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The Xbox360 Homebrew scene is raging full speed ahead with spectacular new developments on the JTAG hack. First, watch this video to show you what is possible now.
[YT]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=njeD-lnWCYM[/YT]
My Video:
[YT]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZEFMYVC8whI[/YT]
Ask away with any questions you may have and I will try to answer them the best I can.
[YT]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=njeD-lnWCYM[/YT]
My Video:
[YT]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZEFMYVC8whI[/YT]
FreeBOOT v0.02 allows you to boot into a custom dashboard without XEX signature checks, LIVE/PIRS signature checks and Harddisk authentication! FreeBOOT must be installed on a second NAND, which requires a second NAND (Cygnos360 v2 modchip), but within one day, a solution was released for those lacking one, to use XBReboot v0.05, and boot into a custom 8955 kernel.
Not much homebrew has been released yet, besides a few emulators, multiple Linux Distros, and a Homebrew loader, but XMBC is said to be in the works. Rest assured that many other exciting releases will be in the near future.
I went out, bought a soldering iron and a bunch of tools required to do this on my old xenon Xbox, previously banned 2 years ago (never touched since) and am waiting on a desktop pc to hack it with.
EDIT: Mine is completely hacked. Check out my video
Not much homebrew has been released yet, besides a few emulators, multiple Linux Distros, and a Homebrew loader, but XMBC is said to be in the works. Rest assured that many other exciting releases will be in the near future.
I went out, bought a soldering iron and a bunch of tools required to do this on my old xenon Xbox, previously banned 2 years ago (never touched since) and am waiting on a desktop pc to hack it with.
EDIT: Mine is completely hacked. Check out my video
I uploaded a video of my Xbox, demonstrating some of its functionalities. A new video for XeXloader 0.17 can be found here. New features include custom themes, a better gui and bug fixes with copying and pasting. Developers say an ftp server is being looked into.
Updates!
- XexLoader got renamed to Xexmenu and got updated to version 1.0 which contains an FTP server, custom themes, Xbox1 partition support and other small tweaks.
- A genesis and Super Nintendo emulator have been released with support for achievements.
- XM360 0.4 was recently released which allows booting of Xbox Live Arcade Games from a non trusted storage device (usb hdd).
- XexLoader got renamed to Xexmenu and got updated to version 1.0 which contains an FTP server, custom themes, Xbox1 partition support and other small tweaks.
- A genesis and Super Nintendo emulator have been released with support for achievements.
- XM360 0.4 was recently released which allows booting of Xbox Live Arcade Games from a non trusted storage device (usb hdd).
Q: I did the August update. Can I still use it?
A: Not yet. Many highly respected developers have hinted at a solution in the near future though.
Q: I was banned previous to the Homebrew killing update. Can I use it?
A: Yes... as far as I know.
Q: Is this for all motherboards?
A: The JTAG hack is for all motherboards, although the recently released XBReboot is only for Xenon v1 motherboards. A newly updated version is set to release soon.
Q: Where can I find a tutorial?
A: free60.org has great documentation on everything you need to know. If you are a beginner at soldering (like me), do lots of research prior to attempting these tutorials. When in doubt, find someone who has experience.
Q: Where can I find an updated source for Homebrew related news?
A: Xboxscene.com is fairly good. I will be updating this post as often as possible though.
Q: How hard is it to do this hack?
A: About as hard as installing a modchip (source: free60).
Q: Will this get me banned?
A: Yes, although you can get away with it for a little while. People host Modern Warfare rank boosting rooms for a few hours.
Statement: Sweet! My console got banned in the November ban wave! This gives me something to do with my 360!
A: Nope, not yet. You were on Live so you updated in August. You must wait for a work-around.
A: Not yet. Many highly respected developers have hinted at a solution in the near future though.
Q: I was banned previous to the Homebrew killing update. Can I use it?
A: Yes... as far as I know.
Q: Is this for all motherboards?
A: The JTAG hack is for all motherboards, although the recently released XBReboot is only for Xenon v1 motherboards. A newly updated version is set to release soon.
Q: Where can I find a tutorial?
A: free60.org has great documentation on everything you need to know. If you are a beginner at soldering (like me), do lots of research prior to attempting these tutorials. When in doubt, find someone who has experience.
Q: Where can I find an updated source for Homebrew related news?
A: Xboxscene.com is fairly good. I will be updating this post as often as possible though.
Q: How hard is it to do this hack?
A: About as hard as installing a modchip (source: free60).
Q: Will this get me banned?
A: Yes, although you can get away with it for a little while. People host Modern Warfare rank boosting rooms for a few hours.
Statement: Sweet! My console got banned in the November ban wave! This gives me something to do with my 360!
A: Nope, not yet. You were on Live so you updated in August. You must wait for a work-around.
Ask away with any questions you may have and I will try to answer them the best I can.