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onishiro
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« on: June 23, 2006, 06:26:45 AM »
since the region is encoded in the dvd and the console reads it from the disc, could it be possible to modify the firmware hack so that when the console asks for the region code the dvd drive always answers the same region? or does the region check is more complex?
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« Reply #1 on: June 23, 2006, 07:21:02 AM »
the region check is NOT done by the drive, it's done by the system. without a hack of the 360 firmware itself, region free will be impossible.
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« Reply #2 on: June 23, 2006, 10:32:43 AM »
I know the region check is done on the system, but the system must read the region info from the disc, so in theory it could be possible to make the dvd drive give a fake response saying always PAL or always NTSC, no?
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« Reply #3 on: June 23, 2006, 10:50:15 AM »
Quote from: onishiro on June 23, 2006, 10:32:43 AM
I know the region check is done on the system, but the system must read the region info from the disc, so in theory it could be possible to make the dvd drive give a fake response saying always PAL or always NTSC, no?
Are you talking about movies or games?
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« Reply #4 on: June 23, 2006, 10:57:05 AM »
mmm, maybe the region info for games is on the ss?
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« Reply #5 on: June 23, 2006, 10:59:50 AM »
Quote from: onishiro on June 23, 2006, 10:57:05 AM
mmm, maybe the region info for games is on the ss?

SS and xex - modify the xex and the signature won't be valid anymore
SS depends on the xex...
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« Reply #6 on: June 23, 2006, 12:00:10 PM »
the xex is checked by the system. if you modify the drive to patch the region bit of the xex, you break the signature just as if you had hexedited the xex. it's simply not possible.
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« Reply #7 on: June 23, 2006, 12:01:51 PM »
ah, I see, then I guess it can't be done unless somebody finds a way to run unsigned code.
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« Reply #8 on: June 23, 2006, 02:03:57 PM »
we just have to wait for a real modchip which is working directly on the XB mobo
and not some FW hack
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« Reply #9 on: June 23, 2006, 06:42:16 PM »
just don't expect one anytime soon.
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