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[Antman1]

this is a great idea to add in the hddhacker but also would be nice if it was a feature in xplorer360 as well so partitions could be recovered if messed up.   That app has a lot of potential!  Glad to see you found a Hex edit solution seems much easier.  Also if a person can get partition 2 back then they should just need to load a xbox1 game while on Live and install the emulator and it should do it I believe.  Can anyone confirm this?

[bigmac_375]

actually, since i have no emulator files to load onto mine, i will hex my drive and just pop one in and see what happens!

will report back.

[Cyberlunacy]

i'm so freakin lost right i have no idea what's goin on.

what i thought was going to be a simple deal of buy the BEVS hard drive from newegg, which i did.
run hddhacker, which i will, and slap it on the 360 has now turned into a huge cluster frack of hex editing and partitions not working.

what's the skinny?

[TheSpecialist]

QUOTE(Cyberlunacy @ May 15 2007, 05:07 PM)

i'm so freakin lost right i have no idea what's goin on.

what i thought was going to be a simple deal of buy the BEVS hard drive from newegg, which i did.
run hddhacker, which i will, and slap it on the 360 has now turned into a huge cluster frack of hex editing and partitions not working.

what's the skinny?

Hehe. Don't worry if you don't understand it, I'll fix up a tool that does everything for you. Don't have time for it this week though.

In the mean time, if you don't have a clue about hex editing, you can do just this:
1) Use xplorer360 to dump the image from a 20 gb HDD
2) Use xplorer360 to write that image to your 120 gb BEVS. It will stop/hang at about 20%, don't worry, it's normal, just quite the program after it 'hangs'
3) Run the hddhacker once again with the 'hddhackr -f' option and the correct 120 gb hddss.bin. This will rewrite sectors 16-22 correctly.
4) Format the drive in your x360

After this, your 120 gb will contain the emulator AND it will work correctly in xplorer360.

*EDIT* Hmmm... Thinking of it, this still won't work, since the xplorer360 currently NEEDS that hexedited partition at 0x80000 of course, otherwise it will give you the FATX error. So yeah, if you don't understand hexediting and you really want the emulator stuff/transfer save games, then you'll have to wait a bit. I hope to fix it up next week.
*EDIT 2* Maybe I have time tonight to fix up the xplorer360 to work without any hexediting at all, if I have enough time for that tonight, you can just use that and then execute the above 4 steps, without any hexediting at all. Just backuping and writing back an 20 gb image and thats' it !

This post has been edited by TheSpecialist: May 15 2007, 06:02 PM

[Cyberlunacy]

no hex'ing isnt a problem as long as im told what where to go and what to insert.
i dont know programming or binary or hex very well so i get lost in there but as long as im given instructions i can do it.

just seems like the whole 120gig swap has turned into a mess.

[TheSpecialist]

QUOTE(Cyberlunacy @ May 15 2007, 07:11 PM)

just seems like the whole 120gig swap has turned into a mess.

All you have to do:
1. Use the hddhackr to fake the drive identity. After this, your HDD will work on your 360, but you won't have the emulator yet
2. If you want the emulator: copy an (20 gb or 120gb) image from another drive to your WD BEVS drive.

That's it. Problem is that the officially released xplorer360 V6 didn't work correctly with 120 gb drives (not even with the original ones from MS !), so I had to fix that up and now I have to improve some more things to it to make the life of you guys a bit easier (IMG:style_emoticons/default/wink.gif) Keep in mind that xplorer360 isn't my tool, I don't even have its source code, I'm just fixing things by reverse engineering (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif) And also please keep in mind that I also have a fulltime job, girl, friends that demand time and I'm not making any cent on all the work I've done for the xbox scene, just doing it for fun and your pleasure.

So, in short, if you want the XBOX 1 emulator, just wait till next week, there'll be a tool to easily transfer it onto your WD BEVS, without hexediting anything. And I'll let the hddhackr just create partition 0 on your HDD, so it will work with xplorer360 immediately, without any hexediting, so you can start transferring savegames immediately after you've used the hddhackr tool.

TS

This post has been edited by TheSpecialist: May 15 2007, 06:32 PM

[Cyberlunacy]

QUOTE(TheSpecialist @ May 15 2007, 12:16 PM)

All you have to do:
1. Use the hddhackr to fake the drive identity. After this, your HDD will work on your 360, but you won't have the emulator yet
2. If you want the emulator: copy an (20 gb or 120gb) image from another drive to your WD BEVS drive.

That's it. Problem is that the officially released xplorer360 V6 didn't work correctly with 120 gb drives (not even with the original ones from MS !), so I had to fix that up and now I have to improve some more things to it to make the life of you guys a bit easier Keep in mind that xplorer360 isn't my tool, I don't even have its source code, I'm just fixing things by reverse engineering And also please keep in mind that I also have a fulltime job, girl, friends that demand time and I'm not making any cent on all the work I've done for the xbox scene, just doing it for fun and your pleasure.

So, in short, if you want the XBOX 1 emulator, just wait till next week, there'll be a tool to easily transfer it onto your WD BEVS, without hexediting anything. And I'll let the hddhackr just create partition 0 on your HDD, so it will work with xplorer360 immediately, without any hexediting, so you can start transferring savegames immediately after you've used the hddhackr tool.

TS

well i gotta say man your all over this and i think i can speak for everyone when i say we appreciate that sooooo very much!!!

i can wait no problem, just from what i was reading it almost seemed like there was more here going on than just the emulation issue/partition., game demos, etc etc.
has anyone found a way to use 360 xplorer and dump video files and stuff onto any of the patitions ? just curious as streaming wmv is a piece of cake but having it on the hard drive would be even more simple.
what about game saves etc etc.


please if i have missed a tutorial accept my apologies, and point me to it, i am all for tutorials if they are available.

[TheSpecialist]

Ok, here's  the first (temporarily !!) solution for which you won't need ANY hexediting at all anymore. I hope to finish something better (read: even easier and faster) next week.

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Temp tutorial to transplant the emulator onto your WD BEVS DRIVE:

1. Download this particular modified version of the xplorer360 and use this one in all steps: http://rapidshare.com/files/31526189/Xplor..._temp1.rar.html
2. Open your original MS 20 gb harddrive with this xplorer360. Choose 'Drive/backup image'. This will create a 20 gb image of your original MS 20 gb HDD.
3. If you've made the image, then detach the original MS drive from your system and attach your 120 gb WD BEVS instead
4. Restart the xplorer360 again and open the HDD. It will now only show you 1 partition 'partition 1'.
5. Choose 'Drive/restore image' and select the 20 gb image file you've made
6. Wait for it to finish. It might stop/hang at about 1/6 th of the progress bar, in that case, if there's no more progress after about 10 minutes, just kill the process.
7. Run the 'hddhackr -f' again from DOS. If you've already did that before, it will just rewrite sectors 16-22, so this is still needed
8. Format the HDD in your x360

That's it ! So basically, just make an image from your 20 gb drive, transplant it onto your 120 WD BEVS, run the hddhackr once more, format the drive in your x360 and you're drive will now contain the emulator and it will work in xplorer360 (modified version, standard version from them doesn't work with 120 gb hdd's, not even with original MS hdd's).

[TheSpecialist]

BTW, keep in mind that all existing data will be lost with the above method (since you have to format the drive)!! In the next (better) version you won't lose data anymore.

[TwentyMegMan]

TheSpecialist,

Way to go ... I've just installed new BEVS RST drive into my 360 (UK) all sweet and working, now with your latest version I will have to do again - just so that I can use the emulator, its late now so I 'll sort this tomorrow but again a big thank you for your great apps and fixes .. greatly appreciated ...

The whole process from start to finish takes only a couple minutes ..


Thanks again
TwentyMegMan

 

[truetechnique]

I have a core xbox360 and I have just bought a western digital 120gb bevs hard drive which will arrive tomorrow.  I read the tutorial but it did not contain the specifics on how to physically connect up the drive. I looked at the tutorial on how to install the drive internally but I want to clarify - is this necessary? It seems really difficult and I wondered if there was an easier solution.

Thanks in advance.

[bigmac_375]

what you need is a sata port and cable, and you will also need a 4pin power to sata power adapter.
this is assuming your computer is like most people.

[bradmax57]

QUOTE(TheSpecialist @ May 15 2007, 11:43 PM)

Ok, here's  the first (temporarily !!) solution for which you won't need ANY hexediting at all anymore. I hope to finish something better (read: even easier and faster) next week.

*******************
Temp tutorial to transplant the emulator onto your WD BEVS DRIVE:

1. Download this particular modified version of the xplorer360 and use this one in all steps: http://rapidshare.com/files/31526189/Xplor..._temp1.rar.html
2. Open your original MS 20 gb harddrive with this xplorer360. Choose 'Drive/backup image'. This will create a 20 gb image of your original MS 20 gb HDD.
3. If you've made the image, then detach the original MS drive from your system and attach your 120 gb WD BEVS instead
4. Restart the xplorer360 again and open the HDD. It will now only show you 1 partition 'partition 1'.
5. Choose 'Drive/restore image' and select the 20 gb image file you've made
6. Wait for it to finish. It might stop/hang at about 1/6 th of the progress bar, in that case, if there's no more progress after about 10 minutes, just kill the process.
7. Run the 'hddhackr -f' again from DOS. If you've already did that before, it will just rewrite sectors 16-22, so this is still needed
8. Format the HDD in your x360

That's it ! So basically, just make an image from your 20 gb drive, transplant it onto your 120 WD BEVS, run the hddhackr once more, format the drive in your x360 and you're drive will now contain the emulator and it will work in xplorer360 (modified version, standard version from them doesn't work with 120 gb hdd's, not even with original MS hdd's).

Ah this is great thanks! i bought a RST version last week for £37 delivered thinking i was gonna have to send it back as i didnt have a clue what to do with it, not i might just keep it thanks again! will try this later (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif) look forward to your next version so I dont loose all my data (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif)

QUOTE(TheSpecialist @ May 16 2007, 12:33 AM)

BTW, keep in mind that all existing data will be lost with the above method (since you have to format the drive)!! In the next (better) version you won't lose data anymore.

quick question, if i do it in the way you last mentioned (loosing my saves etc) will i be able to redo it with your next version therfore keeping my current state?

This post has been edited by bradmax57: May 16 2007, 12:52 PM

[TheSpecialist]

QUOTE(bradmax57 @ May 16 2007, 01:56 PM)

quick question, if i do it in the way you last mentioned (loosing my saves etc) will i be able to redo it with your next version therfore keeping my current state?

No, the data will be gone. I'm quite sure i'll have the next (better) version finished next week, that one is easier, faster and no data loss on partition 3 anymore. Already worked a bit on it yesterday night and it's going to work (ofcourse, hehe)

[bradmax57]

QUOTE(TheSpecialist @ May 16 2007, 01:04 PM)

No, the data will be gone. I'm quite sure i'll have the next (better) version finished next week, that one is easier, faster and no data loss on partition 3 anymore. Already worked a bit on it yesterday night and it's going to work (ofcourse, hehe)

thanks, in that case I may wait till then before attempting anything