Topic: Xecuter2 4979 Released (Read 654 times)

heinrich · « **Reply #30 on:** November 15, 2003, 12:01:00 PM »

flashing went fine, and all my shit is still on C E F & G, no problems that i can see.
(already had a 160gig with a G drive)

bi786 · « **Reply #31 on:** November 15, 2003, 12:04:00 PM »

Flashed my Alladdin Advanced with 4979 and all is well so far:). Running a 120gig Maxtor so I used 4979.06_256k

heinrich · « **Reply #32 on:** November 15, 2003, 12:10:00 PM »

QUOTE (nonzero @ Nov 15 2003, 03:35 PM)

Is there a BFM version of this BIOS out for us PBL users?

the latest xbtool doesnt create one (at least not without any extra work), so just wait for a new version.

moggisan · « **Reply #33 on:** November 15, 2003, 12:16:00 PM »

alright what's with the clock skip, what purpose does that have?

shadow3000 · « **Reply #34 on:** November 15, 2003, 12:31:00 PM »

how is this bios? downloading now...
hey when will xbtool support these bios!?

heinrich · « **Reply #35 on:** November 15, 2003, 12:45:00 PM »

QUOTE (moggisan @ Nov 15 2003, 04:16 PM)

alright what's with the clock skip, what purpose does that have?

1.Xbox turns on
2. several checks are done for hardware, incuding RAM, HD, and DVD-DRIVE, just to test if they are present
3.Xbox checks SYSTEM TIME ->TIME NOT FOUND -> Xbox tries to launch dash off of hard drive -> DASH NOT FOUND-> ERROR 16 - DASH ERROR

Now, instead of error 16, the bios boots default.xbe from the dvd drive.

LEDHaywire · « **Reply #36 on:** November 15, 2003, 12:46:00 PM »

NghtShd · « **Reply #37 on:** November 15, 2003, 01:54:00 PM »

QUOTE (heinrich @ Nov 15 2003, 04:10 PM)

QUOTE (nonzero @ Nov 15 2003, 03:35 PM)

Is there a BFM version of this BIOS out for us PBL users?

the latest xbtool doesnt create one (at least not without any extra work), so just wait for a new version.

I haven't tested it a lot, but I was able to create one. It booted up to the dash and ran the couple of games I tried. IGR was fine, too. Look in the usual.

heinrich · « **Reply #38 on:** November 15, 2003, 02:05:00 PM »

QUOTE (NghtShd @ Nov 15 2003, 05:54 PM)

QUOTE (heinrich @ Nov 15 2003, 04:10 PM)

QUOTE (nonzero @ Nov 15 2003, 03:35 PM)

Is there a BFM version of this BIOS out for us PBL users?

the latest xbtool doesnt create one (at least not without any extra work), so just wait for a new version.

I haven't tested it a lot, but I was able to create one. It booted up to the dash and ran the couple of games I tried. IGR was fine, too. Look in the usual.

Thanks NghtShd

feflicker · « **Reply #39 on:** November 15, 2003, 02:10:00 PM »

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new bios on my chip(4979) which one should I use (.06 or .67) so I dont loose access to everything on my f drive. and should I turn the lba48 option on in xbtool b4 I flash it.

The LBA48 option is always on in 4979. You should have to pick the correct one to load. .67 has part-6 (F) and part-7 (G), .06 just has part6 (F).

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I used a bios titled, 512kbigf.bin i dont know the offical name of the bios

See if Bioscheck or Evox will report which bios it is... If I were you I would dump xbox hdd to a PC, reformat the drive using 4979 Bios and then put all the data back. That way you are safe to use all the new bioses from here out... Who knows what the other bios is doing (especially since you don't even know which release it is)

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The clock fix makes X2 Bios, hands down, the best bios out there. {This was the only thing that EvoX Bios had over X2...}

heinrich · « **Reply #40 on:** November 15, 2003, 02:11:00 PM »

For those saying that your data "isnt there" with the new bios, can you please edit your post to indicate the exact brand, size, and model of your hard drive, as well as your xbox version, and chip/tsop that you are using the bios from.

Ecct · « **Reply #41 on:** November 15, 2003, 02:47:00 PM »

I got a version 1.0 xbox with a Maxtor 200 gig hd... I'm not sure how to find the other info.

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After falshing it with 4979.06 I cannot see any data on the F: Drive.
Flashing back to 4977 LB48 works OK.

that worked for me too

LESTAT · « **Reply #42 on:** November 15, 2003, 02:50:00 PM »

have you guys tried using the 4979.67 ?
i looked thru the read me file and i dont see any info about .67
i think .06 is bunk. try .67

feflicker · « **Reply #43 on:** November 15, 2003, 03:02:00 PM »

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have you guys tried using the 4979.67 ?
i looked thru the read me file and i dont see any info about .67
i think .06 is bunk. try .67

They are from the same release, one is for a large part-6, the other for both part-6 and part-7.

I am using 4979.06 without issue, albeit I don't have a > 120GB drive

heinrich · « **Reply #44 on:** November 15, 2003, 03:08:00 PM »

QUOTE (LESTAT @ Nov 15 2003, 06:50 PM)

have you guys tried using the 4979.67 ?
i looked thru the read me file and i dont see any info about .67
i think .06 is bunk. try .67

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Changes 4978.03 - 4979
- Added Focus Video Encoder Support
- Embedded OzPaulb's LBA48 Hack
- Added MS Dash clock check skip
- Removed embedded FTP (was simply a proof of concept anyway)
- Resized and optimized back to 256k
- Clean up of code and some general bug fixes
- 4979.06 = LBA48 6
- 4979.67 = LBA48 6+7

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