.:Release V2.4.2 Beta (Xbox V1.0 - 1.6) Only:.

Version :.........V2.4.2 Beta      * Size :......................256 KB
Date :....................18/08/24 * Type :...............Xbox Bios
Group :........Team CerBios        * Platform :.........Microsoft Xbox

https://discord.gg/VcdSfajQGK

--A new custom Bios for the Original Xbox.--

Release: V2.4.2 Beta

The Dogs Are Back From Their Vacation (Fixed Splash Screen)
Improved Dual HDD Support. (DriveSetup = 3)
Updated UDMA Settings In INI To Support Both HDDS. Please Ensure You
are Running Latest Cerbios.INI

New UDMA Settings:
; Set Master Drive UDMA mode 0-6 on cold-boot
UdmaModeMaster = 2

; Set Slave Drive UDMA mode 0-6 on cold-boot (Enable DriveSetup = 3)
UdmaModeSlave  = 2

Released Updated Version Of LithiumX Which Allows Browsing Of 2nd HDD
Additional System Stability Improvements.

*.........................:Dual HDD Support Info?:...........................*
This Is A First For The Original Xbox And You May Encounter Some Bugs.
Please Report Your Test Results In Our Discord Room For Future
Improvements.

To Custom Format Your 2nd HDD You Will Require FATXplorer 3.0 beta 32
or Higher. This Can Be Downloaded From The Below Link.
https://fatxplorer.eaton-works.com/3-0-beta/

Existing Partitions Are Supported With Dual HDD Configuration.
This Includes Stock HDD or Cerbios Formated Extended HDDS

*......................:Dashboard & Software Updates:........................*
Existing Open Source Dashboards Will Need To Be Updated To Support
Secondary HDD "\Device\Harddisk1\Partition(#)\"

Software Where Source Does Not Exist May Need To Be Patched Manually.
Please Share Any Patches Made With The Community.

#Please Contribute To Our Testing Efforts And Report Your Test Results,
Bugs, Or Any Other Feedback In Our Room On Discord. Your Input Is
Invaluable And Greatly Appreciated.

We Are Already Hard At Work Towards Our Next Major Release.

Release: V2.4.1 Beta

Fixed Reported Issues With Force 480p & Force Pal
Fixed Reported Video Issues, Black Screen On Some Games
Improved VGA Mode. Still Experimental
Additional System Stability Improvements.

#Please Contribute To Our Testing Efforts And Report Your Test Results,
Bugs, Or Any Other Feedback In Our Room On Discord. Your Input Is
Invaluable And Greatly Appreciated.

We Are Already Hard At Work Towards Our Next Major Release.

Release: V2.4.0 Beta

NEW INI CONFIGURATION OPTIONS PLEASE UPDATE YOUR CERBIOS.INI FILE

Fixed Booting / Freezing  Issues with Some V1.0 Consoles
Fixed Video Issues Related To V1.6 Xcalibur Encoder. Composite, Scart
Svideo & Component Video Modes Now Working.
Fixed Video Issues Related to Scrambled Image On 1.6 Consoles. No More
Patching Of XBEs Required.
Added Ability To Set UDMA Mode Via Cerbios.ini
Added Ability To Force 480I to 480P Via Cerbios.ini & Cerbios Tool.
Added IGPC (In Game Power Cycle), Set Your Own Mapping Via Cerbios Tool
# Power Cycle = LT+RT+BLACK+DPADUP
Improved Bootup Times When No DVD / HDD Connected.
Fixed Issues with 1.6 Consoles & Fan Speed.
Added Default Fan Speed For CPU Upgraded Consoles To 60%.
Improved Safemode Detection.
Added Support For Force-PAL, an Automatic Setting That Temporarily
Switches The Console Region To PAL For Certain PAL-Only Games.
Added Support For An Upcoming RTC Hardware Module To Maintain Time Sync
Configurable Via Cerbios.ini (RTCEnable)
Added Experimental VGA Support.
Requires Cable That Can Seperate Sync-on-Green Signal Or A Monitor
That Supports Sync-on-Green. Video Mode Pins Set As (1+3) Or For
HDTV (2+3), This only Supports Xbox V1.0-1.4 Only.
Configurable Via Cerbios.ini (ForceVGA)
Added Ability To Block Xbox Dashboard Updates Via Cerbios.ini
This Only Blocks Checks Against C:\xboxdash.xbe. Useful When
Running Font Based Softmods Which Break If Dash Is Updated.
Additional System Stability Improvements.

An Updated Version Of Team Resurgents Cerbios Tool Will Be Found At
https://github.com/Team-Resurgent/CerbiosTool

#Please Contribute To Our Testing Efforts And Report Your Test Results,
Bugs, Or Any Other Feedback In Our Room On Discord. Your Input Is
Invaluable And Greatly Appreciated.

We Are Already Hard At Work Towards Our Next Major Release.

Release: V2.3.2 HD Alpha Test Build / Bug Finder

Added Inital Support for HD+ Hardware Mod
Released ElpisHD App. Ability To Control HD+ Features On Cerbios.
Place ElpisHD Folder To Root Of C:\ For Default Location and Run
Default.Xbe To Configure Settings.

*.........................:Why Is This An Alpha?:............................*

This Release Is A Public Alpha Test Build Of Cerbios, Featuring Support
For The HD+ Mod. We Issue This Release With An Important Warning: This
Build Is Not Intended For Regular, Daily Use. It Is Likely To Contain
Bugs, Including Some That May Have Been Overlooked Or Inadvertently
Introduced During The Integration Of Undocumented Support For Third-
Party Hardware.

We Are Relying On The Community's Collaboration For This Phase. Your
Participation In Testing And Providing Feedback Is Vital. We Need Your
Help To Identify And Report Any Issues Before We Proceed To An Official
Beta Release. This Collaborative Effort Is Crucial To Ensure The
Stability And Functionality Of The Final Product.

ElpisHD App is required to change settings on the HD+ And Works Only
With Cerbios. Source Code Will Be Released Once Testing Is Complete
And Offical Beta Version With HD Support Is Released.

#Please Contribute To Our Testing Efforts And Report Your Test Results,
Bugs, Or Any Other Feedback In Our Room On Discord. Your Input Is
Invaluable And Greatly Appreciated.

Release: V2.3.1 Beta

Added Ability To Launch Cerbios As A BFM Bios Via PBL Methods.

Thanks To Team Resurgent For Providing The Required Patches, Cerbios
Is Now BFM Compatible. This Means Your Favourite Bios Can Now Be Used
On Softmodded Consoles, TSOP And All Modchips.

To Launch Cerbios As A BFM Bios, Simply Copy The Pheonix Bios Loader
Folder To Your HDD A Long With A Copy Of Cerbios Bios File Renamed As
Cerbios.bin , Copy BootAnims Folder & Cerbios.ini to Root Of C:
Launch Default.XBE & Let The Magic Happen. Console Should Reboot Into
Cerbios.
Please Note Doing A FULL IGR While Using PBL Will Reload Your Default
Bios Again.

For Modchip & TSOP Users Nothing Has Changed. Simply Flash To Your
Hardware, Copy BootAnims Folder & Cerbios.ini to Root Of C:

The Updated Version Of Team Resurgents Cerbios Tool Can Be Found At
https://github.com/Team-Resurgent/CerbiosTool
Please Show Them Some Love, As They Continue To Release Some Amazing
Free Tools For The Scene. They Have Set Up A Patreon & Kofi

Thanks Also Go Out To Team Pheonix & Meetoo For Their Amazing Work
They Did With PBL. 20 Years Later & Still Works As It Did On Day One

#PLEASE REPORT YOUR TEST RESULTS OR ANY BUGS REPORTS IN OUR ROOM ON
DISCORD THANKS

Release: V2.3.0 Beta

Added New Way To Customize Bios Using Cerbios Tool (windows Only ATM)
Added Ability To Theme Cerbios Logo Via Cerbios Tool
Added Ability To Scale or Hide Cerbios Logo Entirely Via Cerbios Tool
Added Experimental UDMA Mode 6 (Requires Ultra DMA (80-Conductor)
IDE/ATA Cable & Startech Adapter.
Removed Custom IGR Keys From INI. Now Configureable Via Cerbios Tool
Added Ability To Use Drive Letters In Paths As Well As \Device* Format
Added Ability To Set UDMA Modes 2-6 Via Cerbios Tool
Added Ability To Set UDMA Mode Auto Via Cerbios Tool For Startech or
Generic Sata to IDE Adapters. Auto Mode Will Detect Supported
UDMA Mode Of Drive & Sets that. This Feature Is Experimental, You
Can Boot Into UDMA Mode 2 (Safe Mode) by Booting Xbox Using Eject.
Please Share Your Results Of Auto Mode In Our Room On Discord.
Added Auto Boot Into Safe Mode If Error 9 Or 13 Detected Due To
Incompatble UDMA Mode.
Updated Cerbios.ini to Support Drive Letter Path Names As well.
System Stability Improvements

We Are Working On Fixing Some Of The Reported 1.6 Video Issues With
Composite Video Cables. We Recommend You Use Component Or HDMI Plug
And Play Solutions Such As Chimeric HDMI, XBOX2HDMI Or Xedusa.

We Are Already Hard At Work Towards Our Next Major Release.

*.........................:What Is Cerbios Tool?:............................*

Cerbios Tool Allows You To Customize Some Of the Features Found In
Cerbios. This Tool Was Created And Released By Team Resurgent.
More Information And Features can Be Found On Their Github Page.

Some Of Its Core Features & Functionality Are Listed Below .
Ability To Theme Cerbios Logo.
Comes Preloaded With Themes To Pick From
Ability To Copy & Share Themes With Your Friends.
Ability To Add & Load Themes into App Using Themes.JSON.
Ability To Scale or Hide Cerbios Logo Apart From Safe Mode Notice
Ability To Set UDMA MODES AUTO or 2-6
Ability To Save Favourite Configs To Re-Use Later
Ability To Set Config Defaults
Ability To Set IGR Combo Keys & Controller Port
Ability To Set Or Edit Existing Functionality Such as Debug, Fan Speed
DriveSetup, AV Check, CD, Dash & Boot Animation Paths And Front LED
Directly Into Bios.
Ability To Disable Config Loading From HDD And Use Settings Saved In
In Bios Instead. Config Loading From HDD Is Enabled By Default And Will
Overwrite Any Settings In Bios With That In INI File.
Many More Features Please Check Github For Updates.

The Latest Version Of Team Resurgents Cerbios Tool Can Be Found At
https://github.com/Team-Resurgent/CerbiosTool
Please Show Them Some Love, As They Continue To Release Some Amazing
Free Tools For The Scene.

#PLEASE REPORT YOUR TEST RESULTS OR ANY BUGS REPORTS IN OUR ROOM ON
DISCORD THANKS

Release: V2.2.1 Beta

Fixed Issue Where Some Split Isos Would Not Work Properly
Shout-Out To Those That Reported This Bug To Us.

#PLEASE REPORT YOUR TEST RESULTS OR ANY BUGS REPORTS IN OUR ROOM ON
DISCORD THANKS

Release: V2.2.0 Beta - MERRY XMAS AND HAPPY NEW YEAR -

Added Support for .CCI, Cerbios Compressed Image (Compressed Games)
System Stability Improvements
Added UDMA4 Build. For Those Who Requested It

*................:What Is CCI, Cerbios Compressed Image?:....................*

.CCI Is A Compression Method For The ISO Image Format. It Is Used To
Compress Your Dumped Xbox Games As An Alternative To The .CSO
Compression Method. CCI Was Designed With Fast Creation Of The File
Format And Optimal Decompression In Kernel Without The Need For Any
Additional Hardware, Modifications Or Addons.

.CCI Is The First Compression Method For ISO That Has Support For
Split Compressed ISO's To Work On An Xbox. It Was Created So That
Additional Storage Space Can Be Saved, Whilst Also Using A Low Memory
Footprint. Other Benefits Include Being Able To Be Decompressed With
Minimal Code As Well As Fast LZ4 Decompression That Does Not Impact
System Performance And Future Expandability. Team Resurgent Created
The First Prototype Code That We Have Iterated Upon And Incorporated
Into Cerbios Today.

Team Resurgent Has Updated Their Repackinator Tool & Have Added The
Ability For Users To Create Compressed Images (.CCI) Of Your Dumps

The Latest Version Of Team Resurgents Repackinator Can Be Found At
https://github.com/Team-Resurgent/Repackinator
Please Show Them Some Love, As They Continue To Release Some Amazing
Free Tools For The Scene.

All Image Formats Created By Repackinator Keep Sectors & Disk Info
Intact To Ensure DRM Problamatic Games Such As Toca 3 Etc Work.

To All Our Beta Testers, Thank You For All The Testing And Support
Much Love & Respect <3.

We Will Be Back In 2023 With New Amazing Releases For All To Enjoy.

#PLEASE REPORT YOUR TEST RESULTS OR ANY BUGS REPORTS IN OUR ROOM ON
DISCORD, INCLUDING ANY ISSUES FACED WITH CCI THANKS

Release: V2.1.0 Beta

Added Support for Xbox Console Revision V1.6
Fixed Issues With Insignia Account Creation (MACS)
Will No Longer Report As Live Blocking Bios.
System Stability Improvements

People Doubted That It Would Be Possible However We Are Proud To
Introduce Cerbios Hybrid V2.1.0, Compatible With All Xbox Revisions
V1.0 - V1.6 Including all 128MB Ram Upgraded Systems

For the Best Compatibility With Larger HDDS, We Recommend You Format
Your HDD Using FATXPLORER 3.X Beta & The Cerbios Option. We Have Seen
Issues When Drives Are Formatted for Titan Use.

A Big Shout-Out To All The Talented People Whom Contributed To This
Release, Endless Hours Were Spent Writing Custom Tools, Disassembly &
Analysing Hundreds of Lines of ASM, To Recreate The Code We Use Today
You Know Who You Are. To All Our Beta Testers, Thank You For All The
Testing And Support, Much Love & Respect <3.

We Are Already Hard At Work Towards Our Next Major Release.

#PLEASE REPORT YOUR TEST RESULTS OR ANY BUGS REPORTS IN OUR ROOM ON
DISCORD THANKS

Release: V2.03 Repack

Contains All Features And Fixes From V2.03
Fixed Booting Issue When DriveSetup = 0
Updated Safemode Boot Screen
System Stability Improvements

Apologies For Our Last Release, Our Devs Were A Little Too Eager To
Get Back Into The Grind Of Things.

#PLEASE REPORT YOUR TEST RESULTS OR ANY BUGS REPORTS IN OUR ROOM ON
DISCORD THANKS

Release: V2.03

AIO Hybrid Build No More Retail / Debug
The Dogs Are Back From Their Vacation (Now Show On Boot)
Fixed Random Screen Corruption On Cerbios Boot Logo
Fixed Error 12 When DriveSetup = 0 In Config and using UDMA5
Fixed Issue With Some Games Not Booting (WIP)
Added Parental Control Removal. If Parental Controls Are Enabled
Cerbios Will Now Remove / Unlock Them From EEPROM.
Added New Safemode, Press Eject To Bypass UDMA Settings, This Will
Revert UDMA5 Back To UDMA2 (For That Boot). This Does Not Work
With The Xenium Based Mod Chips.

We Are Still Here!!! Life Sometimes Takes Over Your Free Time.
Additional Features & Hardware Support Is Still Worked On & Will Be
Released Once Ready. Stay Tuned.

For the Best Compatibility With Your Games, We Recommend You Make
Or Use Full Redump Images, Check Out The Newly Released Repackinator
by Team Resurgent. This Tool Will Convert Your Redumps Into Split
Images With Default.Xbe. Simply Copy To Your Xbox & Game On

#PLEASE REPORT YOUR TEST RESULTS OR ANY BUGS REPORTS IN OUR ROOM ON
DISCORD THANKS

Release: V2.02 Repack

Fixed Issue With XMV Player Not Playing Video On Startup

#PLEASE REPORT YOUR TEST RESULTS OR ANY BUGS REPORTS ON DISCORD
OR THE FORUMS. THANKS

Release: V2.02

Bios No Longer In Beta Phase
Fixed Issue With Sonic Mega Collection Not Booting
Included Nyan Cat Boot Animation from T.H.D
Added New Boot Animation (XMV Player) Convert Your Animations To
XMV Movie Files. Included Xbox One Boot Screen As Demo.
Fixed OG Xbox Boot Animation. Now Supports Widescreen & Upto 720P
Two Addition Bios Binaries Released. Retail UDMA5 & Debug UDMA5
Use At Own Risk, A few IDE To Sata Adapters Do Not Support Higher
Transfer Speeds, This Is Experimental. DO NOT FLASH UNLESS YOU
YOU HAVE A WAY TO RECOVER, YOU HAVE BEEN WARNED!!!!

We Are Working Hard In The Background To Add Additional Features
And Hardware Support. Keep An Eye Out For Further Announcements

For the Best Compatibility With Your Games, We Recommend You Make
Or Use Full Redump Images, Use DD To Remove Video Partition

#PLEASE REPORT YOUR TEST RESULTS OR ANY BUGS REPORTS ON DISCORD
OR THE FORUMS. THANKS

Release: Beta V2.01

Bug Fixes Related To No DVD Drive Checks
All DriveSetup Modes In Config Now Work.

#PLEASE REPORT YOUR TEST RESULTS OR ANY BUGS REPORTS ON DISCORD
OR THE FORUMS. THANKS

Release: Beta V2.00

Two Bios Binaries Released. Retail & Hybrid Debug
Use Retail Unless You Require Debug Features For XDK Tools ETC
#PLEASE NOTE: Current ATTACH.XBE DOES NOT WORK FOR ISO LOADING
USING DEBUG BIOS. NEW ATTACH.XBE WILL BE RELEASED IN FUTURE
Xbox V1.4 (Focus) Support Enabled
Improved No DVD Drive Check With Two New Modes
# 1 = HDD & No DVD (Legacy Mode) Same as Existing Bioses
# 2 = HDD & No DVD (Modern Mode) Complete Removal Of DVD Code
Fixed 16 Invalid Clock Error. Xbox With Invalid Date/Time
Will Now Boot And Default Will Be Set To 01/01/2022 12:00AM
Fixed 07 HDD Time-Out Error when using cheap Ali Express Sata
Adapters. (Boot Times May Take Longer With Cheaper Adapters)
Added Dual HDD Support (Another Scene First By Team CerBios)
New Tools Will Be Released To Take Advantage Of Dual HDD
Added Single & Multiple Extended Partition Support & Cluster Sizes
Expand Partitions past 998GB Limit
Added Debug Enabled Bios With Option To Enable/Disable Via Config
Added Customizable IGR , Set Your Own Button Mappings Via Config
Added IGS (In Game Shutdown), Set Your Own Button Mappings Via Config
# Shutdown = LT+RT+BACK+DPADUP
Added Custom Fan Speed Control, Can Be Set Via Config
External Boot Animations, Easy To Replace Boot Animation XBE
Path can be set Via Cerbios.ini Config.
Included Two Boot Animation XBE's. XBOX OG & Custom (Modern) With
Bootanim.ini To Allow For Custom Colors ETC.
Place BootAnims Folder In Root Of C: For Default Location

#PLEASE REPORT YOUR TEST RESULTS OR ANY BUGS REPORTS ON DISCORD
OR THE FORUMS. THANKS

Release: Alpha V1.02
Enabled 3 different IGR Modes
# Dash = LT+RT+Back+Start
# Game = LT+RT+Black+Start
# Full = LT+RT+Black+Back
Bug Fixes Related To ISO Image Dismount

#PLEASE REPORT YOUR TEST RESULTS OR ANY BUGS REPORTS ON DISCORD
OR THE FORUMS. THANKS

Release: Alpha V1.01
Bug Fixes Related To Partition Table & Locked/Unlocked Drives

Release: Alpha V1
Custom LBA V4 Support. HDD up to 8TB  #READ WARNING#
Custom Partition Hack (Auto Detects!)
Native XISO Support. Just run attach.xbe to load game..
Custom Error Messages With Full Explanation
Full 128MB Ram Support (MTRR Fix)
Custom Config File For Animation Colors, Dash Paths CD Paths.
Universal Region Fix. (GTA SA NTSC Will Now Boot On Pal Consoles)
Boots All Originals
Boots All Unsigned Code
Boots All Backups
Boots Debug XBE's
Macrovision Protection Disabled
No Patch Hack
No Reset On Eject
No DVD Rom Check
No AV Cable Check
Front Led Support

#WARNING PLEASE USE AT OWN RISK. AS AN ALPHA TESTER THERE IS A
POSSIBILITY THAT SOMETHING MIGHT GO WRONG. DONT BLAME US. YOU
HAVE BEEN WARNED

*....:Frequently Asked Questions:............................................*

Q: How do i format my HDD for extra partition support?
A: We have reached out to scene members with details. Their tools
will be updated to make this process easier for you. We will also
release a Xbox app that you can run on your xbox.

Q: When will there be 1.4 - 1.6 support?
A: We currently have support for those hardware revisions disabled
during this alpha stage of testing. Once we are happy with the
testing and feedback received from the community we will introduce
new features & hardware support.
UPDATE: Xbox V1.4 SUPPORT ENABLED 09/04/2022
UPDATE: Xbox V1.6 SUPPORT ENABLED 20/11/2022

Q: What about IGR & fan speed control, what gives?
A: Like mentioned above some features have been disabled. These will
make an appearance in future build releases.
UPDATE: IGR SUPPORT ENABLED 17/02/2022
UPDATE: Custom Fan SUPPORT Added 22/04/2022

Q: My dashboard cant see my extra partitions 8-14.
A: Some dashboards were programed to only support F & G therefore
your extra partitions wont show. We suggest using XBMC which supports
6 extra partitions. As new dashboards and apps are developed we are
sure that they will include support for extra partitions.
UPDATE: Larger Single Partition Support Added 22/04/2022

Q: Will this run on XEMU?.
A: Yes

Q: How do i report my test results?
A: You can share your findings on the xboxscene forums or in the
Cerbios room on the xbox-scene discord. https://discord.gg/VcdSfajQGK

Q: Where can i find help the forums are dead?
A: Try the discord the xbox community is helpful.

Q: Where do i put the cerbios.ini?
A: Root of C:.