Topic: M8plus_16 Bios - No Audio/video - Fixed (Read 131 times)

Evil Ryu · « **on:** November 23, 2004, 10:53:00 PM »

I've posted this in another thread - as this problem originally arose while I was installing an AladdinXT into a v1.6 xbox - which I think is a 'b' version - I just haven't taken the extra minute to search and confirm this (I know... I know...).

Anyway, my problem was that after installing the AladdinXT into this xbox, whenever I booted it up, I would get the ol' 'no audio/video' problem (which after doing a little bit of searching, this looks like it's becoming quite a popular problem). This would happen about 4 out of 5 boots. Here is a cut & paste from my other thread which pretty much explains everything:

anarchyskater88 · « **Reply #1 on:** November 26, 2004, 07:06:00 AM »

well it didnt work for me.. but i think my xbox died a while ago.. anyways

another good way of ending this problem for many of you is to ftp or usb the videoswitcher program and that usually resets to the origional booting process and will most likely show video again..

or if your lucky you can get ur hands on either the disk version or downloadable version of the refresher disk or boot disk.. that resets EVERYTHING , erases all saved games blahblahblah... but if MS uses it to fix ur broken xboxs then it should work for you as well..

Evil Ryu · « **Reply #2 on:** November 26, 2004, 07:23:00 AM »

Well,... I ran into the exact same problem with another v1.6b and using Yoshihiro's bios didn't help. I think I may have narrowed it down to a problem with the AladdinXT chip - but I'll have to get my hands on another v1.6b to do a little more testing.

Basically the AladdinXT with Yoshihiro's bios wouldn't work, but I put an Aladdin Advance v32 w/ a modified M8plus_16 bios and it worked like a charm.

I also have to admit that my testing above didn't really test the SST chips properly - so that may have been the problem. Hopefully some other people can test this and confirm that they're having problems with the AladdinXT chips and the v1.6b xboxes.

smokeingit · « **Reply #3 on:** November 26, 2004, 08:00:00 PM »

i also have the issue. and will post a fix for it.

Evil Ryu · « **Reply #4 on:** November 27, 2004, 06:39:00 AM »

After seeing this post: http://forums.xbox-scene.com/index.php?showtopic=309060, I'm wondering if it's not a problem with the SST chips on the AladdinXT. Maybe they're not flashing properly?

Either way, a solution for this would be very nice...

smokeingit · « **Reply #5 on:** November 27, 2004, 12:36:00 PM »

the problem is the bios its self, i flashed a 1.6b with Yoshihiro-m8-1.6B-Memory-Fixe-Beta4 and it does not fail at all
where the 16plus would eat shit every other time.

Evil Ryu · « **Reply #6 on:** November 27, 2004, 01:02:00 PM »

That's what I had originally thought - until I came across another v1.6b that had the same problem. I thought - okay, no problem... I'll just whip the Yoshihiro bios on the chip and I'm good to go. No dice. I ended up using an Aladdin Advance v32 in this xbox (with a modified M8plus_16 bios) and it worked like a charm.

Now my previous post above I mentioned that I thought it may be a problem with the SST chips - but I just finished throwing the AladdinXT that gave me so much trouble in the v1.6b into a v1.6 and it worked perfectly. So the SST chip must be fine.

If I had to guess, I would think that it must be some sort of problem between either the AladdinXT or SST chip & the v1.6b xbox.

smokeingit · « **Reply #7 on:** November 27, 2004, 10:22:00 PM »

if it was the SST chip then it would be present in all SST chips... i dont think the issue is the chip it self. perhaps its the PIC on it. since its not connecting directly to the SST but to the aladin pic first then to the SST. i am going to test it with a smartxx chip and the m16 bios and see if it does the same thing.

Krs · « **Reply #8 on:** December 04, 2004, 12:19:00 PM »

I've got xbox dated 2004-09-08 with Aladdin XT inside, I've got the problems described above.
I've tried to flash it with M8plus_16 - didn't helped, so I've tried Yoshihiro-m8-1.6B-Memory-Fixe-Beta4 and it is still the same. It starts OK one out of 5 or 10 times. I don't know which version is it 1.6 or 1.6b.

ckh2004 · « **Reply #9 on:** December 04, 2004, 02:37:00 PM »

Krs · « **Reply #10 on:** December 04, 2004, 05:56:00 PM »

I've tried both M8_1.6 and M8plus_1.6, xbox is acting the same. With M8plus_1.6 it booted 1 out of 5 times.

Krs · « **Reply #11 on:** December 05, 2004, 08:17:00 AM »

My x-box has Samsung ram so I suppose it can't be 1.6b does it.

cwispy · « **Reply #12 on:** December 06, 2004, 08:55:00 AM »

Krs · « **Reply #13 on:** December 06, 2004, 10:00:00 AM »

Thanks for info I'll try this asap. On the side note, I've seen some posts about the recent problems happening with boards with samsung ram like mine, seems like there is more to the 1.6b thing than just hynix / samsung issue.

Krs · « **Reply #14 on:** December 06, 2004, 10:56:00 AM »

Aaargh it's still the same... so far I've tried M8, M8+,M8_1.6, M8+1.6, Yoshihiro-m8-1.6B-Memory-Fixe-Beta4 seems like there's no more choices for me :-(((

My box is Crystal, date 2004-09-08, samsung ram, samsung-toshiba dvd. Aladdin XT installed. It is booting one out of five times. Once it boots I can turn it off and on over and over again and it is going to boot without a problems 100/100 times, but once I leave it turned off for more than 2 minutes - I am going to get the booting problems again.

help

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