what is the difference between stealth and none stealth?

[Hawkk]

.....they havent done anything about it yet and I doubt they will as It's getting on for 6 months now without a them doing a thing.

Nice thought, Ash, but dream on :D - there'll be countermeasures in the next official dashboard update, I'd put money on it. The only reason they haven't done anything to date (I think) is that they needed time to react, write some code, and then put it through QA, to ensure that no legitimate users are affected and that no 360's are accidentally bricked.

It's not just like a bedroom based hacker who can put something out when they feel like it.

[waddpsw]

I think they wont be doing it until after the release of the Ps3. They might as well take every advantage they can get.







Nice thought, Ash, but dream on :D - there'll be countermeasures in the next official dashboard update, I'd put money on it. The only reason they haven't done anything to date (I think) is that they needed time to react, write some code, and then put it through QA, to ensure that no legitimate users are affected and that no 360's are accidentally bricked.

It's not just like a bedroom based hacker who can put something out when they feel like it.

[MadonnaProject]

Once the chips come out we wouldnt have to put up with this crap of updating very other second anymore. Frankly just DOWNLOAD stealth backups without bothering with this crap. I just CANT wait for the full blown full featured modhips to come out which should be coming around a year or so after the release of the conole, like with most consoles. Plus microsoft is smart, they know piracy sells hardware. They might circumvent this thing, but not right now. Plus the firmware hack is very limited right now, AND itscausin the 360 to take speed. Whyever would they stop it right now before the ps3 comes out? also 80% of all pcs probably have cracked version of their operating system (their biggest product). If tey dont block that everytime someone visits their website or even when ones online.

[ricflairandy]

strealth backups? whats that all about

[fazered]

Does anyone have any links to help guides? There used to be some about. The Xboxhacker forums really could do with some sticky threads!

[Nuke209]

when i try mtkflash r /m orig.bin
it gets to 89% and gives me an error, can anyone help?