Topic: Flashing A 1.2/1.3 Xbox With No Mod Chip! (Read 297 times)

fithwum · « **on:** May 03, 2009, 12:44:00 PM »

Don't mind me im new here

I'm trying to flash my bios in my xbox it is a 1.3 with a WB bios chip, for some reason i cant get the chip to unlock for flashing

If anyone can help it would be great

Heimdall · « **Reply #1 on:** May 03, 2009, 01:04:00 PM »

Have you soldered the TSOP flash points?
What are you using to flash the TSOP?
Are you getting any error messages?

If you have a Winbond chip then you need to use Raincoat to flash the chip, not Evox.

fithwum · « **Reply #2 on:** May 03, 2009, 03:00:00 PM »

Yes i have the flash points done.

i was trying evox.

it just sits there and says erasing forever.

and can you link me to a good tut on raincoat flashing?
also my bios back up is 1024 and i find that very strange on a 1.3.

Heimdall · « **Reply #3 on:** May 03, 2009, 03:17:00 PM »

Use Eurasia (Google eurasia_pro_generic_flash_disc_1_3.zip), or Resctoox. Eurasia flashes a BIOS from a disc, Resctoox will flash from a disc, the hard drive, or via http.

BIOS backups are always 1024k, but make sure the BIOS you flash is the right size - 256k. I'd use iND-BIOS.5003.

fithwum · « **Reply #4 on:** May 03, 2009, 04:15:00 PM »

thx for the advice i will give that a try and post how it goes

fithwum · « **Reply #5 on:** May 03, 2009, 04:38:00 PM »

Resctoox keeps saying that C:\bios doesn't exist i checked and it is there and the bios file is there.
im not shure what i can do about it tho

Heimdall · « **Reply #6 on:** May 03, 2009, 04:46:00 PM »

It's looking for a folder C:\Bios\ containing your bios files. The files themselves can have any name that ends in .bin.

fithwum · « **Reply #7 on:** May 03, 2009, 06:09:00 PM »

i have the folder created and my bios file is in there but it is still saying the same thing.

is there anything i might be able to do about it?

Heimdall · « **Reply #8 on:** May 03, 2009, 06:17:00 PM »

Ah. I'd guess that you're using a softmod with shadow C, and you've put the bios folder on the shadow C, not the real C. Bypass the shadow C and put the BIOS on the real C (you'll probably need to delete a couple of filler files to make space). Alternatively flash via the network - it works really well.

fithwum · « **Reply #9 on:** May 03, 2009, 07:02:00 PM »

ill have to try that

fithwum · « **Reply #10 on:** May 03, 2009, 09:01:00 PM »

what i had to do is restore my hdd and ftp to it befor i installed the softmod then do the mod then do the flashing and it worked

Heimdall · « **Reply #11 on:** May 04, 2009, 02:07:00 AM »

That's the most difficult way of bypassing shadow C (Krayzie and Kingroach both give you menu options to temporarily bypass it, and cold booting with Frosty's rescue disc does the same thing), but at least you got there.

fithwum · « **Reply #12 on:** May 04, 2009, 11:46:00 AM »

that i did thx for the help

fithwum · « **Reply #13 on:** May 04, 2009, 03:35:00 PM »

do you have any links to where i can dowload iND-BIOS.5003, or can you e-mail it to me by chance?

Heimdall · « **Reply #14 on:** May 04, 2009, 03:49:00 PM »

Like all good things, it's available in the usual places.

This will help you get it.

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