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[ldotsfan]

Testing continued.

1. Cloned C and E just under 6 minutes to another hdd. This hdd booted fine. X,Y,Z partitions need not be cloned so that saved some time. 15MB/s.
2. Once hdd was locked and unlocked in the same session, throughput dropped to one tenth of 15MB/s, ie 1.5MB/s when cloning was repeated. I have no idea why  
3. The syntax for extended partition cloning proved to be correct but I didn't have the patience to wait out for the process to complete I tested only F partially.  
4. I had enough of hotswapping of the slave hdd for the day  
5. Unlocking with master passwords for both TEAMASSEMBLY and XBOXSCENE for slave hdd were Ok.
6. Due to 1.6's overscan problem - this is afterall still a Linux based tool, you have to press A on the controller once once the cloning commenced to actually see the progress update.
7. Left thumb stick to toggle the checkbox and radio button options.

Will release this in the next few days on sourceforge.

[ldotsfan]

Grab the files from here

Brief Usage Instructions:
1. Unzip the files to E:\Apps\chimp2618 folder.
2. Copy linuxboot.cfg to E drive root folder. Amend contents if you didn't install accordingly to the folder  in step 1.
3. Ensure that the target hdd 's jumper is on Cable Select or Slave mode. Supply power to hdd with a molex connector.
4. Hotswap DVD IDE cable to target hdd before launching default.xbe (which is actually Gentoox Loader  a Cromwell derivative) - ie do this step while xbox is still executing dashboard of your choice, while in EvoX/UnleashX/XBMC etc.
5. Original MS controller is needed. Should work with Composite Video, S-Video and Component connections. Need to edit linuxboot.cfg though.
6. Press A button on controller to activate console and see the menu. This works on xbox 1.6 as well (that's my test xbox version)
7. Navigate with D-pad. Click on either thumb-stick to check/uncheck checkbox. A button to confirm choices.
8. Yes/No option at critical sections to confirm actions.
9. Telnet is available, xbox will connect to DHCP if available.

If you encounter any bugs, please report back.

WIP:
1. Ftp daemon.

This post has been edited by ldotsfan: Jul 5 2010, 03:20 AM

[ldotsfan]

QUOTE(ldotsfan @ Jul 5 2010, 10:18 AM)

WIP:
1. Ftp daemon.

Sourceforge version updated with working ftp.

[hangover]

Nice work, will give it a try.

[unclebree]

Hi ldotsfan,

Well, I finally got froggy and decided to give this a try. I loaded into the E/apps folder, and then tried it first without the hotswapping to see if it would run, and I got a screen with "CD/DVD - Web Boot - Net Boot - Advanced."

I looked around in all of them, and didn't see anything like the menu you showed in your first post. (To clone the HDD)

I then went ahead and did the hotswap -- which seemed to go all right -- and then ran the app Chimp 2618 and everything seemed to go pretty good. I had basically the same menu, minus the CD/DVD (which I'm assuming is because the CD/DVD was now another HDD), but I still couldn't find the menu that allows me to clone the master HDD.

I know it picked up both HDD's (and I DID have the second HDD, the 500GB one, set on Slave) because I was able to view the passwords for both of the HDD's.

So I'm guessing that everything is working fine, it's just that I don't know how to use it. Are there some steps I'm missing to get into that menu that you showed in your first post?

Thanks, ~Rich~

[ldotsfan]

QUOTE(unclebree @ Jul 13 2010, 01:29 AM)

Are there some steps I'm missing to get into that menu that you showed in your first post?

Yes, did you miss out this step?

QUOTE(ldotsfan @ Jul 5 2010, 10:18 AM)

2. Copy linuxboot.cfg to E drive root folder. Amend contents if you didn't install accordingly to the folder  in step 1.

I think based on your description, the xbox is still in the Gentoox Loader menu and hasn't even started the kernel.

[unclebree]

You're right, I did miss that step. It's possible that I subconsciously missed it because I had no idea what you meant.

Are you saying that I need to take the linuxboot.cfg file out of the Chimp 2618 folder, and put it directly in the E folder? Sorry if I sound like an idiot, but it's only because I am one.

Seriously though, I'm like 2 I.Q. points away from slobbering all over this keyboard as I type.

I need a step by step "lamens term" breakdown of what to do. I know this must get frustrating for you to try and explain this, but I'm getting closer to figuring this out each time. I'm just waiting for my big "Oh, I get it!" moment.

Thanks again, ~Rich~

[ldotsfan]

QUOTE(unclebree @ Jul 14 2010, 01:38 AM)

Are you saying that I need to take the linuxboot.cfg file out of the Chimp 2618 folder, and put it directly in the E folder?

Yes, to copy linuxboot.cfg to E folder. I will try to use layman terms in my usage write-up next time  

[unclebree]

Good news and Bad news!

First, the good news. It worked!! I'm thinking about changing my name to "ldotsfan's Fan." I did the necessary steps (all of them, this time!), and I'm now sitting here with a WORKING Xbox with a 500GB HD. It not only worked, but it worked fast. From what I read up on about Chimp, it sounded like it would take a long time to clone the drive, but after I started it I went into the kitchen to cook my dog's dinner (yes, you heard me right -- COOK his dinner! But, in his defense, he did spend a lot of money sending me through obedience school) when I returned to the living room to check on it about 10 minutes later, it was done. Of course I was skeptical, but when I hooked up the new HD, it worked! Awesome!

Now, the bad news. I can't seem to get it to recognize the G drive. It's weird because I used the Gentex tool and split the extra GB's between F and G, and it seemed to go okay, but when I got back to the dashboard it was just showing 234 GB's for F and 0 on G. I then tried using Slayer's, and formatted F & G, and it showed off to the side:

C: 298.92 MB free
E: 4,352.31 MB free
F: 234,532.03 MB free
G: 234,595.92 MB free

But whenever I go back to my dashboard, the G shows up at 0. Plus, when I FTP to it, there's no G drive showing up. I even tried loading some apps from AID 4.52, and it showed that it was loading DVD2BOX, but when I went back to my Dashboard -- no G.

I even tried to uninstall my softmod, thinking that maybe if I reinstalled the softmod I could possibly fix it. Big mistake! I don't know what I did, but I got Error 13. I had to go back and do the whole Chimp process again. At least I did get back to where I was before with the dirves all showing up in both Slayers and AID, but no G on my dashboard or when I FTP.

But hey, I'm getting closer!

Signed, ldotsfan's fan.... ~Rich~

[ldotsfan]

QUOTE(unclebree @ Jul 15 2010, 10:30 PM)

Of course I was skeptical, but when I hooked up the new HD, it worked! Awesome!

Great and glad to hear that the tool worked for you.  

QUOTE(unclebree @ Jul 15 2010, 10:30 PM)

Now, the bad news. I can't seem to get it to recognize the G drive. It's weird because I used the Gentex tool and split the extra GB's between F and G, and it seemed to go okay, but when I got back to the dashboard it was just showing 234 GB's for F and 0 on G. I then tried using Slayer's, and formatted F & G, and it showed off to the side:

But whenever I go back to my dashboard, the G shows up at 0. Plus, when I FTP to it, there's no G drive showing up. I even tried loading some apps from AID 4.52, and it showed that it was loading DVD2BOX, but when I went back to my Dashboard -- no G.

Did you enable G drive in your dashboard ? - that is a separate option. What dash are you using?

[unclebree]

Done, done, & done! Sweet!

I did some googling about enabling the G drive and found where I was supposed to do it under settings, and once I enabled it, there it was!

Hopefully I'm done now and I can start loading it up with my games. I got a lot of 'em while I was trying to get this HDD running. It's amazing how cheap these games have gotten. I guess they're not quite old enough to be collectible, yet not even close to being new enough to purchase in a store. I've found that I can get them at garage sales or Game Xchange for CHEAP. Gotta love it!

Thanks again ldotsfan for all the help. Keep up the good work!

~Rich~

[ldotsfan]

QUOTE(ldotsfan @ Jul 14 2010, 09:54 PM)

Yes, to copy linuxboot.cfg to E folder.

Linux lost the capability to read linuxboot.cfg from the same folder as the XBE when the code moved from xbeboot to Cromwell. I've figured out how to do that and launch a secondary XBE. ie, copy linuxboot.cfg to scratch partition, locate XBE launch folder via XeImageFileName in primary launcher XBE and pass control to secondary XBE - Cromwell in disguise. Cromwell is patched to read from scratch partition X instead of E.

This should remove the nuisance of having to copy linuxboot.cfg to E for all linux based tools that launch via Cromwell. First beneficiary will be the next release of chimp2618.

[kodec]

Hi, I just tried to use this on my 1.6 xbox and its getting stuck on the Gentoox Loader.  Please help?
Steps I've done:

1. Unzip package
2. transfer cfg file to root of E drive
3. launch the loader through unleashx
4. click A when the Gentoox loader appeared

The status on the screen says:
Booting ...

Boot:  Loading kernel '/Apps/chimp2618/linux265'... [ok]
Boot:  Loading init '/Apps/chimp2618/initrd.gz'... [ok]


Starting

And then its stuck there with the xbox green light flashing constantly.  I waited about 10 minutes.  Any idea what I did wrong?

-kodec

[ldotsfan]

QUOTE(kodec @ Aug 21 2010, 03:32 AM)

And then its stuck there with the xbox green light flashing constantly.  I waited about 10 minutes.  Any idea what I did wrong?

Set target hdd jumper to slave.

[kodec]

QUOTE(ldotsfan @ Aug 21 2010, 09:17 AM)

Set target hdd jumper to slave.

It wasn't the jumper that was the issue.  The chimp2618 package wasn't able to launch on my 1.6 xbox for some reason.  It would just freeze at the "Starting" mesage in the Gentoox loader.   Also the original chimp didn't work for me, I could not get telnet to work.

On the bright side, I was able to get everything working using chimp2618 off of the LUD disc that Idotsfan made.  I got the link to it from this thread:  http://forums.xbox-scene.com/index.php?showtopic=717865

Here were the steps I took:
1.  Download the LUD iso and burn to CD (http://sourceforge.net/projects/xboxhdm2/files/LUD/LUD-v1.01.iso.zip/download)
2.  Prepare target hdd for hot swap by providing it an external power source (used a USB/IDE kit for this part) and setting the mode to slave.
3.  Boot up the LUD disc.
4.  In the gentoox linux loader, select Chimp.
5.  Wait for booting initrd [ok] message and then immedicately performed hot swap of IDE cable from DVD drive to target hdd.  Default setting in the config file allows for only 10 secs.  If you see "Starting Chimp" before you are done, then you are too late and will need to start from Step 3 again.
6.  Verify both drives were detected using option 1 (Scan).
7.  Select option to clone master to slave.
8.  Wait for completion of cloning process.
9.  Back on the menu, select Lock Slave drive and lock the drive from the motherboard.
10.  Back on the menu, select shutdown.
11.  Move IDE cable back to DVD drive.
12.  Set target hdd to Master mode.
13.  Connect original hdd IDE connector to target hdd.  
14.  Disconnect power cable from original hdd and plug into target hdd.  (Note:  I didn't do this initially and was still using the USB kit power source.  This resulted in Error 07 upon boot up.  When I switch to using the original hdd power cable, the target hdd came up normally).
15.  Boot up Xbox again with LUD disc.  Select Chimp.
16.  Select option to format master drive extended partitions.  I am using a 500 gb drive so I selected the option to put everything after 137 gb to the G drive.
17.  After partitioning is finished, shutdown again and remove LUD disc.
18.  Boot up again. The xbox should now boot up normally as before as it had with the original hdd.


Thanks Idotsfan for making this fantastic tool for us 1.6 owners!


-kodec