Warhammer_40000_Space_Marine_READNFO_XGD3_0800_USA_RF-XBOX360-RRoD     ____________________________________________________________________ _ _    +-RELEASE.DETAiLS

      ùReleaseDate... 2011-10-01         ùSource Media....... XGD3 DVD9       ùFilename...... rrod-w4sm.rxx      ùSource Region...... NTSC/U       ùRarCount...... 83x100MB           ùPlayable Regions... REGION-FREE       ùFormat........ ISO                ùVerified........... Yes       ùhttp://marketplace.xbox.com/games

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       Step fearlessly into the heart of combat as Captain Titus of the        Ultramarines, unleashing visible violent death against the enemies of        mankind in the first 3rd person action shooter set in the dark future        of the Warhammer 40,000 universe.  Storm into battle and use a        combination of the most lethal ranged and melee weapons against the        feral Orks and insidious forces of Chaos. Experience the awe        inspiring landscapes and immense battles of the Warhammer 40,000        universe. Form your own Space Marine squad or Chaos Space Marine        warband and take the battle online.

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       Playable Regions: ALL (REGION-FREE)

       SplitVid, SSv2, and verified with abgx360!

       RRoD is proud to bring you the very first official XGD3 0800 ISO        releases made with c4eva's new 0800 v3.0 ripping fw for BenQ VAD6038        and Lite-On DG-16D2S.

       These ISOs are fully compatible with the new LT+ v2.0 for Phats and        Slims, are burnable to regular DVD+R DL discs, include full & correct        AP2.5 data, and are verified in the abgx360 database. Please refer to        the status table on http://c4evaspeaks.com for a breakdown of which        drives support LT+ v2.0.

       The LT+ v2.0 release for Phat models is imminent, and it was        requested that we release these in advance in order to give everyone        time to have them downloaded and ready to play for once the fw goes        public.

       Our thanks and congratulations to c4eva, Team Xecuter/k3rn3l, the        JungleFlasher team, Redline99 for Xbox Backup Creator, Seacrest for        abgx360, the core testing team, and all the other individuals        involved who came together to make this possible!

       XGD3 BACKUPS OVERVIEW

       To end the confusion once and for all, *yes*, original XGD3 discs        have a higher linear/track density and therefore a higher physical        capacity than XGD2 and regular DVD+R DL media. As a result, XGD3 ISO        backups are larger as well.

       For XGD3 backup support, c4eva has introduced in LT+ v2.0 the LT-MAX        feature, which allows for XGD3 backups to use the maximum possible        layerbreak for regular DVD+R DL media, and therefore all of the        available space (8,547,991,552 bytes) of a regular DVD+R DL disc.

       Since there is still not enough space on a regular DVD+R DL disc to        hold the entire XGD3 game partition, not to mention the Layer 1        Video partition, this is not at all recommended as being "safe" for        Xbox LIVE.

       XGD3 backups will still boot and play fine on LT+ v2.0 as long as the        last approximately 1.7% of the game partition does not contain any of        the actual game assets, which it usually won't because the end of the        game partition is near the inner edge of the disc, and developers        will try to keep their game data near the outer edge (middle of the        game partition) to maximize read performance.

       Another necessary condition to booting and playing XGD3 backups on        regular DVD+R DL media is that the kernel or game code itself must        not perform any CIV (Content Integrity Verification) checks on any        part of this last approximately 1.7% of the game partition (or at        least it must not take any action after CIV failures). Even if there        are no actual game assets in this area, there is still pseudo-random        padding data which can be checked through CIV, and such checks can        even be added later to the game code through title updates, or to the        kernel through system updates.

       Just like XGD2, XGD3 backups still require the correct dashboard        version-specific AP2.5 replay data. As they've done previously, MS        has the ability to change the DAE.bin by way of a system update,        meaning you may need to re-patch/re-burn at some point. The abgx360        application and database will be updated accordingly to support XGD3.

       BEST PRACTICES AND SETTINGS

       The P2P XGD3 ISO rips that were floating around before this point are        for ODDEs and are not compatible as-is with LT+ v2.0. Their PFI, DMI        and SS sectors are in the wrong PSN (Physical Sector Number)        locations and they are missing the critical AP2.5 replay sector and        SS replay table. If you intend to play XGD3 backups on a firmware-        flashed 360, it's up to you to make sure you're using proper ISOs        made with 0800 v3.0, and to double-check by running them through        abgx360 before burning.

       Keep in mind that this is the first of several potential disc-based        backup solutions for XGD3. As such, it's recommened that all        subsequent releases maintain the full ISO size and associated        layerbreak (2133520) in the .dvd, which will help to ensure that they        will be forward-compatible should any media manufacturers step up        with new larger-capacity discs (which will be necessary in order to        make XGD3 backups as safe as possible on Xbox LIVE).

       The actual layerbreak for XGD3 ISOs is 2133520. However, when burning        XGD3 ISOs to regular DVD+R DL, ImgBurn will automatically reposition/        limit the layerbreak to 2086912 in accordance with the disc's maximum        Layer 0 data zone capacity (2,086,912 [LBA: 0 - 2086911]). The LT-MAX        feature in LT+ v2.0 will compensate for this and allow you to play        XGD3 backups with this wrong layerbreak, and therefore wrong game        partition data PSN locations.

       In the case of growisofs as instructed below, in order to avoid        errors when burning XGD3 to regular DVD+R DL, you may choose to first        truncate the ISO to 8,547,991,552 bytes, and burn using a reduced        associated layerbreak of 2086912. This should give you exactly the        same end result as if you followed the instructions below for ImgBurn        on Windows.

       INSTRUCTIONS FOR BURNING XGD3 BACKUPS WITH IMGBURN

       We recommended that you use the latest version of ImgBurn (v2.5.5.0        at the time of writing, downloadable at        http://www.imgburn.com/index.php?act=download). Older versions may        handle this process differently and/or give a different set of        errors.

       Although it is set by default in ImgBurn, please ensure that under        Tools > Settings > Write, you have "Layer Break (For DL Media)" set        to "Calculate Optimal".

       Please ensure that the layerbreak is set as 2133520 in the .dvd file.        If you already have the XGD2 (or other) layerbreak value set in        ImgBurn, the .dvd of the XGD3 ISO will override that setting and use        the proper layerbreak.

       As mentioned above, ImgBurn will automatically reposition/limit the        layerbreak to 2086912 when burning to regular DVD+R DL discs.

       Please see the included imgburn-xgd3-errors.png image for screenshots        of the errors you'll encounter in ImgBurn and what to click on in        each dialog that pops up.

       Step by Step:

       1. Choose "Write image file to disc", and after loading the .dvd        file, click "Write".

       2. ImgBurn will pop up a notice saying that there is not enough        space on the disc to burn the image, and asks if you would like to        continue anyway. Click "Yes".

       3. Another message might pop up saying that optimal layerbreak        position exceeds L0 capacity. Click "Yes".

       4. An error will then pop up noting that "Set L0 Data Zone        Capacity Failed". Click "Continue".

       5. The image will begin writing to the disc.

       6. Nearing the end of the write process, ImgBurn will pop up an        error at around 97% or 98% (this is what we want -- it's        intentional!). Click "Cancel".

       7. A notice will then pop up asking if you would like ImgBurn to        try and perform the "'Close Track/Session/Disc' functions". Click        "Yes".

       8. Let the disc finalize, and you're done!

       INSTRUCTION FOR BURNING XGD3 BACKUPS WITH GROWISOFS

       truncate --size=8547991552 xgd3game.iso

       growisofs -use-the-force-luke=dao -use-the-force-luke=break:2086912        -dvd-compat -speed=4 -Z /dev/dvd=xgd3game.iso

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