[XBOX360] TS-H943 DVD Firmware Hack for Xbox 360 Out !
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azzman




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PostPosted: Mon, 15th May 2006 06:49    Post subject: [XBOX360] TS-H943 DVD Firmware Hack for Xbox 360 Out !
TS-H943 DVD Firmware Hack for Xbox 360 Out in the Wild

This release has not been tested yet, but as the original Xbox DVD firmware mod released by the same person (Commodore4Eva) was working, chances are high this one will work too.
The modified DVD firmware has been released for the Toshiba-Samsung H943 Xbox 360 DVD drive (it will ONLY work on that drive - the Hitachi-LG drives will need their own modified firmware). Just like Commodore4Eva's modified Xbox1 FW, it will need raw dumps (of your region - this hack doesn't bypass the signature check so region of game must match region of console), some patching (security sector on ISO and DVD drive key on firmware) and DVD+DL recordable discs to work. Release comes with tools to make this all as easy as possible. Also included is a 2nd firmware that will allow you to extract the security sector (what you have to patch on the raw ISO) from an original discs with your TS-H943 drive connected to a PC.
From the readme/xboxhacker.net:
Quote:

Xtreme firmware for TS-H943 Xbox 360

Here it is, the long awaited World first Xbox 360 backup firmware modification to boot all game backups!

Features
* Boots all Xtreme Xbox 360 backups
* Boots all Xtreme Xbox 1 backups
* Boots all Xbox 360 originals
* Boots all Xbox 1 originals on Xbox 360
* Xtreme0800 extraction firmware enables drive to function natively under Windows without any hardware conversion/adaptors
* Use on Xbox Live at own risk

Technical details
* Reads Xbox 360 security sector from PSN 04FB1F (Layer 0)
* Reads Xbox 1 security sector from PSN 605FF (Layer 0)
* Security sector must be extrated using Xtreme0800 360 firmware for Xbox360 games and Xbox 1 games
* Will not boot Xbox 1 backups made with Xbox1 605b 0800 firmware (maybe in future release)

Flashing your drive
Advisable to make a backup of your dvd drive firmware first ("mtkflash r /m orig.bin"). Please make sure you hexedit the Xtreme.bin firmware (not Xtrm0800.bin firmware) to include your dvd drive key from your original firmware (usually at $4000-4200).
Plug SATA cable from DVD drive to PC. Power cable drive still connected to Xbox 360 Power on Xbox 360 Power on PC Boot with standard dos boot disk with included mtkflash utility.
Run "mtkflash w /m firmwarename.bin" with relevant firmware file (Xtreme.bin for running backups or Xtrm0800.bin for security sector extraction)

Extracting Security Sector
Ensure DVD drive has been flashed with Xtrm0800.bin firmware. Drive can now work under Windows.
Insert original game disk into drive and wait for windows to detect disk change.
Run DVDinfoPro.
Enter the following four custom cdb commands:
AD 00 FF 02 FD FF FE 00 08 00 01 C0
AD 00 FF 02 FD FF FE 00 08 00 03 C0
AD 00 FF 02 FD FF FE 00 08 00 05 C0
AD 00 FF 02 FD FF FE 00 08 00 07 C0
Then save hexadecimal display as bin file as SS.bin

Creating a game backup
Ensure DVD drive has been flashed with Xtrm0800.bin firmware. Drive can now work under Windows.
Extract Isobuilder.rar
Insert original game disk into drive and wait for windows to detect disk change
Run DVDinfoPro
Enter the following custom cdb command to unlock drive: (game data visable)
FF 08 01 01
Run Isobuster
Right click on DVD and select Extract From-To
Click Length and enter number of LBAs as follows:
Xbox 1 Original Number of LBA to read 3431264 decimal
or
Xbox 360 Original Number of LBA to read 3567872 decimal
Select User Data (2048 bytes/block)
Click Start Extraction
Enter filename as game.iso and click Save
Upon read error dialogue box choose fill with blank zeros for sector and select use this selection for all errors
Copy game.iso and ss.bin to the relevent isobuilder directory (Depending on Xbox 360 or Xbox 1 game)
Run build360.bat (Xbox 360 game) or build.bat (xbox 1 game)
Ensure your burner will set the booktype of DVD+R DL to DVDRom
Burn with CloneCd and choose the image.dvd file

Thanks to everyone at Xboxhacker.net for all their discussions. Now you guys will have to get homebrew running.
Next on the list will be the PS3 and this one will be done much quicker (once it comes out!)


Sweet , lets hope the Hitachi-LG firmware follows soon

I also have a feeling this hack maybe sort lived , a dashupdate via LIVE or via new games could kill it Sad
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4me2




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PostPosted: Mon, 15th May 2006 10:46    Post subject:
shit Ive got the wrong drive.
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dr.pat




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PostPosted: Mon, 15th May 2006 11:35    Post subject:
yes Smile Samsung drive

xtreme package seems not a fake
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dkkev
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PostPosted: Mon, 15th May 2006 12:05    Post subject:
it has been tested and confirmed working..

id really like to know tho.. if its "safe" to update your dashboard cuz i havent updated mine for eons... hmm - think last update i did was february or smth.. hmm


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MaroW




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PostPosted: Mon, 15th May 2006 12:35    Post subject:
oh noes... now i gotta buy a second 360
and find someone to apply that hack....
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jonels
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PostPosted: Mon, 15th May 2006 12:57    Post subject:
Top stuff!!!!!! I gonna buy me a lovely new 360 and I'm going to enlarge a photo copy of 'The Speacialist' to hang on my dart board.

Bring on the ready made dumps.. wahoo


I looked up "gormless" in the dictionary, it said "without gorm" .... so i looked up "gorm" but it wasn't there ????
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noby_95




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PostPosted: Mon, 15th May 2006 13:08    Post subject:
Ok did I get that right?
- I have to extract the security sector of every original game with a different firmware an use that security sector to build an iso.
- When I want to play the game I have to flash another firmware.
- Backuped games only work on the xbox I extracted the sucurity sector from.
- I cant't download any dumps from the net because I can't extract the security sector from them.
- I can only play games from my region.

Well thats not good.
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JumpyJim




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PostPosted: Mon, 15th May 2006 13:29    Post subject:
Still .. it's progress Smile


ZX81 fanboy.
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jonels
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PostPosted: Mon, 15th May 2006 13:33    Post subject:
noby_95 wrote:
Ok did I get that right?
- I have to extract the security sector of every original game with a different firmware an use that security sector to build an iso.
- When I want to play the game I have to flash another firmware.
- Backuped games only work on the xbox I extracted the sucurity sector from.
- I cant't download any dumps from the net because I can't extract the security sector from them.
- I can only play games from my region.

Well thats not good.



flash firmware with you're own inserted key for you're xbox360

download ready made dumps ..make sure it's the same region (these will be available really soon)

burn

play

...or do you need it on a stick or something ???


I looked up "gormless" in the dictionary, it said "without gorm" .... so i looked up "gorm" but it wasn't there ????
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kumkss




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PostPosted: Mon, 15th May 2006 13:48    Post subject:
its a first step Very Happy nice!
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Weedo




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PostPosted: Mon, 15th May 2006 14:19    Post subject:
It's progress but as a solution it's crap. I think I will wait until the 360 is fully hacked. Then the console will be cheaper too.
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kisin




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PostPosted: Mon, 15th May 2006 14:30    Post subject:
is there a video tutorial how to work this hack?

im waiting to buy xbox360 and i wont buy it until there will be a hack that allows me to play all games...
i hope this hack means im going to buy xbox360 soon Very Happy
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DaWaN




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PostPosted: Mon, 15th May 2006 15:09    Post subject:
DVD+DL are too expensive Sad
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PostPosted: Mon, 15th May 2006 15:17    Post subject:
DaWaN wrote:
DVD+DL are too expensive Sad


lol not when you look at the price you pay for an original 360 game it aint!


May the NFOrce be with you always.
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bouli67




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PostPosted: Mon, 15th May 2006 16:05    Post subject:
Saperlipopette Very Happy
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TheGame110011001
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PostPosted: Mon, 15th May 2006 16:29    Post subject:
Very Happy and I got the wrong dvdrom lol... going to change mine for a samsung... thank god I can do that as I know the owner of the shop Smile

life is great lol


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highstuff




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PostPosted: Mon, 15th May 2006 16:55    Post subject:
noby_95 wrote:
Ok did I get that right?
- I have to extract the security sector of every original game with a different firmware an use that security sector to build an iso.
- When I want to play the game I have to flash another firmware.
- Backuped games only work on the xbox I extracted the sucurity sector from.
- I cant't download any dumps from the net because I can't extract the security sector from them.
- I can only play games from my region.

Well thats not good.


totaly wrong lol you don't need to reflash everytime theire is just an specific firmware out there to extract the Security Sectors once you have made all the backups from youre original discs you can flash the hacked firmware in and youre set every backup works without reflash. and pre patched iso's will be out soon probably to then its even more easy

so to sum it up theire are 2 firmware's 1 to extract the Security Sectors information.
and another firmware 2 to play all the patched backups.
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areslinux




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PostPosted: Mon, 15th May 2006 18:15    Post subject:
I would wait a little bit longer until I buy a X360 because I want both drives supported and I want more user friendly options before I get it (Also a lower price).
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Oddmaker
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PostPosted: Mon, 15th May 2006 19:54    Post subject:
How do u know what drive you got?


dust.
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4me2




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PostPosted: Mon, 15th May 2006 20:38    Post subject:
Oddmaker wrote:
How do u know what drive you got?


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Oddmaker
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PostPosted: Mon, 15th May 2006 21:32    Post subject:
Thanks me2, yay i got a hitachi!


dust.
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Subander




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PostPosted: Mon, 15th May 2006 22:01    Post subject:
Finally somebody was able to replicate the process and release this!

I have the samsung too so I'm all set, but I think I will still wait a few days to see if people have problems.

Its hard to choose between backups and losing live though, and even if we get a second 360 they might force a dashboard update via the games so that the games wont run without the update and the update disables the hack. Sad

Therefore, can we return our drives into their virgin firmwares later to get rid of the traces of hacking?
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PostPosted: Mon, 15th May 2006 22:24    Post subject:
Subander wrote:
Finally somebody was able to replicate the process and release this!

I have the samsung too so I'm all set, but I think I will still wait a few days to see if people have problems.

Its hard to choose between backups and losing live though, and even if we get a second 360 they might force a dashboard update via the games so that the games wont run without the update and the update disables the hack. Sad

Therefore, can we return our drives into their virgin firmwares later to get rid of the traces of hacking?

Why should'nt you? it's just doing the same thing as the nfo states only by using the original dumped firmware.
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Subander




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PostPosted: Mon, 15th May 2006 22:32    Post subject:
Great! So now all I have to do is master the hairdryer trick to safely remove the warranty sticker and there is no risk of getting detected as long as youre not connected while the hacked firmware is active. When MS countermeasures with an update we can flash our drives back again.
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headshot
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PostPosted: Mon, 15th May 2006 22:42    Post subject:
Oddmaker wrote:
Thanks me2, yay i got a hitachi!


huh? shouldnt you be saying yay I got the Samsung?


May the NFOrce be with you always.
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Reg67




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PostPosted: Tue, 16th May 2006 08:57    Post subject:
Hmm this is progress.. however i will wait to buy a 360 partly cos this is a picky way of doing things.. but mainly ive not seen one game yet i would want for free.. let alone buy ! Laughing

Except oblivion.. which i have on the pooter anyway.. the new ff looks good but a console is a kids machine theefore it will be mainly used by my son. online games belong on the pc.. not a kiddies toy Very Happy
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jonels
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PostPosted: Tue, 16th May 2006 14:10    Post subject:
Give this a couple of weeks and it will be one of the easiest mods ever.

Connect adapter from PC to 360 and flash

download games (already SS codes are on usenet, full already patched games are surely next)

burn and play


I looked up "gormless" in the dictionary, it said "without gorm" .... so i looked up "gorm" but it wasn't there ????
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dkkev
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PostPosted: Tue, 16th May 2006 15:56    Post subject:
i wouldnt rely on usenet.. :s


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PostPosted: Tue, 16th May 2006 18:35    Post subject:
headshot wrote:
Oddmaker wrote:
Thanks me2, yay i got a hitachi!


huh? shouldnt you be saying yay I got the Samsung?


I havent got a samsung i was messing around Razz sarcasm


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areslinux




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PostPosted: Tue, 16th May 2006 19:07    Post subject:
XBOX.360.Security.Sectors-REBEL <-- -I guess jonels means these,
amped3.bin
burnout.bin
callofduty2.bin
DOA4.bin
fightnight.bin
graw.bin
kameo.bin
madden06.bin
needforspeed.bin
oblivion.bin
PD0.bin
PGR3.bin
tiger06.bin
tombraider.bin
topspin.bin

these what are included
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