Topic: 1.7 Xbox & Smartxx ? (Read 596 times)

Pizza Pizz · « **on:** May 24, 2005, 07:50:00 AM »

SmartXX are reporting they got one and their chip is working but others fail to boot

http://www.xbox-scen...yZFTSAgfEQp.php

Anyone else know of what has changed on the hardware coz SmartXX ain't ready to enlighten us just yet they say

OcnewB · « **Reply #1 on:** May 24, 2005, 07:54:00 AM »

QUOTE(Pizza Pizz @ May 24 2005, 04:01 PM)

SmartXX are reporting they got one and their chip is working but others fail to boot

Pizza Pizz · « **Reply #2 on:** May 24, 2005, 08:00:00 AM »

exactly what i was thinking.....

hardware/bios changes - new solder points to rebuild lpc

why are they not sharing their info - after all the 1.3's Lframe issue & original 1.6a plus the reporting of the 1.6b problems were all solved by everyone's input/efforts

I thought sharing the info was what the scene was all about - we shall see

I'm not too fussed coz I like my oldy tsop'd xbox's but a pisser for the scene a bit

kezor · « **Reply #3 on:** May 24, 2005, 08:08:00 AM »

I think they are dickheads for not showing us anything any other team would tell us for testing

JEB-101 · « **Reply #4 on:** May 24, 2005, 08:08:00 AM »

I think ure right on that one.. thye just want the glory for themselves... but I want to see this mobo... i wonder if it's a new video encoder

Blank · « **Reply #5 on:** May 24, 2005, 08:09:00 AM »

If I had to guess, I'd say by having information pertaining to this 1.7 and them developing with it, they'd have a head start on the market if/when they figure it all out. In all honesty, it's about the market--sure, I would love to see information and board shots of the new mobo, but if you want to get a product out there with support for all versions, or at least the newest version, you're on the right track hoarding it to yourself.

I don't really think it's about honor in cracking it, but more or less being able to get the needed support for their chips and out there for consumers to buy.

Pizza Pizz · « **Reply #6 on:** May 24, 2005, 08:12:00 AM »

LOL good point about the Xecuter.....

thing is they didn't try it so they can't say it don't work

also the Xenium needs a pin removed that must be done on 1.6's if my mem still works

the spiderchip - well if they used the solderless method then that is hit n miss sometimes and other times it works

hardly a true benchtest

what about the super cheapy reliable DuoX 2 then was that tested

c'mon we need more info out there than some peeps try n take credit for it all

who was the group that tried to release the M7 Beta much to Evox's disgust of them leaking an iffy early bios that was very unstable/dangerous to 1.6's - was that Ozmods or someone - well they ended up a bit red faced i think a while back

Pizza Pizz · « **Reply #7 on:** May 24, 2005, 08:16:00 AM »

If they changed the video chip or such like then they would need a new bios perhaps which might be what they are hinting at with the MD5

Personally I prefer freedom of choice.

If they have made a new bios or something then great let them release it and the info

I mean Evox M8 bios was the only 1.6 choice for a long time and what thanks or wealth did they get from he scene - but they still breathed new life into many newer xbox's

Also can this xbox be softmodded ?

yeah cheers for the info - NOT

kezor · « **Reply #8 on:** May 24, 2005, 08:25:00 AM »

QUOTE(Avenger 2.0 @ May 24 2005, 09:29 AM)

Yeah they are.

TheTk421 · « **Reply #9 on:** May 24, 2005, 08:38:00 AM »

I personally think this is just a 1.6c instead of a completely new version. Why? It makes no sense for M$ to put out a new Motherboard, when they are phasing out the old Xbox for the 360, unless they can get sued for something that could go wrong with the old Xbox.... The power supply! While I'm not sure if the 1.6's PSU can go bad (forget), with the Anti-trust lawsuit in Europe, M$ probably wants to cover every possible thing that could go wrong. Thus, with the power supply change, the chip must have to get power from somewhere else, and instead of just telling people the point, they will milk this for as much as possible, and only give people the "fix" with their SmartXX.

A lawsuit is the only thing that could motivate them to change, especially when they need to get the 360 done.

Take care,
TheTK421

pablot · « **Reply #10 on:** May 24, 2005, 08:40:00 AM »

I just think that this stupid war between the modchip makers should stop.. All 4-th gen:s works really good.. why keep fighting?

uh.. oh well.. let's hope its just a minor change on the 1.7 mobo!

/pablot

Dangerously_Cheesy · « **Reply #11 on:** May 24, 2005, 08:51:00 AM »

Who wants to take bets that it's a grounded LPC via or something silly like what made the v1.5 different from the 1.4 lol...

CableBro · « **Reply #12 on:** May 24, 2005, 09:09:00 AM »

Captain00 · « **Reply #13 on:** May 24, 2005, 10:30:00 AM »

Code-Runner · « **Reply #14 on:** May 24, 2005, 10:37:00 AM »

Funny how no one else has seen these boards, I know that all the new ones I'm working on are a regurgitated 1.4.

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