Hello everyone, Merry Christmas. LT+3.0 was released last night for phat Lite-On and BenQ drives, which most of you have. Also the patches for XGD3 and AP2.5 games have been released too, so you all can get back to playing all those new games again. Patching the new XGD3 and AP2.5 games is a bit different, so those wanting to burn their own games are going to have to be careful and do some research.
Remember, send me a list of XGD3 and AP2.5 games you have so I can reburn them. Also set up an appointment for when you want to flash your console to LT+3.0.
As for reburns, they will cost $5 (instead of the original $10). I WILL NEED the disk I gave you. I will not accept games that you made yourself or got from someone else. If you want to buy these newly patched LT+3.0 games without the copy I made you, it will cost $10.
If you are wondering which of your games are XGD3 or AP2.5 active, there is a list below in one of the posts. Take a look.
Again, Merry Christmas everyone.
Sunday, December 25, 2011
Wednesday, December 21, 2011
LT+3.0 Release Date Confirmed: Christmas Eve
The man himself, c4eva, confirmed that LT+3.0 for BenQ and Phat Lite-On drives will be released on Christmas Eve. There is still no ETA for Hitachi 78/79 drives or slim drives, but the good thing is that most of you, (except for me, I have a slim), have a Lite-On or BenQ.
As you all know, LT+3.0 takes care of the silent updates that Microsoft has been able to do. Because of the new topology required in XGD3 and AP2.5 games, these games WILL NEED to be REBURNED. Though once they are reburned, there is a 99% chance that you will never need to get another reburn again (unless you break your current copy). Because physical disks do cost money, and it is time consuming to reburn games, there will be a charge for reburns. They WILL NOT be the original price that you bought them for. I will announce how much reburns will cost in a later post, expect it before the release of LT+3.0
In regards to the burning software, it might come out with LT+3.0 or at a later date. ABGX360 is still in heavy development, so expect that within the next month or so. Whenever the new burning software is released, I will be able to make new reburns, and I will notify you of when that happens. The best thing to do now is gather a list of the XGD3 games and AP2.5 games that you have purchased FROM ME. Make sure that you keep the current back-up you have now, because I will request those back in exchange for the new ones. I will be burning the new back-ups on a first come first serve basis.
Also, since there are a lot of you, I will need for you all to schedule appointments for when you want your Xbox 360 updated to LT+3.0. I am available on weekdays from 6pm to 10pm and am flexible on weekends. Please text me the time that works best with you and I will try my best to schedule you for that time.
Remember, if you did not purchase the Unlimited Updates you will need to pay another $30 for this update. For some of you, your Unlimited Updates will expire soon, so if you want to renew it for another year, it'll be $60. If you want to take advantage of your Unlimited Updates before it expires, please schedule an appointment as soon as possible.
So to re-cap, here are the things you need to do before LT+3.0 release.
1.) Check to see if you purchased Unlimited Updates and when it expires. If you did not, you will need to pay another $30 for this update.
2.) Schedule an appointment for update, for those with Unlimited Updates, it'd be wise to do it before it expires.
3.) Collect a list of XGD3 and AP2.5 enabled games. Make sure you have the physical back-ups that you purchased from me, I will be requiring those. Send me the list in a text, or email at rsantiagot@comcast.net, with your name and phone number.
F.Y.I., here is the original post from www.c4evaspeaks.com:
As you all know, LT+3.0 takes care of the silent updates that Microsoft has been able to do. Because of the new topology required in XGD3 and AP2.5 games, these games WILL NEED to be REBURNED. Though once they are reburned, there is a 99% chance that you will never need to get another reburn again (unless you break your current copy). Because physical disks do cost money, and it is time consuming to reburn games, there will be a charge for reburns. They WILL NOT be the original price that you bought them for. I will announce how much reburns will cost in a later post, expect it before the release of LT+3.0
In regards to the burning software, it might come out with LT+3.0 or at a later date. ABGX360 is still in heavy development, so expect that within the next month or so. Whenever the new burning software is released, I will be able to make new reburns, and I will notify you of when that happens. The best thing to do now is gather a list of the XGD3 games and AP2.5 games that you have purchased FROM ME. Make sure that you keep the current back-up you have now, because I will request those back in exchange for the new ones. I will be burning the new back-ups on a first come first serve basis.
Also, since there are a lot of you, I will need for you all to schedule appointments for when you want your Xbox 360 updated to LT+3.0. I am available on weekdays from 6pm to 10pm and am flexible on weekends. Please text me the time that works best with you and I will try my best to schedule you for that time.
Remember, if you did not purchase the Unlimited Updates you will need to pay another $30 for this update. For some of you, your Unlimited Updates will expire soon, so if you want to renew it for another year, it'll be $60. If you want to take advantage of your Unlimited Updates before it expires, please schedule an appointment as soon as possible.
So to re-cap, here are the things you need to do before LT+3.0 release.
1.) Check to see if you purchased Unlimited Updates and when it expires. If you did not, you will need to pay another $30 for this update.
2.) Schedule an appointment for update, for those with Unlimited Updates, it'd be wise to do it before it expires.
3.) Collect a list of XGD3 and AP2.5 enabled games. Make sure you have the physical back-ups that you purchased from me, I will be requiring those. Send me the list in a text, or email at rsantiagot@comcast.net, with your name and phone number.
F.Y.I., here is the original post from www.c4evaspeaks.com:
With the final testing stage of BenQ and phat Lite-On underway in preparation for the scheduled Christmas Eve release of c4eva’s iXtreme LT+ v3.0, we thought we’d drop some additional bits of info into your Stockings in the form of answers to some recent questions.Version 3.0 of iXtreme LT+ for BenQ and Lite-On (both phat and slim) does in fact retain support for truncated backups, although it is strongly recommended to use full burns made with a compatible Lite-On iHAS drive flashed with the iXtreme Burner MAX fw. Support for truncated backups, however, remains excluded from Hitachi in its forthcoming 3.0 version.While abgx360 v1.0.6 remains in progress, the new version of Xbox Backup Creator can be used temporarily as an alternative for injecting the necessary new AP25 topology data files into existing backup ISOs. XBC doesn’t perform the same degree of validation of topology data files, and provides no means to verify their authenticity or correctness, so be very cautious if using files from unknown sources until abgx360 is released. In addition to extracting/injecting AP25 topology data files, the new XBC also works with the existing 0800 v3.0 ripping firmware to dump backup ISOs that include proper topology data from original game discs. At the time of writing, it has yet to be definitively determined whether the new XBC will be released alongside LT v3.0, or if it will be released later. The new abgx360 is still under heavy development, and will release in due time.Recently, there have been some rumors and bogus info spread by a sad individual that is attempting to trick and confuse people with fake release dates, false info, bogus IRC channels and Facebook accounts (note: we don’t post on Facebook, only Twitter), and mislabeling things as “official” when they are in fact not. We’d like to remind users that the only official sources for news and info from c4eva and the team are here at c4evaSpeaks.com, the #c4e channel on EFNet IRC, the Team-Xecuter, JungleFlasher, and abgx360 websites, as well as reliable news outlets such as Xbox-Scene. Be wary of news or information from other outlets that don’t cite the official #c4e IRC channel or one of the aforementioned sites as the original source.
Sunday, December 18, 2011
LT+3.0 Potential Release Date
Official sources at #fw IRC channel indicated that the phat* LT+3.0 firmware will be coming out on Christmas eve. Don't take it as a 100% chance, but be expecting it pretty soon. Stay tuned for more!
*Phat indicates the older Xbox 360 models, the white and Elite consoles that look "fat" compared to the "slim" model. Phat is just a "cool" way of saying fat. Anyways, the phat consoles which need LT+3.0 are Lite-On, BenQ and Hitachi 78/79. Most of you fall into the Lite-On group, then BenQ, and a rare amount of you have a Hitachi.
Monday, December 12, 2011
Xbox 360 DVD Drive Comparisons
Thanks to my friend Alvaro, he suggested that I should put some kind of guide to figure out what drive you have. This should be simple enough:
LT+3.0 Status Update: Testing is Rolling Out
Testing for the BenQ LT+3.0 firmware has begun. Next on the list for testing is the Liteon Phat firmware, which should be in testing by tomorrow morning. Predictions for LT+3.0 phat firmware (Hitachi, BenQ, Liteon) release are said to be as early as this weekend. Be on the look out for more information.
| Hitachi 78/79 (Phat) | In Progress since 2011-12-07 |
| BenQ | In Testing since 2011-12-12 |
| Lite-On DG-16D2S (Phat) | In Progress since 2011-12-07 |
| Lite-On DG-16D4S 0272 (Slim) | In Progress since 2011-12-07 |
| Lite-On DG-16D4S 0225 (Slim) | In Progress since 2011-12-07 |
| Lite-On DG-16D4S 0401 (Slim) | In Progress since 2011-12-07 |
| Lite-On DG-16D4S 1071 (Slim) | In Progress since 2011-12-07 |
| Lite-On DG-16D5S 1175 (Slim) | No Progress since 2011-12-07 |
| Hitachi 0500 (Slim) | No Progress since 2011-12-07 |
Sunday, December 11, 2011
LT+3.0 Status Update: In Progress
A bit about LT+3.0 before we go any further. LT+3.0 is being created in response to the silent updates that Microsoft was able to do about a month ago. You were not prompted for this update, and you did not have a choice to do this update. If you were on Xbox Live at the time, you were silently update. The silent update involved changing the DAE tables so that retail disks had to give different responses in order to pass the checks. Back-up disks were not prepared for these checks, and so was not LT+2.0. Even if we prepare the disks with the current checks, Microsoft can change the table at any time and our back-ups will fail those checks immediately, thus leading to a risk for a ban. LT+3.0 will combat these silent updates and DAE table changes by creating a profile that contains all possible checks and responses so that any changes Microsoft throws, the firmware will be able to handle. With that, disks will also need to be re-burned and patched with with topology that contains the profile of responses. So with all that said, here is the status of LT+3.0:
If you are wondering why Samsung drives and Hitachi pre-78 drives are not getting LT+3.0, it is because they do not recognize and use AP2.5 challenges (checks). Therefore no firmware is needed to continue to play XGD3 and AP2.5 back-ups.
| Hitachi 78/79 (Phat) | In Progress since 2011-12-07 |
| BenQ | In Progress since 2011-12-07 |
| Lite-On DG-16D2S (Phat) | In Progress since 2011-12-07 |
| Lite-On DG-16D4S 0272 (Slim) | In Progress since 2011-12-07 |
| Lite-On DG-16D4S 0225 (Slim) | In Progress since 2011-12-07 |
| Lite-On DG-16D4S 0401 (Slim) | In Progress since 2011-12-07 |
| Lite-On DG-16D4S 1071 (Slim) | In Progress since 2011-12-07 |
| Lite-On DG-16D5S 1175 (Slim) | No Progress since 2011-12-07 |
| Hitachi 0500 (Slim) | No Progress since 2011-12-07 |
If you are wondering why Samsung drives and Hitachi pre-78 drives are not getting LT+3.0, it is because they do not recognize and use AP2.5 challenges (checks). Therefore no firmware is needed to continue to play XGD3 and AP2.5 back-ups.
XGD3 and AP2.5 Enabled Game List + XGD3/XGD2/AP2.5 Info
If your console does NOT have a Samsung or Hitachi pre-78 drive, and you DO have a dashboard version of 2.0.13604.0, 2.1.14699.0 or higher than you will not be able to play any XGD3 or AP2.5 enabled XGD2 back-ups. Here is the current list of those games.
XGD3 Game List-
Ace Combat Assault Horizon
Assassins Creed Revalations
Batman Arkham City
Battlefield 3
Call of Duty Modern Warfare 3
Dark Souls
Dead Island
Disneyland Adventures
Drive San Francisco
Forza 4
Gears of War 3
Goldeneye 007 Reloaded
Halo Combat Evolved Anniversary
Halo: Reach
Just Dance 3
Lego Harry Potter Years 5-7
Lord of the Rings War in the North
Meikyuu Cross Blood Reloaded
Metal Gear Solid HD Collection
NBA 2K12
Need for Speed The Run
Rage
Rayman Origins
Rise of Nightmares
Rocksmith
Saints Row the Third
Skylanders Spyros Adventure
Sonic Generations
The Adventures of Tintin
The Elder Scrolls V Skyrim
Warhammer 40000 Space Marine
Who Wants to be a Millionaire
X-Men Destiny
Your Shape Fitness Evolved
AP2.5 Enabled XGD2 Games-
Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood
Call of Duty: Black Ops
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2
Fable III
Halo: Reach
Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit
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For those of you curious, AP2.5 stands for Anti-Piracy 2.5 which involves certain checks that the Xbox 360 does on a AP2.5 enabled disk to make sure it is legit. LT+2.0 combated the current checks at the time, but because Microsoft can change those checks at any times, LT+2.0 is not prepared to combat new checks. That is why we must wait for LT+3.0 which profiles all checks into a topology which can response positively to any new check Microsoft can throw at the back-up disk.
XGD3 stands for Xbox Game Disk 3, and XGD2 stands for Xbox Game List 2. All XGD3 games are AP2.5 enabled, and only six XGD2 games (listed above) are know to be AP2.5 enabled. Though theoretically Microsoft can make a lot of other XGD2 games AP2.5 active, either through system update or title updates. However unlikely, it is possible.
XGD3 Game List-
Ace Combat Assault Horizon
Assassins Creed Revalations
Batman Arkham City
Battlefield 3
Call of Duty Modern Warfare 3
Dark Souls
Dead Island
Disneyland Adventures
Drive San Francisco
Forza 4
Gears of War 3
Goldeneye 007 Reloaded
Halo Combat Evolved Anniversary
Halo: Reach
Just Dance 3
Lego Harry Potter Years 5-7
Lord of the Rings War in the North
Meikyuu Cross Blood Reloaded
Metal Gear Solid HD Collection
NBA 2K12
Need for Speed The Run
Rage
Rayman Origins
Rise of Nightmares
Rocksmith
Saints Row the Third
Skylanders Spyros Adventure
Sonic Generations
The Adventures of Tintin
The Elder Scrolls V Skyrim
Warhammer 40000 Space Marine
Who Wants to be a Millionaire
X-Men Destiny
Your Shape Fitness Evolved
AP2.5 Enabled XGD2 Games-
Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood
Call of Duty: Black Ops
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2
Fable III
Halo: Reach
Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit
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For those of you curious, AP2.5 stands for Anti-Piracy 2.5 which involves certain checks that the Xbox 360 does on a AP2.5 enabled disk to make sure it is legit. LT+2.0 combated the current checks at the time, but because Microsoft can change those checks at any times, LT+2.0 is not prepared to combat new checks. That is why we must wait for LT+3.0 which profiles all checks into a topology which can response positively to any new check Microsoft can throw at the back-up disk.
XGD3 stands for Xbox Game Disk 3, and XGD2 stands for Xbox Game List 2. All XGD3 games are AP2.5 enabled, and only six XGD2 games (listed above) are know to be AP2.5 enabled. Though theoretically Microsoft can make a lot of other XGD2 games AP2.5 active, either through system update or title updates. However unlikely, it is possible.
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