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bradvido

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« on: December 01, 2004, 08:16:00 PM »
Hi, i'm wondering if bank 2 on a xecuter 2.6 chip can be flashed over, because i can't boot from it anymore.  It used to give me cromwell, but after i flashed (4981.67) i cant boot from either bank!  am i screwed... do i need a programmer?

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RideBurton164

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« Reply #1 on: December 01, 2004, 08:42:00 PM »
i had the same problem...i fixed mine by using a softmodded hard drive but you can hotswap the chip too...if either of those 2 dont work get a programmer.  as for flashing...i always make a 1024k bios, 512k flashbios 3 512k whatever bios you want/need to run.  hope this helps
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bradvido

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« Reply #2 on: December 02, 2004, 05:51:00 AM »
how would i go about hotswapping the chip... and what do you mean by a softmodded hdd?

thank you for the help!
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bradvido

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« Reply #3 on: December 02, 2004, 09:30:00 AM »
and what are the sizes of the 2 banks on the 2.6?  what one(s) get flashed when you flash with cromwell?

or if anyone knows a good link about this... i searched and couldn't find much about it
thanks!
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ccommcomm

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« Reply #4 on: December 02, 2004, 09:43:00 AM »
the the banks on the 2.6 are 512 a piece.  and it would determine how you created the cd which one gets flashed.
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bradvido

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« Reply #5 on: December 02, 2004, 01:52:00 PM »
OK, i flashed a 1.6 with the Xecuter 2 bios 4981.67.  I made it into a 1024k like the guide described, but now the xbox frags every time i have the chip enabled and start up...  that version is susposed to work with v 1.6 xbox, right?

This post has been edited by bradvido: Dec 2 2004, 09:53 PM
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bradvido

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« Reply #6 on: December 02, 2004, 03:37:00 PM »
I was just thinking... since the 2 banks on the Xecuter 2.6 are each 512k, should i have only made the bios 512k instead of 1MB?  I made it 1MB and now it frags every time..........   or should it work nonetheless with the bios made to 1MB, and there is a problem with the xbox (although, cromwell worked fine)
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bradvido

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« Reply #7 on: December 02, 2004, 04:06:00 PM »
QUOTE (RideBurton164 @ Dec 2 2004, 05:38 AM)
as for flashing...i always make a 1024k bios, 512k flashbios 3, 512k whatever bios you want/need to run.  hope this helps

What program did you use to make the 2 seperate bioses to flash on the 2 seperate banks?
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RideBurton164

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« Reply #8 on: December 02, 2004, 04:10:00 PM »
LOL HAHAHAH.....you shouldve READ before flashing....X2 bios' DO NOT WORK ON 1.6....hotswap, get a programmer, or flash via softmod as i said before.  (hotswapping is booting up an xbox with a 2.6 in, then after its booted simply unplug the chip it booted off of and plug yours in :))

EDIT:  Use evox m8 bios for 1.6 and make sure you put it on bank 2, it has issues running on bank 1.  if u can hotswap or get a programmer, ive always made a 1mb bios for it with the first 512k(bank 1) being flashbios and the second 512k(bank 2) being the m8....good luck boss, and btw...if you dont even know how to make bios' for flashing, you really have no business modding your shit til you do....thats basics  :)   but i used x2bm

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bradvido

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« Reply #9 on: December 02, 2004, 04:59:00 PM »
i read on a forum that they did work.  damn.....  well looks like i have to get a programmer because the only other mod chip i have is on my other xbox- and that is a v 1.0.  
Sorry for the noob questions, but this is my first 1.6 box modding...  what is softmodding?

thank you for you patience

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bradvido

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« Reply #10 on: December 03, 2004, 05:53:00 AM »
QUOTE (RideBurton164 @ Dec 3 2004, 01:06 AM)
Use evox m8 bios for 1.6 and make sure you put it on bank 2, it has issues running on bank 1.

Does it matter what M8 bios i use?  I've read on some posts to only use the m8_16 and on others to use a m8+....  Will it work on my v1.6 xbox if i only put it on bank 2 because I've also read that it only works if you flash to both banks and then boot on bank 2.

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« Reply #11 on: December 04, 2004, 07:48:00 AM »
I agree with RideBurton164, I always flash with a 1024k Bios, that way I know the first 512k will be on Bank1 and the Second 512k on Bank2.

I do the following:

1) Launch X2 Bios Manager Version 2.3,.
2) Right click Bank1 and Open a Copy of FlashBios (either 3.0.1 or 3.0.3)
3) Repeat step 2 for Bank 2
4) Right click Bank3 and Open a Copy of m8_16 (what ever variant you are using)
5) Repeat Step 4 for Bank 4
6) Left click Bank1, hold shift and Left click Bank4 (this will select all banks)
7) From "Selected Bank Options" , click Save. Give it a name of Bios.bin

You have just created a 1Meg Bios image with Flashbios on the First Bank and m8_16 on the second.

Burn the newly created Bios.bin to a CDRW along with a 100Mb Dummy file as per the Cromwell flashing tutorial and you should be able to Flash your chip now.

I always keep a version of Cromwell on the Chip, but I assume the same technique can be used to flash via Evox (although I have never done this).

This wont be everyone's method of choice, but I have never had this fail yet ... Touch wood.
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« Reply #12 on: December 06, 2004, 07:17:00 AM »
the xecuter 2.6 i have atm has the x2 bios installed as a 1mb bios

i want to have flash bios on bank 1 and 2 x2 bios on bank 3 & 4 basicly have followed whats been written up above saved it as bios.bin (1mb file spat out) and burnt it on a cdrw.. in order to flash it what do i do since there is no flashbios on my chip atm?

if i boot up my xbox n ftp the bios onto it, is there any way to flash it from on there using the slayers evox cd?

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afghan

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« Reply #13 on: December 10, 2004, 03:10:00 AM »
I believe you can flash via evox, but I have never done this. My other Application of choice is FlashX 1.2 , this can be obtained from the usual sources., read the associated nfo it is very straight forward.
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