
But among both methods, these are the components required:

In the case of a Xenon, the layout is slightly different to the rest of the 360 line. There's multiple wiring routes of doing the hack but I did the original wiring method.
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My friend purchased a new RE5 console for multiple hundreds to find out it's not vulnerable, don't do the same.įor reference, this is how to find out your motherboard type: Motherboard identification guide Notably, special edition Jasper consoles (2009) are not vulnerable such as the Resident Evil 5 and MW2. However, there are some slight exceptions. The JTAG exploit is only vulnerable on PHAT consoles which have not been updated past summer 2009. Identifying the vulnerability and your console I would recommend ModernVintageGamers video on this if you would like to learn more: How the Xbox 360 Hypervisor Security was Defeated | MVG The SMC hack will keep the JTAG ports enabled on the motherboard and by bypassing the eFuse technology, it allowed for a downgrade back to the 4532 kernel and rebooting into a custom firmware. The original KK exploit was a stepping stone to the SMC ( JTAG) hack.

Since then, I have learned a lot from the process such as basic system security and electronic skills. I only started playing around late 2011, but it still provided countless hours of entertainment and the idea of a modding the console really appealed to me. The Xbox 360 is a pretty important console to me.
