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Week of February 27, 2005
MAMEdOX v1.0
>> MAMEdOX is a new port of MAME to Xbox based on the MAMEoX(info) project. It builds on what Bendermike did in his Bendermameox releases. MAMEdOX is based on "Bendermameox 21.01.05" and includes all his updates.
What's new/fixed:
Interface improvements/modifications:
* Added Back button to cycle through sort methods (by name, by manufacturer, by genre etc.) The sort mode is displayed at the top of the screen.
* Fixed Screenshots aspect ratio in display modes.
* Clones use screenshot from parent rom.
* Favourite roms are displayed as a different colour (gold).
* 'Show Favourites' filter now replaces 'filter disliked'.
* Renamed some text in UI for accuracy.
New Drivers:
* MAME 0.92 driver added for Super Trio (suprtrio)
Extra Options:
* Soften and Flicker Filter are now configurable.
* Ability to select whether clones use their own screenshot, or the screenshot from its parent rom.
* "Force VMM" is set to 'off' by default, this is to enable the use of the new updated VM.txt
* Miscellaneous Default options changed to be more user-friendly.
General Changes:
* Changed save game location (was 4d414d45 now 4d414d46.)
* Changed save game icon.
* Debug.log logging removed.
Official Site: http://mamedox.blogspot.com
Download: n/a (built with XDK)
News-Source: xbins.org
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(Saturday 05 March 2005 21:08 EST) - (Category: (default)) - (Posted by::
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Resctoox v1.6
>> ShALLaX released a new version of Resctoox(info):
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This time the e-drive and f-drive scripts work! They were broken in v1.5 because I decided to add nano to Resctoox... this resulted in there not being enough space to decompress the initrd meaning the script failed. This time, the scripts decompress the initrd in place rather than moving it to /tmp first... The native script has also been tweaked to prevent errors during partitioning... long story short, it works now and is tested!
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Official Site: http://gentoox.shallax.com
Download: here
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(Saturday 05 March 2005 20:31 EST) - (Category: (default)) - (Posted by::
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FBAxxx build 05/03/2005
>> A new version of FBAxxx(info) has been released. What's new/fixed:
* Re-added all software filters
* Re-added some decrypted neogeo roms
* added Puzzle Loop 2 (JAP) support
* fixed sound issues whith PCM2 roms (matrim.zip and kof2002.zip)
* removed pagesize and vmm option (it now uses old vmm with +T+ malloc optimisition, I think it is the best I can get for the moment)
* fixed VMM issues with some roms (All C roms don t have the same size, I dunno why but it is a problem with my optimisation)
* Re-added clockfix on neogeo games
Official Site: http://fbaxxx.fr.st
Download: n/a (built with XDK)
News-Source: xbins.org
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(Saturday 05 March 2005 12:34 EST) - (Category: (default)) - (Posted by::
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XboxMediaCenter (XBMC) 2005-03-04 CVS build
Gentoox Loader v5.9
>> ShALLaX released a new version of Gentoox Loader(info). What's new/fixed:
* Changed the way Left/ Right icons work (they only show if needed).
* Added "Net Flash" caption.
* Added "Info Menu" which displays temperatures/ EEPROM info etc...
Official Site: http://gentoox.shallax.com
Download: here (or run magic)
XLink Kai: Amaryllis Situation Resolved *updated*
>> From TeamXLink.co.uk:
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I'm happy to say that after a short discussion, www.nullriver.com have agreed to make a number of changes. This makes Amaryllis fit perfectly with the Kai(info) philosophy for development :)
As you know, nullriver is a commercial software house - and as such, giving software away completely free all the time is.. well.. not in their best interests. This was conflicting with Kai's "free without nagging, bitching or ads" policy - something which we feel strongly about and have refused to budge on for the last 2 years.
Anyway, the changes have been made, and everyone seems to be happy. nullriver politely ask on their website that anyone who uses and gets enjoyment from the new 0.982 Amaryllis offer a donation to further its development. I think we can all agree that $5 is especially cheap, considering the quality and completeness of the product.
Kai must, at some point, embrace commercial developers. We can "protect" our userbase as much as is humanly possible - but if faced with having no native OSX UI, and having one which the author politely requests a small donation for, I'm sure as hell not going to have no native OSX client.
The new Amaryllis client is available on http://www.nullriver.com/index/products/amaryllis - enjoy.
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Xecuter3 Control Panel Samples
Xebian v1.1.2
>> Team Xbox-Linux released a new version of Xebian(info) - the debian linux distro for Xbox. What's new/fixed (since v1.1.1):
* Latest Sarge updates
* Updated xbox kernel. Should fix the HDTV problems from 1.1.1
Official Site: http://www.xbox-linux.org
Download: here
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(Thursday 03 March 2005 21:16 EST) - (Category: (default)) - (Posted by::
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Gentoox Loader v5.8
>> ShALLaX released a new version of Gentoox Loader(info).
What's new/fixed:
* Changed LED code.
* Speed up the "..." dots.
* Added Left/ Right icons to the icon menu which highlight when more choices are available off screen.
* Changed "Advanced" icon.
* Cleaned up icons.
Official Site: http://gentoox.shallax.com
Download: here (or run magic now to update gentooxx.xbe)
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(Thursday 03 March 2005 14:17 EST) - (Category: (default)) - (Posted by::
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Gentoox ALSA v1.0.8 Update
>> From gentoox.shallax.com:
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ALSA (Advanced Linux Sound Architecture - alsa-project.org) 1.0.8 has been added to magic with (supposedly) full SPDIF (optical out) support. I don't have an SPDIF amplifier so I can't test it... so anyone who can - please do. If it works, I'll integrate into MCE shortly. (If that's not an incentive to give feedback, then what is?).
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(Wednesday 02 March 2005 19:48 EST) - (Category: (default)) - (Posted by::
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X3 Bundle Competition Part 2 Winners + Bonus X3 Bundle Prize
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(Wednesday 02 March 2005 13:47 EST) - (Category: (default)) - (Posted by::
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XBMC Screensaver Competition Winners!
>> From Gamester17 on xboxmediacenter.com:
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The contest is now over. We would like to thank all who contributed in one way or another. The standard was very high, and we are really impressed with what you guys came up with. The 5 winners were easy to choose since 5 people entered the contest. Each of the winners receive an X2VGA-adapter each, (winners will be contacted shortly in regards to shipping). In no particular order, congratulations to:
SiW (for "cpBlobs")
Dinomight (for "GreyNetic")
sylfan (for "Stars")
jme (for "Planestate")
MrC (for "Shade Worm")
Thanks again to Neoya for sponsoring the competition!
Link: XBMC Screensaver Competition Discussion
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(Wednesday 02 March 2005 09:06 EST) - (Category: (default)) - (Posted by::
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More Japanese key devs sign for Xbox 2
>> From TeamXbox.com:
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In another creative coup for its next generation Xbox platform, Microsoft today announced that esteemed videogame developers Yoshiki Okamoto, President & CEO of Game Republic, Inc., and Tetsuya Mizuguchi, Creator and Co-founder, Q Entertainment Inc. have aligned with Microsoft Game Studios to develop exclusive next-generation Xbox games. The announcement comes on the heels of last week's news that video game legend Hironobu Sakaguchi, president of Mistwalker game studio, has joined with Microsoft Game Studios to develop role-playing games exclusively for the next-generation Xbox platform.
For more than 20 years, Okamoto has been thrilling gamers with franchises like Street Fighter and Resident Evil.
Mizuguchi is the creative force behind a litany of innovative blockbusters including SEGA Rally Championship, Rez and Space Channel 5.
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Read the whole article on TeamXbox.com.
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(Wednesday 02 March 2005 08:05 EST) - (Category: (default)) - (Posted by::
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SmartXX LT OPX Review
>> Here is the hardware review for the SmartXX LT OPX modchip. Once again blame me for the delay ... but I install modchips many times before writing a review and sometimes this takes a bit more time then it should ;). A SmartXX Pro/Lite software review is in the works and other hardware reviews are also coming soon!
Where to buy::
USA and Canada: BMMods.com, Extreme-Mods.com, Divineo.com
Europe: FreakWare.com, Divineo.co.uk
Rest-Of-World: Divineo.cn
Official Website::
http://www.smartxx.com
Review::
The SmartXX LT OPX (SmartXX LiTe One Point siX) is the little brother of the SmartXX v1/v2 modchip. It's a generation4 modchip aswell as the modchip comes with it's own OS, a 'lite' version of the SmartXX OS(info).
This is the default SmartXX LT OPX package. You get the modchip itself, a pre-cut pre-stripped wire for the D0/LFRAME point, a pinheader and a SmartXX case-sticker.
As we are used to see from SmartXX, the build quality is once again very good. While the modchip 'feels' a bit less solid then its big brother (probably because the PCB is thinner - done so it doesn't touch the case when you fit the modchip at the backside of the motherboard), the finishing is on the same high level as the SmartXX v1/v2. The modchip also comes with a 1 year warranty (nomatter where you buy it from) which confirms SmartXX's own confidence in their product.
As you can see the shape of this modchip is somewhat special. This is because the modchip can be directly 'quicksoldered' on the back of a Xbox v1.6(b) motherboard. That's also the reason the SmartXX LT OPX has a 'break-off' headerpin, as it's too high when installing the modchip on the back of the motherboard.
Installation:
* PinHeader: Nothing special to say here, it's a typical pinheader install. For the D0/LFRAME wire you get a pre-stripped wire that you have to solder on both ends: modchip and D0/LFRAME motherboard point. Special is that D0 (xbox v1.0-v1.5) and LFRAME (xbox v1.6(b)) have different pads on the modchip. Difference is that it's not grounding LFRAME. While no real problems arise when grounding LFRAME Team SmartXX has found it's safer not to ground it all the time and therefor decided to make a separated pad for it.
* Wire-Install: There are pads on the modchip if you want to install it using wires. No plug or wires are delivered with the modchip, so this means you will have to cut, strip and solder each wire on both modchip and xbox motherboard. So unless for some reason you really want a wire install I suggest you just do the headerpin install on Xbox v1.0-v1.5 and QuickSolder install on Xbox v1.6(b). For D0/LFRAME the wire-install uses the same separated points as explained above.
Freakware also told us the modchip has been specially designed so wires can easily be 20cm long without causing any problems (they even tested it successfully with wires of 40cm). I did not test this myself.
* QuickSolder v1.6(b): You probably already know the "LPC repair PCB's" ... well the SmartXX LT OPX is a repair LPC on it's own. That's great for all Xbox v1.6(b) owners. The modchip has tinned holes on the PCB so you can place the modchip on the back of the Xbox motherboard and (quick)solder the modchip directly on the motherboard. So no need to do a headerpin install and then using a LPC repair PCB or repair the points manually with wires (where you have to cut/strip and search for each point manually).
Was also a good idea from SmartXX to put the solder pads for the LCD addon and external switches on the border of the modchip so that they stick out of the Xbox motherboard border. So this makes these points accessible from the top side of the Xbox motherboard aswell.
* Solderless v1.0-v1.4: There is no solderless adapter made by SmartXX yet (althought they plan to release one soon), but the SmartXX LT OPX works fine with any universal solderless adapter. Pin4 of the headerpin is internally linked with D0.
The Modchip::
More Pictures:
* SmartXX LT OPX from another angle
* SmartXX LT OPX back of PCB
The flashchip is 1MB and comes pre-flashed with the legal linux based SmartXX Lite OS. This OS is 256KB and is based on the full SmartXX OS used on SmartXX v1/v2. This means you will have 768KB left to store your own Xbox bioses on. Word from Team SmartXX also told us a possible 2MB version of the SmartXX LT OPX will reach the stores soon.
The SmartXX LT OPX has a highspeed and secure QuickLogic FPGA syscon. While for the end-user this only means it's a quality/solid controller, it also means the chip is very hard to clone. So this also means endusers will most likely never end up with a low quality clone chip.
As the modchip comes pre-flashed with its legal OS, once installed you can directly flash all bioses/kernels you want on the chip. You can flash from a file on the Xbox HD or CD/DVD and if your xbox is connected via network with your PC you can flash using a handy web interface or using SmartXX' remote flasher program (win32) aswell. More details about the SmartXX Lite OS will be posted soon in a SmartXX OS review.
An OS upgrade seems to be safe as it uploads the new OS in 2 steps, the old OS build will only be replaced by the new after the upgrade-procedure checked the newly flashed OS is OK.
There are lots of solderpads on the modchip for external (optional) addons:
* It's possible to connect an LCD screen with the modchip. It can be used in the SmartXX Lite OS and in XboxMediaCenter(info) and maybe later in more homebrew programs. There are solderpads for all the points you need for an LCD screen. For the constrast control there's no pot (trimmer) on the modchip like on the SmartXX v1/v2, but there are solderpads to install a constrast controller yourself.
* Quatro I/O bus solderpads for eventual future upgrades. It's a fast external port that could be used for many things. For now there's no addon released using it.
* Soderpads to install an external status led
* Solderpads to install external switches for 'hard' bios bank selecting
POSITIVE::
+ Cheaper
+ Good value, probably modchip with most features in its price category.
+ Works with universal solderless adapters on Xbox v1.0-v1.4
+ You can 'quicksolder' the modchip directly on the back of an Xbox v1.6(b)
+ Very good build quality
+ Has many external 'ports' to install bank-switches, leds, lcd and a generic 4x I/O.
+ Pre-flashed with own made, linux-based legal 'OS'.
NEGATIVE::
- All external 'ports' are solderpads, no easy plugs.
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(Tuesday 01 March 2005 17:15 EST) - (Category: (default)) - (Posted by::
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President of Famitsu gets Private Xbox2 Demo
>> From xbox.ign.com:
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Sakaguchi (Final Fantasy creator who's now developing 2 RPGs for Xbox2) gave Hirokazu Hamamura, president of Famitsu publisher Enterbrain and one of the most respected names in the Japanese videogame scene, a private first look at a video of the game in motion.
Hamamura had this to say about the experience: "It's such a realistic video that with just one look you'll know that you're looking at a next-generation system. It's something that cannot be realized on today's machines."
Hamamura offered an example of what's possible on the next generation Xbox: "It's possible to show a camera outside the Earth's atmosphere approach a forest on the Earth's surface, then show leaves on a tree one at a time."
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Read the whole article on xbox.ign.com.
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(Tuesday 01 March 2005 15:46 EST) - (Category: (default)) - (Posted by::
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Xbox2 and PS3 at GDC next week?
>> More rumors about where and when the Xbox2 and PS3 will be shown to the public for the first time. From Spong.com:
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A timeline of PS3 progression was shown a year ago by technology and business lead Ken Kutaragi which showed the PlayStation 3 hitting in what looked to be March of this year.
Two independent sources claimed to SPOnG that Microsoft is also planning to break its E3 embargo, showing the Xbox 2 at some point in March.
And what happens in March? Why, the annual Game Developers Conference of course, in San Francisco between March 7-11 inclusive. Given the above evidence, SPOnG believes it highly likely that both the PlayStation 3 and the next generation Xbox will be on show in some form next week.
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Go read the whole article on Spong.com.
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(Tuesday 01 March 2005 13:52 EST) - (Category: (default)) - (Posted by::
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Xenochip Clones: Orginals don't have Winbond flashes
>> From xenochip.com:
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We do not use Winbond flashes!
We have had some complaints about Xenochips with Winbond flashes lately. We have NEVER manufactured any chips with a Winbond flash! This is not our product and should not be confused with the chips we make. There are several chips being sold under the name "Aladdin" and we do not claim any rights on this name, actually the original Aladdin was sold as a "franchise" to several parties. So please go ahead with your own chips and call them "Aladdin-whatever-you-want" but don't use the names "Aladdin XT", "Aladdin XS", or "Xenochip".
So if somebody sells you something with a Winbond flash and calls it "Xenochip" you should ask for a refund.
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(Tuesday 01 March 2005 13:13 EST) - (Category: (default)) - (Posted by::
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Halo 3 In the Works, Set To Crush PS3 Launch?
>> From Zonk on games.slashdot.org:
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IGN has an article claiming to reveal a few rumours from around the industry. The most interesting of these rumours is the possibility that Halo 3 is in the works already, and what's more is being targeted at the PS3 launch date in an effort to undermine Sony. From the article: "The release of Halo 3 at the precise launch of PS3 is a pure, military tactical move, similar to the PS2's greatest lineup ever launching simultaneously with the launch of the Xbox and GameCube. It's designed to counter Sony's upcoming launch with the best weapon Earth has on its side, Master Chief."
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(Tuesday 01 March 2005 10:58 EST) - (Category: (default)) - (Posted by::
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Gentoox MCE v1.2 *Update: Released*
>> ShALLaX will released a new version of Gentoox Media Center(info).
From gentoox.shallax.com:
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It's about time I did some work on this...
28 February 2005 - v1.2
+ Xbox v1.6 support.
+ Removed Gentoox installation portion. If the user wishes to install Gentoox, it can now be done as a normal Gentoox installation.
+ Removed BIOS flashing (user can do this manually if needed).
+ The installer now places gentooxx.xbe in "E:"
+ Successful installations dont halt, they reboot instead making them fully automated.
Since Home and Pro are no longer integrated, all references to MCE have been taken out of magic. Magic wont touch MCE at all just as MCE wont touch Gentoox. For v1.6 support, I've had to upgrade ALSA meaning no more optical support! I'll look into this at a later date, but for now I have way too much work to be doing at university and I just want to get this out of the door for some testing/feedback.
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*Update* The new version has now been released.
Official Site: http://gentoox.shallax.com/
Download: here
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(Monday 28 February 2005 21:10 EST) - (Category: (default)) - (Posted by::
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Power cord: Microsoft denies soldering problems
>> BetaNews.com investigated the power cord issue which has been discussed here, here and even on the forums. BetaNews states:
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To its defense, Microsoft denied any reports of power supply or soldering problems. In a statement to BetaNews, Microsoft reiterated the purpose of the recall was a "precautionary measure" and done for safety reasons.
"The replacement power cords are designed to protect consumers and their Xbox consoles from rare electrical component failures. The cord this consumer received is designed to shut off power to the Xbox if it detects an electrical condition called 'sustained overvoltage.' This rare condition can be caused by things like downed power lines in a wind storm or faulty wiring in a house," a Microsoft spokesperson said.
As to the issue of different sized replacement power cords, Microsoft said "not all cords that we supply to program participants will look the same. Which type of cord is shipped depends on the date the console was manufactured and the country where it is used."
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News-Source: BetaNews.
More info available on the forums.
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(Monday 28 February 2005 15:41 EST) - (Category: (default)) - (Posted by::
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MadnessX Engine Finished
>> MadnessX is a new homebrew game for Xbox currenty in development by shizno of Team AfterShock. It's the 2D clone of a Flash game.
From aftershock.xbox-scene.com:
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Well that's pretty much it, AI code is in, loading and menu placeholders are up, game engine is running properly....all that I have to do now is clean up a few fxn's (functions) then ship the code off to the sound lab (aka PeteGabe) for his bastard 3d sound goodness.
Oh, and word on the street is there has been some physics demos floating around AfterShocks IRC channel #a-shock, rumor has it Tokyo Wars is coming back, in a BIG way ;)
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(Monday 28 February 2005 08:46 EST) - (Category: (default)) - (Posted by::
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X3 Patcher Beta v1.1
>> Yoshihiro and Hyperstar released a new version of X3 Patcher - a win32 tool that allows you to edit the features of the X3 2914 Bios on your PC.
This is a fixed version of the build released yesterday (see news):
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I would like to apologize for the issues in v1.0 - this new version is now working correctly and fully tested.
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Official Site: http://www.yoshihiro-dev.com
Download: here
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(Monday 28 February 2005 07:03 EST) - (Category: (default)) - (Posted by::
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Team Xodus A-ward Recipients and Logo Competiton Winners
>> From TeamXodus.com:
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* ANNOUNCING THE TEAM XODUS A-WARD RECIPIENTS
We would like to take this opportunity to publicly recognize and thank the recipients of the Xodus A-wards. Although this was not a competition as such, the recognition of the support and dedication shown by the following individuals speaks for itself. On behalf of all of us here at Team Xodus as well as the loyal users and fans out there, we would like to thank you for all your help and commitment to a great product and a fantastic user base that is second to none.
Cap269, Appleguru, Rabid1, Dangerouslycheesy, Gumba, Green Giant
We will be getting in touch with each of you soon to thank you personally. It is because of the dedication of guys like you that Xenium is, and always will be, the clear market leader. Thank you.
* XODUS/XTENDER LOGO COMPETITION WINNERS ANNOUNCED
It gives us great pleasure to announce the winners of our Xfusion logo competition. Once again, we received many brilliant entries and we had a lot of fun going through all your creations. Congratulations to the finalists.
Finalists: Otakonx, Raisingod, Blinx
Grand Prize winner (500 USD): Otakonx
Well done to all our finalists and thanks to all of you who participated.
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(Sunday 27 February 2005 18:42 EST) - (Category: (default)) - (Posted by::
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Modding Mayhem 2005
>> from ModdingMayhem.com:
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Modding Mayhem 2005 - Atlanta Edition was a success!!! Our second get together was even better than the first. The event was hosted this year in Atlanta, Georgia. We had a total of 8 people show up for the event. Before I get too much into it I would like to thank ALL of our sponsors:
Xbox Scene Xbox-Scene.com - Without you guys there would be no Modding Mayhem... many thanks also go out to the people of x-s for their knowledge and helpfulness as that has a hand to play in making something like MM possible.
Mad-Modder Mad-Modder.com - is another sponser that was key to making MM a success. No_Remorse worked extremely hard pulling this event together. Mad-Modder provided custom jewels to all attendees.
Xtreme Enterprise e-linksoft.com - Many thanks to Xtreme Enterprise for providing everyone with colored controller-s shells. These shells are top quality and of the same craftsmanship as the original shells. Their sponsorship provided for half of the mods done at MM this year! Look in the pictures to see stuff we did with the awesome shells.
Team Xodus TeamXodus.com - One of the original sponsors pulled through for us once again to provide everyone with their very own Xenium Ice chip. Much thanks to the guys at Team Xodus for providing these awesome chips for us to enjoy.
BMMods BMMods.com - Thanks to BMMods for providing everyone with SmartXX v2 chips, Debian CDs, and USB Adapters. SmartXX is an awesome chip and can be found for sale at this top notch web shop. BMMods comes highly recommend for their critically acclaimed customer service, support, and awesome prices.
Warped Jewels WarpedJewels.com - Chon_Lee at warped jewels was an attendee at MM who brought custom controller jewels for every one to enjoy. Definitely check out WarpedJewels.com for a growing selection of domed controller jewels. You can also submit your design to be made into a customized jewel. Check out WarpedJewels.com and the pictures of MM to see how they were the perfect addition to complete our Controller-S mods.
Now...on to the highlights:
Atlanta local, DeAdGuY, took off work Wednesday to prepare for Modding Mayhem, and like a scene from a reality TV show everyone trickled in over the day. Chon_Lee and Doubble07 rolled into town Thursday around 2pm. The three of us went a few hours later to pick up No_Remorse at the airport, followed by a trip to the liquor store. Pizza and beer were the delicacy of choice that night. Leftyfb and Metalb00 arrived around 2am Friday morning. That night was mainly spent relaxing and talking about the trip there and the excitement that would pursue over the next couple of days as well as ideas for mods each of us wanted to do this weekend. As we sat around and picked each others brains you could see light bulbs go off in everyone’s head about what more they wanted to do to their Xbox hardware that weekend. We also hooked up some Xboxes to brag to people on Xbox Live. This went on till around 7 a.m. After a few hours of sleeping we all went to IHOP for breakfast and No_Remorse got his coffee fix in. After breakfast we all went to shower and do all that kind of stuff. Hey, at least it was a clean Modding Mayhem. Anyways, it was a pretty settled day until lookformeb and AliveByFate met us at Applebee’s for the Mad-Modder.com sponsored dinner that night. Now everyone was here and Modding Mayhem was in full force. The rest of the night was spent on Xbox live making everyone jealous that we were all in the same room and having a blast and planning for the mods that we were going to do the following day. Saturday morning is when the major modding began. Modding ranged from switching controller cases as well as lighting them, hooking up crouch switch mods, installing chips, installing and lighting Mad-Modder jewels, fixing non-working boxes, and Chon_Lee's awesome LCD mod he mounted in the top of his box. The rest of the night was spent on Xbox live as usual. Sunday was spent with people leaving at various times with later stories coming in of Leftyfb and Metalb00 getting stuck slowly driving home in a blizzard and No_Remorse getting stuck in an airport overnight during a lay over also due to bad weather. Finally every one made it back home safe and sound.
Each time we host a Modding Mayhem it gets a little bigger and a little more exciting. Stay tuned for the next edition of Modding Mayhem...the series (Well maybe it isn't a series but it sounded good). Until next time check out the pictures from this year and last year as well if you happened to miss those at ModdingMayhem.com "slow" and XS Mirror. Also feel free to read and post any questions or comments in our thread on the forums here at x-s.
Again thanks to everyone that makes Modding Mayhem possible and such a huge success. We all appreciate each and every one of you. We look forward to growing and continuing the Modding Mayhem experience and encourage others to do the same.
Feb 25, 2005
“Modding Mayhem Crew”
Metalb00, No_Remorse, Chon_Lee, DeAdGuY, LeftyfB, lookformeb, Doubble07
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Want to attend the next Mayhem? Or just ask the guys about the Police they encountered? Join in on the continuing discussions here on the XS Forums
HSD - If you have a modding event you'd care to share with us contact me on the forums via PM on the forums. Double your chances of getting on the news page and show off your XS T-Shirts.
With E3 Coming, we want to see Xbox-Scene represented by the legions of members who have an XS T-Shirt. Also keep an eye out for our new shirt coming soon.
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(Sunday 27 February 2005 17:36 EST) - (Category: (default)) - (Posted by::
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X3 3029 Released + Announcement of X2 Config Live
>> From TeamXecuter.com:
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Once again we are pleased to demonstrate the continued and unflinching support of our bios releases with the completion of X3 Config Live Bios Build 3029.
There are many many fixes and improvements in this release including a completely overhauled ftp and http system giving a sustained average speed of at least 10mb/s in all our bench tests. As you can see from the changelog there are many improvements to the skinning system and also various fixes and changes as requested by our users.
The X3 bios is the most powerful available in the scene today and we will further reiterate that fact with the release of X2 Config Live in the next week or so.
For now here is the changelog of 3029:
* fixed: DVD model ID
* fixed: Selecting empty skindir no longer crashes
* fixed: Speeded up ftp uploads by quite a bit, averages over 10mb/s on large files
* fixed: Made entering the bios a bit more flexible so it has more time to init the controller
* fixed: menu color is now correct according to skin assignments
* fixed: tuned some XICS BIOS flashing timings to avoid frags.
* fixed: Made the skinloader a bit more forgiving and informative on what's wrong
* fixed: Many different script http-download issues, also made it capable of speeds up in the 10mb/s area
* fixed: Speeded up scripting-unzip by deprioritizing display output
* added: Added + and ' to the not approved filename characters in ftp.
* added: New skin alignment 'N' ( means do not show )
* added: "hddCstatus" "hddEstatus" "hddFstatus" and "hddGstatus" skinsettings for individual drive display
* added: Screenshot in fanspeed setup
* added: Made a way around the filesystem limitation regarding renaming files with only case-differences ( Help => help )
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(Sunday 27 February 2005 16:44 EST) - (Category: (default)) - (Posted by::
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FBAxxx build 27/02/2005
>> A new version of FBAxxx(info) has been released. What's new/fixed:
* removed superscale filter, it was crashing the xbox
* fixed memory leak when changing menu or when no preview picture was in
* fixed screenshot function
* fixed fast forward message,...
* changed cpu adjust speed menu to a menu where you can choose :
* cpu speed
* asm68K or Musashi 68K
* use old vmm or new vmm
* page buffer size
* Page buffer size default is 256K, you don t need to change it, the emu might crash when changed
* Old VMM is the one from lantus (with fread, fseek and fopen) and new VMM from manto (createfile, setfilepointer and readfile), I optimized both of them but there are still some sound glitches, I let you choose which one you want.
Official Site: http://fbaxxx.fr.st/
Download: n/a (built with XDK)
News-Source: xbins.org
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(Sunday 27 February 2005 15:41 EST) - (Category: (default)) - (Posted by::
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X3 Bios Patcher Beta v1.0
>> Yoshihiro and hyperstar released an app to edit X3 Bios features on your PC.
From readme/nfo/yoshihiro-dev.com:
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X3 Bios Patcher Beta V1.0 by hyperstar
Support 2914 ONLY! supports both 1.0-1.5 & 1.6 versions of this bios.
Based on information and research passed on by Yoshihiro.
Embedded X3 Eeprom allows for full X3 customisation abeit with a quick reflash :p
WARNING!! Dont use the VGA patch on xbox 1.6 because it's not compatible!!
Boot order by default it's on C:\\
avalaunch.xbe, evoxdash.xbe, unleashx.xbe, xbmc.xbe, xboxdash.xbe
Bios Features:
1 : Select Boot Partition
2 : IGR
3 : Live Block
4 : Debug Bios
5 : Reset On Eject
6 : LBA48
Animation Option:
7 : Random Animation
8 : Wireframe flubber
9 : Display TM logos
10 : Animation Number
11 : LED Color
12 : VGA Patch
13 : Xbox Eeprom embeded
14 : Eeprom Key
This is beta, I haven't had chance to test all settings, should all be o.k.
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Official Site: http://www.yoshihiro-dev.com
Download: here
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(Sunday 27 February 2005 15:28 EST) - (Category: (default)) - (Posted by::
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New Release: Gentoox Loader v5.7
>> There was a small problem in Gentoox Loader(info) v5.6 as explained by ShALLaX:
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There was a bug with v5.6 DO NOT USE IT. Turns out the "abort net flash" feature ruined networking within linux.
Changes (v5.6/5.7):
* Cleaned up text layout of various menu functions.
* Reordered menus.
* Fixed HDD Flash menu caption.
* Net Flash abort (via 'B' button).
* LED Menu.
* CD Menu.
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News-Source: gentoox.shallax.com
Download: here
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(Sunday 27 February 2005 14:55 EST) - (Category: (default)) - (Posted by::
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neXBC introduces clan support
>> The guys over at XboxConnect.com have now introduced clan support to their excellent software:
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Team XBC has been brainstorming for a while, and now XBConnect(info) now offers fully organized clan support. If your interested, read below ...
After the clan is added, you will now see a My Clan section in MyXBC. Here, you can see who is in your clan. If you are the Founder or Co-Founder, you can: add users, remove users, ban users, and edit individual clan titles of your clan members...
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Find out more at XboxConnect.com
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(Sunday 27 February 2005 09:56 EST) - (Category: (default)) - (Posted by::
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First image of the Xbox 360
>> Floating around was the following design of the Xbox 360. It is clearly fake, but its fairly interesting to see how the Xbox 360 may turn out.
News-Source: Warp2Search.net.
Edit: Thanks goes out to the many people who have emailed the url of where the author posted his creation. Check it out here.
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(Sunday 27 February 2005 09:51 EST) - (Category: (default)) - (Posted by::
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New Release: Gentoox Loader v5.5
>> ShALLaX brings us Gentoox Loader(info) v5.5:
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Nothing radically new, just the ability to flash from hard drive (C:/BIOS).
BIOS files must be divisible by 256 in size (256K, 512K, 768K, 1024K...). They MUST be in C:/BIOS (case insensitive) - if you do not have this directory, then you will be told. More details are in the manual...
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News-Source: http://gentoox.shallax.com/
Download: here
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(Sunday 27 February 2005 00:15 EST) - (Category: (default)) - (Posted by::
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