The LPC Mangler for the Original Xbox and LPC Recovery Tool

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Team Resurgent has unveiled its work-in-progress/proof-of-concept modchip, The LPC Mangler. This emerging creation, still in its developmental stages, currently supports up to 4MB of flash storage and offers Serial output capabilities.

The original Xbox, even with the passage of time, retains a fervent and dedicated fanbase. Projects like the LPC Mangler underline the community's ceaseless passion, as enthusiasts consistently push boundaries to rejuvenate timeless hardware.

Alongside The LPC Mangler, the team has also rolled out LPC Recovery Tool. This utility allows enthusiasts to harness the power of a Teensy 4.0 to flash an SST49LF040 LPC BIOS chip.

Both releases highlight the ongoing innovation within the original Xbox community. We're eager to see the community rally around these projects, lending their expertise to further refine and enhance them. With such collaborative spirit, the potential for groundbreaking modding capabilities becomes boundless, propelling the Xbox experience into new realms.

While the original Xbox is considered vintage, its legacy, bolstered by such innovations, is evidently enduring.

The Projects can be found here.
https://github.com/Team-Resurgent/LPC-Mangler
https://github.com/Team-Resurgent/LPC-Recovery-Tool

 

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[DobaMuffin]

This seems interesting. Definitely not the first time I've heard of the Mangler project, but it's not what I thought it was either.

This seems like it will be the start to a nice open source modchip.

 

Edited August 8, 2023 by DobaMuffin
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[HoRnEyDvL]

It intercepts the LPC commands between the chipset and an LPC flash chip, rewriting the command and address bits so you can use larger, later chips that don't normally reside at the same addresses as typical LPC flash chips used in simpler mods like the Aladdin , and does so while adding as few extra clock cycles as possible to the transaction

[SylverReZ]

Correct. Its similar to the Aladdin and XBlast. Overall, I hope your project is well and truly successful in the long run, and that it brings the community together to contribute some new additions to your amazing project.

Edited February 12 by SylverReZ

[DobaMuffin]

9 minutes ago, HoRnEyDvL said:

It intercepts the LPC commands between the chipset and an LPC flash chip, rewriting the command and address bits so you can use larger, later chips that don't normally reside at the same addresses as typical LPC flash chips used in simpler mods like the Aladdin , and does so while adding as few extra clock cycles as possible to the transaction

Yeah, very much reminds me of the code written by bennydiamond/psykochewbacca. Simplistic in nature, though this code seems easier to read overall in comparison to benny's code.

Edit: I hope to be able to build a few in the future. Seems like an interesting project overall.

Edited August 8, 2023 by DobaMuffin
No need to double post