while the effort is appreciated, please don't post links to copyrighted files here.. you can use i.e. xbins to distribute it.

what media player? if you are talking about XBMC, we can't link you since that was made with the original XDK. if you mean the xbox dashboard player, there's no update and never will be.

the problem is that the 360 will only accept connections from a windows media center pc.

not at this time.

the problem would likely be memory.. look at halo 2, that doesn't even run with the debug bios cause the debug process uses up just a few kb of RAM.
so lots of games would probably stop working if you ran a http and/or ftp in memory as well.

no unofficial code will run on the 360 at this time.
math has nothing to do with that.

you can solder directly to the traces (after removing the green protective layer), and bridge the defective part with a wire, but your soldering iron may be too hot or your skill not good enough, so you might end up damaging more of the trace.. so if in doubt, have someone with better equipment fix it. it definitely is fixable.

of course it's rubbish. they don't even make 500 GB 2.5" HDDs. and the pictures are stolen from anandtech's xbox360 disassembly guide.
edit: look at his feedback.. last guy bought that thing and gave negative feedback saying it's a scam.

that wouldn't do you any good since the emulator couldn't be executed without a mod.

and an hour? this isn't a service board, people respond whenever they feel like it, it's not uncommon to not get an answer for a day or so.

without some kind of mod (softmod or chip), that's impossible.

read up on softmods, the info is all over the place, and most of it can NOT be posted here because it contains copyrighted material.

uh, just FYI, "back then" a tsop flash wasn't even possible without installing a mochip first.

thanks to firebomb.. the hitachi drive tray. I know for a fact now that mine's a samsung.. this will be good to identify the drive models from now on.

btw, since you seem to have the drive open, darkfly.. could you take a shot of the inside of the upper part of the case? or just tell me if it has any measurements against the disk hitting the laser when moved (rubber pads or "dents" at the top).

can someone confirm?

mine looks exactly like that (I had the 360 replaced today cause it kept freezing since last night), but I didn't think to take pics of the old one first (which had hitachi). this box was built 27. dec.

Could someone who knows for a fact they have a hitachi or a samsung drive in their 360 take pictures of the ejected tray, so we have an easy way to compare drive types without having to open the xbox360?

the fans aren't any louder than the fans in the xbox 1. the DVD-ROM's high spinning speed is what causes the noise.

are you some kind of moron? NOWHERE, as clearly stated in the dvd firmware thread.
it will not be released.

there's a cromwell with multiple embedded eeproms that can flash the eeprom to work again, however that shouldn't be needed in this case. ntsc-j will always blackscreen, even if the TV is ntsc capable. load up the enigmah videomode changer CD and hit A or B, then reboot and you should have a picture again.

uh.. unscrew the screws and open it.
if you fail at that part already, please DON'T try to mod your box.