Re: [Xbox-linux-user] to find Mechassault MS02301L

[Darren W. <chi...@ch...>]

Alberto Ramacciotti wrote:
> Hi Darren,
> in some forums I noticed something about Splinter cell and 007 but
> nothing about them on linux-xbox HOWTOs. 
> Anyway, I have Splinter cell now, and I suppose I have to take
> somewhere the savegames in FATX images for this game. I run it once and
> I can see its container on memory menu (with Mechassault linux
> installer one put in advance).
> Can you suggest the way of run exploit or give me links of needed
> software and howto?
Ok, I'll tell you what you can do to get a replacement (non-microsoft) 
dashboard that you can further boot linux from as I have. I think all 
hacked SC/MechAssault saves are compatible with all "Linux" saves (i.e. 
all dashboards and exploits) so if you want to use the Install/Emergency 
Linux saves on from xbox-linux.org instead of a new dashboard it cannot 
harm your xbox. First get your favourite IRC client and /join #xbins 
which (I think) is on efnet. Follow the ftp instructions there and 
you'll end up at their xbox software site. Go to 
/XBOX.exploits/_packages and choose your exploit. I use the UXE exploit 
as there are a few problems with some of the other exploits.

Now for the (not very) difficult part of getting the saves onto the 
xbox. The "Linux" and Splinter Cell saves will be in two different 
folders each with an 8 digit hex number as it's name. These should be 
put in a folder called "UDATA". If you only have Windows on your PC 
there are some hacks on www.xbox-scene.com in the tutorials section to 
tell you how to transfer the saves via usb. If you prefer a legal linux 
only solution you can download the xbox kernel patch from:

http://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=54192&package_id=147485

and enable fatx filesystem support as a module. You can then just copy 
UDATA to the fatx formatted usb stick. Although fatx support isn't great 
in linux it should be good enough for a small operation like that.

Start your xbox and copy the files over. The hacked Splinter Cell save 
must apparently be the only Splinter Cell save on the hard drive. Start 
the game, select the savegame and select "checkpoints".

You now have an hacked xbox