Xbox 360 Kernel Downgrade: Timing Attack instructions released

Some time ago, we reported about a few hackers who have been working on a way to downgrade the kernel of the Xbox 360 without needing the console’s unique CPU-Key. The process, which they have dubbed as the “Timing Attack”, is already working pretty reliably as of this article’s writing.

One of the hackers working on the project, Robinsod, has released a parts list, schematic, PIC Boot Loader, PIC Source (complete with a pre-compiled Binary), as well as instructions needed for this hack to be performed.

It was also announced that a tool to build downgradable flash images will be released soon. For those who don’t want to go about messing with the innards of their Xbox 360, Team Infectus is already developing a Daughter Board which should allow users to downgrade their systems without any fuss.

The implications of this project are pretty big as it opens the doors for Xbox 360 users to create and use homebrew on their systems. If you want to get the full instructions, you can click on our Read Link for more information. Be advised though that any modifications of this nature will void its warranty and could possibly damage your Xbox 360.

Some time ago, we reported about a few hackers who have been working on a way to downgrade the kernel of the Xbox 360 without needing the console’s unique CPU-Key. The process, which they have dubbed as the “Timing Attack”, is already working pretty reliably as of this article’s writing.

One of the hackers working on the project, Robinsod, has released a parts list, schematic, PIC Boot Loader, PIC Source (complete with a pre-compiled Binary), as well as instructions needed for this hack to be performed.

It was also announced that a tool to build downgradable flash images will be released soon. For those who don’t want to go about messing with the innards of their Xbox 360, Team Infectus is already developing a Daughter Board which should allow users to downgrade their systems without any fuss.

The implications of this project are pretty big as it opens the doors for Xbox 360 users to create and use homebrew on their systems. If you want to get the full instructions, you can click on our Read Link for more information. Be advised though that any modifications of this nature will void its warranty and could possibly damage your Xbox 360.