Modchip Kernel Patching, adds Virtual CDROM feature (loads .ISO's from HDD) Options

[xman954]

this app was pulled from NKPatcher to enable that feature for modchip users
so far evox M8 and IND-5003 Bios's are fully working

all the tables are configured for Xecuter 4981 and 5035
but these 2 refuse to boot the game, they show in the dash as a game loaded
and you can see the ISO contents in D:\ using FTP or a file browser, so it's almost there
so if anyone has any ideas of why the Xecuter bios's refuse to work
let me know..

the advantage's of using ISO's from the HDD are titles that have long file names
and other reasons that prevent them from working normally from the HDD
not to mention that it's 1 big file and FTP speed is a lot faster and no waisted slack space

1 the ISO-patcher.xbe can be chained (set it as your boot dash and config it's path to your dash)
it will set a byte in the kernel and check that byte to know if it was previously patched
this prevents it from trying to repatch and crashing

2 the new attach.xbe (xboxhdd\games\test_game\default.xbe) must be used
it was patched the hard way (hex edit)
to add LDP \device\cdrom0;default.xbe then HalReturnToFirmware(2)
this enabled the IND-5003 bios to work
use a xbe renamer to change to the ISO title's name

everything was tested using BFM bios's and a 1.0 xbox
who knows the Xecuter bios's may actually work

check sig for files to try it

[Movax]

For the sake of accuracy and completeness:

The attach.xbe file used to mount the .iso actually mounts the .iso file(s) (using the new system call that was patched into the kernel) then quick reboots the system ->the bios will boot whatever is first on the list in it's configuration. This is normally default.xbe on the DVD so it seems like the attach app is mounting and executing the .iso. In my previous posts in this thread I said it unmounts the .iso on a IGR, but this is only true because I had my bios set to 'more compatible' which is more like a power cycle. If it is set to 'quick' the .iso is still attached through a IGR.


The only downside of this setup is using trainers: As it is you would have to setup your system to not boot default.xbe on the DVD so after the quick IGR you could use a trainer on the virtual DVD and launch the game.
It would be nice if the trainer support in XBMC could be modified to handle looking at the default.xbe/ISO and recognizing the setup and checking for a default.xbe in the .iso itself to match up with trainers. (I might look into this...someday..)

This post has been edited by Movax: Mar 4 2012, 06:11 PM