Xbox 360 stuff

[Keithybub]

LinusTechTips

 

i think it whould be cool to see a video from you where you upgrade an xbox 360 and make it overkill

 

So it can be like a pc

 

Ex ram upgrades new gpu and maybye some cool mods

[Aruxx]

Most of the stuff is actually integrated into the mainboard if I'm not mistaken, and plus the thermal situation would be an absolute nightmare.  But I like the way you think!

[ARikozuM]

2 minutes ago, Keithybub said:

LinusTechTips

 

i think it whould be cool to see a video from you where you upgrade an xbox 360 and make it overkill

 

So it can be like a pc

 

Ex ram upgrades new gpu and maybye some cool mods

Unfortunately, the "OS" for the Xbox 360 has very specific hardware to call on.

 

It would be nice to see them try it though.

[kirashi]

9 minutes ago, Keithybub said:

LinusTechTips

 

i think it whould be cool to see a video from you where you upgrade an xbox 360 and make it overkill

 

So it can be like a pc

 

Ex ram upgrades new gpu and maybye some cool mods

 

This would not be possible, from a software standpoint, at the very least.

I really like the way you're thinking about trying to get more out of an old system, but since most of the components are integrated into the mainboard, one would need to have machinery capable of soldering on a board level (microscopic) to even get started.

 

Then you've got the highly specialized non-PC architecture software layer to deal with, and on top of that the security hypervisor.

There are eFuses embedded in the EEPROM chips that get blown with software upgrades, so you can't even forcibly roll back to an older vulnerable hypervisor / OS to exploit them and run homebrew code.

However, if someone were to pull it off *ahem GeoHot*, they would be legendary in the Console Community.

[Gravemind]

Yeah you can't do that to a 360.

Take my word for it as somebody who'se worked on them for as long as they've been out.

They're as upgradeable as a phone's SD slot.

[Joshe343]

Not really possible.

 

The console uses a custom PowerPC APU designed/manufactured by IBM.

The console also has the RAM planted onto the motherboard itself.

 

Really, the better and more realistic thing to do would be for someone to write a modular x86 version of the OS and build a PC to run it.

[Kingslayer Kyle]

You can actually upgrade the ram on the original xbox (If you're good at soldering lol) but I've never seen it be done on a 360, and I don't think it's possible, As far as the 360 goes the most you can do with the hardware is do the old jtag mod or install an rgh chip

[Kingslayer Kyle]

But like Joshe343 said, That would be more ideal.. Besides the Xenia emulator is coming along nicely so it may be possible on PC soon

[LogicalDrm]

Multipart video of how to drill some holes to case and change HDD? Thats what I really want to see /s

[Keithybub]

Understand all your point of views

[Keithybub]

I do know tho if your 360 is jtagabble 

 

you can do some overclocking

[Keithybub]

However i still respect old gen i still have a 360 on my desk i play xbox and pc

[Keithybub]

Question is 360 emulation legal if you own the games

[dalekphalm]

5 minutes ago, Keithybub said:

Question is 360 emulation legal if you own the games

Depends on the country you live in. In most western nations, it's nominally "not legal", but more of a legal grey area in reality.

[Keithybub]

I live in the us

[LogicalDrm]

1 hour ago, Keithybub said:

I do know tho if your 360 is jtagabble 

 

you can do some overclocking

"jtagabble "? And source for claim that you can OC console. Would be first. OC'ing is done with BIOS/Software and both are locked pretty tightly on consoles. Unless you can do some real hardware hacking.

[kaiju_wars]

5 hours ago, Keithybub said:

I live in the us

If I remember correctly, emulators themselves aren't illegal.  You can download as many as you want.  If people create independent ROMs for said emulators, those are also legal to download.  It become piracy when you start downloading ROMs of copyrighted materials.  (Such as say, downloading Halo 3 for your 360 emulator).

[dalekphalm]

10 minutes ago, kaiju_wars said:

If I remember correctly, emulators themselves aren't illegal.  You can download as many as you want.  If people create independent ROMs for said emulators, those are also legal to download.  It become piracy when you start downloading ROMs of copyrighted materials.  (Such as say, downloading Halo 3 for your 360 emulator).

Correct. The EULA for the game (Written in the manual, or in a text file/read me) strictly disallows emulation for most games.

 

Basically, just because you own a copy of the game, doesn't mean you can get another copy of the game in a different medium (Which, arguably, emulation is a different medium).

[Keithybub]

Ok thanks