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A handful of DVD movies can be put into an Xbox and it will boot a demo game. Since these XBEs are signed to run from DVD, one can burn a DVD+R disc with the default.xbe on it and be able to play the demos. The disc must be burned with booktype DVD-ROM and the DVD drive must support layertype "read only" which is a firmware feature in a very small handful of DVD burners, likely a mistake from the factory.
A handful of DVD movies can be put into an Xbox and it will boot a demo game. Since these XBEs are signed to run from DVD, one can burn a DVD+R disc with the default.xbe on it and be able to play the demos. The disc must be burned with booktype DVD-ROM and the DVD drive must support layertype "read only" which is a firmware feature in a very small handful of DVD burners, likely a mistake from the factory. A burned disc's layertype can be checked with the [[File:DVDLayerTypeChecker.zip|DVD Layer Type Checker tool]].


The Hulk bonus disc is special in that it contains a unique late-term dashboard signed to run from DVD. The dashboard hash checks all files from the C: drive, so the font exploit cannot be used. In XQEMU, you can add missing dash 1920 XIP files into the dashboard and actually boot to the initial dashboard menu. However, if you select an option it will freeze. This has not been replicated on original hardware.
The Hulk bonus disc is special in that it contains a unique late-term dashboard signed to run from DVD. The dashboard hash checks all files from the C: drive, so the font exploit cannot be used. In XQEMU, you can add missing dash 1920 XIP files into the dashboard and actually boot to the initial dashboard menu. However, if you select an option it will freeze. This has not been replicated on original hardware.

Revision as of 19:01, 28 January 2023

A handful of DVD movies can be put into an Xbox and it will boot a demo game. Since these XBEs are signed to run from DVD, one can burn a DVD+R disc with the default.xbe on it and be able to play the demos. The disc must be burned with booktype DVD-ROM and the DVD drive must support layertype "read only" which is a firmware feature in a very small handful of DVD burners, likely a mistake from the factory. A burned disc's layertype can be checked with the File:DVDLayerTypeChecker.zip.

The Hulk bonus disc is special in that it contains a unique late-term dashboard signed to run from DVD. The dashboard hash checks all files from the C: drive, so the font exploit cannot be used. In XQEMU, you can add missing dash 1920 XIP files into the dashboard and actually boot to the initial dashboard menu. However, if you select an option it will freeze. This has not been replicated on original hardware.


Movies with Demos

Movie Disc Barcode (UPC) TitleID Demo Game
Doom (Unrated Widescreen Edition) Disc 1 25192 031229 AV-804A Doom 3
Hulk (Special Edition) Disc 2 25192 24892 VU-0011 The Hulk
King Arthur - The Director's Cut (Widescreen Edition) Disc 1 7 86936 265262 KN-8026 King Arthur
Robots (Fullscreen Edition) Disc 1 24543 193845 VU-8037 Robots
Star Wars: Clone Wars - Volume One Disc 1 24543 17005 LA-8018 Republic Commando
Star Wars: Clone Wars - Volume Two Disc 1 24543 214137 LA-801B Star Wars Battlefront II
Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith (Widescreen Edition) Disc 2 5 039036 023238 LA-801B Star Wars Battlefront II
Star Wars Trilogy (Widescreen Theatrical Edition) Disc 2 24543 559856 LA-8021 Lego Star Wars II
Star Wars Trilogy (Widescreen Edition with Bonus Disc, 4 disc set) Disc 4 24543 123415
5 039036 017374
LA-0012 Star Wars Battlefront
The Chronicles of Riddick (Widescreen Unrated Director's Cut) Disc 1 5 050582 274639 VU-803C The Chronicles of Riddick: Escape from Butcher Bay
Van Helsing (Widescreen Edition) Disc 1 25192 326622
25192 586125
VU-8038 Van Helsing