Week of June 9, 2002
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(Saturday 15 June 2002 14:45 EST) - (Category: (default)) - (Posted by::
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New Japanese Hardware sales
>> Week of 03June-09June 2002:
PlayStation 2 45.84%
Game Boy Advance 27.21%
GameCube 17.25%
PSone 4.20%
Xbox 3.56%
WonderSwanColor 1.93%
It seems like the xbox lost what it won last week. The gamecube is doing very good this week.
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(Saturday 15 June 2002 01:23 EST) - (Category: (default)) - (Posted by::
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New version of XBConnect
>> XBConnect is "Next Generation" Software for Win32 that allows you to play Microsoft Xbox™ system link games over the internet.
XBConnect v1.3 is ready and available for download. Many bug fixes and enhancements. Ladder is fully functional.
Get it here
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(Thursday 13 June 2002 20:36 EST) - (Category: (default)) - (Posted by::
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Enigmah shipping now!
>> For all those who pre-ordered final enigmah modchips from one of our sponsors :
Both genomods & lik-sang received the chips today and they will send it to you in the next 2days :)
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(Thursday 13 June 2002 20:13 EST) - (Category: (default)) - (Posted by::
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Xbox Media Player update
>> Xbox Media Player has released a new version with PAL & HDTV support.
The new release also included SSE optimizations (faster rendering).
Check here for more info & download
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(Thursday 13 June 2002 18:38 EST) - (Category: (default)) - (Posted by::
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XBox Gameselector V0.3 Alpha
>> Gameselector is a new application the should allow you to burn more then 1 game on 1 CD-R/RW or DVD-R/RW. After you boot the game you will get a menu asking what game you want to launch. (limited to 4games per cd/dvd).
This util has NOT been tested yet.
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(Thursday 13 June 2002 18:18 EST) - (Category: (default)) - (Posted by::
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Added a new tutorial
>> I just added a new tutorial for all those who wonder how to burn DVDs. (programs , settings , ...)
Check it out here.
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(Thursday 13 June 2002 18:01 EST) - (Category: (default)) - (Posted by::
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Technodevices gets final enigmahs
>> Our friends over at technodevices received some enigmah final pcbs. They will make a review shortly , but in meantime you check their pictures here
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(Wednesday 12 June 2002 23:58 EST) - (Category: (default)) - (Posted by::
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Interesting xbox info
>> Alot of very technical but interesting info about the xbox can be found here. (by "Milksop").
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(Wednesday 12 June 2002 21:01 EST) - (Category: (default)) - (Posted by::
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china-messiah's answer ...
>> from china-messiah :
"Whilst NEO disappears from the argument, Xtender come along and get in the ring for the fight also.
Who's going to be last mod standing ?
Best of luck to all ....
And welcome to our first release of 'project domination'
The first of 8 new releases from Messiah team"
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(Wednesday 12 June 2002 16:32 EST) - (Category: (default)) - (Posted by::
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A little word from xtender to messiah
>> We received this from Xtender :
"Maybe it shouldnt be NEO to panic Mr Messiah
Xtender have been very quiet i wonder why ?
Remeber they're 6 months ahead on development"
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(Wednesday 12 June 2002 12:19 EST) - (Category: (default)) - (Posted by::
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And it goes on ...
>> From xboxmods.co.uk :
"Messiah seems to think we're panicking just because they've ripped a good mod and made it less wires when its already been done. Yes we're probably panicking because we've been using these mods now for 4 weeks - along with most other people. Also panicking that your mod has the exact features as the Enigmah and Xtender (you didn't even understand how the DVD Reset worked). Also panicking because 12 wires has also been sorted - in fact looking beyond that now. Yes guys we got a real sweat going on here."
Interesting part here thought "...because 12 wires has also been sorted - in fact looking beyond that now" , so that means we will see modchips with less then 12wires :)
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(Wednesday 12 June 2002 12:12 EST) - (Category: (default)) - (Posted by::
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ps2ownz review of Enigmah
>> Our friends over at ps2ownz.com made a review of the final pcb enigmah.
You can check it here.
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(Wednesday 12 June 2002 09:59 EST) - (Category: (default)) - (Posted by::
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Xbox modchip war ... live on xbox-scene ;)
>> Here's china-messiah's reply to Neotech's post :
"We have noticed NEO posting comment after comment about Messiah team and its products:
We have only one word to describe their current feelings....PANIC !
(sudden flurry of Anti-Messiah comments and Enigmah reviews in abundance)
YES..MR. NEO...we are coming....AGAIN !"
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(Wednesday 12 June 2002 05:01 EST) - (Category: (default)) - (Posted by::
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Neotech's reply to china-messiah
>> From xboxmods.co.uk :
"We find the Messiah X update quite funny. First of all the PLCC chips were given out for free for people to have a play. Secondly the incorrect PCB design affected just a couple of hundred chips - they really like to pick dont they :)
The funniest part is - I quote "Understanding how the XBOX works". Well thats easy - they simply rip one of the current chips (note how their DVD RESET feature dissapeared once they assumed it didn't work on Enigmah) - and scope out the CE line to get rid of the address line inputs (already been done).
While its great that other mods are being designed - I love how they try to fool everyone into thinking that they have any understanding of how the actual patch works. Just ask them if they have the key to decrypt the original ROM image. Why can't they just say - hey we ripped Enigmah / Xtender and we can scope the CE to get the wires down to 12 ?
Biggest test I think is to wait until a new ROM version is out - let's see how fast they update, or what excuse they come up with. One quote that we enjoyed the most from 3 weeks ago "Available this week".
I wonder how much custom made software Messiah will be releasing over the next few weeks .......?
Immature and pissy yes - but hey we've been on a high since the sweet sports weekend and the last couple of days has been a big comedown - so had to have just a little dig to perk the spirits :)
LOL we just remembered - they say they'd never release an unfinished mod [cough]messiah "lite", no usa support, dodgy psx support, no dvd multiregion[/cough]
keep em coming we like a laugh :)"
UK hardware sales
>> 1/Playstation2:: 11,500units
2/GameCube:: 9,500units
3/Xbox:: 6,700units
MessiahX update
>> From china-messiah :
"Many have been eagerly awaiting the release of the MX design from the Messiah team, and although we attempted to release last week, we were pushed back a number of days due to some requirements having to be met.
We are not like others when it comes to marketing a modchip product, we believe that a project should be completely tested and of quality for the customer before release, you will not see anything such as plcc44 bare chips, or missing functions, or incorrect PCB design releases from the Messiah team. When a project is released, it is already a proven and tested design, and we know exactly how the design will in fact work in all circumstances.
This MX chip design was only a recently taken-on project, therefore we also have had to move as fast as possible on not only understanding what is required to hack the X-Box, but also design a suitable project and testing and servicing base for this.
To do this, we have had to design a special test-rig suitable for the X-Box project whereby we can monitor many different things as required so that we understand how the X-Box is behaving whilst we manipulate it for what we require, namely a finalized 12-wire modchip.
We thank you for your patience whilst we took on this late development, and look forward to receiving reviews of the MX product."
The final design should be ready this week.
Enigmah video mode select v2
>> Enigmah released their new video mode select bootdisk. Just like v1 it allows to switch your xbox between PAL & NTSC , but this v2 will also make it possible to reset your DVDmovie region. (that means you still need the dongle for ALL regions you want to play).
You can download the release here
Update to buying on IRC
>> Update about RoT...
The RoT that was on before was NOT the real RoT. He some 15 year old "screwing around". Im told that no money was taken and this was a prank/trick. Tip when buying on IRC: Check the host of the user who your buying something from, take any notice if it changes or not. Be careful in buying over IRC.
Note: This information *May* not be true, but hopefully it is. If anyone has anything to add, use the forum/irc/email.
ISA-card flashing
>> For all those who don't want to or can't flash their chip with a PC motherboard , there's also another way to do it.
It's more complicated then flashing with a motherboard , but cheaper then a EPROM programmer anyway.
All you need is a working PC with a free ISA-slot (yeah , those old pre-PCI slots).
Find the whole tutorial here (by heise.de)
OwnMade Modchip tutorial
>> I just added an tutorial about how to flash your own xbox BIOS with a PC motherboard.
Check it out here
Buying on irc... BEWARE
>> UNCONFIRMED IRC Rumour...
People buying on IRC beware. Some people have been ripped off by someone pretending to be RoT selling chips via IRC. Here's a log for you to read here courtesy of xer0- on EFNET, #xbox-scene
Be carful about buying on IRC.
Note: This news is UNCONFIRMED and may Not be true.
New version of XBPLAYER
>> RUNTiME And d703g4q released build3 of XBPLAYER. This new early release has added support support for VCD, DivX 3.x and DivX 4.x.
The release contains four test clips: two Enterprise VCD clips, The Matrix and Episode II DivX clips. (you can NOT swap your own movie yet , the release is made for testing not for final use).
To download or for more information visit XBPLAYER
DVD-R & CD-R on xbox
>> Here some interesting information from GameFreax
"After we modded tons of XBoxes now we have proof that it is very sensitive when it comes to different CD-R / DVD-R Brands. While one XBox worked just fine with a cheap Princo DVD-R the other XBox did reject this DVD-R each and every time. Like always we recommend only using high quality brands and the best thing to do is only use DVD-R preferably Verbatim. Forget about CD-R and CDR-W is also a big issue."
Out of my own experience I can tell Apple DVD-R's and Ricoh CD-RW's works without any problem on my PAL xbox.
xbox-scene.com new design by k00kiedesigns!
>> Welcome to our new website : xbox-scene v2.0!
Alot of thanks goes to k00kiedesigns for the hard work they did for us :-)
I'm still working on a few script and correcting a few bugs , but most of the site should be ready.
I hope you all enjoy the new design ;)
