The firmware of the Xbox 360 DVD drive has been hacked

[BJ_M]

"The firmware of the Xbox 360 DVD drive has been hacked, allowing users to boot backups of games on the new Microsoft console. A group of hackers on the xboxhacker.net forum managed to trick the DVD firmware into reporting a recordable disc as an original Xbox 360 disc. This means that it will not allow booting of unsigned homebrew code (like Linux), as the signature check is not bypassed. This hack will just trick the Xbox 360 into thinking you inserted an original Xbox 360 disc, so it'll only boot unedited executables. A video has been released, the hack has not been released to the public (because it will be mainly used for piracy), but all the research of the last few months is publicly viewable."

http://www.xbox-scene.com/xbox1data/sep/EEukZpklFAhkcWwSgZ.php

[shelbyGT]

Interesting read! Surprised it really took them this long to do it. The 360 (and soon enough the ps3) would just be that much better if they can open them up.

[MackemX]

I reckon that TV has another 360 connected at the back via scart

amazing how they do it all though and I guess nothing is safe . It's on the same line as that guy says in the DRM thread

https://forum.videohelp.com/viewtopic.php?t=296145