# FriiDump — Project Frankenstein Branch
+## Candidate21 Linux Xbox DMI boundary correction
+
+Candidate20 proved the complete Linux GDR-8050L Xbox command and data path:
+direct SG_IO challenge delivery, both game-view transitions, XDVDFS metadata,
+drive-captured game lead-in, partial GAME-XDVDFS output, controlled
+cancellation, hashes, native reporting, and STOP UNIT.
+
+Candidate21 preserves that exact Windows-sequence control flow and SG_IO
+handshake. It corrects one remaining MMC boundary: standard READ DVD STRUCTURE
+uses CDB byte 7 for the Format field. Candidate20 incorrectly wrote the format
+to byte 11 (Control), so DMI format `0x04` was not captured and the media ID
+remained empty.
+
+Candidate21 also adds persistent PFI/DMI capture diagnostics and a source
+contract that compares the portable request against the proven copied Windows
+`GetMediaID()` request.
+
+The generic Xbox path still contains no RecoveryKick, generic media-auth kick,
+or synthetic LBA-zero recovery sequence.
+
+Linux vendor-command work continues to require a normal-user process with
+`cap_sys_rawio=ep` on the exact validated executable. Rebuilding or replacing
+the executable clears that capability.
+
+See [`docs/LINUX.md`](docs/LINUX.md) before Linux hardware use.
+
+## Candidate11 Linux Xbox parity baseline
+
+Candidate11 begins the Linux parity campaign without replacing the validated
+Windows/MSVC GDR-8050L path. The Windows copied-reference implementation remains
+unchanged for challenge drives. Linux now uses the existing portable MMC/Xbox
+dump path with a shared XDFS/XBE metadata reader, XBE-derived default filenames,
+exact native-report result handoff, partial/full hashes, and consistent Xbox
+title, media ID, and region reporting.
+
+Candidate11 subsequently completed real Linux GameCube validation on a
+GCC-4244 B101, including an exact full-dump hash match. Candidate12 retains that
+transport and dump behavior while correcting resource discovery and evidence
+wording. The development-only XGD1 layout and raw-ID probes remain separate from
+ordinary Linux ISO/XISO user paths.
+
FriiDump is a command-line optical-disc dumping tool for Nintendo GameCube,
Nintendo Wii, standard DVD-ROM, and selected Original Xbox/XGD workflows. This
repository preserves the Project Frankenstein development branch based on
- redump-style Original Xbox/XGD1 reconstruction and metadata;
- optional game-partition XISO output;
- media preflight, profile reporting, and STOP UNIT cleanup;
+- optional atomic `friidump-test-result.v1` compatibility evidence reports;
- validated Windows/MSVC and Linux/CMake build paths.
The original detailed user documentation remains in [`README`](README).
./build/src/friidump --help
```
-The canonical repository baseline was locally compiled with GCC using this path. The
-build completed successfully. One inherited warning remains in
-`libfriidump/rs.c` concerning a right-shift count; it is recorded as technical
+The build prints a warning that Linux vendor-command hardware paths require a
+separate, explicit `CAP_SYS_RAWIO` installation step. After validating the
+binary:
+
+```bash
+bash ./validation/friidump-linux-rawio-capability.sh install ./build/src/friidump
+```
+
+Run FriiDump as the normal user, not with `sudo`. One inherited warning remains
+in `libfriidump/rs.c` concerning a right-shift count; it is recorded as technical
debt and was not silently changed during repository import.
## Common commands
friidump -d <drive> -T 4 -X xbox.xiso
```
-Consult [`README`](README), [`docs/options`](docs/options), and
-[`docs/XBOX.md`](docs/XBOX.md) before hardware use.
+Native compatibility reports are created automatically in the working
+directory using the log filename. To override the destination directory:
+
+```text
+friidump -d <drive> -8 -s -i game.iso --report-dir reports
+```
+
+Consult [`README`](README), [`docs/options`](docs/options),
+[`docs/XBOX.md`](docs/XBOX.md), and
+[`docs/NATIVE_REPORTS.md`](docs/NATIVE_REPORTS.md) before hardware use.
## Safety and evidence rules
FriiDump is distributed under the GNU General Public License, version 2 or
later. See [`COPYING`](COPYING). Existing source-file copyright notices and
authors are preserved.
+
+## Candidate21 Xbox Linux scope
+
+Candidate21 preserves Candidate20's successful SG_IO Xbox handshake and
+Windows state-machine order. The only functional correction is the standard
+READ DVD STRUCTURE Format byte used for PFI/DMI capture. The mode-select-6
+sticky-descrambling command remains evidence-bearing and non-authoritative:
+final READ CAPACITY plus XDVDFS readability determine whether game view was
+established.
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