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Week of February 8, 2004
Baku Baku X2
>> From the readme:
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Baku Baku X(info)2 is a remake of my original clone of Baku Baku, started from scratch... this time around skins are fully supported at run time and the game is now smoothe + should work 100%.
Features:
* 2 to 8 players (4 human max)
* skins
* eating 100% works
* custom soundtracks
Whats Next:
* will fix any bugs, online play isnt going to happen until i can get a better network setup (tried it this time but my network sucks and wont allow it).....
* as for other games i have C&C/Dune 2 and Daytona USA on my mind.
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Official Site: n/a, by SHiZNO
Download: n/a (built with XDK)
News-Source: xbins.org
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(Saturday 14 February 2004 21:49 EST) - (Category: (default)) - (Posted by::
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Project Jihad update
>> From 'The unProfessional' on theunprofessional.com:
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Don't lose faith my friends, it's still underway. It's a big project and I work too much, but I'm thankful for my love for development, and for the help of people like Neil.
I'm designing and coding every chance I get...
Stay interested!! I sure as hell am.. Updates to come.
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For those who forgot about this homebrew game in development:
Jihad is an arcade/adventure game. The game is designed to be a free, fun, multiplayer homebrew game for everyone to enjoy. Jihad involves two teams... namely Team Collective and Team Jihad. The two teams battle it out in an arcade-style tank simulation with all the usual goodies such as weapon power-ups, mutual enemies, and even small quests.
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(Saturday 14 February 2004 14:32 EST) - (Category: (default)) - (Posted by::
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tHc final XBoxDash preview
>> tHc final is a modified version of the original MS Xbox Dashboard.
A preview article has been posted on xboxdash.net with all current features, lots of screenshots and in depth analysis.
The dashboard includes a replacment CLOCK, a SKIN SELECTER, a CONFIG-ERATER, a MUSIC MANAGER, a USER MANAGER.
Go check the full preview on xboxdash.net
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(Saturday 14 February 2004 13:40 EST) - (Category: (default)) - (Posted by::
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Gentoox: DreamX support and Fixed f-drive
>> From ShALLaX gentoox.shallax.com:
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* I may be getting my hands on a 1.4GHz Xbox from Friendtech to add support for Gentoox. More about that later though!
* It was down to "f-drive1" missing from the magic database. Run "magic f-drive" for a fix. Also, general cleaning up of "Patches" page (i.e. changed names back to friendly names, added missing entries etc...).
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(Saturday 14 February 2004 07:03 EST) - (Category: (default)) - (Posted by::
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Avalaunch logo contest is over.
>> From teamavalaunch.com:
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Thank you all for your entries, and overwhelming show of support for Avalaunch(info)! We will be judging the entries this weekend, and should have the winners posted by Monday. Good luck to you, and keep an eye on the avalaunch website to see who won :)
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(Friday 13 February 2004 23:33 EST) - (Category: (default)) - (Posted by::
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AvaConfig 1.0b4
>> AvaConfig is a interface to edit the Avalaunch(info)'s settings xml file.
Features Include:
- Avalaunch Auto-detect
- Load and Save your settings directly to and from your xbox
- GUI to manage your Launcher menu
- Shoutcast preset manager
- Access to Avalaunch's many options
Official Site: n/a (By Kells)
Download: here
News-Source: xbins.org
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(Friday 13 February 2004 18:29 EST) - (Category: (default)) - (Posted by::
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CanCopyMod
>> A new patch for the MS dashbaord 4920 has been released. From xboxdash.net:
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fuckdb has done it again! a patch to enble saves, cunningly named: CanCopyMod
You can now copy any contents listed in the memory menu of your MS Dashboard, including XBL content downloads, certain un-copyable game saves, and even MUSIC!!
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Official Site: http://www.xboxdash.net (by fuckdb)
Download: here
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(Friday 13 February 2004 15:33 EST) - (Category: (default)) - (Posted by::
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xbiso perl port
>> cdx ported xbiso(info) (written by Tonto Rosenfaunt in C) to Perl (with FTP support).
Official Site: n/a, by cdx
Download: here
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(Friday 13 February 2004 14:56 EST) - (Category: (default)) - (Posted by::
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US videogame pirate sentenced to over 4 years imprisonment
>> From gamesindustry.biz:
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A court in California has handed down a hefty jail sentence to a man who is described as one of the leaders of infamous game piracy group Razor1911, which was one of the best-known online providers of cracked game software.
Sean Michael Breen, 38, pleaded guilty to charges of copyright infringement and mail fraud, and was given a 50 month sentence along with three years of supervised release.
His sentence is reported to be toughest yet handed down to any member of the "warez" scene, which was targeted by the US Customs Service in a 14-month undercover investigation which has so far yielded 40 arrests worldwide.
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(Friday 13 February 2004 08:57 EST) - (Category: (default)) - (Posted by::
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Part of WinNT4 and Win2000 sources leaked? *updated2*
>> From neowin.net:
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Neowin has learned of shocking and potentially devastating news. It would appear that two packages are circulating on the internet, one being the source code to Windows 2000, and the other being the source code to Windows NT. At this time, it is hard to establish whether or not full code has leaked, and this will undoubtedly remain the situation until an attempt is made to compile them. Microsoft are currently unavailable for comment surrounding this leak so we have no official response from them at the time of writing.
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From zdnet.com:
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The 203MB file expands to just under 660MB. The entire source code is believed to be about 40GB, meaning that the file circulating would be only a fraction of the full code base--if it is authentic.
Ruiu (security consultant and the organizer of the CanSecWest security conference), who has seen the file, believes it to be authentic. "It looks real," he said. "You can't build Windows, however. It's just a bunch of chunks of the operating system."
"It's definitely not a good thing if black hats have the source code," said Oliver Friedrichs, senior manager with antivirus company Symantec's security response center. If the source code has been released, "the underground can look at the code without legitimate security researchers being able to find vulnerabilities first."
But Microsoft downplayed any security issue.
"If a small section of Windows source code were to be available, it would be a matter of intellectual property rights rather than security," Microsoft said.
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From eweek.com:
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BetaNews has learned that Thursday's leak of the Windows 2000 source code originated not from Microsoft, but from long-time Redmond partner Mainsoft.
The leaked code includes 30,915 files and was apparently removed from a Linux computer used by Mainsoft for development purposes. Dated July 25, 2000, the source code represents Windows 2000 Service Pack 1.
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More info: neowin.net, zdnet.com, slashdot.org, infoworld.com, news.yahoo.com, betanews.com, cnn.com, bbc.co.uk, reuters.co.uk, eweek.com
Official Microsoft statement: microsoft.com
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(Thursday 12 February 2004 21:56 EST) - (Category: (default)) - (Posted by::
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Last day for Avalaunch logo contets
>> From teamavalaunch.com:
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Today is Feb 12th, and that means you only have about 10 more hours to send in those logos! Entries must be in by 12am PST (GMT -8, i believe..). At that point, our email box closes, and you're screwed. :) So make sure that you get them in, and keep an eye on the avalaunch website to see if you've won!
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(Thursday 12 February 2004 19:08 EST) - (Category: (default)) - (Posted by::
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dvd2xbox 0.5.4
>> A new version of dvd2xbox(info) has been released.
What's new/fixed:
* ACL: fixed RM command
* ACL: replaced ED and EF by EP (exclude path). Multiple entries are supported.
* Maincopy: added samba client for XBOX game, DVD and ISO mode. ACL processing and auto patching aren't supported via smb (Thanks to darkie).
* added a online settings menu and moved several entries from dvd2xbox.xml to it.
* added a option to disable RM command while processing ACL.
* ported newest libdvdcss because it is supposed to fix some bugs on windows platforms. However I still got some dvds which aren't properly decrypted. Therefore I changed the decryption to 'title' which produces some better results. That's from the readme:
"title is the fallback when all other methods have failed. It does not rely on a key exchange with the DVD drive, but rather uses a crypto attack to guess the title key. On rare cases this may fail because there is not enough encrypted data on the disc to perform a statistical attack, but in the other hand it is the only way to decrypt a DVD stored on a hard disc, or a DVD with the wrong region on an RPC2 drive."
* moved logfiles to dvd2xbox/logs to keep the game directory clean.
* many internal improvements and bugfixes.
Official Site: http://dvd2xbox.xbox-scene.com
Download: n/a (built with XDK)
News-Source: xbins.org
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(Thursday 12 February 2004 16:15 EST) - (Category: (default)) - (Posted by::
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What should be XBMC's default skin?
>> From Frodo on xboxmediacenter.com:
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XBMC gets more and more lovely skins.
This made us wondering, what do you think. Should we change the default skin, and ifso which skin should become the default one?
Please vote here.
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(Thursday 12 February 2004 13:12 EST) - (Category: (default)) - (Posted by::
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Xbox Media Center (XBMC) Xbins CVS 2004-02-12
>> A new Xbins CVS Compile of XboxMediaCenter(info) has been released.
What's new/fixed (since last CVS release):
* added: 8 updated skins are included in this build: Project Mayhem, HiFi, Retro, BlackBlue, lixxbox, MediaCenter (default), Media Center (alternative), FlatStyle
* added: DHCP support in dash mode (see xboxmediacenter.xml)
* added: XBMC now logs to xbmc.log when starting up. Helps finding those installation problems...
* added: my music: ff/rw for audio files
* added: my pictures: large icons view
* added: my videos: ability to set bookmarks in OSD
* added: my videos: imdb thumbnails are now stored in thumbs\imdb by using IMDB numbers
* added: my videos: large icons view
* added: my videos: manual IMDB lookup button, lets you enter a movie name with the on-screen keyboard
* added: my videos: nocache option in OSD for badly interleaved files
* added: my videos: option to specify an external dvd player (see xboxmediacenter.xml)
* added: my videos: replay tv patch from sourceforge (untested)
* added: my videos: separate section in keymap.xml for controlling the OSD
* added: my videos: support for OpenDML avi files
* added: my videos: support for video streaming (ogm,avi,mpg) via .pls files
* added: my videos: view by title (when using video database)
* added: my videos: viewing IMDB info of movies in your database now lets you set a DVD number
* added: my weather (configure your area code in xboxmediacenter.xml) (thx to mynci)
* added: settings: ac3 passthrough split into 2 seperate options. One for stereo AC3 and one for multichannel AC3
* fixed: mono audio playback was broken
* fixed: my videos: ac3 passthru fixes (some users experienced choppy playback)
* fixed: my videos: fast-forward / rewind improvements
* fixed: my videos: movies without audio played too fast
* fixed: my videos: short movie names disappeared when using filestacking
* fixed: my videos: yet more sync fixes
* fixed: smb leaving open sessions
* updated: my music: further scan speedup
* updated: my videos: default setting for postprocessing is off (results in better quality with current mplayer code)
* updated: my videos: mplayer.dll to XVID codec 1.0 RC2 Jambo
* updated: smb name resolving and share browsing speeded up
Official Site: http://www.xboxmediacenter.com
Download: binaries n/a (built with XDK) - Sourcecode nightly tarball
News-Source: xbins.org
Thanks to poing for the news.
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(Thursday 12 February 2004 11:57 EST) - (Category: (default)) - (Posted by::
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SmartXX releasedate confirmed
>> The previously announced releasedate for the SmartXX modchip has now been confirmed. The modchip should be available at the resellers on february 20, 2004.
They also added a countdown counter on their website.
Official Site: http://www.smartxx.com
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(Wednesday 11 February 2004 19:49 EST) - (Category: (default)) - (Posted by::
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Another new kernel for Gentoox
>> From ShALLaX on gentoox.shallax.com:
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Sorry for the "fast" release, but this kernel release fixes the off centered NTSC image on Focus xboxes (i.e. shifts the image left). If anyone had observed odd colours with NTSC, this should also fix this issue. Run "magic" to update to 22006.
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(Wednesday 11 February 2004 19:10 EST) - (Category: (default)) - (Posted by::
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Updated bios.ini for BiosChecker
>> Today an updated INI-file for BiosChecker(info) has been released with support for more bios variants.
Check it out on darkmoon.org.
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(Wednesday 11 February 2004 13:58 EST) - (Category: (default)) - (Posted by::
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Xbox on the slopes for Big Day Out
>> From gamesindustry.biz:
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Microsoft is set to sponsor the Big Day Out ski and snowboarding competition in Val D'Isere (FRANCE) for a second year running this year, with games including Amped 2, Top Spin and Project Gotham Racing 2 being showcased at the event.
Over 7000 spectators are expected to attend the event, which runs from the 22nd to the 26th of February, and features high profile European riders who will battle it out for a €20,000 prize pot.
Microsoft will be stationing the Xbox Megacruiser at the bottom of the slope, and running competitions in snowboarding title Amped 2 for a selection of prizes, with a host of other Xbox games also available to play in the Megacruiser.
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(Wednesday 11 February 2004 08:54 EST) - (Category: (default)) - (Posted by::
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Gentoox: New kernel with Focus overscan support released
>> From ShALLaX on :
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* I'm going to do something silly and assume this patch works. I've tested it on a Conexant and a Focus Xbox, and found there was one *slight* problem... HDTV was broken. However, this got fixed so now it works perfectly. THERE IS NO HDTV SUPPORT FOR FOCUS XBOXES -- just before anyone emails me telling me "I CNAT SELECT TEH HDTV", I'm telling you, it WONT WORK.
The reasom im "assuming" this works, is because I havent tried magic with the packaged fix (I applied it manually). However, its a pretty safe assumption to make.
Gentoox is now 100% free from the xbv executable, though xbvset will remain named as-is to avoid confusion and deprecating documents etc... The only thing that is ever changed is the linuxboot.cfg file. All HOC and VOC settings go in this file!
There is one thing I cant get an answer to, but I'm almost certain it wont work... component cables with Focus probably wont work. SCART should though. But if anyone wants to prove me wrong, try it for me then post on the forums or email me.
These new Focus drivers were not coded by me, they were done by dmp, and the HDTV fix was done by Oliver Schwartz (He's rescued me on more than one time with respect to video drivers! Thanks!)
With that said, since I made some more tweaks to magic, all you'll need to do is run "magic" to get the updated patches you need. Run "magic available" first to see if "kernel" and "displaytools" are highlighted as needing updates, if not, then "magic fix kernel && magic fix displaytools", since you might have been unlucky enough to get a BETA kernel that didnt work if you ran magic at the wrong time!
I'll be running magic on two fresh Gentoox Home(info) 3.0c installations (One Conexant, one Focus) over night and I'll post my results in the morning to let you know if everything is well. So paranoid users might want to hold off until then.
(Oh, and I'm assuming by this post, you understand it should now be safe to run magic again!).
I'll post these again so I get no needless emails/ forum posts:
Known issues:
NTSC does not work on PAL TVs which claim they are compatible with NTSC since really all these TVs are PAL60 which uses NTSC's scan rate, with PAL colours, meaning that all the colours appear messed up.
HOC settings under 13 when using 800x600 on a Focus Xbox will cause overscanned lines to wrap around, for this reason, xbvset does not allow you to enter a value lower than 13 when using a Focus Xbox and 800x600.
HOC and VOC settings resize the screen from the top left, not from the center. This is because auto-recentering has not yet been implemented.
* Absolute 100% success. That is to say, both the Focus and Conexant Xboxes updated via magic correctly without any hitches, the new drivers work perfectly on both Xboxes, HDTV still works on the Conexant box. Ive tested 640x480 and 800x600 in both PAL and NTSC (PAL60 has been removed since only XBV can set this mode, which doesnt work with Focus), and both performed as expected. So if you've been waiting for an all clear signal to download this new patch, this is most definitely it! Go for it, run magic!
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(Wednesday 11 February 2004 08:42 EST) - (Category: (default)) - (Posted by::
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Friendtech DreamX-1480 review
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(Tuesday 10 February 2004 16:29 EST) - (Category: (default)) - (Posted by::
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Xbox Ripper
>> From help-files:
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XBox Ripper is a simple program designed to do one job - copy files from an XBox CD ROM drive to a directory on a PC.
Features:
* Rips entire directory structure and contained files using an FTP connection
* Quick, simple two click usage.
* Automatic directory creation
* Retrieve disc file size and name
* View space total/left on your local drives (C: through to I:)
* Full 'Right Click' shortcut menu
* Status bar
* Settings help for Nero© 6 to burn to CD or DVD
* Shortcuts to 2 great XBox sites:)
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Official Site: n/a, by Gavin (GSKMR2 -AT- aol.com)
Download: here
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(Tuesday 10 February 2004 15:39 EST) - (Category: (default)) - (Posted by::
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MAMEoX v0.79.1b
>> A new version of MAMEoX(info) has been released.
What's new/fixed:
* incorporated 0.79 MAME core
* fixed a small bug for warning message when clock is not set
Some other general notes:
* VMM isn't implemented yet, don't ask about it's status
* There were some changes to memory handling in the MAME core in the last couple of releases, it's very possible more memory is required to run specific games now
* for more technical details review MAME's whatsnew.txt document
Official Site: http://mameox.sourceforge.net
Download Sources: here[sourceforge.net]
Download Binaries: n/a (built with XDK)
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(Tuesday 10 February 2004 12:36 EST) - (Category: (default)) - (Posted by::
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Xbox-Linux: Better Focus Support
>> From xbox-linux.org:
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Better driver code for composite and RGB output is in the CVS and has been tested on PAL Xboxes, but not on NTSC. If you have an Xbox manufactured since August 2003, please test the new kernel in the CVS and report to the people in the IRC.
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(Tuesday 10 February 2004 09:48 EST) - (Category: (default)) - (Posted by::
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Gentoox: New magic in place and New kernel comming *updated*
>> From ShALLaX on gentoox.shallax.com:
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* Ok, if you have run magic lately, you'll have noticed the database maintenance script that gets run. This is to prepare your system for the improved magic script! So far I've got the available screen finished, the rest shouldn't be much of a problem.
* I've done this a little bit earlier than I would have liked to... but it was unavoidable. The changes I had made would have made the old magic unusable, so the new one is in place. Hopefully you wont notice any difference except for the "available" screen (that is, if all goes well). What I'll do is install Home on one of my xboxes, then leave magic running overnight and see if any errors arise. If you dont want to risk your Gentoox installation, then dont run magic until further notice!
* Stay tuned for a new kernel some time tomorrow with Focus overscan support and Focus RGB cable support! Focus support will include 800x600, but no HDTV/ X2VGA support as of yet.
The patch will comprise of a new kernel and an updated displaytools xbvset script. Focus and Conexant will work together, both accepting (the same) hoc and voc settings!
*Update*
Running two final installation checks for the new kernel - one on a Conexant Xbox and one on a Focus Xbox. If these are sucessful then I will release the updated patches.
Known issues:
NTSC does not work on PAL TVs which claim they are compatible with NTSC since really all these TVs are PAL60 which uses NTSC's scan rate, with PAL colours, meaning that all the colours appear messed up.
HOC settings under 13 when using 800x600 on a Focus Xbox will cause overscanned lines to wrap around, for this reason, xbvset does not allow you to enter a value lower than 13 when using a Focus Xbox and 800x600.
HOC and VOC settings resize the screen from the top left, not from the center. This is because auto-recentering has not yet been implemented.
* Fixed a load of errors with the displaytools patch. Run magic to update.
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(Tuesday 10 February 2004 00:58 EST) - (Category: (default)) - (Posted by::
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MAMEoX update
>> From Erik on mameox.sourceforge.net:
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I had a couple minutes to check out the forums here and at xbox-scene last week, and I saw more than a couple posts asking about the status of the project. So I've decided to make an official announcement to answer that question once and for all.
First off, a little knowledge about how the project is organized and who's who around here is in order.
Testers/General "Non-development" Staff: Falz, noodle (enkak and many others unofficially)
These guys do alot of the footwork (testing, interfacing directly w/ the users, website maintenance, release announcements) in the development (and do a great job at it), and mainly try to take as much work off the programming team's hands as possible.
Graphics/UI Design: r4dius
Without r4dius none of the UI gets changed. He's also not an active programmer though, so implementing changes requires some work from the programming team.
Programming: me (Erik), opcode
Here's where the trouble starts. The majority of the past programming has been done by me, with some nice bits and pieces contributed by opcode. In general though, when I'm not working, the whole project is stalled.
So, now I hope it's clear that (currently) I'm the major bottleneck here. In the beginning of the project, this was no problem. I started MAMEoX(info) on a 4 week vacation, and was able to devote quite a bit of my time to it during a general lull period at my real job. Unfortunately as time went on, I found it harder and harder to find the time required to work on development. I spent alot of time on business trips away from my XBOX, and eventually I more or less had to put MAMEoX on my "way, way, backburner."
This is more or less where we are at this point in time. I've found some time to merge in the 0.79 MAME core (hopefully it will undergo testing over the next few days and will be released), but I have spent a total of 0 hours, 0 minutes, and 0 seconds working on new features (such as VMM, lightgun, etc...). In addition, my development XBOX is back at my parent's house in NY, and I'm still in Vienna, Austria.
There is some good news though. I've decided to leave my job here and fully intend to be available to work on MAMEoX again starting around the middle of April (my current plan is to be on a plane back to NY April 6th, and I don't expect that to change too much). I will probably spend some time enjoying the unemployed life, and I may end up doing some contract work for my current employer, but I expect that a very large chunk of my time will be spent working on MAMEoX again.
That said, MAMEoX is, and has always been, a fully open-source project, so I'd be more than delighted to alleviate the bottleneck by adding programmers to the project. Anyone who is interested can email me at my sourceforge account, and if you can give some idea as to what you'd like to work on, how much C/C++ experience you have, etc... that'd be great. I'll say right now that I can be somewhat anal about code style, and I'm definitely anal about commenting, so if you can't deal with that you will probably not have any fun.
So that's my official announcement, and the official answer regarding the status of the project. Don't expect to see any major updates (apart from the _possibility_ of the 0.79 core, assuming it passes testing) until sometime in April at the earliest (or until we add some more coders to the project).
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Thanks to Paul for the news.
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(Monday 09 February 2004 20:24 EST) - (Category: (default)) - (Posted by::
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Avalaunch v0.48.60 *updated*
>> Already another version of the Avalaunch(info) dashboard.
What's new/fixed:
* Fixed some ftp, autodetect issues
* Fixed some minor audio problems
* Totally disabled all functions that could possibly be destructive. We've tried to solve most problems, but some we just can't reproduce for the end of the world, so we're gonna have to disable it until we can.
update: From teamavalaunch.com:
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If you are having problems with your Xbox not booting, or other eeprom errors, please check out the avalaunch web forums, as this is a hot topic of discussion, and you may well find the answer to your problems there.
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Official Site: http://www.teamavalaunch.com
Download: n/a (built with XDK)
News-Source: xbins.org
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(Monday 09 February 2004 19:11 EST) - (Category: (default)) - (Posted by::
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Avalaunch 0.48.59
>> A new bugfix release of Avalaunch(info) 0.48.5 (see news).
What's new/fixed:
* eeprom uploader tried to encrypt the encrypted section of the eeprom instead of just using the original content since we never really change whats in that section. Now it simply not touch that area. Meaning changing videomode and locking hdd is not a good combo.
To those who helped us find that bug - thanks so much for your help.
For those who got messed up the eeproms , hope you realize we did everything we were capable of to fix this.
* Also fixed music player that sometimes crashed if it was given empty/nonexistant dirs/streams.
Official Site: http://www.teamavalaunch.com
Official Forums: forums.xbox-scene.com
Download: n/a (built with XDK)
News-Source: forums.xbox-scene.com and xbins.org
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(Monday 09 February 2004 14:30 EST) - (Category: (default)) - (Posted by::
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XBtool 1.0.18.b3
>> NghtShd released a new version of XBtool(info) - a BIOS Pack, Unpack, and Patch Tool.
What's new/fixed (Beta! Use at your own risk!):
* Fix: dash name patch in evox kernels (broken in b2).
* Version checking for DLLs.
Official Site: http://home.alltel.net/nghtshd/xbtool.html
Download: here
News-Source: xbins.org
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(Monday 09 February 2004 09:12 EST) - (Category: (default)) - (Posted by::
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Avalaunch: German community + Cheating in logo contest
>> From teamavalaunch.com:
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* A new German Avalaunch(info) community site is online now. All you Germans, go visit http://www.avalaunch.de now!
* We've uncovered a cheater (thanks CyKiller). In light of this, we've refined the logo contest rules a bit.
Cheating is not tolerated. Anyone caught copying other people's work will have all their logos automatically disqualified, and not permitted to submit any more entries to the competition (along with being publicly humiliated).
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(Monday 09 February 2004 07:34 EST) - (Category: (default)) - (Posted by::
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Avalaunch v0.48.55
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(Sunday 08 February 2004 21:21 EST) - (Category: (default)) - (Posted by::
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Gentoox: more changes coming to magic...
>> From ShALLaX on gentoox.shallax.com:
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I've been pretty quiet for a while (University work has loaded me down), but I thought I'd make an appearance to show things are still moving along. What I'm actually waiting for is a working focus driver, once this comes along, I'll release new Pro and Home versions. For now, I'm working on some changes to magic which will reintroduce friendly patch names (no numbers in them, or obscure names anymore). Also, you wont need to run "magic fix blah" to update the patch, when I make an update, I'll simply be able to increment a patch version counter and all you'll need to do is run magic. I've got the 'available' portion working (kinda). The database needs sorting out a bit (some of the version numbers are wrong).
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There's a preview screenshot on gentoox.shallax.com.
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(Sunday 08 February 2004 21:07 EST) - (Category: (default)) - (Posted by::
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007 - Modified Morden
>> From nfo:
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This is a slightly modified and updated version of Morden's Audio hack.
The game save has been tested to work on xboxs from version 1.0 to 1.3.
If you have problems with Morden's original hack, then try this.
This includes the BFM version of TeamXecuter's 4981 bios.
Also, Boxplorer has been added to the menu. Just follow the same instructions as Morden's hack to install. This is the only release of the modified version.
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Official Site: n/a, by jimmsta
Download: n/a (contains bios and XDK software)
News-Source: xbins.org
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(Sunday 08 February 2004 19:18 EST) - (Category: (default)) - (Posted by::
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Avalaunch v0.48.5
>> A new version of the Avalaunch(info) dashboard has been released.
What's new/fixed:
* Core : Fixed some memproblems in hardware settings that caused some info to go away
* Music : Fixed mp3 initialization engine that sometimes extracted wrong speeds
* VoIP : Rewrote most of the VoIP engine
* VoIP : Added SPEEX compression algorithms to VoIP, allowing crystal clear conversation without high bandwith needs
* VoIP : Added possibillity for Multiple users to connect to one VoIP server
* VoIP : Added possibillity for a connected VoIP client to enable a VoIP server, making servers chained
* Config : Added PAL 60 support for videomode switcher.
* Music : Added WMA support, will look in it's natural folder by default
* Music : Added SDL's OGG, MOD, IT, S3M, XM support, with guarantee from lantus that it's LGPL and not GPL :)
* config : Added Boot options in hardware (!) menu
* config : Added x2 IGR control
* config : Added avalaunch debug bootlog control
* config : Added music on boot : off / hdd / hdd + wma / shoutcast ( wma = scans MS dash's rip dirs, (not the format - that's always enabled) )
* Launch : Added pixel8's nodebug stuff for debug machines ( kicks out dll's on launch, some games requires this e.g. halo / crimson skies )
* VoIP : Fixed major VoIP breakups in output engine
* VoIP : Optimized VoIP transfer rates from avg 2.50 k/s down to 1.95 k/s without increasing compression or loss
* Internet : Fixed web-engine so it allows xbox-saves and a few other servers ( tj says : oops, my bad )
* VoIP : Fixed ip phone disconnection bug(s)
* VoIP : Added DNS lookup to VoIP so you aren't forced to use IP, any adress will work
* VoIP : Added "history", so the default adress will be the last one you connected to
* Music : fixed bg player's next song-bug(s) - as well as wont play both from hdd and shoutcast, see config
* Webengine : Changed the web-ident to ; "User-Agent: Avalaunch/0.48.x (compatible; MSIE 6.0; Windows NT 5.1)" to make it more detectable by our users
* Core : Rewrote EEPROM tools to a far safer method, making it possible to enable PAL/NTSC switching without much risk
* Launcher : Added the disabled automode switching for those who wishes
* HDD : Added Lock / unlock
* eeprom : Added a check for "w:\\eeprom.bin" upon boot, and will use that * eeprom instead if located. Handy for securing locked hdds
* ftp : added password check against usersettings in xml ( if none given, it's common with Default/xbox or xbox/xbox (nothing = "xbox"))
* ftp : Made a "cutter" for long filenames,
"214_hermes_house_band_-_holiday_express-mod.mp3" becomes
"214_hermes_house_band_-_holiday_expres.mp3"
* Internet : Fixed some unproper socket handling when connect fails
* Skins : if a file named "noskins" is inserted together with avalaunch's xbe, it will not allow any other skin than the default one (nor entering skin-setting)
* Temperature : Added fahrenheit
Official Site: http://www.teamavalaunch.com
Official Forums: forums.xbox-scene.com
Download: n/a (built with XDK)
News-Source: forums.xbox-scene.com and xbins.org
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(Sunday 08 February 2004 18:29 EST) - (Category: (default)) - (Posted by::
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(Japan) Xbox Kasumi Blue limited-edition with DOA pillow
>> The "Xbox Kasumi Blue limited-edition" was already announced some time ago, but what's new is that the system will also include something special :-)
From wired.com:
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You can't take the voluptuous, bikini-clad vixens from Tecmo's Dead or Alive Xtreme Beach Volleyball to bed with you -- but if you buy an Xbox in Japan this March, Microsoft will give you the next best thing.
This month marks the two-year anniversary of the launch of the Xbox video game system in Japan, and so far, things have not gone as planned for the Redmond, Washington-based software giant. In fact, Microsoft's entry hasn't yet sold 500,000 units, making it one of the worst-performing game consoles in the country's history.
To celebrate the Japanese release of Dead or Alive Online next month, Microsoft is rolling out a special edition Xbox set with an extra-special bonus -- a dakimakura, or "hugging pillow," that features a life-size, front-and-back print of teenage character Kasumi in a skimpy bikini.
The Xbox Kasumi Blue limited-edition set hits Japanese shelves March 25. In addition to the Kasumi pillow, it includes a clear-blue Xbox system, one similarly colored controller, the DVD movie playback kit and remote control, the Dead or Alive Online software and 12 free months of Microsoft's Xbox Live online broadband gaming service. It will cost ¥22,800 ($216).
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More on wired.com.
Thanks to AllTimeSToneD and Zombie for the news.
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