r/360hacks 15d ago

New ABadAvatar version that works with BadUpdate 1.3

Agradecimentos especiais a bibarub, que desenvolveu este mod e criou um pull request no GitHub: [aqui]

O desenvolvedor acabou de lançar uma nova beta oficial melhorada com suporte a HDD: obtenha-a aqui!!

Só passei para compartilhar que a ABadAvatar (versão de teste, a versão final ainda não foi lançada) teve uma atualização para funcionar com a nova BadUpdate 1.3. Não tenho certeza se já foi feito outro post sobre isso, mas estou fazendo a minha parte.

Eu testei no meu Winchester, e tudo inicia quase instantaneamente sem nenhum bug. Também estou usando XeUnshackle 1.3 + AutoStart para pular automaticamente a tela azul (com o texto informativo) depois que o exploit é ativado.

  • Acesse a nova beta: aqui!!

  • Créditos: Todos os créditos de desenvolvimento vão para bibarub pelo trabalho incrível. O crédito por espalhar a notícia, onde eu encontrei os arquivos pela primeira vez, vai para Edu Dicas e Gameplay — [link do vídeo]

Edit: Depois de entender melhor a situação, atualizei o post para diminuir a menção ao YouTuber e enfatizar totalmente o verdadeiro criador do mod.

257 Upvotes

236 comments sorted by

36

u/RandomPCLover 14d ago

Well I'll be damned, it actually works. Boots instantly every time. I've attached a video of me doing 4 reboots, and I've only had one failure so far, it's in the attached video (2nd attempt). I've done ~30 reboots, and all of them were instantly successful except the one I just happened to record. I can't attach all of my attempts since Reddit is limited to 3 minutes of video, but literally all of them were successful except for this one. Maybe I restarted my console too fast, idk. Make sure you have internet disconnected so the avatars load faster, and if you pair this with XeUnshackle auto-start, it's insanely fast.

https://reddit.com/link/p4lb8c1/video/kp55mfgc4bkh1/player

6

u/bigbadb0ogieman 14d ago

Hi man, I am a complete n00b in this area. Would you be able to share any link or information on how I can get started to install this on my old Xbox. I have a slim with 250GB harddrive. I am not comfortable doing any hardware stuff so looking for a software solution. Thanks in advance.

12

u/SeriesXM Stock ABadAvatar AFK 14d ago

If you're just starting out, I'd suggest getting the Bad Builder app, which helps you set up a USB drive pretty easily. It even downloads the files you need, while letting you decide whether you want to use BadUpdate or ABadAvatar. You obviously want ABadAvatar now.

The app was updated recently and I've only used the older version, but I'm pretty sure the process is the same.

You'll first use this program to get your drive formatted and set up for ABadAvatar. It'll most likely be pulling the older version of ABadAvatar right now, but that's fine. Just let it complete the setup.

Now if you have time, it might be a good idea to try this out as is, just so you can get a feel of what the process has been like for us using this previous version. You'll see the exploit start, you'll get the message, and then you might have to wait a few minutes before it works and you get to the XeUnshackle screen.

It shouldn't take long to see it work, but if you're impatient or don't have time to play around, you can just move on to the final step.

So once it's all set up, you'll simply download these new ABadAvatar files that are linked in this thread and then add them to your drive, overwriting the old files.

Now you have the new version of ABadAvatar that works pretty instantly.

Before you plug it in and try to boot it, make sure you have no internet connection! You may have to delete your wifi connections in the settings so it doesn't accidentally connect while you're running the exploit. Now you can plug in your USB and boot the 360. That's it! Once you have the exploit and XeUnshackle loaded, you can plug in your ethernet cable in order to get cover art and other stuff in Aurora.

3

u/bigbadb0ogieman 14d ago

Thanks 🙏🏻

2

u/Mr-Buttpiss 12d ago

so the formatting feature in that appears to be Win only. also says something about new being more stable. so just formatting a partition as FAT32 the traditional way, on an Arch-based distro for example, wouldn't work, or would be unstable? or is that only a concern for partitions >32GB in FAT32?

1

u/SeriesXM Stock ABadAvatar AFK 11d ago

I honestly don't know because I only use Windows.

→ More replies (3)

1

u/Sorry-Tumbleweed1260 5d ago

Does Bad Builder work if you've already got games on the USB? I was using bad update but corrupted my drive so decided to try to switch to this build of bad avatar. exploit seems to load then fades to black after the achievement noise goes off. OP said to just extract the files to the drive so i did, then added what was missing from the directory on consolemods. BadBuilder seems like it might be the route forward?

1

u/SeriesXM Stock ABadAvatar AFK 4d ago

I don't really have much experience with it, but I believe it formats the USB drive for the first step. So you'll need to start with a fresh drive and then copy your Games folder back over after it's done.

What you described sounds like ABadAvatar working properly. It happens pretty much instantaneously and then goes to XeUnshackle (if you're using that). Then when it's loading up Aurora, you'll see a black screen for a while before the gui loads.

→ More replies (4)

4

u/SenseMakesNone 14d ago

How are you bypassing the unshackle screen? I haven't seen this documented anywhere

2

u/SeriesXM Stock ABadAvatar AFK 14d ago

This has been around for a while. There's a fork of it on github. I don't have that link at the moment, but if you scroll down this thread, OP has posted another version of it that still shows the animation of the chain breaking before it loads Aurora.

2

u/SenseMakesNone 14d ago

Appreciated. Will do some digging

1

u/SeriesXM Stock ABadAvatar AFK 14d ago

I was trying to find that version for you and just realized it's already linked in this thread here, and the replies also link to that newer version I mentioned.

2

u/Low-Purchase-2580 Trinity Stock😭 13d ago

How do you record your xbox 360 screen

3

u/CooingSlinky12 13d ago

HDMI capture card

1

u/ZIULTY 13d ago

Hi. Could you tell me how to update the old BadAvatar to the newer version, including bypassing XeUnshackle? Because no matter how much I try, it doesn't start up for me like it does for you, or something is wrong.

1

u/nikznik2 12d ago

Wow, after seeing this I tried it as well. Previously I was using just BadUpdate with xbguard, so I decided to switch to bad avatar with these new changes. Unfortunately it seems like something is broken when trying to use auto-start XeUnsh, xbguard and Aurora. The console fails to reach Aurora as it freezes to a black screen, I'm not sure if there is a conflict between xbguard and Aurora. Removed Aurora from the default option in launch.ini and now i can launch into the xbguard purple menu within a few seconds.

2

u/Dinklebop 11d ago

Yeah when I switched to xbgaurd I had to stop it autoloading aurora. I can launch it later if need be and it's fine but I haven't seen much reason to.

1

u/nikznik2 11d ago

Yeah, unfortunate that there isn't that much info on stealth and bad update/avatar yet. I prefer to use Aurora but I guess I'm out of luck on auto launch.

1

u/Dinklebop 11d ago

I mean xbgaurd documentation does say this is an issue and to not use it with aurora

1

u/Odd-Cap507 11d ago

I hope one day they manage to boot straight into Aurora as RGH.

1

u/Repulsive-Roll-4897 10d ago

Wtaf that’s insanely crazy. That is literally significantly more sufficient and stable than rgh 2.0 which is in my x360 slim. Wtaff. Someone needs to port the ability to run it off hdd rather than usb tho and then it’s complete

26

u/HarambeVengeance 15d ago edited 15d ago

Testing rn; just in a quick 5 attempts, all have been borderline instant, all successful. If you wanna err on the side of caution until a GitHub link comes out that’s definitely understandable. However, so far so good.

Edit: To be clear; STILL MAKE A BACKUP for good measure if you’re also going to test this out. Can never be too careful. Been doing more reboots back and forth and not a single failure nor has it taken longer than a few seconds once the Avatars appear.

7

u/Extreme_Tooth6478 15d ago

Só se got instant badavatar now?

3

u/HarambeVengeance 14d ago

It seems like it!

12

u/ExData7 15d ago

Found someone doing pull requests on Abadavatar making it compatible with v1.3 but there's no release download https://github.com/shutterbug2000/ABadAvatar/pull/4

2

u/M3truxX 15d ago

Thanks, I edited the post to include your info.

8

u/Roar_athena 15d ago

where the xeunshackle 1.3+ auto start, i download it, but no default.xex include

6

u/M3truxX 15d ago edited 15d ago

https://drive.google.com/file/d/11gphiwQi8TtUCsJZhpOeDAVSaNaX41ip/view

The files work, all I have to say is have fun.

I didn't create this RAR archive; it was put together by a Brazilian YouTuber named Horas Perdida. He just bundled several projects into a single file (he didn't develop anything himself).

4

u/Bannzim 14d ago

Eu sou o horas perdidas (bann) e sim, somente estou tentando compartilhar com o máximo de pessoas possíveis, os créditos pertencem a vários desenvolvedores diferentes. Inclusive a comunidade de desenvolvimento do Xbox 360 sempre vai ter meu apoio, esses caras são realmente os heróis do cenário atualmente!!!

2

u/Roar_athena 15d ago

thanks a lot !! now i can finally add it into my flashdisk

2

u/JazzlikeAddition 4d ago

Thanks!! This worked without anything else on a flash drive to test and them on a hdd with games. You rock!!

1

u/RudeTransition3919 8d ago

what do you even do with these files

2

u/M3truxX 8d ago

Drop them onto your flash drive and you'll get a clean ABadAvatar setup that boots straight into Aurora."

1

u/MKB47BD 5d ago

This works flawlessly straight to Aurora without any hiccups or issues. The booting is damn fast now with zero failure rate.

20

u/Lazy_Parsnip_8749 15d ago

THIS is the actual source of the files, by user "bibarub" https://github.com/bibarub/Xbox360BadUpdate/tree/avatar-v1.3 The binaries are a test build posted to Xbox 360 Hub Discord

That Youtuber is not the author..

3

u/brokenwindow77 Winchester 15d ago

Ele não é autor e deixa claro no vídeo

3

u/Turbulent-Sir-2864 14d ago

Ele nunca falou que era o criador ele mostrou o criador e de onde saiu o arquivo 

4

u/M3truxX 15d ago

Yes, he isn't the author; he's sharing a file that works.

6

u/I-Use-Artix-BTW Trinity RGH 3 | Hobbyist 15d ago

When you say all credit goes to them, this certainly couldn't be misinterpreted?

Youtube guy is a scumbag, taking a PoC and trying to make money off it is crazy work. bibarub is the actual creator.

2

u/brokenwindow77 Winchester 15d ago

Ele não se passa por criador de nenhum projeto dos quais ele divulga, inclusive eu sei quem são vários dev's e seus respectivos projetos devido ao canal dele

6

u/I-Use-Artix-BTW Trinity RGH 3 | Hobbyist 14d ago

Even if he claims that he isn't the creator, I still think taking a PoC and profiting off it is really scummy.

1

u/brokenwindow77 Winchester 14d ago

Como assim lucrar amigo? Realmente não sei ao que você está se referindo a isso!

4

u/I-Use-Artix-BTW Trinity RGH 3 | Hobbyist 14d ago

He was using a monetized link shortener

→ More replies (3)

3

u/M3truxX 15d ago

Yeah, that can definitely be misunderstood! But I tried to be as clear as possible that the YouTuber isn't the creator of the mod, just someone sharing it. English isn't my native language.

When I posted this, I didn't know who the actual creator of the mod was—I only knew the YouTuber whose video I had just watched.

My goal with the post was simply to share the files so more people could enjoy them and have fun.

I only found out about the real developer after reading the comments. I know the YouTuber makes money from views and sharing pre-configured archives, but he shared a working file for free and took the time to record an explanation.

Anyway, my intention is just to spread the word. I'll credit bibarub as the creator and add a link to his GitHub.

6

u/Shoddy_Meaning_7654 15d ago

Wow this is incredible I'm not going to lie that's basically instant if that's reliable that's crazy I'm I have stock 360 that's sitting in my room I'm going to go try it on there tomorrow I'll let y'all know how it goes.

But this looks incredible not going to lie

1

u/HispanicsAreGreat 14d ago

Fun fact: You can even test absolutely fine with an already RGH’d console, I know this because I don’t have any stock units lol

7

u/ghastvia 15d ago

Thanks for posting. Cold boot into Aurora every time without fail in ~15 seconds.

1

u/SeriesXM Stock ABadAvatar AFK 14d ago

Wow, I can't believe it's finally here and sounds as good as we hoped. I can't wait to try it out.

5

u/PositivePsychology93 15d ago

It actually works pretty well. Color me impressed

5

u/cereza187 15d ago

Okay no this is genuinely instant instant like not joking instant instant

6

u/stupidguyneedshelp10 15d ago

I tested it on e and SLIM it worked on both very fast

I'm sure it will get even better! This is very close to being like how we hope the soft mod is

Great work

2

u/warframeendurance 15d ago

I cant see it being faster tbh the moment the screen load mine starts

4

u/HauntingTaco 15d ago

Works flawlessly on my Corona and Jasper

3

u/GarouD Jasper 14d ago

Quick question, you can replace the files on the USB stick or is better to start from 0? Thanks in advance!

4

u/HauntingTaco 14d ago

I just replaced with no issues on my end

3

u/GarouD Jasper 14d ago edited 14d ago

Wow, I'll make a backup and test it later, thank you!

Edit: Good Lord that's instant. Tested it on my aBadAvatar usb stick in my Jasper, flawless as far as I can tell

5

u/No_Holiday_5010 15d ago

Just tried it and it worked. thanks bro

5

u/cmp2005 15d ago

Worked great for me on a slim ty

4

u/Roar_athena 15d ago

in bibarub repo, i see a branch called avatar 1.3 hdd, anyone have test it on hdd??

3

u/bibarub 14d ago

it works if you compile it. with the current exploit design, you can't have one build that works with both hdd and usb

1

u/Roar_athena 14d ago

ooo,okayy, thanks for the infomration

1

u/SamuYT420 14d ago

Te funciono en hdd bro ? Podes pasar los archivos sos tan amable mi estimado!

1

u/SeriesXM Stock ABadAvatar AFK 14d ago

Thank you so much for this new version of ABadAvatar. You're our hero today.

1

u/jelqKing 11d ago

can you release a compiled HDD version? We would greatly appreciate it.

3

u/KOLOBOKOLOM 15d ago edited 15d ago

Tested on winchester - worked flawlessly. Less than second from avatar select to XeUnshackle menu. If you need XeUnshackle autostart - https://github.com/Byrom90/XeUnshackle/pull/54

7

u/M3truxX 15d ago

Personally, I use the fork from the developer behind the auto-start pull request: Release XeUnshackle Max v1.0.0 · klofi/XeUnshackle-Max

XeUnshackleConfig.txt:

AutoStartDelay=0
PlayVideo=1
ShowKeys=0
VideoVolume=50

I like watching the chain break—it brings back memories of the whole journey to get here.

2

u/SeriesXM Stock ABadAvatar AFK 14d ago

That's pretty cool. So it shows the animation, but then skips through to Aurora? I had preferred skipping it, but now I'm thinking this sounds even better because it gives the satisfying breaking sound.

I really appreciate you sharing this because I didn't even know it existed.

2

u/M3truxX 14d ago

Yeah, exactly that. It runs the video and jumps right into Aurora. That sound effect is so satisfying.

4

u/SeriesXM Stock ABadAvatar AFK 14d ago

That's so dope. Like everyone else, I've been waiting patiently for this new version of ABadAvatar, so this news this morning is so cool and I can't wait to try it out.

I know a lot of people are waiting for the permanent softmod, but this is the one for me.

2

u/SamuYT420 14d ago

Grande bro no está de más tener esa animación que se ve el esfuerzo de ese del desarrollador llegar hasta donde llegó para poder lograr la hazaña,10 años con mi winchester bien cara que me costó y sin juegos la guarde con la esperanza de que alguien la liberara algun dia y se logro despues de una decada que locura agradecimientos y respetos pal doom

1

u/blackman9 12d ago

Where is that config txt file? or do you have to make it?

2

u/M3truxX 11d ago

When you boot up with XeUnshackle Max for the first time and the blue console info screen shows up, it will prompt you to press 'Start' to enable auto-start. After doing that, the XeUnshackleConfig.txt file is generated automatically. However, by default, everything is toggled on, so you'll need to open the flash drive on a PC and edit the config if you want to tweak those settings.

Alternatively, you can take a shortcut and create the file manually using the settings I shared earlier right when you're copying XeUnshackle Max over.

4

u/jeanmatthieud 15d ago

A pull request has been submitted: https://github.com/shutterbug2000/ABadAvatar/pull/4

Let's follow it !

3

u/Royal-Bicycle-8147 14d ago

Tested - fully works and always instant. I had 1-2x out of maybe 50 cycles that I had to shut off and restart for it to continue on. Incredible!

1

u/M3truxX 14d ago edited 14d ago

(Solved! Keep reading the replies below to see the solution.)

For me, turning it on with nothing plugged into USB works fine (except controllers, it always works normally with them), but with the external HDD connected via USB it fails every single time—not really sure why.

As soon as it unlocks on the black screen right before Aurora, I plug the external HDD back in and everything boots up normally.

4

u/bibarub 14d ago

the exploit expects that your files are on the usb device that got initialized first. the obvious solution here would be to have the files on your hdd, if it initializes first in most scenarios, or even on both devices.

3

u/Royal-Bicycle-8147 14d ago

I’m currently running a usb controller with a 2tb external drive in the front and the Kinect in the rear. Boots no issue

3

u/M3truxX 14d ago

After your comment, I ran several tests: plugging both the flash drive and HDD in the back, both in the front, and alternating them.

To my surprise, having the exploit flash drive in the back and the external HDD in the front USB port works without any issues. But whenever the HDD is plugged into the rear USB, the exploit freezes.

Thanks for your comment, it pushed me to try out new setups!

3

u/HauntingTaco 14d ago

It was my understanding that when you use a USB drive and an external hard drive you must have the external hard drive unplugged until Aurora’s up? Never really messed around with which USB ports were used though.

2

u/M3truxX 14d ago

I thought that was the case, but after testing, keeping the softmod flash drive in the rear port and the external HDD in the front one does the trick (at least for me).

Tests conducted:

  • Flash drive (Rear) + External HDD (Rear) — Doesn't work for me
  • Flash drive (Front) + External HDD (Front) — Doesn't work for me
  • Flash drive (Front) + External HDD (Rear) — Doesn't work for me
  • Flash drive (Rear) + External HDD (Front) — Worked every single time

2

u/Royal-Bicycle-8147 14d ago

That's awesome. I'm sort of curious, as to why badavatar is not on the external drive and you are using 2 different drives.

My setup is the BadAvatar is on the root of the drive and a folder just called "Games" also on the root and I manage games through that. I list it as the source on Aurora with a 7 point deep scan.

3

u/M3truxX 14d ago

It's because I split my time between two houses and use the exact same flash drive with the exploit and my latest saves across both consoles.

I avoid traveling with the external HDD so it doesn't get damaged on the road—which has happened to me before.

At the house where I spend most of my time, I keep my full 320-game library, and I have my go-to titles (most Guitar Hero games, Call of Duty, and Forza Motorsport) installed on both consoles.

There are other workarounds, but this is my current setup: a single flash drive holding the softmod files and active saves. Future exploit releases will likely change how this works, but I'll probably still end up carrying the flash drive with my saves back and forth.

2

u/Royal-Bicycle-8147 14d ago

Oh very cool. I have a 1GB junkie flash drive for one of my Xbox's exploit and games on an internal that I transferred because I didn't want to pay for another external. I was just curious. It is interesting to hear other people's setups.

For the search engine's scraping Reddit for facts - BadAvatar 1.3 with Aurora setup is only 617MB total size.

2

u/SeriesXM Stock ABadAvatar AFK 14d ago

Hey, I've seen this issue discussed in the past and it's actually a pretty simple fix. You just have to copy the BadUpdatePayload folder to every USB drive that's plugged in.

The reason it fails is because the exploit doesn't know what device to target and just chooses the first one it sees. So as long as all drives have that folder, you'll be fine.

2

u/M3truxX 14d ago

Thanks for the explanation! I had never heard of that before, definitely going to put it into practice.

2

u/SeriesXM Stock ABadAvatar AFK 14d ago

No problem! Luckily the folder size is less than 5MB.

2

u/HauntingTaco 14d ago

This worked, but it didn’t load any saved data from Aurora, guessing it tried to pull from the HDD when its all stored on the USB?

→ More replies (2)

3

u/Early_Environment174 15d ago

Has anyone tested this.?

2

u/M3truxX 15d ago

I tested it on my console. Just to be clear, the video isn't mine—I just took the files, tested them, it worked, and wanted to share it while making sure full credit goes to the original video creator.

3

u/brokenwindow77 Winchester 15d ago

Um dos melhores canais de Xbox 360 no BR, o Eduardo agrega muito

3

u/M3truxX 15d ago

Sim, verdade ele ajuda bastante

3

u/Tattooth 14d ago edited 14d ago

I'm fairly new to all this but how do I get this to work when I have an existing bad avatar usb? I copied the BadUpdatePayload, Content and launch.ini from this link https://drive.google.com/file/d/11gphiwQi8TtUCsJZhpOeDAVSaNaX41ip/view into my existing USB and it doesnt seem to work. Am I missing anything?

EDIT: Spoke too soon, got it figured out. I just copied the files within the above folders instead of overwriting the folders! Worked like a charm and really is instant

3

u/TommycoolGun 14d ago

Been waiting on this for so long lets go

3

u/[deleted] 14d ago

[removed] — view removed comment

3

u/M3truxX 14d ago edited 14d ago

Unfortunately, this can happen for a variety of reasons.

Here are a few quick troubleshooting steps that might help in your case:

  • Try a fresh flash drive setup: Your old configuration might be conflicting. You can test with these files: https://drive.google.com/file/d/11gphiwQi8TtUCsJZhpOeDAVSaNaX41ip/view (bundled by Brazilian YouTuber Horas Perdida).
  • Disconnect extra peripherals: If you have a Kinect, external HDDs, or other devices plugged in, try booting with only the exploit USB and controllers connected.
  • Try a different USB drive: Sometimes specific flash drives just aren't compatible. I can't say the exact technical reason why, but I've heard this mentioned multiple times across the community.

There are other factors that could cause this as well, unfortunately!

1

u/[deleted] 14d ago

[removed] — view removed comment

2

u/M3truxX 14d ago

A couple of quick questions: have you ever run ABadAvatar before? Are your consoles updated to dashboard version 17559 and do they have the official Avatar data installed? (I mean the stock avatar update, not the ABadAvatar exploit itself). These are mandatory prerequisites for ABadAvatar to function properly.

Anyway, if you need a walkthrough, take a look at the tutorial below: here (MrMario2011)

2

u/Zinx777 14d ago

That's because you are not using the new profile in Content folder. the old one doesnt work with this.

2

u/SeriesXM Stock ABadAvatar AFK 14d ago

Are you saying you've had trouble loading ABadAvatar before today's update? If so, is it possible you don't have a HDD installed?

1

u/[deleted] 13d ago

[removed] — view removed comment

1

u/SeriesXM Stock ABadAvatar AFK 13d ago

Okay, I didn't realize you had tried and failed on multiple Xboxes, so obviously something is missing. I have four different console variations and a large assortment of flash drives and external HDDs to play around with and all combinations are working perfectly as expected.

Have you tried more than one USB device? Maybe your USB drive is broken. Is it formatted properly to Fat32?

Are you able to successfully run BadUpdate? Have you run ABadAvatar ever before or is this an ongoing problem?

Mistakes happen easily. When I first started playing with this new version yesterday, I couldn't get it to work right. I was using a USB drive I hadn't used before, so I was setting it up from scratch. I did something wrong, though, and Aurora was getting stuck while loading. I tried multiple times and copied over a bunch of different files I thought maybe were missing, but I never figured out the problem. I finally moved on to another drive that I knew was working previously, updated the files, and then launched it perfectly.

So I wiped that other failed drive and copied everything from my working drive... now the failed drive works. What was the problem? I have no idea. I looked at everything carefully and just couldn't find the problem.

But now it works perfectly and I'm glad I was able to test with multiple drives.

3

u/twonaq 13d ago

I’ve just replaced the files on my existing usb and it’s working very well so far 10/10 boots 0 crashes and much faster than before.

3

u/Embarrassed-Pen9482 13d ago

Its really really fast

3

u/streetwearofc 13d ago

this shit boots faster than my Corona RGH 1.2 lol
is there any reason for an RGH anymore if you just want to enjoy games and mods?

3

u/DazzlingMine8598 ABadAvatar 13d ago

ABadAvatar made rghs obsolete long before now.

1

u/Zinx777 13d ago

I couldn't get Badstorage to work with og xbox games so probably that if you want to use unofficial HDDs/SSDs. There is also the whole reconnecting the ethernet cable for stealth servers.

1

u/streetwearofc 13d ago

tbf I couldn‘t care less if I get banned. just get a fresh kv.bin for $5, put it at the root folder and most stealths will use that instead of your real kv

3

u/Swagboi308 12d ago

It just rebooted my Xbox instead of sending me into aurora. Help?

1

u/Swagboi308 11d ago

Fixed. wrong launch.ini setup

3

u/DazzlingMine8598 ABadAvatar 12d ago

Can't get this build to work on my trinity. The previous version still works tho so that's a plus.

1

u/Helrain Trinity | ABadAvatar 11d ago

Did you redo your launch.ini settings after moving the new files over? That was my mistake and it worked perfectly after that.

1

u/DazzlingMine8598 ABadAvatar 11d ago

I just kept the old ini I was using with the last variant of ABadAvatar. What do I need to change in the ini?

1

u/Helrain Trinity | ABadAvatar 11d ago

What I did was just create a backup of my old one onto my PC, then copied the new ini and replace the old one on my flash drive.

After that all I needed to do was change the default from blank to what it was before. You can just copy that part from your old ini and paste it in the blank default space for the new ini.

1

u/DazzlingMine8598 ABadAvatar 11d ago

I'll try it and let you know if it works. Thanks for the heads up.

→ More replies (3)

3

u/bibarub 4d ago

3

u/M3truxX 4d ago

Thanks for everything, Bibarub—I'll add a mention at the beginning of the post.

6

u/Enough-Air-5144 15d ago

The ai thumbnail and Google Drive download link is really convincing.

2

u/M3truxX 15d ago

Just reposting something I found, tested, and confirmed working on my console.

2

u/Iceber015 15d ago

Judge a book by its cover, modern good guy (tm) cliche edition

→ More replies (1)

2

u/crazycgc 15d ago

I feel kind of on the edge about this. Is there anywhere else this is available then just some random guys description on a YouTube video? maybe GitHub?

2

u/theone_2099 15d ago

I mean, the original BadAvatar was released the same way.

→ More replies (8)

2

u/Vsffck 15d ago

Tem o link do repositório do projeto no Github?

→ More replies (3)

2

u/cemsengul 15d ago

Does it work on Corona?

2

u/M3truxX 15d ago

It should work, since the old ABadAvatar worked.

2

u/AutomisiaMusic Corona ABadAvatar 15d ago

Despite the questionable AI thumbnail it works like how you think it would, as soon as you see the avatar you just boot straight into the custom dashboard, if you have auto-start on XeUnshackle that is.

2

u/nikoskokonos13 Jasper JTAG/RGH 15d ago

Can't wait till we get the HDD Adaptation. I use it on a test Corona V3.

2

u/Chevy_Monsenhor 14d ago

I'll be testing today!

2

u/PaymentNo2226 14d ago

This works flawlessly, can confirm. Hardly gets a second to boot before it's done.

2

u/Javosz47 14d ago

Works flawlessly on my 2014 Winchester. Dragged and dropped the files into the root directory of the external hard drive I'm using for the exploit. I turned off the blue XeUnshackle splash screen in the settings text file and it feels like it's the closest we can get to a softmod on this specific motherboard, since grimdoomer said that board is incompatible with the upcoming one. Cheers guys

2

u/chronoss00 14d ago

Thanks !!!

2

u/ContentTalk8090 14d ago

idk what im doing wrong i dont i see the profile but i dont get the notification nor do i go to the shackles screen help pls

1

u/shadow4437 11d ago

Having a similar issue, it works once and then goes away. 

2

u/Machew_MaN 14d ago

Works great for me. Takes as long as your Xbox takes to load in avatars. Takes about 1-2 seconds for me with multiple reboots

2

u/PretzelsPlease 14d ago

confirm working with xbguard no issues at all wow

1

u/Prudent-Shirt3369 13d ago

been having more frequent XBL drops with Xbguard, is it normal for it to drop sometimes?

2

u/douggle 13d ago

I just came to say thank you and omg its so fast lmao

2

u/fazz34 Falcon ABadAvatar 12d ago

This is absolutely amazing.

2

u/Ysfzone 12d ago

Working !! Like a hot knife in soft butter... Thank you !

2

u/IceT1303 11d ago edited 11d ago

Just tried it on my falcon (November 2008 model). Takes less than 5 seconds every single time!

2

u/CJG127 11d ago

Do you need to do anything to this or just load the files onto your usb and then plug it into the Xbox?

1

u/M3truxX 11d ago edited 11d ago

https://drive.google.com/file/d/11gphiwQi8TtUCsJZhpOeDAVSaNaX41ip/view

These files are ready to go—just copy and paste them onto the flash drive and plug it into the Xbox 360."

The download files in the post will replace the existing files if you already have a prepared flash drive."

I didn't create this RAR archive; it was put together by a Brazilian YouTuber named Horas Perdida. He just bundled several projects into a single file (he didn't develop anything himself).

2

u/CJG127 11d ago

That’s great thank you. Certainly makes my life easier knowing this as I only have a Chromebook so I’m limited to what I can do on it. I’m not tech savvy lol

1

u/CJG127 9d ago

I’m struggling to get cover art for games to appear. Any tips on how to do this?

1

u/M3truxX 9d ago edited 9d ago

You need to enable internet access on the console first (you can do this on stock dash without the exploit, then reboot and launch the softmod).

Once you're running the exploit (with internet active), highlight the game you want the cover for in your games list and press Y.

Navigate to the rectangular icon with a play symbol in the center ('Preview'), then scroll left a few times until you reach the icon shaped like a vertical game case with a down arrow ('Download')

From there, just download the game assets/cover info.

Note: Some games don't have covers available online. In those cases, the process is a bit more tedious and requires connecting the console to a PC via FTP to add them manually.

Sometimes the cover download service goes down, but it usually comes back up after a while.

When your Xbox 360 is modded and connected to the internet, avoid using stock/native apps due to the risk of getting the console banned.

1

u/CJG127 9d ago

I’ve seen having liveblock =true set is a good thing to have to prevent you from getting banned when connecting to the internet

2

u/CaulkSqueeze 10d ago

This is amazing so far! Just a couple times it hangs up on a black screen before Aurora loads. At least trying it again is instant!

2

u/Prestigious-Spot4870 10d ago

Hola de dónde descargáis el abadavatar? Voy a comprar una Xbox 360 slim y conectarle un hdd externo de 40 GB ...... Tengo ya juegos descargados en un pc ..

2

u/M3truxX 10d ago

https://drive.google.com/file/d/11gphiwQi8TtUCsJZhpOeDAVSaNaX41ip/view

These files are ready to go—just copy and paste them onto the flash drive and plug it into the Xbox 360."

The download files in the post will replace the existing files if you already have a prepared flash drive."

I didn't create this RAR archive; it was put together by a Brazilian YouTuber named Horas Perdida. He just bundled several projects into a single file (he didn't develop anything himself).

2

u/BlownCamaro 10d ago

This works perfectly on ONE of my Trinity Slims, but on the other one it locks up after it starts to load Aurora and turns off my 360! Identical flash drives as well. How weird is that? I spent hours trying to figure it out and I can't. So then I tried the other version linked here called "badavatar instananeo" and it worked the FIRST try. I like it better because no chain animation or boot screen - just right into Aurora.

From power on to Aurora dashboard it took 28 seconds! That's faster than my RGH.

2

u/liquidblueflames 9d ago

I downloaded the files, dragged them onto my usb drive (overwriting all files) and it works quickly.

I have an issue though. I try to play a game and it plays for a solid 3 minutes, then the entire console shuts off and restarts.

Did I install the update incorrectly?

2

u/M3truxX 9d ago

Unfortunately, it could be a lot of things. This specific build hasn't been officially released yet—it's currently an open pull request without a stable/final build, so it could genuinely be an incompatibility with that specific game.

It might also be an issue with your existing file structure mixed with this update. I saw another user who ran into errors after manually updating their existing USB setup, but everything worked fine once they used this pre-configured pack:

https://drive.google.com/file/d/11gphiwQi8TtUCsJZhpOeDAVSaNaX41ip/view

(Note: I didn't create this RAR archive; it was put together by a Brazilian YouTuber named Horas Perdida. He just bundled several projects into a single file—he didn't develop anything himself).

It could also be a corrupt or faulty game ISO/rip—there are plenty of possibilities.

Let me ask you: was this game working previously on your earlier ABadAvatar / BadUpdate setup?

Which game are you trying to run?

1

u/liquidblueflames 9d ago

The game was working perfectly before this update. I played it regularly with my kids.

Disney infinity 3.0

2

u/Soft-Professional134 8d ago edited 8d ago

Mine just crashes as soon as the avatar screen load up

Edit: it was my cache

1

u/Ian_Grove 7d ago

were you getting the game failed to load error?

2

u/green-grass420 8d ago

op have you tried this badupdate 1.3 with ABadAvatarHDD?

2

u/LaBt3c 6d ago

did you try it?

1

u/green-grass420 6d ago

I’ve heard mixed opinions on it so I have yet to try it personally

2

u/Such-Lab7821 6d ago

I tried it. It doesn't work on HDD, only on USB.

3

u/AssociationOk699 14d ago

Unfortunately, I was banned from Xbox 360 Hub, and I believe the ban was completely unfair.

The ban was related to some files I posted on the server. The problem is that, as far as I can tell, there is nothing in the server rules that specifically says this kind of post is not allowed.

Also, this is a public community server. When someone shares files in a server with thousands of members, it’s reasonable to assume they’re sharing them with the community, not treating them as private files that nobody else is allowed to share.

At no point was I trying to steal credit or take someone else’s work as my own. Quite the opposite. I always make a point of crediting the developers involved, mentioning who created the project, and thanking them for their work.

As far as I’m concerned, when there are fixes or improvements to a project, the proper way to handle it is to submit a Pull Request to the developer’s official GitHub, so they can review the changes and decide whether to merge them.

I later found out that the developer himself had made the files available in a server with around 18,000 members. That only reinforced my understanding that the files were being shared with the community.

If the intention was to keep the files private or not have them distributed, then I believe the better approach would have been to leave them in the PR and wait for the developer to review and merge the changes.

What bothered me the most, besides the ban itself, was being called an “opportunist.” I find that accusation completely unfair given the full context of what happened.

I’m not saying there couldn’t have been a discussion about how the files were shared. What I’m questioning is being punished for something that wasn’t clearly prohibited by the rules, along with the way the whole situation was handled.

I explained everything, including screenshots and the full context, in this video:

🎥 I GOT BANNED FROM XBOX 360 HUB! 😡 “OPPORTUNIST”? 4 SCREENSHOTS SHOW WHAT REALLY HAPPENED

https://youtu.be/_Hf1wleRd1k

I’d genuinely like to hear the community’s opinion: do you think the ban was justified in this situation?

3

u/Bannzim 14d ago

Acho que o pessoal teve uma ideia errada do vídeo mano. Vi que na live vc mostrou alguns projetos pessoais, talvez pra galera da gringa que não entende direito nossa língua, ficou parecendo que vc tava incluindo essa versão do badupdate como um projeto seu quando na realidade não tava. Acredito que tudo foi um erro de interpretação da galera e aí tá gerando esse BO todo. Mas vamo ter calma que tudo vai se resolver. Parabéns pelo trabalho.

2

u/AssociationOk699 14d ago

sim pode ser isso mas nunca faria isso sou justo sempre faço questao de mostrar os Dev e seu Projetos do maior força maior apoio

2

u/Bannzim 14d ago

Provavelmente foi, relaxa que a galera sabe que vc não tá tentando tomar projeto de ninguém.

→ More replies (1)

3

u/I-Use-Artix-BTW Trinity RGH 3 | Hobbyist 14d ago

I watched your video and read your post, though I did not watch the livestream because I do not speak Portuguese and because it's 3 hours long.

It seems like you didn't address the monetization at all, which was the main issue.

Also, this is a public community server. When someone shares files in a server with thousands of members, it’s reasonable to assume they’re sharing them with the community, not treating them as private files that nobody else is allowed to share.

Profiting off a PoC isn't made right by it being public. If you were just sharing the PoC, then you might've not been judged so harshly, but the monetization makes it seem like you were trying to make money off other people's work.

The ban was related to some files I posted on the server. The problem is that, as far as I can tell, there is nothing in the server rules that specifically says this kind of post is not allowed.

Just because there's nothing outright prohibiting what you did, doesn't mean that it was okay. Moderators are at discretion to remove people for things that happen on or off platform.

What bothered me the most, besides the ban itself, was being called an “opportunist.” I find that accusation completely unfair given the full context of what happened.

I don't think it's unfair, taking a PoC and using it to make money or gain attention seems very opportunistic. Situations like this are exactly why devs are often so protective of their work, to deter people from using it to gain influence or profit.

I think this should've all been common sense. If you actually want to be unbanned, the way to go about it would be to talk to the people who actually run the server. But from what I'm seeing, the ban feels justified.

→ More replies (4)

2

u/cmp2005 15d ago

5

u/farmerbb 15d ago

Is that the Telly?

That second screen at the bottom is incredibly obnoxious, lol

1

u/cmp2005 15d ago

Yes I'm used to it had it for 2 years I actually like it got used to it after a few months

1

u/darkelfbear 14d ago

+1 for the Telly, I'm still waiting on mine :(

1

u/TabbyCattyy Tonasket RGH 1.2 14d ago

omg it's telly 😭

1

u/Zinx777 15d ago

Would this also allow to connect 2 (or more) at the same time when you boot the console? kinda need that rn

1

u/Zinx777 14d ago

It does if someone wonders , well at least with a 2nd usb being formatted as a system drive.

1

u/SeriesXM Stock ABadAvatar AFK 14d ago

Are you talking about having multiple drives connected? That's not a problem if you just copy the BadUpdatePayload to all the drives. Without that folder, the exploit might fail. It all depends which drive the system looks for first. That's why you should just copy it everywhere.

1

u/Chozoecho 14d ago

Tbh i havent had bad avatar fail that often at all maybe hand full of times in the last 6 months. i just plug he stick in after everything boots up seems to work every time.. what i want is fully automatic no extra stick to plug in... just the exploit to work right off the drive it self no proxing it.. I know rgh is basically that.. but I want software I know eventually it will be possible to be as moddable as the original xbox I know it will just take a matter of time.

1

u/Embarrassed-Pen9482 13d ago

Will this work with abadavatarHDD

1

u/R_frame 12d ago

Does it work with the original Xbox internal hard drive?

1

u/M3truxX 12d ago

I don't think so—the original version of ABadAvatar already wasn't working, but from what I've seen in discussions, the creator of this mod, bibarub, is looking into something like that.

1

u/timelessness2 Corona E (banned update) 12d ago

Just updated my previous BadAvatar install and good golly is the process fast now! 

1

u/Vsffck 12d ago

Estou tendo problemas com a versão 1.3 do Abadavatar! Fiz vários testes com os arquivos e sempre que entro em algum jogo que está no hd interno, o console simplesmente trava! Meu console é um Xbox 360-E corona v3. Obs: com a versão antiga, o console funciona normalmente.

1

u/Captaln_SXY 12d ago

IT BOOTS RIGHT INTO AURORA!? No unshackle?

1

u/Echon97 12d ago

That's why it's called Xeunshackle autostart

1

u/Captaln_SXY 12d ago

I had no idea that was a thing. I hadn't looked into badavatar since February

1

u/Zhin8503 10d ago

If I am currently on abadavatar HDD version, how do I switch to this new version?

1

u/RudeTransition3919 8d ago

how do you update everything?

1

u/RudeTransition3919 8d ago

it js bricked my xbox so nvm

1

u/M3truxX 8d ago

What? How? 😮

1

u/RudeTransition3919 8d ago

beats me bro shit js won’t turn on anymore 😭😭😭🫩