XTF is a font file format used in the [[Dashboard]].
It became famous for being [[Exploits#Font hacks|exploited]].

== Dashboard fonts ==

The fonts were designed by [[Wikipedia:Steve Matteson|Steve Matteson]] for use in the Xbox [[Dashboard]] as well as for promotional materials.

The XTF versions of these fonts contain 7365 glyphs each.

=== Xbox.xtf ===

[[File:Xbox-dashboard-font-specimen.png|thumb|200px|Xbox Font Specimen]]

A monospace font.

<div style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Xbox-xtf.png|800px|thumb|Xbox.xtf from [[Dashboard]].]]</div>

=== XBox Book.xtf ===

<div style="display: inline-block;">[[File:XBox Book-xtf.png|800px|thumb|XBox Book.xtf from [[Dashboard]].]]</div>

== File format ==

* 4 byte (magic)
* 4 byte (length prefix for following string)
* zero-terminated string with given buffer length (font-name)
* [https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/dd144956%28v=vs.85%29.aspx GLYPHSET] (List of supported glyphs)
* For each cGlyphsSupported:
** [https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windows/desktop/dd374209(v=vs.85).aspx GLYPHMETRICSFLOAT] (Metrics for each glyph)
** 4 byte (Offset of glyph in file)
* For each GLYPHSET range
** For each glyph in this range
*** 2 byte (Index count)
*** 2 byte (Vertex count)
*** For each index:
**** 2 byte (Vertex index)
*** For each vertex:
**** 4 byte float (X-coordinate)
**** 4 byte float (Y-coordinate)

The mesh data is stored as triangle list. 3 indices per triangle.

{{FIXME|reason=Confirm these findings and format them better}}

== Links ==

* [https://github.com/JayFoxRox/xbox-tools/tree/master/xtf-converter A tool to convert XTF fonts to SVG fonts]
[[Category:Fileformats]]

Xbe

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{{DISPLAYTITLE:XBE}}
XBE files (XBox Executable) are the main files that are executed in the Xbox System. In official games, these files are created by game developers, and then signed by Microsoft.

=== Title ID ===

A title ID is usually 2 ASCII letters for the publisher, followed by a u16 integer game number (Above 2000 for non-original Xbox games)

{| class=wikitable
! Publisher ID !! Name
|-
| AC || Acclaim Entertainment
|-
| AH || ARUSH Entertainment
|-
| AQ || Aqua System
|-
| AS || ASK
|-
| AT || Atlus
|-
| AV || Activision
|-
| AY || Aspyr Media
|-
| BA || Bandai
|-
| BL || Black Box
|-
| BM || BAM! Entertainment
|-
| BR || Broccoli Co.
|-
| BS || Bethesda Softworks
|-
| BU || Bunkasha Co.
|-
| BV || Buena Vista Games
|-
| BW || BBC Multimedia
|-
| BZ || Blizzard
|-
| CC || Capcom
|-
| CK || Kemco Corporation {{citation needed|reason=Did they realy swapped the ASCII letters? is KC a curced acroniem in Japan? Just want to be sure its Kemco|date=May 2017}}
|-
| CM || Codemasters
|-
| CV || Crave Entertainment
|-
| DC || DreamCatcher Interactive
|-
| DX || Davilex
|-
| EA || Electronic Arts (EA)
|-
| EC || Encore inc
|-
| EL || Enlight Software
|-
| EM || Empire Interactive
|-
| ES || Eidos Interactive
|-
| FI || Fox Interactive
|-
| FS || From Software
|-
| GE || Genki Co.
|-
| GV || Groove Games
|-
| HE || Tru Blu (Entertainment division of Home Entertainment Suppliers)
|-
| HP || Hip games
|-
| HU || Hudson Soft
|-
| HW || Highwaystar
|-
| IA || Mad Catz Interactive
|-
| IF || Idea Factory
|-
| IG || Infogrames
|-
| IL || [[Interlex Corporation]]
|-
| IM || Imagine Media
|-
| IO || Ignition Entertainment
|-
| IP || Interplay Entertainment
|-
| IX || InXile Entertainment {{citation needed}}
|-
| JA || Jaleco
|-
| JW || JoWooD
|-
| KB || Kemco {{citation needed|reason=CK is also Kemco, is this a diferent subsidairy or country based? Just want to be sure its Kemco|date=May 2017}}
|-
| KI || Kids Station Inc. {{citation needed|reason=Games info page was in japanese, I dont read japanese. but this seemed very logicaly the publisher, can a japanese reader confirm?|date=May 2017}}
|-
| KN || Konami
|-
| KO || KOEI
|-
| KU || Kobi and/or GAE (formerly Global A Entertainment){{citation needed|reason=What name did the publisher use at the time of release?|date=May 2017}}
|-
| LA || LucasArts
|-
| LS || Black Bean Games (publishing arm of Leader S.p.A.)
|-
| MD || Metro3D
|-
| ME || Medix
|-
| MI || Microïds
|-
| MJ || Majesco Entertainment
|-
| MM || Myelin Media
|-
| MP || MediaQuest {{citation needed|reason=Where is the P? I dont trust my source yet... but seems close|date=May 2017}}
|-
| MS || Microsoft Game Studios
|-
| MW || Midway Games
|-
| MX || Empire Interactive {{citation needed|reason=What happend to the publisher, who published this game?|date=May 2017}}
|-
| NK || NewKidCo
|-
| NL || NovaLogic
|-
| NM || Namco
|-
| OX || Oxygen Interactive
|-
| PC || Playlogic Entertainment
|-
| PL || Phantagram Co., Ltd.
|-
| RA || Rage
|-
| SA || Sammy
|-
| SC || SCi Games
|-
| SE || SEGA
|-
| SN || SNK
|-
| SS || Simon & Schuster
|-
| SU || Success Corporation
|-
| SW || Swing! Deutschland
|-
| TA || Takara
|-
| TC || Tecmo
|-
| TD || The 3DO Company (or just 3DO)
|-
| TK || Takuyo
|-
| TM || TDK Mediactive
|-
| TQ || THQ
|-
| TS || Titus Interactive
|-
| TT || Take-Two Interactive Software
|-
| US || Ubisoft
|-
| VC || Victor Interactive Software
|-
| VN || Vivendi Universal (just took Interplays publishing rights) {{citation needed}}
|-
| VU || Vivendi Universal Games
|-
| VV || Vivendi Universal Games {{citation needed}}
|-
| WE || Wanadoo Edition
|-
| WR || Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment {{citation needed}}
|-
| XI || XPEC Entertainment and Idea Factory
|-
| XK || ''Xbox kiosk disk?'' {{citation needed}}
|-
| XL || ''Xbox special bundled or live demo disk?'' {{citation needed}}
|-
| XM || Evolved Games {{citation needed|reason=Probably not, game "Malice"|date=May 2017}}
|-
| XP || XPEC Entertainment
|-
| XR || Panorama
|-
| YB || YBM Sisa (South-Korea)
|-
| ZD || Zushi Games (formerly Zoo Digital Publishing)
|}

The title ID seems to double the information from the [[Xbox Game Disc]] mastering code etched into the ring or readable from the DMI.
The game number is expressed in 3 decimal digits here which suggests that it will always be below 1000.

'''Examples''':

[[FIFA Soccer 2003]]:
* DMI and mastering code: EA02302E (Meaning: publisher EA, game number 023, version 02, region Europe)
* Title ID: {{FIXME}}

[[Halo: Combat Evolved]]:
* DMI and mastering code: MS00402A (Meaning: publisher Microsoft, game number 004, version 02, region America)
* Title ID: 4D530004 [MS-004]

[[Halo: Combat Evolved]]:
* DMI and mastering code: MS00404E (Meaning: publisher Microsoft, game number 004, version 04, region Europe)
* Title ID: 4D530004 [MS-004]

=== Sections ===

==== .text ====

The .text section contains all x86 subroutines to be executed by the [[CPU|processor]].

==== .rdata ====

The .rdata section contains the [[Kernel|kernel thunk table]]. The ordinals in the table are to be resolved to the kernel's actual calling routine, when loaded.

== Xbox Alpha executable format==

Binaries from early Xbox development (Alpha units), are using a different binary format. There are no known public tools that can read them.
Known differences include that the first bytes of the file are 'XE' instead the 'XBEH' from the final XBE format. The format is rumored to be more like the Windows PE format.{{citation needed}}

== Resources and links ==
* [http://www.caustik.com/cxbx/download/xbe.htm .XBE File Format 1.1]

[[Category:Fileformats]]

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Hardware Revisions

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There are different retail Xbox hardware revisions:

* Xbox 1.0
** USB controller is on a separate PCB
** GPU has a fan on the heat sink
* Xbox 1.1
** USB controller moved onto the motherboard
** Fan removed from the GPU heat sink
* Xbox 1.2
* Xbox 1.3
** Removed LFrame signal from LPC Port
* Xbox 1.4
* Xbox 1.5
* Xbox 1.6
** Removed data and power lines from LPC port
** Xyclops chip (includes ROM instead of flash = BIOS no longer flashable)
** Microsoft later switched to lower quality Hynix RAM. These Xboxes with non-Samsung RAM are sometimes referred to as 1.6b by the modding community.

You can find more information about the hardware used in each revision below.

== History of Xbox 1.5 ==

Possibly never existed{{citation needed}}, but will otherwise be very rare. Production was halted and 1.4 was produced again{{citation needed|reason=Sooo.. do these exist or not?!}}.

== Identifying ==

While not definitive, here are some ways to help identify the revision of your Xbox.

=== Manufacturing Details ===

{| class="wikitable"
! scope="col" | Date Range
! scope="col" | Revision
! scope="col" | Location
|-
| 01/2001-10/2002 || 1.0 || Hungary
|-
| 11/2002-04/2003 || 1.1 || Hungary, Mexico
|-
| 05/2003-03/2004 || 1.2 || China
|-
| 04/2004 Onward || 1.6 || China, Taiwan
|}

=== Serial Number ===

The serial number looks like this:

LNNNNNN YWWFF

* L is the production line
* NNNNNN is the number produced that week
* Y is the last digit of the production year
* WW is the number of the week
* FF is the factory code

Note, this table contradicts the previous table.

{| class="wikitable"
! scope="col" | Factory
! scope="col" | Location
! scope="col" | Revision
|-
| 02 || Mexico || 1.0 or 1.1
|-
| 03 || Hungary || 1.0
|-
| 05 || China || 1.2 or later
|-
| 06 || Taiwan || 1.2 or later
|}

{| class="wikitable"
! scope="col" | Serial Number
! scope="col" | Revision
|-
| LNNNNNN 20WFF || 1.0
|-
| LNNNNNN 21WFF || 1.0
|-
| LNNNNNN 23WFF || 1.0 or 1.1
|-
| LNNNNNN 24WFF || 1.1
|-
| LNNNNNN 25WFF || 1.1
|-
| LNNNNNN 30WFF || 1.2
|-
| LNNNNNN 31WFF || 1.3
|-
| LNNNNNN 32WFF || 1.3
|-
| LNNNNNN 33WFF || 1.4 or 1.5
|-
| LNNNNNN 42WFF || 1.6
|}

=== DVD Drive ===

There are four retail drives known to be used by Microsoft in the retail version of the console.
any Xbox DVD drive can be used in any retail xbox.

List of Xbox DVD Drive manufacturers
* Thomson (Xbox 1.0)
* Philips (Xbox 1.2)
* Samsung (Xbox 1.3)
* Hitachi-LG (8050L)(mainly 1.6?)

[[File:Xbox_drivedetermination.png|Xbox DVD Drive determination]]

===Hitachi-LG GDR-8050L ===
This DVD-rom drive, most commonly found in Xbox 1.6 and 1.6b is reading DVD-+R, DVD-RW and CDRW media, but fails to boot most CD-R discs source: [http://www.xbox-hq.com/html/article1535.html xbox-hq.com Hitachi-LG GDR-8050L DVD Drive In Xbox].

on 30 January 2006 TheSpecialist posted at Xboxhacker.net that he succesfully flashed a Hitachi drive to boot a copied game on a unmodded xbox: [https://web.archive.org/web/20080316154615/http://www.xboxhacker.net/index.php?option=com_smf&Itemid=33&topic=285.0 breakthrough: XBOX 1 firmware hacked !]

=== Hard Drive ===

{| class="wikitable
|-
! Revision
! Drive Manufacturer
! Drive Model Number
! Capacity
|-
| 1.0
| Seagate
| ST310211A
| 10G ?
|-
| 1.0 (XB:2001-10-26 FF=02)
| Western Digital
| WD80EB-00CGH0
| 8G
|-
| 1.1 (XB:2001-10-29 FF=03)
| Western Digital
| WD80EB-28CGH1
| 8G
|-
| 1.2
| Western Digital
| WD80EB-28DFH2
| 8G
|-
| 1.3+
| Seagate
| ST10014ACE
| 10G
|}

=== Video encoder ===

{| class="wikitable"
! scope="col" | Video Chip
! scope="col" | Revision
|-
| Conexant || 1.0, 1.1, 1.2, 1.3
|-
| Focus || 1.4, 1.5
|-
| Xcalibur || 1.6
|}

=== EEPROM ===

{| class="wikitable"
! Xbox Model
! Manufacturer
! Model
|-
| 1.4 (Others?)
| Catalyst
| CAT24WC02J
|}

=== MCPX Version ===

{| class="wikitable"
! scope="col" | MCPX Version
! scope="col" | Revision
|-
| 1.0 || 1.0
|-
| 1.1 || 1.1 - 1.6
|}

=== BIOS Version ===

{| class="wikitable"
! scope="col" | Kernel Version
! scope="col" | Revision
|-
| 3944, 4034, 4036, 4627 || 1.0
|-
| 4817, 4972 || 1.1
|-
| 5101, 5713 || 1.2 - 1.5
|-
| 5838 || 1.6
|}

== References ==

* [http://www.informit.com/articles/article.aspx?p=367210&seqNum=2 InformIT Methods of Identification]
* [http://www.informit.com/articles/article.aspx?p=367210 InformIT Identifying your Xbox Revision]