Mechinstaller-Phoenix

I checked the fonts in order of the package and only 2_newlinuxfonts seems to boot into xboxdash. The live tab changed into linux tab. After selecting this tab the dash boots into himself.

I uploaded evox signed with habibi to my e drive, changed it to linux.xbe, default.xbe made a folder Phoenix with evox.xbe changed to e (like in your installer), but the linux tab doesn't boot into one of these..

does the xbe need to signed with - font after using these??

all the other fonts boot up my dash and the screen goes black.. so it starts up the dash, and when it's loading the fonts the screen goes black. So i opened up the fonts in a hex and what my opinion is, is that 5530 uses encryption or something.

about the MA installer fonts. after i boot in MA and select prep phoenix, the screen goes black immediatly, i don't see the screen that the fonts are extracting. It just wont boot into Dash to extract them. Ejecting the tray doesn't help as it resets my xbox.

Here are the fonts that were on my xbox. As said before only the newlinux fonts boot into my dash.

I actually meant ejecting the tray with the fonts, not the game-save.
Those were the real linux fonts and won't boot habibi-signed xbe's. I included them because I managed to decompress them.

Which datadir u have?
xboxdashdata.10027100 or xboxdashdata.1012a700?

I've included a few more to test. Here's what I know...
Make the fonts too big and the Xbox will reboot. Make them too small and it'll freeze.
U can play around with them yourself if u want. using a hex-editor, copy an even block of data (starts with fa and ends with eb and insert into the center of the file keeping the pattern intact.. (faebfaebfaeb...)

The fonts in the dirs are incremented by 128 bytes I think. Bloated.zip contains fonts roughly 2 meg larger than normal. (removed as they were confirmed not working)

I have xboxdashdata.1012a700.

Will test the font's tomorrow, now it's time to party and time to try your installer on a 1.2 box

I will keep you updated.

It has been said that these fonts were designed to run with the dash supplied with MA. Try a forced dash 4920 install and try them all again.

HI Catfish I have PM'd you also I sed the Fonts and only the Linux ones patch the Dashboard on 5530.

Unfortunatelty, Im not sure what file the Linux tab runs so it alwasy goes back to the XBOXdash.xbe.

Yolio

Findings from the Fonts Submitted by Catfish:


testfonts.zip
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1_modifiedfonts: Hangs before patching Dashboard

2_newlinuxfonts: SUCCESS Patches Dashboard to LINUX tab

3_modifiedfonts: Hangs before patching Dashboard
4_modifiedfonts: Hangs before patching Dashboard


habibifonts.zip
---------------
1: Hangs before patching Dashboard
2: Hangs before patching Dashboard
3: Hangs before patching Dashboard
4: Resets Xbox
5: Hangs before patching Dashboard
6: Hangs before patching Dashboard
Bloated: Resets Xbox

Hope this help

Yolio

just some questions

1) on the requirements, u spoke 2 times about bios X2 4979.67, this bios need to be BFM or not?

2) can we use X2 4981.67? (the difference betwen 4979 i think is only to disable LIVE!)

3) evox 3921 recommended, have u found some problem with 3935?

4) MA is only needed for 1st install, or any time i disable the exploits? (i'm preparing to manually install it, i dont have MA )

5) from readme.htm : "Should" work on any NTSC Xbox versions 1.0 through 1.5, and PAL ?

great job!

just some answers

1) as stated earlier in this thread, u only need a BIOS compatable with your own system. BFM=yes

2) yes

3) yes and no, the main reason is I tested with 3921 and it supports the HD temp.

4) buy a game that has an exploit available. It'll save u alot of hassle if something goes wrong. Follow the instructions ealier in the thread for a manual install.

5) everything except the Japanese version I would imagine. (with the limits of kernel 5530 requiring the audio exploit without the use of PBL)

thank's

my xbox is already softmodded bios 5101 dash 4920 pbl1.3.5i x2 4981 evox 3935, but i'd like to have a possibility to disable the exploit

and again (sorry but i need to know it)
MA is only needed for 1st install, or any time i disable the exploits?

Is there anywhere i can download a 'complete' package that i don't have to ad anything to?

It isn't hard to find the necessary files. If you don't know the "usual places" then i recommend checking out the xbins tutorial on xbox-scene.

How do u make the phoenix.bin file?

Can someone please explain this more in detail?

thanx

The easiest way is to go to the usual places and get xbtool... follow the directions to get it set up then open the bios file you want to modify i.e. 4981, m7 etc... make your changes to the boot sequence and save it as phoenix.bin... the xbtool interface is very easy to use and understand...

xbtool is very easy to use, there is a manual
just read how to make a bfm bios

http://home.alltel.net/nghtshd/XBtoolDoc.html

I've made a new batch for signing XBE's.
This version includes shell extensions so u can right-click any XBE and select which key to use.
I tested it on win98se, XP and win2k.
from the batchfile:

This utility will help simplify the signing of XBE's for Windows users.
It will work via drag-drop, command-line or optional shell extensions.
Setup options will allow the user to customise the default signing key.
This util will identify and then backup any file that it signs.

SHELL EXTENSION INSTALL: (all features)
1 Right-click "ez.inf" and select "install" (default, prompt for key)
2 ez i (default install, prompt for key) (also generates a new inf)
3 ez i h (install habibi as dbl-click or primary right-click choice)

MANUAL INSTALL METHOD: (batch menu only)
Install ez-xbedump by copying ez.bat and xbedump.exe to your Windows dir.

Usage: ez [file] [key] Key options: a audio h habibi f font
Using help or ? as a command-line switch brings you this display.
(Usage:) ez c:\xbox\default.xbe (prompt for key)
(Usage:) ez c:\xbox\default.xbe a (audio key)
(Usage:) ez c:\xbox\default.xbe font (font key)
(Usage:) drop any XBE file onto this batch (prompt for key)
(Usage:) right-click any XBE and select the key to use. (shell)

Be sure to visit the forums at http://www.maxconsole.com/

Known issues: (please inform me of any not listed here)
1) Internal XBE names that contain : (colon) will not be backed up. A (:) is an invalid character for a filename and I have a solution and will incorporate it into the next update/fix. (soon)
2) Command line usage cannot contain spaces in the filename/path. This will not be fixed any time soon.
3) Large XBE's take a few seconds to display and/or sign. This is because I do a few redundant checks on the file before actually signing. I check for "XBEH" inside the file and then I run xbedump -xbgs to retrieve the internal XBE name. I plan to add a "fast" option in the next fix to bypass these checks for more advanced users. I will keep the backup function though.

changes since first released:
*changed the batch to not use time-stamped names in NT to avoid filling up the HD.
*changed NT portion to properly handle unknown names
*fixed XBE name issues on 9x systems
*added window title to NT portion
*added menu for install.bat
*2-21 fixed letters disappearing from internal XBE names.
*fixed XBE icons for win9x systems