Hacking Your 360 For Noobs - PDF Document

[karothacker]

I don't care if this site is geared more towards the PSP. I'm gonna post this XD

A guide for flashing your drive firmware to read backup games. 2007 Edition. The Xbox 360 DVD-ROM drive firmware hack is currently the only modification or hack available for the Xbox 360 that allows you to play properly created backup copies of Xbox 360 games. The firmware hack does NOT allow homebrew programs to run and does NOT bypass region protection. If a video game is locked to a particular region, then it will only play on an Xbox 360 of that same region. Before jumping into this modification, it is a good idea to learn how this hack works. In the most basic form, an Xbox 360’s game protection comes from two security measures.

First of which is encryption. Nearly all files on an Xbox 360 game disc as well as the Xbox 360 hard drive are signed with Microsoft’s private key. If anything in these files, even just a single bit, is changed, the signature is broken and the Xbox 360 refuses to run the file. The second security measure is media locking. The default.xex (game executable) is restricted to run only from a certain type of media. For example, all Xbox 360 games are restricted to run only from “Xbox 360” media. Before the firmware hacks, if you were to copy an Xbox 360 game and try running it from “DVD+R DL” the Xbox 360 would obviously see that it wasn’t “Xbox 360” media and refuse to run it because of the media restriction.

Textbook’s Xbox 360 Firmware Tutorial from 360Mods

Download Latest Edition [2008] Here

[Cliche]

thanks buddy, I've been interested in this for awhile now. Eventually I'll get my old 360 fixed and try this stuff out. I don't wanna use my new one as I have a three yr extended warranty on it. .lol

[karothacker]

Originally Posted by ClicheGuevara

thanks buddy, I've been interested in this for awhile now. Eventually I'll get my old 360 fixed and try this stuff out. I don't wanna use my new one as I have a three yr extended warranty on it. .lol

So you have two 360s? LUCKY!

[Cliche]

one broken one and the arcade i bought and slapped my harddrive on. . my broken one got a fatal error, three weeks out of warranty . . talk about bad luck.

[xray1977]

can u still play backed up copies online and not get ur account suspended or how does that work ?

[karothacker]

Originally Posted by ClicheGuevara

one broken one and the arcade i bought and slapped my harddrive on. . my broken one got a fatal error, three weeks out of warranty . . talk about bad luck.

That sucks! What is the error? I can research it and see if it can be fixed.

Originally Posted by xray1977

can u still play backed up copies online and not get ur account suspended or how does that work ?

I'm actually not sure because my brother doesn't want me to modify our Xbox (I paid for most of it), but if I ever get an extra one I'm gonna try this.

[Cliche]

I forget the actual code, Id have to plug it in and boot it. It was like E 74 or something, I researched it online and called a couple places in town that repair consoles and they all said it was a failure with the mother board and was not fixable. Microsoft will repair it but it'll cost 100 bucks.. I believe they replace the motherboard.

[karothacker]

Updated with 2008 edition!

[Cliche]

what u mean?

[karothacker]

Originally Posted by ClicheGuevara

what u mean?

The first one I found was the 2007 Edition, and I looked for a 2008 Edition a found it the day after. The Download has been updated

[Cliche]

oh, nevermind. .thought you meant my xbox. .lol

[karothacker]

Originally Posted by ClicheGuevara

oh, nevermind. .thought you meant my xbox. .lol

LOL!

[Cliche]

add me on xbox live if you want. . ClicheGuervara

[Rodster]

Looks like i'll be buying an arcade pretty soon. It'll only take 4 games for me to break even.

[Cliche]

less than that. .arcades are cheap right now. go with the pro . .little bit more for a hdd and wireless controller. .if you wanna game online a hdd is a must.