Xbox 360 key

The X360Key was the world’s first announced Xbox 360 USB loader which is being produced by the same group that made the extremely successful line of mod chips for the Wii the WiiKey & DriveKey. The Xbox 360 key is based of Linux, just like the WODE was. This means that it is compatible with multiple file systems, but more importantly, is that the feature list can grow and grow and grow. Initially the device will only be made to work with the "PHAT" Xboxs and the 9504 and 0225 slim Xboxs. There are more Slim Xbox types to come in the future, so please look at the compatibility table below to check if it will work on your box.

Xbox 360 key consists of 2 parts, a motherboard and a remote.

The motherboard connects to the SATA bus inside the Xbox 360, and sits between the drive and the Xbox 360 motherboard. Xbox 360 key is a full-fledged computer system running embedded Linux. It is capable of many things such as

•     * Emulating the Xbox 360 DVD drive
•     * Reading USB hard drives and other USB media with various file systems
•     * Updating itself and other hardware from USB media
•     * Communicating with the remote and other external USB devices
•     * And a lot more! (embedded Web server and Wifi connectivity for example)

The remote is a simple yet stylish piece of hardware that features an OLED display and 3 buttons. It connects to the X360key motherboard via a high speed USB2 connection. It also has USB for connecting USB hard drives and other devices. The OLED and buttons are used to control various aspects of X360key. It is also used for browsing attached USB media devices and launching games.

X360key Features:

•     * User friendly: intuitive interface, no soldering required
•     * Compatible with all fat Xbox 360 models, and 9504 and 0225 Slim models
•     * Supports most XBOX 360 and Xbox 1 games
•     * Supports most file systems, including NTFS, EXT2/3/4, and Mac OS X Extended
•     * High speed USB2 interface
•     * Stylish USB control pad for selecting games and controlling your x360key
•     * Powerful embedded Linux system running from Micro SD Card (included)
•     * Linux firmware fully updatable from USB media
•     * FPGA fully updatable from USB media via built-in, in-system JTAG programming
•     * Recovery mode - it is always possible to recover from a bad flash
•     * No drive flashing or JTAG hack required
•     * AP25 protection emulation
•     * Support for all slim XBOX 360 models
•     * Web Control Panel *
•     * Loading games from NFS and Samba shares*
•     * Xbox Live support
•     * Backup original XBOX 360 games to USB hard drive
•     * Requires WiFi dongle (sold separately)

X360key FAQ

If you have a stock drive
a dump must be obtained using available tools (we recommend the Maximus Lizard 360).

Firmware Dumping
At launch xKey can't dump the drive firmware. Updates, planned for shortly after release, will allow xKey to perform this task for you. There is no need to flash your drive and 0225+ owners can enjoy all the benefits of xKey without the hassle of swapping PCBs or waiting for an unlock hack

Configuring xKey - Fats
xKey requires a dump of the original firmware from your drive. This is copied to the xKey's SD card, when the xKey boots the firmware file its analysed, the drive type is identified and the drive key etc. are extracted.

Configuring xKey - Slims
xKey requires the file set (dummy.bin etc.) that can be created with available tools, these are copied to the xKey's SD card. When the xKey boots, the files are analysed, the drive type is identified and the drive key etc. are extracted.

If you have CFW
You should have a backup of the required files and they are used to configure xKey. There is no need to reflash your drive with OFW

If you have CFW
You should have a backup of the OFW (or all the information to recreate one) and it is this file that is used to configure xKey. There is no need to reflash your drive with OFW.

If you have a stock drive
a dump must be obtained using available tools (we recommend the Maximus Lizard 360).

X360key compatibility

Fat or Slim Console?	360 DVD Drive Type	Compatible?
Fat	Samsung ms28 and ms25
Fat	Hitachi (All)
Fat	BenQ
Fat	Liteon 7,8 and 9 series
Slim	Liteon 9504 (now 0272 on new dash)
Slim	Liteon 0225
Slim	Hitachi 0500AA	not yet, but will be with future update
Slim	Liteon 0401
Slim	Liteon 1071	not yet, but will be with future update
Slim	Liteon 1214	not yet, but will be with future update