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  1. Midnightzak

    Hardware Another Broken Xbox - E74 (1022)

    I've got an Xbox from 2008 that was given to me which currently isn't working. It's got the infamous "E 74" screen. So far I have taken it apart, cleaned out the dust, and replaced the thermal compound. The unit still starts up to the "E 74" screen. I did the Eject/Sync combo to receive an...
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    Homebrew Media Players (MPlayer/GeexBox)

    I recently got a 32" flat panel LCD TV and hooked up my trustworthy Wii to it. I changed the Wii system menu option to "Widescreen" and the Wii's system menu and Homebrew menu display using the entire screen, this is good. However when I try and watch movies using either GeexBox (preferred...
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    Hacking Wii internet speed thread

    So the guys at www.speedtest.net have a special page setup for your Wii to test it's speeds. I've personally tried my Wii using the Ninty USB WiFi Connector and get about 3.00 kbps download and 0.5 kbps upload. I personally thought this was slow since my PC connects at 30mbps download and...
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    Hacking Which Media Player do you prefer?

    So I just downloaded DMP today and out of what I have tested it is easily the best in my opinion. However I wanted to download/create themes for it and found out that it is no longer under development per it's homepage at http://www.dragonminded.com/?inc=projects/Projects Now I did find a few...
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    Hacking Wii System Updated to 3.4

    So last night a friend sent me a gift that I needed to download through the Shop Channel and it forced a system update. I without thinking allowed it to do so and now I have 3.4 update on my system. Haven't done extensive testing but it appears that my HBC still works but I am semi-paranoid...
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    Hacking Twilight Hack help

    Helping a friend with the Twilight Hack / Homebrew Channel install. Installed the Zelda TH save files and can successfully start the hack, however when the Wii starts to load the ELF file it instantly gets an error. "C1000002" Ive done a bit of looking around and can't seem to nail it down...
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    Hacking Backup Wii Games

    I haven't done my research yet but figured I'd be asking this question eventually anyway so... Wondering the application of choice for PC (WinXP) for ripping Wii games to ISO? Do I use a special Wii application or something like Alcohol / Nero? If someone could point me at a guide or maybe...
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