|
|
Breaking the 137gb limit in kernel ? |
|
Breaking the 137gb limit in kernel ? |
oz_paulb (PaulB) posted a very interesting post about breaking the 137gb HDD limit in the xbox kernel. Until now it was always believed that the 137gb limit was due the xbox chipset ... but now oz_paulb released some info on forums.xbox-scene.com:
Xbox-Linux seems to support LBA-48 (where Xbox kernel only supports LBA-28, limiting it to 137GB), so it seems that it's not a 'chipset' issue (as was previously thought)
I've got some great news - I have the MS Xbox KERNEL reading/writing an LBA48 drive using the LBA48 commands (meaning: drives > 137GB will be possible)!
The KERNEL recognizes that it's an LBA48 drive at startup time, and sets the drive size accordingly (I'm using a 200GB drive, and it's reading the size correctly).
The KERNEL read/write functions are now using LBA48 commands, and they work!
Now, I've not tried reading/writing past the LBA28 limit on the disk, but there's no reason it won't work - the only possible issue was whether/not the LBA48 commands / command-structure would work.
I've got to clean up the error checking, and finalize a couple more routines. Then, I'll write a test app that creates a bunch of unique files on the F: partition, and goes back/verifies they all are still unique (to confirm nothing 'wraps' and overwrites back to the beginning).
I've also got a simple 'partition table' mechanism, so there can be up to 8 partitions on the drive. The main reason for this is to allow for other operating systems (like Linux) to co-exist with the Xbox (usually, the Xbox uses up the entire remainder of the drive for F:, leaving nothing for Linux).
Since I'm not sure if/when mod bios developers will incorporate my changes (and whether/not they'll incorporate ALL of my changes - I'm really concerned that the 'partition table' stuff may get ignored since it really only helps other OS's like Linux), I'm also in contact with the developer of Xbtool, and it's possible this will be a selectable option that can be applied as a 'patch' to any bios - just like the various other color/etc patches he's already got.
I hope to have this all finished up in the next couple of days (depends on my 'real' job, and how busy I am there). I just wanted to give an update, since I think people are interested in this.
News-Source: http://www.xbox-scene.com (please only reply to that thread if you have something serious to say).
Thanks to Nuendo for warning us about this news.
This has now been cracked and u can download a patch for the xbe file and use a huge HDD but they are expensive!"
| |
|
|
|
Related Stories |
|
|
Most Popular |
|
|
|
Rate this Article |
|
| | |
| Xbox Download Stats | | | Site Statistics
| |
HQ Online Statistics Members: 0 | Guests: 1,298 | Xbox Live Tags: 4,376
| | | |
Forums Active Users: 869
| News Active Users: 116
| Your Account Active Users: 85
| Xbox Games Active Users: 45
| Private Messages Active Users: 37
| Downloads Active Users: 33
| Home Active Users: 32
| Xbox Homebrew Active Users: 26
| Profile Active Users: 17
| VIP Signup Active Users: 7
|
| View More Detailed Statistics |
| Popular Xbox Games | |
Strike Force Bowling Page Views: 282,699 You no longer have to wait for league night to enjoy the fun of competitive bowling! Taking the game to a whole new level, Strike Force Bowling features authentic real time physics in an easy-to-use a.. | | More Xbox Games | | HQ Network Affiliates | |
| Xbox-Hq.Com - Archived News | |
| Friday, April 26 | | Strike Gold with the Call of Duty Gold & Silv published by: BigJ | Page Views: 30 | Comments: 0 |
Thursday, April 25 | | Delta Force: Hawk Ops gets a brand new Traile published by: BigJ | Page Views: 31 | Comments: 0 |
Wednesday, April 24 | | Die by the Blade Slashes Its Way onto PC in M published by: BigJ | Page Views: 38 | Comments: 0 |
Tuesday, April 23 | | Umbraclaw hits Xbox, PlayStation, Switch & PC published by: BigJ | Page Views: 34 | Comments: 0 |
Monday, April 22 | | Mars 2120 launches out of Early Access onto a published by: BigJ | Page Views: 54 | Comments: 0 |
Thursday, April 18 | | GIC’24 Early Bird Tickets Now Available published by: BigJ | Page Views: 50 | Comments: 0 |
Wednesday, April 17 | | Killer Klowns From Outer Space: The Game laun published by: BigJ | Page Views: 59 | Comments: 0 |
| Epic Fantasy RPG 'Dungeons of Hinterberg' is published by: BigJ | Page Views: 56 | Comments: 0 |
Tuesday, April 16 | | Sleight of Hand launches Day One on Xbox Game published by: BigJ | Page Views: 73 | Comments: 0 |
Monday, April 15 | | Dune: Awakening Shows Off Stunning Unreal Eng published by: BigJ | Page Views: 106 | Comments: 0 |
| INDIE Live Expo Reveals First 2024 Showcase, published by: BigJ | Page Views: 87 | Comments: 0 |
Friday, April 12 | | Build Your Empire: 'Rise of Industry 2' Comin published by: BigJ | Page Views: 85 | Comments: 0 |
Thursday, April 11 | | Perennial Order is set to bloom on Xbox Serie published by: BigJ | Page Views: 90 | Comments: 0 |
| Metro Simulator 2 is coming soon for Xbox and published by: BigJ | Page Views: 87 | Comments: 0 |
Wednesday, April 10 | | Terminator: Survivors announced for Xbox Seri published by: BigJ | Page Views: 105 | Comments: 0 |
Tuesday, April 09 | | TMNT: Wrath of the Mutants Hits XBOX, PlaySta published by: BigJ | Page Views: 85 | Comments: 0 |
| devcom announces new venue, call for speakers published by: BigJ | Page Views: 92 | Comments: 0 |
Monday, April 08 | | Space Invaders Deck Commander - The Board Gam published by: BigJ | Page Views: 92 | Comments: 0 |
| Demolish & Build 3 is coming to Xbox, PlaySta published by: BigJ | Page Views: 96 | Comments: 0 |
Tuesday, March 26 | | Rugrats: Adventures in Gameland coming soon f published by: BigJ | Page Views: 125 | Comments: 0 |
Monday, March 25 | | Sci-fi adventure 'Sky of Tides' announced for published by: BigJ | Page Views: 142 | Comments: 0 |
Friday, March 22 | | Planet Zoo: Console Edition arrives on March published by: BigJ | Page Views: 142 | Comments: 0 |
Thursday, March 21 | | Taxi Life: A City Driving Simulator Out Now o published by: BigJ | Page Views: 109 | Comments: 0 |
| Terra Memoria is set to launch on Xbox Series published by: BigJ | Page Views: 145 | Comments: 0 |
Wednesday, March 20 | | MLB The Show 24 launches on Xbox Game Pass published by: BigJ | Page Views: 133 | Comments: 0 |
Tuesday, March 19 | | Discover the Sound of Life in The Lullaby of published by: BigJ | Page Views: 157 | Comments: 0 |
Monday, March 18 | | FLIPGO: A portable dual monitor that you can published by: BigJ | Page Views: 182 | Comments: 0 |
Thursday, March 14 | | Highwater launches this week on Xbox X|S, XB1 published by: BigJ | Page Views: 141 | Comments: 0 |
| JSAUX’S Black MODCASE for the ROG Ally Is Ava published by: BigJ | Page Views: 170 | Comments: 0 |
Wednesday, March 13 | | Paper Ghost Stories: Third Eye Open coming to published by: BigJ | Page Views: 148 | Comments: 0 |
Tuesday, March 12 | | Night Slashers: Remake confirmed for XBOX, Pl published by: BigJ | Page Views: 166 | Comments: 0 |
| RuneScape developer Jagex joins CVC Capital P published by: BigJ | Page Views: 164 | Comments: 0 |
Monday, March 11 | | Dark JRPG Graphic Adventure 'Neon Blood' debu published by: BigJ | Page Views: 163 | Comments: 0 |
Friday, March 08 | | WWII-based strategy epic Classified: France ' published by: BigJ | Page Views: 191 | Comments: 0 |
| Sonic X Shadow Generations hits Xbox One, Xbo published by: BigJ | Page Views: 199 | Comments: 0 |
Thursday, March 07 | | Explore the World of Ink Painting in Realm of published by: BigJ | Page Views: 144 | Comments: 0 |
Wednesday, March 06 | | Barton Lynch Pro Surfing Update v1.07 is LIVE published by: BigJ | Page Views: 141 | Comments: 0 |
| FALLEN LEAF Teams Up with STUDIOS EXTRAORDINA published by: BigJ | Page Views: 164 | Comments: 0 |
Tuesday, March 05 | | Goons: Legends & Mayhem: Meet the Cat Goon an published by: BigJ | Page Views: 145 | Comments: 0 |
Monday, March 04 | | Hauntii hits Xbox Game Pass for console and P published by: BigJ | Page Views: 182 | Comments: 0 |
News Archive
| |
|
|