Comment by Jerrrry
4 years ago
You could connect, you would just instantly be banned because the challenge/response pair didn't match, starting with the bright-white dashboard in Feb of '11.
the discovery of the RGH, reset glitch hack, aided in the reversing the early stages of the bootloader, allowing a small, incredibly talented, incredibly missed individuals to reverse the firmware/NAND challenges and correctly respond to the challenge.
> allowing a small, incredibly talented, incredibly missed individuals to reverse the firmware/NAND challenges and correctly respond to the challenge.
Let my guess. Related to the various 'stealth' servers that exist for XBL?
Got any more fun stories from that time?
>Got any more fun stories from that time?
yes, but the internet will never believe these stories.
The history of Xbox Live may be one that is better off never told.
Of course these stories are better off told. It's very interesting from a historical and technological standpoint to document these things before they're lost/forgotten
Within reason I do believe some things. But given the state of the world and the people in it I respect your view on this.
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Accounts and online services have added a new dimension to hardware hacking, and it's been interesting to see automation similar to what you're mentioning be heavy handed with little recourse. For example automated anti-cheat systems sending out false-positives and banning people based on their hardware IDs, removing access to digital libraries potentially worth hundreds of dollars, yet support rarely has the tools to help. Guilty according to the code, and no-one to hear your counter-argument.
For now that's an issue for games and online services, but everything is getting digitized. Imagine getting banned from your EV's online services and losing authentication to start your car.