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How to check if games are stealthed properly?

 

Part 1: Program Setup.
Part 2: Using With Already Burned DVD.
Part 3: Output Results.





Intro:
If you are a LiVE player then its VERY important that you validate/fix the stealth of your games prior to burning and playing. Not doing so extremely raises the risk of your game being detected as an illegal backup and you eventually been banned.



This guide will show you how to set up abgx360 GUI for optimum safety. Its pretty easy to to setup and change anyway but this is just to make it even simpler for you.

All original 360 games have Security sectors on the disc that cannot be re-produced by a DVD burner so instead of been reproduced they are instead emulated (stealthed) with the help of a hacked firmware that is installed on your 360 drive. Firstly for your games to even boot on your hacked firmware this emulation has to be in place which is the basis for the initial "stealth" check of this program. Secondly for you to be "safe" playing your games on LIVE the stealth is compared to a stealth of the same disc that is stored on the abgx360 db and if its the same its "validated" and if it isn't a fix and patch will be attempted and then will be re-validated.

Remember that the only way your games can be validated/fixed is when the official retail is released and added to the db so that it can be compared. So if you care about not getting your console blacklisted you should be patient untill its added to the db.

You get banned when you can be detected as playing a copy on LIVE, This happens when the you play with a disc that the security isnt exactly what its supposed to be or isn't emulated correctly, this is where abgx360 comes in as it fixes security issues and can also compare the stealth security on your disc with what its supposed to look like from what they have in db.

Program:
http://abgx360.x-scene.com/abgx360_v1.0.1_setup.exe

Mirrors:
http://www.savefile.com/files/2051684
http://www.megaupload.com/?d=W650UMOI

New 3rd Wave Video ISO File:
http://www.megaupload.com/?d=G4B3HBQL

(This video file needs to be extracted to the "StealthFiles" folder of your abgx360 install directory in order to autofix bad video that has been modded to play on older fw)


Settings:
Edit your settings to match these, Some will already be set as default on your initial install and some wont. Remember to click File>Save Settings then choose "Default" to make these your default settings or save as a new setting if you wish to.


RED = Needed
BLUE = Optional/Dependant on Firmware version.





Autofix Threshold:
Level 2 = Only use this level if you do your own game rips.
Level 3 = Use this option if you have downloaded your game.








Region Code:
This optional setting is for you to set the regions that your console(s) will play, For example if you are a UK user you would select both Europe and AUS/NZ.This will tell you if the game will work on your specific region or not.

SplitVid:
This settings is required for people who dont have ixtreme firmware but is also optional for people that do have ixtreme.
Click herefor info on SplitVid


















First change the "Input" to DVDR, Then select the drive you wish to use.


Then you simply click "Launch" on any page.


Note:
Absolutely no fix can be done on a already burned DVDR this is simply to test what you already have on DVDR or to do a second test after burning for example.







abgx360 can fix various aspects of the ISO/000 but to actually "validate/fix" the stealth security so it is the same as official retail the specific game disc version (mediaID) you are scanning needs to be in the abgx360 database meaning somebody after official release has ripped and added it to database ready for it to be compared with yours. Also there is sometimes multiple discs versions and mediaID's for games if you want to play safe then be patient and wait till after official release and when its in the db.

There is no 100% safe even when using this app but doing so will VASTLY reduce the chances of your console getting flagged and ultimately banned. If you have already been playing "bad" games on LIVE then you may already be flagged and there is nothing you can do except to in future take this simple precaution and hope for best.

Here is some examples of what results you can get....


This means that the initial stealth check passed (will boot on ixtreme firmware) and that it also passed the verification check (It has been verified as accurate to what the official retail versions security looks like)



If you get any yellow writing then this means that a part of the check has failed. This does not always mean that its unsafe because most of the time it will automatically correct the error for you, like correcting angle deviation (Bad Kreon) or correcting errors in your .dvd file (File that you use to burn)

If you get a message saying that the verification failed then this means that it wasn't able to verify your stealth because the disc isnt in the db. If you are checking a pre-release then you should try again after official release. Also make sure you have the autofix level set to 3.

Blue indicates that abgx360 is downloading files. If the writing is at begining of log then its updating game lists if it happens towards end then its downloading validated stealth files to patch and fix your game.

If you receive any red writing then this usually means that the game data was not ripped properly and very likely that the game wont even work if at all!

If you get any "verification successful" or a "Files patched succesfully" etc then this means its validated or fixed your iso and is now safe to play on line.