Topic: Replacing Your Eeprom Using Configmagic Final (Read 614 times)

A.Z.BEST · « **Reply #30 on:** May 17, 2004, 03:15:00 AM »

But i think that CFM Final needs a big actualization. Yesterday I modded a Crystal Xbox. Did backup using the EvoX, and after that I did a backup using Config Magic. I wanted to reflash the EEPROM with the old EEPROM values, cause I wanted to change DVD KIT zone (I prefer 'fuck out everything method and install everything again' instead of little steps that may lead wrong way ;P). I tried to reflash the EEPROM, but CFM shows fucked up values (EEPROM.bin path is 100% ok). It shows that the EEPROM is from NTSC console, and all numbers are pure 0s. I think thats because it doesnt load the EEPROM data. So I checked the first eeprom.bin (from a virgin xbox - until the DVD KIT was plugged for the 1st time) using hex editor on my pc. Then I checked the EEPROMbackup.bin made by CFM (again - fromm the time when that box was a virgin). What did I see? Different values! No matter if I try to reflash the EEPROM with values made by Evox, or by the CFM it doesn't see the correct EEPROM (values), but it reads it well from the mobo's EEPROM. I don't fucking get it ;/. The values made by Evox and CFM final are different (2 bytes), and the box's EEPROM is unflashable with any *.bin file. 'Edit on the fly' works fine, but I don't believe that method as I screwed one XB playing with CFM Final (was unable to launch any xbe of a CD ;P). What did I use? EEPROMER - flashed perfect, CFM Final was, of course, unable to read the EEPROM stored on the HDD to flash the onboard chip... But let's get back to the Crystal one - the EEPROMER doesn't work on that box ;/. It does not load the EEPROM from the Z: drive and doesn't even do a backup.

I hope someone knows wtf is goin' on. It may have to deal with the Focus chips and new hardware... As my friend told me. EEPROMs (chips) from 1.0 boxes do not work on the new Focused boxes ;/. He resoldered the EEPROMs and the Focus box behaved exactly the same as the 1.0 with no EEPROM. Don't we need a new EEPROM tool for the new boxes?

hanzo-san: yes, you can edit your EEPROM, save it and turn the modchip off, so that you can play f.e. games from othe regions and change PAL to NTSC etc. The only difference between NTSC and PAL boxes is the EEPROM data (and power supply - which is actually the most important thing

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Itemizer · « **Reply #31 on:** May 17, 2004, 09:55:00 AM »

I put an x2pro on a vs 1.0 box, everything worked fine. I then tried to add a seagate 80gb hd and succesfully added evox with 4983.06 bios. Im able to do everything in evox, but can't go back to M$ dash by either switching over, or turning chip off. Gives me error 21 screen. Only thing I can think is I tried to lock the new HD first.

Now the Config magic pulls my origional eeprom.bin up as 00's. I think it's a eeprom prob, but can't seem to re config it with backup because pulls 00's. could eeprom be problem, or just bad msdash?

A.Z.BEST · « **Reply #32 on:** May 18, 2004, 02:52:00 AM »

You have the same problem as me, dude. Config Magic fucks up the EEPROM values - it reads 00s instead of what is stored in EEPROM.bin.

It's Config Magic Final's fault.

dollerbill · « **Reply #33 on:** August 09, 2004, 08:53:00 PM »

Man. This is too much work just to get my box back on live.. I'm just gonna buy another box for live..

shanafan · « **Reply #34 on:** August 09, 2004, 08:56:00 PM »

dollerbill · « **Reply #35 on:** August 09, 2004, 09:07:00 PM »

chechenchung · « **Reply #36 on:** August 10, 2004, 10:43:00 PM »

I NEED SOME HELP

Hey guys

I'm pretty new to the whole xbox modded hardware and software stuff and the other day I was a retard and accidently hit live when my chip was on. I have Avalaunch for my dash and in this tutorial it only shows how to make a back up of an eeprom with the evox backup utilty. In the tutorial it says you have to back it up and send it to the DATA folder in the configmagic before you load it on your xbox. I have no idea where to find my eeprom.bin file on my avalaunch dash. When you replace the eeprom file in the DATA folder, do I replace with the banned one? Or a new unbanned one? I did get the configmagic loaded on my xbox but skipped the step of replacing the one in the DATA folder and I made some backups with menu options but I don't know if those are backups of the banned eeprom on my box or jsut backups of the eeprom that came with configmagic? Can someone please help me.

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Thanks!

shanafan · « **Reply #37 on:** August 10, 2004, 10:50:00 PM »

chechenchung · « **Reply #38 on:** August 10, 2004, 11:11:00 PM »

Sorry about it being all wierd.

Um let me see. I just loaded EvoX as an app on Avalaunch. I made a backup and found the eeprom.bin file. I replaced the one in the configmagic folder with it and put it on my xbox. I think I could do the other steps but I was wondering where the unbanned eeprom comes in?

dollerbill · « **Reply #39 on:** August 11, 2004, 06:19:00 PM »

You have to find an unbanned eeprom somewhere and then you replace it so when you upload it back to your xbox it will then have the new eeprom.

chechenchung · « **Reply #40 on:** August 12, 2004, 08:54:00 PM »

Hey,

Shanafan, you might wanna fix up your tutorial. It says to replace the eeprom.bin in the DATA file with the one you generate in the evox backup utility. The one that it generates is the banned old one. You want to replace the one in the DATA file with the new unbanned one. That's what mixed me up.

dollerbill · « **Reply #41 on:** August 12, 2004, 11:13:00 PM »

dollerbill · « **Reply #42 on:** August 12, 2004, 11:15:00 PM »

And shanafan I thought I'd tell you I ended up replacing my EEPROM instead of getting a new xbox.. I just didn't have $150 bucks to spend right now.. The only problem is that after I replaced the file my live account was gone.. Will it come back with account recovery or is it stored on the old EEPROM or something?

shanafan · « **Reply #43 on:** August 12, 2004, 11:23:00 PM »

shanafan · « **Reply #44 on:** August 12, 2004, 11:23:00 PM »

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