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« on: January 14, 2009, 08:08:00 PM »

Cygnos360 News Update and Guides
Posted by XanTium | January 14 22:08 EST | News Category: Xbox360
 
From cygnos360.com:
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* Cygnos 360 about to hit the road!
Sometimes things take longer than you inteded but now we are almost ready to ship. We had to change our manufacturer which cost us time but now everything seems good!

* Downloads/Guides:
-Installation of Cygnos360
-Tutorial on Downgrading an xbox 360
-Cygnos360 NAND Tool v0.9

* What is Cygnos360?
Cygnos360 is a Modchip that allows you to have more than one kernel version on your xbox 360. Currently users can only have either a vulnerable kernel version (4532 or 4548) OR the current kernel version that is neccessary to use xbox live and play the newest games. Cygnos360 enables you to conveniently switch between your "live kernel" and your "homebrew kernel". You can also use Cygnos360 to switch between PAL and NTSC kernels.
NOTE: Cygnos360 does not contain any kernel image! It is shipped empty! Cygnos360 does NOT enable "backups" it is NOT for the DVD drive. You need to have an infectus programmer or another programmer to flash the Cygnos360.

Please note that some of the possible uses of Cygnos 360 require you to know your Xbox 360 CPU key. At the moment, this key can only be extracted by booting a vulnerable kernel, such as version 4532 or 4548. If your current kernel version is newer than 4548, you will have to downgrade, which is up to date only possible with non HDMI Xbox 360 models (as far as we know production dates earlier than July 2007 are safe)
A kernel version older than 4532 does not pose a problem, since it can be upgraded to either version 4532 or 4548. Downgrading the Xbox 360 as well as programming Cygnos 360 assumes the temporary installation of an Infectus 1 or 2 mod-chip.

Official Site: http://www.cygnos360.com
Pre-Order Cygnos360 ($40): divineo.com



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elocin671

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« Reply #1 on: January 14, 2009, 09:17:00 PM »

Awesome! Cant wait for the 360 to be hacked like the original XBOX.
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« Reply #2 on: January 14, 2009, 10:21:00 PM »

QUOTE(elocin671 @ Jan 15 2009, 05:53 AM) View Post

Awesome! Cant wait for the 360 to be hacked like the original XBOX.



May have a LONG wait there.

Also this will be of no use to anyone with an HDMI 360.
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« Reply #3 on: January 14, 2009, 10:28:00 PM »

It would be nice to change region then change back
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Pseudo99

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« Reply #4 on: January 14, 2009, 10:53:00 PM »

I agree, using it simply to easily switch regions would be worth it to some people.
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« Reply #5 on: January 14, 2009, 11:08:00 PM »

so what purpose does this so-called "modchip" serve, aside from allowing you to play games from another region?

does it allow for booting backup copies? or is that still dependant on flashing the drive?

does it allow for the running of homebrew code? like xbox media center, for example

does this chip basically just allow you to switch regions?

this doesn't seem like much "modchip", especially considering its limited to 360's without HDMI.
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Rustmonkey

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« Reply #6 on: January 14, 2009, 11:24:00 PM »

It would allow you to have a 360 that can boot linux and still play games...
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« Reply #7 on: January 14, 2009, 11:28:00 PM »

That's some seriously niche hardware.  I imagine it could be difficult to find the right kernel if you didn't already have one.  And too bad it's was the RROD generation.
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« Reply #8 on: January 15, 2009, 04:16:00 AM »

QUOTE(Ranger72 @ Jan 15 2009, 06:57 AM) View Post

May have a LONG wait there.

Also this will be of no use to anyone with an HDMI 360.


 Only for now. Likely, a new hack would need to be discovered to give us a real homebrew hack, and this would still allow for the kernel swapping, if one is ever discovered.

 But yes, as of now, everything's still the same sad.gif

QUOTE(Nailed @ Jan 15 2009, 08:04 AM) View Post

That's some seriously niche hardware.  I imagine it could be difficult to find the right kernel if you didn't already have one.  And too bad it's was the RROD generation.


 Yes. Babies that birthed the RLOD generation laugh.gif
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« Reply #9 on: January 15, 2009, 06:27:00 AM »

QUOTE(Xbox-Scene @ Jan 14 2009, 07:44 PM) *

* What is Cygnos360?
Cygnos360 is a Modchip that allows you to have more than one kernel version on your xbox 360. Currently users can only have either a vulnerable kernel version (4532 or 4548) OR the current kernel version that is neccessary to use xbox live and play the newest games. Cygnos360 enables you to conveniently switch between your "live kernel" and your "homebrew kernel". You can also use Cygnos360 to switch between PAL and NTSC kernels.

I might buy this just incase you can actually use it for something usefull in the future.
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« Reply #10 on: January 15, 2009, 08:32:00 AM »

So you'll still need an Infectus?

I'd rather see an all-in-one solution.
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« Reply #11 on: January 15, 2009, 09:47:00 AM »

so we buy this chip so we can do almost the same thing as the chip we have to use it with..........

Any homebrew coders out there even working on the code for homebrew on the 360.... much less the time to use all 3 processors........
Nope.

Its gonna be a long while before we start seeing homebrew games and apps on the 360........
And by that time this may not work, the dvd drive hacks may not work and there could be some weird memory card save hack out by then just like the old xbox.  It can happen.  All it takes is a useable exploit.  give it another year..... something w ill happen.  Just because the old xbox was hacked in a week doesnt mean it has to be that quick for a major solution this time around.
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« Reply #12 on: January 15, 2009, 10:22:00 AM »

QUOTE(Rustmonkey @ Jan 15 2009, 07:00 AM) *

It would allow you to have a 360 that can boot linux and still play games...


Forgive me but running Linux on a 360 is probable not that compelling a reason for most people at this time.   I know it gives the Penguin crowd an little ego boost but then what?
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« Reply #13 on: January 15, 2009, 10:40:00 AM »

i see no point in this modchip being you aruldy need a hacked 360 to work and theirs not many of those still alive. and a flashed dvd drive. call me when you make a real chip.
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« Reply #14 on: January 15, 2009, 02:29:00 PM »

QUOTE(luther349 @ Jan 15 2009, 07:16 PM) View Post

i see no point in this modchip being you aruldy need a hacked 360 to work and theirs not many of those still alive. and a flashed dvd drive. call me when you make a real chip.


 Some people with exploitable boxes want to be able to play games. Now they can.

 People with exploitable boxes will be able to change back to their exploitable kernel any time they want to try something; now they can simply 'switch', instead of having to choose.
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