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[Garganium]

Hey guys,
as the description states. I updated my xbmc with the newest T3CH release via FTP and now it won't load. Considering XBMC is my main dash, my xbox won't load at all. If I turn the modchip off, it will boot to msdash. Is there any way I can access my xbox hard drive?
Another thing... the dvd player is fubared on my xbox, I was using it mainly to stream music/videos. So any fixes through that won't work. Anything I can do from the default msdash? I've tried deleting the savegame and that didn't work. I can't access any of the files on the hard drive.
Thanks!

- should I pull the hard drive, hook it up to my pc and manually delete/reinstall xbmc? Can I do that?

[competes2win]

QUOTE(Garganium @ Dec 7 2007, 07:43 PM)

Hey guys,
as the description states. I updated my xbmc with the newest T3CH release via FTP and now it won't load. Considering XBMC is my main dash, my xbox won't load at all. If I turn the modchip off, it will boot to msdash. Is there any way I can access my xbox hard drive?
Another thing... the dvd player is fubared on my xbox, I was using it mainly to stream music/videos. So any fixes through that won't work. Anything I can do from the default msdash? I've tried deleting the savegame and that didn't work. I can't access any of the files on the hard drive.
Thanks!

- should I pull the hard drive, hook it up to my pc and manually delete/reinstall xbmc? Can I do that?

If only I had a dollar for everytime someone asked the same question as you.... SEARCH man before you ask this its been asked dozens of times before.

[Garganium]

hey,
thanks for the reply, but I tried searching (and searched again just now), but I can't seem to find an answer to the question. Do you happen to have links?
Also, I've already read this:
http://forums.xbox-scene.com/index.php?showtopic=218408
didn't help (IMG:style_emoticons/default/sad.gif)
thanks!

This post has been edited by Garganium: Dec 8 2007, 02:25 AM

[Bomb Bloke]

"Won't load" isn't very descriptive.

But I assume it hangs to a black screen after going through the usual flubber boot sequence? Usually means you tried to update while running XBMC and now it's busted. Don't do that.

If so, try holding down white + Y as the system loads. With any luck it'll boot into recovery mode (with FTP access) and you can re-copy XBMC to your drive.

If that doesn't work, your original install was too old. If you don't wanna use the DVD drive then you could try booting with that open, depending on your setup the console might boot to a secondary dash (a feature some softmod installers provide. Are you softmodded? Why don't people specify these things?).

Plan C involves taking the HDD out and putting it in your PC. Depending on whether your drive is locked, you may need to hotswap or use an EEPROM reader. Xplorer360 will let you mess with the files.

[Garganium]

QUOTE(Bomb Bloke @ Dec 7 2007, 09:37 PM)

"Won't load" isn't very descriptive.

But I assume it hangs to a black screen after going through the usual flubber boot sequence? Usually means you tried to update while running XBMC and now it's busted. Don't do that.

If so, try holding down white + Y as the system loads. With any luck it'll boot into recovery mode (with FTP access) and you can re-copy XBMC to your drive.

If that doesn't work, your original install was too old. If you don't wanna use the DVD drive then you could try booting with that open, depending on your setup the console might boot to a secondary dash (a feature some softmod installers provide. Are you softmodded? Why don't people specify these things?).

Plan C involves taking the HDD out and putting it in your PC. Depending on whether your drive is locked, you may need to hotswap or use an EEPROM reader. Xplorer360 will let you mess with the files.

Thanks for the input mate... here are the results:
Plan A) get the flubber screen, microsoft logo on the bottom pops up, nothing happens... all whilst holding Y + white button
Plan (IMG:style_emoticons/default/cool.gif) I have a hard mod (alladin, don't know model number). Open-disc does not work.
Plan C) Alrighty, so I do have a swapped in hard drive in it, I can assume that it has been locked then, correct? I believe it's a WD and it is 250 gb, can't specifically remember though as that was a while ago. I do not have the hard drive password though unfortunately. Will I need to use that EEPROM trick then to access the files?

[pumkinut]

You could always try booting with something like Slayer's disc to gain FTP access.  This'll do two things. It'll allow you to grab the log from XBMC to see if and where it's failing, and it will allow you to transfer over another build of XBMC and try to get that up and running.