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« Reply #420 on: April 28, 2006, 09:54:12 PM » |
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Just took a quick look at the halo SS that commodore included again. These $7F difference, they are in the $664 section that is sent to the xbox, NOT in the drive's response data ! So commodore didn't rescramble anything (which wouldn't make much sense, since then he should have rescrambled the complete table and not only the $7F bytes, like noted before) I'm guessing that these $7F bytes therefor might be not modded at all, but different because of different manufacturer/plant info. *EDIT* People reported that the hack works with a 'standard'/unmodified SS. So how does the drive descramble the lookup table without a CPR_MAI ? VERY interesting, will look into this tomorrow  |
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« Reply #422 on: April 28, 2006, 10:13:53 PM » |
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CPR_MAI has nothing to do with commodore's workaround. His method works fine with the "UNMODIFIED" security sector as I described on page 11. Looks like someone needs to do a little more reading just as us that 'aren't so special' have been told to do for the past month.
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« Reply #423 on: April 28, 2006, 10:37:39 PM » |
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CPR_MAI has nothing to do with commodore's workaround. His method works fine with the "UNMODIFIED" security sector as I described on page 11. Looks like someone needs to do a little more reading just as us that 'aren't so special' have been told to do for the past month.
Lol, mr. wiseguy First of all, I never told anyone to do 'a little more reading' and I've answered all questions on this forum directed to me and in all countless Personal messages I've received (I don't remember getting a question from you though). Secondly, since commdore's hack works with an unmodified SS, this actually DOES mean that a CPR_MAI is needed, since the drive's table is scrambled. The interesting question is: how to descramble the table without that CPR_MAI ? That I will look into tomorrow, off to bed first .. |
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« Reply #424 on: April 29, 2006, 01:13:31 AM » |
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Wasn't trying to be a dick at all. Just didn't like the attitude at the beginning of this thread before you had even attempted to examine this workaround. Even the best of us need to do a little more research before knocking ideas/firmware. As far as not telling anyone to do more reading. It's been said numerous by you and your entourage to "Read The Firmware Hacking Thread!" when questions arose. Don't feel like actually going back and looking for them at this point in time, but you know they exist.  Lastly, no you didn't get a question from me. Because I did take your advice and actually read the thread.  The interesting question is: how to descramble the table without that CPR_MAI ? That I will look into tomorrow, off to bed first .. ...I believe this is what I said above.... CPR_MAI isn't needed with commodore's workaround. |
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« Reply #425 on: April 29, 2006, 01:18:34 AM » |
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i just read every post. and all i have to say. is. yeah, i have a DL burner, and no i haven't even thought about doing this. not until it is at least more of a user friendly interface. i've already expired my time reading this stuff. im just to lazy to do this. i can read/code some asm back when i was in college, written c++ online game servers for a game called Phantasy Star Online(bypassed segas pay to play service). i've hacked every console i've owned(or modded) and honestly. since you guys are so determined to make this work. i;ll be an end user on this one. i don't want to disappear from my gf and life for 6 months and be 22 when i turn the monitor off.... what i really want is homebrew on the 360. talk about some computing power. i think it might be quicker to wait for quantum computers than that happening however.
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« Reply #426 on: April 29, 2006, 03:28:14 AM » |
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TS, I didn't try this firmware yet. But I am suspecting that the FW for downloading the SS might did the trick to decramble the SS with CPR_MAI then rescramble it with 00s. or maybe it's (the downloaded SS) simply a descrambled one then the "working" FW simply skip the descramble process.
well, it's really not my interest here. we already know that there are so many ways to do this in 360, it's really not necessary to focus on this xbxo1 FW any more. let the scene go whatever it wanna do. I would rather see how MS is going to response to this released hack.
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« Reply #427 on: April 29, 2006, 08:06:21 AM » |
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Wasn't trying to be a dick at all.
ok Just didn't like the attitude at the beginning of this thread before you had even attempted to examine this workaround. Even the best of us need to do a little more research before knocking ideas/firmware. I can understand. It's just that Commodore4Eva did a lot of bitching on this forum before he even started hacking (these posts got deleted) and then posted a fake firmware hack. I thought, because of his attitude and posting that fake firmware, that he was just trying to get people to screw over their drives and/or waste DL discs so after he posted another one, yeah, I didn't really look very much at it and when I saw some things that looked 'weird' at first sight, I thought he was trying to screw people over again. I was wrong and I posted my apologies. As far as not telling anyone to do more reading. It's been said numerous by you and your entourage to "Read The Firmware Hacking Thread!" when questions arose. Don't feel like actually going back and looking for them at this point in time, but you know they exist. No, I don't know they exit In fact, I just skimmed through ALL of my forum post, searching for the word 'thread' and I didn't encounter even ONE posting of me where I told someone to read the thread instead of supplying a decent answer. I find this accusation very strange, since I've always felt it was important and wanted to help people as much as I could, both here on the forum and via personal messages. I've also tried to do the same on XS. Lastly, no you didn't get a question from me. Because I did take your advice and actually read the thread. Glad to see that the information was helpful to you |
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« Reply #428 on: April 29, 2006, 08:14:17 AM » |
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TS, I didn't try this firmware yet. But I am suspecting that the FW for downloading the SS might did the trick to decramble the SS with CPR_MAI then rescramble it with 00s. or maybe it's (the downloaded SS) simply a descrambled one then the "working" FW simply skip the descramble process. Didn't think of that, Anita999, very good remark, it's very well possible that the ripped SS's aren't 'standard' SS's as well. |
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« Reply #429 on: April 29, 2006, 09:59:48 AM » |
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I been reading this thread scince the start and find it strange that commodore4eva hasnt posted in any way shape or form seems strange to me maybe he commodore4eva is an alias and hes really been posting all the time lol.
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« Reply #430 on: April 29, 2006, 10:24:19 AM » |
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he's probably busy with the 360 fw hack. you do realize, that when your close to finishing up a project and you can almost taste the results, that even king kong couldn't pull you away from that keyboard. or he's busy renting games from blockbuster. one of the two.
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« Reply #431 on: April 29, 2006, 10:50:27 AM » |
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TS, I didn't try this firmware yet. But I am suspecting that the FW for downloading the SS might did the trick to decramble the SS with CPR_MAI then rescramble it with 00s. or maybe it's (the downloaded SS) simply a descrambled one then the "working" FW simply skip the descramble process. Didn't think of that, Anita999, very good remark, it's very well possible that the ripped SS's aren't 'standard' SS's as well. No, the SS extracted with commodore4eva firm is a standard one (ie: just the sector data) |
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« Reply #432 on: April 30, 2006, 03:56:47 AM » |
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Any idea if this would wok on a 605F samsung drive?
the F/W=x204 if it helps to work it out.
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« Reply #433 on: April 30, 2006, 04:01:40 AM » |
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TS, I didn't try this firmware yet. But I am suspecting that the FW for downloading the SS might did the trick to decramble the SS with CPR_MAI then rescramble it with 00s. or maybe it's (the downloaded SS) simply a descrambled one then the "working" FW simply skip the descramble process. Didn't think of that, Anita999, very good remark, it's very well possible that the ripped SS's aren't 'standard' SS's as well. No, the SS extracted with commodore4eva firm is a standard one (ie: just the sector data) how did you confirm this? |
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« Reply #434 on: April 30, 2006, 04:49:03 AM » |
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Any idea if this would wok on a 605F samsung drive?
the F/W=x204 if it helps to work it out.
the 605F has a completely different hardware, flashing this bios to it will kill the drive. |
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« Reply #435 on: April 30, 2006, 11:03:20 AM » |
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No, the SS extracted with commodore4eva firm is a standard one (ie: just the sector data)
how did you confirm this? easily, comparing between a SS extracted with commodore4eva firm and the data at @PSN 0xFD021E, and was exactly the same |
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« Reply #436 on: April 30, 2006, 12:17:07 PM » |
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anyone here have halo 2 GERMAN version? i wonder if it differs from copy to copy? (pm me, i can either send you mine or you can send me yours)
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« Reply #437 on: April 30, 2006, 12:40:28 PM » |
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I have halo 2 german, and yes, the SS of that is different from the halo 2 UK one (the one included in the release by commodore4eva).
the SS doesn't differ between the same games, though.. i.e. my german sector will be the same as yours.
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« Reply #438 on: April 30, 2006, 01:04:28 PM » |
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you can't tell until it's proven...i'll pm u my SS, just a sec
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Arakon
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« Reply #439 on: April 30, 2006, 01:24:02 PM » |
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compared, they are identical. it'd be way too expensive to change the SS for every single disk.
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