Originally Posted by
ironmask from bitgamer
the new dashboard is going to be a major hurdle. i can tell you what i know so far.
1. the new dashboard can reflash your drive. the new dasboard flashes the drive back to its original state. this is why it was reported that games no longer boot with the new dashboard. but after relfashing they do in fact boot again. but that is only a temp measure as the dash is only the first in a huge clamp down from M$
2. new disk called the XGD3 (xbox game disk version 3) this will be a totaly new disk type that is larger than a dual layer (9.2gb) in theory the extra 1 gb will be full of AP25 data that cant be burnt to a standard dual layer. the new dashboard will do checks against the new partition AP25 sector of the disks in real time.
3. luckily the new dashbaord and AP25 implementation has been available in the SDK for some time now and the guy who makes the firmwares (c4eva) says he allready knows about the new checks and has something up his sleeve although he says it will be a challenge.
4. the new dashboard will most likely be the new fall dashbaord which usualy hits xbox live around october time which gives you plenty of time to play and not worry about it. all this panicing was done when M$ first implemented AP25 data to the disks and it took c4eva about 2 weeks to crack it. its a case of wait and see and cross your finger.
xbox live and hacked firmware has always been a cat and mouse game
Info courtesy of my buddy the hetster
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