Team Xecuter: Xecuter 360 Connectivity Kits & Scene Release Compatibility

[Zeus]

Those folks at Team Xecuter just don't stop with the 360 hacking news! They have not only announced images of their super duper Xecuter 360 connectivity kits, they are also in the process of making a 360 Case disassembly kit which makes taking apart he case a breeze. As you can see from the following pictures, Xecuter once again live up to their reputation of producing top quality modding products. In somewhat related and diry news, they have put up a list of non-working and working 'scene' releases with the firmware 360 hack.


We are pleased to finally reveal the Xecuter 360 Connectivity
Kit. As you can see the quality is of the usual high standard that you have come to expect from Xecuter and we have spent the last few weeks adjusting the designs to make sure they work perfectly out of the box with no fuss.

<center><a href="http://www.maxconsole.net/content_img/xecuter_360c1.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://www.maxconsole.net/content_img/xecuter_360c1a.jpg"> <a href="http://www.maxconsole.net/content_img/xecuter_360c2.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://www.maxconsole.net/content_img/xecuter_360c2a.jpg"></center></a>

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<center><a href="http://www.maxconsole.net/content_img/xecuter_360c5.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://www.maxconsole.net/content_img/xecuter_360c5a.jpg"></center></a>


We hope to ship the first batches next week and at a cost that won't break any budget. We will also have a 360 Case Disassembly kit which makes taking apart the case a breeze, this will be revealed shortly. Here is a selection of Connectivity Kit pictures to wet your appetite.

List of Working & Non-Working Scene Releases

As there are some releases that do not work with the SS patch, we figured it was wise to inform everyone so you didn't waste your time downloading and to save money as trial and error on dual layer DVD can be expensive. Here is the list so far:

WORKING

Call_of_Duty_2_USA_XBOX360-RADIAN
Kameo_Elements_Of_Power_USA_XBOX360-RADIAN
Madden_NFL_06_USA_PROPER_XBOX360-PI
NBA_Live_06_PAL_XBOX360-RADIAN
Perfect_Dark_Zero_USA_XBOX360-RADIAN
Quake_4_USA_XBOX360-RADIAN (With SELECT Patch)
The.Elder.Scrolls.IV.Oblivion.PROPER.NTSC.XBOX360-SELECT
Need_For_Speed_Most_Wanted_PAL_XBOX360-PI
Condemned_PAL_XBOX360-PI
Fifa_06_PAL_XBOX360-PI
Project_Gotham_Racing_3_PAL_XBOX360-PI
Tony_Hawks_American_Wasteland_PAL_XBOX360-PI
Perfect_Dark_Zero_Pal_XBOX360-PI
Gun_PAL_XBOX360-PI
Quake_4_Pal_XBOX360-PI
Amped_3_Pal_XBOX360-PI
Ridge_Racer_6_USA_XBOX360-PI
Kameo_Elements_Of_Power_Pal_XBOX360-PI
Call_Of_Duty_2_Pal_XBOX360-PI
King_Kong_Pal_XBOX360-PI
Tiger_Woods_PGA_Tour_06_Pal_XBOX360-PI
NHL_2K6_USA_XBOX360-PI
NBA_Live_06_USA_XBOX360-PI
Madden_NFL_06_USA_PROPER_XBOX360-PI

NOT-WORKING

Battlefield.2.Modern.Combat.XBOX360-Allstars
Burnout_Revenge_USA_XBOX360-PI
Dead_Or_Alive_4_READNFO_NTSC_XBOX360DVD-CLEAR
Fight_Night_Round_3_NTSC_XBOX360-CLEAR
Project_Gotham_Racing_3_USA_XBOX360-RADIAN
Top_Spin_2_USA_XBOX360-PI
The_Elder_Scrolls_IV_Oblivion_USA_XBOX360-PI
Madden_NFL_06_READNFO_NTSC_XBOX360DVD-CLEAR
NBA_2K6_READNFO_NTSC_XBOX360DVD-CLEAR
Every_Party_JAP_XBOX360-CLEAR
Ghost_Recon_Advanced_Warfighter_NTSC_XBOX360-CLEAR
Far_Cry_Instincts_Predator_READNFO_NTSC_XBOX360-CLEAR
College_Hoops_2k6_USA_XBOX360-PI
Blazing_Angels_Squadrons_of_WWII_USA_XBOX360-PI
Rumble_Roses_XX_USA_XBOX360-PI
Dynasty_Warriors_5_Empires_USA_XBOX360-PI
Major_League_Baseball_2k6_USA_XBOX360-PI
Final_Fantasy_XI_Online_USA_INTERNAL_XBOX360-PI
FIFA_World_Cup_Germany_2006_USA_XBOX360-PI

Dont delete your non-working ISOs for now. They may become working in the future with patches applied.


Official Website: <a href="http://www.team-xecuter.com" target="_blank">Team-Xecuter.com</a>

[krawhitham]

so none of clear's releases work, I'm sorry I find that funny

Yes, this is real. No, you can't play it yet.

We release these to assist in making progress on the 360, and for those
who want to keep them on hand until they are playable.

Oops, looks like somebody forgot to do this one!

Our apologies for the issue with our last release. We've since retooled
and fixed the oversight, and have also extensively optimized the iso
creation method.

To verify, we've run extensive tests on PI's/RADIAN's releases, and all
their md5 sums match 100% with ours.

We feel it may be time to get together and hash out some scene rules as
this starts picking up momentum -- dummy space, rar volume size, etc.

We're not certain of the reasons behind PI/RADIAN not stripping dummy
space (don't know how? credit whores? lazy? jk, it's fun to speculate!),
but our rationale for removing it is a such:

1) We have no way of knowing if the dummy data is used (historically
it rarely is)
2) Until the time comes when these are bootable and we can determine
with certainty that the dummy space is necessary, it makes no sense
to be passing around 7GB files for every release
3) If we're eventually going to be able to play from a HDD, the dummy
space would be useless anyway
4) If we get a modchip with a decent bios, why would they keep the need
for every disc to be 7GB with a bunch of dummy space?
5) Dummy space certainly wouldn't be used in-game -- if it's not a file,
you don't have access to it
6) Someone always has access to the originals again if needed
7) Who the hell wants to blow the extra bw/space/time to download/archive
empty space? For instance, Madden PI 70x100MB vs. Madden CLEAR 65x50MB
(less than half the size!)
8) Dummy space isn't going to magically allow a backup to boot

As mentioned in our last nfo, unlike PI/RADIAN's raw dumps, ours are in
actual .iso format, and do not require PI's special extractor tool, but
can instead be opened, viewed and extracted using many of the existing
great Xbox iso tools already out there (Qwix, xISO, etc.).

Also included alongside our .iso is a layout file (.lyt). This can
optionally be used with programs such as MooGUI and the forthcoming
Qwix 2.0 to create an .iso file that takes maximum advantage of DVD
spindle rotation speeds for the DVD size (single of dual layer) you're
burning. The arrangement of files on Xbox and Xbox 360 game discs is
determined by developers through extensive testing of file access
patterns during actual gameplay. Layout (.lyt) files list the exact
placement of all files and directories on an original Xbox or Xbox
360 disc. They can also be used to optimize old backups that one might
play frequently that don't perform as well as they could. As .lyt
support is gradually being added to more ISO creation programs, sites
will begin hosting archives of downloadable .lyt files.

And lastly, hello to RADIAN, er PI, er RADIAN... Not that it's a bad
thing per se, but we guess using guest is one way to avoid region dupe
nukes :p Hey, maybe you can release the PAL version of this!

[delt31]

how does this help?

[krawhitham]

how does this help?

Just a guess, but,

looks like it is just a power adapter, the drive on the 360 have a special power plug. You can now hook it up to a PC without using the 360 as the power source

[wiggim]

how does this help?

It has two modes, regular mode and debug mode.. I think this lets you use the drive without flashing the firmware to rip games with it. Just an assumption but Xecuter released something along the lines of this to clearify for people.

[tianna]

Team xecuter stole that list from a mates site and gave him no credit :mad:

[roike]

they do, at the bottom of the article, in their site, that list it's all over the net, so the source can be other.

[Hurlamania]

Dont delete your non-working ISOs for now. They may become working in the future with patches applied.

Can i delete them yet? are any working now?
Thank You