JulianDr14/jadyx v0.3.8.0

Jadyx 0.3.8.0 Beta

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Graphics

• Fixed the flickering and slowdown that came with 0.3.7.0. The local memory fix in
  0.3.7.0 also sent shaders that did not need it through the GPU buffer pool. In some games
  that kept the GPU at 80–90% and made pixels flicker when the pool ran out of room. Those
  shaders are now left out, and the games that do need the pool still render correctly.
• The pool now grows on demand. It starts small and doubles while shaders are short of
  room, up to 128 MiB, without recompiling any shader. Games that do not need it pay
  nothing.

Updates

• Guided update from a phone or PC. Xbox Dev Mode does not let an app install its own
  update, so Jadyx now guides the install instead. When a new version is out, the library
  shows a notice (Y opens the update page, X hides it). Choosing Install starts the Jadyx
  Portal and shows its address and connection code. In the browser, the portal opens on
  Update Jadyx: one click downloads the verified package and opens the Xbox Device
  Portal, where you install it over the current version. After the restart, the library
  confirms the new version.
• Reworked update page: it only shows what can be done right now, each row explains
  itself, and X or B closes it.
• Release notes now come from the GitHub release.
• A downloaded package that fails validation is discarded and downloaded again instead of
  being resumed.

Jadyx Portal

• More reliable address in Settings → File manager → Network connection: only
  addresses the console really holds are listed, and the one with internet access comes
  first. A 169.254.x.x address (the router gave the console no address) shows a warning.
• Fresh address on every start: the address is read again each time the server starts,
  so it no longer fails after the Wi-Fi reconnects.
• If port 8080 is taken or refused, the portal uses 8081–8084 and shows the address with
  the port it actually got.
• The portal says why it failed. Each fault has its own message: port in use, port
  blocked, address lost, Wi-Fi disconnected. If the console leaves the network while the
  portal runs, it stops and tells you. After three failures in a row, it suggests checking
  the cable or Wi-Fi, or restarting the console.
• Fault log: every portal fault is saved to
  LocalState\jadyx\log\jx_portal\portal_faults.log, with the time, version, error and
  network adapters at that moment. Nothing is sent anywhere: it is included when you export
  your logs for a bug report.

Known issues

• The connection type in Network connection can say Ethernet while the console is on
  Wi-Fi. The console does not report the link type reliably to apps. The address it shows
  still works.

Full changelog: v0.3.7.0...v0.3.8.0

Install

You need an Xbox Series X|S in Dev Mode. No keys, firmware or games are included: use your
own dumps.

1. Download Jadyx_0.3.8.0_x64.appx, Microsoft.VCLibs.x64.14.00.appx and
   Jadyx.cer from the assets below.
2. On a PC on the same network, open Device Portal at https://<xbox-ip>:11443 (Dev Home
   shows the address) and accept the browser's certificate warning.
3. Choose Add, pick the Jadyx appx, add the VCLibs appx as a dependency and Jadyx.cer
   as the certificate, and install.
4. In Dev Home, select Jadyx → View details and set App type to Game. In App mode
   it runs out of memory.
5. Start Jadyx and send your keys, firmware and games from a PC or phone with the
   Jadyx Portal: Settings → File manager → Network connection → Start server, open
   the address it shows in a browser on the same network and enter the connection code.
6. Other ways: import keys and firmware from a folder or ZIP on a USB drive in
   Settings → File manager, and add games from an external folder or USB drive, or copy
   them to the app's LocalState\games folder with the Device Portal file explorer.

A newer version installs over the previous one and keeps your games, saves and settings. Do
not uninstall to update: uninstalling deletes them.

Reporting bugs

Open an issue at https://github.com/JulianDr14/jadyx/issues/new/choose with the Bug
Report form. A good report has:

• The Jadyx version (0.3.8.0) and whether it is a Series X or S, in Game mode.
• What you did, what you expected and what happened instead, with the steps to make it
  happen again.
• The logs from the app's LocalState\jadyx\log folder (Device Portal → File
  explorer, or Compress and download logs in the Jadyx Portal): jadyx_log.txt, jadyx_diag.txt
  and, for graphics problems, jadyx_graphics_bugs.log; for Jadyx Portal problems,
  jx_portal\portal_faults.log. Grab them right after the problem, before launching another
  game.

Search the existing issues first. Reports about pirated keys, firmware or games are closed.
If the bug also happens in the desktop builds of Eden, report it to Eden instead.

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