BVTMonitor

Easy-Build XBOX: Build Verification Testing Monitor (BVTMonitor)

This tool is VERY experimental, you may encounter errors and/or bugs

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  • What does it contain?
  • Essential Requirements
  • How To Use?
    • How does it work?
  • Notes:

BVTMonitor is a tool to simulate a BVT XBOX, to allow building and deploying a compiled Kernel and other files. This tool is aimed at people who are making code edits and want an almost automated process for deploying the files to the BVT.

I Will be adding features as time goes on, the first is adding a bit more functionality, and allowing xemu's IP to be exposed to the Build VM for debugging, better deployments and to be able to use more internal source tools

NOTES ON TESTING:

• For now, its very unlikely that the BIOS will boot on the Standard XEMU Alone.
• A custom fork will be needed, one that supports BIOS 'Visor' hacked builds.. look at this PR I think its this one anyway
• If you change the 2bl.img and remainder.img from a bios of your choice, not all of them will work.. (Complex Retail)
• MCPX 1.1 is recommended so there may be issues, don't quote me on this one!

What does it contain?

• BVTMonitor.cmd - This is the main script used to connect to Easy-Build.
• Tools\replace.vbs - A simple VBS Script that allows BVTMonitor to modify lines in 'XEMU.ini' to point to binplaced files.

Essential Requirements

NOTE: This has ONLY BEEN TESTED ON WINDOWS 10 X64, if this works on older OSs, let me know!

• An empty folder to be used as a Network Share for Host and Build VM (I recommend using the .VHDX file or creating your own BVT VHD).

• Your preferred XEMU Emulator fork extracted to the BVT1_XEMU folder.

• MCPX ROM (As far as I know MCPX 1.1 Images not supported*).

• Xbox Formatted HDD Image for XEMU.

• BVTMonitor.cmd at the ROOT of the BVT Drive/Folder.

  (Items with a * need conformation)

How To Use?

Click here for more details on using BVTMonitor, Tips on editing the Script and other info

• Setup the BVT Folder/Drive, and make sure it has Sharing Enabled and a Network Address assigned.
• Load BVTMonitor and follow onscreen instructions until you see Waiting for Connection.
• On the Build VM, Load Easy-Build and type BVT on the Main Menu.
• Input the name of the Network Share e.g: \\tsclient\D
• The build will be automatic from here, the Tree will build, Kernel packed into ROM and copied to BVT Drive. XEMU will auto-start with the newly compiled BIOS/Kernel

How does it work?

Easy-Build and BVTMonitor will create .txt files in xboxbins\NEEDED_BY_BVTMONITOR at each stage of the build, coupled with some if exist "xboxbins\NEEDED_BY_BVTMONITOR\StageText.txt " in both to tell each script what part we are at.

Built files (xboxkrnl.exe, xboxbios.bin and eventually more) are placed into xboxbins\release by Easy-Build after building, then the bios is copied to Bldr_files and xemu.ini is backed up and configured.

Xemu will automatically open when it has all the files it needs and hopefully boot your modified Kernel! When you are done make sure to close BVTMonitor as this will place the just tested BIOS and kernel into xboxbins\testedand clean up the .txt files created throughout the BVT Build.

Notes:

• You will need a compatible build of XEMU that supports the Visor patches in the Complex Xbox Tree, otherwise it wont boot the 4400 Kernel.
• You will need to experiment with what version MCPX you use