I'm not sure this exploit it's already present here on Xbox-scene. I tried to give a look around and couldnt find it, so I decided to post it here.
It's already a widely tested exploit and it works 100%. It only appears it has been snobbed each time I mentioned it on Xbox-scene. So.. here it's the thread for everybody NOT to avoid.

I know LT+ is close to arrive, but even with LT+ flashed in the console, this exploit will allow to play AP2.5 games while waiting for SS3 to come.

If anybody has already made a thread about this, and I couldnt find it, sorry I apoligize, but better one thread too much about it, than no thread at all.

You dont need a JTag. Actually it's an ordered sequence of 3 updates to the kinect dash from the Kinect games. So it's safe, and it results in installing kinect with no AP2.5

Here's how (dont know if I can post it in this thread though):

NOTE this method only works if you have not updated to the kinect dashboard, but still have the old one (9199) or earlier.

If you have a dash earlier than the 9199, update to the 9199 using THIS update

1-Install update Kinect adventure. Unzip the file UPDATE-KINECT-ADVENTURES.rar, place it on a pendrive formatted in FAT32, place it on the console and turn on.
The new dashboard will be the 2.0.12413.0

2-Delete the folder from the pendrive, and unzip the second file UPDATE-KINECT-ANIMALS.rar

3-Install update Kinect animals, in the same way as above.
The new dashboard will be the 2.0.12416.0

4. Install the this kinect update (it's the update from Assassin's Creed Brotherhood)

And that's it. You can play any game, old or new, AP2.5 and not.
And XVal still clean!

This exploit has been first found by Luigi Marconi, from ixtrememod.wordpress, and then perfected in this method by WizZy.

Thanks for posting this!

You're welcome, hope it finally gets attentions.
Everybody ever so eager about playing AP2.5 games, or worried there'll be LT+ but no SS3 games, and they let this exploit pass.....


NOTE:
I want to specify that the third update is needed by those who have an old iXtreme and need to patch their game. Since a patched game wont work, you need to install the update from the file.
All the others can alternatively get the third update popping in a non patched copy of the game.

thanks for the thread
i have an old ixtreme i used to patch my wave 4 games into wave 2 or wave 3 in order to work, and you said that the last update is necessary to these kind of ixtreme so if i update my xbox with these updates the ap2.5 games will work by patching them to wave 3 with 360WavesPatcher ???
Regards

Yes, you can patch your AP2.5 games to wave 3. Just be sure you update the dash with the third download, before. The third update is necessary to everybody. Just that people who use activate boot disc or that can use a non patched game, can get that update also from the non patched AP2.5 game, but those like you need the update from file.

As I said on the other thread, worked for me. Benq drive with iextreme 1.4, game (AC B ) patched for wave 3, working like a charm!

alright thanks
I'm updating it now

Thanks for posting this!

Will you get flagged by AP25 using this even though it runs the game ?

Yo thank you a lot, i cant get the second link says its not available or sometn`and i wanted to ask my xbox had a lite on, but replaced it a while ago with a benq would i still be able to do these updates and get the games to work?

Second link working now. And yes, it will work on any drive, since it doesnt install the AP2.5 payload in the dash


moshebr: no, no flag since it doesnt install the AP2.5 payload in the dash

I was hoping this would work for me. I am trying to play Harry Potter and the deathly hallows. Problem is it is a kenitc game. You can play it with a controller only. But I need the full update to get it to work. I put disk in and it says play DVD. I ran it through abgx and it says all OK. even though harry potter is not in the database.

it worked
thanks dude

You sure it wont work with this? Kinect is only optional and with this dash any kinect game works. As well as any AP2.5 game. It sounds strange to me it wouldnt work only for harry potter.


Maanden: Cool!! I knew it would ;-)

Does anyone know if this will work for an NME 2 modded system, Ben Q drive, older dashboard verion???

What I can tell you is that this has nothing to do with a mod, but just a dash uodate that bypass installation of AP2.5 payload on a Kinect dash. And works on any dash as long as it's 9199 or earlier and on any drive. So I dont see why it shouldnt work. Although pardon my ignorance, I dont know what's a verion...

Maybe I burned a bad backup. I will run abgx on backup and see what it says.

Yeah, check it out. Also, have you tried playing any other wave 8 or 9 game, or an AP2.5 game?
They all work if you followed the tut.
If you decided not to update from the third download but from the game (granted you can play non-patched games), the game must be an AP2.5 game.

So is this exploit a solid solution to play AP2.5 games for ex. on banned consoles ?
Or is it necessary to wait for LT+, no matter if your banned or not ?

Because from what I understand it's a some kind of AP2.5 bypass. Correct me if I'm wrong.

Ok ran abgx on backup all came back ok. I did try backup with first 2 updates and no good so I tried 3rd update and no luck. I have a lite-on with newest fw on it. I have played fable 3 but have not tried anything else yet.

This is more like having a kinect without the AP2.5 in it. It doesnt bypass the check, it simply doesnt have it.
I'm sure it'll come the day MS will realize how fool they've been and will make a patch against the exploit through some game, but till then, it will work. I see it as a temporary help, that even with LT+ installed will get you through the time till SS3 will come out.
Then again, MS might take long before packing a patch on some game.

I tried this method, and it worked like a charm for me too. Thanks for the post. I have an unbanned console, so I tired it at my own risk.

A quick question:

I used the update inside the AC:B game disk at the 4th step. If I try another AP2.5 game in the future (for instance NFS), will it ask me again to update the dashboard with the one inside the game disk. If yes, does it make a problem?

Thank you.

yo yo yo fellas it worked a bloomin treat will kinetic still work on this i am currently running lt 1.61 on my benq drive

Can you play any other AP2.5 now?
Cause the sequence was 2 kinect games (specifically those 2) and 1 AP2.5 game. Not 2 kinect games and 1 non-AP2.5 games.
That's why at first I simply posted the three downloads for everybody, so not to introduce any non-tested variable.


No, cause that update is the same in any AP2.5 game. You're good to go with any of them.


Sure. After all it's a kinect dash, and upgraded from kinect games.

going to try acb in about 20 mins. I did the install just as u have posted.


No luck. I need to go back and take a look and see what drive this box has and what fw.

Then you shouldnt have any problem with any game. I havent heard about Harry Potter before, but maybe people just jumped on ACB ehehe.
Those who already performed this exploit and have Harry Potter, should pop the game in and confirm.

I completed all the steps and AC:B is working fine without any problem. What if I connect to Live now? Does it ask me to update to newer dashboard (2.0.12611.0)? Or can it connect to Live without updating the dashboard coming with AC:B (2.0.12416.0)?

It might ask if you want to update to the new dash (which you shouldnt). I dont know if it's mandatory to stay on Live, since I havent tried (you know.. staying away from Live till any possible ban wave might pass).

Or would that make a diff? It may be a a spoofed drive.

No, I dont think so. Others with spoofed drives had no problem. Also, Harry Potter has no AP2.5 protection, as well as this version of kinect dash.

Got a Hitachi (think it's v47), and really want to try this! I'm on the pre-Kinect dashboard.

Question though; As far as I understand, LT+ won't come for Hitachi.. What if I do this "workaround" to play AC:B, NFS etc, and -later- on, MS decides to include another patch within a game to bypass the bypass? Lol, kinda stupid sentence, but hope you get it

In general; Should I be worried for future releases IF I decide to do this to my x360? Other ones feel the same as me? Or am I being paranoid, or something? As long as the Hitachi won't recieve LT+, I'm kinda worried..

Thanks for this tut, will sure check it out!

This whole process is quite legal. It's like, say, you popped in your console these tree games in this sequence. So you're not doing anything wrong.
The worst that can happen is that MS might pack some dash update in some future game and cover this exploit, so that you wont be able to play protected games (unless LT+ has come out for hitachi's too).
I mean... you've got nothing to lose; at the very least you enjoyed all the new games till MS pulls his head out of his behind and pack a new dash on a future game. Which can take quite a while. And still you can avoid that/those games.

PS arent Hitachi 47 immune to AP2.5 already?

Ok call me a dumb ass. got it working. I have a benq spoofed as a lite-on running i-xtreme 1.5. Just updated it to lt 1.2. But I hope a benq can be spoofed. If not off to ebay I go to get a lite-on. No biggie. just a hassle. But Well worth it. Thanks for the help and thanks c4eva......

Yeah, I agree! Thanks! But I wasn't really that worried about the legal stuff, though. Was just kinda worried that I would "ruin" a chance to beat AP25 by doing this workaround - and MS finding out about it and include a patch which will flag my xbox offline in a later game release. If that made sense? It's late, so I'm not good in explaining, sorry :/

Regards for your answer, though!

Thanks for the info Anthares2k...sorry for the typo, i was trying to say older version of the dashboard (pre-kinect update)

LOL No, you were quite clear. I just added the legal part for your and other people's benefit (you know, in case they think they can be flagged just for doing this).
As for the worry, it's understandable, but as anything in the modding world there's always a moment when some cannon fodder alerts the community of new patches and stuff. Just be positive and alert, and pray you're not gonna be one of those cannon fodders ehehehe
ehm.... hope that made sense too XD


Then you're good to go with the exploit

So i started with a 9199 dash benq ixtreme 1.1 or 1.2 LT went through the three updates older games work but Need for Speed gave unreadable error now labels the game as mixed media. This is a offline xbox.

Mmmh... try and check out the DVD with abgx for any possible error. This method has always worked.
You also must be sure that the console recognized and updated each and every time the dash.
Some time it might not recognize the flash drive and get the update. In which case it should be fed by CD or DVD.
You might try also with Fable 3 (if you've got a copy), just to see if the problem is in the DVD.

It seemed to apply the update and restart machine 3 times any way to confirm by dash number? The look of dash is different.

I will check the iso and try again

Yes, I posted in the tut the dash number after each update.
If you dont know how to check it in your console, you have to go to System Setting---> infos.

-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
\\//\\//\\//\\// _ |_ _ \ \/ /_ _ _ \\//\\//\\//\\//\\//\\//\\//\\//\\//\\
//\\//\\//\\//\\ (_||_)(_|/ /\ \_||_ | | //\\//\\//\\//\\//\\//\\//\\//\\//\\//
------------------------_|------_||_||_|--v1.0.3-------[http://abgx360.net]----

Checking for updates to abgx360.dat...
Server file abgx360.dat no newer than local file - not retrieving

C:\Users\Crappyday\Documents\Altbinz\Need.4.Speed.Hot.Pursuit.NTSC.XBOX360-COMPLEX\cpx-nfsh\cpx-nfsh.dvd is valid

Checking Game
ISO: "C:\Users\Crappyday\Documents\Altbinz\Need.4.Speed.Hot.Pursuit.NTSC.XBOX360-COMPLEX\cpx-nfsh\cpx-nfsh.iso"
Size: 7838695424 bytes (SplitVid 3rd or 4th wave)
Files in ISO: 18553, Folders in ISO: 45
Total bytes used: 7005726301 (95.99%)
Game appears to have random padding

Checking default.xex
Module Flags: Title Module
Image Flags: XGD2 Media Only
64 KB Pages
System Flags: Uses Game Voice Channel
Accesses Personally Identifiable Information (PII)
AntiPiracy25 Media
Original PE Filename: AlaskaLauncher_X360_External_Unity.exe
Original PE Timestamp: 2010/10/13 16:00:44
Game Name: NFS Hot Pursuit
No Avatar Awards
Achievements: 50 Achievements totaling 1000 Gamerscore
XEX CRC = BBABA5E5
XEX Media ID: 134F0FC0795DB40DACC8C0A7-B132B42D

Region Code: 0x0000FDFF
NTSC/J (Excludes China)
NTSC/U

Checking SS
Timestamp of Authoring: 2010/10/21 00:00:00
Timestamp of Mastering: 2010/10/26 21:11:37
SS Version: 1
SS CRC = 8C4B8F87 (RawSS = 71876E0C)
SS Media ID: 134F0FC0795DB40DACC8C0A7-B132B42D (matches game)
SS looks valid

Checking DMI
Timestamp of Authoring: 2010/10/21 00:00:00 (matches SS)
DMI CRC = BA6DC26B
DMI Media ID: 134F0FC0795DB40DACC8C0A7-B132B42D (matches game)
DMI looks valid

Checking PFI
PFI CRC = 0441D6A5
PFI matches known data (8th - 9th Wave)

Video partition found
Video CRC = 77B53B72 (V0 = B4791503, V1 = C14810E2)
Video partition matches known data (9th Wave)

Basic Stealth check passed!

Starting Verification
Looking for 8C4B8F87BBABA5E5.ini in the online verified database
There is no verified rip of this Xex/SS combination in the online database
Failed to find a verified ini file for this Xex/SS combination
Attempting to at least verify the PFI, Video and game data
Looking for Xex_BBABA5E5.ini in the online verified database
There is no verified rip of Xex CRC BBABA5E5 in the online database
Failed to find a verified ini file for this Xex
Verification failed

Comparing L1 Video on L0 to L1 Video on L1...
SplitVid is valid

It appears roughly ok, although it's not verified, and it's not stealth. Maybe you should let it check for anyDVD corruption.

If you've got a Fable 3 laying around, that you know worked, try to play that one.

not sure if the 3rd update changes the dash number but i am on dash 2.0.12416.0 Fabel 3 worked in my unit before any dash updates.

Also when i try to run ABGX on the NFS burned disk just says error reading dvd but i though only certian dvd drives would read game disks

No it should read it fine. Cause it's a copy, not an original disk. So we found the problem. Error reading the DVD...
As for fable 3 it works only with the old dash, but since it's an AP2.5 game, it wont work on a new dash. So if you play it and it works, it means you are fooling the protection, this process was successful, and you're good to go.
It's that simple

Excellent work. I just updated my machine by putting the updates on 4 CDRs.

Something worth mentioning: the 360 will recognise one of these update CDs as a "mixed mode" disc and won't play it. That's fine, just restart the 360 with the update disc in the drive, it'll run.

Also, the correct way to burn the discs is to open up the ZIP/RAR files and drop the $SystemUpdate folder onto a disc. If correctly burned, when you put it in a PC or Mac you'll just see that one folder on there, with all its goodies tucked away inside. Don't just burn the zip/rar file, and don't just burn the contents of the $SystemUpdate folder.
MS have step-by-step instructions here.

fable 3 is qorking on new dash so i guess i will try to burn another copy

Cool. If Fable 3 is working on your new dash, it means everything went fine. Enjoy your new AP2.5 free dash



Glad it worked fine for you too, with the update through CDs. It's a great idea for when the console doesnt recognize the system folder in the flash drive

what if i have an ixtreme 1.51 benq drive and that my dashboard is already updated?

The problem is the updated dash. 1.51 and benQ drive are ok.
I'm afraid it wont work for you cause your console wouldnt apply the updates on an already updated dash.

Did you guys notice that the update from Kinectimals (su20076000_00000000, CRC=038DC412, Dashboard: v2.0.12416.0) is the very same as the one from the AC:B/NFS:HP discs (CRC=038DC412, Dashboard: v2.0.12416.0), meaning that in the Step 3 the update is installed without the extra stuff found in the Video Partition (only the system update file), but then in Step 4, if you use one of the unpatched game discs, you're installing the very same update (you can find it inside the Game Partition), but now with the extra/missing files (avatars, etc...) from the Video Partition. Isn't this kind of redundant? Because you're installing twice the same update, except that the first time without the extras and then the full installation?. I bet that the second time it only installs the missing files.

Also, the link in Step 4 to the full update installation is not from the Brotherhood disc as it is described, because, while the files from the Video Partition are exactly the same (same CRCs), the System Update file is not -it has a different CRC- (CRC=6353009A) and it's two days newer than the one from Brotherhood.

Are people getting the same results (No AP Check) for both different final steps (the ones updating from unpatched discs, and the ones updating through the files from the link)?

And also, for the guys updating through the files from the link, which dashboard version do you see in your System Info screen?

I can only tell you that only following this specific chain you get the v2.0.12416 with no AP2.5 installed.
The vers number of the dash is posted in the tut after each update. The third and last update is the one installed by any of the AP2.5 games. In fact if you have 1.6+ activate disc or the LT, you can simply pop in a 2.5 game and skip this step instead. The console will get the update from there, providing the same results.
And the XVal still reports secdata clean.

Now, if you can find the rationale behind this, great, I'd like to know too. But if you think one step can be skipped, then you must be missing something, cause it wont work.
I dont know if this helps you with your research, but after the first updates, you lose the avatars, which will come back only after the last update.
Maybe the second and third updates provide the same dash version, but the last one restores also the avatar. I dont know if it also installs something to complete this AP2.5-less version, or that it would be enough with the second update (minus avatars), because if you're doing it for playing AP2.5 games, you'll have to play a AP2.5 game anyway sooner or later, and get the third update.
Hope I was clear enough lol

PS I think the AP2.5 game the last update is from was from Germany. I was told it's ACB, but it could also be NfS or Fable 3. Any AP2.5 game will achieve the same result. And that is that every single time the AP2.5 protection isnt installed. Either way (file or disc) they achieve the same results, that is an AP2.5-free kinect dash (otherwise they couldnt play the game after the procedure, in order to verify if it actually works....)