Topic: Help Reviving Xbox? (Read 51 times)

Prodak · « **on:** July 01, 2004, 03:44:00 PM »

Exactly same thing just happened to me.

I was messing with EEPROM settings in Avalaunch, and display screen options.

Now I turn on my xbox and all I get is the led flashing in red.

Im sure there must be a fix, can somebody tell us how to fix this please.

Thanks a lot.

Prodak · « **Reply #1 on:** July 01, 2004, 04:11:00 PM »

Come on guys, you know everything, please help us. At this point I'm feeling sick.
Today I got my dvd drive replacemente after a bad pot-tweaking... all i do was load avalaunch change those settings and now I got this, please help me to fix it.

OverG · « **Reply #2 on:** July 01, 2004, 04:16:00 PM »

my 2 pennies: (I am a noob)

If you have ever used the "backup" function in Evox you have a copy of your original Serial EEPROM data in your "backup" folder. I believe it is called eeprom.bin.
If possible, it would be best to get that original data back onto the serial eeprom. (or you could use a .bin aquired from elsewhere)

Unfortunatly, the only way I know to do this is to physically remove the serial EEPROM and program it in an external device.

noob procedure:
Desolder from mb>solder to socket>program>desolder from sockett, re-solder to mb= works but a pain in the arse)
This is a real pain in the rear, but do-able.
But this is one way to recover that i know will work. FWIW

Ther may also be a method for "In circuit programming"..but i have never read of this in regards to this platform.
If you could get the to boot without valid serial eeprom data, there would be no need for all this.

So umm... Is there any way to boot a system with corrupt serial eeprom data?

Sorry to babble, it probably was not worth 2 cents.....

Prodak · « **Reply #3 on:** July 01, 2004, 04:26:00 PM »

OMG, this is getting worse.

I think I will shoot my self in the head.

OverG · « **Reply #4 on:** July 01, 2004, 04:33:00 PM »

Wait a lil bit before you pull that trigger....

I bet one of these peeps will have a much easier way that does not involve a soldering iron!

Prodak · « **Reply #5 on:** July 01, 2004, 04:36:00 PM »

lol, thanks

I think my HD kept unlocked...

Maybe I could plug it in my PC
and extract my backed up workin eeprom from there.

Is that possible?

A@ron · « **Reply #6 on:** July 01, 2004, 04:50:00 PM »

there is a way to embed an eeprom .bin into a bios image using XBTool, no friggin clue how to do it and there is no tutorial that I've found.

A@ron

lenballs · « **Reply #7 on:** July 01, 2004, 05:39:00 PM »

Finally found this link, 70 pages of searching due to the search being down, you guys need to boot a modchip with an embedded eeprom, then reflash the eeprom.

Easy, just a bit of patience and care needed.

Follow this thread for all the info you need:

http://forums.xbox-s...ic=211762&st=15

Prodak · « **Reply #8 on:** July 01, 2004, 05:46:00 PM »

Ok, but how to get the right eeprom to embed it to the bios?

Im trying connecting my xbox hd to my pc, so I can extract my backed up eeprom, but all programs to extract files from the FATX XBOX HD, are very crappy.

I can download a blank serial eeprom, but I dont know if that will work.

Prodak · « **Reply #9 on:** July 01, 2004, 06:08:00 PM »

lenballs

Ok, look

My modchip is

Aladdin Advance Plus

I think it only support 256k bios. (Im not sure though)

And I got another question where do I get a workin eeprom.bin ??

I downloaded one that says empty serial number.

Prodak · « **Reply #10 on:** July 01, 2004, 06:20:00 PM »

lenballs, I think Im doing some progress here, but not too much.

Look.

I downloaded Live Info.

And you can create a eeprom from scratch.

I have my xbox serial number. and I can connect the xbox hdd to my pc and get all the info with Live Info. I mean my hd password, codes and stuff.

But there are some info that will be missing, like MAC ADDRESS, Confounder, Online key and stuff.

I have a backup of my working EEPROM on my XBOX HD. once I boot i could get that eeprom and reflash it to leave it just like it was before..

Maybe creating the temp eeprom from scratch is not a good idea, could you send me that workin xbox 1.3 eeprom ??

My xbox is 1.4... and I have aladdin mod chip

Prodak · « **Reply #11 on:** July 01, 2004, 06:57:00 PM »

lenballs

Well I used xbtool and made a bios with an embedded eeprom (one I downloaded from xbins that says: "Blank serial eeprom.bin"

So I have that file now. the bios

How to flash it to the modchip
My modchip is Aladdin Advance plus.

Thanks.

Surtr · « **Reply #12 on:** July 01, 2004, 08:07:00 PM »

Well, like I mentioned in my first post, I HAVE embedded an EEPROM into my BIOS. It just does the same thing

ofx210p · « **Reply #13 on:** July 02, 2004, 12:03:00 AM »

STOP STOP STOP

This is far easier to fix than you can imagine

However you need to ensure that you have the password to the HDD or have an unlocked one otherwise it is a paperweight.

Preferably you have also the copy of the eeprom data.

However once you have the eeprom data and your machine is chipped. All you need to do follow the instructions in ...

http://arisme.free.fr/Xbox/Reflash/

Should this site be down we have a mirror of it.

If you feel this is too complicated and you are in the UK we will happilly reflash your eeprom and supply a replacement std 8gb HDD for £25 plus motherboard return postage (£6)

Incidentally we will do this for anyone worldwide but the shipping of the motherboard jumps to about £15

Hope this info helps

Chris

lenballs · « **Reply #14 on:** July 02, 2004, 12:52:00 PM »

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