Topic: Bios Update Help! (Read 40 times)

agehoops · « **on:** May 13, 2004, 12:23:00 PM »

OK. I have an Aladdin Advanced 32, and i THINK that it has the M7 bios currently installed. Now. What i want to know, is can i now reflash the bios (256kb) with the latest Xecutioner bios. I have downloaded both the 4983.06 and 4983.67 bios .bin files. These are both 256kb in size, so i'm hoping it will be ok.

What i want to know, is first of all, can this Chip (aladdin advanced 32) be reflashed, and if so, will it accept those two bioses. If it can then will i be able to just copy those .bin image files to the c:\bios folder and flash it straight through EVOX?

WILL I LOSE ANY OF MY FILES?

?

If it goes wrong, will it mess up the XBOX or just the CHIP?

What are the chances of success and chances of failure?

Thanks Guys.

Aidy

agehoops · « **Reply #1 on:** May 14, 2004, 08:53:00 AM »

Well i'm wanting to put in a new 200gb hard drive, accept the M7 bios doesn't accept this. I am aware that i can modify it to accept the larger hard drives, but i would like to get a new BIOS anyway, as my IGR isn't working, when yet all of the setting on EVOX are set to enable it.

If you dont recommend flashing through EVOX, then do i burn it onto a cd. Could you give me the link to a full tutorial with my version of the aladdin advanced.

Cheers

frontlinep8tbal · « **Reply #2 on:** May 14, 2004, 09:12:00 AM »

Flashing with evox is fine. Just make sure your evox disk has the flash chip/tsop option on it You may have to edit your evox.ini file and reburn the cdrw with the added 4983 bios and rckey data. Should look something like this: Follow the GREEN COLORED LINE

PUT YOUR BIOS NAME INTO quotations

ROM = "4983",0x123456789abcedfghijklmn (ETC.)

If you dont know the rckey data use xbtool (found on xbox scene) and then open your bios and the rckey data should look similar to the bottom data here.

You should have no problem flashing then, since your modchip will have a generic flash chip that is equivilant to the chips found on the xbox. Just make sure your edited line has the same format as listed below.

[BIOS]

#
ROM      = "EvoX M7",0x93db270779f5b964f50be075a5d5d2d2
ROM      = "EvoX M7 ef",0xf0980189407abca8d1f8d823621beaf0
ROM      = "X2 4977",0x92987e26edd5833921c9b0e539ea091e
ROM      = "X2 4978.03",0xe432af482dd624427fc3cf6ce2589489
ROM      = "Original 3944 1MB",0x542c62cb976a4993c8c5027dff9638ce
ROM      = "Original 4034 1MB",0xF20CD7574BB4B2A69810B2E9F766A90
ROM      = "Original 4132 1MB",0xcf36ad116e2404aff022533b07b11004
ROM      = "Original 4817 1MB",0xc3db66c8e212974afec6d6087ddbb8ef
ROM      = "Original 5101 256k",0x769898e9682e1f5d065b5961460d03e6

frontlinep8tbal · « **Reply #3 on:** May 14, 2004, 09:14:00 AM »

P.S. make sure you are using a proper sized file for your chip. I.E. dont try to flash a 1mb file onto a 256 bank. The rc key data will be different for the size of the bios file.

thedustycelt · « **Reply #4 on:** May 14, 2004, 10:57:00 AM »

If you screw up the flash, There are a lot of us out here that can reprogram that SST flashrom that is in the socket of the alladin.

If you need help with this, feel free to PM me

frontlinep8tbal · « **Reply #5 on:** May 14, 2004, 11:38:00 AM »

It has been done without any problems. I know this for fact since I have flashed it by evox.

frontlinep8tbal · « **Reply #6 on:** May 14, 2004, 01:06:00 PM »

please inform me. Whats the reason why it is not reccomended?? If you dont know why, would you post some random unknown knowledge that you dont have.

Makes no sense to post on a fourm of whats proper and not proper if you dont know the reason why nor have a solution to provide

Heres a nice little tutorial that works well with LPC mods. I suggest you read it.

http://www.xbox-scen.../evox-flash.php

agehoops · « **Reply #7 on:** May 15, 2004, 07:18:00 AM »

Thanks guys. That tutorial says "Only Xodus/Matrix and X-ecuter2 can be flashed via xbox software" sounds like the bios files. but then it says "All other LPC mods (X-ecuter , OpenXbox/PC-BioXX , Pandora2) can NOT be flashed directly via evox." Those all sound like mod-chips. I'm confused.

Is it saying that it can flash the XEcuter2 bios through EVOX, or is it saying that i can't flash my mod-chip through EVOX?

frontlinep8tbal · « **Reply #8 on:** May 15, 2004, 07:31:00 AM »

You can flash it through evox. Go and give it a try. Lpc mods are all the same. They work off the same principle. All of them have the same model of connection to the motherboard.

All a modchip is an extra storage bank for a bios file. nothing more.
Major difference between makes, are the pretty functions they have,

frontlinep8tbal · « **Reply #9 on:** May 15, 2004, 07:38:00 AM »

btw if your apprehensive about doing this, Since there has been two days worth of posts and no progress, Email me directly at the bottom of my link. Give me your number or I can send you mine. Call me today and I can walk you through it. You will be amazed on the simplicity of this.

agehoops · « **Reply #10 on:** May 15, 2004, 07:41:00 AM »

Alright. I'll go do it an see what happens. Thanks

agehoops · « **Reply #11 on:** May 15, 2004, 07:45:00 AM »

Can't i just put the BIOS.bin file into the c:\bios folder, and flash it straight from there. Do i have to make a new EVOX CD, cos it would be a lot easier if i didn't have to.

agehoops · « **Reply #12 on:** May 15, 2004, 08:49:00 AM »

so are you definitely sure, that i will be able to flash the X2.4983.06 bios to my aladdin advance 32, using FLASHX?

cos i'm about to do it and just want to make sure.

agehoops · « **Reply #13 on:** May 15, 2004, 09:53:00 AM »

YAY. Thanks guys. you were all a great help. Just successfuly flash it. no problem.

THANK YOU

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