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[dokbeat]

Hi,

I've just made a fresh install with slayer autoinstaller 2.7 because i had some problems with booting.
I would have to switch the xbox on 4 or five times to get it to boot up correctly.....
and when i got it up running i would be very lucky if i could get xbmc to run....
when i write not working i mean that the the box makes the ussual sound ect, but the screen was all black after showing the evox splash screen...

Well anyway...now the new "slayer" setup boots every time, but xbmc still seems to have a life of its own....
when i try to open it, the screen most often just gets black....

here is what the log file says when it is NOT working....:

10:26:47 M: 52301824  NOTICE: -----------------------------------------------------------------------
10:26:47 M: 52281344  NOTICE: Starting XBoxMediaCenter.  Built on Oct 27 2006
10:26:47 M: 52281344  NOTICE: Q is mapped to: Harddisk0\Partition6\Apps\XBMC
10:26:47 M: 52281344  NOTICE: Log File is located: Q:\xbmc.log
10:26:47 M: 52281344  NOTICE: -----------------------------------------------------------------------
10:26:47 M: 52281344  NOTICE: Setup DirectX
10:26:48 M: 52252672  NOTICE: load settings...
10:26:48 M: 52252672  NOTICE: loading T:\guisettings.xml
10:26:48 M: 52105216  NOTICE: Getting hardware information now...
10:26:48 M: 52105216  NOTICE: Checking resolution 10
10:26:48 M: 52105216  NOTICE: Setting autoresolution mode 6
10:26:48 M: 52105216  NOTICE: Per AV pack settings are off
10:26:48 M: 52207616  NOTICE: q:\userdata\sources.xml


Anybody have a clue to what i could try?

I've allready tried to delete guisettings.xml in order to try to make the system make a new one....but no
luck...

cheers

Bjorn

[cobrin]

I too had a similar case of the xbox doing that. Eventually the xbox samsung DVD-rom crapped out.
I turffed it (sammys suck) and replaced it with a Phillips DVD-rom and Laser modded it. It's been trouble free
ever since.

Try and disconnect it from the system and see how it behaves. I'm not saying it's the only fix, but it narrowed
it down for me.

Also how old is the HDD?
Have you tried to use a newer one?
It could be the button that turns it on is dirty even.
Maby a PSU is dicky.
Does it play up if you turn it on with the Eject button?

Give it ago narrow it down and bet back to us with the solution or problem still.

Good luck trouble shooting...

Cobrin...

[Bomb Bloke]

If you hold down X+Y when XBMC loads, you'll get a proper debug log with more info in it. Sounds a bit like the HDD is on the way out. Might be worth backing everything up if you've got the gear to do so.

[dokbeat]

Thanks for the very quick replies!

I bought the xbox used but i got the receipt with and the reciept is dated 28/10 2004....so i guess that the hd is from about that time.....

the receipt also tells me that the box is chipped with the Aladdin XT Xbox chip w. Evox M8 16 (Xbox ver. 1.6)

I have not tried to use a newer hd....I need to get hold of some tools i don't have any Torx bits for my screwdriver...

When boot up using "bypass the chip mode" i get an error #5" screen saying that i need to contact MS.


Heres my "new" log:






4 M: 56098816  NOTICE: -----------------------------------------------------------------------
10:48:34 M: 56078336  NOTICE: Starting XBoxMediaCenter.  Built on Oct 21 2007
10:48:34 M: 56078336  NOTICE: Q is mapped to: E:\Apps\XBMC
10:48:34 M: 56078336  NOTICE: The executeable running is: E:\Apps\XBMC\default.xbe
10:48:34 M: 56078336  NOTICE: Log File is located: Q:\xbmc.log
10:48:34 M: 56078336  NOTICE: -----------------------------------------------------------------------
10:48:34 M: 56078336  NOTICE: Unmapped drive T
10:48:34 M: 56078336  NOTICE: Mapping drive T to Harddisk0\Partition1\Apps\XBMC\userdata
10:48:34 M: 56078336  NOTICE: Setup DirectX
10:48:34 M: 56053760  NOTICE: Mapping drive C to Harddisk0\Partition2
10:48:34 M: 56053760  NOTICE: Mapping drive E to Harddisk0\Partition1
10:48:34 M: 56053760  NOTICE: Unmapped drive D
10:48:34 M: 56053760  NOTICE: Mapping drive D to Cdrom0
10:48:36 M: 56049664  NOTICE: Mapping drive F to Harddisk0\Partition6
10:48:36 M: 56049664  NOTICE: Mapping drive X to Harddisk0\Partition3
10:48:36 M: 56049664  NOTICE: Mapping drive Y to Harddisk0\Partition4
10:48:36 M: 56049664  NOTICE: Unmapped drive Z
10:48:36 M: 56049664  NOTICE: Mapping drive Z to Harddisk0\Partition5
10:48:36 M: 56049664  NOTICE: load settings...
10:48:36 M: 56049664  NOTICE: Mapping drive P to Harddisk0\Partition1\Apps\XBMC\userdata
10:48:36 M: 56049664  NOTICE: loading T:\guisettings.xml
10:48:37 M: 55906304  NOTICE: Getting hardware information now...
10:48:37 M: 55906304  NOTICE: Checking resolution 10
10:48:37 M: 55906304  NOTICE: Setting autoresolution mode 6
10:48:37 M: 55906304  NOTICE: Per AV pack settings are off
10:48:37 M: 56004608  NOTICE: q:\userdata\sources.xml
10:48:37 M: 55984128   ERROR:   <programs> tag is missing or sources.xml is malformed


Cheers

[cobrin]

Off the top of my head here in australia, in the first 6mths of 2004 the xbox's were v1.4
The other half of that year MS turned out v1.5 and shortly after that came the 1.6a and b's.

anyhoo...

I believe your on a winner if you replace the HDD. Get ya tools, and get back to us if all went well.

Error #5 is the HDD error but you would get that when you bypass the chip, so alls well.

good luck and I hope its up and running in no time!

[dokbeat]

Thanks:)

Thats what i am gonna do!

And then i will get back here:)

Cheers

Bjorn

btw, does it matter what kind of hdd i get?

I just want i to be cheap....

160 GB Hitachi 7200rpm SATA2 8MB
Hitachi DeskStar 7K160
160 GB / 7200 rpm / 8 MB / Serial ATA-300 / 8.5 ms

this one is pretty cheap here anyway...Denmark....expensive as hell when i comes to electronics.. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/sad.gif)

[cobrin]

QUOTE(dokbeat @ Dec 9 2007, 05:33 PM)

btw, does it matter what kind of hdd i get?

I just want i to be cheap....

160 GB Hitachi 7200rpm SATA2 8MB
Hitachi DeskStar 7K160
160 GB / 7200 rpm / 8 MB / Serial ATA-300 / 8.5 ms

Yes it does matter as to which HDD's you use. I see you listed SATA hdd's.

The xbox uses the older generation IDE hdd's. I found there to be no huge performance increase
with hdd that have more than 2Mb of cache. But finding one with 2Mb will be even harder ,so any IDE hdd
will be fine.

Yes you could use an adaptor but simple is best...

[Bomb Bloke]

So you've updated XBMC?

What did you do with the UserData folder? Try backing up all the files in that folder, then deleting them. See if that makes a difference.

[dokbeat]

So got the tools, opened it, and put the new 160 gb ata seagate Hdd in did a fresh install with slayer 2.7 and the box boots up allright but xbmc is still not working....im going fuckind mad....i used the most of the day searching for the hdd and the tools...and now its still not working.....FUCK.....

Any advice?

on the verge of insanity....

Cheers

well fuck me! pardon my language!

the very first time i tried to start xbmc it went black, but now i seems to work...not done testing, but it did start 4 time in a row.....i say wtf?



I guess it the dvd drive then.....i says a weird sound when i boot up and the sound from the drive differs every when xbmc either starts or not starts....

anyway i can take my dvd drive from my pc and throw in it?

[dokbeat]

and this is the new log:



18:54:35 M: 52301824  NOTICE: -----------------------------------------------------------------------
18:54:35 M: 52281344  NOTICE: Starting XBoxMediaCenter.  Built on Oct 27 2006
18:54:35 M: 52281344  NOTICE: Q is mapped to: Harddisk0\Partition6\Apps\XBMC
18:54:35 M: 52281344  NOTICE: Log File is located: Q:\xbmc.log
18:54:35 M: 52281344  NOTICE: -----------------------------------------------------------------------
18:54:35 M: 52281344  NOTICE: Setup DirectX
18:54:35 M: 52252672  NOTICE: load settings...
18:54:35 M: 52252672  NOTICE: loading T:\guisettings.xml
18:54:35 M: 52125696  NOTICE: Getting hardware information now...
18:54:35 M: 52125696  NOTICE: Checking resolution 10
18:54:35 M: 52125696  NOTICE: Setting autoresolution mode 6
18:54:35 M: 52125696  NOTICE: Per AV pack settings are off
18:54:35 M: 52207616  NOTICE: q:\userdata\sources.xml
18:54:35 M: 52191232    INFO: Key combination detected for full debug logging (X+Y)
18:54:35 M: 52187136    INFO: map drives...
18:54:35 M: 52187136    INFO:   map drive C:
18:54:35 M: 52187136    INFO:   map drive E:
18:54:35 M: 52187136    INFO:   map drive D:
18:54:35 M: 52187136    INFO:   map drive F:
18:54:35 M: 52187136    INFO: Drives are mapped
18:54:35 M: 52187136    INFO: Checking skinpath existance, and existence of keymap.xml:Q:\skin...
18:54:35 M: 52187136   DEBUG: Setting resolution 6
18:54:35 M: 52187136   DEBUG: We set resolution 6
18:54:35 M: 47280128   DEBUG: Setting resolution 6