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UPDATE: One person has guessed correctly on the 0225u firmware relation. Read the end of the post for more details. Another update, another iXtreme and Jungleflasher release to go along with it. Rolling off the heel of today's update comes iXtreme LT+ v1.9 for all Slim Liteon drives (0272/0225/0401) and Jungleflasher. Let's take a look:

C4Es iXtreme Slim LT+ 1.9 in association with Team Jungle & Team Xecuter World first backups for XBOX 360 Slim, no need for expensive emulators, flash fw for free! - For all Liteon Drive models (0272 – which is an updated 9504, 0225 & 0401) - Support for XGD3 originals - Optimised rootkit code, ALL timings for realtime checks are same as original firmware

UPDATE: The new dashboard version is 2.0.13599.0 & there has been reports of consoles being banned after the update. Not only that, it appears that the DAE table has changed again as all AP2.5 games do not boot. If you value your Xbox Live & iXtreme, then stay offline until further notice! UPDATE 2: It has been confirmed that Slim Liteon 9504/0272 drives will be updated (as necessary) and become write-protected. UPDATE 3 : Xecuter has posted a FAQ detailing the new update. Read it here.

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Yesterday, Major Nelson posted on his blog that a new mandatory system update will be rolling to Xbox Live users everywhere on Tuesday, July 19 2011. (Today) There will not be any new features added to the console but Major Nelson does note that it will prepare your Xbox for future enhancements, whatever they may be.

Enriqxxx and others over at elotrolado.net have managed to dump the 0225 (DG-16D4S) drive key using Jungleflasher and cheap off-the-shelf USB to SATA adapter. In short I think the method works like this: Run JungleFlasher in Windows. Connect the USB/SATA adapter to the 0225 drive in the Xbox 360 with the console powered off and the other end to PC via USB. Turn on the Xbox 360, then open and close drive tray. Disconnect the SATA adapter and connect the drive to a SATA port on the PC. Extract the key by selecting the SATA port in question from JungleFlasher. Done!

Sneakypeanut has pushed a new version of his easy FreeBOOT application, which automatically creates a freeBOOT based NAND image for Xboxes that are able to be jtagged. Here's the deal with version 5.3:

The team behind the x360key has posted that they have acquired the Slim Liteon 0401 stock firmware and have added support to their product. Now all that awaits is the testing phase. The team has not posted any information in regards to the sales of the product. Source: x360key

Yet another Slim Liteon drive has appeared in the wild, this time out of a devkit. The drive itself while not new (manufactured in November 2010), features the DG-16D5S hardware and A445 software. It's a very interesting find thatmay just hint at another drive manufacturer producing drives for the Xbox 360 Slim. Take a look for yourself:

Modrobert from eurasia.nu ot the opportunity to interview the xKey (aka x360Key) main developer. What products have the xKey Team developed in the past? XKey, Wode, Wiikey, Drivekey, d2pro, xenoGC, Qoob, Crystal Chip, Aladdin XT/XenoFX series mod chips for Xbox 1. How long has xKey been in development now? Approximately 6 months. Will xKey work with all Xbox 360 consoles, including Slim? Yes and as new drive versions appear we will add support for them too. How do you install xKey, is it easy?

Bestpig has updated his FreeBOOT Toolbox Maker PC application to include support for the new 13146 kernel. FreeBOOT Toolbox Maker allows you to create a freeBOOT image from a XBR or previously dumped freeBOOT image. Download: FreeBOOT Toolbox Maker v2.7.1a

We are now assembling a number of prototypes that will soon be in the Xboxes of a selected few beta testers. http://x360key.com

Update: (6/26/11) Another drive revision has surfaced out of Germany. It has been manufactured in May 2011. No other discoveries have been made. It's a repeat of the Slim Liteon 0401 drive all over again. The guys at Team Xecuter have posted up a picture of a Slim Liteon drive that has a firmware revision of 1071 out of the box manufactured in March 2011. (The time of the 0401 as well) Not to worry yet as Jungleflasher is able to extract the key and decrypt the key sector.

Update: We've slipped in Easy Freeboot v5.20. If you're one of the guys with a jtagged Xbox, you'll be glad to know that you will be able to join the masses on the 13146 dashboard with new versions of XeLL Updater, fbBuild and Dashlaunch. Check the Read More link for changelogs and downloads.

Remember the x360key when we first posted about it? Well, the team has uploaded a video that shows the x360key working with the XGD3 dashboard and being able to launch a copy of Halo Reach. (With the new AP2.5 patches)

For those using Team Maximus' 360Lizard tool (we won't judge) to flash your Xbox drives, the firmware filesets have been updated to support LT+ v1.9. You can grab them below. Download: 360Lizard Firmware Filesets 360Lizard Standalone Mode SD Card Filesets Source: 360 Lizard

c4eva, Team Jungle and Team Xecuter have released LT+ v1.9 for Phat Xboxes and an accompanying Jungleflasher. The new firmware has support for the XGD3 disc format (originals), the dashboard itself (2.0.13146.0) and the updated AP2.5 challenges that are present. Read more for the changelogs and download links.

Update: Major Nelson has tweeted regarding the new processor stating that any articles were based on one created a year ago. Check his tweet here and the article here.

Update: (6/16/2011) Ubergeek has announced that the price of the unlocked PCB will now sell for $59.95 instead of the original $75. Source As the work progresses on LT+ v1.9, Team-Xecuter shares more in regards to their anticipated Slim Liteon unlock kit for the Liteon 0225 and 0401 drives. Yesterday, it was revealed that the unlock kit is actually an unlocked and unflashed replacement PCB for all Slim Liteon drives that can be flashed with whichever firmware.

Team Maximus has released new versions of GECKO OS & the Firmware Toolbox which adds support for reading the DVD Key of drives flashed by the XGD3 dashboards. They have also released spoofed custom firmwares for the new XGD3 firmwares as well. (NOT live-safe!) Download: Lizard Toolbox v1.0.25 Lizard Firmware Updater (Updates GECKO OS)

The first day of E3 is almost over with Sony gearing up for their conference. (Started as of 8:16 PM EDT btw) At the top of the E3 conference, Microsoft laid down the goods regarding upcoming titles There's Modern Warfare 3, the new Halo games, Gears of War 3 and many more coming down the tube. Microsoft also unveiled news regarding some changes coming to the current Xbox dashboard as well as Xbox Live.

It's rather late news but it has been announced that Team Xecuter and c4eva are working together on an unlock kit for the Slim Liteons with the 0225 or 0401 firmware flashed to it. The problem that is prevalent within these two drives is the existence of the write protection which of course prevents any firmware from being flashed. c4eva popped into IRC earlier to give an overview of the unlock kit - which comes in two flavors: